Toxicity and tolerability of recombinant human ciliary neurotrophic factor in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
We examined the toxicity of both single and multiple subcutaneous injections of recombinant human ciliary neurotrophic factor (rhCNTF) in 72 patients with ALS, in doses ranging from 2 to 100 micrograms/kg. Adverse events were generally dose related and ranged from mild to severe. The tolerability of daily subcutaneous rhCNTF was equivalent to placebo at doses < or = 5 micrograms/kg/day. At higher doses, anorexia, weight loss, reactivation of herpes simplex virus (HSV1) labialis/stomatitis, cough, and increased oral secretions occurred.
Medical subject headings
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Nerve Growth Factors
- Nerve Tissue Proteins