Study of Ivacaftor in Cystic Fibrosis Subjects Aged 12 Years and Older Homozygous for the F508del-CFTR Mutation (DISCOVER)
Cystic Fibrosis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Cystic Fibrosis focused on measuring Fibrosis, Pancreatic Diseases, Digestive System Diseases, Lung Diseases, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Genetic Diseases, Inborn, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Pathologic Processes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) and homozygous for F508del-CFTR mutation
- Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) of at least 40% of predicted normal for age, gender, and height
- Willing to use at least 2 highly effective birth control methods during the study
- No clinically significant abnormalities that would have interfered with the study assessments, as judged by the investigator
- Able to understand and comply with protocol requirements, restrictions, and instructions and likely to complete the study as planned, as judged by the investigator
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of any illness or condition that might confound the results of the study or pose an additional risk in administering study drug to the subject
- Acute respiratory infection, pulmonary exacerbation, or changes in therapy for pulmonary disease within 4 weeks of Day 1 of the study
- History of alcohol, medication or illicit drug abuse within one year prior to Day 1
- Abnormal liver function >=3 x the upper limit of normal
- Abnormal renal function at Screening
- History of solid organ or hematological transplantation
- Pregnant or breast-feeding (for women)
- Ongoing participation in another therapeutic clinical study or prior participation in an investigational drug study within 30 days prior to screening
- Previous participation in a VX-809 study
- Used inhaled hypertonic saline treatment
- Concomitant use of any inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4)
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama
- Providence Medical Center
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Nemours Children's Clinic
- St. Luke's CF clinic
- University of Chicago
- Riley Hospital for Children
- Maine Medical Center
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- University of Massachussetts Medical School
- Helen DeVos Children's Hospital; Spectrum Health Hospitals
- The Children's Mercy Hospital
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Monmouth Medical Center
- Morristown Memorial Hospital
- Albany Medical College
- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
- New York Medical College
- The CF Center, Beth Israel Medical Center
- Columbia University Medical Center
- Akron Children's Hospital
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital
- Toldedo Children's Hospital
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- Hershey Medical Center
- St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
- Medical University of South Carolina
- University of Tennessee
- Cook Children's Medical Center
- Univeristy of Utah
- Vermont Lung Center at the University of Vermont
- Medical College of Virginia
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Placebo
Ivacaftor
Placebo matched to ivacaftor tablet orally every 12 hours (q12h) for 16 weeks during Part A (double-blind treatment period), followed by ivacaftor 150 mg tablet orally q12h for 96 weeks during Part B (open-label extension period).
Ivacaftor 150 milligram (mg) tablet orally q12h for 16 weeks during Part A (double-blind treatment period), followed by ivacaftor 150 mg tablet orally q12h for 96 weeks during Part B (open-label extension period).