Clinical trial • Phase II • Immunology

BP1.7881A for Eosinophilic esophagitis

Phase II trial of BP1.7881A for Eosinophilic esophagitis. Randomised, matching orodispersible placebo tablet (placebo)-controlled. 24 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology
Trial Disease
Eosinophilic esophagitis
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule|Other

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
13-03-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
26-06-2024

Trial design

Randomised, matching orodispersible placebo tablet (placebo)-controlled Phase II trial across 15 sites in France, Italy.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Matching orodispersible placebo tablet (placebo)
Target Sample Size
24
Trial Duration For Participant
84

Eligibility

Recruits 24 isVulnerablePopulationSelected: true; Written informed consent obtained prior to any trial-related procedures. Participants must be ≥18 years old. No paediatric consent/assent procedures described in the available documents..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Female patient: pregnant or lactating woman. [Pregnancy is confirmed by a positive serum human chorionic gonadotrophin laboratory test (> 5mIU/mL). Serum pregnancy test will be done at screening and urine test at randomization]
Vulnerable Population
isVulnerablePopulationSelected: true; Written informed consent obtained prior to any trial-related procedures. Participants must be ≥18 years old. No paediatric consent/assent procedures described in the available documents.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Written informed consent obtained prior to any trial-related procedures.\n- Male or female ≥18 years old.\n- Presence of EoE associated symptoms at least during the last 4 weeks prior to screening (e.g., symptoms may include dysphagia which require liquids, coughing or gagging, vomiting, or medical attention to obtain relief).\n- A diagnosis of EoE confirmed at screening.\n- To the opinion of the investigator the patient will be compliant to carry out the trial procedures, including both esophagogastroduodenoscopies with biopsies.\n- Patients must have a cooperative attitude and be able to comply with the entire trial requirements and procedures (e.g., trial-related questionnaire, drug compliance, not use prohibited concomitant medications).\n- Female patients: post-menopausal women having at least 12 months of natural (spontaneous) amenorrhea, or women of childbearing potential (WOCBP, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant) using a highly effective method of contraception* for the duration of the trial and for one month after stopping the investigational medication.\n- If required, patient must be insured by appropriate national health insurance system."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient with any of the following disease: documented gastroesophageal reflux disease (note: reflux associated with EoE is not exclusionary), recurrent vomiting due to causes other than EoE, parasitic and fungal infections of the gastrointestinal tract, congenital esophageal rings, Crohn’s disease, periarteritis, allergic vasculitis, drug injury, connective tissue diseases, bullous pemphigoid, pemphigoid vegetans, graft-versus-host disease, achalasia, celiac disease, vasculitis, carcinoma of the esophagus.\n- History of significant cardiovascular disease, particularly recent history of myocardial infarction or unstable coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, uncontrolled arterial hypertension. Patient with a known history of long QT syndrome with or without history of syncope.\n- Patient with a clinically significant deviation(s) from normal on 12-lead ECG that results in an active medical problem, as determined by the Investigator at screening or has a corrected QT interval using Fridericia’s formula (QTcF) ≥450 msec for males or ≥470 msec for females.\n- Patient with unstable concurrent disease including: uncontrolled hyperthyroidism or other endocrine disease, uncontrolled gastrointestinal disease (e.g. active peptic ulcer), uncontrolled hematological disease, uncontrolled autoimmune disorders, or other that might affect the patient’s safety and/or interfere with the conduct of the study according to the Investigator’s judgement.\n- Patient with known or history of malignancy within the past 5 years with the exception of adequately treated or excised non metastatic basal cell or squamous cell cancer of the skin or cervical carcinoma in situ.\n- Established diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B viral infection or is positive for hepatitis surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) at screening or established diagnosis of hepatitis C viral infection or is positive for hepatitis C antibody at the time of screening visit.\n- Patient who has a laboratory abnormality at screening.\n- History of hypersensitivity to any of the study drug constituents.\n- Sexually active male unless he uses a condom during intercourse while taking drug and for 90 days after stopping investigational medication.\n- Current or recent history (less than one year) of alcohol or drug abuse.\n- Patient having received any other investigational drug within the preceding 30 days, or a longer and more appropriate time as determined by the Investigator (e.g., approximately five half-lives of the previous investigational drug).\n- Critical esophageal stricture or stricture not allowing the passage of a diagnostic upper endoscope (e.g., with an insertion tube diameter > 9mm).\n- Has a history of esophageal surgery or an esophageal dilation\n- Initiation or change of a food-elimination diet or introduction of a previously eliminated food group in the 6 weeks prior to screening. Patient on a food-elimination diet must remain on the same diet throughout the study period.\n- Contraindicated for esophageal biopsy for any reason (e.g., presence of varices at endoscopy).\n- Current evidence of oropharyngeal or esophageal candidiasis or active infection with Helicobacter pylori.\n- Commencement, cessation, or modification of the dosage schedule for allergen immunotherapy (oral or sublingual); participants maintaining a consistent dosage of these treatments for a minimum of one year before screening are eligible for inclusion in the study. However, they are prohibited from altering the dosage throughout the course of the study.Use of systemic corticosteroids within 12 weeks or swallowed corticosteroids within 8 weeks prior to screening.\n- Use of systemic immunosuppressive or immunomodulating drugs within 6 months prior to screening (e.g., Dupilumab, Mepolizumab, Reslizumab, or other interleukin inhibitors, prostaglandin D2 receptor antagonist, montelukast, purine analogues, anti-TNF therapy, cromolyn, anti-IgE monoclonal antibody)."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients achieving peak esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil count of ≤6 eos/hpf at week 12.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Histological assessment: peak esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil count measured in eosinophils per high power field (eos/hpf) at week 12; endpoint is proportion of patients with count ≤6 eos/hpf."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in total EoE-Dysphagia Assessment Questionnaire (EDAQ) score from baseline to week 12.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient-reported outcome: change from baseline in total EDAQ score at week 12."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change inEosinophilic Esophagitis-Endoscopic Reference Score (EoE-EREFS) from baseline to week 12.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Endoscopic assessment: change from baseline in EREFS at week 12."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percent change in peak esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil count (eos/hpf).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Histological assessment: percent change from baseline in peak eosinophil count measured in eos/hpf."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in EoE Grade Score from the Histology Scoring System (EoE-HSS) from baseline to week 12.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Histology assessment: change from baseline in EoE Grade Score (EoE-HSS) at week 12."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in EoE Stage Score from the EoE-HSS from baseline to week 12.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Histology assessment: change from baseline in EoE Stage Score (EoE-HSS) at week 12."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
24
Recruitment Window Months
18
Consent Approach
Written informed consent obtained prior to any trial-related procedures. ICFs for adults available (documents listed for France and Italy). Participants are adults (≥18); no pediatric assent described. ICF documents available in Italian and French per published documents.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
15
Total Number Of Participants
24

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
05-01-2026
Processing Time Days
648
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
8

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier D'Antibes Juan Les Pins
Department Name
Service de Gastroentérologie
Contact Person Name
Raffaella DAINESE
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Department Name
Service d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie et d’Oncologie Digestive
Contact Person Name
Frank ZERBIB
Contact Person Email
frank.zerbib@chu-bordeaux.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Service d’Explorations Fonctionnelles Digestives
Contact Person Name
Sabine ROMAN
Contact Person Email
sabine.roman@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
Service d'immunologie
Contact Person Name
Guillaume LEFEVRE
Contact Person Email
Guillaume.LEFEVRE@chu-lille.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Regional Et Universitaire De Brest
Department Name
Endoscopies digestives - Service d’hépato-gastroentérologie
Contact Person Name
Lucille QUENEHERVE

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-05-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-03-2026
Processing Time Days
668
Number Of Sites
10
Number Of Participants
16

Sites

Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Department Name
UOC Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Contact Person Name
Antonio Gasbarrini
Contact Person Email
antonio.gasbarrini@unicatt.it
Site Name
San Raffaele Hospital
Department Name
Department Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy
Contact Person Name
Alberto Barchi
Contact Person Email
Barchi.alberto@hsr.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedale-Universita Padova
Department Name
Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology DiSCOG
Contact Person Name
Edoardo Savarino
Contact Person Email
edoardo.savarino@unipd.it
Site Name
Alma Mater Studiorum Universita Di Bologna
Department Name
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences University of Bologna IRCCS, St.Orsola-Malpighi
Contact Person Name
Giovanni Barbara
Contact Person Email
giovanni.barbara@unibo.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi
Department Name
Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences
Contact Person Name
Andrea Galli
Contact Person Email
andrea.galli@unifi.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Modena
Department Name
UOC Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Modena
Contact Person Name
Helga Bertani
Contact Person Email
bertani.helga@aou.mo.it
Site Name
Universita' Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II
Department Name
Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery University of Naples “Federico II”
Contact Person Name
Giovanni Sarnelli
Contact Person Email
sarnelli@unina.it
Site Name
Humanitas Research Hospital
Department Name
Department of Gastroenterology
Contact Person Name
Alessandro Repici
Contact Person Email
Alessandro.repici@hunimed.eu
Site Name
Universita' Degli Studi Di Roma La Sapienza
Department Name
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Liver Unit Maternal and Child Health Department
Contact Person Name
Salvatore Oliva
Contact Person Email
salvatore.oliva@uniroma1.it
Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Department Name
Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation University of Milan
Contact Person Name
Marina Coletta

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Bioprojet Pharma
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
France

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
BP1.7881 (BP1.7881A)
Active Substance
BP1.7881A
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Maximum Dose
270 mg (max daily dose amount)
Investigational Product Name
Matching orodispersible placebo tablet
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL

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