Study of Oral Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in IPF Patients

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Dose Ranging Study of Oral Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) Given Daily for 12 Weeks to Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Evaluating Safety, PK Interactions With Standard of Care Drugs, and Biomarkers of Drug Effect

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05195918
• Other study ID #: 22-35979
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: August 24, 2023
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: University of California, San Francisco
• Contact: Ying Wei, MD
• Phone: 415-514-1209
• Email: ying.wei[@]ucsf.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary purpose of this multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging Phase I study is to assess the safety of a purified from green tea, EGCG, in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) as a potential novel treatment for pulmonary fibrosis.

Description:

This is a multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging Phase I study of once daily EGCG administered for 12 weeks. The study will assess safety, pharmacokinetics, and biomarker measurements of drug effect in IPF patients already receiving background therapy for IPF with either nintedanib or pirfenidone. Two different doses of EGCG will be studied.

The rationale for this study is 1) extensive pre-clinical data in mice that EGCG is efficacious in attenuating pulmonary fibrosis by blocking collagen cross-linking and the pro-fibrotic pathway mediated by TGFβ1 signaling and 2) recently published data demonstrating that in humans EGCG is safe and capable of blocking lung tissue pro-fibrotic signaling when given two weeks prior to diagnostic surgical biopsy of pulmonary fibrosis patients, many of whom were subsequently diagnosed with IPF.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 40 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form.

2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study.

3. Male or female, aged 40-85 years old.

4. Participant has IPF satisfying the 2022 ATS diagnostic criteria, confirmed by enrolling investigator at Visit 1.

5. Participant must have been on a stable dose of nintedanib twice daily or pirfenidone three times daily dose for at least 12 weeks prior to baseline (Visit 2).

6. Participant has a FVC = 50% predicted using the global lung function initiative (GLI).

7. Participant has a DLCO corrected for hemoglobin = 35% predicted using the GLI.

8. Women of child bearing potential (WCBP), defined as a sexually mature woman not surgically sterilized or not post-menopausal for at least 24 consecutive months if < 55 years or 12 months if > 55 years, must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 1 week prior to the first dose of study drug and must agree to use adequate methods of birth control throughout the study. Adequate methods of contraception include use of oral contraceptives or Depo-Provera, with an additional barrier method (diaphragm with spermicidal gel or condoms with spermicide), double-barrier methods (diaphragm with spermicidal gel and condoms with spermicide), partner vasectomy, and total abstinence.

9. Participant has a life expectancy of at least 9 months at Visit 1.

10. Ability to take oral medication and be willing to adhere to EGCG regimen.

11. Agreement to refrain from drinking green tea in excess of a cup a day or eating green tea extract for 4 weeks before baseline and during the trial.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. AST, ALT, or direct bilirubin above upper limit normal from any cause at the Screening Visit.

2. Any history of HCV or HBV infection, NASH/NAFLD, or cirrhosis.

3. Alcohol consumption greater than 7 drinks per week.

4. Participant has emphysema = 50% or the extent of emphysema is greater than the extent of fibrosis as per interpretation of Site Investigator or radiologist.

5. Participant has received investigational therapy for IPF within 4 weeks before baseline (Visit 2).

6. Participant is receiving systemic corticosteroids equivalent to prednisone > 10 mg/day or equivalent within 2 weeks of baseline visit (Visit 2).

7. Participant has any concurrent condition other than IPF that, in the Investigator's opinion, is unstable and/or would impact the likelihood of survival for the study duration or the participant's ability to complete the study as designed, or may influence any of the safety or efficacy assessments included in the study.

8. Participant has baseline resting oxygen saturation of < 89% on room air or need for continuous oxygen use at baseline visit (Visit 2).

9. Consumption of GTE products in excess of a cup of green tea a day within one month of the baseline visit (Visit 2).

10. Participant is receiving digoxin at the time of screening (Visit 1) and for the duration of the study.

11. Active respiratory infection requiring treatment with antibiotics within 4 weeks of the baseline visit (Visit 2).

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fibrosis
• Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Pulmonary Fibrosis

Intervention

Combination Product:
• EGCG 300 mg + Nintedanib
Dietary Supplement: EGCG Capsules with Teavigo EGCG (at least 94% purity). 300 mg EGCG (2 capsules) taken orally daily for 12 weeks. Drug: Nintedanib
• EGCG 300 mg + Pirfenidone
Dietary Supplement: EGCG Capsules with Teavigo EGCG (at least 94% purity). 300 mg EGCG (2 capsules) taken orally daily for 12 weeks. Drug: Pirfenidone
• Placebo 2 capsules + Nintedanib or Pirfenidone
Dietary Supplement: Placebo Placebo (2 capsules) taken orally daily for 12 weeks. Drug: Nintedanib Drug: Pirfenidone
• EGCG 600 mg + Nintedanib
Dietary Supplement: EGCG Capsules with Teavigo EGCG (at least 94% purity). 600 mg EGCG (2 capsules) taken orally daily for 12 weeks. Drug: Nintedanib
• EGCG 600 mg + Pirfenidone
Dietary Supplement: EGCG Capsules with Teavigo EGCG (at least 94% purity). 600 mg EGCG (2 capsules) taken orally daily for 12 weeks. Drug: Pirfenidone
• Placebo 4 capsules + Nintedanib or Pirfenidone
Dietary Supplement: Placebo Placebo (4 capsules) taken orally daily for 12 weeks. Drug: Nintedanib Drug: Pirfenidone

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston	Massachusetts
United States	Cornell University	New York	New York
United States	UCSF Parnassus	San Francisco	California

Sponsors (6)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hal Chapman	Cornell University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Temple University, University of Michigan, University of Washington

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Participants with treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE)	The number of participants with at least 1 treatment-emergent adverse event	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	The number of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAE)	The number of treatment-emergent adverse events	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Participants with grade 3 or 4 treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAE)	The number of participants with at least 1 grade 3 or 4 treatment-emergent adverse events	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	The number of grade 3 or 4 treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAE)	The number of grade 3 or 4 treatment-emergent adverse events	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Participants with serious adverse event (SAE)	The number of participants with at least 1 serious adverse event	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	The number of serious adverse event (SAE)	The number of serious adverse events	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Participants with discontinued study treatment due to adverse events (AE)	The number of participants who discontinued study treatment due to adverse events	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Participants with discontinued study treatment due to serious adverse events (SAE)	The number of participants who discontinued study treatment due to serious adverse events	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Participants died due to adverse events (AE) on study treatment	The number of participants who died due to adverse events on study treatment	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Participants died due to adverse events (AE) within 4 weeks of discontinuation	The number of participants who died due to adverse events within 4 weeks of discontinuation from study treatment	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Participants with adverse event (AE) by causality	The number of participants with at least 1 adverse event by causality (reasonable possibility/no reasonable possibility)	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Adverse events (AE) by causality	The number of adverse events by causality (reasonable possibility/no reasonable possibility)	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Change in individual laboratory parameters	Absolute and relative change in individual laboratory parameters from baseline at day 84	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Change in forced vital capacity (FVC)	Absolute and relative change in forced vital capacity from baseline at day 84	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Change in forced vital capacity (FVC) % predicted	Absolute and relative change in forced vital capacity % predicted from baseline at day 84	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Change in diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO)	Absolute and relative change in diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide uncorrected for hemoglobin from baseline at day 84	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Change in total score for the King's Brief Interstitial Lung Disease (K-BILD) Questionnaire	Absolute change in total score for the King's Brief Interstitial Lung Disease (K-BILD) Questionnaire from baseline at day 84	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Participants with an absolute change in K-BILD of 5 points or more in either direction	The number of participants with an absolute change in K-BILD from baseline to day 84 of 5 points or more in either direction	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Change in total score for the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)	Absolute change in total score for the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) from baseline at day 84	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Participants with an absolute change of at least 1.5 points for the LCQ	The number of participants with an absolute change from baseline to day 84 of 1.5 points or more in either direction for the LCQ	Up to 12 weeks
Primary	Participants with a peak level change for nintedanib or pirfenidone over 50% from screening to baseline (day 1)	The number of participants with a change from screening to baseline (day 1) in peak levels for nintedanib or pirfenidone of 50% or more in either direction	Day 1
Primary	Participants with a peak level change for nintedanib or pirfenidone over 50% from baseline to day 14	The number of participants with a change from baseline to day 14 in peak levels for nintedanib or pirfenidone of 50% or more in either direction	Day 14
Primary	Participants with a trough level change for nintedanib or pirfenidone over 50% from baseline to day 14	The number of participants with a change from baseline to day 14 in trough levels for nintedanib or pirfenidone of 50% or more in either direction	Day 14
Primary	Participants with peak (cmax) levels for EGCG < 250 nM at day 14	The number of participants with peak (cmax) levels for EGCG < 250 nM at day 14	Day 14
Secondary	Change of serum biomarker COMP at day 14	Change in level of serum biomarker COMP from baseline at day 14	Day 14
Secondary	Change of serum biomarker COMP at day 84	Change in level of serum biomarker COMP from baseline at day 84	Day 84
Secondary	Change of serum biomarker Periostin at day 14	Change in level of serum biomarker Periostin from baseline at day 14	Day 14
Secondary	Change of serum biomarker Periostin at day 84	Change in level of serum biomarker Periostin from baseline at day 84	Day 84
Secondary	Change of serum biomarker pro-MMP1 at day 14	Change in level of serum biomarker pro-MMP1 from baseline at day 14	Day 14
Secondary	Change of serum biomarker pro-MMP1 at day 84	Change in level of serum biomarker pro-MMP1 from baseline at day 84	Day 84