Clinical trial • Phase IV • Cardiology
SOTATERCEPT for Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Phase IV trial of SOTATERCEPT for Pulmonary arterial hypertension. open-label. 145 participants.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Cardiology
- Trial Disease
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Trial Stage
- Phase IV
- Drug Modality
- Peptide/protein/enzyme
- Orphan Drug
- Yes
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 30-01-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 26-05-2025
Trial design
open-label Phase IV trial in Czechia, Hungary, Spain and others.
- Open Label
- Yes
- Target Sample Size
- 145
Eligibility
Recruits 145 No vulnerable populations selected. Participants are adults only; informed consent is obtained from participants. No assent for minors is described..
- Vulnerable Population
- No vulnerable populations selected. Participants are adults only; informed consent is obtained from participants. No assent for minors is described.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Has completed the treatment period of study MK-7962-024 (LIGHTRAY) (including Visit 11) on study intervention, did not discontinue study intervention, and is able to safely enroll into MK-7962-031 (LIGHTRAY EXTENSION)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Has not started treatment with commercially available sotatercept"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Has prior exposure to luspatercept and/or is planning to begin treatment with luspatercept while enrolled in the study"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of participants with one or more adverse events (AEs)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of participants who discontinue study intervention due to an AE","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 145
- Recruitment Window Months
- 28
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent is required from participants (adult population). Country-specific subject information and informed consent forms are available (documents listed for Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain, Poland, Netherlands, France, Italy and others). Optional/ancillary consent forms (e.g. pregnant partner, pregnancy follow-up) are provided where applicable. No assent procedures for minors are described.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 28
- Total Number Of Participants
- 67
Czechia
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 07-05-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 30-05-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 23
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 2
Sites
- Site Name
- Vseobecna Fakultni Nemocnice V Praze
- Department Name
- II. interní klinika kardiologie a angiologie VFN a 1.LF UK
- Contact Person Name
- Pavel Jansa
- Contact Person Email
- pavel.jansa@vfn.cz
Hungary
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 14-05-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 29-05-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 15
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 8
Sites
- Site Name
- University Of Szeged
- Department Name
- Szent-Györgyi Albert Klinikai Központ, Családorvosi Intézet és Rendelő
- Contact Person Name
- Gergely Ágoston
- Contact Person Email
- agoston.gergely@med.u-szeged.hu
- Site Name
- Gottsegen National Cardiovascular Center
- Department Name
- Felnőtt Kardiológiai Osztály
- Contact Person Name
- Hajnalka Balint
- Contact Person Email
- balint@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Clinic Of Pulmonology Semmelweis University
- Department Name
- Pulmonológiai Klinika
- Contact Person Name
- Kristóf Karlócai
- Contact Person Email
- kristof@karlocai.hu
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 13-05-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 28-05-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 15
- Number Of Sites
- 8
- Number Of Participants
- 18
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario De Toledo
- Department Name
- Neumology
- Contact Person Name
- María Lázaro Salvador
- Contact Person Email
- maria.lasal@gmail.com
- Site Name
- University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
- Department Name
- Neumology
- Contact Person Name
- Luis Jara Palomares
- Contact Person Email
- luisj.jara.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Clinic De Barcelona
- Department Name
- Neumology
- Contact Person Name
- Isabel Blanco Vich
- Contact Person Email
- iblanco2@clinic.cat
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre
- Department Name
- Neumology
- Contact Person Name
- Pilar Escribano Subias
- Contact Person Email
- pilar.escribano.subias@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Fundacio Hospital Universitari Vall D’Hebron Institut De Recerca
- Department Name
- Neumology
- Contact Person Name
- Berta Saez Jimenez
- Contact Person Email
- berta.saez@vallhebron.cat
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario La Paz
- Department Name
- Neumology
- Contact Person Name
- Clara Soto Abadanes
- Contact Person Email
- clarasoto27@gmail.com
- Site Name
- University Hospital Son Espases
- Department Name
- Neumology
- Contact Person Name
- Ernest Sala Llinas
- Contact Person Email
- ernest.sala@ssib.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Marques De Valdecilla
- Department Name
- Neumology
- Contact Person Name
- José Cifrián Martínez
- Contact Person Email
- josemanuel.cifrian@scsalud.es
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 09-05-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 01-06-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 23
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 3
Sites
- Site Name
- Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny Im. Sw. Jana Pawla II
- Department Name
- Oddział Kliniczny Chorób Serca i Naczyń z Pododdziałem Intensywnego Nadzoru Kardiologicznego
- Contact Person Name
- Grzegorz Kopeć
- Contact Person Email
- g.kopec@szpitaljp2.krakow.pl
Netherlands
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 08-05-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 26-05-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 18
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 4
Sites
- Site Name
- Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis Stichting
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Marco Post
- Contact Person Email
- m.post@antoniusziekenhuis.nl
- Site Name
- Radboud universitair medisch centrum Stichting
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Contact Person Name
- Toon Duijnhouwer
- Contact Person Email
- onderzoek.cardio@radboudumc.nl
France
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 17-03-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 30-06-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 105
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 10
Sites
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rouen
- Department Name
- Service de Pneumologie, Oncologie Thoracique et Soins Intensifs Respiratoires
- Contact Person Name
- Elise Artaud-Macari
- Contact Person Email
- elise.artaud-macari@chu-rouen.fr
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
- Department Name
- Service de Cardiologie
- Contact Person Name
- Francois Picard
- Contact Person Email
- francois.picard@chu-bordeaux.fr
- Site Name
- Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille
- Department Name
- Service de Pneumologie
- Contact Person Name
- Martine Reynaud-Gaubert
- Contact Person Email
- martine.reynaud@ap-hm.fr
- Site Name
- CHU Gabriel-Montpied
- Department Name
- Cardiologie médicale et médecine vasculaire
- Contact Person Name
- Romain Tresorier
- Contact Person Email
- rtresorier@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 06-05-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 30-05-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 24
- Number Of Sites
- 9
- Number Of Participants
- 22
Sites
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Sassari
- Department Name
- Sc Cardiologia Clinica e Interventistica
- Contact Person Name
- Gavino Casu
- Contact Person Email
- gavino.casu@aouss.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I
- Department Name
- UOC Malattie Cardiovascolari
- Contact Person Name
- Roberto Badagliacca
- Contact Person Email
- roberto.badagliacca@uniroma1.it
- Site Name
- ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
- Department Name
- Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare
- Contact Person Name
- Andrea Garascia
- Contact Person Email
- andrea.garascia@ospedaleniguarda.it
- Site Name
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
- Department Name
- S.C. Cardiologia
- Contact Person Name
- Laura Scelsi
- Contact Person Email
- l.scelsi@smatteo.pv.it
- Site Name
- Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori
- Department Name
- U.O.C. Pneumologia
- Contact Person Name
- Giuseppe Paciocco
- Contact Person Email
- giuseppe.paciocco@unimib.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
- Department Name
- U.O.C. Cardiologia
- Contact Person Name
- Daniele Prati
- Contact Person Email
- daniele.prati@aovr.veneto.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna IRCCS Istituto Di Ricerca E Di Cura A Carattere Scientifico
- Department Name
- U.O.C. Cardiologia
- Contact Person Name
- Fabio Dardi
- Contact Person Email
- fabio_dardi@yahoo.it
- Site Name
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
- Department Name
- DICATOV Dipartimento CardioToracoVascolare
- Contact Person Name
- Pietro Ameri
- Contact Person Email
- pietro.ameri@unige.it
- Site Name
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
- Department Name
- Dipartimento cardio-toraco-vascolare
- Contact Person Name
- Alessandro Santaniello
- Contact Person Email
- alessandro.santaniello@policlinico.mi.it
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Imperial Clinical Research Services International Ltd.
- Responsibilities
- Retention Materials
- Name
- Parexel International Corp.
- Responsibilities
- EUB Call center and medical escalation service
- Name
- PPD International Holdings LLC
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Imperial Clinical Research Services International Ltd.","duties_or_roles":"Retention Materials","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Parexel International Corp.","duties_or_roles":"EUB Call center and medical escalation service","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Greenphire LLC","duties_or_roles":"Travel & Reimbursment","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"PPD International Holdings LLC","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Signant Health Global LLC","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Sotatercept (MK-7962)
- Active Substance
- SOTATERCEPT
- Modality
- Peptide/protein/enzyme
- Routes Of Administration
- Subcutaneous
- Route
- Subcutaneous
- Authorisation Status
- Mixed: product records include both prodAuthStatus=1 (authorised formulations) and prodAuthStatus=2 (investigational/unlicensed formulations)
- Orphan Designation
- Yes
- Maximum Dose
- 90 mg
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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