Clinical trial • Phase III • Haematology
CEMDISIRAN for Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
Phase III trial of CEMDISIRAN for Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Haematology
- Trial Disease
- Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Monoclonal antibody|Oligonucleotide
- Orphan Drug
- Yes
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 11-11-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 12-12-2024
Trial design
Randomised, open-label, ravulizumab (ultomiris 300 mg/3 ml concentrate for solution for infusion; intravenous infusion; product entry lists maxtotaldoseamount 3600 mg) and eculizumab (soliris 300 mg concentrate for solution for infusion; infusion; product entry lists maxtotaldoseamount 900 mg).-controlled Phase III trial across 15 sites in Greece, Hungary, Italy and others.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Open Label
- Yes
- Comparator
- Ravulizumab (Ultomiris 300 mg/3 mL concentrate for solution for infusion; intravenous infusion; product entry lists maxTotalDoseAmount 3600 mg) and Eculizumab (Soliris 300 mg concentrate for solution for infusion; infusion; product entry lists maxTotalDoseAmount 900 mg).
- Target Sample Size
- 173
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 182
Eligibility
Recruits 173 Vulnerable population selected. Informed consent to be obtained using country-specific Subject Information and Informed Consent Forms (multiple country/site-specific ICFs are listed in the application documents). Participant population is described as adults; no specific assent procedures for minors are provided in the available documents..
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable population selected. Informed consent to be obtained using country-specific Subject Information and Informed Consent Forms (multiple country/site-specific ICFs are listed in the application documents). Participant population is described as adults; no specific assent procedures for minors are provided in the available documents.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Diagnosis of PNH confirmed by high-sensitivity flow cytometry testing with PNH granulocytes or monocytes as described in the protocol\n- Active disease, as defined by the presence of 1 or more PNH-related signs or symptoms as described in the protocol\n- LDH level ≥2 × ULN at the screening visit\n- Willing and able to comply with clinic/remote visits and study-related procedures, including completion of the full series of meningococcal vaccinations required per protocol Note: Other protocol-defined Inclusion Criteria apply"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior treatment with eculizumab within 3 months prior to screening, ravulizumab within 6 months prior to screening, or other complement inhibitors within 5 half-lives of the respective agent prior to screening\n- Receipt of an organ transplant, history of bone marrow transplantation or other hematologic transplant\n- Body weight <40 kilograms at screening visit\n- Planned use of any complement inhibitor therapy other than study drugs during the treatment period\n- Not meeting meningococcal vaccination requirements and, at a minimum documentation of quadrivalent meningococcal vaccination within 5 years prior to the screening visit and serotype B vaccine within 3 years prior to the screening visit as described in the protocol.\n- Any contraindication for receiving Neisseria meningitidis vaccinations (serotypes ACWY and B)\n- Unable to take antibiotics for meningococcal prophylaxis (if required by local ravulizumab [Cohort A] or eculizumab [Cohort B] prescribing information, where available, or national guidelines/local practice, or if necessary when administration of the first dose of the quadrivalent meningococcal vaccine [serotype ACWY] or the second dose of the serotype B meningococcal vaccine [when available] is less than 2 weeks prior to study treatment initiation) as described in the protocol.\n- Any active, ongoing infection or a recent infection requiring ongoing systemic treatment with antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals within 2 weeks of screening or during the screening period\n- Documented history of active, uncontrolled, ongoing systemic autoimmune diseases Note: Other protocol-defined Exclusion Criteria apply"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Cohort A: Percent change in lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percent change in lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Cohort B: Adequate control of hemolysis (defined as LDH ≤1.5 × ULN) at each visit","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adequate control of hemolysis defined as LDH ≤1.5 × ULN at each visit"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Cohort B: Transfusion avoidance (not requiring a red blood cell (RBC) transfusion per the protocol)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Transfusion avoidance defined as not requiring an RBC transfusion per the protocol"}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Maintenance of adequate control of hemolysis (defined as LDH ≤1.5 × ULN) (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as LDH ≤1.5 × ULN"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Breakthrough hemolysis (defined as LDH ≥2 × ULN per the protocol) (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as LDH ≥2 × ULN per the protocol"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Adequate control of hemolysis (defined as LDH ≤1.5 × ULN) (Cohort A)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as LDH ≤1.5 × ULN"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Hemoglobin stabilization (defined as patients who do not receive an RBC transfusion and have no decrease in hemoglobin level per the protocol) (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as patients who do not receive an RBC transfusion and have no decrease in hemoglobin level per the protocol"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Normalization of LDH (defined as LDH ≤1.0 × ULN per the protocol) (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as LDH ≤1.0 × ULN per the protocol"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Transfusion Avoidance (defined as Not requiring an RBC transfusion as per protocol algorithm based on post-baseline hemoglobin values) (Cohort A)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as not requiring an RBC transfusion as per protocol algorithm based on post‑baseline hemoglobin values"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change in fatigue as measured by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT)-Fatigue Scale (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured by change in FACIT-Fatigue Scale scores"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change in physical function (PF) scores on the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-C30) (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured by change in EORTC-QLQ-C30 physical function scores"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change in global health status (GHS)/QoL scale score on the EORTC-QLC- C30 (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured by change in EORTC-QLQ-C30 global health status/QoL score"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Percent change in LDH (Cohort B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percent change in LDH"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Rate of RBC transfused per protocol algorithm (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Rate of RBC units transfused per the protocol algorithm"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of units of RBC transfused per protocol algorithm (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number of RBC units transfused per the protocol algorithm"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to first LDH ≤1.5 × ULN (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from baseline to first occurrence of LDH ≤1.5 × ULN"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to first LDH ≤1.0 × ULN (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from baseline to first occurrence of LDH ≤1.0 × ULN"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of days with LDH ≤1.5 × ULN (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percentage of days during observation with LDH ≤1.5 × ULN"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change in hemoglobin levels (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in hemoglobin levels"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence and severity of treatment emergent serious adverse events (SAEs) (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence and severity reporting of treatment-emergent SAEs"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) of special interest (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence and severity reporting of TEAEs of special interest"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence and severity of TEAEs leading to treatment discontinuation (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence and severity of TEAEs that lead to treatment discontinuation"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change in total CH50 (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in total CH50"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Percent change in total CH50 (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percent change in total CH50"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Concentration of total C5 in plasma (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured concentration of total C5 in plasma"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Concentrations of total pozelimab in serum (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured serum concentrations of total pozelimab"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Concentrations of cemdisiran in plasma (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured plasma concentrations of cemdisiran"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Concentrations of total ravulizumab (Cohort A) and total eculizumab (Cohort B) in serum","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured serum concentrations of total ravulizumab (Cohort A) and total eculizumab (Cohort B)"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of treatment emergent anti-drug antibodies (ADAs) to pozelimab (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence of treatment-emergent ADAs to pozelimab"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of treatment emergent ADAs to cemdisiran (Cohort A and B)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence of treatment-emergent ADAs to cemdisiran"}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 173
- Recruitment Window Months
- 52
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent obtained from adult participants using country-specific Subject Information and Informed Consent Forms. Multiple language/site-specific ICFs are included in the application (examples: English, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian). No specific assent procedures for minors are provided in the available documents; consent contact via sponsor email clinicaltrials@regeneron.com.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 15
- Total Number Of Participants
- 17
Greece
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 24-08-2022
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 03-10-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 1136
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 1
Sites
- Site Name
- Geniko Nosokomeio Thessalonikis George Papanikolaou
- Department Name
- Haematology
- Contact Person Name
- Elissavet Lalagianni
- Contact Person Email
- luizana6@gmail.com
Hungary
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 07-11-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 10-11-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 368
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 1
Sites
- Site Name
- Semmelweis University
- Department Name
- Hematology
- Contact Person Name
- Zsolt Gyorgy Nagy
- Contact Person Email
- nagy.zsolt@med.semmelweis-univ.hu
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 02-05-2023
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 02-10-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 884
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 5
Sites
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi
- Department Name
- SOD Ematologia
- Contact Person Name
- Barbara Scappini
- Contact Person Email
- scappinib@aou-careggi.toscana.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino
- Department Name
- Dipartimento di Oncologia, S.C. di Ematologia Presidio Molinette
- Contact Person Name
- Chiara Frairia
- Contact Person Email
- cfrairia@cittadellasalute.to.it
- Site Name
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
- Department Name
- UOC Ematologia e Trapianto di cellule staminali emopoietiche
- Contact Person Name
- Simona Sica
- Contact Person Email
- simona.sica@unicatt.it
Romania
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 21-05-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 03-11-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 531
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 2
Sites
- Site Name
- Spitalul Clinic Judetean De Urgenta Targu Mures
- Department Name
- Haematology
- Contact Person Name
- Ioan Macarie
- Contact Person Email
- ioan.macarie@umfst.ro
- Site Name
- Spitalul Clinic Municipal Filantropia Craiova
- Department Name
- Haematology
- Contact Person Name
- Luminita Ocroteala
- Contact Person Email
- diaconu_luminita@yahoo.co
- Site Name
- Institute Of Oncology Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta Cluj-Napoca
- Department Name
- Haematology
- Contact Person Name
- Ioana-Codruta Rus
- Contact Person Email
- codruta_21@yahoo.com
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 05-05-2023
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 03-10-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 882
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 4
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Basurto
- Department Name
- Servicio de Hematología
- Contact Person Name
- Maria Cristina De Barrenetxea Lekue
- Contact Person Email
- cristina.barrene@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer
- Department Name
- Hematology Service
- Contact Person Name
- Maria Luisa Lozano Almela
- Contact Person Email
- mllozano@um.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Clinic De Barcelona
- Department Name
- Servicio de Hematología
- Contact Person Name
- Anna Gaya Valls
- Contact Person Email
- agayav@clinic.cat
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario De Salamanca
- Department Name
- Hematology Service
- Contact Person Name
- Maria Belén Vidriales Vicente
- Contact Person Email
- mbvidri@usal.es
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 23-11-2023
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 06-10-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 683
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 4
Sites
- Site Name
- Instytut Hematologii I Transfuzjologii
- Department Name
- Haematology
- Contact Person Name
- Bozena Budziszewska
- Contact Person Email
- bbudziszewska@ihit.waw.pl
- Site Name
- Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
- Department Name
- Haematology and Clinical transplantology
- Contact Person Name
- Agnieszka Piekarska
- Contact Person Email
- babajaga@gumed.edu.pl
- Site Name
- Szpital Uniwersytecki Nr 2 Im Dr Jana Biziela W Bydgoszczy
- Department Name
- Haematology
- Contact Person Name
- Jaroslaw Czyz
- Contact Person Email
- jczyz@onet.pl
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Contract research organisations
- Name
- PPD Global Ltd.
- Responsibilities
- [{"id":903776,"code":"15","value":"CRO"}]
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Yprime LLC","duties_or_roles":"[{\"id\":903774,\"code\":\"3\"}]","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Iqvia Holdings Inc.","duties_or_roles":"[{\"id\":903783,\"code\":\"6\"}]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC","duties_or_roles":"[{\"id\":903784,\"code\":\"4\"}]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Signant Health LLC","duties_or_roles":"[{\"id\":903777,\"code\":\"15\",\"value\":\"eCOA vendor\"}]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Greece","full_name":"PPD Global Ltd.","duties_or_roles":"[{\"id\":903776,\"code\":\"15\",\"value\":\"CRO\"}]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Yourway Transport Inc.","duties_or_roles":"[{\"id\":903782,\"code\":\"15\",\"value\":\"IP distribution, return/destruction\"}]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Ppd Inc.","duties_or_roles":"[{\"id\":903778,\"code\":\"1\"},{\"id\":903779,\"code\":\"12\"},{\"id\":903780,\"code\":\"2\"},{\"id\":903781,\"code\":\"8\"}]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Charles River Laboratories Inc.","duties_or_roles":"[{\"id\":903773,\"code\":\"4\"}]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Cytel Inc.","duties_or_roles":"[{\"id\":903772,\"code\":\"15\",\"value\":\"Data Monitoring Committee\"}]","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Inc.","duties_or_roles":"[{\"id\":903775,\"code\":\"4\"}]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Fisher Clinical Services Inc.","duties_or_roles":"[{\"id\":903785,\"code\":\"15\",\"value\":\"IP Packaging\"}]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Cemdisiran
- Active Substance
- CEMDISIRAN
- Modality
- Oligonucleotide
- Routes Of Administration
- SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
- Route
- SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION
- Authorisation Status
- ProdAuthStatus=1
- Orphan Designation
- Yes
- Investigational Product Name
- Pozelimab
- Active Substance
- POZELIMAB
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVENOUS/SUBCUTANEOUS/INTRAMUSCULAR
- Route
- INTRAVENOUS/SUBCUTANEOUS/INTRAMUSCULAR
- Authorisation Status
- ProdAuthStatus=1
- Investigational Product Name
- Soliris 300 mg concentrate for solution for infusion
- Active Substance
- ECULIZUMAB
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
- Route
- SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
- Authorisation Status
- ProdAuthStatus=2
- Maximum Dose
- 900 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- Ultomiris 300 mg/3 mL concentrate for solution for infusion
- Active Substance
- RAVULIZUMAB
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
- Route
- SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
- Authorisation Status
- ProdAuthStatus=2
- Maximum Dose
- 3600 mg
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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