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Safety profile with Bylvay in ALGS

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ALGS: Safety

Serious adverse events and fat-soluble vitamin deficiency with Bylvay1,2

ASSERT 1: Rates of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)1

Patients With Any

Placebo 
(N=17) 
n (%)

Bylvay
120 mcg/kg/day
(N=35)
n (%)

Treatment-emergent SAEs

2 (12)

5 (14)

Drug-related treatment-     
emergent SAEs

0

1 (3)

  • Treatment-emergent SAEs in the placebo group included: pyrexia, subcutaneous abscess, cerumen impaction, otitis media chronic, adenoidal hypertrophy
  • Drug-related treatment-emergent SAEs in the odevixibat group related to treatment included: hematemesis and international normalized ratio increased
  • There were no discontinuations
  • No deaths were reported

ASSERT 1: Rate (%) of Fat-Soluble Vitamin Deficiency2

Patients With Any

Placebo
(N=17)

Bylvay
120 mcg/kg/day
(N=35)

Vitamin deficiency

17.6%

8.6%

Algs-Safety

Common adverse reactions (>5%) 
reported in ASSERT 1
trial2

ASSERT 1: Clinical Adverse Reactions (≥5%)

Preferred Term

Placebo 
(N=17) 
n (%)

Bylvay
120 mcg/kg/day
(N=35)
n (%)

Diarrhea

1 (6)

10 (29)

Abdominal pain

1 (6)

5 (14)

Hematoma

0

3 (9)

Weight decreased

0

2 (6)

  • Most treatment-emergent adverse events were mild to moderate in severity1
  • All reports of diarrhea were grade 1 intensity (mild)1
  • Treatment-related diarrhea was reported in1
    • 1 patient receiving Bylvay (duration: 4 days)
    • 1 patient receiving placebo (duration: 24 days)
  • In ASSERT 2, treatment-emergent adverse reactions were similar to those observed in ASSERT 1. The most common reason for Bylvay treatment interruption was gastrointestinal disorders, including diarrhea and abdominal pain2

ALGS=Alagille syndrome; SAE=serious adverse event.

References:

  1. Data on file A4250-012. November 10, 2022. Boston, MA: Albireo Pharma, Inc.
  2. Bylvay Prescribing Information. Boston, MA: Albireo Pharma, Inc.; 2023.