Clinical trial • Phase III • Musculoskeletal

TALDEFGROBEP ALFA for Spinal muscular atrophy

Phase III trial of TALDEFGROBEP ALFA for Spinal muscular atrophy.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Musculoskeletal
Trial Disease
Spinal muscular atrophy
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Paediatric Trial
Yes
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
17-06-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
09-07-2024

Trial design

Randomised, placebo solution for injection in pre-filled syringe (placebo arm).-controlled Phase III trial across 21 sites in Belgium, Spain, Poland and others.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Placebo Solution for injection in pre-filled syringe (placebo arm).
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
76
Trial Duration For Participant
336

Eligibility

Recruits 76 paediatric patients.

Vulnerable Population
The trial includes vulnerable populations (paediatric participants/minors). Multiple age-appropriate subject information sheets, consent and assent forms are provided (examples include ICFs and assent forms for ages 4-11, 6-11, 7-12, 8-11, 12-16/12-17 and versions for Parents/Legal Guardians). Genetic testing assent documents are provided. Consent is obtained from adults and from parents/legal guardians for minors, with assent forms for children/adolescents as appropriate; documents are available in multiple languages (examples in the dossier: Dutch, English, French, Spanish, Polish, Italian, German, Czech).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Spinal Muscular Atrophy confirmed by genetic diagnosis of 5q-autosomal recessive SMA as well as SMN2 copy number\n- Ambulant or Non-ambulant\n- Treated with an SMA disease-modifying therapy and anticipated to remain on that same treatment regimen dose throughout the trial including nusinersen, risdiplam and/or history of onasemnogene abeparvovec"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Cannot have previously taken anti-myostatin therapies\n- Must weigh at least 15 kg\n- Respiratory insufficiency, defined by the medical necessity for invasive or non-invasive ventilation for daytime treatment while awake (use overnight or during daytime naps is acceptable).\n- History of Spinal Fusion within 6 months of Screening. MAGEC rod non-surgical adjustments are allowed during the study\n- Presence of an implanted shunt for the drainage of CSF or an implanted central nervous system (CNS) catheter"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in the MFM-32 at Week 48","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in the 32-item Motor Function Measure (MFM-32) total score between Baseline and Week 48."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in the RULM at Week 48","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in the Revised Upper Limb Module (RULM) total score at Week 48."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in the RHS at Week 48","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in the Revised Hammersmith Scale (RHS) total score at Week 48."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety and tolerability assessments including change in lean body mass and bone mineral density on DXA scan from baseline at Week 48 and Tanner staging for puberty monitoring, monitoring of injection acceptability assessments, and frequency of unique subjects with: new or worsening lab abnormalities, treatment related adverse events, serious adverse events, and adverse events leading to discontinuation.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety and tolerability assessed by change from baseline in lean body mass and bone mineral density (DXA) at Week 48, Tanner staging, injection acceptability assessments, and counts/frequency of lab abnormalities, treatment-related AEs, serious AEs and AEs leading to discontinuation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Trough plasma concentrations of taldefgrobep alfa and pharmacokinetic parameters estimated with population PK modeling","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of trough plasma concentrations and estimation of PK parameters using population pharmacokinetic (PK) modeling."}

Recruitment

Digital Remote Recruitment
Yes
Planned Sample Size
76
Recruitment Window Months
32
Consent Approach
Informed consent obtained from adult participants; for minors consent is obtained from parents/legal guardians with age-appropriate assent forms for children/adolescents (multiple ICF and assent templates are included for age bands such as 4-11, 6-11, 7-12, 8-11, 12-16/12-17 and 13-AOM). Genetic-testing-specific assent/consent documents are provided. Documents are available in multiple languages across Member States (examples include Dutch, English, French, Spanish, Polish, Italian, German, Czech).

Methods

  • Science37 Platform (decentralised/remote platform) — materials and platform start-up guides are listed in documents
  • Sponsor/Study Website materials (BHV2000-301_WEBSITE_Study Medication / Activities / Participate / RESILIENT) — web channel
  • Email communications to potential participants (L2_Other subject information material_Email Comm)
  • Direct mail/postcards (Postcard for patients)
  • Scout/Specialist patient engagement (Scout ICF, Scout Study Brochure, Patient Concierge Services) and ScoutPass Mailer/Reloadable Brochures
  • GP-to-specialist / specialist letters (GP-Specialist Letter)
  • Patient study brochures, explainer video and multimedia (Explainer video transcript, Live Stream Video)
  • Local site recruitment via participating hospitals/neuromuscular centres (country site lists in Part II)

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
21
Total Number Of Participants
104

Belgium

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-07-2024
Processing Time Days
11
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
11

Sites

Site Name
Antwerp University Hospital
Principal Investigator Name
Diane Beysen
Principal Investigator Email
diane.beysen@uza.be
Contact Person Name
Diane Beysen
Contact Person Email
diane.beysen@uza.be
Site Name
Universiteit Gent
Principal Investigator Name
Nicolas Deconinck
Principal Investigator Email
nicolas.deconinck@huderf.be
Contact Person Name
Nicolas Deconinck
Contact Person Email
nicolas.deconinck@huderf.be
Site Name
UZ Leuven
Principal Investigator Name
Liesbeth De Waele
Principal Investigator Email
liesbeth.dewaele@uzleuven.be
Contact Person Name
Liesbeth De Waele
Contact Person Email
liesbeth.dewaele@uzleuven.be

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-07-2024
Processing Time Days
11
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
25

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario Donostia
Principal Investigator Name
Roberto Fernandez Torron
Principal Investigator Email
roberto.fernandeztorron@osakidetza.eus
Contact Person Name
Roberto Fernandez Torron
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
Principal Investigator Name
Inmaculada Pitarch Castellano
Principal Investigator Email
neuromuscularpediatrico_lafe@gva.es
Contact Person Name
Inmaculada Pitarch Castellano
Site Name
Hospital Sant Joan De Deu Barcelona
Principal Investigator Name
Andres Nascimento
Principal Investigator Email
andres.nascimento@sjd.es
Contact Person Name
Andres Nascimento
Contact Person Email
andres.nascimento@sjd.es
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Regional De Malaga
Department Name
Department of Pediatric Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Rocio Calvo Medina
Principal Investigator Email
rrro@hotmail.com
Contact Person Name
Rocio Calvo Medina
Contact Person Email
rrro@hotmail.com

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
06-08-2024
Processing Time Days
32
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
22

Sites

Site Name
Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny W Poznaniu
Principal Investigator Name
Barbara Steinborn
Principal Investigator Email
bstein@ump.edu.pl
Contact Person Name
Barbara Steinborn
Contact Person Email
bstein@ump.edu.pl
Site Name
Dolnoslaski Szpital Specjalistyczny Im. T.Marciniaka-Centrum Medycyny Ratunkowej
Department Name
Department of Pediatric Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Barbara Ujma-Czapska
Principal Investigator Email
ujma_czapska@gazeta.pl
Contact Person Name
Barbara Ujma-Czapska
Contact Person Email
ujma_czapska@gazeta.pl
Site Name
Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka
Department Name
Department of Neurology and Epileptology
Principal Investigator Name
Katarzyna Kotulsta-Jozwiak
Principal Investigator Email
k.kotulska@ipczd.pl
Contact Person Name
Katarzyna Kotulsta-Jozwiak
Contact Person Email
k.kotulska@ipczd.pl
Site Name
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Department Name
Department of Developmental Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Maria Mazurkiewicz-Beldzinska
Principal Investigator Email
maria.mazurkiewicz-beldzinska@gumed.edu.pl
Contact Person Name
Maria Mazurkiewicz-Beldzinska

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
09-07-2024
Processing Time Days
4
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
8

Sites

Site Name
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Principal Investigator Name
Ludo Van der Pol
Principal Investigator Email
w.l.vanderpol@umcutrecht.nl
Contact Person Name
Ludo Van der Pol
Contact Person Email
w.l.vanderpol@umcutrecht.nl

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
11-07-2024
Processing Time Days
6
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
16

Sites

Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Essen AöR
Department Name
Department of Pediatrics
Principal Investigator Name
Andrea Gangfuss
Principal Investigator Email
andrea.gangfuss@uk-essen.de
Contact Person Name
Andrea Gangfuss
Contact Person Email
andrea.gangfuss@uk-essen.de
Site Name
Medical Center - University Of Freiburg
Department Name
Department of Neuropediatrics
Principal Investigator Name
Astrid Pechmann
Principal Investigator Email
astrid.pechmann@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Contact Person Name
Astrid Pechmann
Site Name
Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen AöR
Principal Investigator Name
Astrid Blaschek
Principal Investigator Email
astrid.blaschek@med.uni-muenchen.de
Contact Person Name
Astrid Blaschek

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
12-08-2024
Processing Time Days
38
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
11

Sites

Site Name
Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Di Bologna
Principal Investigator Name
Antonella Pini
Principal Investigator Email
antonella.pini@isnb.it
Contact Person Name
Antonella Pini
Contact Person Email
antonella.pini@isnb.it
Site Name
Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro Mondino
Principal Investigator Name
Angela Lucia Berardinelli
Principal Investigator Email
angela.berardinelli@mondino.it
Contact Person Name
Angela Lucia Berardinelli
Contact Person Email
angela.berardinelli@mondino.it
Site Name
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu
Department Name
Department of Neuroscience
Principal Investigator Name
Adele D'Amico
Principal Investigator Email
adele2.damico@opbg.net
Contact Person Name
Adele D'Amico
Contact Person Email
adele2.damico@opbg.net
Site Name
Centro Clinico Nemo
Principal Investigator Name
Massimiliano Filosto
Principal Investigator Email
massimiliano.filosto@unibs.it
Contact Person Name
Massimiliano Filosto
Contact Person Email
massimiliano.filosto@unibs.it

Czechia

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
28-08-2024
Processing Time Days
54
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
11

Sites

Site Name
Fakultni Nemocnice Brno
Department Name
Department of Pediatric Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Lenka Jurikova
Principal Investigator Email
jurikova.lenka@fnbrno.cz
Contact Person Name
Lenka Jurikova
Contact Person Email
jurikova.lenka@fnbrno.cz
Site Name
Fakultni Nemocnice V Motole
Principal Investigator Name
Jana Haberlova
Principal Investigator Email
jana.haberlova@fnmotol.cz
Contact Person Name
Jana Haberlova
Contact Person Email
jana.haberlova@fnmotol.cz

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Contract research organisations

Name
ATOM International Limited
Responsibilities
Raters' trainings
Name
Clario
Responsibilities
DXA examination assessment
Name
Clario
Responsibilities
Cardiac safety monitoring (ECG)
Name
Suvoda LLC
Name
eResearchTechnology GmbH
Responsibilities
Spirometry central assessment
Name
Ppd Inc.
Name
Eurofins Central Laboratory B.V.
Name
Fulgent Genetics Inc.
Name
PCI Pharma Services Germany GmbH
Name
Rho Inc.
Name
Dokumeds SIA
Name
Scout Clinical
Responsibilities
Patient Concierge Services
Name
Chillibean Limited
Responsibilities
Video Recording Central Storage

Third parties

  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"ATOM International Limited","duties_or_roles":"Raters' trainings","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Clario","duties_or_roles":"DXA examination assessment","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Clario","duties_or_roles":"Cardiac safety monitoring (ECG)","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Suvoda LLC","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"eResearchTechnology GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Spirometry central assessment","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Scout Clinical","duties_or_roles":"Patient Concierge Services","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Chillibean Limited","duties_or_roles":"Video Recording Central Storage","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Ppd Inc.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"France","full_name":"MFM Aide Aux Familles D'Enfants Handicapes Moteurs","duties_or_roles":"MFM-32 scale","organisation_type":"Health care"}
  • {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"Eurofins Central Laboratory B.V.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Fulgent Genetics Inc.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"PCI Pharma Services Germany GmbH","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Rho Inc.","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Latvia","full_name":"Dokumeds SIA","duties_or_roles":"","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Taldefgrobep
Active Substance
TALDEFGROBEP ALFA
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
Route
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
Orphan Designation
Yes
Starting Dose
35 mg
Dose Levels
35 mg
Maximum Dose
35 mg
Investigational Product Name
Taldefgrobep
Active Substance
TALDEFGROBEP ALFA
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
Route
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION IN PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
Orphan Designation
Yes
Starting Dose
50 mg
Dose Levels
50 mg
Maximum Dose
50 mg
Combination Treatment
Yes

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