Three-Arm Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Pirfenidone in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Summary

The objectives of this study are to assess the safety and efficacy of treatment with pirfenidone 2403 milligrams per day (mg/d) compared with placebo in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), to assess the safety and efficacy of treatment with pirfenidone 1197 mg/d in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and to characterize the pharmacokinetic disposition of pirfenidone in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Timeline

Start

2006-07-14

Primary completion

2008-11-10

Completion

2008-11-10

Publications

• Behr J, Nathan SD, Costabel U, Albera C, Wuyts WA, Glassberg MK, Haller H Jr, Alvaro G, Gilberg F, Samara K, Lancaster L. Efficacy and Safety of Pirfenidone in Advanced Versus Non-Advanced Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Post-Hoc Analysis of Six Clinical Studies. Adv Ther. 2023 Sep;40(9):3937-3955. doi: 10.1007/s12325-023-02565-3. Epub 2023 Jun 30.
• Allen RJ, Stockwell A, Oldham JM, Guillen-Guio B, Schwartz DA, Maher TM, Flores C, Noth I, Yaspan BL, Jenkins RG, Wain LV; International IPF Genetics Consortium. Genome-wide association study across five cohorts identifies five novel loci associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Thorax. 2022 Aug;77(8):829-833. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-218577. Epub 2022 Jun 10.
• Kreuter M, Lee JS, Tzouvelekis A, Oldham JM, Molyneaux PL, Weycker D, Atwood M, Kirchgaessler KU, Maher TM. Monocyte Count as a Prognostic Biomarker in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Jul 1;204(1):74-81. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202003-0669OC.
• Glassberg MK, Nathan SD, Lin CY, Morgenthien EA, Stauffer JL, Chou W, Noble PW. Cardiovascular Risks, Bleeding Risks, and Clinical Events from 3 Phase III Trials of Pirfenidone in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Adv Ther. 2019 Oct;36(10):2910-2926. doi: 10.1007/s12325-019-01052-y. Epub 2019 Aug 10.
• Nathan SD, Costabel U, Albera C, Behr J, Wuyts WA, Kirchgaessler KU, Stauffer JL, Morgenthien E, Chou W, Limb SL, Noble PW. Pirfenidone in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and more advanced lung function impairment. Respir Med. 2019 Jul;153:44-51. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.04.016. Epub 2019 Apr 24.
• Kreuter M, Lederer DJ, Molina-Molina M, Noth I, Valenzuela C, Frankenstein L, Weycker D, Atwood M, Kirchgaessler KU, Cottin V. Association of Angiotensin Modulators With the Course of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Chest. 2019 Oct;156(4):706-714. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.04.015. Epub 2019 Apr 29.
• Nathan SD, Costabel U, Glaspole I, Glassberg MK, Lancaster LH, Lederer DJ, Pereira CA, Trzaskoma B, Morgenthien EA, Limb SL, Wells AU. Efficacy of Pirfenidone in the Context of Multiple Disease Progression Events in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Chest. 2019 Apr;155(4):712-719. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.11.008. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
• Nathan SD, Lancaster LH, Albera C, Glassberg MK, Swigris JJ, Gilberg F, Kirchgaessler KU, Limb SL, Petzinger U, Noble PW. Dose modification and dose intensity during treatment with pirfenidone: analysis of pooled data from three multinational phase III trials. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2018 Aug 2;5(1):e000323. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2018-000323. eCollection 2018.
• Neighbors M, Cabanski CR, Ramalingam TR, Sheng XR, Tew GW, Gu C, Jia G, Peng K, Ray JM, Ley B, Wolters PJ, Collard HR, Arron JR. Prognostic and predictive biomarkers for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with pirfenidone: post-hoc assessment of the CAPACITY and ASCEND trials. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Aug;6(8):615-626. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30185-1. Epub 2018 Jun 29.
• Paterniti MO, Bi Y, Rekic D, Wang Y, Karimi-Shah BA, Chowdhury BA. Acute Exacerbation and Decline in Forced Vital Capacity Are Associated with Increased Mortality in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Sep;14(9):1395-1402. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201606-458OC.
• Kreuter M, Bonella F, Maher TM, Costabel U, Spagnolo P, Weycker D, Kirchgaessler KU, Kolb M. Effect of statins on disease-related outcomes in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Thorax. 2017 Feb;72(2):148-153. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208819. Epub 2016 Oct 5.
• Nathan SD, Albera C, Bradford WZ, Costabel U, du Bois RM, Fagan EA, Fishman RS, Glaspole I, Glassberg MK, Glasscock KF, King TE Jr, Lancaster L, Lederer DJ, Lin Z, Pereira CA, Swigris JJ, Valeyre D, Noble PW, Wells AU. Effect of continued treatment with pirfenidone following clinically meaningful declines in forced vital capacity: analysis of data from three phase 3 trials in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Thorax. 2016 May;71(5):429-35. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207011. Epub 2016 Mar 11.
• Lancaster L, Albera C, Bradford WZ, Costabel U, du Bois RM, Fagan EA, Fishman RS, Glaspole I, Glassberg MK, King TE Jr, Lederer DJ, Lin Z, Nathan SD, Pereira CA, Swigris JJ, Valeyre D, Noble PW. Safety of pirfenidone in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: integrated analysis of cumulative data from 5 clinical trials. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2016 Jan 12;3(1):e000105. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2015-000105. eCollection 2016.
• Noble PW, Albera C, Bradford WZ, Costabel U, Glassberg MK, Kardatzke D, King TE Jr, Lancaster L, Sahn SA, Szwarcberg J, Valeyre D, du Bois RM; CAPACITY Study Group. Pirfenidone in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (CAPACITY): two randomised trials. Lancet. 2011 May 21;377(9779):1760-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60405-4. Epub 2011 May 13.

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