Open-Label Study of the Long Term Safety of Pirfenidone in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

Summary

This is an open-label, multi-center, extension study for patients with IPF who complete a qualifying InterMune clinical trial of pirfenidone. The purpose of this study is to obtain additional safety data for pirfenidone 2403 mg/day in patients with IPF who complete a qualifying InterMune clinical trial of pirfenidone.

Timeline

Start

2008-08

Primary completion

2016-02

Completion

2016-02

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.
• Maher TM, Lancaster LH, Jouneau S, Morrison L, Lederer DJ, Molina-Molina M, Bendstrup E, Kirchgaessler KU, Gilberg F, Axmann J, Petzinger U, Noble PW. Pirfenidone Treatment in Individuals with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Impact of Timing of Treatment Initiation. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 Jul;16(7):927-930. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201810-720RL. No abstract available.
• Costabel U, Albera C, Lancaster LH, Lin CY, Hormel P, Hulter HN, Noble PW. An Open-Label Study of the Long-Term Safety of Pirfenidone in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (RECAP). Respiration. 2017;94(5):408-415. doi: 10.1159/000479976. Epub 2017 Sep 13.
• 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.

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