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A Study of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) for Treatment of Influenza in Immunocompromised Participants.

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Influenza, Human
Interventions
Other: placebo
Registration Number
NCT00545532
Lead Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Brief Summary

This 2-arm study will investigate the safety and tolerability of oseltamivir for the treatment of influenza in immunocompromised participants and characterize the effects of oseltamivir in immunocompromised participants on the development of resistant influenza virus. Eligible immunocompromised participants with laboratory-confirmed influenza will be randomized to receive either conventional dose (30 milligrams \[mg\] to 75 mg twice daily orally \[po\], depending on age and weight) or double dose (60 mg-150 mg twice daily po depending on age and weight) olseltamivir for 10 days. Nasal and throat swabs will be taken, and safety evaluations made, at intervals during the study. The anticipated time on study medication is 10 days and the anticipated time on study is 40 days.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
228
Inclusion Criteria
  • Rapid diagnostic test, PCR, or viral culture positive for influenza in the 96 hours prior to first dose
  • Immunocompromised participants with primary or secondary immunodeficiency
  • Symptoms suggestive of influenza-like illness
  • Use of an effective contraceptive, as specified by protocol; women of childbearing potential cannot be pregnant or breastfeeding
Exclusion Criteria
  • Influenza vaccination with live attenuated vaccine in the 2 weeks prior to randomization
  • Antiviral treatment for influenza in 2 weeks prior to randomization
  • Severe hepatic impairment
  • Any current renal replacement therapy
  • Any gastrointestinal disorders which may interfere with the absorption of oseltamivir
  • Participation in a study with an investigational drug from 4 weeks prior to study start until study end

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Conventional doseoseltamivirImmunocompromised participants will receive oseltamivir syrup at a dose ranging from 30 to 75 mg based on body weight, twice daily for children (1 to 12 years old) and oseltamivir capsules 75 mg twice daily for adults/adolescents greater than or equal to (\>/=) 13 years old or placebo-matched to oseltamivir twice daily over 10 days.
Conventional doseplaceboImmunocompromised participants will receive oseltamivir syrup at a dose ranging from 30 to 75 mg based on body weight, twice daily for children (1 to 12 years old) and oseltamivir capsules 75 mg twice daily for adults/adolescents greater than or equal to (\>/=) 13 years old or placebo-matched to oseltamivir twice daily over 10 days.
Double doseoseltamivirImmunocompromised participants will receive oseltamivir syrup at a dose ranging from 60 to 150 mg based on body weight, twice daily for children (1 to 12 years old) and oseltamivir capsules 150 mg twice daily for adults/adolescents (\>/=13 years old) or placebo matched to oseltamivir twice daily over 10 days.
Double doseplaceboImmunocompromised participants will receive oseltamivir syrup at a dose ranging from 60 to 150 mg based on body weight, twice daily for children (1 to 12 years old) and oseltamivir capsules 150 mg twice daily for adults/adolescents (\>/=13 years old) or placebo matched to oseltamivir twice daily over 10 days.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants With Tissue Rejection or Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)Baseline up to Day 40

The percentage of transplant patients in the safety population who experienced tissue rejection and/or GvHD is reported.

Percentage of Participants With Adverse EventsBaseline up to Day 40

An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with the treatment. An adverse event can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a pharmaceutical product, whether or not considered related to the pharmaceutical product. Preexisting conditions which worsen during a study are also considered as adverse events.

Percentage of Participants Who Developed Viral Resistance to OseltamivirBaseline up to Day 40

Resistance was defined as the presence of oseltamivir resistance mutations in viruses isolated from nasopharyngeal swab samples, identified by sequencing of the neuraminidase (NA) and hemagglutinin (HA) genes (genotypic resistance) and/or determination of the oseltamivir concentration at which the response is reduced by half (IC50) in an NA inhibition assay (phenotypic resistance). Reported are post-baseline phenotypic and genotypic resistance in adults \>/= 18 years and children and adolescents \<18 years in the modified Intent-to-Treat infected (mITTi) population.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants With Persistent Viral SheddingBaseline to Day 11 (EOT)

Persistent shedding was defined as a viral load reduction \<1 log10 vp/mL at end of treatment compared with baseline. Reported is the percentage of participants with persistent viral shedding at end of treatment in adults \>/= 18 years and adolescents and children \< 18 years.

Percentage of Participants Who Developed Secondary IllnessBaseline up to Day 40

Secondary illness included bronchitis, pneumonia, acute sinusitis, sinusitis, lower respiratory infection or otitis media. Reported is the percentage of participants with at least one event in adults \>/= 18 years and adolescents and children \< 18 years.

Percentage of Participants Who Initiated Antibiotic TreatmentBaseline up to Day 40

Secondary illness included bronchitis, pneumonia, acute sinusitis, sinusitis, lower respiratory infection or otitis media. Reported is the percentage of participants with secondary illness, who initiated antibiotic treatment, in adults \>/= 18 years and adolescents and children \< 18 years.

Percentage of Participants HospitalizedBaseline up to Day 40

Reported is the percentage of participants, who required hospitalization at any time between treatment initiation and the end of the study period, in adults \>/= 18 years and adolescents and children \< 18 years.

Duration of HospitalizationBaseline up to Day 40

Reported is the duration of hospitalization at any time between treatment initiation and the end of the study period, in adults \>/= 18 years and adolescents and children \< 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Oseltamivir in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir Cmax data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Trough Plasma Concentration (Ctrough) of Oseltamivir in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir Ctrough data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics : Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From 0 to 12 Hours (AUC0-12) at Steady State of Oseltamivir in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

AUC0-12 was reported at steady state as nanograms per hour per milliliter. (ng\*hr/mL). Reported here are oseltamivir AUC0-12 data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Time to Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of Oseltamivir in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir tmax data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Elimination Constant (ke) of Oseltamivir in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir ke data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Apparent Clearance (CL/F) of Oseltamivir in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir CL/F data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Cmax of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate Cmax data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Ctrough of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate Ctrough data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Time to Resolution (TTR) of All Clinical Influenza SymptomsBaseline up to Day 40

TTR of all clinical influenza symptoms was defined as the time from treatment initiation to the start of the 24-hour period in which all 7 influenza symptoms had scores \</= 1 (mild) and remained \</=1 for at least 21.5 hours. . Reported are TTRs in adults \>/= 18 years, adults and adolescents \>/= 13 years and children \<13 years in the mITTi population.

Total Symptom Score Area Under the Efficacy Curve (AUE)Baseline up to Day 40

The overall extent and severity of illness was quantified by the AUE of the total symptom scores over the duration of illness, i.e., from the start of treatment to the time symptoms first alleviated. Total symptom scores were calculated from the sum of seven individual symptom scores with each individual symptom scored from 0 (healthy) to 3 (worst sickness) and a maximum total symptom score of 21. The AUE of these average scores was then calculated for each participant using the trapezoidal rule (the trapezoidal rule calculates the area under any curve by adding up all trapezoids under such a curve). A larger area indicates more severe disease. In this study participants were treated for 10 days. If a participant had scored 21 on every visit then AUE would have been 21 score x 10 days x 24 hours/day =5040 score x hours units, which is the highest possible score. The lowest possible score is 0. Reported are results for adults \>/= 18 years in the mITTi population.

Time to Cessation of Viral Shedding by RT-PCRBaseline up to Day 40

Viral shedding was determined by direct viral load measurement from nasopharyngeal swabs by RT-PCR assay and expressed in log10 vp/mL. Reported is the time to cessation of viral shedding over time in adults \>/= 18 years and adolescents and children \< 18 years.

Time to Resolution of FeverBaseline up to Day 40

Fever was defined as temperature \>/= 37.8 degrees Celsius at any time point during the study. TTR of fever was determined in Adults \>/= 18 years, Adults and adolescents \>/= 13 years and Children \< 13 years of the mITTi population.

Change From Baseline in Viral Load Assessed by CultureBaseline (Day 1), Day 2/3, Day 6, Day 8, Day 11 end of treatment (EOT), follow-up (FU) Day 15 and FU Day 40.

Nasopharyngeal swab samples were cultured in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney cells. Culture supernatants were harvested after 2 weeks, or after a full-blown cytopathic effect was observed. Presence of infectious viruses in the cell culture supernatants (viral titer), expressed as log10 50% Tissue Culture Infectious Dose/milliliter (TCID50/mL), was determined by hemagglutination assay using turkey erythrocytes for H1 and B viruses or by detection of the virus nucleoprotein (NP) using ELISA for H3 viruses. A value of \< 0.5 log10 TCID50/mL was interpreted as negative. Data are reported for adults \>/= 18 years and adolescents and children \< 18 years.

Percentage of Participants With Viral Shedding Assessed by Culture Over TimeBaseline (Day 1), Day 2/3, Day 6, Day 8, Day 11 end of treatment (EOT), follow-up (FU) Day 15 and FU Day 40.

Viral shedding was determined through measurement of the viral titer after viral culture in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney cells by hemagglutination assay (for Flu A/H1N1 and Flu B) and NP-ELISA (for Flu A/H3N2) and expressed in log10 TCID50/mL. Reported is the percentage of participants with viral shedding over time in adults \>/= 18 years and adolescents and children \< 18 years.

Time to Cessation of Viral Shedding by Cell CultureBaseline up to Day 40

Viral shedding was determined through measurement of the viral titer after viral culture in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney cells by hemagglutination assay (for Flu A/H1N1 and Flu B) and NP-ELISA (for Flu A/H3N2) and expressed in log10 TCID50/mL. Reported is the time to cessation of viral shedding over time in adults \>/= 18 years and adolescents and children \< 18 years.

Change From Baseline in Viral Load Assessed by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)Baseline (Day 1), Day 2/3, Day 6, Day 8, Day 11 end of treatment (EOT), follow-up (FU) Day 15 and FU Day 40.

Nasopharyngeal swab samples were tested for influenza A and B RNA using semi-quantitative RT-PCR specific for influenza A and B matrix gene, respectively, after viral RNA isolation. Cycle threshold (Ct) value was determined for each sample. Conversion of Ct values into viral load, expressed as log10 virus particles/mL (vp/mL), was obtained using external standard curves ran in parallel in all RT-PCR experiments. A value of \< 2.6 log10 vp/mL for Flu A strains and \< 3.0 log10 vp/mL for Flu B strains was interpreted as a negative result. Data are reported for adults \>/= 18 years and adolescents and children \< 18 years.

Percentage of Participants With Viral Shedding Assessed by RT-PCR Over TimeBaseline (Day 1), Day 2/3, Day 6, Day 8, Day 11 end of treatment (EOT), follow-up (FU) Day 15 and FU Day 40.

Viral shedding was determined by direct viral load measurement from nasopharyngeal swabs by RT-PCR assay and expressed in log10 vp/mL. Reported is the percentage of subjects with viral shedding over time in adults \>/= 18 years and adolescents and children \< 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vc/F) of Oseltamivir in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir Vc/F data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics : AUC0-12 at Steady State of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate AUC0-12 data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Tmax of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate tmax data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Elimination Constant (ke) of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oxeltamivir carboxylate ke data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Apparent Clearance (CL/F) of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate CL/F data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vc/F) of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in AdultsPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate Vc/F data for adults \>/= 18 years.

Pharmacokinetics: Cmax of Oseltamivir in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir Cmax data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: Ctrough of Oseltamivir in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir Ctrough data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: Tmax of Oseltamivir in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: Cmax of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate Cmax data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: Ctrough of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate Ctrough data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: AUC0-12 at Steady State of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

AUC0-12 will be reported at steady state as ng\*hr/mL. Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate AUC0-12 data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: Tmax of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate tmax data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: Elimination Constant (ke) of Oseltamivir in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir ke data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: AUC0-12 at Steady State of Oseltamivir in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

AUC0-12 will be reported at steady state as ng\*hr/mL. Reported here are oseltamivir AUC0-12 data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: Apparent Clearance (CL/F) of Oseltamivir in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir CL/F data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vc/F) of Oseltamivir in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir Vc/F data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: Elimination Constant (ke) of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate ke data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: Apparent Clearance (CL/F), of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate CL/F data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Pharmacokinetics: Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vc/F) of Oseltamivir Carboxylate in Adolescents and ChildrenPre-dose (30 minutes), 1.5, 4, 8 hours postdose on Day 6 or any day after the 11th dose

Reported here are oseltamivir carboxylate Vc/F data for adolescents and children \< 18 years. Individual data are provided as participants received different drug doses. Drug dose is indicated in the row title for each participant.

Trial Locations

Locations (208)

Uni of Alabama At Birmingham; Division of Nephrology

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

University of Alabama at Birmingham; Pediatric Nephrology

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Pacific Oaks Medical Group

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Beverly Hills, California, United States

Providence Clinical Research

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Burbank, California, United States

AIDS Research Alliance

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Los Angeles, California, United States

UCLA Medical center Medicine/Nephrology

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Los Angeles, California, United States

University of California Davis Health System

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Sacramento, California, United States

CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER; Office of Dr. Venkat Peddi

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San Francisco, California, United States

University of Colorado; Kidney Transplant Center Office of Dr. Laurence Chan

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

New England Research Associates

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Trumbull, Connecticut, United States

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Uni of Alabama At Birmingham; Division of Nephrology
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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