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Open Label Extension (OLE) for the Patients Treated in the ISD002-P144-07 Study

NCT00781053 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2013-02-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Transforming growth factor-beta 1 is consistently over expressed in most fibrotic diseases and displays a variety of profibrotic effects in fibroblasts(25, 26). Activation of TGF-beta receptors induces the activation of several kinase signalling cascades leading to the phosphorylation of SMAD proteins as well as to the activation of SMAD-independent kinases that collectively activate ECM synthesis and fibroblast growth and differentiation into myofibroblasts. TGF-beta 1 i one of the main mediators in the fibrotic process, associated to both scarring and a long list of pathologies related to chronic inflammation and which affect all type of organs and tissues. An increase in TGF-beta1 mRNA and protein levels has been described in these processes. Peptide 144 (P144)is a acetic salt of a 14mer peptide from human TGF-beta1 type III receptor (betaglycan). P144 TGF-beta1-inhibitor has been specifically designed to block the interaction between TGF-beta1 and TGF-beta1 type III receptor, thus blocking its biological effects. P144 has shown significant antifibrotic activity in mice receiving repeated sucutaneous injections of bleomycin, a widely accepted animal model of human scleroderma, and could contribute to the development. The aim of the study is to asses the long-term safety of topical application of P144 cream in the treatment of skin fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis in an extension open-label treatment period of 6 additional months.

Conditions

  • Skin Fibrosis

Interventions

DRUG

P144 cream

P144 cream 0.03% will be used once a day during the whole extension period of 6 months. The patient will apply the cream by him/herself or with a help of a person uniformly in a 10% maximum affected surface until absorption

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Digna Biotech S.L.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • ISDIN

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Marco Matucci, MD, PhD · University of Florence

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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