Clinical trial • Phase II • Immunology

METHYL-(1-{[6-{[(1S)-1-CYCLOPROPYLETHYL]AMINO}-2-(PYRAZOLO[5,1-B][1,3]THIAZOL-7-YL)-PYRIMIDIN-4-YL]CARBONYL}PIPERIDIN-4-YL)CARBAMATE-MONO(4-METHYLBENZENESULFONATE) MONOHYDRATE for Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Phase II trial of METHYL-(1-{[6-{[(1S)-1-CYCLOPROPYLETHYL]AMINO}-2-(PYRAZOLO[5,1-B][1,3]THIAZOL-7-YL)-PYRIMIDIN-4-YL]CARBONYL}PIPERIDIN-4-YL)CARBAMATE-MON…

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology
Trial Disease
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
20-11-2023
First CTIS Authorization Date
26-03-2024

Trial design

Randomised, arms: ns-229 (active) — description: "4 tablets ns-229"; placebo comparator — description: "4 tablets placebo" (ns-229 matching tablets with no active treatment). no further dose (mg) or schedule details stated in the provided data.-controlled Phase II trial in France, Germany, Italy and others.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Arms: NS-229 (active) — description: "4 tablets NS-229"; Placebo comparator — description: "4 tablets placebo" (NS-229 matching tablets with no active treatment). No further dose (mg) or schedule details stated in the provided data.
Target Sample Size
25
Trial Duration For Participant
196

Eligibility

Recruits 25 Study requires ability to provide written informed consent: "1) Ability to provide written informed consent prior to participation in the study. Subjects must be able to read, comprehend, and write at a level sufficient to complete study-related materials." The protocol marks vulnerable population selected; French-specific exclusion: "25) French subjects: persons under court protection, persons not affiliated to a social security system, protected adults ((Art. L. 1121-5), Art. L. 1121-6, Art. L. 1121-8, Art. L. 1121-8-1)." No assent process for minors is provided (inclusion requires ≥18 years)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
18) Subjects who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the time of study participation
Vulnerable Population
Study requires ability to provide written informed consent: "1) Ability to provide written informed consent prior to participation in the study. Subjects must be able to read, comprehend, and write at a level sufficient to complete study-related materials." The protocol marks vulnerable population selected; French-specific exclusion: "25) French subjects: persons under court protection, persons not affiliated to a social security system, protected adults ((Art. L. 1121-5), Art. L. 1121-6, Art. L. 1121-8, Art. L. 1121-8-1)." No assent process for minors is provided (inclusion requires ≥18 years).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1) Ability to provide written informed consent prior to participation in the study. Subjects must be able to read, comprehend, and write at a level sufficient to complete study-related materials\n- 2) Male or female subjects aged ≥18 years at the time the informed consent form is signed\n- 3) Diagnosis of EGPA: Subjects who have been diagnosed with EGPA based on the history or presence of eosinophilia plus at least a history or presence of 2 of the following additional features of EGPA: a) A biopsy showing histopathological evidence of eosinophilic vasculitis, perivascular eosinophilic infiltration, or eosinophil-rich granulomatous inflammation b) Neuropathy, mono or poly c) Pulmonary infiltrates, non-fixed d) Sinonasal abnormality e) Cardiomyopathy f) Glomerulonephritis g) Alveolar hemorrhage h) Palpable purpura i) Positive test result for ANCA j) Asthma\n- 4) 4a: BVAS ≥3 on date of screening visit, using the standard 28-day look-back period and prednisone/prednisolone dose ≥7.5 mg/day. OR 4b: Disease activity of EGPA within 60 days of screening visit that is equivalent to BVAS ≥3 and prednisone/prednisolone dose ≥20 mg/day on day of screening.\n- 5) Female subjects of childbearing potential must commit to the consistent and correct use of highly effective methods of contraception from the time of informed consent until 90 days after the last dose of study treatment. Male subjects with pregnant partners or nonpregnant partners of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate and reliable contraception from informed consent (screening) until 90 days after the last dose of study treatment. (see Appendix 3 for additional guidance)."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1) Current diagnosis of either granulomatosis with polyangiitis or microscopic polyangiitis\n- 18) Subjects who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the time of study participation\n- 19) History of clinically significant drug or alcohol abuse within the last 6 months\n- 2) Imminently life-threatening EGPA defined as the presence of any of the following manifestations as active disease at the time of screening: a) Hospitalization in an intensive care unit b) Severe alveolar hemorrhage requiring transfusion or ventilation, or hemoglobin <8 g/dL (<80 g/L) or drop in hemoglobin of >2 g/dL (>20 g/L) over a 48-hour period due to alveolar hemorrhage c) Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis over a 48-hour period d) Severe gastrointestinal involvement e) Severe central nervous system involvement f) Severe cardiac involvement\n- 20) Receipt of treatment with an IP within the past 30 days or 5 terminal phase half-lives of the IP, whichever is longer, prior to screening\n- 21) Current participation in any other interventional clinical study\n- 22) Unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol\n- 23) Suspected, probable, or confirmed diagnosis of active COVID-19\n- 24) Other concurrent disease and/or medical condition that may put the subject at risk or may influence the results of the study or the subject’s ability to complete the entire duration of the study\n- 3) History or presence of any form of cancer within 5 years prior to screening, with the exception of excised basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ such as cervical or breast carcinoma in situ that has been excised or resected completely and is without evidence of local recurrence or metastasis.\n- 4) Serious liver, renal, blood, or psychiatric disease a) Moderate and severe hepatic impairment by the Child-Pugh scoring system\n- 10) Parasitic infection: Subjects with a known parasitic infestation within 6 months prior to screening\n- 5) Severe or clinically significant cardiovascular disease uncontrolled with standard treatment\n- 6) Electrocardiogram measurement of corrected QT by Fridericia >450 ms\n- 7) Other concurrent medical conditions: Subjects who have known, preexisting, clinically significant endocrine, autoimmune, metabolic, neurologic, renal, gastrointestinal, hepatic, hematologic, respiratory, or any other system abnormalities that are not associated with EGPA and are uncontrolled with standard treatment and considered by the Investigator to be a contraindication for the subject to participate in the study\n- 8) Active tuberculosis (TB) or meets TB exclusionary parameters [German, Italy, Spain, and French subjects:] Active, previous, or latent tuberculosis (TB) or meets TB exclusionary parameters\n- 9) Active systemic infections\n- 25) French subjects: persons under court protection, persons not affiliated to a social security system, protected adults ((Art. L. 1121-5), Art. L. 1121-6, Art. L. 1121-8, Art. L. 1121-8-1).\n- 11) HIV-positive status\n- 12) Active hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus\n- 13) History of hypersensitivity to the investigational product (IP) and prednisolone/prednisone, its excipients, or similar drugs (JAK inhibitors) and if used, to mepolizumab or benralizumab.\n- 14) Known history or presence of venous thromboembolism/venous thrombotic events\n- 15) Use of any of the following prohibited medications within the time points specified: a) Requirement of an OGC dose of prednisolone/prednisone >60 mg/day at baseline b) Previous receipt of a Janus kinase inhibitor c) Initiation of treatment with mepolizumab after screening d) Omalizumab within 130 days prior to baseline e) Rituximab within 180 days prior to baseline f) Dupilumab within 100 days prior to baseline g) Reslizumab within 120 days prior to baseline h) Initiation of treatment with Benralizumab after screening (Visit 1) i) Intravenous or subcutaneous immunoglobulin within 180 days prior to baseline j) Interferon-α within 180 days prior to baseline k) Antitumor necrosis factor therapy within 12 weeks prior to baseline l) Anti-CD52 within 180 days prior to baseline m) Cyclophosphamide (CYC): Subjects who received a CYC-based induction regimen may be randomized a minimum of 2 weeks after the last dose of daily oral CYC, or 3 weeks after the last dose of intravenous CYC, if their total WBC count is ≥4 × 109/L n) Any non-glucocorticoid immunosuppressive therapy (excluding CYC, mepolizumab or benralizumab) within 7 days prior to baseline o) The medications, as per the list of medications listed in Appendix 8 of the protocol, are prohibited within 7 days or 5 half-lives prior to baseline, whichever is longer.\n- 16) Receipt of any live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment or expected need for live vaccination during study participation including at least 4 weeks after the last dose of study treatment\n- 17) Other laboratory parameter exclusions: a) Estimated glomerular filtration rate of <30 mL/min/1.73 m2 by Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equations (2021 CKD-EPI Creatinine) b) WBC count <4 × 109/L c) Absolute lymphocyte count <500 cells/mm3 d) Absolute neutrophil count <1000 cells/mm3 e) Platelet count <120,000/mm3 f) Hemoglobin <8 g/dL (<80 g/L)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Primary Efficacy Endpoint: The proportion of subjects in remission (oral glucocorticoid [OGC] 4.0) at Week 28 of the study treatment period.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of subjects meeting remission definition (oral glucocorticoid [OGC] 4.0) at Week 28 of the study treatment period (measured as the proportion of randomized subjects in remission at Week 28)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Primary Safety Endpoints: Number of adverse events (AEs) including AEs that may be treatment-related and severe reactions, some of which may be treatment-related.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count and characterization of adverse events (AEs), including treatment-related and severe reactions, collected over the study period."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Secondary Efficacy Endpoints: The proportion of subjects in remission (OGC 7.5) at Week 28 of the study treatment period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of subjects in remission defined as OGC 7.5 at Week 28."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Secondary Efficacy Endpoints: Time to first relapse of EGPA (active disease since the last visit after achieved decrease)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-event measurement: time from randomization (or from remission) to first relapse of EGPA, defined as active disease since last visit after prior decrease."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Secondary Efficacy Endpoints: Time to first worsening of EGPA (worsening of active disease since the last visit)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-event measurement: time from randomization to first documented worsening of EGPA (worsening of active disease since last visit)."}

Recruitment

Digital Remote Recruitment
Yes
Planned Sample Size
25
Recruitment Window Months
32
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from each participant prior to participation: "Ability to provide written informed consent prior to participation in the study. Subjects must be able to read, comprehend, and write at a level sufficient to complete study-related materials." Participants must be ≥18 years (no pediatric assent). Subject information and ICF documents are available in multiple languages (patient-facing documents shown in English, German, Italian, Spanish, French).

Methods

  • Banner ads (online) — documents titled "K2_Banner ads patient" / "K2_Recruitment material_Banner ads" indicate use of banner advertising targeted to patients.
  • Google ads / search keywords — documents titled "K2_Google ads keywords" / "K2_Recruitment material_Google ads keywords" indicate use of paid search/Google ads targeting patient queries.
  • Social media ads/posts — documents titled "K2_Social media ads_Redacted" / "K2_Recruitment material_Social media posts" indicate use of social media channels for patient recruitment.
  • Patient brochure / study materials — documents titled "K2_Patient brochure" / "K2_Recruitment material_Patient brochure" and study visit guides indicate distribution of informational brochures to potential participants.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
11
Total Number Of Participants
20

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-02-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
31-01-2025
Processing Time Days
338
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
5

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
Department Name
Service de medecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Nihal MARTIS
Principal Investigator Email
martis.n@chu-nice.fr
Contact Person Name
Nihal MARTIS
Contact Person Email
martis.n@chu-nice.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service de medecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Benjamin TERRIER
Principal Investigator Email
benjamin.terrier@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Benjamin TERRIER
Contact Person Email
benjamin.terrier@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
Department Name
Service de medecine interne
Principal Investigator Name
Gregory PUGNET
Principal Investigator Email
pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr
Contact Person Name
Gregory PUGNET
Contact Person Email
pugnet.g@chu-toulouse.fr

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
13-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-03-2025
Processing Time Days
365
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
1

Sites

Site Name
medius KLINIKEN gGmbH
Department Name
medius Klinik Nuertingen
Principal Investigator Name
Bastian Walz
Principal Investigator Email
b.walz@medius-kliniken.de
Contact Person Name
Bastian Walz
Contact Person Email
b.walz@medius-kliniken.de

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
26-01-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
29-01-2025
Processing Time Days
369
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
7

Sites

Site Name
Azienda Provinciale Per I Servizi Sanitari
Department Name
CISMED
Principal Investigator Name
Alvise Berti
Principal Investigator Email
alvise.berti@apss.tn.it
Contact Person Name
Alvise Berti
Contact Person Email
alvise.berti@apss.tn.it
Site Name
Centro Ricerche Cliniche Di Verona S.r.l.
Department Name
General Medicine B Unit
Principal Investigator Name
Marco Caminati
Principal Investigator Email
marco.caminati@univr.it
Contact Person Name
Marco Caminati
Contact Person Email
marco.caminati@univr.it
Site Name
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Department Name
Immunorheumatology Department
Principal Investigator Name
Sara Monti
Principal Investigator Email
s.monti@auxologico.it
Contact Person Name
Sara Monti
Contact Person Email
s.monti@auxologico.it
Site Name
Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco
Department Name
Nefrologia e Dialisi
Principal Investigator Name
Savino Sciascia
Principal Investigator Email
savino.sciascia@unito.it
Contact Person Name
Savino Sciascia
Contact Person Email
savino.sciascia@unito.it
Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico
Department Name
U.O.C. Immunoreumatologia
Principal Investigator Name
Amelia Rigon
Principal Investigator Email
a.rigon@policlinicocampus.it
Contact Person Name
Amelia Rigon
Contact Person Email
a.rigon@policlinicocampus.it

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
01-03-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
30-01-2025
Processing Time Days
336
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
7

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario De Navarra
Department Name
Internal Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Francisco Javier Campano Lancharro
Principal Investigator Email
francisco.campano.lancharro@navarra.es
Contact Person Name
Francisco Javier Campano Lancharro
Site Name
Complexo Hospitalario Universitario De Santiago
Department Name
Allergology
Principal Investigator Name
Francisco Javier González Barcala
Principal Investigator Email
franciscojavier.gonzalez.barcala@usc.es
Contact Person Name
Francisco Javier González Barcala

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Ns Pharma Inc.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Syneos Health Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 1,10,11,12,13,2,5,6,7,8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"PPD Global Central Labs","duties_or_roles":"Central Lab EU (sponsorDuties code 15) and code 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"eResearchTechnology GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Respiratory (sponsorDuties value 15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"IVRS/IWRS (sponsorDuties value 15)","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"eCOA, Cardiac Safety (sponsorDuties value 15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
NS-229
Active Substance
METHYL-(1-{[6-{[(1S)-1-CYCLOPROPYLETHYL]AMINO}-2-(PYRAZOLO[5,1-B][1,3]THIAZOL-7-YL)-PYRIMIDIN-4-YL]CARBONYL}PIPERIDIN-4-YL)CARBAMATE-MONO(4-METHYLBENZENESULFONATE) MONOHYDRATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
Oral
Dose Levels
4 tablets (as described in arm details)
Investigational Product Name
NS-229 matching tablets with no active treatment
Modality
Other
Dose Levels
4 tablets (placebo comparator as described in arm details)

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