- 作者：Vincenzina Bruni ; M.D. ; Elena Peruzzi ; M.D. ; elena_peruzzi@virgilio.it ; Metella Dei ; M.D. ; Sara Nannini ; M.D. ; Viola Seravalli ; M.D. ; Giovanni Sisti ; M.D. ; Massimiliano Fambrini ; M.D.
- 关键词：Flutamide ; hepatotoxicity ; hyperandrogenism
- 刊名：Fertility and Sterility
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：October, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：98
- 期：4
- 页码：1047-1052
- 全文大小：136 K
Objective
To investigate the impact of low- and ultralow-dose regimens of flutamide on liver function of young hyperandrogenic females.Design
A 10-year surveillance study.
Setting
University teaching hospital.
Patient(s)
Two hundred three hyperandrogenic young females (mean age: 20.9?¡À?4.9 years).
Intervention(s)
Inclusion criterion was receiving low- or ultralow-dose of flutamide as antiandrogenic treatment. Patients were categorized into Groups A and B, according to the administered dose (Group A?=?62.5 mg/daily, Group B?=?125 mg/daily). The two groups were further subdivided into subgroups (A1, A2, B1, B2) depending on the coadministration of estroprogestagen oral contraceptives (OCs) (A2, B2).
Main Outcome Measure(s)
Serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were periodically evaluated and used as markers of hepatotoxicity.
Result(s)
Mild-to-severe increase of circulating AST/ALT was detected in 19 (9.4 % ; 95 % CI?=?5.9 % -14.4 % ) patients during the first year of treatment (mild?=?16 [7.9 % , 95 % CI?=?4.7 % -12.7 % ], moderate?=?2 [0.9 % , 95 % CI?=?0.1 % -3.9 % ], severe?=?1 [0.5 % , 95 % CI?=?0.0 % -3.1 % ]). No statistical differences were observed in relation to flutamide dose regimens and coadministration of OC. The median time to hypertransaminasemia was 12 weeks (range: 2-48) with no difference between Group A and Group B. A significant correlation was observed between hepatotoxicity and pretreatment BMI, ALT basal level, and AST basal level.
Conclusion(s)
Hepatotoxicity is a rare but possible event using low- and ultralow-dose regimens of flutamide. We need larger study populations in order to identify risk patterns for hepatotoxicity development.