Therapeutic indications and metabolic effects of metreleptin in patients with lipodystrophy syndromes: Real‐life experience from a national reference network

International audience; Aims: To describe baseline characteristics and follow-up data in patients with lipodystrophy syndromestreated with metreleptin in a national reference network, in a real-life setting.Patients and Methods: Clinical and metabolic data from patients receiving metreleptin in France wereretrospectively collected, at baseline, one year and at the latest follow-up during treatment.Results: Forty-seven patients with lipodystrophy including generalized lipodystrophy (GLD, n=28) andpartial lipodystrophy (PLD, n=19) received metreleptin over the last decade. At baseline, age was 29.3[16.6-47.6] (years, median [interquartile range]); BMI 23.8 kg/m2 [21.2-25.7]; serum leptin 3.2 [1.0-4.9] ng/mL); 94% of patients had diabetes (66% insulin-treated), 53% hypertension, and 87%dyslipidemia. Metreleptin therapy, administered during 31.7 [14.2-76.0] months, was ongoing in 77%of patients at the latest follow-up. In patients with GLD, HbA1c (%) and fasting triglycerides (mmol/L)significantly decreased from baseline to one year-metreleptin treatment, from 8.4 [6.5-9.9] to 6.8 [5.6-7.4], and 3.6 [1.7-8.5] to 2.2 [1.1-3.7] respectively (p