Extension Trial on Efficacy / Safety of L-CsA + SoC in Treating BOS in Post Single or Double Lung Transplant (BOSTON-3) (BOSTON-3)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04039347 |
Recruitment Status :
Enrolling by invitation
First Posted : July 31, 2019
Last Update Posted : March 31, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Bronchiolitis Obliterans Obliterative Bronchiolitis Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome | Drug: Liposomal Cyclosporine A 5 mg Drug: Liposomal Cyclosporine A 10 mg | Phase 3 |
This is a Phase III, multicenter, open-label, extension clinical trial of L-CsA for the treatment of BOS.
Enrollment will be limited to patients who have completed 48 weeks participation in either the BT-L-CsA-301-SLT (BOSTON-1) or BT-L-CsA-302-DLT (BOSTON-2) trial. All patients in this clinical trial will receive L-CsA in addition to SoC, regardless of the randomization arm in prior trials.
IMP will be administered by BID inhalation (morning/evening) using the L-CsA eFlow. Patients who did not receive L-CsA in BOSTON-1 or BOSTON-2 must remain in the clinic for at least 4 hours for observation after the first inhalation. At all subsequent visits, one dose administered via inhalation will be monitored by the clinical trial center personnel. In case patients receiving L-CsA undergo the last visit for BOSTON-1 or BOSTON-2 (Visit 9) on the same day as for Visit 1 for BOSTON-3, they will take the first dose for Boston 3 in the evening of this day. This first dose will not be supervised by the site staff. Nebulization time per inhalation dose is approximately 6-10 minutes for the 5 mg dose and 9-13 minutes for the 10 mg dose. Inhalations will be performed BID approximately 12 hours apart through a mouthpiece by slow and deep respiration using the L-CsA eFlow. A high efficiency particulate air filter is used to prevent environmental contamination during exhalation.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 262 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase III, Extension Clinical Trial to Demonstrate Efficacy and Safety of Liposomal Cyclosprine A Via the PARI Investigational eFlow® Device and SoC in Treating Bronchiolitis Obliterans in Patients Post Single or Double Lung Transplant |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 12, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: L-CsA 5 mg plus Standard of Care
L-CsA 5 mg twice daily plus Standard of Care for up to 144 weeks for patients post Single Lung Transplant
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Drug: Liposomal Cyclosporine A 5 mg
delivered via the PARI eFlow® device, which is a new technology of nebulizing liquid drugs with a perforated vibrating membrane resulting in an aerosol with a low ballistic momentum and a high percentage of droplets in a respirable size range of 3-5 μm
Other Name: L-CsA |
Experimental: L-CsA 10 mg plus Standard of Care
L-CsA 10 mg twice daily plus Standard of Care for up to 144 weeks for patients post Double Lung Transplant
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Drug: Liposomal Cyclosporine A 10 mg
delivered via the PARI eFlow® device, which is a new technology of nebulizing liquid drugs with a perforated vibrating membrane resulting in an aerosol with a low ballistic momentum and a high percentage of droplets in a respirable size range of 3-5 μm
Other Name: L-CsA |
- Mean change in FEV1 from Baseline to Week 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 24 ]
- Mean change in FEV1 from Baseline to Week 48 [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 48 ]
- Mean change in FEV1 from Baseline to End of Study [ Time Frame: Baseline to end of study, approximately 2 years ]
- Mean change in FEV1/FVC from Baseline to Week 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 24 ]
- Mean change in FEV1/FVC from Baseline to Week 48 [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 48 ]
- Time to Progression of BOS [ Time Frame: Baseline to End of Study, approximately 2 years ]
Defined as the earliest of:
- Absolute decrease from baseline in FEV1 >/= 10% or >/= 200 mL and absolute decrease in FEV1/FVC of > 5%, OR
- Change in BOS severity (according to criteria in Verleden 2019), OR
- Re-transplantation, OR
- Death from respiratory failure
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: Baseline through end of study, approximately 2 years ]
- Acute tolerability of L-CsA as measured by change in FEV1 at 1 hour and 4 hours after first inhalation of L-CsA [ Time Frame: First treatment with L-CsA ]
- Acute tolerability of L-CsA as measured by number of patients with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0 [ Time Frame: Baseline through end of treatment, approximately 2 years ]
- Number of patients with treatment-related changes in hematology or serum chemistry parameters assessed by CTCAE v5.0 [ Time Frame: Baseline through end of study participation, approximately 2 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have completed all visits through the End of Treatment Visit in either BOSTON-1 or BOSTON-2, did not withdraw informed consent, and did not prematurely terminate study drug administration.
- Patients should be on a three-drug maintenance regimen of immunosuppressive agents including tacrolimus or another CNI, a second agent such as but not limited to MMF or azathioprine, and a systemic corticosteroid such as prednisone.
- Patients capable of understanding the purposes and risks of the clinical trial, who have given written informed consent and agree to comply with the clinical trial requirements/visit schedules, and who are capable of aerosol inhalation.
- Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to Visit 1 and must agree to use one of the methods of contraception listed in Appendix II through their End of Study Visit.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known hypersensitivity to L-CsA or to cyclosporine A.
- Patients who experienced an AE related to study drug that led to permanent study drug discontinuation in BOSTON-1 or BOSTON-2.
- Patients with new onset of malignancy while participating in BOSTON-1 or BOSTON-2, including post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder, with the exception of treated, localized basal and squamous cell carcinomas.
- Pregnant women or women who are unwilling to use appropriate birth control to avoid pregnancy through their End of Study Visit.
- Women who are currently breastfeeding.
- Receipt of an investigational drug, other than L-CsA, as part of a clinical trial within 4 weeks prior to Visit 1. This is defined as any treatment that is implemented under an Investigational New Drug (IND) or compassionate use.
- Patients who are currently participating in an interventional clinical trial, other than BOSTON-1 or BOSTON-2.
- Psychiatric disorders or altered mental status precluding understanding of the informed consent process and/or completion of the necessary procedures.
- Any co-existing medical condition that in the Investigator's judgment will substantially increase the risk associated with the patient's participation in the clinical trial.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04039347

Study Director: | Paola R Castellani, MD | Zambon SpA, Chief Medical Officer |
Responsible Party: | Zambon SpA |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04039347 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BT - L-CsA - 303 - FU 2019-002987-29 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | July 31, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 31, 2022 |
Last Verified: | March 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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