Safety and Efficacy of BIBF 1120 at High Dose in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients

Summary

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease of unknown cause that results in scarring of the lung and there is a high unmet medical need for effective treatment to halt lung function decline, delay or avoid exacerbation (flare-ups), and ultimately to reduce the death rate. In a large Phase 2 trial (1199.30) (NCT00514683), investigating the effects of 52 weeks of treatment with BIBF 1120 in patients with IPF, a positive effect was seen on lung function of patients treated with high dose of BIBF 1120 compared to placebo. Hence it is the purpose of this trial to investigate and confirm the efficacy and safety of BIBF 1120 at a high dose in treating patients with IPF, compared with placebo. The trial will be conducted as a prospective, randomised design with the aim to collect safety and efficacy data. Respiratory function is globally accepted for assessment of treatment effects in IPF patients. The chosen endpoint (Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) decline) is easy to obtain and is part of the usual examinations done in IPF patients.

Timeline

Start

2011-04

Primary completion

2013-10

Completion

2013-10

Publications

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• Brown KK, Martinez FJ, Walsh SLF, Thannickal VJ, Prasse A, Schlenker-Herceg R, Goeldner RG, Clerisme-Beaty E, Tetzlaff K, Cottin V, Wells AU. The natural history of progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases. Eur Respir J. 2020 Jun 25;55(6):2000085. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00085-2020. Print 2020 Jun.
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• Kreuter M, Koegler H, Trampisch M, Geier S, Richeldi L. Differing severities of acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF): insights from the INPULSIS(R) trials. Respir Res. 2019 Apr 11;20(1):71. doi: 10.1186/s12931-019-1037-7.
• Xu Z, Li H, Wen F, Bai C, Chen P, Fan F, Hu N, Stowasser S, Kang J. Subgroup Analysis for Chinese Patients Included in the INPULSIS(R) Trials on Nintedanib in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Adv Ther. 2019 Mar;36(3):621-631. doi: 10.1007/s12325-019-0887-1. Epub 2019 Feb 7.
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• Collard HR, Richeldi L, Kim DS, Taniguchi H, Tschoepe I, Luisetti M, Roman J, Tino G, Schlenker-Herceg R, Hallmann C, du Bois RM. Acute exacerbations in the INPULSIS trials of nintedanib in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J. 2017 May 19;49(5):1601339. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01339-2016. Print 2017 May.
• 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.
• Rinciog C, Watkins M, Chang S, Maher TM, LeReun C, Esser D, Diamantopoulos A. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Nintedanib in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in the UK. Pharmacoeconomics. 2017 Apr;35(4):479-491. doi: 10.1007/s40273-016-0480-2.
• Kolb M, Richeldi L, Behr J, Maher TM, Tang W, Stowasser S, Hallmann C, du Bois RM. Nintedanib in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and preserved lung volume. Thorax. 2017 Apr;72(4):340-346. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208710. Epub 2016 Sep 26.
• Corte T, Bonella F, Crestani B, Demedts MG, Richeldi L, Coeck C, Pelling K, Quaresma M, Lasky JA. Safety, tolerability and appropriate use of nintedanib in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respir Res. 2015 Sep 24;16:116. doi: 10.1186/s12931-015-0276-5.
• Richeldi L, du Bois RM, Raghu G, Azuma A, Brown KK, Costabel U, Cottin V, Flaherty KR, Hansell DM, Inoue Y, Kim DS, Kolb M, Nicholson AG, Noble PW, Selman M, Taniguchi H, Brun M, Le Maulf F, Girard M, Stowasser S, Schlenker-Herceg R, Disse B, Collard HR; INPULSIS Trial Investigators. Efficacy and safety of nintedanib in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. N Engl J Med. 2014 May 29;370(22):2071-82. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1402584. Epub 2014 May 18.
• Richeldi L, Cottin V, Flaherty KR, Kolb M, Inoue Y, Raghu G, Taniguchi H, Hansell DM, Nicholson AG, Le Maulf F, Stowasser S, Collard HR. Design of the INPULSIS trials: two phase 3 trials of nintedanib in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respir Med. 2014 Jul;108(7):1023-30. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2014.04.011. Epub 2014 Apr 29.

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