| Clinical trials identifier | NCT01931839 |
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| Study codes | VX12-809-105, PROGRESES |
| Study title | A Phase 3, Open-label, Rollover Study to Evaluate the Safety of Long-Term Treatment with Lumacaftor in Combination with Ivacaftor in Subjects Aged 12 Years and Older with Cystic Fibrosis, Homozygous for the F508del-CFTR Mutation |
| Sponsor | Vertex |
| Drug (brand name) | Lumacaftor in combination with ivacaftor (Orkambi®) |
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| Eligible CF patients | Aged at least 12 years old, homozygous for the F508del CFTR mutation, participated in feeder study |
| Controlled study? | Yes |
| Randomised study? | Yes |
| Blinded study? | Yes (double blind - neither medical staff, nor participants knew which treatment participants were taking) |
| Extension study? | Yes. This extension study includes patients who participated in the phase 3 studies TRAFFIC and TRANSPORT. |
| Study timeframe | This study ran between October 2013 and April 2016 |
RESULTS
| What does this mean for me? | For people with 2 copies of the F508del CFTR mutation, Orkambi® shows a good safety profile over the two years of study. Clinical benefits were maintained over this two year period, in terms of a reduced rate of pulmonary exacerbations and reduction in decline in lung function compared to control data from the US CF Registry. |
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| Study: | This Phase 3 trial was conducted in 191 sites in 15 countries. |
| Aim: | To assess the long term safety and efficacy of lumacaftor in combination with ivacaftor. |
| Participants: | 1030 participants were enrolled into the extension study from the feeder studies TRAFFIC and TRANSPORT. There were 233 participants from 29 ECFS-CTN sites in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK. |
| Treatment: | Participants who had received lumacaftor/ivacaftor in the feeder studies TRANSPORT and TRAFFIC remained on the same dose in the extension study. Participants who had received placebo were randomly assigned to receive either: - lumacaftor (400mg every 12 hours) and ivacaftor (250mg every 12 hours) - or lumacaftor (600 mg once daily) and ivacaftor (250mg every 12 hours). Participants were treated for up to 96 weeks. Results are available only for patients who took the 400mg lumacaftor/250mg ivacaftor dose since this is the commercially available product. |
| Safety: | The primary endpoint was the long-term safety of lumacaftor/ivacaftor. Safety results were similar to previous studies with no new safety concerns observed. The most common adverse events were infective pulmonary exacerbations, cough, increased sputum and haemoptysis. |
| Efficacy: | Long term treatment with lumacaftor/ivacaftor appeared to protect from lung function decline. Patients in this study had 42% slower rate of lung function decline (ppFEV1) compared with a similar group of control patients from the US patient registry. |
| Data source: | The summary of data provided here is from peer reviewed publication, available here: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(16)30427-1/abstract |