IdB 1016 Treatment for Hepatitis C Disease - Full Text View

Sponsor:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Information provided by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00055445

Purpose

This study will measure the safety and tolerability of three different doses of IdB 1016 in patients with hepatitis C disease who have not responded to or are poor candidates for interferon-based therapies.

NOTE: THE STUDY WILL ONLY RECRUIT STUDY PARTICIPANTS AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER IN SEATTLE

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Hepatitis C, Chronic	Drug: IdB 1016	Phase I Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	IdB 1016 in Hepatitis C

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis C

Drug Information available for: IdB 1016 Hepatitis A Vaccines

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Estimated Enrollment:	45
Study Start Date:	November 2003
Estimated Study Completion Date:	April 2006

Detailed Description:

Results from two open label and four randomized placebo-controlled studies in patients with liver disease of diverse etiology suggest that IdB 1016 (oral silybin-phosphatidylcholine phytosome) is well tolerated and significantly improves serum liver enzyme levels. However, IdB 1016 dosing in these studies ranged from 314 mg bid to 314 mg tid, which is below Phase I doses that were well tolerated in healthy volunteers. None of the studies tested the safety and efficacy of IdB 1016 strictly in patients with chronic hepatitis C disease or measured post-treatment histologic changes.

This study will be an open label, randomized, dose-finding study. There will be three arms corresponding to three different IdB 1016 doses: 314 mg, 624 mg, and 942 mg tid. Each arm will have 15 patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C and will be stratified to five patients with fibrosis stage II (periportal fibrosis), five patients with fibrosis stage III (bridging fibrosis), and five patients with fibrosis stage IV (compensated cirrhosis). The treatment duration will be 12 weeks. Patients will be followed for an additional 4 weeks after treatment cessation to assess residual effects of measured parameters. Patients will have clinic visits on Day -21 (screening), Day 1 (treatment initiation), Day 29, Day 57, Day 85 (end of treatment), and Day 113 (follow-up after washout).

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

HCV infection according to ELISA-2
Detectable HCV RNA PCR as measured within the previous 6 months
Poor responders to, inadequate candidates for, or unwilling to use interferon-based therapies
Serum ALT >= 1.3 times above normal
Persistently elevated serum ALT levels according to two measures in the previous 12 months
Evidence of stage II (periportal fibrosis), III (bridging fibrosis), or IV (compensated cirrhosis) in the Batts-Ludwig scoring system according to a liver biopsy performed in the last 2 (stage II and III patients) to 5 (stage IV patients) years. Patients with clinical signs of compensated cirrhosis (portal hypertension, non-bleeding varices) do not require a biopsy.
Able and willing to follow protocol directions for the duration of the study
Able and willing to maintain a consistent lifestyle routine (e.g., diet, exercise, medications, and dietary supplements) and sleep schedule for the duration of the study
Able and willing to stop taking dietary supplements outside the study protocol for the duration of the study
Able and willing to practice two methods of contraception during the study period, including the 4 week follow-up. This applies to women with childbearing potential and men whose sexual partners have childbearing potential.

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnant or breastfeeding
Liver synthetic dysfunction (albumin < 3.2 g/dL, total bilirubin > 3.0 mg/dL, prothrombin time > 1.5 seconds prolonged)
History of ascites, variceal bleeding, encephalopathy, jaundice, or extrahepatic biliary obstruction
History of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
Known concomitant acute or chronic viral liver infections (e.g., hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Epstein-Barr, or cytomegalovirus)
Concomitant autoimmune and inflammatory disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, lupus)
Other types of concomitant liver disease
HIV-1 coinfection
Chronic use of hepatotoxic drugs (e.g., acetaminophen)
Interferon-based therapies in the past 6 months
Alcohol consumption within 3 months prior to entry. Patients with a history of alcohol abuse should be at least 2 years into recovery.
Use of recreational oral or IV drugs. Patients with a history of drug addiction should be at least 2 years into recovery.
History of untreated malignancy
Remission from previous malignant neoplasms <= 6 months
History of significant renal, endocrine, cardiac, or pulmonary disease
Use of supplements containing compounds derived from milk thistle
Proven allergy to milk thistle or any derived compounds
Subjects taking warfarin or coumadin due to silybin's potential interactions with cytochrome CYP 29C
Any condition or concomitant medication or supplement that could hinder the outcomes of the study or the safety of the patient as determined by the principal investigator

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00055445

Locations

United States, Washington
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Kris V. Kowdley, M.D.

University of Washington

More Information

Publications:

Carini R, Comoglio A, Albano E, Poli G. Lipid peroxidation and irreversible damage in the rat hepatocyte model. Protection by the silybin-phospholipid complex IdB 1016. Biochem Pharmacol. 1992 May 28;43(10):2111-5.

Comoglio A, Tomasi A, Malandrino S, Poli G, Albano E. Scavenging effect of silipide, a new silybin-phospholipid complex, on ethanol-derived free radicals. Biochem Pharmacol. 1995 Oct 12;50(8):1313-6.

Conti M, Malandrino S, Magistretti MJ. Protective activity of silipide on liver damage in rodents. Jpn J Pharmacol. 1992 Dec;60(4):315-21.

Edwards J, Grange LL, Wang M, Reyes E. Fetoprotectivity of the flavanolignan compound siliphos against ethanol-induced toxicity. Phytother Res. 2000 Nov;14(7):517-21.

Morazzoni P, Montalbetti A, Malandrino S, Pifferi G. Comparative pharmacokinetics of silipide and silymarin in rats. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 1993 Jul-Sep;18(3):289-97.

Morazzoni P, Magistretti MJ, Giachetti C, Zanolo G. Comparative bioavailability of Silipide, a new flavanolignan complex, in rats. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 1992 Jan-Mar;17(1):39-44. Erratum in: Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 1992 Apr-Jun;17(2):165.

Comoglio A, Leonarduzzi G, Carini R, Busolin D, Basaga H, Albano E, Tomasi A, Poli G, Morazzoni P, Magistretti MJ. Studies on the antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties of IdB 1016 a new flavanolignan complex. Free Radic Res Commun. 1990;11(1-3):109-15.

Barzaghi N, Crema F, Gatti G, Pifferi G, Perucca E. Pharmacokinetic studies on IdB 1016, a silybin- phosphatidylcholine complex, in healthy human subjects. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 1990 Oct-Dec;15(4):333-8.

Schandalik R, Perucca E. Pharmacokinetics of silybin following oral administration of silipide in patients with extrahepatic biliary obstruction. Drugs Exp Clin Res. 1994;20(1):37-42.

Schandalik R, Gatti G, Perucca E. Pharmacokinetics of silybin in bile following administration of silipide and silymarin in cholecystectomy patients. Arzneimittelforschung. 1992 Jul;42(7):964-8.

Buzzelli G, Moscarella S, Giusti A, Duchini A, Marena C, Lampertico M. A pilot study on the liver protective effect of silybin-phosphatidylcholine complex (IdB1016) in chronic active hepatitis. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol. 1993 Sep;31(9):456-60.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00055445 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	R21 AT000992-01A1, IdB-1016-UW-001
Study First Received:	March 3, 2003
Last Updated:	August 17, 2006
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Complementary Therapies
IdB 1016
Silybin

Antioxidant
Hepatitis C Virus
Phosphatidylcholine

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Hepatitis
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Hepatitis, Viral, Human

Virus Diseases
Enterovirus Infections
Picornaviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Flaviviridae Infections
Hepatitis, Chronic

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