Clinical trial • Phase III • Dermatology

Omalizumab for Chronic spontaneous urticaria

Phase III trial of Omalizumab for Chronic spontaneous urticaria.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Dermatology
Trial Disease
Chronic spontaneous urticaria
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
31-07-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
27-08-2024

Trial design

Randomised, xolair 150 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe (omalizumab), route: subcutaneous; comparator dose indicated as 150 mg (schedule not specified in provided data)-controlled Phase III trial in Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria and others.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Xolair 150 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe (omalizumab), route: subcutaneous; comparator dose indicated as 150 mg (schedule not specified in provided data)
Target Sample Size
474
Trial Duration For Participant
280

Eligibility

Recruits 474 The record indicates isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true. Participants are adults aged 18 to 75 who must be willing and able to provide informed consent. Subject information sheets and informed consent forms (including pregnancy-specific ICFs) are provided in multiple languages (e.g. English, Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, Latvian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Slovak) as listed in the application documents. Consent is provided by the participant (no assent for minors is applicable since age range is 18–75). No further vulnerable-population-specific consent/assent procedures are described in the provided data..

Pregnancy Exclusion
To ensure complete systemic elimination of the study drug, any female who is currently pregnant or breastfeeding or plans to become pregnant or breastfeed for 6 months after the last dose of assigned study treatment or any male who is planning to father a child or donate sperm during the study period or for 6 months after the last dose of assigned study treatment
Vulnerable Population
The record indicates isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true. Participants are adults aged 18 to 75 who must be willing and able to provide informed consent. Subject information sheets and informed consent forms (including pregnancy-specific ICFs) are provided in multiple languages (e.g. English, Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, Latvian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Slovak) as listed in the application documents. Consent is provided by the participant (no assent for minors is applicable since age range is 18–75). No further vulnerable-population-specific consent/assent procedures are described in the provided data.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Male or female patients 18 to 75 years of age (inclusive) willing and able to provide informed consent"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- A diagnosis of CSU for at least 6 months before randomization"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- A diagnosis of CSU refractory to H1AH treatment as defined in the protocol"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Able to provide patient e-diary entries (without missing data) for the last 7 consecutive days before randomization"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient must be willing to complete e-diary twice daily (morning and evening). Able to provide e-diary entries for at least 4 consecutive days out of 7 days before randomization."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Females of childbearing potential (FOCBP) and males with a female partner of childbearing potential must be willing to use reliable contraceptive precautions (refer to Appendix 1 for details) throughout the study until 6 months after the last study treatment dose."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- If the patient is an FOCBP, they should have a negative pregnancy test result at the Screening and Baseline visits"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Known history of hypersensitivity or allergic reactions to omalizumab or any of its excipients"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous exposure to omalizumab (Xolair or biosimilar omalizumab)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Clearly defined underlying etiology for chronic urticarias other than CSU. This includes solar, cholinergic, heat, cold, aquagenic, delayed pressure, or contact urticarias"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any of the following diseases, which may have symptoms of urticaria and/or angioedema: urticarial vasculitis, urticaria pigmentosa, erythema multiforme, mastocytosis, hereditary or acquired angioedema, lymphoma, leukemia, or generalized cancer"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of and/or current disease as defined in the protocol"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Proof of a COVID-19 vaccination within the 2 weeks before randomization"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of and/or an ongoing use of medications as defined in the protocol"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any contraindication to use of diphenhydramine"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Diagnosed with parasitic diseases or colonization on stool evaluation for ova and parasites"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Current or history of drug or alcohol abuse within the past year based on the investigator's judgment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraindication to background therapy and/or rescue therapy with H1AHs or contraindication to epinephrine or other components of these agents as per the investigator's discretion"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- To ensure complete systemic elimination of the study drug, any female who is currently pregnant or breastfeeding or plans to become pregnant or breastfeed for 6 months after the last dose of assigned study treatment or any male who is planning to father a child or donate sperm during the study period or for 6 months after the last dose of assigned study treatment"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Presence of clinically significant cardiovascular, neurological, psychiatric, metabolic, hepatic, or other pathological conditions that could interfere with the interpretation of the study results and/or compromise the safety of the patients in the opinion of the investigator"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Inability to comply with the study and follow-up procedures"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of and/or concomitant immune complex disease (including allergic reaction type III), hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome, autoimmune disease (which impact the study objectives at the discretion of investigator), or bronchopulmonary aspergillosis."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active infection requiring treatment 4 weeks before Screening."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from Baseline in weekly Itch Severity Score (ISS7) at Week 12","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from Baseline in weekly Itch Severity Score (ISS7) measured at Week 12"}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from Baseline in ISS7 at Weeks 2, 4, 8, 16, 20, and 24","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from Baseline in weekly Itch Severity Score (ISS7) measured at specified weeks"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from Baseline in weekly Urticaria Activity Score (UAS7) at Weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from Baseline in weekly Urticaria Activity Score (UAS7) measured at specified weeks"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of patients with UAS7 of ≤6 at Weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of patients with weekly UAS7 score ≤6 at the listed timepoints"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percentage of complete responders (UAS7 = 0) in UAS7 at Weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of patients with UAS7 = 0 at listed timepoints"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from Baseline in weekly Hives Severity Score (HSS7) at Weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from Baseline in weekly Hives Severity Score (HSS7) measured at specified weeks"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from Baseline in the overall Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) score at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from Baseline in DLQI measured at specified weeks"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Use of rescue medication up to scheduled efficacy time points and over the study (at Weeks 2, 4, 8, and 12, and by treatment period)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Use (incidence/amount) of rescue medications recorded at specified timepoints and across treatment periods"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence, nature, and severity of adverse events (AEs) including adverse drug reactions graded according to the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v5.0 as defined by treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs), serious AEs (SAEs), AEs of special interest (AESIs), related TEAEs, and related SAEs during Treatment Period 1 (TP1) and Treatment Period 2 (TP2)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"AE collection and grading per NCI CTCAE v5.0; categorised as TEAEs, SAEs, AESIs, related events during TP1 and TP2"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Injection-site and hypersensitivity reactions at Baseline (Week 0 after first study drug dose) and at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20, and throughout the study","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Recording of injection-site and hypersensitivity reactions at listed timepoints and throughout study"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Physical examinations, vital signs, and 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) throughout the study","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Scheduled physical exams, vital signs, and 12-lead ECG assessments throughout study"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Laboratory parameters (hematology, serum chemistry, and urinalysis) throughout the study","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Scheduled laboratory assessments throughout the study"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of antidrug antibodies (ADAs) and neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) and ADA titers to omalizumab measured during TP1 at Baseline (Week 0) and at Weeks 4 and 12","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ADA and NAb incidence and titers measured at Baseline, Week 4 and Week 12 during TP1"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of ADAs and NAbs and ADA titers to omalizumab measured during TP2 at Weeks 20, 24, and 40","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ADA and NAb incidence and titers measured at Weeks 20, 24 and 40 during TP2"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Trough serum concentration (Ctrough) of omalizumab during TP1 at Baseline and at Weeks 4 and 12","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Ctrough serum concentrations measured at Baseline, Week 4 and Week 12 during TP1"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Trough serum concentration (Ctrough) of omalizumab during TP2 at Weeks 20, 24, and 40","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Ctrough serum concentrations measured at Weeks 20, 24 and 40 during TP2"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Total IgE and free IgE levels in serum during TP1 at Baseline (Week 0) and at Weeks 4 and 12","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Total and free IgE measured in serum at Baseline, Week 4 and Week 12 during TP1"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Total IgE and free IgE levels in serum during TP2 at Weeks 20, 24, and 40","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Total and free IgE measured in serum at Weeks 20, 24 and 40 during TP2"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence, nature, and severity of AEs including adverse drug reactions graded according to the NCI CTCAE v5.0 as defined by TEAEs, SAEs, AESIs, related TEAEs, and related SAEs during TP2 for patients who switch treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"AE collection and grading per NCI CTCAE v5.0 for patients who switch during TP2"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Injection-site and hypersensitivity reactions during TP2 for patients who switch treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Recording of injection-site and hypersensitivity reactions during TP2 for switch patients"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Physical examinations, vital signs, and 12-lead ECGs during TP2 for patients who switch treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Scheduled physical exams, vital signs and 12-lead ECGs during TP2 for switch patients"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Laboratory parameters (hematology, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis) during TP2 for patients who switch treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Scheduled laboratory assessments during TP2 for switch patients"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of ADAs and NAbs and ADA titers to omalizumab measured during TP2 for patients who switch treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"ADA and NAb incidence and titers measured during TP2 for switch patients"}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
474
Recruitment Window Months
28
Consent Approach
Informed consent is required from each participant (participants are adults aged 18–75). Subject information sheets and informed consent forms are provided (multiple language versions and pregnancy-specific ICFs are included in the documents list). The data do not describe assent procedures (no minors enrolled). Languages available include (based on documents): Lithuanian, Russian, English, Polish, Latvian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Slovak.

Geography

Total Number Of Participants
474

Lithuania

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
15-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-09-2024
Processing Time Days
29
Number Of Participants
24

Latvia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
15-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-08-2024
Processing Time Days
12
Number Of Participants
20

Bulgaria

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
15-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-09-2024
Processing Time Days
32
Number Of Participants
126

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
15-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-09-2024
Processing Time Days
39
Number Of Participants
236

Hungary

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
15-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-08-2024
Processing Time Days
12
Number Of Participants
12

Slovakia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
15-08-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
28-08-2024
Processing Time Days
13
Number Of Participants
56

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Curateq Biologics Private Limited
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
India

Contract research organisations

Name
Syneos Health Inc.
Responsibilities
Site start-up, project and vendors management, unblinded tasks, medical and scientific management
Name
Syneos Health Clinique Inc.
Responsibilities
Bioanalytical services: PK, PD (Free IgE and Total IgE), ADA, NAb, Analytical chemistry
Name
PPD Global Central Labs
Responsibilities
Clinical pathology testing - COVID, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, stool parasite test, Clinical haematology, Serology/ endocrinology

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Syneos Health Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Site start-up, project and vendors management, unblinded tasks, medical and scientific management","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Canada","full_name":"Syneos Health Clinique Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Bioanalytical services: PK, PD (Free IgE and Total IgE), ADA, NAb, Analytical chemistry","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"PPD Global Central Labs","duties_or_roles":"Clinical pathology testing - COVID, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, stool parasite test, Clinical haematology, Serology/ endocrinology","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
BP11
Active Substance
Omalizumab
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous (solution for injection in pre-filled syringe)
Route
Subcutaneous
Maximum Dose
max daily dose 300 mg; max total dose 1800 mg
Investigational Product Name
Xolair 150 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe
Active Substance
Omalizumab
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous (solution for injection in pre-filled syringe)
Route
Subcutaneous
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation EU/1/05/319/008 (product listed as Xolair)
Starting Dose
150 mg (product name indicates 150 mg presentation)
Maximum Dose
max daily dose 300 mg; max total dose 1800 mg
Investigational Product Name
Placebo, solution for injection in pre-filled syringe
Modality
Other

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