February 07, 2014
Institutional Review Board, Hospital for Special Surgery
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Jessica K. Gordon, MD
Joanna Harp, MD
Lindsay Lally, MD
Daniele Lerner, BA
Uzunma Udeh, BA
Nina Paddu, BA
5 patients will be recruited at HSS
Enrollment Period: will end in April 2014
Duration: 16 weeks
All subjects in the study will receive pirfenidone (up to 2403 mg per day). Pirfenidone will be supplied in white, opaque, hard gelatin capsules and will be taken, after step by step dose escalation is completed as 3 capsules by mouth, 3 times a day (a total of 9 capsules per day)
Eligible subjects in this study may be currently receiving cyclophosphamide, or mycophenolate mofetil (prescribed by their doctors), or no SSc-ILD treatment. In this study, all eligible participants will receive pirfenidone. Subjects will be assigned randomly (by chance) to one of two groups. In one group, subjects will gradually increase the dose of pirfenidone over 2 weeks to reach the full dose, which is 2403 mg/day. In the other group, subjects will gradually increase the dose of pirfenidone over 4 weeks to reach the full dose, which is 2403 mg/day.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Diagnosis of SSc confirmed by the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria of systemic sclerosis (Masi 1980); duration of diagnosis <7 years
2. Diagnosis of SSc-ILD based on an HRCT scan
3. Screening FVC ≥50% of the predicted value, and screening DLCO ≥40% of the predicted value
4. At study entry, the patient either is not taking SSc-ILD medication or is taking cyclophosphamide or mycophenolate mofetil
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Clinically significant pulmonary hypertension
2. Known underlying liver disease
3. Clinical evidence of significant aspiration or uncontrolled gastroesophageal reflux
4. History of clinically significant asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
5. Active infection
6. Diagnosis of another connective tissue disorder
7. Evidence of a malignancy that is likely to result in significant disability or require significant medical or surgical intervention
8. History of unstable or deteriorating cardiac or pulmonary disease (other than SSc-ILD)
9. Pregnancy or lactation
10. Creatinine clearance <40 mL/min
11. Prior use of pirfenidone
12. Unsuitable for enrollment or unlikely to comply with study requirements.
Daniele Lerner
lernerd@hss.edu
646.714.6302