Gleevec Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Study

Daniels, Craig E., M.D.

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 3

Phase 2

Conditions

Pulmonary Fibrosis

Lung Disease

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Treatments

Drug: Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00131274

CST1571E2401

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Gleevec (imatinib mesylate) in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Full description

This is a multicenter, double-blind, parallel, placebo-controlled, randomized phase 2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Gleevec (imatinib mesylate) in the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). One-hundred- twenty patients will be enrolled in the trial in total. Subjects must have a diagnosis made by HRCT showing definite or probable IPF and clinical symptoms consistent with IPF with onset between 3 and 36 months prior to screening. Subjects will be randomly assigned to receive either Gleevec 600 mg orally or placebo, once per day for approximately 2 years. The primary efficacy will be progression defined as a greater than 10% decline in the forced vital capacity or death. Measures of safety will include all randomized patients who receive at least one dose of study medication. All adverse events and serious adverse events will be separately tabulated and mapped to a standard classification system and grouped by body system. Any serious adverse events that occur during the trial and 30 days after the end of therapy will be reported to the FDA within 24 hours and followed to outcome.

Sex

All

Ages

20 to 79 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Clinical symptoms consistent with IPF with onset between 3 months and 36 months prior to screening
Worsening as demonstrated by any one of the following within the past year:
1. >10% decrease in FVC % of predicted,
2. Worsening chest x-ray or
3. Worsening dyspnea at rest or on exertion
Age 20 -79 years of age. Subjects aged 20-50 must have diagnosis by either open or video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lung biopsy
Diagnosis must be made by (HRCT) showing definite or probable IPF AND either of the following:
1. Open or VATS lung biopsy showing definite or probable usual interstitial pneumonitis (UIP)
2. Non-diagnostic transbronchial biopsy to exclude other conditions (including granulomatous disease and malignancies) AND abnormal pulmonary function tests (reduced FVC or decreased DLCO or impaired gas exchange with rest or exercise) AND 2 of the following:

1. Age >50 years
2. Insidious onset of otherwise unexplained dyspnea or exertion
3. Bibasilar, inspiratory crackles on examination
FVC> 55% of predicted value at baseline
DLCO > 35% of predicted value at screening
PaO2 >60 mmHg (sea level) or 55 mmHg (altitude) at rest on room air
Able to understand and willing to provide informed consent prior to any study procedures

Exclusion criteria

History of clinically significant environmental exposure known to cause pulmonary fibrosis
Diagnosis of connective tissue disease
FEV1/FVC ratio < 0.6 at screening (post-bronchodilator)
Residual volume > 120% predicted at screening
Evidence of active infection
Any condition other than IPF, which, in the opinion of the site principal investigator, is likely to result in the death of the patient within the next year
History of unstable or deteriorating cardiac or neurologic disease
Women with child bearing potential
Current treatment with corticosteroids, cytoxan, azathioprine, colchicines, pirfenidone, interferon gamma or beta, anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy or with endothelin receptor blockers.