IdB 1016 Treatment for Hepatitis C Disease

Summary

This study will measure the safety and tolerability of three different doses of IdB 1016 in patients with hepatitis C disease who have not responded to or are poor candidates for interferon-based therapies. NOTE: THE STUDY WILL ONLY RECRUIT STUDY PARTICIPANTS AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER IN SEATTLE

Timeline

Start

2003-11

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-04

Publications

• Background Carini R, Comoglio A, Albano E, Poli G. Lipid peroxidation and irreversible damage in the rat hepatocyte model. Protection by the silybin-phospholipid complex IdB 1016. Biochem Pharmacol. 1992 May 28;43(10):2111-5. doi: 10.1016/0006-2952(92)90168-i.
• Background Comoglio A, Tomasi A, Malandrino S, Poli G, Albano E. Scavenging effect of silipide, a new silybin-phospholipid complex, on ethanol-derived free radicals. Biochem Pharmacol. 1995 Oct 12;50(8):1313-6. doi: 10.1016/0006-2952(95)02001-s.
• Background Conti M, Malandrino S, Magistretti MJ. Protective activity of silipide on liver damage in rodents. Jpn J Pharmacol. 1992 Dec;60(4):315-21. doi: 10.1254/jjp.60.315.
• Background Edwards J, Grange LL, Wang M, Reyes E. Fetoprotectivity of the flavanolignan compound siliphos against ethanol-induced toxicity. Phytother Res. 2000 Nov;14(7):517-21. doi: 10.1002/1099-1573(200011)14:73.0.co;2-w.
• Background Morazzoni P, Montalbetti A, Malandrino S, Pifferi G. Comparative pharmacokinetics of silipide and silymarin in rats. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 1993 Jul-Sep;18(3):289-97. doi: 10.1007/BF03188811.
• Background Morazzoni P, Magistretti MJ, Giachetti C, Zanolo G. Comparative bioavailability of Silipide, a new flavanolignan complex, in rats. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 1992 Jan-Mar;17(1):39-44. doi: 10.1007/BF03189986.
• Background Comoglio A, Leonarduzzi G, Carini R, Busolin D, Basaga H, Albano E, Tomasi A, Poli G, Morazzoni P, Magistretti MJ. Studies on the antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties of IdB 1016 a new flavanolignan complex. Free Radic Res Commun. 1990;11(1-3):109-15. doi: 10.3109/10715769009109673.
• Background Barzaghi N, Crema F, Gatti G, Pifferi G, Perucca E. Pharmacokinetic studies on IdB 1016, a silybin- phosphatidylcholine complex, in healthy human subjects. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 1990 Oct-Dec;15(4):333-8. doi: 10.1007/BF03190223.
• Background Schandalik R, Perucca E. Pharmacokinetics of silybin following oral administration of silipide in patients with extrahepatic biliary obstruction. Drugs Exp Clin Res. 1994;20(1):37-42.
• Background Schandalik R, Gatti G, Perucca E. Pharmacokinetics of silybin in bile following administration of silipide and silymarin in cholecystectomy patients. Arzneimittelforschung. 1992 Jul;42(7):964-8.
• Background Buzzelli G, Moscarella S, Giusti A, Duchini A, Marena C, Lampertico M. A pilot study on the liver protective effect of silybin-phosphatidylcholine complex (IdB1016) in chronic active hepatitis. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol. 1993 Sep;31(9):456-60.

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