Oral Cholic Acid is Efficacious and well Tolerated in Patients with Bile Acid Synthesis and Zellweger Spectrum Disorders.

Background/Aims: Patients with bile acid synthesis disorders (BASD) due to single enzyme defects (SED) or Zellweger spectrum disorders (ZSD) accumulate hepatotoxic atypical bile acids resulting in potentially fatal progressive liver disease. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of oral cholic acid in patients with BASD. Methods: In this phase 3, open-label, single-arm, nonrandomized, noncomparative study conducted over 18 years, patients were administered cholic acid orally 10 to 15 mg/kg/day. The primary efficacy variables were changes from pre- to post-treatment in atypical urinary bile acids, liver chemistries (serum aspartate aminotransferase [AST], alanine aminotransferase [ALT]), and height and weight. Additional efficacy variables included changes in serum bilirubin and liver histology. Results: Of 85 enrolled patients (63 with SED and 22 with ZSD), 79 received at least 1 dose of study medication; 70 patients (50 with SED and 20 with ZSD) were included in the modified intent-to-treat dataset. Cholic acid significantly improved urine bile acid metabolite scores (P

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