TY - JOUR TI - Effects of a Novel Nitroxyl Donor in Acute Heart Failure: The STAND-UP AHF Study AU - Felker, G.M. AU - McMurray, J.J.V. AU - Cleland, J.G. AU - O'Connor, C.M. AU - Teerlink, J.R. AU - Voors, A.A. AU - Belohlavek, J. AU - Böhm, M. AU - Borentain, M. AU - Bueno, H. AU - Cole, R.T. AU - DeSouza, M.M. AU - Ezekowitz, J.A. AU - Filippatos, G. AU - Lang, N.N. AU - Kessler, P.D. AU - Martinez, F.A. AU - Mebazaa, A. AU - Metra, M. AU - Mosterd, A. AU - Pang, P.S. AU - Ponikowski, P. AU - Sato, N. AU - Seiffert, D. AU - Ye, J. JO - JACC: Heart Failure PY - 2021 VL - 9 TODO - 2 SP - 146-157 PB - HANLEY & BELFUS-ELSEVIER INC SN - 2213-1779 TODO - 10.1016/j.jchf.2020.10.012 TODO - amino terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide; angiotensin receptor antagonist; beta adrenergic receptor blocking agent; bilirubin; cimlanod; dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase inhibitor; enkephalinase inhibitor; loop diuretic agent; mineralocorticoid antagonist; placebo; sacubitril plus valsartan, acute heart failure; aged; Article; bilirubin blood level; cohort analysis; continuous infusion; controlled study; dose response; double blind procedure; drug dose comparison; drug dose escalation; drug dose reduction; drug effect; drug efficacy; drug fatality; drug safety; drug tolerability; drug withdrawal; dyspnea; female; heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; heart left ventricle ejection fraction; heart rate; human; hypotension; major clinical study; male; multicenter study; phase 2 clinical trial; priority journal; protein blood level; randomized controlled trial TODO - Objectives: The primary objective was to identify well-tolerated doses of cimlanod in patients with acute heart failure (AHF). Secondary objectives were to identify signals of efficacy, including biomarkers, symptoms, and clinical events. Background: Nitroxyl (HNO) donors have vasodilator, inotropic and lusitropic effects. Bristol-Myers Squibb-986231 (cimlanod) is an HNO donor being developed for acute heart failure (AHF). Methods: This was a phase IIb, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 48-h treatment with cimlanod compared with placebo in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40% hospitalized for AHF. In part I, patients were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to escalating doses of cimlanod or matching placebo. In part II, patients were randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to either of the 2 highest tolerated doses of cimlanod from part I or placebo. The primary endpoint was the rate of clinically relevant hypotension (systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg or patients became symptomatic). Results: In part I (n = 100), clinically relevant hypotension was more common with cimlanod than placebo (20% vs. 8%; relative risk [RR]: 2.45; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.83 to 14.53). In part II (n = 222), the incidence of clinically relevant hypotension was 18% for placebo, 21% for cimlanod 6 μg/kg/min (RR: 1.15; 95% CI: 0.58 to 2.43), and 35% for cimlanod 12 μg/kg/min (RR: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.04 to 3.59). N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide and bilirubin decreased during infusion of cimlanod treatment compared with placebo, but these differences did not persist after treatment discontinuation. Conclusions: Cimlanod at a dose of 6 μg/kg/min was reasonably well-tolerated compared with placebo. Cimlanod reduced markers of congestion, but this did not persist beyond the treatment period. (Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of 48-Hour Infusions of HNO (Nitroxyl) Donor in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure [STANDUP AHF]; NCT03016325) © 2021 The Authors ER -