Plecanatide

Number of participants with adverse events with evidence to suggest a causal relationship between treatment and study drug.

An Overall Responder was a patient who was a weekly responder (i.e., decrease of 30% from baseline for abdominal pain intensity and an increase of at least 1 complete spontaneous bowel movement in the same week) for at least 6 of the 12 treatment weeks.

An Abdominal Pain Intensity Responder was a patient who had a decrease of 30 % from baseline for abdominal pain intensity. Baseline is the mean of non-missing abdominal pain scores recorded during the 2-week baseline diary assessment period prior to the first dose of study drug.

A Stool Frequency Responder was a patient who experienced an increase of at least one CSBM (complete spontaneous bowel movement) per week from baseline. Baseline was the mean number of CSBMs recorded during the 2-week baseline diary assessment period prior to the first dose of study drug.

The primary efficacy endpoint was measured by the number of durable overall CSBM responders over the 12-week Treatment Period. A durable overall CSBM responder was defined as a weekly CSBM responder for at least 9 of the 12 treatment weeks, including at least 3 of the last 4 weeks. A CSBM weekly responder was defined as a patient who has ≥ 3 Complete Spontaneous Bowel Movements (CSBMs) per week and an increase from baseline of ≥1 CSBM for that week. A CSBM was a bowel movement that occurred in the absence of laxative use within 24 hours and was associated with the feeling of complete evacuation.

A durable overall CSBM responder was defined as a weekly CSBM responder for at least 9 of the 12 treatment weeks, included at least 3 of the last 4 weeks. A CSBM weekly responder was defined as a patient who has ≥ 3 Complete Spontaneous Bowel Movements (CSBMs) per week and an increase from baseline of ≥1 CSBM for that week. A CSBM was a bowel movement that occurred in the absence of laxative use within 24 hours and was associated with the feeling of complete evacuation.

All clinically significant findings upon Physical Examinations of the Safety Population during the treatment period were reported as TEAEs. Safety was evaluated based on number of patients who experienced at least one TEAE.

Tolerability was evaluated based on number of patients who experienced at least one TEAE leading to discontinuation of the study drug

The vital signs included in the assessments were blood pressure (systolic and diastolic; mmHg), heart rate (beats per minute), body temperature (°C) and respiration rate (breaths per minute).

The vital signs included in the assessments were blood pressure (systolic and diastolic; mmHg), heart rate (beats per minute), body temperature (°C) and respiration rate (breaths per minute).

The vital signs included in the assessments were blood pressure (systolic and diastolic; mmHg), heart rate (beats per minute), body temperature (°C) and respiration rate (breaths per minute).

The vital signs included in the assessments were blood pressure (systolic and diastolic; mmHg), heart rate (beats per minute), body temperature (°C) and respiration rate (breaths per minute).

Baseline was defined as the last non-missing value collected prior to first dose of study drug)

Baseline was defined as the last non-missing value collected prior to first dose of study drug within a given entry into the study. The Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Grades 1 through 5 were used for descriptions of severity for each Adverse Event (AE): Grade 1 - Mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; intervention not indicated; Grade 2 - Moderate; minimal, local or noninvasive intervention indicated; limiting age appropriate instrumental Activities of Daily Living (ADL); Grade 3 - Severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; limiting self care ADL; Grade 4 - Life-threatening consequences; urgent intervention indicated; Grade 5 - Death related to AE.

Spontaneous bowel movements (SBMs) are defined as bowel movements that occur without the use of rescue medication within the preceding 24 hours. Weekly SBM frequency will be calculated based on daily electronic diary entries. The endpoint is the change from baseline in the number of SBMs per week at Week 8.

Weekly SBM rate computed for each week

An Overall Responder is a participant who was a Spontaneous Bowel Movement (SBM) responder for the last 2 weeks of the Treatment Period. An SBM responder is defined as a participant who had \>3 SBMs per week. SBM was defined as a bowel movement that occurs in the absence of laxative use within the preceding 24 hours. Participants missing with respect to the outcome measure were scored as non-responders.

The primary efficacy endpoint was the change from baseline in the weekly CSBM frequency (CSBMs per week minus CSBMs per week at baseline) over a 12-week Treatment Period. A Complete Spontaneous Bowel Movement (CSBM) is a Bowel Movement (BM) that occurs in the absence of laxative use within 24 hours of the BM and the patient reports a feeling of complete evacuation.

A Complete Spontaneous Bowel Movement (CSBM) is a Bowel Movement (BM) that occurs in the absence of laxative use within 24 hours of the BM and the patient reports a feeling of complete evacuation. A weekly responder will have 3 or more CSBMs and an increase of at least one CSBM from baseline in the same week. An overall responder is a patient who is a weekly responder for at least 9 of the 12 treatment weeks, including at least 3 of the last 4 weeks.