Clinical trial • Phase II • Endocrinology|Rare Disease

IMLIFIDASE for Crigler-Najjar syndrome

Phase II trial of IMLIFIDASE for Crigler-Najjar syndrome. open-label, none/not specified-controlled. 3 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Endocrinology|Rare Disease
Trial Disease
Crigler-Najjar syndrome
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme|Gene therapy
Paediatric Trial
Yes
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
26-04-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
17-07-2024

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled Phase II trial in France.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Trial Duration For Participant
1825

Eligibility

Recruits 3 paediatric patients.

Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected. The trial includes adolescents (participants aged 16 and 17) and requires participants to be capable of giving signed informed consent (inclusion criterion). Age-specific subject information sheets and informed consent forms are provided (documents: L1_SIS and ICF_16-17, L1_SIS and ICF_Parents, L1_SIS and ICF_Main). Parent information/consent documents are available for minors; study materials (patient diaries and questionnaires) are available in English and French.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Male or female aged 16 years and older at the time of screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant with severe Crigler-Najjar syndrome requiring ≥ 6 hours/ day of phototherapy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant with molecular confirmation of mutation in the UGT1A1 gene by DNA sequencing."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant with detectable serum neutralizing antibodies against AAV8."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant with laboratory parameters value not clinically significant, as assessed by the investigator, and meeting the following criteria, a.\tHematology, clinical chemistry and coagulation ≤ grade 1 (as per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [CTCAE] criteria) (including but not limited to: activated partial thromboplastin time ≤1.5 x ULN, creatinine increased ≤1.5 x ULN, Platelet count decreased ≥75,000/mm3, lymphocyte count increased ≤20 000/mm3). b.\tAlanine amino-transferase (ALT), aspartate amino-transferase (AST), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) ≤ grade 3 (as per CTCAE criteria: GGT, ALT and/or AST ≤20.0 x ULN if baseline was normal; ≤20.0 x baseline if baseline was abnormal)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception from screening visit (V1) to at least 48 weeks after start of IMP administration."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Signed the study performance informed consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Capable of giving signed informed consent (of GNT-018-IDES clinical trial and GNT-018-IDES-PS performance study) which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in this protocol."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Participation in another interventional trial during this clinical trial, including investigational trial involving gene or cell therapeutics within 6 months prior to start of IMP administration and during the whole clinical trial; participation in non-interventional registries or epidemiological studies is allowed."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant presents or has a history of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) or known familial history of TTP"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Fibrosis score ≥ 3 (METAVIR) or 10 kPa based on: a)Fibrotest: performed within 12 months prior to screening visit 1* Or b)FibroScan®: performed within 12 months prior to screening visit 1* Or c)Liver biopsy taken within 24 months prior to screening visit 1*"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant with significant underlying liver disease."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Presence of any other clinically significant illness."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant with a history of major thrombotic events, active peripheral vascular disease, or proven hypercoagulable conditions."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant with known hypersensitivity to imlifidase and its excipients."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraindication to corticosteroids, sirolimus, imlifidase, or antihistamines."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Treatment with any of the prior/concomitant therapies according to the time frames specified in the protocol. At any time : Gene therapy, Cell based therapy (e.g., stem cell transplantation), CRISPR/Cas9, or any other form of gene editing, imlifidase"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant who underwent liver transplantation"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The proportion of participants with serum total bilirubin ≤ 300 µmol/L, 48 weeks after the GNT0003 infusion and without phototherapy from Week 16","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants meeting serum total bilirubin ≤ 300 µmol/L at Week 48 post-GNT0003 infusion, with the requirement that participants have been without phototherapy from Week 16; measured by serum total bilirubin laboratory testing at scheduled visits (assessment at Week 48)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Vital signs, physical examination; Clinically significant abnormalities in safety laboratory assessments; Electrocardiogram (ECG)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessments by clinical evaluation: vital signs, physical exam, laboratory safety tests and ECGs at scheduled visits; reporting of clinically significant abnormalities."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of all treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAE), serious adverse events (SAE), adverse events of special interest (AESI) from imlifidase administration to 48 weeks after GNT0003 infusion.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"AE monitoring and coding (TEAEs, SAEs, AESIs) from imlifidase administration through 48 weeks after GNT0003 infusion according to protocol-specified reporting procedures and CTCAE where applicable."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR), malignancies (including liver carcinogenicity) up to 60 months after GNT0003 administration.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Long-term safety monitoring for ADRs and new malignancies, including liver cancer, up to 60 months post-administration via scheduled follow-up, medical records and AE reporting."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Comparison of total anti-AAV8 IgG in serum before imlifidase infusion (s) versus prior to GNT0003 administration","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Serologic measurement of total anti-AAV8 IgG levels pre-imlifidase infusion and prior to GNT0003 administration to assess change/cleavage of antibodies."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to GNT0003 vector clearance from blood, urine, saliva, faeces, and semen (for male)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of vector presence (e.g., PCR) in blood, urine, saliva, feces, and semen at scheduled time points to determine time to undetectable vector levels."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in serum total bilirubin, in serum bilirubin/albumin ratio from baseline to Week 48","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Laboratory measurement of serum total bilirubin and albumin at baseline and Week 48; calculation of absolute and relative changes and bilirubin/albumin ratio."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in serum total bilirubin, in serum bilirubin/albumin ratio from baseline to 60 months","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Long-term laboratory monitoring of serum total bilirubin and bilirubin/albumin ratio from baseline to Month 60."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Mean time to restart phototherapy","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from GNT0003 administration to the date of restart of phototherapy recorded for each participant; mean time computed across participants."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in health-related quality of life measured by SF-36 after GNT0003 administration","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Health-related quality of life assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire at baseline and post-administration visits; change from baseline analyzed according to SF-36 scoring rules."}

Recruitment

Recruitment Window Months
98
Consent Approach
Participants aged 16 years and older provide signed informed consent; inclusion requires capability to give signed informed consent. For participants aged 16-17, age-specific subject information and consent/parental forms are provided (documents: L1_SIS and ICF_16-17, L1_SIS and ICF_Parents). Patient-facing materials and questionnaires are provided in English and French. Consent covers both the GNT-018-IDES clinical trial and the GNT-018-IDES-PS performance study.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
3

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-05-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
19-11-2025
Processing Time Days
540
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
3

Sites

Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Pediatrics - Reference center for hereditary diseases of hepatic metabolism
Principal Investigator Name
Philippe LABRUNE
Principal Investigator Email
philippe.labrune@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Philippe LABRUNE
Contact Person Email
philippe.labrune@aphp.fr
Number Of Participants
3

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Genethon
Organisation Type
Laboratory/Research/Testing facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Third parties

  • {"country":"France","full_name":"ICTA Project Management En Abrege ICTA P.M.","duties_or_roles":"Sponsor duties codes: 1, 12, 15 (site financial agreement), 5, 6, 8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Mde Services Group Limited","duties_or_roles":"Patient organization and reimbursement (sponsor duty code 15)","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"Genosafe S.A.S.","duties_or_roles":"Sponsor duties code: 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Sweden","full_name":"Hansa Biopharma AB","duties_or_roles":"Sponsor duties code: 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Idefirix 11 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion
Active Substance
IMLIFIDASE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/20/1471/001)
Investigational Product Name
rAAV8-hUGT1A1
Active Substance
ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRAL VECTOR SEROTYPE 2/8 CONTAINING THE HUMAN UGT1A1 GENE
Modality
Gene therapy
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Investigational (no marketing authorisation listed)
Orphan Designation
Yes
Maximum Dose
5000000000000
Combination Treatment
Yes

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