Famciclovir Pediatric Formulation in Children 1 to 12 Years of Age With Herpes Simplex Infection - Full Text View

Purpose

This study will evaluate the safety and blood levels of a new pediatric formulation of Famvir in children 1-12 years of age. In Part A, patients will receive a single dose of famciclovir (12.5 mg/kg) to assess pharmacokinetics (PK) and safety. In Part B, patients will receive multiple doses of famciclovir alone or with concomitant oral anti-herpes therapy to assess safety and tolerability. Part B will start only after PK data from Part A had been analyzed.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Herpes Simplex	Drug: Famciclovir	Phase 3


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	A Multicenter, Open-label, Single-arm, Two-step Study to Evaluate the Safety and Single-dose Pharmacokinetics of Famciclovir and Multiple-dose Safety After Administration of Famciclovir Oral Pediatric Formulation to Children 1 to 12 Years of Age With Herpes Simplex Infection

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Herpes Simplex

Drug Information available for: Famciclovir

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Children's Interstitial Lung Disease

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Novartis:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Safety and Tolerability of a Single-dose of Famciclovir in Part A of the Study. [ Time Frame: 8 hours and 24 hours after study drug administration (Part A) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
A patient with multiple adverse events (AEs) within the primary system organ class is counted only once in total row.
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration of Penciclovir (Cmax) [ Time Frame: plasma level measurements: pre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 hours post-dose ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
PK parameter; penciclovir is the active metabolite of famciclovir.
Time of Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration of Penciclovir (Tmax) [ Time Frame: Plasma level measurements: pre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 hours post-dose ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
PK parameter; penciclovir is the active metabolite of famciclovir.
Area Under the Penciclovir Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞) [ Time Frame: Plasma level measurements: pre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 hours post-dose ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
PK parameter; penciclovir is the active metabolite of famciclovir.
Apparent Oral Clearance of Penciclovir (CL/F) [ Time Frame: Plasma level measurements: pre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 hours post-dose ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
PK parameter; penciclovir is the active metabolite of famciclovir.
Apparent Terminal Elimination Half-life of Penciclovir (T1/2) [ Time Frame: Plasma level measurements: pre-dose, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 hours post-dose ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
PK parameter; penciclovir is the active metabolite of famciclovir
Safety and Tolerability of Famciclovir Pediatric Oral Formulation in Part B of the Study. [ Time Frame: Administered 2 times daily over 7 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
A patient with multiple AEs within the primary system organ class is counted only once in total row.

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Overall Acceptability of Pediatric Oral Formulation by Patients in Part A of the Study. [ Time Frame: Day 1, after swallowing the dose. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Overall acceptability of the study medication was determined by caretaker response.
Overall Acceptability of Pediatric Oral Formulation by Patients in Part B of the Study. [ Time Frame: Day 1 at clinic: after swallowing first dose ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Overall acceptability of the study medication was determined by caretaker response.
Overall Acceptability of Pediatric Oral Formulation by Patients in Part B of the Study [ Time Frame: Day 8 at home: after swallowing last dose ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Overall acceptability of study medication was determined by caretaker response.


Enrollment:	74
Study Start Date:	February 2005
Study Completion Date:	December 2007
Primary Completion Date:	December 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Famciclovir, pediatric oral formulation single-arm	Drug: Famciclovir Famciclovir sprinkle capsules, 25 mg and 100 mg, using OraSweet® syrup vehicle

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	1 Year to 12 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

History or laboratory evidence of herpes simplex infection
Clinical evidence or suspicion of herpes simplex infection

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients unable to swallow
Concomitant use of probenecid
Positive pregnancy test

Additional protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply. For detailed information on eligibility, please contact the study center nearest to you or call the following numbers: 1-862-778-3544 or 1-434-951-3228

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00098059

Locations


United States, Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233-1711
United States, Colorado
The Children's Hospital
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218
United States, Illinois
Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614
United States, Kentucky
Kosair Charities Pediatric Clinical Research Unit
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202-3830
United States, New York
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, United States, 10032
State University of New York at
Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794-3362
United States, North Carolina
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
United States, Ohio
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229-3039
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
United States, Texas
Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Panama
Panama Minister of Health
Ciudad de David, Chiriqui, Panama
Panama Minister of Health
Ciudad de Panama, Panama

Sponsors and Collaborators

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Investigators


Study Director:	Novartis Pharmaceuticals	Novartis Pharmaceuticals

More Information

No publications provided by Novartis

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

Sáez-Llorens X, Yogev R, Arguedas A, Rodriguez A, Spigarelli MG, De León Castrejón T, Bomgaars L, Roberts M, Abrams B, Zhou W, Looby M, Kaiser G, Hamed K. Pharmacokinetics and safety of famciclovir in children with herpes simplex or varicella-zoster virus infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 May;53(5):1912-20. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01054-08. Epub 2009 Mar 9.


Responsible Party:	External Affairs, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00098059 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	CFAM810B2303
Study First Received:	December 2, 2004
Results First Received:	February 2, 2009
Last Updated:	April 18, 2013
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration Panama Minister of Health: Panama

Keywords provided by Novartis:


herpes simplex cold sores fever blisters	children Famvir famciclovir

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Herpes Simplex DNA Virus Infections Herpesviridae Infections Skin Diseases Skin Diseases, Infectious Skin Diseases, Viral	Virus Diseases Famciclovir Anti-Infective Agents Antiviral Agents Pharmacologic Actions Therapeutic Uses

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