IdB 1016 Treatment for Hepatitis C Disease

Hepatitis C, Chronic Clinical Trial

Official title:

IdB 1016 in Hepatitis C

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00055445
• Other study ID #: R21AT000992-01A1
• Secondary ID: IdB-1016-UW-001
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• First received: March 3, 2003
• Last updated: August 17, 2006
• Start date: November 2003
• Est. completion date: April 2006

Study information

• Verified date: July 2006
• Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will measure the safety and tolerability of three different doses of IdB 1016 in patients with hepatitis C disease who have not responded to or are poor candidates for interferon-based therapies.

NOTE: THE STUDY WILL ONLY RECRUIT STUDY PARTICIPANTS AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER IN SEATTLE

Description:

Results from two open label and four randomized placebo-controlled studies in patients with liver disease of diverse etiology suggest that IdB 1016 (oral silybin-phosphatidylcholine phytosome) is well tolerated and significantly improves serum liver enzyme levels. However, IdB 1016 dosing in these studies ranged from 314 mg bid to 314 mg tid, which is below Phase I doses that were well tolerated in healthy volunteers. None of the studies tested the safety and efficacy of IdB 1016 strictly in patients with chronic hepatitis C disease or measured post-treatment histologic changes.

This study will be an open label, randomized, dose-finding study. There will be three arms corresponding to three different IdB 1016 doses: 314 mg, 624 mg, and 942 mg tid. Each arm will have 15 patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C and will be stratified to five patients with fibrosis stage II (periportal fibrosis), five patients with fibrosis stage III (bridging fibrosis), and five patients with fibrosis stage IV (compensated cirrhosis). The treatment duration will be 12 weeks. Patients will be followed for an additional 4 weeks after treatment cessation to assess residual effects of measured parameters. Patients will have clinic visits on Day -21 (screening), Day 1 (treatment initiation), Day 29, Day 57, Day 85 (end of treatment), and Day 113 (follow-up after washout).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 45
• Est. completion date: April 2006
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• HCV infection according to ELISA-2

• Detectable HCV RNA PCR as measured within the previous 6 months

• Poor responders to, inadequate candidates for, or unwilling to use interferon-based therapies

• Serum ALT >= 1.3 times above normal

• Persistently elevated serum ALT levels according to two measures in the previous 12 months

• Evidence of stage II (periportal fibrosis), III (bridging fibrosis), or IV (compensated cirrhosis) in the Batts-Ludwig scoring system according to a liver biopsy performed in the last 2 (stage II and III patients) to 5 (stage IV patients) years. Patients with clinical signs of compensated cirrhosis (portal hypertension, non-bleeding varices) do not require a biopsy.

• Able and willing to follow protocol directions for the duration of the study

• Able and willing to maintain a consistent lifestyle routine (e.g., diet, exercise, medications, and dietary supplements) and sleep schedule for the duration of the study

• Able and willing to stop taking dietary supplements outside the study protocol for the duration of the study

• Able and willing to practice two methods of contraception during the study period, including the 4 week follow-up. This applies to women with childbearing potential and men whose sexual partners have childbearing potential.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant or breastfeeding

• Liver synthetic dysfunction (albumin < 3.2 g/dL, total bilirubin > 3.0 mg/dL, prothrombin time > 1.5 seconds prolonged)

• History of ascites, variceal bleeding, encephalopathy, jaundice, or extrahepatic biliary obstruction

• History of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

• Known concomitant acute or chronic viral liver infections (e.g., hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Epstein-Barr, or cytomegalovirus)

• Concomitant autoimmune and inflammatory disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, lupus)

• Other types of concomitant liver disease

• HIV-1 coinfection

• Chronic use of hepatotoxic drugs (e.g., acetaminophen)

• Interferon-based therapies in the past 6 months

• Alcohol consumption within 3 months prior to entry. Patients with a history of alcohol abuse should be at least 2 years into recovery.

• Use of recreational oral or IV drugs. Patients with a history of drug addiction should be at least 2 years into recovery.

• History of untreated malignancy

• Remission from previous malignant neoplasms <= 6 months

• History of significant renal, endocrine, cardiac, or pulmonary disease

• Use of supplements containing compounds derived from milk thistle

• Proven allergy to milk thistle or any derived compounds

• Subjects taking warfarin or coumadin due to silybin's potential interactions with cytochrome CYP 29C

• Any condition or concomitant medication or supplement that could hinder the outcomes of the study or the safety of the patient as determined by the principal investigator

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hepatitis
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis C
• Hepatitis C, Chronic

Intervention

Drug:
• IdB 1016

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Washington Medical Center	Seattle	Washington

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (11)

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Morazzoni P, Magistretti MJ, Giachetti C, Zanolo G. Comparative bioavailability of Silipide, a new flavanolignan complex, in rats. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 1992 Jan-Mar;17(1):39-44. Erratum in: Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 1992 Apr-Jun;17(2):165. — View Citation

Morazzoni P, Montalbetti A, Malandrino S, Pifferi G. Comparative pharmacokinetics of silipide and silymarin in rats. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 1993 Jul-Sep;18(3):289-97. — View Citation

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