Nintedanib in Patients With Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Phase 2RecruitingNCT03805477

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland20 enrolled

Overview

This study investigates the safety and tolerability of Nintedanib in patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. All study patients with BOS will be treated with the study drug Nintedanib (300 mg/day) as an add-on therapy to their basic immunosuppressive treatment over a 12-months treatment period.

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) is an established treatment option for several malignant and non-malignant disorders. An important limitation of long-term survival after HCT is chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD). The manifestation of cGvHD in the lungs, bronchiolitis obliterans (BO - if proven by lung biopsy) or bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS - clinical diagnosis), has a reported incidence between 5 and 20%. Despite different treatment approaches, prognosis of BO remains poor, with an overall 3-year mortality of up to 65%. Nintedanib is an orally available indolinone derivate that competitively binds to the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors, fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptors, and platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) receptors. The anti-fibrotic activities of Nintedanib may impact the progressive course of fibrotic lung diseases like BO. This study investigates the safety and tolerability of Nintedanib in patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Time interval from transplant \</= 5 years at the time of inclusion * BOS as defined per the National Institute of Health (NIH) criteria: 1. FEV1/vital capacity \< 0.7 or the fifth percentile of predicted. 2. FEV1 \< 75% of predicted with ≥ 10% decline over less than 2 years. 3. Absence of infection in the respiratory tract, documented with investigations directed by clinical symptoms, such as chest radiographs, computed tomographic (CT) scans, or microbiologic cultures (sinus aspiration, upper respiratory tract viral screen, sputum culture, and broncho-alveolar lavage). 4. One of the 2 supporting features of BOS: 1. Evidence of air trapping by expiratory CT or small airway thickening or bronchiectasis by high-resolution chest CT, or 2. Evidence of air trapping by PFTs: residual volume \> 120% of predicted or residual volume/total lung capacity elevated outside the 90% confidence interval and prior or current diagnosis of cGvHD per NIH criteria or histologically proven BO * Diagnosis of BOS within 6 months before enrollment or prior diagnosis of BOS with an absolute decline of the percentage of predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) by \>/= 10% within the past 12 months before inclusion Exclusion Criteria * Known intolerance to Nintedanib or any of its component * Pregnancy or nursing * Serum ALT \> 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) unless explained entirely by liver GvHD or total bilirubin \> 3x ULN unless explained entirely by liver GvHD * Any acute pulmonary infection with viruses, bacteria or fungi within four weeks before study inclusion * Chronic oxygen therapy; non-invasive ventilation * Inability to give informed consent or to perform repeated pulmonary function tests (PFT) * Life expectancy \< 1 year at the time of enrolment as suggested by the treating physician * Hematologic malignancy in hematologic relapse * Symptomatic angina pectoris * Therapeutic anticoagulation (primary or secondary prophylactic platelet anti-aggregation allowed) * Recent abdominal surgery or untreated gastric ulcer

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

adverse event rate leading to interruption/ discontinuation of study treatment

adverse events of the following severity according to Common terminology criteria for adverse events(CTCAE): Diarrhoea ≥ grade 3; Nausea ≥ grade 3; Vomiting ≥ grade 3; Abdominal pain ≥ grade 3; Elevation of liver enzymes (AST, ALT) ≥ grade 2; Elevation of total bilirubin ≥ 2

Time frame: from screening to month 12 after screening

Secondary Outcomes

change of the percent of predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)

absolute change of the percent of predicted FEV1 by ≥10% from FEV1 before enrolment (eg, 50% to 40% predicted FEV1), confirmed by 2 pulmonary function tests (PFT) performed at least two weeks apart and after exclusion of infections and extra pulmonary causes

Time frame: Pulmonary function tests will be performed at screening, after 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12 and after 13 months

change in forced vital capacity (FVC)

volume of air that can forcibly be blown out after full inspiration, (measured in Liters)

Time frame: Pulmonary function tests will be performed at screening, after 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12 and after 13 months

change in total lung capacity (TLC)

the volume in the lungs at maximal Inflation (measured in liters)

Time frame: Pulmonary function tests will be performed at screening, after 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12 and after 13 months

Change in diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO)

extent to which oxygen passes from the air sacs of the lungs into the blood (measured in "ml/min/kPa)

Time frame: Pulmonary function tests will be performed at screening, after 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12 and after 13 months

Change in exhaled nitric oxide (eNO)

Change in exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) (measured in parts per Billion)

Time frame: Pulmonary function tests will be performed at screening, after 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12 and after 13 months

Nitrogen (N2)-washout

The following describes a single-breath nitrogen test: A subject takes a breath of 100% oxygen and exhales through a one-way valve measuring nitrogen content and volume. A plot of the nitrogen concentration (as a % of total gas) vs. expired volume is obtained by increasing the nitrogen concentration from zero to the percentage of nitrogen in the alveoli. The nitrogen concentration is initially zero because the subject is exhaling the dead space oxygen they just breathed in (does not participate in alveolar exchange), and climbs as alveolar air mixes with the dead space air. The dead space can be determined from this curve by drawing a vertical line down the curve such that the areas below the curve (left of the line) and above the curve (right of the line) are equal

Time frame: Pulmonary function tests will be performed at screening, after 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12 and after 13 months

changes in in 6 minutes walking distance (6-MWD)

standardized 6-minute walk test will be performed breathing room air and performed according to the guidelines of the American Thoracic Society. Significant drop of transcutaneous measured arterial oxygen Saturation (SaO2) is defined as a ΔSaO2 ≥ 4% or SaO2 \< 90%. A significant change in walking distance will be Δ distance = 40 metre.

Time frame: 6-MWD will be performed at screening, after 6, after 12 months

cumulative steroid doses

steroid doses per month (in mg)