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A Trial of the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Subcutaneous Gamunex® in Primary Immunodeficiency

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by: Talecris Biotherapeutics
Information provided by: Talecris Biotherapeutics
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00389324
  Purpose

This study will compare the blood level of Gamunex in patients. Patients will take it as an injection under the skin or in a vein. The study will compare how safe and tolerable the two methods are in the patients. The patients in this study have a defect in their immune system from a genetic cause.


Condition Intervention Phase
Immunologic Deficiency Syndrome
Drug: Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human), 10%, Caprylate/Chromatography Purified
Phase II

ChemIDplus related topics:   Globulin, Immune    Immunoglobulins    Caprylic acid   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Crossover Assignment, Pharmacokinetics Study
Official Title:   An Open-Label Single-Sequence, Crossover Trial to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability, of Subcutaneous Gamunex® 10% in Subjects With Primary Immunodeficiency

Further study details as provided by Talecris Biotherapeutics:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To demonstrate the safety and tolerability of SC administered Gamunex [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • AUC 0-7 days following the weekly SC infusion, i.e., the AUC over a weekly SC dosing interval under an approximate steady-state condition. [ Time Frame: 17 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • AUC 0-28 days following the monthly IV infusion, i.e., the AUC over a monthly IV dosing interval under an approximate steady-state condition. [ Time Frame: 1 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Maximum level (Cmax) of IgG following SC or IV administration [ Time Frame: 1 week ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:   35
Study Start Date:   November 2006
Study Completion Date:   August 2008
Primary Completion Date:   August 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms Assigned Interventions
Entered study: Experimental Drug: Immune Globulin Intravenous (Human), 10%, Caprylate/Chromatography Purified
Subjects will be on IGIV (intravenous) until until a steady state is reached at which time PK profiling during the IV phase will occur. Subjects will begin SC administration 1 week following last IV dose and followed for a period of six months.

Detailed Description:

This is an open-label, single-sequence, multi-center trial with subjects previously diagnosed with primary immune deficiency. Subjects will be on IGIV until until a steady state is reached at which time PK profiling during the IV phase will occur. Subjects will begin SC administration 1 week following last IV dose and followed for a period of six months. PK profiling in SC phase will occur when subject reaches approximate steady-state on SC administration.

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   13 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults and adolescents (age 13-75 inclusive) with a documented and confirmed pre-existing diagnosis of chronic primary immune deficiency
  • Previously or currently on IgG replacement therapy
  • Documented (within 3 months) plasma IgG level of >500 mg/dL on current IgG therapy (IgG level can be obtained at the screening visit if documentation is not available)
  • The medical records for all subjects within the previous 2 years should be available to document previous infections and treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical evidence of any significant acute or chronic disease that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with successful completion of the trial
  • The subject has a known adverse reaction to Gamunex or other blood products
  • The subject has a history of blistering skin disease, clinically significant thrombocytopenia, bleeding disorder, diffuse rash, recurrent skin infections or other disorders where subcutaneous therapy would be contraindicated
  • The subject has known selective IgA deficiency with the exception of a known IgA deficient subject who has no previous documented eventful reaction to products containing IgA
  • The subject is pregnant or lactating
  • The subject has significant proteinuria and/or has a history of acute renal failure and /or severe renal impairment (BUN or creatinine more than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal) and/or on dialysis
  • The subject has known substance or prescription drug abuse in the past 12 months
  • The subject has a history of or current diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis
  • The subject has an acquired medical condition that is known to cause secondary immune deficiency, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, chronic or recurrent neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count less than 1000 x 10e9/L), or HIV infection/AIDS
  • The subject is receiving any of the following medications: corticosteroids (long-term daily, >1 mg of prednisone equivalent/kg/day for >30 days) (intermittent courses would not exclude subject); immunosuppressants; or immunomodulators
  • The subject has non-controlled arterial hypertension (systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg)
  • The subject has anemia (hemoglobin <10 g/dL) at screening
  • The subject has participated in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to screening (imaging studies without investigative treatments are permitted) or has received any investigational blood product within the previous 3 months
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00389324

Locations
United States, California
UCLA School of Medicine    
      Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
University of California, Irvine    
      Irvine, California, United States, 92697
United States, Georgia
Family Allergy & Asthma Center, PC    
      Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342
United States, Nebraska
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Associates, PC    
      Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68124
United States, Texas
Pediatric Allergy / Immunology Associates, PA    
      Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
United States, Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University    
      Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23219
Canada, British Columbia
Dr. Donald F. Stark, Inc    
      Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H3K2
Canada, Quebec
McGill University - Montreal General Hospital    
      Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G1A4

Sponsors and Collaborators
Talecris Biotherapeutics

Investigators
Study Director:     Susan Sorrells     Talecris Biotherapeutics    
  More Information


FDA approved labeling information  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site
 
FDA Product Approval  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site
 

Responsible Party:   Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. ( Gerald Klein, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Vice President of Medical and Clinical Affairs )
Study ID Numbers:   060001
First Received:   October 17, 2006
Last Updated:   September 12, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00389324
Health Authority:   United States: Food and Drug Administration;   Canada: Health Canada

Keywords provided by Talecris Biotherapeutics:
Primary immune deficiency  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Rho(D) Immune Globulin
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immunoglobulins

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pathologic Processes
Disease
Immunologic Factors
Immune System Diseases
Syndrome
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions

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