Safety and dose-finding trial of tadalafil administered for fetus in labor: A phase I clinical study
Abstract
AIM: This study aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of tadalafil in protecting the fetus from hypoxic stress caused by repeated labor pains during delivery and preventing fetal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
METHODS: The study used a three-case cohort approach. Three patients were administered 10 mg tadalafil and monitored for serious adverse events. In the absence of serious tadalafil-associated adverse events as assessed by the Safety Evaluation Committee, three new patients were added to the study and treated with 20 mg/dose. The blood levels of tadalafil were recorded before and after 2, 4, 8, and 12 h of administration and 2 h after delivery.
RESULTS: A total of seven patients were enrolled, and after excluding one patient who delivered before 37 weeks, tadalafil was administered to six patients. Maternal adverse events were considered acceptable from the maternal perspective, with grade 1 headache, anorexia, and myalgia and no obstetrical complications after delivery at both doses. No serious neonatal adverse events were associated with tadalafil. Tadalafil blood levels remained stable at both doses. In addition, the level of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 did not alter, while that of the placental growth factor differed significantly before and after tadalafil administration.
CONCLUSIONS: The study confirmed the safety of tadalafil administration during delivery for both mothers and newborns. The stable tadalafil blood levels confirmed the efficacy of…
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