Clinical trial • Phase III • Immunology
HUMAN (SCFV)2-FAB FUSION PROTEIN AGAINST CD40L for Thyroid eye disease | Graves' disease
Phase III trial of HUMAN (SCFV)2-FAB FUSION PROTEIN AGAINST CD40L for Thyroid eye disease | Graves' disease. open-label. 19 participants.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Immunology
- Trial Disease
- Thyroid eye disease | Graves' disease
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Other antibody
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 16-04-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 06-08-2024
Trial design
open-label Phase III trial across 8 sites in Bulgaria, Poland, Germany and others.
- Open Label
- Yes
- Target Sample Size
- 19
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 168
Eligibility
Recruits 19 Vulnerable population selected. Subject information and informed consent documents include versions for pregnant participants, pregnant partners, and father of a newborn (country-specific ICFs available); consent is obtained from adult participants (no minors/assent procedures described)..
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable population selected. Subject information and informed consent documents include versions for pregnant participants, pregnant partners, and father of a newborn (country-specific ICFs available); consent is obtained from adult participants (no minors/assent procedures described).
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Principal inclusion criteria: - The participant has Graves’ disease associated Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) symptoms characterized by:\n- ophthalmologic symptom onset <12 months prior to the Baseline Visit\n- proptosis ≥3 millimeter (mm) above normal for race and sex measured using the Hertel exophthalmometer (at the Screening Visit and the Baseline Visit) in the most severe eye\n- Clinical Activity Score (CAS) ≥3 in the most severe eye at the Screening Visit.\n- The participants must be euthyroid or have mild hypo- or hyperthyroidism (defined as free thyroxin [FT4] and/or free triiodothyronine [FT3] levels not exceeding the normal limits +/-50%) at the Screening Visit."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- The participant has a decreased best-corrected visual acuity due to optic neuropathy, defined as a decrease in vision of 2 lines on the Snellen chart, new visual field defect, or colour defect secondary to optic nerve involvement, within 6 months prior to the Screening Visit.\n- The participant has corneal decompensation unresponsive to medical management.\n- The participant has a decrease in proptosis of ≥2 mm between the Screening Visit and the Baseline Visit.\n- The participant has a decrease in CAS of ≥2 points between the Screening Visit and the Baseline Visit.\n- The participant has had previous orbital irradiation or surgery for TED.\n- The participant requires immediate surgical ophthalmological intervention or has other eye conditions impacting the assessments.\n- The participant has contraindications for an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.\n- The participant has an active infection at Baseline or recent serious infection (for example, requiring hospitalization) within 8 weeks prior to the Baseline Visit.\n- The participant takes any of the following disallowed or restricted concomitant medications (the list is not comprehensive):\n- Disallowed: any investigational products within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the Screening Visit, systemic corticosteroids within 6 weeks prior to the Screening Visit (topical steroids for dermatological conditions, inhaled or intranasal steroids are allowed), systemic immunosuppressive/immunomodulating drugs (for example, rituximab, tocilizumab, methotrexate, cyclosporine, azathioprine, mycophenolate-sodium/mofetil, Janus kinase inhibitors) within 5 half-lives prior to the Screening Visit, live attenuated vaccines within 30 days prior to the Baseline Visit, biotin within 1 day prior to the Screening Visit.\n- Allowed with restriction: stable dose for >3 weeks prior to the Screening Visit of selenium. Inactivated/killed/RNA-based vaccinations are allowed provided they are not administered within 5 days before/after any investigational medicinal product (IMP) trial visits."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- TED Proptosis 1. Primary endpoints: Change in proptosis from Baseline to Week 24 in the trial eye using the Hertel exophthalmometer","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in proptosis from Baseline to Week 24 in the trial eye measured using the Hertel exophthalmometer"}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Pharmacokinetics 1. Secondary endpoints: - exposure to Lu AG22515 as observed: Cmax, tmax, Ctrough - exposure to Lu AG22515 as modelled: AUC, CL, V, and t½; Safety 1. TEAEs 2. changes from Baseline in clinical safety laboratory test values, vital signs, weight, and ECG parameter values 3. PCS clinical safety laboratory test values, vital signs, weight changes, and ECG parameter values; Immunogenicity 1. presence of anti-Lu AG22515 antibodies (ADAs)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pharmacokinetics: observed exposure measures (Cmax, tmax, Ctrough) and modelled exposure (AUC, CL, V, t½); Safety: TEAEs, changes from Baseline in clinical safety laboratory tests, vital signs, weight, ECG parameters; Immunogenicity: presence of anti-Lu AG22515 antibodies (ADAs)"}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 19
- Recruitment Window Months
- 24
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent obtained from adult participants; subject information sheets and informed consent forms available in multiple country-specific versions and languages (English, Bulgarian, Polish, Spanish, German indicated by document files). Specific ICF versions exist for pregnant participants, pregnant partners and father of a newborn.
Methods
- Country-specific recruitment arrangements documents (K1) available
- Patient flyers (K2) for specific sites (e.g. Poland patient flyers)
- Referral letters (K2_Referral Letter_POL) for site referrals
- Site-based recruitment through participating hospitals/clinics (site contact details provided)
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 8
- Total Number Of Participants
- 19
Bulgaria
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 08-07-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 26-08-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 414
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 4
Sites
- Site Name
- Diagnostic-Consultative Center Alexandrovska EOOD
- Department Name
- Ophthalmology Department at Medical University of Sofia
- Contact Person Name
- Alexander Oskar
- Contact Person Email
- a.tomova@rdservices.org
- Site Name
- University Specialized Hospital For Active Treatment In Endocrinology (USHATE) "Acad. Ivan Penchev"
- Department Name
- Third Clinic - Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
- Contact Person Name
- Mariya Stoynova
- Contact Person Email
- mariya.stoynova@abv.bg
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 04-07-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 26-08-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 418
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 7
Sites
- Site Name
- Eb Group Sp. z o.o.
- Department Name
- Centrum Zdrowia MDM
- Contact Person Name
- Tomasz Bednarczuk
- Contact Person Email
- tomasz.bednarczuk@wum.edu.pl
- Site Name
- Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Szpital Uniwersytecki W Krakowie
- Department Name
- Oddział Kliniczny Endokrynologii, Medycyny Nuklearnej i Chorób Wewnętrznych
- Contact Person Name
- Grzegorz Sokołowski
- Contact Person Email
- grzegsok@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Im. Prof. K. Gibinskiego Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego W Katowicach
- Department Name
- Klinika Okulistyki, Oddział Okulistyki Dorosłych
- Contact Person Name
- Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek
- Contact Person Email
- sekretariat@uck.katowice.pl
Germany
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 09-05-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 23-06-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 45
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 5
Sites
- Site Name
- Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
- Department Name
- Research Institute for Ophthalmology / Forschungsinstitut für Augenheilkunde
- Contact Person Name
- Mariya Gosheva
- Contact Person Email
- mariya.gosheva@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 01-05-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 26-08-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 117
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 3
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal
- Department Name
- Oftalmología
- Contact Person Name
- Marco Sales
- Contact Person Email
- drsalesct@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Complexo Hospitalario Universitario De Santiago
- Department Name
- Oftalmology department
- Contact Person Name
- Jose Manuel Abalo Lojo
- Contact Person Email
- jose.manuel.abalo.lojo@sergas.es
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- H. Lundbeck A/S
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- Denmark
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Clario
- Responsibilities
- MRI central reading
- Name
- Clinical Outcomes Solutions Limited
- Responsibilities
- Perform Patient's Interview
- Name
- Celerion
- Responsibilities
- Sample management / clinical services (contact listed: sample.management@celerion.com)
- Name
- Signant Health Global Solutions Limited
- Responsibilities
- Go QOL validation and site rater's training
- Name
- Medicover Integrated Clinical Services Sp. z o.o.
- Name
- Eresearchtechnology Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Cardiac safety assessment central reading
- Name
- Celerion Inc.
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Clario","duties_or_roles":"MRI central reading","organisation_type":"Health care"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Clinical Outcomes Solutions Limited","duties_or_roles":"Perform Patient's Interview","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Celerion","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Industry"}
- {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Signant Health Global Solutions Limited","duties_or_roles":"Go QOL validation and site rater's training","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Poland","full_name":"Medicover Integrated Clinical Services Sp. z o.o.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Cardiac safety assessment central reading","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Celerion Inc.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Lu AG22515
- Active Substance
- HUMAN (SCFV)2-FAB FUSION PROTEIN AGAINST CD40L
- Modality
- Other antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
- Route
- SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
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