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AusPAR: Ivabradine - Therapeutic Goods Administration

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<strong>AusPAR</strong> Coralan <strong>Ivabradine</strong> Servier Laboratories (Australia) Pty Ltd PM-2010-03269-3-3<br />

Final 31 October 2012<br />

<strong>Therapeutic</strong> <strong>Goods</strong> <strong>Administration</strong><br />

guarantee for the accuracy and reliability of the data of the 46 patients from these centres.<br />

The closure of the centres has thus been decided.”<br />

The clinical study reviewed in this evaluation was otherwise in compliance with GCP<br />

guidelines.<br />

Pharmacokinetics<br />

No new PK data was provided in this submission.<br />

Pharmacodynamics<br />

No new PD data was provided in this submission.<br />

Efficacy<br />

Dosage selection for the pivotal studies<br />

The sponsor has stated that the starting dose of ivabradine in the pivotal SHIFT study was<br />

based on the recommended starting dose for ivabradine in patients with chronic stable<br />

angina (currently approved indication). The dose titration according to heart rate and<br />

symptoms of bradycardia was also based on the dosing guidelines for use of ivabradine in<br />

patients with chronic stable angina.<br />

Proposed new indication for use in patients with symptomatic chronic heart failure<br />

Pivotal SHIFT study<br />

Study design, objectives, locations and dates<br />

The SHIFT study was a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, multi centre<br />

morbidity-mortality study, evaluating the effects of ivabradine on cardiovascular events in<br />

patients with symptomatic CHF and left ventricular systolic dysfunction.<br />

The primary objective was to demonstrate the superiority of ivabradine over placebo in<br />

the reduction of cardiovascular mortality or hospitalisation for worsening heart failure<br />

(primary composite endpoint), in patients with symptomatic CHF and a reduced left<br />

ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and who were concurrently receiving optimal<br />

recommended therapy for CHF. The secondary objectives were to assess the effects of<br />

ivabradine compared to placebo on the primary composite endpoint in patients receiving<br />

at least half of the optimal daily dose of beta blockers at randomisation, on mortality<br />

endpoints (all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and mortality from heart failure),<br />

on morbidity endpoints (all-cause hospitalisation, cardiovascular hospitalisation and<br />

hospitalisation for worsening heart failure) and on functional capacity and clinical<br />

symptoms of heart failure.<br />

The study was conducted at 625 centres in 37 countries, the majority of the centres being<br />

in Europe. The study started on 26 September 2006 (first visit, first patient) and was<br />

completed on 19 April 2010 (last visit, last patient).<br />

The study design had two parallel and balanced treatment arms. Randomisation was<br />

stratified on beta blocker intake (yes/no) at time of randomisation and on centre. The<br />

study was event driven and designed to terminate after at least 1600 primary composite<br />

endpoints had occurred. The study was divided into two periods: a run-in period of two<br />

weeks (from selection visit [ASSE] to inclusion visit [D000]) to confirm the eligibility of<br />

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