Clinical trial • Phase III • Cardiology

PELACARSEN for Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Phase III trial of PELACARSEN for Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. open-label, none/not specified-controlled. 2945 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Cardiology
Trial Disease
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Oligonucleotide

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
29-04-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
18-08-2025

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled Phase III trial.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Target Sample Size
2945
Trial Duration For Participant
1095

Eligibility

Recruits 2945 Vulnerable population selected. Participants must provide informed consent prior to any study-specific activities/procedures. Country-specific subject information and informed consent forms are provided; no specific assent or parent/guardian consent procedures (beyond the listed Parent/Legal Guardian ICF in submitted documents for at least one country) are described in the public CTIS data..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or nursing (breastfeeding) women
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected. Participants must provide informed consent prior to any study-specific activities/procedures. Country-specific subject information and informed consent forms are provided; no specific assent or parent/guardian consent procedures (beyond the listed Parent/Legal Guardian ICF in submitted documents for at least one country) are described in the public CTIS data.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants who have provided informed consent prior to initiation of any study-specific activities/procedures.\n- Participants who have completed the parent study EOS visit while still on assigned investigational product"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants who for any reason permanently discontinued or have interrupted the investigational product for continuous 6 months at EOS during the parent study\n- Participants who have a history or evidence of any clinically significant disorder, condition, or disease that in the opinion of the investigator or Novartis physician (if consulted), would put the participant at risk or interfere with the study participation, including, but not restricted to conditions outlined in Table 6-3 and Table 6-5\n- Participants are receiving another investigational drug or device before the open-label treatment period\n- Pregnant or nursing (breastfeeding) women\n- Women of childbearing potential unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- ● Occurrence of the followings: • Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) • Treatment Emergent Serious Adverse Events (TESAEs) • Treatment discontinuations due to TEAEs/TESAEs","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- ● TEAEs of special interest Observed value or change/shift from baseline in: • Safety laboratory measures • Vital signs","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Observed value or change/shift from baseline in safety laboratory measures and vital signs; TEAEs of special interest identified and recorded."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to the first occurrence of 4P-MACE from parent study baseline","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-event analysis from parent study baseline to first 4P-MACE event."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to the first occurrence of 4P-MACE from OLE study baseline","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-event analysis from OLE study baseline to first 4P-MACE event."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Cumulative number of 4P-MACE over time from parent study baseline","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Cumulative event counts of 4P-MACE over follow-up time measured from parent study baseline."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Cumulative number of 4P-MACE over time from OLE study baseline","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Cumulative event counts of 4P-MACE over follow-up time measured from OLE baseline."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Observed value and change in Lp(a) from the parent study baseline","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured Lp(a) values and change from parent study baseline (absolute and/or relative change as recorded)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Observed value and change in Lp(a) from the OLE study baseline","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured Lp(a) values and change from OLE study baseline (absolute and/or relative change as recorded)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
2945
Recruitment Window Months
39
Consent Approach
Participants must provide informed consent prior to initiation of any study-specific activities/procedures. Country-specific subject information sheets and informed consent forms are provided (multiple language versions submitted, e.g. English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Danish, etc.). A Parent/Legal Guardian ICF is listed among submitted documents for at least one country (France). No detailed assent procedures for minors are described in the available CTIS materials.

Geography

Total Number Of Participants
2945

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Novartis Pharma AG
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Switzerland

Contract research organisations

Name
IQVIA Limited
Responsibilities
Treatment randomisation; other sponsor duties (codes reported in CTIS)
Name
Icon Clinical Research Limited
Responsibilities
Clinical research services; adjudication (as listed)
Name
Parexel International (IRL) Limited
Responsibilities
Clinical operations, ancillary supplies and other sponsor duties
Name
PRA Hellas CRO A.E.
Responsibilities
Clinical operations support
Name
Syneos Health Inc.
Responsibilities
Sponsor support functions (code 1)
Name
Labcorp Central Laboratory Services LP
Responsibilities
Central laboratory services
Name
Greenphire LLC
Responsibilities
Reporting of Line Listings to the sites

Third parties

  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 1; contact: eu_clinical_trials_information@iqvia.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"Adjudication; sponsorDuties code 6; contact: IMISupport@iconplc.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Austria","full_name":"Mag. Andreas Raffeiner GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Reporting of Line Listings to the sites; sponsorDuties code 8; contact: andreas.raffeiner@studien-monitor.at","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code 1; contact: Triona.PriceSmith1@docsglobal.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Greece","full_name":"PRA Hellas CRO A.E.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code 1; contact: ICONGreekAffiliateMailbox@iconplc.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Cleveland Clinic Foundation","duties_or_roles":"Adjudication; contact: c5research@ccf.org","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Parexel International (IRL) Limited","duties_or_roles":"Duties include: Ancillary Supplies; sponsorDuties codes 1,12,15; contact: clinicaltrial.enquiries@parexel.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Greenphire LLC","duties_or_roles":"Reporting of Line Listings to the sites; contact: shaughn.marion@greenphire.com","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"Treatment Randomisation; contact: eu_clinical_trials_information@iqvia.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Labcorp Central Laboratory Services LP","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code 4 (laboratory services); contact: ctasubmissions@labcorp.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Syneos Health Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code 1; contact: sm_ctis@syneoshealth.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
TQJ230
Active Substance
PELACARSEN
Modality
Oligonucleotide
Routes Of Administration
SUBCUTANEOUS USE
Route
Subcutaneous
Authorisation Status
prodAuthStatus: 1
Maximum Dose
80 mg (maxDailyDoseAmount)

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