Clinical trial • Phase II • Rare Disease

Nintedanib for Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia

Phase II trial of Nintedanib for Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Rare Disease
Trial Disease
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
21-01-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
06-05-2025

Trial design

Randomised, nintedanib 150 mg once a day for 2 weeks, then 150 mg twice a day for 14 weeks; placebo once a day for 2 weeks, then twice a day for 14 weeks-controlled Phase II trial across 2 sites in France.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Nintedanib 150 mg once a day for 2 weeks, then 150 mg twice a day for 14 weeks; Placebo once a day for 2 weeks, then twice a day for 14 weeks
Target Sample Size
28
Trial Duration For Participant
168

Eligibility

Recruits 28 No vulnerable populations selected; participants must be ≥18 years and provide signed informed consent. Assent is not applicable because minors are excluded..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding because of the potential dangerous effect of the treatment on the fetus or infant ; Pregnant woman or woman of child bearing potential not using two effective methods of birth control (one barrier and one highly effective non-barrier) for at least 1 month prior to trial and/or committing to using it until 3 months after the end of treatment.
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected; participants must be ≥18 years and provide signed informed consent. Assent is not applicable because minors are excluded.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Signed informed consent"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Definite HHT disease (defined as the presence of a pathogenic mutation in one of the HHT genes, or the presence of 3 out of 4 Curaçao clinical criteria2 )"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Aged ≥18 years at the time of informed consent"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Moderate to serious epistaxis (Epistaxis Severity Score ESS≥2.5)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Absence of cerebral arteriovenous malformation demonstrated by brain imaging"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding because of the potential dangerous effect of the treatment on the fetus or infant"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any other serious underlying medical condition that could interfere with study treatment and potential adverse events"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any mental or other impairment that may compromise compliance with the study requirements."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant woman or woman of child bearing potential not using two effective methods of birth control (one barrier and one highly effective non-barrier) for at least 1 month prior to trial and/or committing to using it until 3 months after the end of treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Acute infection"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- AST or ALT or ALKP or GGT or total bilirubin >1.5x (or >2.5x in patients known for Gilbert’s syndrome) the upper limit of normal"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Renal clearance by Cockcroft-Gault formula <30 ml/min"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Untreated pulmonary arteriovenous malformation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Hemoptysis or hematuria within the last 12 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Ulcus or active gastric bleeding within the last 12 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Anticoagulant or antiplatelets treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Coronary heart disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participation in another interventional clinical trial which may interfere with the proposal trial (judgment of the investigator)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Thrombotic event within the last 12 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Long QT syndrome (on ECG performed at screening)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known allergy to Nintenanib, soya, peanuts"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Bevacizumab, pazopanib or other anti-angiogenic treatments within the last 12 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Concomitant treatment with ketoconazole, erythromycin, rifampicin, carbamazepine, phenytoin, St John’s Wort"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Surgery within the last 3 months or planned within the next 9 months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Recent unhealed wound"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of patients with at least 30% reduction of monthly epistaxis duration after 16 weeks of study treatment (at V6, week 24) compared to baseline (V1, week 8) assessed in nintedanib arm and in placebo arm.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Comparison of proportion of patients achieving ≥30% reduction in monthly epistaxis duration after 16 weeks of study treatment versus baseline."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The monthly epistaxis duration after 16 weeks of study treatment is defined as the average of epistaxis duration during the last 12 weeks of study treatment (minutes/4-weeks period averaged for weeks 12 to 24, i.e. V3 to V6)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Monthly epistaxis duration after 16 weeks = average epistaxis duration during weeks 12 to 24, expressed as minutes per 4-week period (mean of V3 to V6)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The monthly epistaxis duration at baseline is defined as the average of epistaxis duration during the observation period (minutes/4-weeks period averaged for weeks 0 to 8, i.e. V0 to V1).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Baseline monthly epistaxis duration = average epistaxis duration during observation period weeks 0 to 8, expressed as minutes per 4-week period (mean of V0 to V1)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
28
Recruitment Window Months
20
Consent Approach
Signed informed consent required from participants; participants must be ≥18 years. Subject information and informed consent form available (L1_SIS and ICF adult patient). No assent procedures described because minors are excluded.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
2
Total Number Of Participants
28

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
11-02-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
03-11-2025
Processing Time Days
265
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
28

Sites

Site Name
University Hospital Of Clermont-Ferrand
Department Name
Internal medecine departement
Principal Investigator Name
Vincent GROSBOST
Principal Investigator Email
vgrobost@chu-clermontferrand.com
Contact Person Name
Vincent GROSBOST
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Departement of genetics
Principal Investigator Name
Sophie DUPUIS GIROD
Principal Investigator Email
sophie.dupuis-girod@chu-lyon.fr
Contact Person Name
Sophie DUPUIS GIROD

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Third parties

  • {"country":"","full_name":"CHUV Lausanne university hospital","duties_or_roles":"Monetary support","organisation_type":""}
  • {"country":"","full_name":"Boehringher Ingelheim","duties_or_roles":"Monetary support","organisation_type":""}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Ofev 150 mg soft capsules
Active Substance
Nintedanib
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation (EU)
Orphan Designation
Yes
Starting Dose
150 mg once a day for 2 weeks
Dose Levels
150 mg once daily (2 weeks); then 150 mg twice daily (14 weeks)
Frequency
Once daily for 2 weeks, then twice daily for 14 weeks
Maximum Dose
300 mg/day
Investigational Product Name
Placebo (This will be provided by the product owner)
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
Oral
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Not authorised / Not applicable
Starting Dose
Placebo once a day for 2 weeks, then twice a day for 14 weeks
Dose Levels
Placebo once daily (2 weeks); then placebo twice daily (14 weeks)
Frequency
Once daily for 2 weeks, then twice daily for 14 weeks

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