Efficacy and Safety of Oral Bosentan in Pulmonary Fibrosis Associated With Scleroderma

Summary

Clinical and experimental studies suggest that bosentan could delay the progression of interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc), a condition for which no established efficacious treatment is available. The present trial investigates a possible use of oral bosentan, which is currently approved for the treatment of symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) WHO Class III and IV, to a new category of patients suffering from ILD associated with SSc.

Timeline

Start

2003-07

Primary completion

2005-09

Completion

2005-09

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper No significant difference between treatment groups was observed for change in the 6-minute walk distance up to month 12. PMID 20506355 ↗

Publications

• Liu C, Chen J, Gao Y, Deng B, Liu K. Endothelin receptor antagonists for pulmonary arterial hypertension. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Mar 26;3(3):CD004434. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004434.pub6.
• Seibold JR, Denton CP, Furst DE, Guillevin L, Rubin LJ, Wells A, Matucci Cerinic M, Riemekasten G, Emery P, Chadha-Boreham H, Charef P, Roux S, Black CM. Randomized, prospective, placebo-controlled trial of bosentan in interstitial lung disease secondary to systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Jul;62(7):2101-8. doi: 10.1002/art.27466.

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