Study of the Safety and Efficacy of NC-503 in Secondary (AA) Amyloidosis

Summary

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of NC-503 compared to placebo in patients with secondary (AA) amyloidosis using a composite assessment of clinical improvement/worsening of both renal and gastrointestinal functions.

Timeline

Start

2001-10

Primary completion

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Completion

2004-12

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper the hazard ratio for worsening disease with eprodisate treatment was 0.58 (95% confidence interval, 0.37 to 0.93; P=0.02). PMID 17554116 ↗

Publications

• Background Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic Profile of FibrillexTM (Anti-AA Amyloid Agent) in Healthy and Renal Impaired Subjects. Garceau D., Gurbindo C., Laurin J. Neurochem Inc. Reference: Proceedings from the IXth International Symposium on Amyloidosis , 2001 (Budapest, Hungary)
• Dember LM, Hawkins PN, Hazenberg BP, Gorevic PD, Merlini G, Butrimiene I, Livneh A, Lesnyak O, Puechal X, Lachmann HJ, Obici L, Balshaw R, Garceau D, Hauck W, Skinner M; Eprodisate for AA Amyloidosis Trial Group. Eprodisate for the treatment of renal disease in AA amyloidosis. N Engl J Med. 2007 Jun 7;356(23):2349-60. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa065644.

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