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Pirfenidone in Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease Associated With Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis

NCT02821689 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 57

Last updated 2016-07-01

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Summary

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common complication of dermatomyositis (DM) with prevalence up to 65%, and is considered to be one of the determining factors of prognosis. Clinical amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM), which is a special phenotype of DM, with characteristic cutaneous manifestations but no or only subclinical myopathy. Many studies, mainly from Asia, including ours, have demonstrated that these patients with CADM tend to develop a rapidly progressive ILD (RPILD) and have a poor response to conventional therapy, such as high-dose corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, leading to lethal outcome with a 6-month survival rate of less than 50%.

Pirfenidone, a new oral antifibrotic agent, has been approved for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Randomized controlled trials of pirfenidone in patients with IPF suggested that it could ameliorate pulmonary function decline and improve the progression-free survival. Its utility in connective tissue disease (CTD) related ILD has been implicated, but no evidence has yet demonstrated its efficacy. Therefore, the investigators conduct this study to evaluate the possible therapeutic effects of pirfenidone on RPILD associated with CADM.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Pirfenidone

Pirfenidone was administered in three divided doses (200mg tid), and increased to the manufacturer's instructed target dose (600mg tid) over a 2-week period. The maximum dose was maintained throughout the study in patients who tolerated it.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • RenJi Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shuang Ye, MD · RenJi Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-07-31
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2018-06-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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