Phase 3 Study of the Biologic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) System in Advanced Upper Lobe Predominant (ULP) Emphysema
Phase 3 Study of the Biologic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) System in Patients With Advanced Upper Lobe Predominant Emphysema
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Patients with emphysema currently have limited treatment choices. Many patients are treated with steroids and inhaled medications,which often provide little or no benefit.
In recent years, lung volume reduction surgery has become an accepted therapy for advanced emphysema. Lung volume reduction surgery involves the removal of diseased portions of the lung in order to enable the remaining, healthier portions of the lung to function better. This procedure, although effective for many patients, is complicated and is accompanied by substantial morbidity and mortality risk.
Aeris Therapeutics has developed the Biologic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) System to achieve lung volume reduction without surgery and its attendant risks. With BLVR, a physician uses a bronchoscope to direct treatment to the most damaged areas of the patient's lungs. The treatment delivers a precisely proportioned proprietary mixture of drugs and biologics which, when combined at the treatment site, form a bioabsorbable gel. The gel is comprised of clotting proteins that deliver the treatment, an antibiotic to prevent infection and drugs designed to remodel damaged areas of the lungs-actually using the body's natural scar formation response to permanently collapse the diseased areas. This reduction in lung volume creates more space for adjacent healthier parts of the lungs to function more effectively.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Phase 3
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Sham Comparator: Saline
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BLVR 20 mL
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Experimental: BLVR
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BLVR 20 mL
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Improvement in pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms
Time Frame: 6 months
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6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Ingenito EP, Berger RL, Henderson AC, Reilly JJ, Tsai L, Hoffman A. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using tissue engineering principles. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Mar 1;167(5):771-8. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200208-842OC. Epub 2002 Oct 11.
- Reilly J, Washko G, Pinto-Plata V, Velez E, Kenney L, Berger R, Celli B. Biological lung volume reduction: a new bronchoscopic therapy for advanced emphysema. Chest. 2007 Apr;131(4):1108-13. doi: 10.1378/chest.06-1754.
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Study Record Updates
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 01-C08-001
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