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A multisite phase III study of the safety and efficacy of a new manganese chloride-based gastrointestinal contrast agent for MRI of the abdomen and pelvis.

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Small, WC; DeSimone-Macchi, D; Parker, JR; Sukerkar, A; Hahn, PF; Rubin, DL; Zelch, JV; Kuhlman, JE; Outwater, EK; Weinreb, JC; Brown, JJ ...
Published in: J Magn Reson Imaging
July 1999

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a manganese chloride-based oral magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agent during a Phase III multisite clinical trial. Two hundred seventeen patients were enrolled who were already scheduled for MRI of the abdomen and/or pelvis. In this group of patients, it was postulated that the use of an oral agent would better allow discrimination of pathology from bowel. Patients with known gastrointestinal pathology including peptic ulcer disease, inflammatory bowel disease, obstruction, or perforation were excluded to minimize confounding variables that could affect the safety assessment. Of these 217 patients, 18 received up to 900 mL of placebo, and 199 patients were given up to 900 mL of a manganese chloride-based oral contrast agent, LumenHance (Bracco Diagnostics, Inc.). Safety was determined by comparing pre- and post-dose physical examinations, vital signs, and laboratory examinations and by documenting adverse events. Efficacy was assessed by unblinded site investigators and two blinded reviewers who compared pre- and post-dose T1- and T2-weighted MRI scans of the abdomen and/or pelvis. In 111 (57%) of the 195 cases evaluated for efficacy by site investigators (unblinded readers), MRI after LumenHance provided additional diagnostic information. Increased information was found by two blinded readers in 52% and 51% of patients, respectively. In 44/195 cases (23%) unblinded readers felt the additional information would have changed patient diagnosis and in 50 patients (26%), it would have changed management and/or therapy. Potential changes in patient diagnosis or management/therapy were seen by the two blinded readers in 8-20% of patients. No clinically significant post-dose laboratory changes were seen. Forty-eight patients (24%) receiving LumenHance and four patients (22%) receiving placebo experienced one or more adverse events. Gastrointestinal tract side effects were most common, seen in 29 (15%) of LumenHance patients and in 3 (17%) of the placebo patients. LumenHance is a safe and efficacious oral gastrointestinal contrast agent for MRI of the abdomen and pelvis.

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J Magn Reson Imaging

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1053-1807

Publication Date

July 1999

Volume

10

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1

Start / End Page

15 / 24

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pelvis
  • Observer Variation
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Manganese Compounds
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Image Enhancement
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Digestive System
 

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Small, W. C., DeSimone-Macchi, D., Parker, J. R., Sukerkar, A., Hahn, P. F., Rubin, D. L., … Bernardino, M. E. (1999). A multisite phase III study of the safety and efficacy of a new manganese chloride-based gastrointestinal contrast agent for MRI of the abdomen and pelvis. J Magn Reson Imaging, 10(1), 15–24. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1522-2586(199907)10:1<15::aid-jmri3>3.0.co;2-x
Small, W. C., D. DeSimone-Macchi, J. R. Parker, A. Sukerkar, P. F. Hahn, D. L. Rubin, J. V. Zelch, et al. “A multisite phase III study of the safety and efficacy of a new manganese chloride-based gastrointestinal contrast agent for MRI of the abdomen and pelvis.J Magn Reson Imaging 10, no. 1 (July 1999): 15–24. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1522-2586(199907)10:1<15::aid-jmri3>3.0.co;2-x.
Small WC, DeSimone-Macchi D, Parker JR, Sukerkar A, Hahn PF, Rubin DL, et al. A multisite phase III study of the safety and efficacy of a new manganese chloride-based gastrointestinal contrast agent for MRI of the abdomen and pelvis. J Magn Reson Imaging. 1999 Jul;10(1):15–24.
Small, W. C., et al. “A multisite phase III study of the safety and efficacy of a new manganese chloride-based gastrointestinal contrast agent for MRI of the abdomen and pelvis.J Magn Reson Imaging, vol. 10, no. 1, July 1999, pp. 15–24. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/(sici)1522-2586(199907)10:1<15::aid-jmri3>3.0.co;2-x.
Small WC, DeSimone-Macchi D, Parker JR, Sukerkar A, Hahn PF, Rubin DL, Zelch JV, Kuhlman JE, Outwater EK, Weinreb JC, Brown JJ, de Lange EE, Woodward PJ, Arildsen R, Foster GS, Runge VM, Aisen AM, Muroff LR, Thoeni RF, Parisky YR, Tanenbaum LN, Totterman S, Herfkens RJ, Knudsen J, Bernardino ME. A multisite phase III study of the safety and efficacy of a new manganese chloride-based gastrointestinal contrast agent for MRI of the abdomen and pelvis. J Magn Reson Imaging. 1999 Jul;10(1):15–24.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Magn Reson Imaging

DOI

ISSN

1053-1807

Publication Date

July 1999

Volume

10

Issue

1

Start / End Page

15 / 24

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pelvis
  • Observer Variation
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Manganese Compounds
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Image Enhancement
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Digestive System