Clinical trial • Phase III • Neurology|Rare Disease
SIROLIMUS for Tuberous sclerosis complex|Drug-resistant epilepsy|TSC-associated tumors
Phase III trial of SIROLIMUS for Tuberous sclerosis complex|Drug-resistant epilepsy|TSC-associated tumors.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Neurology|Rare Disease
- Trial Disease
- Tuberous sclerosis complex|Drug-resistant epilepsy|TSC-associated tumors
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule|Other
- Paediatric Trial
- Yes
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 16-10-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 20-12-2024
Trial design
Randomised, rapamune 1 mg/ml oral solution (sirolimus) versus placebo (linseed oil). rapamune product information lists a maximum daily dose amount of 40 mg (and a max total dose amount 0.7 mg/kg); specific dosing schedule not stated in the ctis record.-controlled Phase III trial across 4 sites in Poland.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Rapamune 1 mg/mL oral solution (sirolimus) versus placebo (Linseed oil). Rapamune product information lists a maximum daily dose amount of 40 mg (and a max total dose amount 0.7 mg/kg); specific dosing schedule not stated in the CTIS record.
- Target Sample Size
- 200
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 364
Eligibility
Recruits 200 paediatric patients.
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- pregnancy
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable populations are included (paediatric subjects from 3 months). Consent must be provided by parents/caregivers (inclusion criteria: Parents/caregivers are willing to and able to give informed consent). Age-specific information sheets and informed consent/assent forms are provided (documents listed for parents and for age groups 6-12, 13-16, 17-18, and adults), indicating assent/consent processes are adapted by age group.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Parents/caregivers are willing to and able to give informed consent form for the participation in the study"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Parents/caregivers are willing to and able to comply with all study requirements"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Definite diagnosis of TSC according to the Consensus criteria (Northrup, 2013)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- drug-resistant epilepsy associated with TSC with at least 8 seizures during 4 weeks"}
- {"criterion_text":"- male or female aged from 3 months up to 55 years at the day of randomization"}
- {"criterion_text":"- body weight of at least 6 kg and proper nutritional status (assessed by investigator)"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- history of treatment with mTOR inhibitor in the three months prior to screening"}
- {"criterion_text":"- history of pseudo-epileptic seizures"}
- {"criterion_text":"- history of progressive CNS disease other than TSC"}
- {"criterion_text":"- recent surgery within 2 weeks prior to the screening"}
- {"criterion_text":"- severe infection within 2 weeks prior to the screening"}
- {"criterion_text":"- contraindications for MRI or general anesthesia"}
- {"criterion_text":"- occurrence of the serious comorbidities which, in the opinion of the investigator, may either put a patient at significant risk associated with the participation in the study or may influence the results of the study the investigator"}
- {"criterion_text":"- pregnancy"}
- {"criterion_text":"- hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients of IMP / placebo"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- comparison of the number of patients with at least 50% reduction of seizures per week in the last month of the core blinded phase in comparison to screening phase in the rapamycin vs placebo group (","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of patients achieving ≥50% reduction in weekly seizure frequency comparing the last month of the core blinded phase to the screening phase (seizure counts per week)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- number of adverse events (according to CTCAE classification) in the rapamycin vs placebo group during the double-blind core phase","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count and classification of adverse events using CTCAE criteria during the double-blind core phase, compared between rapamycin and placebo groups."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- comparison of the number of seizures per week and the number of days free of seizures in the rapamycin vs placebo group, during 12-week treatment in double-blind core phase","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Weekly seizure frequency and seizure-free days during the 12-week double-blind core treatment period compared between rapamycin and placebo arms."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- severity of adverse events (according to CTCAE) and the number of patients withdrawn from the study due to adverse events in the rapamycin vs placebo group","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of AE severity per CTCAE and count of participants withdrawn due to AEs, compared between treatment groups."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 200
- Recruitment Window Months
- 63
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent is obtained from parents/caregivers for paediatric participants (inclusion criteria specify parents/caregivers must be willing and able to give informed consent). Multiple age-specific subject information sheets and informed consent/assent forms are provided (documents listed for parents and for age groups 6-12, 13-16, 17-18, and adults), indicating age-adapted assent/consent procedures. Specific languages of documents are not listed in the CTIS JSON.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 4
- Total Number Of Participants
- 200
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 29-10-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 09-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 496
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 200
Sites
- Site Name
- Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka
- Department Name
- Department of Neurology and Epileptology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Katarzyna Kotulska-Jóźwiak
- Contact Person Name
- Katarzyna Kotulska-Jóźwiak
- Contact Person Email
- oddzial.neurologia@ipczd.pl
- Site Name
- Wojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej
- Department Name
- Neurology Department
- Principal Investigator Name
- Rafał Rola
- Contact Person Name
- Rafał Rola
- Contact Person Email
- lecznictwo@wiml.waw.pl
- Site Name
- Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Im. Prof. W. Orlowskiego CMKP
- Department Name
- Neurology and Epileptology Department
- Principal Investigator Name
- Urszula Fiszer
- Contact Person Name
- Urszula Fiszer
- Contact Person Email
- kl.neurologii@szpital-orlowskiego.pl
- Site Name
- Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki
- Department Name
- Dapartment of Developmental Neurology and Epileptology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Łukasz Przysło
- Contact Person Name
- Łukasz Przysło
- Contact Person Email
- sek49@iczmp.edu.pl
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka
- Organisation Type
- Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
- Country Of Registered Address
- Poland
Third parties
- {"country":"Poland","full_name":"Uniwersytet Medyczny W Lodzi","duties_or_roles":"genetic testing, biomarkers analysis","organisation_type":"Educational Institution"}
- {"country":"Poland","full_name":"Transition Technologies Science","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 10; 6","organisation_type":"Industry"}
- {"country":"Poland","full_name":"Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka","duties_or_roles":"PK testing, EEG, imaging diagnostics","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Rapamune 1 mg/mL oral solution
- Active Substance
- SIROLIMUS
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL USE
- Route
- Oral
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing-authorised (EU marketing authorisation present: EU/1/01/171/001)
- Maximum Dose
- 40 mg daily (maximum); 0.7 mg/kg (max total dose amount as listed)
- Investigational Product Name
- Linseed oil
- Modality
- Other
- Authorisation Status
- Not applicable / no marketing authorisation information
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