New treatments for mitochondrial disease-no time to drop our standards

作者：Pfeffer Gerald; Horvath Rita; Klopstock Thomas; Mootha Vamsi K; Suomalainen Anu; Koene Saskia; Hirano Michio; Zeviani Massimo; Bindoff Laurence A; Yu Wai Man Patrick; Hanna Michael; Carelli Valerio; McFarland Robert; Majamaa Kari; Turnbull Douglas M; Smeitink Jan; Chinnery Patrick F^*

来源：Nature Reviews Neurology, 2013, 9(8): 474-481.

DOI：10.1038/nrneurol.2013.129

Mitochondrial dysfunction is a common cause of inherited multisystem disease that often involves the nervous system. Despite major advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of mitochondrial diseases, clinical management of these conditions remains largely supportive. Using a systematic approach, we identified 1,039 publications on treatments for mitochondrial diseases, only 35 of which included observations on more than five patients. Reports of a positive outcome on the basis of a biomarker of unproven clinical significance were more common in nonrandomized and nonblinded studies, suggesting a publication bias toward positive but poorly executed studies. Although trial design is improving, there is a critical need to develop new biomarkers of mitochondrial disease. In this Perspectives article, we make recommendations for the design of future treatment trials in mitochondrial diseases. Patients and physicians should no longer rely on potentially biased data, with the associated costs and risks.

• 出版日期2013-8