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TerminatedNCT05501574Updated Jan 6, 2025

An Open Label Trial Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetic Profile of Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder in Adult Lung Transplant Recipients

A Phase 2 interventional study of Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder and Plastiape RS00 Dry Powder inhaler device in Lung Transplant Rejection, sponsored by TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Terminated at 2 sites in Australia. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-01-06.

Sponsored by TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Study was terminated due to funding constraints

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Oct 2024, 1 year 11 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
14
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Part A: This is an open label, single-arm study that will evaluate the safety, tolerability, efficacy and PK of Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder over 12 weeks in lung transplant patients who require reduced blood levels of tacrolimus due to kidney toxicity. Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder is being developed as an alternative to oral tacrolimus for prevention of rejection in adult lung transplant recipients.

Part B of this study is an optional safety extension following successful completion of Part A. Patients would have the option to continue Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder for up to 1 year, with a possibility to extend to 2 years pending analysis of Part A data. Participants would return to clinic every 12 weeks for safety assessments, dose adjustments, and to receive more Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder. After 2 years, if the drug is still under development, the subject will be invited to continue receiving Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder under a special access program.

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Conditions studied

  • Lung Transplant Rejection
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In context

Respiratory Aspiration

1,092 studies on the registry are indexed under Respiratory Aspiration; 215 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 14 is below the median of 43 across 882 interventional studies indexed under Respiratory Aspiration.

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Lead sponsor

TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 5 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Provide written informed consent to participate and is willing and able to participate in the study and abide by study restrictions in the judgement of the Investigator.
  2. Males or females aged 18 or over at time of screening.
  3. Continuous non-smoker who has not used nicotine-containing products (including e-vaping) for at least 12 weeks prior to the first dosing and throughout the study, based on patient's self-reporting and urine cotinine levels at screening and Day 1.
  4. Have undergone bilateral allograft lung transplantation at least six months prior to enrolment and meet all of the following:

    1. Receiving oral immediate-release or oral extended-release (not intravenous [IV] or sublingual) tacrolimus immunosuppression at a stable dose for 3 weeks prior to first dosing according to institutional standards as part of an immunosuppressive regimen along with mycophenolate mofetil or azathioprine and corticosteroids
    2. Demonstrating elevated markers of renal dysfunction: blood serum creatinine > 124 μmol/L (0.14 mg/dL) or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 45
    3. Stable to enable routine post-treatment bronchoscopy with BAL and EBB. Biopsy is not required in patients with significant increased risk of bleeding after Sponsor Medical Monitor approval.
    4. Screening FEV1 and forced vital capacity (FVC) values ≥ 40% predicted (to assure viable graft)
  5. Females (women) of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) are defined as those who have experienced menarche and who have not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) and who are not post-menopausal. WOCBP must have a negative serum pregnancy test at Screening and a negative urine pregnancy test at Day 1 and must agree to practice contraception as defined below if sexually active with males. In addition, no WOCBP may be planning a pregnancy during the study period.

    1. Female subjects who are WOCBP must agree to use highly effective contraceptive methods or abstinence for the duration of time on the study and continue to use acceptable contraceptive methods for 3 months after administration of the last dose of study treatment. Highly effective contraception is defined as use of the 2-barrier method (e.g., female diaphragm and male condom), 1 barrier method with spermicide, intrauterine device, or hormonal contraceptives (e.g., implant or oral). If the subject is using a hormonal form of contraception, use must have been stable for at least 4 weeks prior to screening.
    2. Abstinence will be acceptable only if it is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject. Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception.
    3. Post-menopausal females are eligible if they meet the definition of menopause (at least 12 months of amenorrhea in the absence of other biological causes) and for females \< 55 years of age, must also have a documented serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level of > 40mIU/mL at Screening.
  6. Male subjects with female partners of childbearing potential must be congenitally sterile or surgically sterile (vasectomy with confirmation of aspermia) or agree to use 2 effective methods of contraception including 1 barrier method (e.g., condom with spermicide and contraception by female partner) for the duration of time on the study and for 3 months after administration of the last dose of study treatment. Use of a condom is required by men during intercourse with a male or female partner to prevent potential delivery of the drug via seminal fluid during the study until the end of treatment visit.
  7. If male, must agree not to donate sperm from the first dosing until 90 days after the last dosing.
  8. Able to successfully perform spirometry, use the inhalation device, and comply with study restrictions and visit schedule.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Active antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) or any other evidence of acute rejection
  2. Active bacterial, viral or fungal infection not successfully resolved at least 4 weeks prior to study entry.
  3. Presence of uncontrolled gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
  4. History or presence of hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reaction to tacrolimus or any calcineurin inhibitor.
  5. Received a treatment with other investigational drug within 5 times the elimination half-life, if known (e.g., a marketed product) or within 30 days (if the elimination half-life is unknown), whichever is longer, prior to Study Day 1 dosing.
  6. Positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) PCR, hepatitis C PCR, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) I and II antibodies, tuberculosis (TB), or COVID-19 at Screening.
  7. Patients who have taken any of the following prohibited medications within 30 days of the first dose or who are expected to require these medications during the study:

    1. Cyclosporin
    2. Any form of sirolimus or everolimus
  8. Allergy or sensitivity to lactose or milk products.
  9. Clinically significant hepatic impairment defined as 5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) for ALT and AST.
  10. Patients receiving haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
  11. Active post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) related to Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection.
  12. Subjects with significant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities at screening, including a QT interval corrected by the Fridericia correction formula that is ≥ 440 msec in men and ≥ 460 msec in women.
  13. Demonstrates an inability to operate the inhalation device after training.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
14 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder

    Single arm open label

    Drug: Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder · Device: Plastiape RS00 Dry Powder inhaler device

Interventions

  • DrugTacrolimus Inhalation Powder

    Tacrolimus powder for inhalation to prevent acute allograft rejection

    Also known as: Tacrolimus

  • DevicePlastiape RS00 Dry Powder inhaler device

    dry powder inhaler device

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Effect on renal function

    Mean change from baseline in renal function (glomerular filtration rate and creatinine) over time.

    Time frame: Baseline through 12 weeks

  2. Incidence of treatment-emergent AEs, serious adverse events (SAEs), and withdrawals due to AEs.

    safety and tolerability

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  3. Change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) over time

    safety and tolerability

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  4. Changes from baseline in potassium (mEq/L) over time

    safety and tolerability

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  5. Changes from baseline in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV-1) in liters

    safety and tolerability

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  6. Changes from baseline in chest radiography

    safety and tolerability

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  7. Number of participants with changes from baseline in physical examinations

    safety and tolerability

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  8. Proportion of patients meeting treatment stopping rules.

    safety and tolerability

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  9. Incidence of all-cause mortality and allograft-related mortality.

    safety and tolerability

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  10. Incidence of all-cause hospitalization and allograft-related hospitalization

    safety and tolerability

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  11. Efficacy of Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder in preventing acute rejection events

    Proportion of patients with no evidence of allograft rejection.

    Time frame: Baseline through 12 weeks

  12. Efficacy of Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder in preventing acute rejection events

    Median time to first evidence of rejection.

    Time frame: Baseline through 12 weeks

  13. Tacrolimus maximum concentration (Cmax) by visit

    Pharmacokinetics

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  14. Tacrolimus time to maximum concentration (Tmax) by visit

    Pharmacokinetics

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  15. Tacrolimus area under the curve from 0 to 6 hours (AUC0-6) by visit.

    Pharmacokinetics

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  16. Tacrolimus area under the curve to last measurement (AUClast) by visit.

    pharmacokinetics

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

  17. Therapeutic drug monitoring tacrolimus blood levels by visit

    Pharmacokinetics

    Time frame: baseline through 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Blood and BAL biomarkers

    Ratio of BAL:Blood tacrolimus trough levels at Visit 1b and Visit 9b after oral and inhaled administration, respectively, and change in ratio.

    Time frame: Baseline through 12 weeks

  2. DSA

    Donor-specific antibody levels (DSA) at baseline on oral tacrolimus and after treatment with Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder.

    Time frame: Baseline through 12 weeks

  3. Acute allograft rejection from EBB samples

    To determine if Tacrolimus Inhalation Powder reduces (if elevated) or maintains (if already low) signs of acute allograft rejection from endobronchial biopsy (EBB) samples compared with baseline oral tacrolimus therapy.

    Time frame: Baseline through week 12

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Study locations

2 sites
  • St Vincent's Hospital
    Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia
  • The Alfred Hospital
    Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 6, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05501574
Lead sponsor
TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Collaborators
Novotech (Australia) Pty Limited
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 15, 2022
Start date
Apr 18, 2023
Primary completion
Oct 29, 2024
Completion
Dec 23, 2024
Last update
Jan 6, 2025

Study contacts

Zamaneh Mikhak, MD
study director · TFF Pharmaceuticals

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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