A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of JNJ 40929837 for the Treatment of Asthma Using a Bronchial Allergen Challenge Model

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the allergen-induced late asthmatic response (LAR), as measured by maximal percent fall in forced expiratory volume in 1 second, in participants with stable mild atopic asthma after treatment with JNJ 40929837 as compared to placebo.

Timeline

Start

2010-11

Primary completion

2011-06

Completion

2011-06

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper There was no significant attenuation of the maximal percent reduction in the LAR FEV1 with JNJ-40929837 (n = 16, LS mean = 28.6, P = 0.63) PMID 25018015 ↗

Publications

• Barchuk W, Lambert J, Fuhr R, Jiang JZ, Bertelsen K, Fourie A, Liu X, Silkoff PE, Barnathan ES, Thurmond R. Effects of JNJ-40929837, a leukotriene A4 hydrolase inhibitor, in a bronchial allergen challenge model of asthma. Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Oct;29(1):15-23. doi: 10.1016/j.pupt.2014.06.003. Epub 2014 Jul 10.

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