Amy Rn Locco
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Amy Rn Locco has a total of 10 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Angela Bs Gee
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey
1 shared publication - Aobo Wang
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey
1 shared publication - Edith Mensah-Osman
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey
1 shared publication - Heather Bs Leibensperger
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey
1 shared publication - Marcel Crna Speek
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey
1 shared publication - Maria Matuszczak
UTHealth, Houston, Texas
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 5 May 2025
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Anesthesiology
- Vol. 143 (2) , 300-312
Sugammadex for Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade in Neonates and Infants Less than 2 Years Old: Results from a Phase IV Randomized Clinical Trial
Background: Sugammadex is well tolerated and effective for reversing neuromuscular blockade (NMB) in adults and children as young as 2 yr old. There is little information on its use in younger children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of sugammadex in children under 2 yr of age. Methods: This was a phase IV, randomized, parallel-group, multicenter clinical trial of sugammadex in participants aged birth to less than 2 yr (NCT03909165). Part A was open label and included pharmacokinetic assessments to determine whether sugammadex dose adjustment for part B was necessary based on age. Part B was double-blind and evaluated doses of 2 and 4 mg/kg sugammadex. Participants were randomized to (1) moderate NMB and reversal with 2 mg/kg sugammadex; (2) moderate NMB and reversal with neostigmine + glycopyrrolate or atropine (hereafter, called neostigmine); or (3) deep NMB and reversal with 4 mg/kg sugammadex. The primary efficacy endpoint was time to neuromuscular recovery (TTNMR). The primary efficacy hypothesis was that 2 mg/kg sugammadex would be superior to neostigmine for the reversal of moderate NMB as measured by TTNMR in part B. Results: A total of 138 participants aged 1 to 720 days were treated in parts A and B (2 mg/kg sugammadex, n = 44; 4 mg/kg sugammadex, n = 63; and neostigmine, n = 31). Based on pharmacokinetic assessments in part A, no dose adjustments for age were needed. In part B, TTNMR for reversal of moderate NMB was faster with 2 mg/kg sugammadex than neostigmine (median of 1.4 min vs. 4.4 min; hazard ratio, 2.40; 95% CI, 1.37 to 4.18; P = 0.0002). A 4-mg/kg dose of sugammadex achieved rapid TTNMR for reversal of deep NMB with a median of 1.1 min (parts A and B). The percentage of participants with one or more adverse events (parts A and B) was similar for sugammadex and neostigmine. No deaths, drug-related serious adverse events, or hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis events were reported. Conclusions: In children less than 2 yr old, 2 mg/kg sugammadex reversed moderate NMB faster than neostigmine, and 4 mg/kg sugammadex rapidly reversed deep NMB. Sugammadex doses of 2 and 4 mg/kg were well tolerated.
- 5 May 2025
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Anesthesiology
- Vol. 143 (2) , 300-312
Open AccessSugammadex for Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade in Neonates and Infants Less than 2 Years Old: Results from a Phase IV Randomized Clinical Trial
Background: Sugammadex is well tolerated and effective for reversing neuromuscular blockade (NMB) in adults and children as young as 2 yr old. There is little information on its use in younger children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of sugammadex in children under 2 yr of age. Methods: This was a phase IV, randomized, parallel-group, multicenter clinical trial of sugammadex in participants aged birth to less than 2 yr (NCT03909165). Part A was open label and included pharmacokinetic assessments to determine whether sugammadex dose adjustment for part B was necessary based on age. Part B was double-blind and evaluated doses of 2 and 4 mg/kg sugammadex. Participants were randomized to (1) moderate NMB and reversal with 2 mg/kg sugammadex; (2) moderate NMB and reversal with neostigmine + glycopyrrolate or atropine (hereafter, called neostigmine); or (3) deep NMB and reversal with 4 mg/kg sugammadex. The primary efficacy endpoint was time to neuromuscular recovery (TTNMR). The primary efficacy hypothesis was that 2 mg/kg sugammadex would be superior to neostigmine for the reversal of moderate NMB as measured by TTNMR in part B. Results: A total of 138 participants aged 1 to 720 days were treated in parts A and B (2 mg/kg sugammadex, n = 44; 4 mg/kg sugammadex, n = 63; and neostigmine, n = 31). Based on pharmacokinetic assessments in part A, no dose adjustments for age were needed. In part B, TTNMR for reversal of moderate NMB was faster with 2 mg/kg sugammadex than neostigmine (median of 1.4 min vs. 4.4 min; hazard ratio, 2.40; 95% CI, 1.37 to 4.18; P = 0.0002). A 4-mg/kg dose of sugammadex achieved rapid TTNMR for reversal of deep NMB with a median of 1.1 min (parts A and B). The percentage of participants with one or more adverse events (parts A and B) was similar for sugammadex and neostigmine. No deaths, drug-related serious adverse events, or hypersensitivity or anaphylaxis events were reported. Conclusions: In children less than 2 yr old, 2 mg/kg sugammadex reversed moderate NMB faster than neostigmine, and 4 mg/kg sugammadex rapidly reversed deep NMB. Sugammadex doses of 2 and 4 mg/kg were well tolerated.