Clinical trial • Not applicable • Cardiology

Colchicine for Atherosclerosis | Cancer

Not applicable trial of Colchicine for Atherosclerosis | Cancer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Cardiology
Trial Disease
Atherosclerosis | Cancer
Trial Stage
Not applicable
Drug Modality
Small molecule | Radiopharmaceutical

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
28-11-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
31-03-2025

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, colchicine 0.5 mg once daily; usual care (standard of care)-controlled Not applicable trial across 1 site in Netherlands.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Colchicine 0.5 mg once daily; Usual care (Standard of care)
Target Sample Size
36
Trial Duration For Participant
84

Eligibility

Recruits 36 Vulnerable population not selected. Exclusion criterion: "Inability to provide written informed consent"; written informed consent is required (no assent procedures described)..

Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population not selected. Exclusion criterion: "Inability to provide written informed consent"; written informed consent is required (no assent procedures described).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Age 50 years or older"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Planned for treatment with a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor for at least 3 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Signs of atherosclerosis on imaging (e.g. coronary artery calcium score >0 on cancer staging chest CT-scan or calcifications of aorta, abdominal arteries, or iliac arteries abdomino/pelvic CT-scan)"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Chest radiation therapy in prior 3 months (or planned during the study)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Moderate or severe renal impairment (eGFR <50 mL/min/1.73 m2 based on CKD-EPI)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Child Pugh B or C liver cirrhosis"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known intolerance to colchicine"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Use of immunosuppressive medication at randomization"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Colchicine use in previous <3 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Indication for long-term treatment with colchicine"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Inability to provide written informed consent"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in maximum target-to-background ratio (TBRmax) in coronary arteries, which quantifies 68Gallium-DOTATATE uptake, between baseline and 12-week follow-up on PET-scan.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in TBRmax in coronary arteries measured by 68Gallium-DOTATATE PET-scan between baseline and 12-week follow-up."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- TBRmax in carotid arteries","definition_or_measurement_approach":"TBRmax measured by PET-scan in carotid arteries."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- TBRmax in aorta","definition_or_measurement_approach":"TBRmax measured by PET-scan in aorta."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean standardized uptake value (SUVmean) in spleen","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean standardized uptake value (SUVmean) measured by PET-scan in spleen."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- SUVmean in bone marrow","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean standardized uptake value (SUVmean) measured by PET-scan in bone marrow."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Coronary artery calcium score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Coronary artery calcium scoring on CT imaging."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Major adverse cardiovascular events (i.e. myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, ischemia-driven coronary revascularisation, death)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Composite of myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, ischemia-driven coronary revascularisation, and death as clinical event endpoints."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- All-cause mortality","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Death from any cause."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Immune related adverse events","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Recording and classification of immune-related adverse events (as per protocol safety assessments)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Biomarkers (e.g. blood inflammatory markers, PBMCs, plasma cytokines, metabolomics, and microbiome composition)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of listed blood and microbiome biomarkers using laboratory assays (blood inflammatory markers, PBMC profiling, plasma cytokines, metabolomics) and microbiome composition analyses."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
36
Recruitment Window Months
30
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required. Exclusion criterion excludes inability to provide written informed consent. Consent/assent materials listed (L1_SIS and ICF) but languages and age-specific documents not specified; participants are adults (age ≥50).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
36

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
24-02-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
08-04-2025
Processing Time Days
43
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
36

Sites

Site Name
Amsterdam UMC Stichting - De Boelelaan 1117
Department Name
Vascular Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Nick van Es
Principal Investigator Email
n.vanes@amsterdamumc.nl
Contact Person Name
Nick van Es
Contact Person Email
ctis@amsterdamumc.nl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Amsterdam UMC Stichting
Organisation Type
Patient organisation/association
Country Of Registered Address
Netherlands

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
COLCHICINE
Active Substance
Colchicine
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Starting Dose
0.5 mg
Dose Levels
0.5 mg once daily
Frequency
once daily
Maximum Dose
3 mg per day (product maxDailyDoseAmount 3 mg)
Investigational Product Name
68Gallium-DOTATATE (diagnostic radiopharmaceutical)
Active Substance
68Gallium-DOTATATE
Modality
Radiopharmaceutical
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS
Route
INTRAVENOUS
Maximum Dose
2500 MBq per day (maxDailyDoseAmount 2500 MBq); max total 5000 MBq

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