Open AccessOR33-02 The Treatment of Partial Lipodystrophy in the Setting of Neutralizing Antibody Against Metreleptin with Leptin Receptor Agonist REGN4461
Author(s) -
Barış Akıncı,
Maria Cristina Foss de Freitas,
M. I. Baker,
Rita Hench,
Adam Neidert,
Sabine Boutros,
Efe Yagiz Akinci,
Elif A Oral
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the endocrine society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.046
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 2472-1972
DOI - 10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.1072
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmapheresis , leptin , lipodystrophy , adverse effect , agonist , endocrinology , antibody , obesity , receptor , immunology , viral load , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antiretroviral therapy
Background: An 18-year-old patient with atypical partial lipodystrophy had a transient initial metabolic response to metreleptin that deteriorated when neutralizing antibodies against metreleptin developed. A therapeutic trial with setmelanotide did not result in any metabolic benefit as desired. Because her status continued to deteriorate, we attempted to treat her with REGN4461, a fully human monoclonal antibody that is an agonist to the human leptin receptor (LEPR). Clinical Case: A compassionate use protocol (IND No. 144013) was initiated to treat the patient with REGN4461. The treatment consisted of 5 mg/kg intravenous infusion followed by 300 mg weekly subcutaneous injections of REGN4461. The primary endpoint was achievement of fasting triglycerides < 500 mg/dL without the need for ongoing plasmapheresis. Treatment-emergent adverse events were also followed. Here, we report her first 21-week response to treatment with REGN4461. The treatment resulted in a reduction of triglycerides from 1288 mg/dL to 344 mg/dl and allowed her to discontinue plasmapheresis. She lost 3.4 kilograms so far, and her liver size reduced per liver span measured by physical examination. Also, the liver MRI at week 12 showed a significant reduction in liver size and fat content (from 29.9% to 16.6%). Although her glucose control is still challenging, a slight reduction in her HbA1c was observed at week 12 along with improvements in her average glucose levels and total daily insulin requirement so far. No untoward signals were detected in her safety measurements. Conclusion: To date, treatment with REGN4461 offered substantial clinical benefit by improving the metabolic abnormalities in this unique patient. This experience represents the longest human exposure with REGN4461. The improvements noted in metabolic parameters and hepatic steatosis are similar to previous observations in lipodystrophic humanized LEPR mice. Our results suggest that REGN4461 showed clinical benefit even in the presence of neutralizing antibodies to metreleptin.