Study Of Eltrombopag in Healthy Subjects and Volunteers With Mild, Moderate or Severe Hepatic Impairment
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00359463 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 2, 2006
Last Update Posted : November 13, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Purpura, Thrombocytopaenic, Idiopathic | Drug: eltrombopag | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 33 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-Label, Non-Randomized Pharmacokinetic and Safety Study of a Single Oral Dose of 50mg Eltrombopag in Healthy Subjects and in Volunteers With Mild, Moderate or Severe Hepatic Impairment |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 18, 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 7, 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 7, 2007 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Healthy subjects
Subjects will receive a single 50 mg oral dose of eltrombopag.
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Drug: eltrombopag
Subjects will be administered a single oral dose of 50 mg eltrombopag. |
Experimental: Subjects with hepatic impairment
Subjects with mild, moderate or severe hepatic impairment will receive a single 50 mg oral dose of eltrombopag.
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Drug: eltrombopag
Subjects will be administered a single oral dose of 50 mg eltrombopag. |
- Plasma levels and protein binding of eltrombopag [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 6 ]
- Safety will be monitored by: - clinical lab tests - vital signs - electrocardiograms - monitoring for adverse events - physical exams - eye exams [ Time Frame: throughout the study ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion criteria:
- Healthy or have liver impairment
- Females(the following requirement applies only if able to have children): agree to doctor approved birth control methods, or partner has had a vasectomy.
- Body mass index (BMI-within acceptable range)
- Negative drug, alcohol, and HIV tests
Exclusion criteria:
- Taking a medication or therapy not approved by the study doctor
- Rapidly changing liver function
- Kidneys not working well
- Drug or alcohol abuse within past 6 months
- Used an investigational drug in the past 30 days
- Females that are pregnant or nursing
- Have active hepatitis B or C
- History of blood disorders
- History of various heart conditions (as noted by study doctor)
- Blood clotting problems or blood abnormalities

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00359463
United States, Florida | |
GSK Investigational Site | |
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32608 | |
GSK Investigational Site | |
Orlando, Florida, United States, 32809 | |
Australia, New South Wales | |
GSK Investigational Site | |
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2031 | |
Australia, South Australia | |
GSK Investigational Site | |
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000 | |
New Zealand | |
GSK Investigational Site | |
Christchurch, New Zealand, 8011 |
Study Director: | GSK Clinical Trials | GlaxoSmithKline |
Responsible Party: | GlaxoSmithKline |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00359463 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TRA103452 |
First Posted: | August 2, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 13, 2017 |
Last Verified: | November 2017 |
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