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Phase 3 N=616 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

BUILD 3: Bosentan Use in Interstitial Lung Disease

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Enrolled (actual)
616
Serious AEs
33.0%
Results posted
May 2012
Primary outcome: Primary: Time to Occurrence of Disease Worsening or Death up to End of Study. — 10; 18; 22; 40 participants with event — p=0.2110

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Bosentan (Drug); Placebo (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Actelion
Primary completion
Feb 2010

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Time to Occurrence of Disease Worsening or Death up to End of Study.
10; 18; 22; 40; 43; 74 0.2110
SECONDARY
Percentage of Patients Who Experienced Either Disease Worsening or Death at 1 Year.
23.9; 19.9 0.2542

Summary

BUILD 3 is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel group, placebo-controlled, event-driven, group sequential, phase III superiority study. The primary objective is to demonstrate that bosentan delays disease worsening or death in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Signed informed consent
  • Male or female aged 18 years or older (females of child-bearing potential must have been surgically sterilized or use a reliable method of contraception.)
  • Proven diagnosis of IPF according to American Thoracic Society / European Respiratory Society (ATS-ERS) statement, of or = 120% predicted.
  • Documented sustained improvement of patient's IPF condition up to 12 months prior to randomization with or without IPF-specific therapy.
  • Recent pulmonary or upper respiratory tract infection (up to 4 weeks prior to randomization).
  • Acute or chronic impairment (other than dyspnea) limiting the ability to comply with study requirements.
  • Chronic heart failure with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III/IV or known left ventricular ejection fraction 1.5 times the upper limit of the normal ranges.
  • Moderate to severe hepatic impairment.
  • Serum creatinine > or = 2.5 mg/dl or chronic dialysis.
  • Hemoglobin concentration 20 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent), immunosuppressive or cytotoxic drugs, antifibrotic drugs, chronic use of N-acetylcysteine (prescribed for IPF).
  • Oral anticoagulants other than those indicated for a venous or arterial thrombotic disease.
  • Treatment with glibenclamide (glyburide) and calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine A, tacrolimus) up to 1 week prior to randomization.
  • Treatment with an endothelin receptor antagonist up to 3 months prior to randomization.
  • Participation in the BUILD 1 trial.
  • Treatment with another investigational drug up to 3 months prior to randomization or planned treatment.
  • Known hypersensitivity to bosentan or any of the excipients.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00391443). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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