Title

Safety and Efficacy Study of a New Antiviral Drug to Prevent Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Bone Marrow Transplanted Patients
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Antiviral Activity of 12 Weeks' Treatment With a New Antiviral HCMV Drug
  • Phase

    Phase 2
  • Study Type

    Interventional
  • Intervention/Treatment

    letermovir ...
  • Study Participants

    133
The aim of the study is to find out whether AIC246 is safe and efficacious in lowering the chances of the cytomegalovirus becoming active again and causing illness after an HBPC transplant (allogeneic stem cell transplant).
Study Started
Mar 31
2010
Primary Completion
Oct 31
2011
Study Completion
Dec 31
2011
Results Posted
Feb 13
2018
Last Update
Feb 13
2018

Drug 60 mg AIC246

Oral administration

Drug 120 mg AIC246

Oral administration

Drug 240 mg AIC246

Oral administration

Other Placebo

Oral administration

Dose regimen 1 Experimental

60 mg AIC246, one tablet per day

Dose regimen 2 Experimental

120 mg AIC246, one tablet per day

Dose regimen 3 Experimental

240 mg AIC246, one tablet per day

Placebo Other

Placebo arm

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Seropositive for HCMV IgG antibodies before transplantation
First allogeneic Human blood precursor cell (HBPC) transplantation performed for 1 of the following diagnoses: leukaemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative disorder
Evidence of post transplantation engraftment
Able to swallow tablets.

Exclusion Criteria:

Previous anti-HCMV therapy after this allogeneic HBPC transplantation
Mismatched or cord blood transplant recipients
Current or history of end-organ HCMV disease
Graft versus host disease (GVHD)
Impaired liver function
Reduced renal function

Summary

AIC246 (60 mg)

AIC246 (120 mg)

AIC246 (240 mg)

Placebo

All Events

Event Type Organ System Event Term AIC246 (60 mg) AIC246 (120 mg) AIC246 (240 mg) Placebo

Number of Participants With "HCMV Prophylaxis Failure"

AIC246 (60 mg)

AIC246 (120 mg)

AIC246 (240 mg)

Placebo

Time to Onset of "HCMV Prophylaxis Failure"

AIC246 (60 mg)

7.0
days

AIC246 (120 mg)

6.0
days

AIC246 (240 mg)

2.0
days

Placebo

12.0
days

Number of Patients With Systemic Detectable HCMV Replication.

AIC246 (60 mg)

AIC246 (120 mg)

AIC246 (240 mg)

Placebo

Total

131
Participants

Age, Continuous

51.1
years (Mean)
Standard Deviation: 12.62

Region of Enrollment

Sex: Female, Male

Overall Study

AIC246 (60 mg)

AIC246 (120 mg)

AIC246 (240 mg)

Placebo