Clinical trial • Phase I/II • Immunology

Allergen extracts (peanut extract nanoparticles) for Peanut allergy

Phase I/II trial of Allergen extracts (peanut extract nanoparticles) for Peanut allergy.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology
Trial Disease
Peanut allergy
Trial Stage
Phase I/II
Drug Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Paediatric Trial
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
30-09-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
31-10-2024

Trial design

Randomised, placebo product for inp20. in part a, at each dose 6 patients receive inp20 and 2 receive placebo (placebo-controlled). part b includes a placebo arm in a 1:1:1 randomisation versus two inp20 dose groups (d1b and d2b). placebo product for inp20 is listed as an arm; specific placebo dose not specified. inp20 dosing: once daily for 2 weeks per dose cohort in part a; part b maintenance dosing schedules depend on preceding part a., adaptive Phase I/II trial in Spain.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Placebo product for INP20. In Part A, at each dose 6 patients receive INP20 and 2 receive placebo (placebo-controlled). Part B includes a placebo arm in a 1:1:1 randomisation versus two INP20 dose groups (D1b and D2b). Placebo product for INP20 is listed as an arm; specific placebo dose not specified. INP20 dosing: once daily for 2 weeks per dose cohort in Part A; Part B maintenance dosing schedules depend on preceding Part A.
Adaptive
True, dose-escalation design: Part A is a dose-escalation cohort design with 6 different doses, 8 patients per dose (6 active : 2 placebo). Dose escalation will only proceed after all 8 patients have completed the dose evaluation period (48h after administration of last dose). Objective includes determination of MTD and recommended dose; number of participants with DLTs will be used for dose-finding.
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
84
Trial Duration For Participant
182

Eligibility

Recruits 84 paediatric patients.

Pregnancy Exclusion
Women of childbearing potential (defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception during dosing and for at least 1 month after stopping medication) who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
Vulnerable Population
Minors (aged 12-17) are included. Informed consent requirement: "Provide signed informed consent for the participation in the study. In males and females aged 12-17 years old the informed consent will be signed and dated by them, and also by the parent(s) or the subject's legally acceptable representative(s)." A subject information and informed consent form for minors is listed among the uploaded documents (PSI-ICF Minors). No other vulnerable population selection is indicated (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Age 12 years and above of either sex, any race, any ethnicity at the time of the initial visit.\n- The presence of specific IgE to peanuts (a positive skin prick test to peanuts (diameter of wheal > 3.0 mm) and a positive peanut IgEs [CAP-FEIA] > 0.35 kUA/L.\n- A history of significant clinical symptoms (urticaria, angioedema, rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, pruritus, sneezing, abdominal pain, emesis, diarrhea, wheezing, shortness of breath, lip/tongue swelling, throat itching, throat swelling or impending sense of doom) occurring within 60 minutes after ingesting peanuts or history of unknown tolerance to peanut due to consumption avoidance.\n- Have a positive DBPCFC to peanut at a cumulative dose of less than 8.5565 grams of peanut protein.\n- Provide signed informed consent for the participation in the study. In males and females aged 12-17 years old the informed consent will be signed and dated by them, and also by the parent(s) or the subject's legally acceptable representative(s).\n- Have self-injectable epinephrine available at home and be trained on its proper use.\n- Potentially fertile women (defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant) must agree to be sexually inactive or to use appropriate contraceptive measures for the duration of the study and for 1 month afterward.\n- Patients rolling from part A to part B must have recovered their baseline levels of IgG4."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- History of severe anaphylaxis to peanut as defined by respiratory distress with cyanosis, hypoxemia (O2 Sat <92%) or, in the absence of other clinical records, severe dyspnea; hypotension with or without loss of consciousness; or relaxation of sphincters.\n- Chronic use of beta blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, or monoamine oxidase inhibitors, proton pump inhibitors, H2-bloquers, prokinetic drugs and laxatives.\n- Women of childbearing potential (defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception during dosing and for at least 1 month after stopping medication) who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.\n- Currently participating in another study using an investigational new drug.\n- Participation in any interventional study, specific oral or sublingual immunotherapy building up phase for the treatment of food allergy in the past 12 months. Patients in treatment with specific oral maintenance phase of OIT will be considered individually, to investigator’s discretion.\n- Use within the past year of any systemic immunomodulatory treatment (i.e. cyclosporine, omalizumab, etc.), including inhalants immunotherapy building up phase. It is allowed the use of immunotherapy in the maintenance dosing against pollens, mites, animal dander and/or alternaria\n- Allergic to placebo ingredients or reacts to any dose of placebo during study entry double blind placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC).\n- Patients allergic to corn food.\n- Poor control or persistent activation of severe atopic dermatitis.\n- Moderate to severe persistent asthma as defined using the Impairment or Risk Criteria of the current NHBLI Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/guidelines-for-diagnosis-management-of-asthma). 9.\n- Currently being treated with greater than medium daily doses of inhaled corticosteroids (fluticasone >500 μg per day, ciclesonide >400 μg per day or budesonide >800 μg per day) or montelukast. Two or more systemic corticosteroid courses for asthma in the past year or 1 oral corticosteroid course for asthma within 3 months prior to the enrollment or between the enrollment and the beginning of treatment.\n- Poorly controlled Asthma as defined using the Control Criteria of the current NHBLI Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma.\n- Highly effective contraception methods include: a) total abstinence (when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the patient); b) total sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy with/without hysterectomy), total hysterectomy or tubal ligation at least 6 weeks before taking study treatment; c) male sterilization at least 6 months prior to screening; d) use of oral (estrogen and progesterone), injected or implanted combined hormonal methods of contraception or placement of an intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS) or other forms of hormonal contraception that have comparable efficacy (failure rate <1%) such as hormonal vaginal ring or transdermal hormone contraception. Past or current medical problems or findings from physical examination or laboratory testing that are not listed above, which, in the opinion of the investigator, may pose additional risks from participation in the study, may interfere with the participant's ability to comply with study requirements or that may impact the quality or interpretation of the data obtained from the study may also exclude a participant from the study.\n- Poor compliance expected by the patient.\n- Prior intubation/mechanical ventilation for asthma.\n- Chronic gastrointestinal diseases including Celiac Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, gastric or intestinal cancer, diverticulitis and active peptic ulcer or recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms of undiagnosed etiology in the past year.\n- Primary or secondary immunodeficiency, including IgA deficiency; HIV positive, or immunopathology of any kind.\n- History of other chronic diseases (except asthma, rhinitis, atopic dermatitis) and severe requiring treatment (type I diabetes or uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, heart disease, etc.); malignancies or serious psychological disorders.\n- Have a severe reaction at initial double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge, defined as either: - Life-threatening anaphylaxis (with severe hypotension and/or severe bronchospasm), or - Reaction requiring hospitalization.\n- Inability to discontinue antihistamines for 7 days before skin testing and oral food challenges (OFCs).\n- Patients diagnosed with other serious food allergies defined as those who have required intubation and/or ICU admission."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part A: Dose-ranging study (dose escalation): Incidence of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), treatment-related AEs/SAEs, and AEs/SAEs leading to discontinuation will be calculated and classified by body system and preferred term using MedDRA dictionary and EAACI guidelines criteria.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence calculated and classified by body system and preferred term using MedDRA dictionary and EAACI guidelines criteria."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part A: Dose-ranging study (dose escalation): Systemic allergic symptoms and relatedness to treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of systemic allergic symptoms and attribution to treatment (relatedness to treatment)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part A: Dose-ranging study (dose escalation): Physical examination and vital signs.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Regular physical examinations and vital signs monitoring per protocol."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part A: Dose-ranging study (dose escalation): Peak flow.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Peak expiratory flow measurements."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part A: Dose-ranging study (dose escalation): Biological safety (laboratory): hematology, coagulation, biochemistry, urinalysis, and immunologic tests.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Laboratory assessments including hematology, coagulation, biochemistry, urinalysis and immunologic tests to evaluate biological safety."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part A: Dose-ranging study (dose escalation): Number of participants with Dose-limiting toxicities (DLT).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Counting participants who experience protocol-defined dose-limiting toxicities."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part B: Parallel Group Extension study: Incidence of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), treatment-related AEs/SAEs, and AEs/SAEs leading to discontinuation will be calculated and classified by body system and preferred term using MedDRA dictionary and EAACI guidelines criteria.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence calculated and classified by body system and preferred term using MedDRA dictionary and EAACI guidelines criteria."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part B: Parallel Group Extension study: Systemic allergic symptoms and relatedness to treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of systemic allergic symptoms and attribution to treatment."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part B: Parallel Group Extension study: Physical examination and vital signs.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Regular physical examinations and vital signs monitoring per protocol."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part B: Parallel Group Extension study: Peak flow.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Peak expiratory flow measurements."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part B: Parallel Group Extension study: Biological safety (laboratory): hematology, coagulation, biochemistry, urinalysis, and immunologic tests.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Laboratory assessments including hematology, coagulation, biochemistry, urinalysis and immunologic tests to evaluate biological safety."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part A: Dose-ranging study (dose escalation): The change in Immunoglobulin G subtype (IgG4) (as biomarkers of immunogenicity of allergen-specific immunotherapy) at the end of treatment and at month 1, month 2 and month 3.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of IgG4 levels at end of treatment and at months 1, 2 and 3 to assess immunogenicity."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part B: Parallel Group Extension study: To detect differences in increases in reaction thresholds (challenge scores) to peanut of treatment groups versus the placebo after 6 months of INP20 treatment. Challenges scores will be measured by the amount of cumulative peanut protein participants are able to ingest successfully without symptoms of an allergic reaction.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Oral challenge scores measured as cumulative peanut protein tolerated without allergic symptoms; comparisons between treatment groups and placebo after 6 months."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part B: Parallel Group Extension study: Outcome variables of interest will include peanut specific IgE, IgG, and IgG4 response against complete extract and some allergenic components of peanut; specific basophil activation against NP, NP-peanut and peanut raw extract; mast cell responses through skin prick testing and endpoint titration; and specific T-cell cytokine responses (IL10, TGF-beta, IL4, IL5 and IL13) and T regulatory cell (Treg) activation (subpopulation Treg1 CD4+ CD25+).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Immunologic assays: measurement of peanut-specific IgE/IgG/IgG4, basophil activation tests, skin prick tests and endpoint titration, cytokine profiling (IL10, TGF-beta, IL4, IL5, IL13) and Treg subpopulation activation."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
84
Recruitment Window Months
60
Consent Approach
Signed informed consent is required. For participants aged 12-17 years: "the informed consent will be signed and dated by them, and also by the parent(s) or the subject's legally acceptable representative(s)." Subject information and informed consent forms are provided for Part A, Part B and minors (documents listed: PSI-ICF_Parte A; PSI-ICF Part B; PSI-ICF Minors). Language availability is not explicitly stated in the provided record.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
2
Total Number Of Participants
84

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
23-10-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
31-10-2024
Processing Time Days
8
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
84

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario De Navarra
Department Name
Allergology
Principal Investigator Name
Ana Isabel Tabar Purroy
Principal Investigator Email
ana.tabar.purroy@navarra.es
Contact Person Name
Ana Isabel Tabar Purroy
Contact Person Email
ana.tabar.purroy@navarra.es
Site Name
Clinica Universidad De Navarra
Department Name
Allergology
Principal Investigator Name
Marta Ferrer Puga
Principal Investigator Email
mferrerp@unav.es
Contact Person Name
Marta Ferrer Puga
Contact Person Email
mferrerp@unav.es

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Innoup Farma S.L.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Spain

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
INP20
Active Substance
Allergen extracts (peanut extract nanoparticles)
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Starting Dose
0.15 mg
Dose Levels
Dose escalation at 6 different doses; specific subsequent dose levels not specified
Frequency
Once daily for 2 weeks (per dose cohort in Part A); maintenance schedule for Part B depends on preceding Part A
Dose Escalation Increase
initial 0.15 mg; subsequent dose levels not specified
Investigational Product Name
Placebo product for INP20
Modality
Other

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