Clinical trial • Phase III • Endocrinology
SYNTHETIC DOUBLE-STRANDED SIRNA OLIGONUCLEOTIDE DIRECTED AGAINST APOLIPOPROTEIN C-III MRNA AND COVALENTLY LINKED TO A LIGAND CONTAINING THREE N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE RESIDUES for Severe hypertriglyceridemia
Phase III trial of SYNTHETIC DOUBLE-STRANDED SIRNA OLIGONUCLEOTIDE DIRECTED AGAINST APOLIPOPROTEIN C-III MRNA AND COVALENTLY LINKED TO A LIGAND CONTAINING…
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Endocrinology
- Trial Disease
- Severe hypertriglyceridemia
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Oligonucleotide
- Orphan Drug
- Yes
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 28-05-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 23-09-2025
Trial design
Randomised, placebo (plozasiran injection placebo) — matched placebo comparator; dose/schedule for placebo not specified. active investigational product: aro-apoc3 pfs (plozasiran) administered subcutaneously every 3 months (sc q3 months) as stated in study objectives.-controlled Phase III trial in Austria, Sweden, Bulgaria and others.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Placebo (Plozasiran Injection Placebo) — matched placebo comparator; dose/schedule for placebo not specified. Active investigational product: ARO-APOC3 PFS (plozasiran) administered subcutaneously every 3 months (SC q3 months) as stated in study objectives.
- Target Sample Size
- 233
Eligibility
Recruits 233 Vulnerable population flag selected. Study documents include specific 'Pregnant Partner ICF' forms and multiple informed consent documents (Main ICF, Pregnant Partner ICF, Optional consent forms) in country-specific versions (examples: English, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Swedish). Participants are adults (≥18) so consent is provided by the participant; specific pregnancy-partner consent forms are provided where applicable. No participant assent procedures are described in the available metadata..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Males, or nonpregnant (who do not plan to become pregnant) nonlactating females, who are ≥18 years of age at screening
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable population flag selected. Study documents include specific 'Pregnant Partner ICF' forms and multiple informed consent documents (Main ICF, Pregnant Partner ICF, Optional consent forms) in country-specific versions (examples: English, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Swedish). Participants are adults (≥18) so consent is provided by the participant; specific pregnancy-partner consent forms are provided where applicable. No participant assent procedures are described in the available metadata.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Males, or nonpregnant (who do not plan to become pregnant) nonlactating females, who are ≥18 years of age at screening"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Established diagnosis of SHTG and prior documented evidence (medical history) of fasting TG levels of ≥880 mg/dL (≥10 mmol/L)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Fasting TG level ≥500 mg/dL (≥5.65 mmol/L) collected during the screening period"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Documented evidence of at least 1 prior AP event (according to the clinical diagnosis per medical records) not attributed to other etiologies (eg, gallstones, alcohol), occurring within the last 5 years (60 months) prior to screening"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Fasting LDL-C ≤130 mg/dL (≤3.37 mmol/L) at screening"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Screening HbA1c ≤9.5%"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Willing to follow diet counseling and maintain a stable low-fat diet"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Participants must be on standard of care lipid- and TG-lowering medications per local guidelines (unless documented as intolerant as determined by the Investigator)"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Use of any hepatocyte-targeted siRNA that targets lipids and/or triglycerides within 365 days before Day 1 (except inclisiran, which is permitted). Administration of investigational drug and inclisiran must be separated by at least 4 weeks."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Use of any other hepatocyte-targeted siRNA or antisense oligonucleotide molecule within 60 days or within 5-half-lives before Day 1 based on plasma PK, whichever is longer."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Acute pancreatitis ≤ 4 weeks prior to Randomization/Day 1."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Body mass index >45 kg/m2"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Use of any hepatocyte-targeted siRNA that targets lipids and/or triglycerides within 365 days before Day 1 (except inclisiran, which is permitted). Administration of investigational drug and inclisiran must be separated by at least 4 weeks."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to first occurrence of positively adjudicated AP event (event occurring more than 10 days after the first dose of study drug) compared with placebo during the double-blind treatment period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-first-event analysis of positively adjudicated acute pancreatitis (AP) events occurring more than 10 days after first dose; events adjudicated and compared versus placebo during the double-blind treatment period."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Percent change in fasting serum TG levels from baseline to Month 12 (V9) compared with placebo","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percent change from baseline to Month 12 (visit V9) in fasting serum triglycerides compared against placebo."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of participants who achieve average fasting TG levels of <880 mg/dL (10 mmol/L) from Month 3 to the end of the double-blind treatment period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion achieving mean fasting TG <880 mg/dL (10 mmol/L) averaged from Month 3 through end of double-blind period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of participants who achieve average fasting TG levels of <500 mg/dL (5.65 mmol/L) from Month 3 to the end of the double-blind treatment period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion achieving mean fasting TG <500 mg/dL (5.65 mmol/L) averaged from Month 3 through end of double-blind period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to first occurrence of major abdominal pain event* (event occurring more than 10 days after the first dose of study drug) compared with placebo * Major abdominal pain event defined as any of the following: 1) positively adjudicated AP, or 2) positively adjudicated presentation to emergency room and/or hospitalization with abdominal pain for which no other etiology has been identified, or 3) need to initiate apheresis to decrease TG levels","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-first-event analysis for major abdominal pain events (defined as positively adjudicated AP; or adjudicated ER visit/hospitalization for abdominal pain with no other identified etiology; or initiation of apheresis to lower TG), events occurring >10 days after first dose, compared to placebo."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in patient-reported productivity and activity impairment as assessed by the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: Specific Health Problem (WPAI SHP) score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in WPAI-SHP score (patient-reported productivity and activity impairment)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in patient-reported health status as assessed by the EuroQol 5-dimension instrument (EQ 5D 5L) score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in EQ-5D-5L patient-reported health status score."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- The frequency and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) from baseline to end of study (EOS) of each treatment period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Frequency and severity summary of TEAEs from baseline to end of study for each treatment period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Adjudicated MACE event rates","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adjudicated major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) rates."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 233
- Recruitment Window Months
- 50
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent is provided by the participant (all participants are adults ≥18). Multiple subject information and informed consent forms are provided (Main ICF, Pregnant Partner ICF, Optional FSR ICF, Optional Genetic Testing ICF). Documents are available in multiple languages/country-specific versions (examples include English, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Swedish). Pregnant partner-specific consent documents are provided where applicable.
Methods
- Doctor-to-Patient Letter (K2_Recruitment Material / Doctor-to-Patient Letter) — channel: letter from physician to patient; country-specific versions present (e.g., AUT, SWE, BG).
- Physician Referral Letter / Physician Referral Brochure (K2_Physician Referral Letter / K2_Physician Referral Brochure) — channel: physician outreach/referral; country-specific materials (e.g., HUN).
- Patient Brochure / Patient-facing materials (K2_Recruitment Material_Patient Brochure / K1_Patient Brochure) — channel: patient information brochures for potential participants; country-specific versions available.
- Recruitment arrangements and informed consent procedure forms (K1_Informed consent and patient recruitment procedure) — channel: recruitment process documentation and procedures provided to sites; English and country-specific versions.
- Patient ID Card / Patient Study Guide / Emergency Room Visit Request Card — materials provided to enrolled participants to support recruitment/enrolment and retention.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 21
- Total Number Of Participants
- 55
Austria
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 05-09-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 29-09-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 24
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 9
Sites
- Site Name
- Medical University Of Graz
- Department Name
- Univ. Klinik für Innere Medizin Diabetes- und Stoffwechselambulanz
- Principal Investigator Name
- Julia Mader
- Principal Investigator Email
- julia.mader@medunigraz.at
- Contact Person Name
- Julia Mader
- Contact Person Email
- julia.mader@medunigraz.at
- Site Name
- Konvent Der Barmherzigen Brueder
- Department Name
- Konventhospital der Barmherzigen Brüder Linz Interne Abteilung
- Principal Investigator Name
- Martin Clodi
- Principal Investigator Email
- Martin.clodi@bblinz.at
- Contact Person Name
- Martin Clodi
- Contact Person Email
- Martin.clodi@bblinz.at
- Site Name
- Klinik Hietzing
- Department Name
- Klinik Hietzing 3. Medizinische Abteilung
- Principal Investigator Name
- Thomas Stulnig
- Principal Investigator Email
- thomas.stulnig@meduniwien.ac.at
- Contact Person Name
- Thomas Stulnig
- Contact Person Email
- thomas.stulnig@meduniwien.ac.at
Sweden
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 17-06-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 23-09-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 98
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 6
Sites
- Site Name
- Karolinska University Hospital
- Department Name
- Medical Unit Endocrinology and Cardion Metabolic Unit
- Principal Investigator Name
- Paolo Parini
- Principal Investigator Email
- paolo.parini@regionstockholm.se
- Contact Person Name
- Paolo Parini
- Contact Person Email
- paolo.parini@regionstockholm.se
- Site Name
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital-Vaestra Goetalandsregionen
- Department Name
- Cardiology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Stefano Romeo
- Principal Investigator Email
- stefano.romeo@wlab.gu.se
- Contact Person Name
- Stefano Romeo
- Contact Person Email
- stefano.romeo@wlab.gu.se
Bulgaria
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 17-06-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 29-09-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 104
- Number Of Sites
- 12
- Number Of Participants
- 24
Sites
- Site Name
- Medical Center Rusemed EOOD
- Principal Investigator Name
- Aleksandar Bosilkov
- Principal Investigator Email
- sash00992@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Aleksandar Bosilkov
- Contact Person Email
- sash00992@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Medical center 4LIFE Ltd.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Ismed Mehmedov
- Principal Investigator Email
- dr.mehmedov@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Ismed Mehmedov
- Contact Person Email
- dr.mehmedov@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Diagnostics And Consultation Center Convex Ltd.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Stefan Naydenov
- Principal Investigator Email
- snaydenov@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Stefan Naydenov
- Contact Person Email
- snaydenov@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Mbal Lyulin EAD
- Department Name
- Department of internal diseases
- Principal Investigator Name
- Stanislav Tsenov
- Principal Investigator Email
- steve58@abv.bg
- Contact Person Name
- Stanislav Tsenov
- Contact Person Email
- steve58@abv.bg
- Site Name
- University Multiprofessional Hospital For Active Treatment Plovdiv AD
- Department Name
- Second Department of cardiology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Evrodi Cherkezov
- Principal Investigator Email
- evrodi12@abv.bg
- Contact Person Name
- Evrodi Cherkezov
- Contact Person Email
- evrodi12@abv.bg
- Site Name
- Multispecialty hospital for active treatment Sveta Sofia EOOD
- Department Name
- Department of gastroenterology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Gergana Taneva
- Principal Investigator Email
- taneva.gergana@yahoo.com
- Contact Person Name
- Gergana Taneva
- Contact Person Email
- taneva.gergana@yahoo.com
- Site Name
- Umbal - Prof. D-R Stoyan Kirkovich AD
- Department Name
- Department of gastroenterology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Mariana Radicheva
- Principal Investigator Email
- dr.mradicheva@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Mariana Radicheva
- Contact Person Email
- dr.mradicheva@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Multi-profile Hospital for Active Treatment Heart and Brain EAD
- Department Name
- Clinic of cardiology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Yana Simova
- Principal Investigator Email
- ianasimova@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Yana Simova
- Contact Person Email
- ianasimova@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Alexandrovska University Hospital
- Department Name
- Clinic of cardiology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Kiril Karamfiloff
- Principal Investigator Email
- organic@abv.bg
- Contact Person Name
- Kiril Karamfiloff
- Contact Person Email
- organic@abv.bg
- Site Name
- Medical Center Akad. Iv. Penchev EOOD
- Principal Investigator Name
- Emil Nachev
- Principal Investigator Email
- enatchev@abv.bg
- Contact Person Name
- Emil Nachev
- Contact Person Email
- enatchev@abv.bg
- Site Name
- University Multiprofile Hospital For Active Treatment Saint Georgi EAD
- Department Name
- Clinic of endocrinology and metabolic diseases
- Principal Investigator Name
- Sava Petrov
- Principal Investigator Email
- drsavapetrov@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Sava Petrov
- Contact Person Email
- drsavapetrov@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Medical Center Endomedical OOD
- Principal Investigator Name
- Ivaylo Bogomilov
- Principal Investigator Email
- dr.i.bogomilov@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Ivaylo Bogomilov
- Contact Person Email
- dr.i.bogomilov@gmail.com
Hungary
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 18-07-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 26-09-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 70
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 16
Sites
- Site Name
- Privat Doktor Egeszseguegyi Szolgaltato Zrt.
- Department Name
- -
- Principal Investigator Name
- Andras Vertes
- Principal Investigator Email
- andrasvertes.smo@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Andras Vertes
- Contact Person Email
- andrasvertes.smo@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Semmelweis University
- Department Name
- Institute of Pancreatic Diseases
- Principal Investigator Name
- Peter Hegyi
- Principal Investigator Email
- hegyi2009@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Peter Hegyi
- Contact Person Email
- hegyi2009@gmail.com
- Site Name
- University Of Szeged
- Department Name
- Department of Medicine
- Principal Investigator Name
- Robert Takacs
- Principal Investigator Email
- takacs.robert@med.u-szeged.hu
- Contact Person Name
- Robert Takacs
- Contact Person Email
- takacs.robert@med.u-szeged.hu
- Site Name
- University Of Pecs
- Department Name
- Klinikai Központ
- Principal Investigator Name
- Aron Vincze
- Principal Investigator Email
- vincze.aron@pte.hu
- Contact Person Name
- Aron Vincze
- Contact Person Email
- vincze.aron@pte.hu
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Contract research organisations
- Name
- IQVIA Limited
- Responsibilities
- Multiple sponsor duties including operational and safety support (codes: 1,10,11,12,13,15,2,5,6,8); contact eu_clinical_trials_information@iqvia.com
- Name
- Sharp Clinical Services LLC
- Responsibilities
- Sponsor duties code: 14; contact Dan.gourley@sharpclinical.com
- Name
- Cisys Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Electronic Adjudication System (EAS) vendor for adjudication services; duties code 15; contact dbeach@cisys.com
- Name
- Medidata Solutions Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Data/technology vendor duties code 7; contact Lyndsay.Zizza@3ds.com
Third parties
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"Sponsor duties codes: 1,10,11,12,13,15 (Safety reporting to Ethics Committees only, eTMF),2,5,6,8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"Manufacturing Packaging Farmaca (MPF) B.V.","duties_or_roles":"Sponsor duties codes: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Sharp Clinical Services LLC","duties_or_roles":"Sponsor duties codes: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Cisys Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Sponsor duties codes: 15 (Electronic Adjudication System (EAS) Vendor for adjudication services)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Sponsor duties codes: 7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"MEDPACE LABORATORIES","duties_or_roles":"Sponsor duties codes: 4","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Almac Clinical Technologies LLC","duties_or_roles":"Sponsor duties codes: 3","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- ARO-APOC3 PFS
- Active Substance
- SYNTHETIC DOUBLE-STRANDED SIRNA OLIGONUCLEOTIDE DIRECTED AGAINST APOLIPOPROTEIN C-III MRNA AND COVALENTLY LINKED TO A LIGAND CONTAINING THREE N-ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE RESIDUES
- Modality
- Oligonucleotide
- Routes Of Administration
- SUBCUTANEOUS
- Route
- SUBCUTANEOUS
- Authorisation Status
- prodAuthStatus 1 (EU marketing authorisation number PRD11241612 indicated in product dictionary)
- Orphan Designation
- Yes
- Dose Levels
- maxDailyDoseAmount: 25 mg; maxTotalDoseAmount: 425 mg
- Frequency
- Every 3 months (SC q3 months) as described in study objectives
- Maximum Dose
- 425 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- Plozasiran Injection Placebo
- Modality
- Other
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