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Outcome-targeted Therapy: Principle and Outcome Evaluation: Clinical Study and Phenotype-genotype Correlation
Brief Summary(Use lay language. Include a statement of the study hypothesis.): Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common childhood cardiomyopathy and is associated with significant early morbidity and mortality. Those who fail to improve within the first year of diagnosis usually deteriorated even upon aggressive anti-congestive medications. Investigators had conducted precision-medicine-based approach to provide strategic approach as drug repurposing to identify new treatments. Investigators have identified the beneficial effects from a statin, simvastatin, to restore the cardiac contractility in the human induced pluripotent stem cell lines derived from a DCM proband and the proband's father. The mutant mouse consequently confirmed the beneficial effects. The initial experience in the proband is promising. This clinical trial is to find out if simvastatin will benefit the cardiac function of DCM patients.
Details
| Lead sponsor | National Taiwan University Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | PHASE2 |
| Status | RECRUITING |
| Enrolment | 230 |
| Start date | Sat Aug 15 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Completion | Sun Jan 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
Conditions
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Interventions
- simvastatin therapy
Countries
Taiwan