Pexelizumab in Conjunction With Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction (APEX-AMI) - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Procter and Gamble
Information provided by:	Procter and Gamble
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00091637

Purpose

In the setting of reperfusion therapy in an acute myocardial infarction using primary percutaneous intervention (PCI), the body's own inflammatory system involving the complement cascade may be harmful. This study will test the safety and efficacy of a novel complement inhibitor, pexelizumab to reduce mortality at 30 days.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Acute Myocardial Infarction	Drug: Pexelizumab Drug: Placebo infusion	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Angioplasty Heart Attack

Drug Information available for: Pexelizumab

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	APEX-AMI - Pexelizumab in Conjunction With Angioplasty

Further study details as provided by Procter and Gamble:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Reduction of all causes of mortality [ Time Frame: day 30 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	5745
Study Start Date:	April 2004
Study Completion Date:	May 2007
Primary Completion Date:	May 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
1: Placebo Comparator Placebo infusion	Drug: Placebo infusion bolus infusion over a 10 minute period once
2: Experimental Pexelizumab infusion	Drug: Pexelizumab Pexelizumab (2 mg/kg) intravenous , bolus for 10 minutes once

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Cardiac symptoms for at least 20 minutes within past 6 hours;
Will undergo primary PCI;
Has ECG evidence of acute high risk ST elevation myocardial infarction;
Willing and able to be followed for at least 12 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

Isolated low risk inferior wall myocardial infarction;
Received fibrinolytic therapy;
History of complement deficiency;
Suspected neisserial infection;
Participating in other investigational study;
Pregnancy;
Previous enrollment.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00091637

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Sponsors and Collaborators

Procter and Gamble

Investigators

Study Director:

Thomas G Todaro, MD, JD, FACC

Procter and Gamble

More Information

Publications indexed to this study:

Buller CE, Fu Y, Mahaffey KW, Todaro TG, Adams P, Westerhout CM, White HD, van 't Hof AW, Van de Werf FJ, Wagner GS, Granger CB, Armstrong PW. ST-segment recovery and outcome after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: insights from the Assessment of Pexelizumab in Acute Myocardial Infarction (APEX-AMI) trial. Circulation. 2008 Sep 23;118(13):1335-46. Epub 2008 Sep 8.

APEX AMI Investigators; Armstrong PW, Granger CB, Adams PX, Hamm C, Holmes D Jr, O'Neill WW, Todaro TG, Vahanian A, Van de Werf F. Pexelizumab for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2007 Jan 3;297(1):43-51.

Responsible Party:	Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals ( Thomas G Todaro, MD, JD, FACC )
Study ID Numbers:	2003056
Study First Received:	September 14, 2004
Last Updated:	February 11, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00091637
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Necrosis
Heart Diseases
Myocardial Ischemia
Vascular Diseases

Ischemia
Infarction
Myocardial Infarction

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Pathologic Processes
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009