Clinical trial • Phase III • Immunology

Anakinra for Familial Mediterranean Fever

Phase III trial of Anakinra for Familial Mediterranean Fever.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology
Trial Disease
Familial Mediterranean Fever
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme | Small molecule
Paediatric Trial
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
03-11-2023
First CTIS Authorization Date
26-02-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, standard of care arm: usual analgesics + colchicine (dose unspecified). intervention arm: on-demand anakinra treatment (100 mg/day) + analgesics + daily colchicine. on-demand anakinra defined as injection of 100 mg/d from the prodromal phase of the attack until 24 hours of remission (during 7 days maximum) or 100 mg/d to prevent an attack in the event of a known trigger factor.-controlled Phase III trial across 11 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Standard of care arm: usual analgesics + Colchicine (dose unspecified). Intervention arm: on-demand Anakinra treatment (100 mg/day) + analgesics + daily Colchicine. On-demand Anakinra defined as injection of 100 mg/d from the prodromal phase of the attack until 24 hours of remission (during 7 days maximum) or 100 mg/d to prevent an attack in the event of a known trigger factor.
Target Sample Size
50
Trial Duration For Participant
183

Eligibility

Recruits 50 paediatric patients.

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant women or breast feeding
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected. Written informed consent of the patients and/or his legal representatives is required; subject information and ICF documents exist for adolescents, minors and parental authority as well as adult ICFs (documents: L1_ICF adolescent minor, L1_ICF minor, L1_SIS and ICF adults, L1_SIS and ICF parental authority).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Age > 6 years old with no upper limit."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Proven FMF according to Livneh international criteria (2) and 2 non ambiguous MEFV mutations."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Colchicine resistance defined as persistent FMF attack despite the maximum daily posology of colchicine (average one or more attacks per month over a 3-month period)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- FMF Attack is defined by: -\tArthritis"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- FMF Attack is defined by: -\tChest pain"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- FMF Attack is defined by: -\tAbdominal pain"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- FMF Attack is defined by: -\tMyalgia"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- FMF Attack is defined by: -\tErysipelas-like skin lesion"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Duration of episodes 1–4 days."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient refusing daily anakinra injections"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients covered at 100% by the health insurance (ALD)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who do not have biological inflammation between attacks"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Written informed consent of the patients and or his legal representatives"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Evidence of active tuberculosis"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Infection requiring treatment with intravenous antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to Inclusion"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of recurrent infection (Need more than 4 courses of antibiotic treatment per year (in children) or more >2 times per year (in adults), experience pneumonia twice over any time or > 3 bacterial sinusitis in 1 year)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraindication to anakinra :"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients (Citric acid, anhydrous Sodium chloride, Disodium edetate dehydrate, Polysorbate 80, Sodium hydroxide, Water for injections ) or to E. coli derived proteins"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with neutropenia (ANC <1.5 x 109/l)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraindication to colchicine"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Inability to provide informed consent"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Ongoing chronic treatment with anti IL1 biotherapy since at least 3 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant women or breast feeding"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- No health care insurance"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient participating in another interventional clinical trial"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient deprived of liberty"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient under guardianship or curatorship"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean number of painful days per month at 6 months of treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean number of painful days per month at 6 months of treatment."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Efficacy: −Cumulative days of FMF attack treatment from randomization to 6 months, - AIDAI (Auto-inflammatory Diseases activity index) score D0 and M6 Number of painful days and severity of FMF attacks (measured by VAS Visual Analogue Scale) occurring between randomization and M6 − Quality of life score measured by EuroQOL questionnaire (EQ-5D5L) at M6","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Cumulative days of FMF attack treatment from randomization to 6 months; AIDAI score at D0 and M6; number of painful days and severity measured by VAS between randomization and M6; quality of life measured by EQ-5D-5L at specified visits (J0, M1, M3, M6)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety: − Number of local cutaneous reaction at 6 months (erythema and oedema involving the injection sites) in the anakinra arm − Proportion of adverse events","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number of local cutaneous reactions at 6 months (erythema and oedema at injection sites) in the anakinra arm; proportion of adverse events."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
50
Recruitment Window Months
29
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from patients and/or their legal representatives. Specific informed consent/subject information documents are provided for adolescents, minors, parental authority and adults (documents listed in CTIS: L1_ICF adolescent minor, L1_ICF minor, L1_SIS and ICF adults, L1_SIS and ICF parental authority). Primary language/materials indicated are French (translations and French-language documents present).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
11
Total Number Of Participants
50

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-12-2023
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
30-10-2024
Processing Time Days
317
Number Of Sites
11
Number Of Participants
50

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Caen Normandie
Department Name
Internal Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Achille AOUBA
Principal Investigator Email
aouba-a@chut
Contact Person Name
Achille AOUBA
Contact Person Email
aouba-a@chut
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Department Name
Internal Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Gilles KAPLANSKI
Principal Investigator Email
gilles.kaplanski@ap-hm.fr
Contact Person Name
Gilles KAPLANSKI
Contact Person Email
gilles.kaplanski@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Hopital Tenon
Department Name
Internal Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Lea SAVEY
Principal Investigator Email
lea.savey@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Lea SAVEY
Contact Person Email
lea.savey@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Department Name
Internal Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Nicolas SCHLEINITZ
Principal Investigator Email
nicolas.schleinitz@ap-hm.fr
Contact Person Name
Nicolas SCHLEINITZ
Contact Person Email
nicolas.schleinitz@ap-hm.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
Internal Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Eric HACHULLA
Principal Investigator Email
eric.hachulla@chru-lille.fr
Contact Person Name
Eric HACHULLA
Contact Person Email
eric.hachulla@chru-lille.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Internal Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Yvan JAMILLOUX
Principal Investigator Email
yvan.jamilloux@chu-lyon.fr
Contact Person Name
Yvan JAMILLOUX
Contact Person Email
yvan.jamilloux@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Rheumatology Department
Principal Investigator Name
Marie-elise Truchetet
Principal Investigator Email
Marie-elise.truchetet@chu-bordeau.fr
Contact Person Name
Marie-elise Truchetet
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (Le Kremlin-Bicetre)
Department Name
Pediatrics
Principal Investigator Name
Isabelle KONE-PAUT
Principal Investigator Email
Isabellle.kone-paut@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Isabelle KONE-PAUT
Contact Person Email
Isabellle.kone-paut@aphp.fr
Site Name
Robert Debre University Hospital
Department Name
Paediatrician / rheumatologist
Principal Investigator Name
Mathilde LABOURET
Principal Investigator Email
mathilde.labouret@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Mathilde LABOURET
Contact Person Email
mathilde.labouret@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier De Versailles
Department Name
Pediatrics
Principal Investigator Name
Veronique HENTGEN
Principal Investigator Email
vhentgen@ght78sud.fr
Contact Person Name
Veronique HENTGEN
Contact Person Email
vhentgen@ght78sud.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon (Bron)
Department Name
Paediatrician / rheumatologist
Principal Investigator Name
Alexandre BELOT
Principal Investigator Email
alexandre.belot@chu-lyon.fr
Contact Person Name
Alexandre BELOT
Contact Person Email
alexandre.belot@chu-lyon.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
Kineret 100 mg/0.67 ml solution for injection in pre-filled syringe.
Active Substance
Anakinra
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous injection
Route
Subcutaneous injection
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorised (EU MA: EU/1/02/203/006)
Starting Dose
100 mg/day
Dose Levels
100 mg
Frequency
Daily (on-demand, 100 mg/day)
Maximum Dose
100 mg/day
Investigational Product Name
COLCHICINE OPOCALCIUM 1 mg, comprimé sécable
Active Substance
Colchicine
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Buccal use
Route
Buccal use
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorised (France MA: 34009 362 750 9 6)
Frequency
Daily (colchicine taken daily as background therapy)
Maximum Dose
2.5 mg/day
Combination Treatment
Yes

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