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Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisNCT02141087

Expanded Access Program (EAP): Allow Patients in the US With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Access to Pirfenidone

A study testing Pirfenidone in people with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, run by Genentech, Inc..

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

This is an open label multi-center program to allow patients in the US with IPF access to treatment with pirfenidone. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
What is being tested?
Pirfenidone
How many people
Not given
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Start not givento not given
Phase
Expanded access
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 1. Clinical and radiographic diagnosis of IPF including the presence of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern or possible UIP pattern on historical HRCT (ATS 2011).
  • 2. %FVC ≥ 50% and %DLCO ≥ 30% based either on historical pulmonary function tests obtained in the 30 days prior to screening or on tests obtained during screening.
  • 3. Able to understand the importance of adherence to program treatment (pirfenidone) and protocol, and willing to follow all program requirements, including the concomitant medication restrictions, throughout the program.
  • 4. Able to understand and sign a written informed consent form.

Who cannot join

  • A patient who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from the program:
  • Is receiving an investigational agent (defined as any drug that has not been approved for marketing for any indication in the US); prior use of pirfenidone is permitted.
  • Has received fluvoxamine therapy ≤ 28 days prior to the first dose of program treatment (pirfenidone) in PIPF-031, or is unable or unwilling to avoid fluvoxamine for the duration of the program.
  • Has any known contraindication for the use of pirfenidone, specifically:
  • Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the drug product excipients
  • Severe hepatic impairment including end stage liver disease
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  • Severe renal impairment (CrCl < 30 mL/min) including end stage renal disease requiring dialysis
  • History of cigarette smoking within 3 months prior to the completion of screening or is unwilling to avoid tobacco products throughout program.
  • Known explanation for interstitial lung disease other than IPF, including but not limited to radiation, drug toxicity, sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, viral hepatitis, and cancer.
  • History of clinically significant environmental exposure known to cause pulmonary fibrosis (PF), including but not limited to drugs (such as amiodarone), asbestos, beryllium, radiation, and domestic birds.
  • Pregnancy or lactation. Women of childbearing capacity are required to have a negative serum pregnancy test before treatment and must agree to maintain highly effective contraception by practicing abstinence or by using at least two methods of birth control from the date of consent through the end of participation in the program. If abstinence is not practiced, one of the two methods of birth control should be a hormonal contraceptive (e.g., oral contraceptive and a spermicide).

About this study

Official title: A Treatment Protocol to Allow Patients in the US With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Access to Pirfenidone

This is an open label multi-center program to allow patients in the US with IPF access to treatment with pirfenidone.

Being tested
Pirfenidone
Medical subject headings
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • PirfenidoneDrug

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 May 2014 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Expanded access
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02141087
Sponsor's protocol ID
PIPF-031
Status last verified
Jul 2015
First submitted
15 May 2014
Last updated
13 Jul 2015
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Lancaster L, Morrison L, Auais A, Ding B, Iqbal A, Polman B, Flaherty KR. Safety of Pirfenidone in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Experience from 92 Sites in an Open-Label US Expanded Access Program. Pulm Ther. 2017 Dec;3(2):317-325. doi: 10.1007/s41030-017-0049-z. Epub 2017 Sep 6.

    PubMed 32026347

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Pirfenidone in people with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, run by Genentech, Inc..

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Jul 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02141087, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Jul 2015.

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