Short Bowel Syndrome Research Study for Children Up To 17 Years of Age on Parenteral Nutrition

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Informed consent by a parent or guardian or emancipated minor prior to any
study-related procedures

2. When applicable, an informed assent by the subject (as deemed appropriate by the
Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board) prior to any study-related procedures

3. Current history of SBS as a result of major intestinal resection, (eg, due to
necrotizing enterocolitis, midgut volvulus, intestinal atresia, or gastroschisis)

4. Short bowel syndrome that requires PN/IV support that provides at least 30% of caloric
and/or fluid/electrolyte needs prior to screening

5. Stable PN/IV support, defined as inability to significantly reduce PN/IV support,
usually associated with minimal or no advance in enteral feeds (ie, 10% or less change
in PN or advance in feeds) for at least 3 months prior to and during screening, as
assessed by the investigator.

6. Sexually active female subjects of child-bearing potential (in the teduglutide
treatment arm only) must use medically acceptable methods of birth control during and
4 weeks after the treatment period

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects who are not expected to be able to advance oral or tube feeding regimens

2. Serial transverse enteroplasty or any other bowel lengthening procedure performed
within 3 months of screening

3. Known clinically significant untreated intestinal obstruction contributing to feeding
intolerance and inability to reduce parenteral support

4. Unstable absorption due to cystic fibrosis or known DNA abnormalities

5. Severe, known dysmotility syndrome, such as pseudo-obstruction or persistent, severe,
active gastroschisis-related dysmotility, that is the primary contributing factor to
feeding intolerance and inability to reduce parenteral support, prior to screening.
Dysmotility is defined as severe if it is expected to limit the advancement of enteral
feeding.

6. Evidence of clinically significant obstruction on upper GI series done within 6 months
prior to screening.

7. Major GI surgical intervention including significant intestinal resection within 3
months prior to the screening visit (insertion of feeding tube, anastomotic ulcer
repair, minor intestinal resections ≤ 10 cm, or endoscopic procedure is allowed).

8. Unstable cardiac disease, congenital heart disease or cyanotic disease, with the
exception of subjects who had undergone ventricular or atrial septal defect repair,
and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation.

9. History of cancer or clinically significant lymphoproliferative disease, not including
resected cutaneous basal or squamous cell carcinoma, or in situ non aggressive and
surgically resected cancer.

10. Pregnant or lactating female subjects (in the teduglutide treatment arm only).

11. Participation in a clinical study using an experimental drug (other than glutamine or
Omegaven) within 3 months or 5.5 half-lives of the experimental drug, whichever is
longer, prior to screening, and for the duration of the study.

12. Previous use of teduglutide or native/synthetic glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2)

13. Previous use of glucagon-like peptide-1 analog or human growth hormone within 3 months
prior to screening

14. Previous use of octreotide, or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors within 3
months prior to screening

15. Subjects with active Crohn's disease who had been treated with biological therapy (eg,
antitumor necrosis factor [anti-TNF]) within the 6 months prior to the screening visit

16. Subjects with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who require chronic systemic
immunosuppressant therapy that had been introduced or changed during the 3 months
prior to screening

17. More than 3 SBS-related or PN-related hospital admissions (eg, documented
infection-related catheter sepsis, clots, bowel obstruction, severe water-electrolyte
disturbances) within 3 months prior to the screening visit

18. Any major unscheduled hospital admission which affects parenteral support requirements
within 1 month prior to or during screening, excluding uncomplicated treatment of
bacteremia, central line replacement/repair, or issues of similar magnitude in an
otherwise stable subject

19. Body weight < 10 kg at the screening and baseline visits

20. Signs of active severe or unstable, clinically significant hepatic impairment during
the screening period, as indicated by any of the following laboratory test results :

1. Total bilirubin (TBL) ≥ 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN)

2. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≥ 7x ULN

3. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≥ 7x ULN

For subjects with Gilbert's disease:

4. Indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin ≥ 2x ULN

21. Signs of known continuous active or unstable, clinically significant renal dysfunction
shown by results of an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) below 50
mL/min/1.73 m2.

22. Parent(s) and/or subjects who are not capable of understanding or not willing to
adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements

23. Unstable, clinically significant active, untreated pancreatic or biliary disease

24. Any condition, disease, illness, or circumstance that in the investigator's opinion
puts the subject at any undue risk, prevents completion of the study, or interferes
with analysis of the study results.