A Study of Safety and Efficacy of Infliximab (Remicade) in Patients With COPD

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of infliximab (Remicade) in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Infliximab (Remicade) targets specific proteins in the body's immune system to help control the development of inflammation to help reduce painful disease.

Timeline

Start

2002-12

Primary completion

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Completion

2004-12

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper showed no treatment benefit as measured by the primary endpoint, Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire total score. PMID 17290043 ↗

Publications

• Results Rennard SI, Fogarty C, Kelsen S, Long W, Ramsdell J, Allison J, Mahler D, Saadeh C, Siler T, Snell P, Korenblat P, Smith W, Kaye M, Mandel M, Andrews C, Prabhu R, Donohue JF, Watt R, Lo KH, Schlenker-Herceg R, Barnathan ES, Murray J; COPD Investigators. The safety and efficacy of infliximab in moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 May 1;175(9):926-34. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200607-995OC. Epub 2007 Feb 8.
• Rennard SI, Flavin SK, Agarwal PK, Lo KH, Barnathan ES. Long-term safety study of infliximab in moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respir Med. 2013 Mar;107(3):424-32. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.11.008. Epub 2012 Dec 14.
• Loza MJ, Watt R, Baribaud F, Barnathan ES, Rennard SI. Systemic inflammatory profile and response to anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respir Res. 2012 Feb 2;13(1):12. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-13-12.

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