A Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of 2 Dosing Regimens of IV Infusions of AZD9773 (CytoFab™) With Placebo in Adult Patients With Severe Sepsis and/or Septic Shock

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01145560

First Posted: June 16, 2010

Last Update Posted: October 6, 2014

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AstraZeneca

Purpose

The primary purpose of this study to evaluate the effect of two different doses of AZD9773 (CytoFab™) versus placebo on ventilator free days (VFDs) over the first 28 days after the start of dosing with AZD9773 in patients with severe sepsis and/or septic shock, who are already receiving appropriate standard of care treatment for sepsis.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Severe Sepsis Septic Shock	Drug: AZD9773 Drug: Placebo	Phase 2


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	A MultiCentre, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase IIb Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Two Dosing Regimens of Intravenous Infusions of AZD9773 (CytoFab™) in Adult Patients With Severe Sepsis and/or Septic Shock

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MedlinePlus related topics: Sepsis Shock

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Primary Outcome Measures:

Ventilator-free Days (VFDs) Over 28 Days [ Time Frame: Over 28 days following first dose ]
Number of ventilator-free days (VFDs)

Secondary Outcome Measures:

7-day Mortality [ Time Frame: Over 7 days following first dose ]
Number of patients who died over 7 days
28-day Mortality [ Time Frame: Over 28 days following first dose ]
Number of patients who died over 28 days
Safety and Tolerability [ Time Frame: All study visits (over 90 days following first dose) ]
Number of patients with treatment-emergent adverse events


Enrollment:	300
Study Start Date:	October 2010
Study Completion Date:	May 2012
Primary Completion Date:	May 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1 AZD9773 250/50 units/kg	Drug: AZD9773 A single loading dose following by up to 9 maintenance doses; doses to be given every 12 hours over a period of 5 days Other Name: CytoFab™
Experimental: 2 AZD9773 500/100 units/kg	Drug: AZD9773 A single loading dose following by up to 9 maintenance doses; doses to be given every 12 hours over a period of 5 days Other Name: CytoFab™
Placebo Comparator: 3	Drug: Placebo Placebo

Eligibility

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Adults with a first episode of sepsis during this hospitalisation and objective evidence of infection that requires parenteral antibiotics.
At least 2 of 4 SIRS criteria in the 24 hours before organ dysfunction (must include either fever OR elevated white blood cells [WBC])
Cardiovascular or respiratory dysfunction.

Exclusion Criteria:

Immunocompromising comorbidities or concomitant medications:
1. Advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (CD4 ≤50/mm3).
2. Stage III or IV cancer.
3. Haemopoietic or lymphoreticular malignancies not in remission.
4. Receiving radiation therapy or chemotherapy.
5. Stem cell, organ or bone marrow transplant in the past 6 months.
6. Absolute neutrophil count <500 per μL.
7. High dose steroids or other immunocompromising drugs.
Concomitant diseases:
1. Deep seated fungal infection or active tuberculosis.
2. Cirrhosis with portal hypertension or Childs-Pugh Class C.
3. History of chronic hypercarbia, respiratory failure in past 6 months or use of home oxygen in the setting of severe chronic respiratory disease.
4. Neuromuscular disorders that impact breathing/spontaneous ventilation.
5. Quadriplegia.
6. Cardiac arrest in the past 30 days.
7. New York Heart Association functional Class IV due to heart failure or any disorder.
8. Burns over > 30% of body surface area.
Medication and allergy disqualifications.
1. Treatment with anti-TNF agents within the last 8 weeks.
2. Previously received ovine derived products (CroFab™, DigiFab™).
3. Sheep product allergy or allergy to latex, papain, chymopapain.

Contacts and Locations

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Sponsors and Collaborators

AstraZeneca

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Gordon Bernard, MD	Vanderbilt University
Study Director:	Warren Botnick, MD	Parexel
Study Director:	Justin Lindemann, MD	AstraZeneca
Study Director:	Wayne Dankner, MD	Parexel
Study Director:	Jiri Juchelka, MD	Parexel

More Information

Additional Information:

CSR-D0620C00003.pdf This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

redacted-CSP-D0620C00003.pdf This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Yates JW, Das S, Mainwaring G, Kemp J. Population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling of the anti-TNF-α polyclonal fragment antibody AZD9773 in patients with severe sepsis. J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn. 2012 Dec;39(6):591-9. doi: 10.1007/s10928-012-9270-4. Epub 2012 Sep 23.


Responsible Party:	AstraZeneca
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01145560 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	D0620C00003
First Submitted:	June 7, 2010
First Posted:	June 16, 2010
Results First Submitted:	July 19, 2013
Results First Posted:	September 23, 2013
Last Update Posted:	October 6, 2014
Last Verified:	September 2014

Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:


severe sepsis TNF neutralisation septic shock patients

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Sepsis Toxemia Shock Shock, Septic	Infection Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Inflammation Pathologic Processes

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