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

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
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
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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