ADDRESS (ADministration of DRotrecogin alfa [activated] in Early stage Severe Sepsis) long-term follow-up: one-year safety and efficacy evaluation.

Laterre, Pierre-François;Abraham, Edward;Janes, Jonathan M;Trzaskoma, Benjamin;Booth, Frank V;et.al.
(2007) Critical Care Medicine — Vol. 35, n° 6, p. 1457-1463 (2007)

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  • Laterre, Pierre-FrançoisUCLouvain
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  • Abraham, Edward
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  • Janes, Jonathan M
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  • Trzaskoma, Benjamin
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  • Booth, Frank V
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate that drotrecogin alfa (activated) has an acceptable safety profile 1 yr from randomization. DESIGN: One-year follow-up of patients participating in a placebo-controlled clinical study of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in severe sepsis patients at low risk of death (the ADDRESS study). SETTING: The study was conducted at 516 hospitals in 34 countries. PATIENTS: The study included 2,640 patients. INTERVENTIONS: One-year follow-up was performed as an addendum to the placebo-controlled ADDRESS study. Treatment groups were compared using the chi-square test and Kaplan-Meier estimates. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Survival status at 1 yr was obtained for 90% of patients enrolled in the study (n = 2,376). The difference in mortality rate between drotrecogin alfa (activated) and placebo patients was numerically smaller at 1 yr (34.2% and 34.0%, respectively, p = .94) than at 28 days (18.5% and 17.0%, respectively, p = .34). In the subgroups defined by organ dysfunction class (single or multiple) and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score (<25 or >or=25), the differences in mortality rate between treatment groups at 1 yr were consistent with those observed at 28 days; no significant differences in mortality rates between treatment groups were observed. No additional serious adverse events were reported during the period between hospital discharge and 1 yr. CONCLUSIONS: No increased risk of death or evidence of harm at 1 yr was associated with drotrecogin alfa (activated) administration in patients with severe sepsis at lower risk of death.
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Laterre, P.-F., Abraham, E., Janes, J. M., Trzaskoma, B., Correll, N. L., & Booth, F. V. (2007). ADDRESS (ADministration of DRotrecogin alfa [activated] in Early stage Severe Sepsis) long-term follow-up: one-year safety and efficacy evaluation. Critical Care Medicine, 35(6), 1457-1463. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.CCM.0000266588.95733.63 (Original work published 2007)