Clinical trial • Phase I • Neurology|Rare Disease

BIIB115 for Spinal muscular atrophy

Phase I trial of BIIB115 for Spinal muscular atrophy.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Neurology|Rare Disease
Trial Disease
Spinal muscular atrophy
Trial Stage
Phase I
Drug Modality
Other RNA
Paediatric Trial
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
18-03-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
29-04-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, placebo arm: biib115 placebo is a sterile liquid for injection; formulation composition identical to biib115 drug product minus the active ingredient; route intrathecal. no dose or schedule for comparator explicitly stated.-controlled, adaptive Phase I trial in Netherlands, France, Italy and others.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Placebo arm: BiiB115 placebo is a sterile liquid for injection; formulation composition identical to BIIB115 drug product minus the active ingredient; route intrathecal. No dose or schedule for comparator explicitly stated.
Adaptive
True - Study includes single ascending dose (Part A) and multiple ascending dose (Part B) dose-escalation design; detailed escalation rules, interim analyses, or stopping rules are not provided in the available text.
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
56
Trial Duration For Participant
2520

Eligibility

Recruits 56 paediatric patients.

Vulnerable Population
Pediatric participants aged 0.5 to 12 years are included; the protocol references 'at the time of informed consent'. Specifics on assent or guardian consent processes are not explicitly described in the available text.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Part A - Male healthy participants aged 18 to 55 years, inclusive."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Must have received intravenous (IV) onasemnogene abeparvovec per the approved label or per guidelines including the steroid regimen and monitoring specified therein."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Treatment with onasemnogene abeparvovec ≥180 days prior to first BIIB115 dose."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B LTE - Meets age-appropriate institutional criteria for use of anesthesia/sedation, if use is planned for study procedures (as assessed by the Investigator and either anesthesiologist or pulmonologist)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Potential for improvement due to suboptimal clinical status secondary to SMA, as determined by the Investigator."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B LTE - Completion of the assessments in Part B"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part A - Have a body mass index of 18 to 30 kilograms per meter square (kg/m^2), inclusive."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part A - Must be in good health as determined by the investigator, based on medical history and screening evaluations."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Age 0.5 to 12 years old, inclusive, at the time of informed consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Weight ≥7 kg at the time of informed consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Genetic diagnosis of SMA (5q SMA homozygous survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene deletion or mutation or compound heterozygous mutation)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Survival motor neuron 2 (SMN2) copy number ≥1."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Part A - Any reason, anatomical or otherwise (including abnormal hematology/coagulation), that presents increase of risk of complication from multiple lumbar puncture (LP) procedures required for dosing and CSF collection, per the investigator discretion."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Interval of <180 days between onasemnogene abeparvovec therapy and first BIIB115 dose."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Ongoing steroid treatment following onasemnogene abeparvovec at time of screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - History of drug induced liver injury or liver failure per Hy’s law definition."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - History of thrombotic micrangiopathy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Clinically significant abnormalities in hematology, blood chemistry parameters, or electrocardiograms (ECGs) prior to first LTE visit that would make the participant unsuitable for inclusion as assessed by the Investigator."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Treatment with an approved SMN2-splicing modifier (nusinersen or risdiplam)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Treatment with any SMN2-splicing modifier (nusinersen or risdiplam) after receiving onasemnogene abeparvovec. Treatment with nusinersen <12 months from the first dose of BIIB115."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Any reason, anatomical or otherwise (including abnormal hematology/coagulation), that presents increase of risk of complication from the LP procedures, CSF circulation, or safety assessments, including a history of hydrocephalus or implanted shunt for CSF drainage."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Permanent ventilation, defined as tracheostomy or ≥16 hours ventilation /day continuously for >21 days in the absence of an acute reversible event."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B LTE - Any new condition or worsening of an existing condition that, according to the Investigator, would make the participant unsuitable for inclusion, could interfere with the assessment of safety, or would compromise the ability of the participant to undergo study procedures."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part A - History of any clinically significant cardiac, endocrine, gastrointestinal, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic, urologic, pulmonary, neurologic, dermatologic, psychiatric, or renal disease, or other major disease, as determined by the Investigator."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part A - Chronic, recurrent, or serious infection, as determined by the investigator, within 90 days prior to screening or between screening and Day -1."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part A - Current enrollment or a plan to enroll in any interventional clinical study of a drug, biologic, or device, in which an investigational treatment or approved therapy for investigational use is administered within 3 months (or 5 half-lives of the agent, whichever is longer) prior to randomization."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Part B - Severe or serious AEs related to onasemnogene abeparvovec therapy that are ongoing during Screening."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Parts A, B and Long Term Extension (LTE): Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) [Time Frame: Part A: Up to Day 393, Part B: Up to Day 720; Part B LTE: Up to Day 2520]","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number of participants experiencing AEs and SAEs assessed during specified time frames per part: Part A up to Day 393; Part B up to Day 720; Part B LTE up to Day 2520."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Parts A,B and B LTE: Concentration of BIIB115 in Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) [Time Frame: Part A: Day 1 to Day 180, Part B: Days 1 and 720; Part B LTE: Day 720 to Day 2520].","definition_or_measurement_approach":"BIIB115 concentration measurements in CSF at specified days/time windows per part."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Part A: Terminal Elimination Half-Life (t½) of BIIB115 in CSF. [Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 180].","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Calculation of terminal elimination half-life (t½) of BIIB115 in CSF measured from Day 1 to Day 180."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Parts A,B and B LTE: Concentration of BIIB115 in Serum [Time Frame: Part A: Day 1 to Day 180, Part B: Day 1 to 720; Part B LTE: Day 720 to Day 2520].","definition_or_measurement_approach":"BIIB115 concentration measurements in serum at specified days/time windows per part."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Parts A and B: Terminal Elimination Half-Life (t½) of BIIB115 in Serum. [Time Frame: Part A: Day 1 to Day 180, Part B: Day 1 to Day 720].","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Calculation of terminal elimination half-life (t½) of BIIB115 in serum measured in the specified time windows."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Parts A and B: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve from Time 0 to Last Measurable Concentration (AUC0-last) of BIIB115 in Serum. [Time Frame: Part A: Day 1 to Day 180, Part B: Day 1 to Day 720].","definition_or_measurement_approach":"AUC0-last in serum for BIIB115 calculated from concentration-time data over the specified timeframes."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Parts A and B: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve from Time 0 to Infinity (AUCinf) of BIIB115 in Serum. [Time Frame: Part A: Day 1 to Day 180, Part B: Day 1 to Day 720].","definition_or_measurement_approach":"AUCinf in serum for BIIB115 calculated from concentration-time data over the specified timeframes."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Parts A and B: Maximum Observed Concentration (Cmax) of BIIB115 in Serum. [Time Frame: Part A: Day 1 to Day 180, Part B: Day 1 to Day 720].","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Cmax measured in serum for BIIB115 within the specified time windows."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Parts A and B: Time to Reach Maximum Observed Concentration (Tmax) of BIIB115 in Serum. [Time Frame: Part A: Day 1 to Day 180, Part B: Day 1 to Day 720].","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Tmax determined from serum concentration-time profiles for BIIB115 within the specified time windows."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
56
Recruitment Window Months
96
Consent Approach
Informed consent is required (texts reference 'at the time of informed consent' for pediatric and adult participants). The protocol references age-appropriate institutional criteria for anesthesia/sedation assessed by Investigator and anesthesiologist/pulmonologist. Specifics on who provides consent (e.g., parent/guardian), assent processes, age-specific consent documents, or available languages are not explicitly described in the provided text.

Methods

  • Patient recruitment and retention by Publicis Healthcare Communications Group Limited (functional role listed: patient recruitment and retention).
  • Printing of patient engagement materials by Cyberchrome Inc. (role: printing patient engagement materials).
  • Patient travel and reimbursement support by Greenphire LLC (role: patient travel and reimbursement).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
11
Total Number Of Participants
56

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
29-04-2024
Processing Time Days
42
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
35

Sites

Site Name
Centre for Human Drug Research
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Philip Heinrich Carel Kremer
Contact Person Email
pkremer@chdr.nl
Site Name
Universiteit Utrecht
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Willem-Lodewijk van der Pol
Contact Person Email
w.l.vanderPol@umcutrecht.nl

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
07-05-2024
Processing Time Days
50
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
1

Sites

Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Andreea Mihaela SEFERIAN

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
29-04-2024
Processing Time Days
42
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
4

Sites

Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Marika Pane
Site Name
Centro Clinico Nemo
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Valeria Sansone

Belgium

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
03-05-2024
Processing Time Days
46
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
1

Sites

Site Name
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
Department Name
Neuromuscular Reference Center
Contact Person Name
Nicolas Deconinck
Contact Person Email
nicolas.deconinck@huderf.be

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
06-05-2024
Processing Time Days
49
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
7

Sites

Site Name
Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki
Department Name
Klinika Neurologii Rozwojowej i Epileptologii
Contact Person Name
Łukasz Przysło
Contact Person Email
lukasz.przyslo@iczmp.edu.pl
Site Name
Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka
Department Name
Klinika Neurologii i Epileptologii
Contact Person Name
Katarzyna Kotulska-Jóźwiak
Contact Person Email
k.kotulska@ipczd.pl

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
11-06-2024
Processing Time Days
85
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
8

Sites

Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Essen AöR
Department Name
Klinik für Kinderheilkunde
Contact Person Name
Heike Kölbel
Contact Person Email
heike.koelbel@uk-essen.de
Site Name
Medical Center - University Of Freiburg
Department Name
Klinik fuer Neuropadieatrie und Muskelerkrankungen
Contact Person Name
Astrid Pechmann
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg AöR
Department Name
Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin paedKliPS
Contact Person Name
Andreas Ziegler

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Biogen Idec Research Limited
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United Kingdom

Contract research organisations

Name
IQVIA Limited
Responsibilities
Site start-up and management, project & vendor management, medical monitoring.
Name
Iqvia Laboratories Limited
Responsibilities
DNA analyses
Name
Altasciences Compagnie Inc.
Responsibilities
Serum and CSF PK
Name
Suvoda LLC
Responsibilities
IVRS – treatment randomisation

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Cyberchrome Inc.","duties_or_roles":"printing patient engagement materials","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute Inc.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Iqvia Laboratories Limited","duties_or_roles":"DNA analyses","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Canada","full_name":"Altasciences Compagnie Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Serum and CSF PK","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Suvoda LLC","duties_or_roles":"IVRS – treatment randomisation","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Canada","full_name":"Charles River Laboratories Montreal ULC","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Medical Equipment Supplies And Management Limited","duties_or_roles":"Provide equipment to sites","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"Site start-up and management, project & vendor management, medical monitoring.","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Greenphire LLC","duties_or_roles":"Patient travel and reimbursement","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Publicis Healthcare Communications Group Limited","duties_or_roles":"Patient recruitment and retention","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Azenta Germany GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Long Term Storage Facilities","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Biogen Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Urine and plasma MET ID analysis","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"ECG analysis/ review","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Signant Health Global LLC","duties_or_roles":"Questionnaire licenses, scales and translations","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
BIIB115
Active Substance
BIIB115
Modality
Other RNA
Routes Of Administration
INTRATHECAL USE
Route
Intrathecal
Authorisation Status
Investigational (not marketing authorised)
Investigational Product Name
BiiB115 placebo is a sterile liquid for injection. the formulation composition of the placebo is identical to that of BIIB115 drug product minus the active ingredient
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
INTRATHECAL USE
Route
Intrathecal

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