Study of INT-747 as Monotherapy in Patients With PBC
Status: | Completed |
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Conditions: | Gastrointestinal |
Therapuetic Areas: | Gastroenterology |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 18 - 70 |
Updated: | 4/17/2018 |
Start Date: | November 2007 |
End Date: | September 2010 |
A Study of INT-747 (6-ECDCA) Monotherapy in Patients With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
The primary hypothesis is that INT 747 will cause a reduction in alkaline phosphatase levels
in PBC patients, over a 12 week treatment period, as compared to placebo.
in PBC patients, over a 12 week treatment period, as compared to placebo.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female age 18 to 70 years.
- Female patients must be postmenopausal, surgically sterile, or prepared to use 2
methods of contraception with all sexual partners during the study and for 14 days
after the end of dosing.
- Male patients must be prepared to use 2 methods of contraception with all sexual
partners during the study and for 14 days after the end of the dosing.
- Proven or likely PBC, as demonstrated by the patient presenting with at least 2 of the
following 3 diagnostic factors:
- History of increased AP levels for at least 6 months prior to Day 0
- Positive AMA titer (>1:40 titer on immunofluorescence or M2 positive by ELISA) or
PBC-specific antinuclear antibodies (antinuclear dot and nuclear rim positive)
- Liver biopsy consistent with PBC
- Screening AP value between 1.5 and 10 × ULN
Exclusion Criteria:
- Administration of the following drugs at any time during the 3 months prior to
screening for the study: ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA, URSO®), colchicine, methotrexate,
azathioprine, or systemic corticosteroids.
- Screening conjugated (direct) bilirubin >2 × ULN.
- Screening ALT or AST >5 × ULN.
- Screening serum creatinine >133 μmol/L (1.5 mg/dL). History or presence of hepatic
decompensation (e.g., variceal bleeds, encephalopathy, or poorly controlled ascites).
- History or presence of other concomitant liver diseases including hepatitis due to
hepatitis B or C virus (HCV, HBV) infection, primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC),
alcoholic liver disease, definite autoimmune liver disease or biopsy proven
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
- Pregnancy.
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Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, the only private medical school...
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