Clinical trial • Phase III • Respiratory | Cardiology

AMBRISENTAN for Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Phase III trial of AMBRISENTAN for Pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Respiratory | Cardiology
Trial Disease
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
25-04-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
04-08-2025

Trial design

Randomised, tadalafil + placebo (placebo matching ambrisentan). tadalafil (comparator product tadalafil listed; product info shows max daily dose amount 40 mg). no explicit dose schedule for study arms stated in the ctis record.-controlled Phase III trial across 25 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Tadalafil + placebo (placebo matching ambrisentan). Tadalafil (comparator product TADALAFIL listed; product info shows max daily dose amount 40 mg). No explicit dose schedule for study arms stated in the CTIS record.
Target Sample Size
186
Trial Duration For Participant
175

Eligibility

Recruits 186 Vulnerable populations are not selected for inclusion (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Patients under guardianship/curatorship or deprived of liberty are explicitly excluded. Informed consent forms for adults are provided (see L1_SIS-ICF_adults_FP and patient-facing documents)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
• Pregnancy, breast feeding
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable populations are not selected for inclusion (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Patients under guardianship/curatorship or deprived of liberty are explicitly excluded. Informed consent forms for adults are provided (see L1_SIS-ICF_adults_FP and patient-facing documents).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tMale or female"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tAge ≥ 18 years old"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tInitial PAH diagnosis < 6 months prior to Day 1"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tHemodynamic criteria : mPAP≥25 mmHg and PAWP≤15 mmHg and PVR≥3 WU."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tTreatment naïve PAH (group 1): idiopathic, heritable, associated with drugs and toxin, associated with connective tissue disease, HIV infection or systemic-to-pulmonary congenital shunt corrected for more than one year"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tWith at least two of the following criteria as listed in the European pulmonary hypertension guidelines: -\thistory of essential hypertension -\tdiabetes mellitus (any type) -\tobesity (defined by a BMI ≥30 kg/m2) -\tcoronary heart disease (established by any of the following: history of myocardial infarction, history of percutaneous coronary intervention, angiographic evidence of coronary artery disease (>50% stenosis in ≥1 vessel), positive ST, previous coronary artery bypass graft, stable angina)"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tPregnancy, breast feeding"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tPatient under guardianship curatorship, deprived of liberty"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tPatient under exclusion period in another trial"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- •\tPatient on AME (state medical aid)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients with PAH and cardiovascular comorbidities who achieve after 6 months a low- or an intermediate-low risk profile according to the non-invasive 4-risk strata method as proposed by the 2022 European pulmonary hypertension guidelines.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessed after 6 months using the non-invasive 4-risk strata method as proposed by the 2022 European pulmonary hypertension guidelines."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tChange in pulmonary vascular resistance","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tPercent change in BNP or NT-proBNP","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tChange in 6-minute walk distance","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tProportion of participants who improve in WHO/NYHA FC at the end of the DBPC Treatment Period","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tChange in the TAPSE/systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP) ratio","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tRate of Death or Nonfatal Clinical Worsening defined by hospitalisation for PAH worsening or disease progression defined by worsening of functional class and decrease in 6-min walk distance of more than 15% from baseline, or need for additional specific therapy or lung transplantation.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as hospitalisation for PAH worsening or disease progression defined by worsening of functional class and decrease in 6-min walk distance of more than 15% from baseline, or need for additional specific therapy or lung transplantation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tChange in the emPHasis10 score","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tChange in the EuroQoL-5 dimensions scale 5 levels (EQ-5D-5L)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tAll causes of death","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tChange in other hemodynamic parameters","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tChange in other echocardiographic parameters","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tChange of WHO/NYHA functional class","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tRate of death due to PAH","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tTreatment-emergent adverse events (AEs)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tTreatment-emergent serious AEs (SAES)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tTreatment-emergent deaths","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tAEs leading to premature discontinuation of study drug","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tChange in laboratory variables","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- •\tChange in weight and vital signs (arterial blood pressure, heart rate).","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
186
Recruitment Window Months
37
Consent Approach
Informed consent is obtained from adult participants (age ≥18). Subject information and informed consent form documents are provided (e.g. L1_SIS-ICF_adults_FP and patient-facing documents listed). Minors are excluded, so no assent procedures are described. Specific languages for the ICF are not stated in the CTIS record (protocol has French and English translations available).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
25
Total Number Of Participants
186

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
27-06-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-01-2026
Processing Time Days
210
Number Of Sites
25
Number Of Participants
186

Sites

Site Name
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
Department Name
Hôpital Civil - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Marianne RIOU
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
Department Name
CHU Nice Hôpital Pasteur 2 - Cardiologie
Contact Person Name
Delphine BAUDOUY
Contact Person Email
baudouy.d@chu-nice.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
Department Name
Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Arnaud BOURDIN
Contact Person Email
a-bourdin@chu-montpellier.fr
Site Name
Groupe Hospitalier Du Havre
Department Name
Hôpital Jacques Monod - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Bouchra LAMIA
Contact Person Email
bouchra-lamia@ch-havre.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire De Tours
Department Name
CHRU Bretonneau - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Pascal MAGRO
Contact Person Email
magro@med.univ-tours.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rennes
Department Name
Hôpital Pontchaillou - Cardiologie
Contact Person Name
Céline CHABANNE
Contact Person Email
celine.chabanne@chu-rennes.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rouen
Department Name
Centre de compétence de l'hypertension pulmonaire - Pulmotension de Rouen
Contact Person Name
Elise ARTAUD-MACARI
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Caen Normandie
Department Name
Hôpital Côte de Nacre - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Emmanuel BERGOT
Contact Person Email
bergot-e@chu-caen.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
Department Name
Centre de compétence de l'hypertension pulmonaire - Pulmotension de Grenoble
Contact Person Name
Bruno DEGANO
Contact Person Email
bdegano@chu-grenoble.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Saint Etienne
Department Name
Hôpital Nord - Médecine vasculaire et thérapeutique
Contact Person Name
Laurent BERTOLETTI
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Hôpital Louis Pradel - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Vincent COTTIN
Contact Person Email
vincent.cottin@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Reims
Department Name
CHU de Reims - Médecine Interne, Immunologie Clinique et Maladies Infectieuses
Contact Person Name
Amélie SERVETTAZ
Contact Person Email
aservettaz@chu-reims.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Et Universitaire De Brest
Department Name
Hôpital de la Cavale blanche - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Cécile TROMEUR
Contact Person Email
cecile.tromeur@chu-brest.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Hôpital Bicêtre - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Laurent SAVALE
Contact Person Email
laurent.savale@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
Department Name
Hôpital Larrey - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Elise NOEL SAVINA
Contact Person Email
noel-savina.e@chu-toulouse.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Dijon
Department Name
CHU F.Mitterrand Dijon - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Nicolas FAVROLT
Contact Person Email
nicolas.favrolt@chu-dijon.fr
Site Name
University Hospital Of Clermont-Ferrand
Department Name
Hôpital Gabriel Montpied - Cardiologie
Contact Person Name
Romain TRESORIER
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
Hôpital Nord - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Martine REYNAUD GAUBERT
Contact Person Email
martine.reynaud@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Et Universitaire De Limoges
Department Name
CHU Dupuytren 1 - Médecine interne
Contact Person Name
Sylvain PALAT
Contact Person Email
sylvain.palat@chu-limoges.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
Department Name
Hôpital Laennec - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Delphine HOREAU LANGLARD
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Centre de compétence de l'hypertension pulmonaire - Pulmotension de Bordeaux
Contact Person Name
François PICARD
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D'Angers
Department Name
Hôpital Larrey - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Frédéric GAGNADOUX
Contact Person Email
frgagnadoux@chu-angers.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
Department Name
Hôpital de la Timone - Cardiologie
Contact Person Name
Sébastien RENARD
Contact Person Email
sebastien.renard@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Poitiers
Department Name
Hôpital La Milétrie - Pneumologie
Contact Person Name
Etienne-Marie JUTANT
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
Centre de référence constitutif de l'hypertension pulmonaire - Pulmotension de Lille
Contact Person Name
Nicolas LAMBLIN
Contact Person Email
nicolas.lamblin@chru-lille.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Ambrisentan Viatris 5 mg film-coated tablets
Active Substance
AMBRISENTAN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/19/1368/001)
Starting Dose
5 mg (tablet strength)
Maximum Dose
10 mg per day (maxDailyDoseAmount=10)
Investigational Product Name
Placebo de AMBRISENTAN VIATRIS 5 mg - composition: cellulose microcristalline; lactose monohydraté; silice colloïdale anhydre; stéarate de magnésium (vegetable origin); opadry II 85G94065 PINK; eau purifiée
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
oral
Authorisation Status
Not applicable / placebo
Investigational Product Name
TADALAFIL
Active Substance
TADALAFIL
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
oral
Authorisation Status
Product listed (euMpNumber SUB12602MIG); marketing authorisation number not provided in record
Maximum Dose
40 mg per day (maxDailyDoseAmount=40)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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