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Filter by:Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is among the most common of all chronic liver diseases. HCV predominantly affects liver cells and causes the liver to become inflamed and damaged. This can lead to cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) and liver cancer leaving trial participants with need for liver transplant. The purpose of this study is to see how effective Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir (GLE/PIB) is in a real world setting of participants with chronic HCV genotypes 1 to 6 and liver cirrhosis who have never received any treatment for HCV. GLE/PIB is a drug developed for the treatment of HCV infection. This is a prospective (future), observational study in treatment-naive (those who have not received treatment) participants with HCV genotypes 1 to 6 and compensated cirrhosis. All study participants will receive GLE/PIB as prescribed by their study doctor in accordance with approved local label. Pediatric (12 years and older) and adult participants with a diagnosis of HCV genotypes 1 to 6 and compensated cirrhosis will be enrolled in the study in Russian Federation. Participants will receive GLE/PIB tablets to be taken by mouth daily according to their physicians' prescription. The total duration of the study is 20 weeks, with a treatment period of 8 weeks and a follow up period of 12 weeks. There is expected to be no additional burden for participants in this trial. All study visits will occur during routine clinical practice and participants will be followed for 12 weeks.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) pulmonary disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in CF patients and is punctuated by episodes of acute exacerbation that require antibiotic treatment. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the predominant bacterial pathogen isolated in patients with acute exacerbations, and practice guidelines recommend combination antibiotics directed against this pathogen as initial therapy. Such therapy traditionally consists of an antipseudomonal beta-lactam with either an antipseudomonal fluoroquinolone or an aminoglycoside. With growing P. aeruginosa multi-drug resistance, more adult patients present with isolates resistant to these traditional options. The polymyxins are a class of cyclic peptide antibiotics that exert bactericidal activity through binding to the lipopolysaccharide component of gram-negative bacterial membranes and include colistin and polymyxin B (PMB). In recent years, there is growing evidence of increased rates of acute kidney injury associated with colistin in critically ill patients. Additionally, population pharmacokinetic (PK) studies suggest that fixed drug dosing may yield an improved therapeutic index over the traditional weight-based dosing of this agent. Thus there is growing interest in use of PMB as an alternative in CF acute exacerbations but the optimal dosage regimen is not known. This is a single-center, open-label, non-interventional study to characterize the pharmacokinetics and safety of fixed-dose PMB in adult patients with CF by measuring serum concentrations in patients receiving IV therapy as a part of routine care. This study will help to validate existing population PK models and allow for adjustment of patient specific covariates (i.e. weight, renal function) unique to adult patients with CF. The study will also monitor for nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity to determine if PMB has an acceptable margin of safety in this patient population. This investigation is the first to prospectively validate the pharmacokinetics and toxicities of fixed-dose PMB in CF and will guide optimal use of this compound in the management of acute pulmonary exacerbations.
Background: Patients with cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) may have bleeding complications which can lead to increased mortality. Standard coagulation tests (SCTs) like prothrombin time, platelet count and activated partial thromboplastin do not accurately depict in vivo coagulation profile. Point-of-care viscoelastic coagulation testing devices like thrombo-elastography (TEG) and Sonoclot may be better for guiding patient management. Methods: This prospective observational study compared and validated the point of care (POC) tests and SCTs in 70, 72 and 25 persons with ACLF, decompensated cirrhosis and healthy controls respectively.
COVID-19 pandemic with SARS-CoV-2 infection has become a global challenge. Though most cases of COVID-19 are mild, the disease can also be fatal. Patients with liver cirrhosis are more susceptible to damage from SARS-CoV-2 infection considering their immunocompromised status. The spectrum of disease and factors that influence the disease course in COVID-19 cases with liver cirrhosis are incompletely defined. This muilticentre observational study (COVID-Cirrhosis-CHESS2002) aims to study the clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with specific outcomes in COVID-19 patients with pre-existing liver cirrhosis.
The study aims to evaluate two, orally administered, investigational agents - PF-06865571 (DGAT2 inhibitor) and the coadministration of PF-06865571 with PF-05221304 (ACC inhibitor). This study is specifically designed to evaluate the effect of a range of doses of DGAT2i alone, and DGAT2i + ACCi, on resolution of NASH or improvement in liver fibrosis, as assessed histologically (via liver biopsy).
NP-120 (Ifenprodil) has been shown to mediate anti-inflammatory responses and reduce pulmonary fibrosis in a murine model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). In addition, NP-120 significantly reduced both cough frequency and onset in a guinea pig tussive model. The purpose of this proof-of-concept trial is to determine the efficacy of NP-120 in the treatment of IPF and its associated cough.
Two oral medications, nintedanib and pirfenidone, were approved simultaneously by the FDA in October 2014 for the treatment of this disease. They are both considered anti-fibrotic agents and they each proved to slow the progression of disease in their respective clinical trials. Because of their anti-fibrotic properties, there have been concerns about the potential of these medications to impair wound healing following surgery. These concerns have led to variable approaches with respect to the management of the medications in patients listed for lung transplantation. It is unknown whether continuing anti-fibrotic medications until the time of transplant increases the risks of intra-operative and post-transplant complications. Conversely, there are concerns that stopping the medications prematurely may promote a more rapid clinical decline in those awaiting transplantation and increase risk of death while on waiting lists. Whether there is a risk or benefit of continuing the medications during the pre-transplant period deserves investigation with the goal of establishing guidelines and best-practices. Once more is known about how best to manage anti-fibrotic therapy in the pre-transplant period, the question of whether these medications should be restarted following transplantation will also ultimately deserve exploration.
The purpose of this study is to provide an initial evaluation of the effectiveness of BMS-986278 in participants with lung fibrosis, to demonstrate the safety of BMS-986278, and provide information on the drug levels of BMS-986278 in these participants.
This is a Phase 2 study sponsored by AzurRx SAS and involves testing of a new medication for the compensation of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) caused by cystic fibrosis (CF). The new medication is called MS1819 spray dried (MS1819-SD) which is a lipase produced by the Lip2 gene of Yarrowia lipolytica using recombinant DNA technology. The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of escalating doses of study drug on top of a stable dose of PPEs in CF patients who are not fully compensated by PPEs only. This enzyme has demonstrated an appropriate profile to compensate the pancreatic lipase (enzyme) deficiency that is common in CP (chronic pancreatitis) and CF patients. The design of the study is open-label, meaning that all eligible patients will receive the study drug MS1819-SD. The study drug dose will increase throughout the study during dose escalation visits in each treatment period; study includes a total of three treatment periods. The total duration of the MS1819-SD treatment phase is of 39-51 days. The total duration of patient participation in the study is of 69-81 days. Approximately 24 patients will be enrolled in this study.
The purpose of this study is to improve the understanding of the relationship of zinc status and growth in infants and young children who were diagnosed with cystic fibrosis via newborn screening.