Status:

TERMINATED

Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Nilotinib (AMN107) in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

Lead Sponsor:

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Conditions:

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this trial was to establish the safety, tolerability and PK of nilotinib in this population and to test the hypothesis that 6 months treatment with nilotinib will significantly reduce p...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this trial was to establish the safety, tolerability and PK of nilotinib in this population and to test the hypothesis that 6 months

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • World Health Organization (WHO) Functional Class II or III
  • 6MWD ≥ 150 m and ≤ 450 m at screening
  • Current diagnosis of PAH according to Dana Point 2008 Meeting
  • Inadequate clinical response on one or more class(es) of PAH drug
  • Stabilization of pulmonary hypertension medications for ≥ 2 months on approved therapeutic dose of at least one PAH drug and still symptomatic with WHO functional Class II or III performance.

Exclusion

  • Women of child-bearing potential not practicing birth control
  • In treatment with chronic nitric oxide therapy
  • Pre-existing lung disease
  • Use of drugs prolonging the QT interval or strong CYP3A4 inhibitors
  • Long QT syndrome or QTc \> 450 ms males; \> 470 ms females.
  • WHO Class IV
  • Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure \> 15 mm Hg
  • Other diagnosis of PAH in WHO Diagnostic Group 1
  • PAH associated with: venous hypertension (WHO Diagnostic Group II), hypoxia (WHO Diagnostic Group III), chronic pulmonary thromboembolic disease (WHO Diagnostic Group IV) or other miscellaneous causes (WHO Diagnostic Class V, which includes sarcoidosis, histiocytosis X, lymphangiomatosis, compression of pulmonary vessels)
  • Thrombocytopenia \< 50 x109/L (50 x 103/µL)
  • Uncontrolled systemic arterial hypertension, systolic \> 160 mm Hg or diastolic \>90 mm Hg
  • Any advanced, severe, or unstable disease of any type that may interfere with the primary and secondary endpoint evaluations.
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

23 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01179737

Start Date

July 1 2010

End Date

January 1 2013

Last Update

May 1 2014

Active Locations (13)

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Novartis Investigative Site

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118

2

Novartis Investigative Site

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-0391

3

Novartis Investigative Site

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599

4

Novartis Investigative Site

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195