Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Conditions
Keywords
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, IPF, pulmonary fibrosis
Brief summary
The MUSIC OL study is an open-label extension study, in which all eligible patients having completed the double-blind AC-055B201/MUSIC study as scheduled receive macitentan 10 mg once daily. The study objective is to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of macitentan in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Interventions
10 mg, tablet, once daily
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Signed informed consent prior to initiation of any study-related procedure. * Patients with IPF and having completed the double-blind AC-055B201/MUSIC study as scheduled, i.e., having remained in the study until the sponsor-declared end-of-study (EOS), whether or not study treatment was prematurely discontinued. * Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pre-treatment serum pregnancy test and must use a reliable method of contraception during study treatment and for at least 28 days after study treatment termination.
Exclusion criteria
* Any major violation of protocol AC-055B201/MUSIC. * Premature discontinuation of study treatment during the AC-055B201/MUSIC study due to an adverse event (AE) assessed as related to the use of macitentan, excluding events of IPF worsening. * Pregnancy or breast-feeding. * AST and/or ALT \> 3 times the upper limit of the normal range. * Any known factor or disease that might interfere with treatment compliance, study conduct or interpretation of the results, such as drug or alcohol dependence or psychiatric disease. * Known hypersensitivity to drugs of the same class as macitentan, or any of the excipients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adverse Events leading to premature discontinuation of study drug | 5 years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Treatment-emergent Severe Adverse Events & occurrence of AST and/or ALT > 3 times the upper limit of the normal range up to 28 days after study drug discontinuation | 5 years |