Clinical trial • Phase II/III • Immunology

PHLEUM PRATENSE POLLEN EXTRACT for Allergic rhinitis due to pollen | Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis

Phase II/III trial of PHLEUM PRATENSE POLLEN EXTRACT for Allergic rhinitis due to pollen | Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology
Trial Disease
Allergic rhinitis due to pollen | Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
Trial Stage
Phase II/III
Drug Modality
Other

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
16-06-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
05-09-2025

Trial design

Placebo preparation identical to verum except that it does not include the active substance, i. e. allergen extract. Active comparator arms: SLI-RX-PHL high dose; SLI-RX-PHL medium dose; SLI-RX-PHL low dose. Reported dosing parameters: max daily dose 0.2 ml, max total dose 70 ml (no detailed schedule or dosing frequency specified in the provided data).-controlled Phase II/III trial across 3 sites in Germany.

Comparator
Placebo preparation identical to verum except that it does not include the active substance, i. e. allergen extract. Active comparator arms: SLI-RX-PHL high dose; SLI-RX-PHL medium dose; SLI-RX-PHL low dose. Reported dosing parameters: max daily dose 0.2 ml, max total dose 70 ml (no detailed schedule or dosing frequency specified in the provided data).
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
442

Eligibility

Recruits 442 No vulnerable populations selected. Participants must provide written informed consent prior to any study-specific examination ('Patients who signed and dated the informed consent form obtained prior to any study-specific examination'). Legal incapacity is listed as an exclusion criterion..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Existing or intended pregnancy, lactation or inadequate contraceptive measures for woman with childbearing potential or a positive pregnancy test at screening
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected. Participants must provide written informed consent prior to any study-specific examination ('Patients who signed and dated the informed consent form obtained prior to any study-specific examination'). Legal incapacity is listed as an exclusion criterion.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who signed and dated the informed consent form obtained prior to any study-specific examination\n- Female or male patients between 18 and 65 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent form\n- Patients with moderate-to-severe allergic rhinitis / rhinoconjunctivitis due to grass pollen for at least two years according to the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guideline, either with well-controlled mild-to-moderate asthma defined in GINA guideline (Global Initiative for Asthma, 2024) or without asthma\n- Forced expiratory volume (FEV1) in one second > 70 % of predicted normal value (only for asthmatic patients)\n- Sensitization to Phleum pratense pollen, verified by positive skin prick test (wheal diameter ≥ 3 mm and negative control < 2 mm and positive (histamine) control ≥ 3 mm) and serum allergen-specific IgE to Phleum pratense ≥ 0.7 kU/L (CAP EAST class ≥ 2) and a Retrospective Rhinoconjunctivitis Total Symptom Score (RRTSS) ≥ 2 (0-3 scale) based on the most severe days during one of the two GPS preceding enrolment and positive response to nasal provocation with Phleum pratense pollen allergen extract (at least at the third concentration step)\n- Assumed compliance and ability of the patient to understand the patient’s electronic diary and to follow the instructions of the study staff\n- Compliance and ability of the patient to complete an electronic diary for self-evaluation of the symptoms and rescue medication\n- Safety laboratory results within the normal range or considered to be not clinically significant in any other case"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Previous immunotherapy with grass pollen allergen extracts according to the homologous group of grass pollen of the \"Poaceae group\", as defined in Annex 1 in the Guideline on allergen products: production and quality issues (EMEA/CHMP/BWP/304831/2008), within the last 5 years\n- Completed or ongoing treatment with an anti-IgE-antibody (like omalizumab) and/or checkpoint-inhibitor\n- Diseases of the immune system including autoimmune and immune deficiencies (with exception to well-controlled Hashimoto thyroiditis and type-1 diabetes mellitus)\n- Patients with co-sensitizations or co-allergies to any perennial or seasonal allergen (with exception of any other Poaceae), which interfere with the conduct of the study (e. g. with the tNPT or the CSMS recording), especially if the result in SPT for this allergen is higher than that for Phleum pratense\n- Severe acute or chronic inflammatory or infectious diseases\n- Chronic or acute diseases of the heart, kidney or liver with severe impairment of their function\n- Malignancy within the previous 5 years\n- Active chronic urticaria\n- Active severe atopic eczema\n- Alcohol, drug, or medication abuse within the past year and/or during the study\n- Existing or intended pregnancy, lactation or inadequate contraceptive measures for woman with childbearing potential or a positive pregnancy test at screening\n- Serious systemic reactions to allergen-specific immunotherapy in the past\n- Use of non-allowed medication\n- Severe psychiatric, psychological, or neurological disorders; completed or ongoing long-term treatment with tranquilizer or psychoactive drugs (including tricyclic anti-depressants)\n- Relationship or dependence with the sponsor and/or investigator\n- Patients with co-sensitizations to any perennial, such as moulds, or seasonal allergen overlapping with the PGPP or GPS but which are not cross-reactive with Phleum pratense and, measured at the same time, with specific IgE levels ≥ class 2 CAP/PHADIA (unless the relevance can be excluded by component resolved diagnosis)\n- Legal incapacity\n- Patients who are jurisdictional or governmentally institutionalized\n- Risk of non-compliance by the patient with the study procedures\n- Simultaneous participation in other clinical trials or finished randomized participation within the last year before enrolment in this clinical trial, although the patient could be screened but not randomized in another clinical trial at least three months before enrolment in this clinical trial\n- Simultaneous specific immunotherapy with other allergens\n- Contraindications for SLIT (Pitsios et al., 2015)\n- Hypersensitivity to excipients of the IMP\n- Contraindications for SPT\n- Contraindications for NPT\n- Any severe or unstable lung disease e. g. active tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, COPD\n- Severe, or partly controlled or uncontrolled asthma according to GINA guideline (Global Initiative for Asthma, 2024)\n- Asthmatic patients with FEV1 ≤ 70 % of predicted normal value at screening\n- Chronic or severe acute diseases of nose or eyes\n- Irreversible secondary disorders of the target organs (e. g. emphysema, bronchiectasis)\n- Therapy with immunoglobulins"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The primary (efficacy) endpoint is defined as the absolute differences in mean CSMS (Combined Symptom and Medication Score) during Peak Grass Pollen Period (PGPP) of each active treatment group compared with placebo treatment group.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Absolute differences in mean CSMS during Peak Grass Pollen Period (PGPP) comparing each active dose group vs placebo."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Absolute and relative differences in mean CSMS during Grass Pollen Season (GPS) between active and placebo treatment groups.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Comparison of mean CSMS during GPS between active and placebo groups (absolute and relative differences)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Absolute and relative differences in mean dSS during PGPP and GPS","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Comparison of mean daily Symptom Score (dSS) during PGPP and GPS between groups (absolute and relative differences)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Absolute and relative differences in the 6 mean individual symptom scores (4 nasal and 2 ocular) during PGPP and GPS","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Comparison of mean individual symptom scores (four nasal, two ocular) during PGPP and GPS between groups."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Absolute and relative differences in mean dMS during PGPP and GPS.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Comparison of mean daily Medication Score (dMS) during PGPP and GPS between groups (absolute and relative differences)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in Global Rhinoconjunctivitis Discomfort with a 10.0-point Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) between active and placebo treatment groups comparing pre- (baseline) and post-treatment scaling.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline to post-treatment in a 10-point VAS measuring global rhinoconjunctivitis discomfort, compared between active and placebo groups."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in Rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ) between active and placebo treatment groups comparing pre- (baseline) and post-treatment scoring.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline to post-treatment in RQLQ scores compared between active and placebo groups."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Well and severe days: A well day is defined as a day without administration of any rescue medication (dMS = 0) and with dSS < 0.34 (range 0-3). A severe day is defined (acc. to Pfaar et al. 2014) as a day with a single score = 3 in any of the six symptoms. Percentages of well and severe days will be calculated for each subject as the number of well or severe days in the PGPP and GPS in relation to the number of days comprising both periods.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percentages of well days (dMS=0 and dSS<0.34) and severe days (any single symptom score =3) during PGPP and GPS per subject."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Symptom-free days are defined as the days with absence of symptoms (dSS = 0) and without administration of any rescue medication (dMS = 0), expressed as percentage of days during the PGPP and GPS.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percentage of days during PGPP and GPS with dSS=0 and dMS=0 per subject."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- titrated Nasal Provocation Test to assess the efficacy of each dose of SLI-RX-PHL compared to placebo. Defined as % of patients with an increased dosing step and change in number of dosing steps needed to provoke a positive response in the tNPT post-treatment compared with pre-treatment (i. e. any improvement) in each of the 4 treatment groups. This is based on the change of the response to nasal provocation (tNPT) from baseline (pre-treatment) to post-treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of patients with improvement in tNPT dosing steps post-treatment vs pre-treatment; comparison per treatment group vs placebo."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- To analyse the safety and tolerability of each dose of SLI-RX-PHL compared to placebo by Treatment-Emergent Adverse Drug Reactions (TEADR) and patients affected with TEADRs in each group","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Analysis of TEADRs and number/percentage of patients affected by TEADRs per dose group vs placebo."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
442
Recruitment Window Months
25
Consent Approach
Written informed consent obtained prior to any study-specific examination: 'Patients who signed and dated the informed consent form obtained prior to any study-specific examination.' Only adults (18–65 years) provide consent. No assent procedures or additional vulnerable-population consent arrangements are specified.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
3
Total Number Of Participants
442

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
08-08-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
05-09-2025
Processing Time Days
28
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
30

Sites

Site Name
HNO-Praxis Dr. med. Udo Schäfer
Department Name
HNO, Allergology
Principal Investigator Name
Dr. Udo Schäfer
Principal Investigator Email
schaefer@hno-praxis-dresden.de
Contact Person Name
Dr. Udo Schäfer
Contact Person Email
schaefer@hno-praxis-dresden.de
Site Name
Pneumologie, Allergologie Praxis Dr. Thomas Ginko
Department Name
Pulmonary and bronchial medicine, allergology
Principal Investigator Name
Dr. Thomas Ginko
Principal Investigator Email
tginko@icloud.com
Contact Person Name
Dr. Thomas Ginko
Contact Person Email
tginko@icloud.com
Site Name
Praxis für HNO und Allergologie Dr. Yury Yarin
Department Name
HNO, Allergology
Principal Investigator Name
Dr. Yury Yarin
Principal Investigator Email
yury.yarin@allergoeye.com
Contact Person Name
Dr. Yury Yarin
Contact Person Email
yury.yarin@allergoeye.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
ROXALL Medizin GmbH
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Germany

Third parties

  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"ICRC-Weyer GmbH","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 10, 6","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"MVZ Medizinisches Labor Nord MLN GmbH","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 4","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
SLI-RX-PHL high dose
Active Substance
PHLEUM PRATENSE POLLEN EXTRACT
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
SUBLINGUAL USE
Route
SUBLINGUAL USE
Authorisation Status
1
Dose Levels
high dose
Maximum Dose
max daily 0.2 ml; max total 70 ml
Investigational Product Name
SLI-RX-PHL medium dose
Active Substance
PHLEUM PRATENSE POLLEN EXTRACT
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
SUBLINGUAL USE
Route
SUBLINGUAL USE
Authorisation Status
1
Dose Levels
medium dose
Maximum Dose
max daily 0.2 ml; max total 70 ml
Investigational Product Name
SLI-RX-PHL low dose
Active Substance
PHLEUM PRATENSE POLLEN EXTRACT
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
SUBLINGUAL USE
Route
SUBLINGUAL USE
Authorisation Status
1
Dose Levels
low dose
Maximum Dose
max daily 0.2 ml; max total 70 ml
Investigational Product Name
Placebo preparation identical to verum except that it does not include the active substance, i. e. allergen extract.
Modality
Other

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