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A Study of Tenecteplase for Restoration of Function in Dysfunctional Hemodialysis Catheters (TROPICS 4)
This study has been completed.
First Received: November 2, 2006   Last Updated: August 7, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: Genentech
Information provided by: Genentech
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00396253
  Purpose

This is a Phase III, open-label study that will be conducted at approximately 60 centers in the United States and Canada. Approximately 225 subjects ≥ 16 years of age who require HD and have a dysfunctional HD catheter will be enrolled in the study.


Condition Intervention Phase
Renal Insufficiency
Drug: tenecteplase
Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment
Official Title: A Phase III, Open-Label Study of Tenecteplase for Restoration of Function in Dysfunctional Hemodialysis Catheters

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Further study details as provided by Genentech:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • For subjects who do not receive extended-dwell tenecteplase at Visit 1, the incidence of targeted adverse events from initial study drug administration through the start of Visit 2 [ Time Frame: Visits 1 and 2 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Percentage of subjects who have treatment success with respect to BFR at Visit 1 [ Time Frame: Visit 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • For subjects who have treatment success at Visit 1, the percentage of subjects who maintain catheter function at Visits 2 and 3 [ Time Frame: Length of study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Percentage of subjects with a urea reduction ratio (URR) of ≥ 65% as assessed by pretreatment and post-HD blood urea nitrogen (BUN) measurements at Visit 1 [ Time Frame: Visit 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • For subjects who do not receive extended-dwell tenecteplase at Visit 1, the percentage of subjects with a URR of ≥ 65% as assessed by pre- and post-HD BUN measurements at Visit 2 [ Time Frame: Length of study ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Change in BFR from baseline to the end of HD at Visit 1 [ Time Frame: Visit 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Percentage of subjects who fall into each of the following categories defined by change in BFR from baseline to the end of HD at Visit 1: < 0 mL/min, 0-24 mL/min, 25-49 mL/min, 50-99 mL/min, 100-149 mL/min, and ≥ 150 mL/min [ Time Frame: Visit 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 224
Study Start Date: October 2006
Primary Completion Date: October 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental Drug: tenecteplase
One to three dose instillation

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   16 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria for the Study:

  • Able to provide written informed consent/assent and comply with the study assessments for the full duration of the study
  • Age ≥ 16 years
  • Clinically stable, in the opinion of the investigator
  • Use of a cuffed tunneled HD catheter
  • HD prescribed at a BFR of ≥ 300 mL/min
  • Baseline BFR (during the first 30 minutes of HD) of < 300 mL/min (using catheter lines in the customary direction, prior to any reversal of lines) at an arterial pressure of -250 mmHg (or at institutional guidelines for maximum negative arterial pressure, not to exceed 250 mmHg)
  • Baseline BFR (during the first 30 minutes of HD) at least 25 mL/min below the prescribed BFR
  • Demonstrated BFR of ≥ 300 mL/min (using catheter lines in the customary direction) at an arterial pressure in the range of 0 to -250 mmHg in at least one HD session in the 7 days prior to Visit 1
  • Anticipated use of the same catheter for at least four consecutive HD sessions, on the same type and model of HD apparatus
  • Able to have fluids infused at the volume necessary to instill study drug into the HD catheter

Exclusion Criteria for the Study:

  • HD catheter with sustainable BFR of ≥ 300 mL/min following subject repositioning
  • HD catheter inserted < 2 days prior to screening
  • Evidence of a mechanical, non-thrombotic cause of HD catheter dysfunction (e.g., kink in the catheter or suture constricting the catheter), or dysfunction caused by known fibrin sheath
  • Use of an implantable port
  • HD catheter implanted in the subclavian vein
  • Anticipated use of catheter for any other type of diagnostic or therapeutic procedure (i.e., other than HD) during the course of the study
  • Previously treated in this study or any tenecteplase catheter clearance trial
  • Use of any investigational drug or therapy within 28 days prior to screening
  • Use of a fibrinolytic agent (e.g. alteplase, tenecteplase, reteplase, or urokinase) within 7 days prior to Visit 1
  • Known to be pregnant or lactating at screening
  • HD catheter with known or suspected infection
  • History of any intracranial hemorrhage, aneurysm, or arteriovenous malformation
  • Use of any heparin (unfractionated or low molecular weight) within 24 hours prior to Visit 1, except for heparin used only during HD or for prophylaxis (e.g., heparin lock)
  • Use of warfarin within 7 days prior to Visit 1, except for low-dose warfarin used for prophylaxis
  • Initiation of or increase in dose of Plavix(R) (clopidogrel bisulfate) within 7 days prior to Visit 1
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 13.5 g/dL if on erythropoietin
  • Platelet count < 75,000/uL
  • At high risk for bleeding events or embolic complications (i.e., recent pulmonary embolus, deep vein thrombosis, endarterectomy, or clinically significant right-to-left shunt) in the opinion of the investigator, or with known condition for which bleeding constitutes a significant hazard
  • BFR of < 300 mL/min because of symptomatic hypotension
  • Uncontrolled hypertension in the opinion of the investigator (e.g., systolic pressure > 185 mmHg and diastolic pressure > 110 mmHg)
  • Known hypersensitivity to tenecteplase or any component of the formulation

Inclusion Criteria for the Retreatment Course:

  • Treatment success at Visit 1 or Visit 2
  • Clinically stable, in the opinion of the investigator
  • Continued use of the same cuffed, tunneled HD catheter (i.e., the catheter the subject had in place during the initial treatment course)
  • HD prescribed at a BFR of ≥ 300 mL/min
  • RT baseline BFR of < 300 mL/min (using catheter lines in the customary direction, prior to any reversal of lines) at an arterial pressure of -250 mmHg (or at institutional guidelines for maximum negative arterial pressure, not to exceed 250 mmHg)
  • RT baseline BFR at least 25 mL/min below the prescribed BFR
  • Anticipated use of the same catheter for at least three consecutive HD sessions, on the same type and model of HD apparatus
  • Able to have fluids infused at the volume necessary to instill study drug into the HD catheter

Exclusion Criteria for the Retreatment Course:

  • HD catheter with sustainable BFR of ≥ 300 mL/min following subject repositioning
  • Evidence of a mechanical, non-thrombotic cause of HD catheter dysfunction (e.g., kink in the catheter or suture constricting the catheter), or dysfunction caused by known fibrin sheath
  • Anticipated use of catheter for any other type of diagnostic or therapeutic procedure (i.e., other than HD) during the retreatment course of the study
  • Use of any investigational drug or therapy other than tenecteplase within 21 days prior to RT Visit 1
  • Use of a fibrinolytic agent other than tenecteplase in this study (e.g. alteplase, reteplase, or urokinase) within 7 days prior to RT Visit 1
  • Known to be pregnant or lactating at RT Visit 1
  • HD catheter with known or suspected infection
  • History of any intracranial hemorrhage, aneurysm, or arteriovenous malformation
  • Use of any heparin (unfractionated or low molecular weight) within 24 hours prior to RT Visit 1, except for heparin used only during HD or for prophylaxis (e.g., heparin lock)
  • Use of warfarin within 7 days prior to RT Visit 1, except for low-dose warfarin used for prophylaxis
  • Initiation of or increase in dose of clopidogrel bisulfate within 7 days prior to RT Visit 1
  • Known hemoglobin ≥ 13.5 g/dL between initial treatment course and RT Visit 1 if on erythropoietin
  • Known platelet count < 75,000/uL between initial treatment course and RT Visit 1
  • At high risk for bleeding events or embolic complications (i.e., recent pulmonary embolus, deep vein thrombosis, endarterectomy, or clinically significant right-to-left shunt) in the opinion of the investigator, or with known condition for which bleeding constitutes a significant hazard
  • BFR of < 300 mL/min because of symptomatic hypotension
  • Uncontrolled hypertension in the opinion of the investigator (e.g., systolic pressure > 185 mmHg and diastolic pressure > 110 mmHg)
  • Known hypersensitivity to tenecteplase or any component of the formulation
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00396253

Sponsors and Collaborators
Genentech
Investigators
Study Director: Barbara Gillespie, M.D., FASN Genentech
  More Information

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Responsible Party: Genentech, Inc. ( Clinical Trials Posting Group )
Study ID Numbers: N3701g
Study First Received: November 2, 2006
Last Updated: August 7, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00396253     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Genentech:
HD
TNKase
Hemodialysis
Catheter clearance

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Fibrin Modulating Agents
Renal Insufficiency
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Urologic Diseases
Therapeutic Uses
Hematologic Agents
Tenecteplase
Fibrinolytic Agents
Cardiovascular Agents
Kidney Diseases
Pharmacologic Actions

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