Clinical trial • Phase II/III • Rare Disease

INFIGRATINIB for Hypochondroplasia

Phase II/III trial of INFIGRATINIB for Hypochondroplasia.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Rare Disease
Trial Disease
Hypochondroplasia
Trial Stage
Phase II/III
Drug Modality
Small molecule
Paediatric Trial
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
21-03-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
15-07-2025

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, placebo: placebo (oral tablet) administered for 52 weeks (placebo arm). active comparator description: infigratinib administered orally at 0.128 mg/kg/day (cohort 1) or 0.25 mg/kg/day (cohort 2); accel 3 randomizes participants 2:1 to infigratinib (dose selected from accel 2) versus placebo for 52 weeks.-controlled, adaptive Phase II/III trial across 7 sites in Spain, France, Norway and others.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Placebo: PLACEBO (oral tablet) administered for 52 weeks (Placebo Arm). Active comparator description: Infigratinib administered orally at 0.128 mg/kg/day (Cohort 1) or 0.25 mg/kg/day (Cohort 2); ACCEL 3 randomizes participants 2:1 to infigratinib (dose selected from ACCEL 2) versus placebo for 52 weeks.
Adaptive
Yes
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
107
Trial Duration For Participant
364

Stratification factors

  • age
  • sex
  • pubertal development

Eligibility

Recruits 107 paediatric patients.

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or breastfeeding at the screening visit.
Vulnerable Population
The trial includes paediatric participants (children); informed consent must be signed ("Signed informed consent") by parent(s) or legal guardian(s). Age-appropriate assent documents are used (multiple assent and consent forms listed for different age groups, e.g. L2 Assent 3-5 yo, L2 Assent 5-11 yo, L2 Assent 6-11 yo, L2 Consent 12yo and above, and other parent/legal guardian consent forms). Trial materials include subject information and consent forms and assent forms for minors indicating that assent and parental/legal guardian consent procedures are implemented.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants must have completed the Week 26 visit in the observational study (QBGJ398-004)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Negative pregnancy test in girls ≥10 years of age or girls of any age who have experienced menarche."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- If sexually active, participants whether male or female, must be willing to use a highly effective method of contraception while taking study drug and for 30 days after the last dose of study drug."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Signed informed consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- ACCEL 2: Participants 5-11 years of age (inclusive)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Diagnosis of HCH documented clinically by the presence of disproportionate short stature and confirmed with a molecular test."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- AHV >X cm/year over a period ≥26 weeks prior to screening based on measurements obtained during observational Study QBJG398-004 (ACCEL) (Phase 2 portion only). NOTE: Visit window may be applied to the 26-week period of the observational ACCEL study as per the ACCEL SoA (ie. the Week 26 visit in ACCEL may occur slightly earlier than 26 weeks)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants are able to swallow oral medication."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants and parent(s), legal guardian(s), or caregiver(s) are willing and able to comply with study visits and study procedures."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants are ambulatory and able to stand without assistance."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants who have ACH or a short stature condition other than HCH. Participants with variants in FGFR3 known to cause ACH or other FGFR3-related conditions will be excluded."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Children with epilepsy who meet certain additional criteria."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Significant concurrent disease or condition that, in the view of the investigator and/or sponsor, would confound assessment of efficacy or safety of infigratinib. Complete list referenced in protocol."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Current evidence of clinically significant corneal or retinal disorder/keratopathy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Concurrent circumstance, disease, or condition that, in the view of the investigator and/or sponsor, would interfere with study participation or safety evaluations."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History and/or current evidence of extensive ectopic tissue calcification."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of malignancy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Having received or planning to receive treatment with any other investigational or approved product for the treatment of ACH, HCH, or short stature."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Regular long-term treatment (≥3 weeks) with supraphysiologic doses of glucocorticoid or treatment with glucocorticoids at anti-inflammatory doses for over 3 weeks within 6 months of the screening visit."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Current participation in any other ongoing clinical study with other sponsor."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous limb-lengthening surgery at any time or planned/expected to have limb-lengthening or guided growth surgery while participating in the study; or previous guided growth surgery with plates still in place or removed within the 12 months prior to screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Currently receiving treatment with agents that are known strong inducers or inhibitors of cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A or prolonged treatment (>1 week) with medications that alter the pH of the gastrointestinal tract."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants receiving medications which could increase serum phosphorus and/or calcium concentrations"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Clinically significant abnormality in any laboratory test result at screening as specified in the protocol."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Having had a fracture of the long bones or spine within 12 months prior to screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Females who have had their menarche (ACCEL 2 only)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant or breastfeeding at the screening visit."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Allergy to any components of the study drug."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- ACCEL 2: Change from baseline (BL) in height velocity (HV) at Week 26 (annualized to cm/year). ACCEL 3: Change from BL to Week 52 in AHV compared to placebo.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in height velocity (annualized to cm/year) at specified timepoints: ACCEL 2 at Week 26 (annualized to cm/year); ACCEL 3 change from baseline to Week 52 in annualized height velocity (AHV) compared to placebo."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- ACCEL 2: Change from BL in height Z-score (in relation to both HCH and average height tables for age and sex) compared to placebo.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in height Z-score using both HCH-specific and population average height tables for age and sex, compared to placebo."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- ACCEL 3: Change from BL to Week 52 in upper to lower body segment ratio, compared to placebo.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline to Week 52 in upper-to-lower body segment ratio compared between infigratinib and placebo arms."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
107
Recruitment Window Months
43
Consent Approach
Informed consent must be signed by parent(s) or legal guardian(s) ("Signed informed consent"). Assent is obtained from children using age-appropriate assent forms; multiple age-specific consent and assent documents are provided (examples listed in documents: L2 Assent 3-5 yo, L2 Assent 5-11 yo, L2 Assent 6-11 yo, L2 Consent 12yo and above, parent/legal guardian consent forms). Patient-facing documents and consent/assent forms are available in multiple languages (English and other language versions are listed among submitted documents).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
7
Total Number Of Participants
32

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
16-06-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
01-12-2025
Processing Time Days
168
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
7

Sites

Site Name
Unidad De Cirugia Artroscopica S.L.
Department Name
Pediatric
Contact Person Name
Jose Maria de Bergua
Site Name
Hospital San Jose
Department Name
Pediatric
Contact Person Name
Jose Maria de Bergua

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
27-06-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-11-2025
Processing Time Days
153
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
5

Sites

Site Name
Hopital Necker Enfants Malades
Department Name
Service de médecine génomique des maladies rares
Contact Person Name
Valérie CORMIER-DAIRE

Norway

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
13-06-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-11-2025
Processing Time Days
167
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
8

Sites

Site Name
Haukeland University Hospital
Department Name
Klinisk Forskningspost for Barn og unge
Contact Person Name
Henrik Underthun Irgens
Site Name
Oslo University Hospital HF
Department Name
Klinisk Forskningspost Barn
Contact Person Name
Svein Otto Fredwall
Contact Person Email
svfred@sunnaas.no

Portugal

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
04-04-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-11-2025
Processing Time Days
237
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
7

Sites

Site Name
Unidade Local De Saude De Coimbra E.P.E.
Department Name
Pediatrics / Clinical Genetics
Contact Person Name
Sergio Sousa
Contact Person Email
sbsousa@chuc.min-saude.pt

Sweden

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
13-06-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
11-03-2026
Processing Time Days
271
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
5

Sites

Site Name
Karolinska University Hospital
Department Name
Barnendokrinologi
Contact Person Name
Ola Nilsson
Contact Person Email
ola.nilsson@ki.se

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Qed Therapeutics Inc.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Contract research organisations

Name
Icon Clinical Research LLC
Responsibilities
Central Imaging
Name
Premier Research International LLC
Responsibilities
management of trial sites, Investigator recruitment, project management, data management, Q/A auditing
Name
Fortrea Inc.
Responsibilities
Pharmacovigilance
Name
Syneos Health Clinique Inc.
Responsibilities
PK Analysis laboratory
Name
Medpace Reference Laboratories LLC
Responsibilities
Storage of biosamples

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Fortrea Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Pharmacovigilance","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research LLC","duties_or_roles":"Central Imaging","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medpace Reference Laboratories LLC","duties_or_roles":"Storage of biosamples","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"Medpace Belgium","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Bioclinica Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Central ECG","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Scout Clinical","duties_or_roles":"Patient and Travel reimbursement","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Premier Research International LLC","duties_or_roles":"management of trial sites, Investigator recruitment, project management, data management, Q/A auditing","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Suvoda LLC","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Canada","full_name":"Syneos Health Clinique Inc.","duties_or_roles":"PK Analysis laboratory","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Health Outcomes Solutions","duties_or_roles":"Interview Analysis","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Meso Scale Diagnostics LLC","duties_or_roles":"CXM Analysis","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Arup Laboratories Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Genetic testing","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Cogstate Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Cognitive testing","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Infigratinib
Active Substance
INFIGRATINIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Authorised
Starting Dose
0.128 mg/kg/day (Cohort 1); 0.25 mg/kg/day (Cohort 2)
Dose Levels
0.128 mg/kg/day | 0.25 mg/kg/day
Frequency
Once daily
Maximum Dose
0.25 mg/kg/day
Dose Escalation Increase
Initial: 0.128 mg/kg/day; Following: 0.25 mg/kg/day
Investigational Product Name
PLACEBO
Active Substance
PLACEBO
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Not authorised
Frequency
Once daily (for 52 weeks as comparator in ACCEL 3)

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