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Open-Label Study of the Long Term Safety of Pirfenidone in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

An Open-Label Extension Study of the Long Term Safety of Pirfenidone in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00662038
Acronym
PIPF-012
Enrollment
1058
Registered
2008-04-21
Start date
2008-08-31
Completion date
2016-02-29
Last updated
2017-03-29

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Conditions

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Keywords

idiopathic, pulmonary, fibrosis

Brief summary

This is an open-label, multi-center, extension study for patients with IPF who complete a qualifying InterMune clinical trial of pirfenidone. The purpose of this study is to obtain additional safety data for pirfenidone 2403 mg/day in patients with IPF who complete a qualifying InterMune clinical trial of pirfenidone.

Detailed description

This is an open-label, multi-center, extension study for patients with IPF who complete a qualifying InterMune clinical trial of pirfenidone. Eligible patients must complete the final visit for their qualifying study, have not permanently discontinued study drug in their qualifying study, and meet all of the eligibility criteria noted in this protocol. Since data from the qualifying study may remain blinded during patient enrollment in PIPF-012, all patients will be treated as if they were taking placebo in their qualifying study. At the start of PIPF-012 participation, each patient will escalate the dose of pirfenidone. The duration of treatment for each patient will vary and will continue until pirfenidone is commercially or otherwise available in his/her geographic region or the study is terminated by the sponsor for reasons outlined in the protocol.

Interventions

DRUGpirfenidone

Pirfenidone, 2403 mg/d, administered as 801-mg doses, three times daily.

Sponsors

Hoffmann-La Roche
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Genentech, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 84 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Completes the qualifying clinical study final visit * In the opinion of the principal investigator (PI), has been generally compliant with study requirements during the qualifying study, or must be considered eligible to enroll in PIPF-012 by the InterMune medical monitor * Is able to provide informed consent and comply with the requirements of the study

Exclusion criteria

* Is pregnant or lactating * Has known hypersensitivity to any of the components of the study drug * Starts participation in another interventional clinical trial between the end of participation in the qualifying InterMune clinical trial and entry into PIPF-012 * Receives concomitant and/or excluded medications as defined in the protocol * Permanently discontinues study drug during the qualifying study for any reason before study completion

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events7.5 yearsAn adverse event defined as any unfavorable, harmful, or pathologic change in a research participant administered a pharmaceutical study treatment as indicated by physical signs, symptoms, and/or clinically significant laboratory abnormalities that occurred during the treatment and the post-treatment period, regardless of suspected cause.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Pirfenidone
Pirfenidone, 2403 milligrams per day (mg/d), administered orally, as capsules in 801 mg doses, three times daily.
1,058
Total1,058

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event358
Overall StudyContinued treatment5
Overall StudyDeath95
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up1
Overall StudyLung transplantation44
Overall StudyPhysician Decision19
Overall StudyReason not specified3
Overall StudySponsor decision1
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject83
Overall StudyWithdrawn consent22

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPirfenidone
Age, Continuous68.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.47
Sex: Female, Male
Female
268 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
790 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
1,027 / 1,058
serious
Total, serious adverse events
571 / 1,058

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events

An adverse event defined as any unfavorable, harmful, or pathologic change in a research participant administered a pharmaceutical study treatment as indicated by physical signs, symptoms, and/or clinically significant laboratory abnormalities that occurred during the treatment and the post-treatment period, regardless of suspected cause.

Time frame: 7.5 years

Population: All participants who received any pirfenidone.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
PirfenidonePercentage of Participants With Adverse Events98.0 percentage of participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 9, 2026