Clinical trial • Phase III • Endocrinology|Rare Disease

PALOPEGTERIPARATIDE for Chronic hypoparathyroidism

Phase III trial of PALOPEGTERIPARATIDE for Chronic hypoparathyroidism. open-label, none/not specified-controlled. 10 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Endocrinology|Rare Disease
Trial Disease
Chronic hypoparathyroidism
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Paediatric Trial
Yes
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
13-11-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
09-03-2026

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled Phase III trial across 7 sites in France, Germany, Romania and others.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Target Sample Size
10
Trial Duration For Participant
182

Eligibility

Recruits 10 paediatric patients.

Pregnancy Exclusion
Female participants who are pregnant, intend to become pregnant, or are lactating. Note: Acceptable, effective contraception is required for sexually active women of childbearing potential during the trial and for 2 weeks after the last dose of investigational product.
Vulnerable Population
Adolescents aged 12 to less than 18 years are included. Written, signed informed consent must be provided by parent(s) or legally acceptable representative(s); the participant provides consent if required by local health authority/ethics requirements. Assent from the participant is obtained in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Males and females, 12 to less than 18 years of age at the time of screening (defined as the date of signing informed consent).\n- Participants with postsurgical chronic hypoparathyroidism, or auto-immune, genetic, or idiopathic hypoparathyroidism for at least 26 weeks. Diagnosis of hypoparathyroidism is established based on historic hypocalcemia in the setting of inappropriately low serum PTH levels (Hypocalcemia is defined as a value below the reference range for normal at the performing laboratory. Inappropriately low serum PTH levels are defined as at or below the median value of the reference range for normal at the performing laboratory while the concomitant serum calcium is low. If specific lab results at the time of original diagnosis are not available, as historical diagnosis affirming these two components is adequate for inclusion).\n- Prior to randomization, achieve normal levels of serum 25(OH) vitamin D and magnesium.\n- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥30 mL/min/1.73 m2 prior to randomization utilizing the 2009 Schwartz equation: eGFR (mL/min/1.73m^2)= 36.5*((Height (cm))/(Serum Creatinine (µmol/L)))\n- Body mass index (BMI) Z-score greater than -2 SDS and below + 3 SDS at Screening.\n- Written, signed informed consent provided by parent(s) or legally acceptable representative(s) of the participant, and by the participant if in accordance to local health authority/ethics requirements. Assent from participant obtained in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.\n- Written, signed informed consent provided by parent(s) or legally acceptable representative(s) of the participant, and by the participant if in accordance to local health authority/ethics requirements. Assent from participant obtained in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Impaired responsiveness to PTH which is characterized as PTH-resistance, with elevated PTH levels in the setting of hypocalcemia.\n- Female participants who are pregnant, intend to become pregnant, or are lactating. Note: Acceptable, effective contraception is required for sexually active women of childbearing potential during the trial and for 2 weeks after the last dose of investigational product.\n- Diagnosed drug or alcohol dependence within 3 years prior to Screening.\n- Symptomatic or severe cardiac disease within 26 weeks prior to Screening including but not limited to congestive heart failure, symptomatic or severe valvular disease, myocardial infarction, severe or uncontrolled arrhythmias, bradycardia, symptomatic hypotension, abnormal systolic BP, or poorly controlled hypertension based on age and sex-specific reference ranges.\n- Cerebrovascular accident within 5 years prior to Screening.\n- Within 26 weeks prior to Screening: acute colic due to nephrolithiasis or acute gout. Note: Participants with asymptomatic renal stones are permitted.\n- Participation in any other interventional trial in which receipt of investigational product or device occurred within 8 weeks (or within 5.5 times the half-life of the investigational product) (whichever comes first) prior to Screening.\n- Known allergy or sensitivity to PTH or any of the excipients [metacresol, mannitol, succinic acid, NaOH/(HCl)] of the investigational product.\n- Any other reason that in the opinion of the investigator would prevent the participant from completing participation or following the trial schedule.\n- Any disease that might affect calcium metabolism or calcium-phosphate homeostasis or PTH levels other than hypoparathyroidism, such as active hyperthyroidism; Paget disease of bone; severe hypomagnesemia; type 1 diabetes mellitus or poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (HbA1C >9%, documented HbA1C result drawn within 12 weeks prior to Screening is acceptable); severe and chronic liver, or renal disease; Cushing syndrome; multiple myeloma; active pancreatitis; malnutrition; rickets; recent prolonged immobility; active malignancy (other than low-risk well differentiated thyroid cancer or non-melanoma skin cancer); active hyperparathyroidism; parathyroid carcinoma within 5 years prior to Screening; acromegaly; or multiple endocrine neoplasia types 1 and 2.\n- Use of loop diuretics, phosphate binders (other than calcium supplements), digoxin, lithium, methotrexate, biotin >30 µg/day, or systemic corticosteroids (other than as replacement therapy). Short course use of steroids (≤2 weeks/year) equivalent to prednisone ≤60 mg/day is permitted.\n- Use of thiazide diuretic within 4 weeks prior to the 24-hour urine collection scheduled to occur within 1 week prior to Visit 1.\n- Use of PTH-like drugs (whether commercially available or through participation in an investigational trial), including PTH(1-84), PTH(1-34), or other N-terminal fragments or analogs of PTH or PTH-related protein, within 4 weeks prior to Screening.\n- Use of other drugs known to influence calcium and bone metabolism, such as calcitonin, fluoride tablets (>0.5 mg/day), strontium, or cinacalcet hydrochloride, within 12 weeks prior to Screening.\n- Use of osteoporosis therapies known to influence calcium and bone metabolism, i.e., bisphosphonate (oral or intravenous [IV]), denosumab, raloxifene, or romosozumab therapies within 2 years prior to Screening.\n- Non-hypocalcemic seizure disorder with occurrence of a seizure within 26 weeks prior to Screening.Note: History of seizures that occur in the setting of hypocalcemia is not exclusionary.\n- Increased risk for osteosarcoma, such as those with Paget's disease of bone or unexplained elevations of alkaline phosphatase, hereditary disorders predisposing to osteosarcoma, or with a prior history of substantial external beam or implant radiation therapy involving the skeleton."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- At Week 26, proportion of participants with: Albumin-adjusted serum calcium within the normal range measured within 4 weeks prior to and on the Week 26 visit; and","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Albumin-adjusted serum calcium measured within 4 weeks prior to and on the Week 26 visit; proportion of participants meeting normal range at Week 26."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Independence from active vitamin D and","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of whether participants are independent from active vitamin D therapy (no active vitamin D use) by the Week 26 timepoint."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Independence from therapeutic doses of calcium. Calcium ≤600 mg/day (in the form of tablets, powder, liquid suspension, or transdermal patch) is considered as “supplemental” to meet recommended daily intake for general health, as opposed to a “therapeutic” dose to treat hypoparathyroidism","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Daily elemental calcium intake recorded; independence defined as therapeutic calcium not required and calcium intake ≤600 mg/day considered supplemental rather than therapeutic."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
10
Recruitment Window Months
65
Consent Approach
Written, signed informed consent provided by parent(s) or legally acceptable representative(s); participant provides consent if required by local health authority/ethics requirements. Assent from participant obtained in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
7
Total Number Of Participants
11

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
23-01-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-03-2026
Processing Time Days
46
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
3

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Femme Mere Enfant
Department Name
Pediatric Nephrology
Principal Investigator Name
Justine BACCHETTA
Principal Investigator Email
Justine.bacchetta@chu-lyon.fr
Contact Person Name
Justine BACCHETTA
Contact Person Email
Justine.bacchetta@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes for Children
Principal Investigator Name
Agnès LINGLART
Principal Investigator Email
Agnes.linglart@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Agnès LINGLART
Contact Person Email
Agnes.linglart@aphp.fr

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
17-02-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
09-03-2026
Processing Time Days
20
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
3

Sites

Site Name
Universitaet Des Saarlandes
Department Name
Division of Pediatric Endorcinology and Diabetes
Principal Investigator Name
Tilman Rohrer
Principal Investigator Email
tilman.rohrer@uks.eu
Contact Person Name
Tilman Rohrer
Contact Person Email
tilman.rohrer@uks.eu
Site Name
Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz KöR
Department Name
Clinic and Polyclinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Principal Investigator Name
Corinna Grasemann
Principal Investigator Email
CorinnaProf.Grasemann@unimedizin-mainz.de
Contact Person Name
Corinna Grasemann

Romania

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
13-03-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-03-2026
Processing Time Days
10
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
2

Sites

Site Name
National Institute Of Endocrinology C.I. Parhon
Department Name
Endocrinology
Principal Investigator Name
Iuliana Gherlan
Principal Investigator Email
contact@parhon.ro
Contact Person Name
Iuliana Gherlan
Contact Person Email
contact@parhon.ro
Site Name
Spitalul Clinic Judetean De Urgenta Sf. Spiridon Iasi
Department Name
Endocrinology
Principal Investigator Name
Cristina Preda
Principal Investigator Email
contact@spitalspiridon.ro
Contact Person Name
Cristina Preda
Contact Person Email
contact@spitalspiridon.ro

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
20-02-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-03-2026
Processing Time Days
31
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
3

Sites

Site Name
Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki
Department Name
Klinika Endokrynologii i Chorób Metabolicznych
Principal Investigator Name
Arkadiusz Zygmunt
Principal Investigator Email
arkadiusz.zygmunt@umed.lodz.pl
Contact Person Name
Arkadiusz Zygmunt
Contact Person Email
arkadiusz.zygmunt@umed.lodz.pl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Ascendis Pharma Bone Diseases A/S
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Denmark

Contract research organisations

Name
Icon Clinical Research Limited
Responsibilities
Site platform solutions; other duties codes: 1, 12, 4, 5, 8
Name
Imperial Clinical Research Services International Limited
Responsibilities
Printing and supplies
Name
Scout Clinical
Responsibilities
Travel/accomodation arrangement and patient reinbursment
Name
4G Clinical B.V.
Responsibilities
IRT
Name
Clario
Responsibilities
Medical image analysis/ review - X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, ECG, etc.
Name
Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Limited
Responsibilities
PV vendor

Third parties

  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"Site platform solutions; other duties codes: 1, 12, 4, 5, 8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Clario","duties_or_roles":"Medical image analysis/ review - X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, ECG, etc.","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"India","full_name":"Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Limited","duties_or_roles":"PV vendor","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Fortrea Inc.","duties_or_roles":"code 6","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Imperial Clinical Research Services International Limited","duties_or_roles":"Printing and supplies","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"ICON Bioanalytical Laboratories","duties_or_roles":"ICON Bioanalytical Laboratories","organisation_type":"Health care"}
  • {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"4G Clinical B.V.","duties_or_roles":"IRT","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Scout Clinical","duties_or_roles":"Travel/accomodation arrangement and patient reinbursment","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Bioagilytix Labs LLC","duties_or_roles":"Immunogenicity assessments","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Yorvipath 420 micrograms/1.4 mL solution for injection in pre‑filled pen
Active Substance
PALOPEGTERIPARATIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous
Route
Subcutaneous
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation present; EU/1/23/1766/003)
Orphan Designation
Yes
Starting Dose
420 micrograms/1.4 mL
Dose Levels
420 micrograms
Frequency
Daily
Investigational Product Name
Yorvipath 294 micrograms/0.98 mL solution for injection in pre‑filled pen
Active Substance
PALOPEGTERIPARATIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous
Route
Subcutaneous
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation present; EU/1/23/1766/002)
Orphan Designation
Yes
Starting Dose
294 micrograms/0.98 mL
Dose Levels
294 micrograms
Frequency
Daily
Investigational Product Name
Yorvipath 168 micrograms/0.56 mL solution for injection in pre-filled pen
Active Substance
PALOPEGTERIPARATIDE
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous
Route
Subcutaneous
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation present; EU/1/23/1766/001)
Orphan Designation
Yes
Starting Dose
168 micrograms/0.56 mL
Dose Levels
168 micrograms
Frequency
Daily

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