Tolerability and Safety of Nintedanib in Myositis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: a Pilot Study
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
There is likely a role for using anti-fibrotic medications in patients with myositis-associated interstitial lung disease (MA-ILD) to slow down disease progression, especially in patients who have fibrotic and progressive disease. These patients however are currently being excluded from clinical trials of anti-fibrotic agents in progressive ILD because of the concomitant use of immunosuppression. The benefit of anti-fibrotic agents is being assessed in other rheumatic diseases and should be assessed in MA-ILD as well. They are a unique group of patients with a heterogeneous disease, and are much more frequently on concomitant immune-modulating therapy. As such, they should be studied on their own in separate clinical trials, and the use of nintedanib should be studied as an addition to standard of care immunosuppression.
The objective of this study is to assess safety and tolerability of nintedanib in patients with MA-ILD.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Nintedanib treatment Single arm treatment with nintedanib |
Drug: Nintedanib 150 milligrams [Ofev]
All patients will be given nintedanib 150 milligrams orally twice daily
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Tolerability - completed doses [24 weeks]
Percentage of subjects who complete 24 weeks on nintedanib. Subjects will be considered to have completed the 24 weeks of the study if they took 90% of the study drug doses.
- Safety and adverse events [24 weeks]
numbers of patients with adverse events during course of the study
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change in forced vital capacity [24 weeks]
- Change in diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide [24 weeks]
- Change in 6 minute walking distance [24 weeks]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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- 18 years and older 2. Diagnosis of autoimmune myopathy (dermatomyositis, polymyositis, overlap myositis or anti-synthetase syndrome) as diagnosed by a rheumatologist.
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Interstitial lung disease confirmed by high resolution CT scan (Extent of disease 10% or more on CT done within 12 months of enrolment) with evidence of fibrosis, defined as reticular abnormality with traction bronchiectasis with or without honeycombing.
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Evidence of progressive disease within 24 months of screening visit:
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Clinically significant decline in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) % pred based on a relative decline of >=10%
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Marginal decline in FVC % pred based on a relative decline of .>=5-<10% combined with worsening of respiratory symptoms
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Marginal decline in FVC % pred based on a relative decline of >=5-<10% combined with increasing extent of fibrotic changes on chest imaging
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Worsening of respiratory symptoms such as cough or shortness of breath as well as increasing extent of fibrotic changes on chest imaging as per radiologist or pulmonologist who read the scan 5. Current and ongoing treatment with immunosuppressive medications, on a stable medication regimen and dosage for at least 6 weeks (considered standard of care medical therapy) Concomitant medications allowed are:
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mycophenolate,
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azathioprine,
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tacrolimus,
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cyclosporine,
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rituximab (injection within the last year),
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prednisone low dose =<20 mg daily,
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Intravenous immunoglobulins
Exclusion Criteria:
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Contraindication to treatment with nintedanib (based on Canadian labeling)
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The female patient is pregnant, plans to become pregnant during the course of the study, or is breastfeeding.
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The male patient plans to father a child during the course of the study
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Hypersensitivity to nintedanib, peanut or soy
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Elevated liver enzymes greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
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Creatinine clearance <30 mL/min
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Patient with risks factors of aneurysm or artery dissection, such as known history of aneurysm or uncontrolled hypertension
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Research Institute McGill University Health Center | Montréal | Quebec | Canada | H4A3J1 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Deborah Assayag, MD, Research Institute - McGill University Health Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2020-5543