This analysis visualizes peak values for lab measurements pertaining to
Hy’s Law
for detecting potential liver toxicity for all subjects across treatment
arms
. Lab measurements for Bilirubin (BILI), Alanine Aminotransferase (
ALT
), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), and Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) are divided by the upper limit of normal (ULN) and displayed in a
scatterplot
matrix annotated with Hy's Law reference lines (2*ULN of BILI, 3*ULN of ALT).
This analysis also creates reports of the
distributions
of relevant liver test
variables
, tables of missing tests and categorized liver elevation levels, and displays of the peak liver test values by Study day.
Note
: This analysis can still be run on a blinded study but certain components of the reports are suppressed.
Running this report with the
Nicardipine
sample setting generates the report shown below.
The
Report
contains the following elements:
Displays an overall
scatterplot
of peak
ALT
,
AST
,
BILI
, and
ALP
measurements across the study, with color used to flag subjects meeting Hy's Law criteria.
The
Hy’s Law Screening
section consists of the following elements:
This plot shows maximum laboratory values for the Alanine Aminotransferase (
ALT
), Aspartate Aminotransferase (
AST
), Total Bilirubin (
BILI
), and Alkaline Phosphatase (
ALP
) laboratory tests. The values are log
2
transformed (this can be changed to log
10
or
no transformation
in the report
dialog
) and normalized by the Upper Limit of Normal (
LBSTNRHI
). Reference lines are drawn by default at 3*
ULN
for
ALT
and
AST
and 2*
ULN
for
BILI
and
ALP
. These reference limits can be customized on the dialog.
These limits are also used to create the Hy's Law indicator flag. Subjects with a test value exceeding 3*
ULN
for
ALT
or
AST
(signs of hepatocellular injury) accompanied or followed by elevation of 2*
ULN
or greater for the
BILI
test have a "Yes" value for the
Hy's Law Case
variable
created. A note defining the Hy's Law flag is located
above
the
scatterplot
matrix. For example, with the default settings the note is as follows: "
Hys Law Cases are flagged if ALT or AST >= 3*ULN and BILI >= 2*ULN within 0 Days of ALT/AST peak.
" You can change the number of days following
ALT
/
AST
elevation for which to look for BILI elevation to flag possible Hy's Law cases on the report dialog. Subjects in the plot are colored by the Hy's Law criteria (
red
for "Yes",
blue
for "No") and marked by their treatment
arm
. You can choose to label the quadrants of Hy's Law (Cholestasis, Hy's Law, and Temple's Corollary) in the
bottom left
scatterplot through a check box option on the dialog.
Displays scatterplots of peak
ALT
,
AST
,
BILI
, and
ALP
measurements across the study, with color used to flag subjects meeting Hy's Law criteria. Two contingency analyses show duration of Hy's Law and incidence of
ALT
or
AST
elevation by treatment.
The
Scatterplots
section contains the following elements:
Tip
: Adjust the size of the
scatterplot
matrix using the
Frame Size
slider, located at the
upper left
corner of the tab.
This plot shows maximum laboratory values for the Alanine Aminotransferase (
ALT
), Aspartate Aminotransferase (
AST
), Total Bilirubin (
BILI
), and Alkaline Phosphatase (
ALP
) laboratory tests. The values are log
2
transformed (this can be changed to log
10
or
no transformation
in the report
dialog
) and normalized by the Upper Limit of Normal (
LBSTNRHI
). Reference lines are drawn by default at 3*
ULN
for
ALT
and
AST
and 2*
ULN
for
BILI
and
ALP
. These reference limits can be customized on the dialog.
These limits are also used to create the Hy's Law indicator flag. Subjects with a test value exceeding 3*
ULN
for
ALT
or
AST
(signs of hepatocellular injury) accompanied or followed by elevation of 2*
ULN
or greater for the
BILI
test will have a "Yes" value for the
Hy's Law Case
variable
created. A note defining the Hy's Law flag is located
above
the scatterplot matrix. For example, with the default settings the note is as follows: "
Hys Law Cases are flagged if ALT or AST >= 3*ULN and BILI >= 2*ULN within 0 Days of ALT/AST peak.
" You can change the number of days following
ALT
/
AST
elevation for which to look for BILI elevation to flag possible Hy's Law cases on the report dialog. Subjects in the plot are colored by the Hy's Law criteria (
red
for "Yes",
blue
for "No") and marked by their treatment arm. You can choose to label the quadrants of Hy's Law (Cholestasis, Hy's Law, and Temple's Corollary) in the
bottom left
scatterplot through a check box option on the dialog.
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Two
Contingency Analyses
.
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Two contingency analyses are shown in addition to the scatterplot matrix if any subjects were flagged as Hy's Law or if subjects experienced elevated
ALT
/
AST
tests. The first contingency analysis shows a
Mosaic Plot
and count matrix (
Contingency Table
) of how many days subjects were experiencing lab test elevations that met the Hy's Law flag across treatment arms. This plot and analysis can give valuable insight into the severity and duration of lab test elevation that could signify liver injury. The second contingency analysis compares the incidence of subjects who experience hepatocellular injury (
ALT
/
AST
elevation >= 3*
ULN
or as defined by dialog option) across treatment
arm
. A statistical test is provided along with counts that can signify if there is a statistically significant higher number of subjects experiencing liver injury while on the drug versus the placebo. This can give insight into possible drug induced liver injury issues.
The
Scatterplot Matrix
and the
Mosaic Plot
s
in the
Contingency Analyses
are interactive and linked. You can select subjects in the scatterplot or in the colored boxes of the
mosaic plot
to see where they lie in the analysis. For example, it might be useful to select the boxes in the mosaic plot for the
Days in Hy's Law
contingency analysis for the treatment group to see the max lab values for those subjects in the scatterplots. In addition, you can select the points using the values of the
Hy's Law Case
and
Treatment
legend on the scatterplot. Once subjects are selected, you can choose from any of the
Action Button
-downs (
Cluster Subjects
and
Profile Subjects
are highly informative to look at the subjects' entire safety profiles) to further explore possibly liver injury safety issues in the trial.
The
Distributions
section is shown above and contains the following elements:
These display histograms and summary statistics of
variables
from the Findings data set that are relevant to a
Hy’s Law
analysis.
Distributions
of subjects on the
Actual
,
Planned
, or
Specified Treatment
(grouped by age, sex, race, and other factors) are displayed.
Contains tables corresponding to AT Test Elevation and Potential
Hy’s Law
Cases, as well as counts and percentages for elevation categories for each liver test.
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One
AT Test Elevation and Potential Hy’s Law Cases
table.
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Note
: This table is shown only if at least one subject has a value of “
Yes
” for
Elevated AT Tests
.
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A table of
Counts and Percents
for elevation categories for each liver test.
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All tables are associated with the
Local Data Filter
(located on the
right
side). You can use this filter to subset the tables based on variable filters. You can select cells of these tables (either counts or percents) to select the corresponding rows in the data table.
Missing Test Result
is calculated as count (and percent) of subjects who had no record of a specific test (there is no row in the
lb
data set for the respective
LBTEST
for the subject) at any day of the study, have no nonmissing measurement(s) for the recorded test (
LBSTRESN
is a
missing value
), or are missing the upper limit of normal reference limit (
LBSTNRHI
is a missing value).
Important
: The counts and percentages for
Missing Test Result
on this section are calculated out of all subjects that have at least one nonmissing result for at least one of the liver lab tests. The counts shown on the
Missing Lab Test Summary
section include subjects that had no record or were missing all values for all four liver lab tests.
Use the data filter to subset the
scatterplot
matrix and associated data table by any of the available criteria. For example, you could filter the data by females between 40 and 50 years old. Drag the
Age
slider ends, or type over minimum and maximum age values to obtain an exact age range. The number of matching rows, selected graph points, and data table selections are updated accordingly.
The
Missing Lab Test Summary
section contains the following elements:
Important
: The counts shown on this section include subjects that had no record or were missing all values for all four liver lab tests. The counts and percentages for
Missing Test Result
on the
Tables
section are calculated out of all subjects that have at least one nonmissing result for at least one of the liver lab tests.
The counts in the table columns are
interactive
. You can select the numbers to select the corresponding subjects for which a test was not measured. You can then use the
Down Buttons
to show those subjects or profile them for further analysis.
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Show Subjects
: Select subjects and click
to open the
ADSL
(or
DM
if
ADSL
is unavailable) of selected subjects.
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Demographic Counts
: Select subjects and click
to create a data set of
USUBJID
s, which subsets all subsequently run reports to those selected subjects.
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Liver Lab Shift Plots
: Click
to launch and run liver labs (
ALT
,
AST
,
ALP
,
BILI
, or the
LBTESTCD
values that correspond to these tests)
Shift Plot
s
(and shift tables) via the
Findings Shift Plots
report on the data. This analysis currently runs using
all
subjects.
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Click the
Options
arrow to reopen the completed report dialog used to generate this output.
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