The purposes of this study are to assess the efficacy of treatment with pirfenidone 2403 milligrams per day compared with placebo in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)and to assess the safety of treatment with pirfenidone 2403 milligrams per day compared with placebo in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
This is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, safety and efficacy study of pirfenidone in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Approximately 320 patients at approximately 50 centers will be randomly assigned (1:1) to receive pirfenidone 2403 milligrams or placebo equivalent administered in divided doses three times per day (TID) with food. The primary outcome variable will be the absolute change in percent predicted Forced Vital Capacity from Baseline to Week 72. Patients will be randomized by geographic region. Patients will receive blinded study treatment from the time of randomization until the last patient randomized has been treated for 72 weeks. A Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) will periodically review safety and efficacy data to ensure patient safety. After week 72, patients who meet the Progression of Disease (POD) definition, which is a ≥ 10% absolute decrease in percent predicted Forced Vital Capacity or a ≥ 15% absolute decrease in percent predicted carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLco), will be eligible to receive permitted idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis therapies in addition to their blinded study drug. Permitted idiopathic pulmonary therapies include corticosteroids, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide and N-acetyl-cysteine (with restrictions).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
344
2403 mg/day given orally, and administered in divided doses three times daily with food, for the duration of the study.
Placebo equivalent, given orally, and administered in divided doses three times daily with food, for the duration of the study.
InterMune, Inc.
Brisbane, California, United States
Absolute Change in Percent Predicted Forced Vital Capacity(FVC)
Mean Change in Percent Predicted Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) as measured from baseline to week 72. It is calculated as the simple difference between baseline Percent Predicted FVC measurements and week 72 Percent Predicted FVC measurements.
Time frame: Baseline to week 72
Categorical Assessment of Absolute Change in Percent Predicted Forced Vital Capacity
Based on the change in baseline percent predicted FVC at week 72, patients were assigned to 1 of 5 categories: mild decline (\<10% but \>=0% decline), moderate decline (\<20% but \>=10% decline), severe decline (\>=20% decline), mild improvement (\>0% but \<10% improvement), or moderate improvement (\>=10% improvement). Those who died or had a lung transplant before Week 72 were included in the severe decline category. The results indicate the number of patients who experience Categorical Change in Percent Predicted Forced Vital Capacity.
Time frame: Baseline to week 72
Progression-free Survival
Progression is defined as the first occurrence of a 10% absolute decline from baseline in percent predicted Forced Vital Capacity, a 15% absolute decline from baseline in percent predicted hemoglobin(Hgb)-corrected carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLco), or, death.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 72
Change in the Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) Distance
The change from Baseline to week 72 in distance walked during the 6-Minute Walk Test. This measure was calculated as the simple difference between baseline distanced walked over 6 minutes and week 72 distance walked over 6 minutes as measured in meters (m).
Time frame: Baseline to Week 72
Change in Worst Oxygen Saturation by Pulse Oximetry (SpO2) Measurement Observed During the 6-Minute Walk Test
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The change from baseline to week 72 in worst oxygen saturation during the 6-Minute Walk Test as measure by Pulse Oximetry (SpO2) Level. It is calculated as the simple difference between baseline SpO2 measurements and week 72 SpO2 measurements.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 72
Change in Percent Predicted Hemoglobin (Hb)-Corrected Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity (DLco) of the Lungs
The change from baseline to week 72 in Percent Predicted Hemoglobin (Hb)-Corrected Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity (DLco) of the Lungs. It is calculated as the simple difference between baseline DLco measurements and week 72 DLco measurements.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 72
Change in Dyspnea Score
The mean change from baseline to week 72 in Dyspnea score was measured by the University of San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire (UCSD SOBQ). The SOBQ is used to assess shortness of breath with various activities of daily living (for example, brushing ones teeth or mowing the lawn). Patients rated the severity of their shortness of breath experienced on an average day during the past week on a 6 point scale (0 to 5),with 0= not at all breathless, 4= severely breathless and 5= Maximally or unable to do because of breathlessness.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 72
Worsening of IPF
Worsening of IPF was defined by the occurrence of any of the following events: Acute IPF exacerbation, IPF-related death, Lung transplantation, or Respiratory hospitalization.
Time frame: Time to acute IPF exacerbation, IPF-related death, lung transplant or respiratory hospitalization, whichever comes first.