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PIRCLAD: Pirfenidone for Restrictive Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction

Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03359863
Collaborator
Genentech, Inc. (Industry)
10
Enrollment
1
Location
1
Arm
43.7
Actual Duration (Months)
0.2
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Despite advances in lung transplantation, the median survival remains only 55% at 5 years. The main limitation to long term survival is the development of chronic lung allograft dysfunction. In approximately 30% of cases, chronic lung allograft dysfunction has a restrictive phenotype (RCLAD) characterized by fibrosis with rapid progression to respiratory failure. Approximately 60% of patients with RCLAD die within one year, as currently there are no therapies available.

RCLAD, like Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), is characterized by fibroblast proliferation, extracellular matrix deposition, and architectural distortion leading to progressive lung scarring and death. Given their similarities, there is keen interest in the international transplant community to investigate whether the anti-fibrotic drug pirfenidone can slow the progression of RCLAD as it does of IPF. Pirfenidone has been proved to be safe and effective in patients with IPF, and is approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

This protocol will evaluate the safety and tolerability of pirfenidone in lung transplant recipients with RCLAD. Transplant recipients take carefully adjusted immunosuppressive medications for life to prevent rejection of the allograft. Current literature suggests the dose of tacrolimus, the main anti-rejection drug, may need to be adjusted when taken in combination with pirfenidone. The investigators will assess the side effects of pirfenidone in combination with the immunosuppressive regimen and determine the magnitude of the adjustment in tacrolimus dose. The results of this pilot study will provide the foundation for a multicenter randomized control trial to evaluate the efficacy of pirfenidone in slowing the progression of RCLAD.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 2

Detailed Description

Despite advances in lung transplantation, median survival remains only 55% at 5 years. The primary cause of death is chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), occurring in 43% of recipients at 5 years. Recently, it has been recognized that CLAD can have an obstructive (BOS) or a restrictive (RCLAD) phenotype, also known as restrictive allograft syndrome (RAS), and that both may coexist. These phenotypes differ not only in their spirometric, radiographic and histologic features but also in their rates of progression and survival. Thus, there is a critical need to find therapies other than re-transplantation, which remains the only effective therapeutic option and explore the pathobiology driving RCLAD.

RCLAD shares features with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), including its progressive and lethal course, extracellular matrix deposition, architectural distortion, fibroblast proliferation, and short telomeres in lung epithelial cells. These common features suggest RCLAD and IPF may share molecular pathogenesis. As a result, some have explored using FDA approved anti-fibrotic medications for IPF in RCLAD in case reports.

This proposal aims to gather the preliminary data needed to design a multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) of pirfenidone for RCLAD. To do so, the investigators first need evidence of tolerability, to understand drug interactions with the immunosuppressive regimen used to maintain allograft function and early evidence that pirfenidone may slow FVC decline and radiographic progression in RCLAD.

Evidence that pirfenidone is well tolerated in transplant recipients and that it slows the progression of RCLAD would be paradigm shifting. Further, identifying subjects at risk for RCLAD before the onset of spirometric changes would allow to start therapeutic interventions sooner, maximizing their benefit. Finding biomarkers that predict response to pirfenidone would identify patients most likely to benefit.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
10 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Pirfenidone for Restrictive Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
Actual Study Start Date :
Mar 7, 2018
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Oct 28, 2021
Actual Study Completion Date :
Oct 28, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Treatment Arm

Subjects will receive Pirfenidone as part of treatment for their restrictive chronic lung allograft dysfunction (RCLAD).

Drug: Pirfenidone
Subjects will receive pirfenidone for 52 weeks, titrated to 2403 mg/day (3 capsules, 3× daily) after a 4-week titration period (1 capsule, 3x daily for 2 weeks, 2 capsules, 3x daily for 2 weeks) for a total of 56 weeks of pirfenidone. Eligible participants will continue pirfenidone beyond 56 weeks.
Other Names:
  • Esbriet

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    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Tolerability of pirfenidone [From initiation of pirfenidone until discontinuation or until 56 weeks, which ever comes first.]

      The primary outcome will be the number of subjects that discontinue pirfenidone due to a treatment emergent adverse event (TEAE)

    2. Tacrolimus dose change [From initiation of pirfenidone until discontinuation or until 56 weeks, which ever comes first.]

      The outcome will be the ratio of tacrolimus-on-pirfenidone to tacrolimus-off-pirfenidone corrected for the subject's specific steady-state tacrolimus concentration.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) decline [Every 3 months starting at initiation of pirfenidone until 56 weeks.]

      The investigators will evaluate change in FVC every 3 months after initiation of pirfenidone.

    2. Radiographic progression [From RCLAD onset and in the follow up CT scans performed as part of routine clinical care for 52 weeks.]

      The investigators will evaluate fibrosis scores on chest CT at RCLAD onset and in the follow up CT scans performed as part of routine clinical care.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 80 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Subject who underwent bilateral lung transplantation at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and have a diagnosis of RCLAD based on the International Heart and Lung Transplant (ISHLT) classification. The diagnosis of RCLAD is based on spirometry (Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) ≤ 80% and FVC ≤ 80% of best post-transplant baseline) and CT scan (e.g. pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis) findings.
    Exclusion Criteria:

    • FVC decline related to non-RCLAD causes (e.g. pulmonary edema, pleural effusion, etc).

    • Patients with any severe comorbidity complicating RCLAD which might determine their prognosis and functional level (e.g. active malignant disease) within the last 12 months

    • Patients who have resumed smoking after transplantation

    • Renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min calculated by the CKD-Epi formula)

    • Total bilirubin above the upper limit of the normal range (ULN)

    • Aspartate or alanine aminotransferase (AST or ALT) > 3 times the ULN.

    • Known allergy of hypersensitivity to Pirfenidone

    • Pregnancy

    • Ongoing use or expected use of any of the following therapies:

    • Strong inhibitors of CYP1A2 (e.g. fluvoxamine or enoxacin).

    • Moderate inhibitors of CAYP1A2 (e. g. mexiletine, thiabendazole, or phenylpropanolamine). Ciprofloxacin will be allowed only at doses equal or less than 500 mg BID.

    • Inability to provide informed consent.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 University of California, San Francisco San Francisco California United States 94143

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • University of California, San Francisco
    • Genentech, Inc.

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Aida A Venado Estrada, MD, University of California, San Francisco

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    More Information

    Publications

    Responsible Party:
    University of California, San Francisco
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT03359863
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 16-20710
    First Posted:
    Dec 2, 2017
    Last Update Posted:
    May 2, 2022
    Last Verified:
    Apr 1, 2022
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    Yes
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.:
    Yes
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Pirfenidone

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of May 2, 2022