Clinical trial • Phase III • Rare Disease|Neurology|Haematology

venglustat for Gaucher disease type 3

Phase III trial of venglustat for Gaucher disease type 3.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Rare Disease|Neurology|Haematology
Trial Disease
Gaucher disease type 3
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule|Peptide/protein/enzyme
Paediatric Trial
Yes
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
21-06-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
31-07-2024

Trial design

Randomised, cerezyme (imiglucerase) 400 units powder for concentrate for solution for infusion — intravenous infusion (comparator; product listing indicates max daily dose amount 60 u). double-dummy design includes matching placebo tablets and placebo for cerezyme as per product listings.-controlled Phase III trial across 5 sites in France, Germany, Italy.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Cerezyme (imiglucerase) 400 Units powder for concentrate for solution for infusion — intravenous infusion (comparator; product listing indicates max daily dose amount 60 U). Double-dummy design includes matching placebo tablets and placebo for Cerezyme as per product listings.
Target Sample Size
35

Eligibility

Recruits 35 paediatric patients.

Pregnancy Exclusion
The participant is pregnant (has a positive serum beta-human chronic gonadotropin [β-hCG]) or lactating.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population flag selected. Pediatric participants aged ≥12 to <18 years are included; the protocol requires "Signed written informed assent/consent". Subject information and informed consent/assent documents are provided for adolescents, adults, parents/guardians, and participants who turned adult; country-specific ICFs are present (examples: French adolescent/adult/parent/guardian forms, German and Italian adolescent/adult/parent forms), indicating assent for minors and parental/guardian consent procedures.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant has received ERT (Cerezyme or other ERT; as deemed appropriate by local regulations) for at least 3 years prior to enrollment, on a stable dose for at least 6 months, is deemed clinically stable for at least 1 year by the Investigator and is within the therapeutic goals as all of the following: - Hemoglobin level of ≥11.0 g/dL for females and ≥12.0 g/dL for males - Platelet count ≥100 000/mm3 - Spleen volume <10 multiples of normal (MN) - Liver volume <1.5 MN - No bone crisis and free of symptomatic bone disease such as bone pain attributable to osteonecrosis and/or pathological fractures within 3 months prior to screening"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Signed written informed assent/consent"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Adult participant is ≥18 years of age"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pediatric participant is ≥12 years <18 years of age"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant has a clinical diagnosis of GD3 and a documented deficiency of acid beta-glucosidase activity confirming this diagnosis."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant has a modified SARA score of 1 or above."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The presence of gaze palsy, predominantly horizontal, with slow or absent saccades."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- If the participant has a history of seizures, they are well controlled under appropriate medication not identified as a strong or moderate inducer or inhibitor of CYP3A."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants ≥ 30 kg of weight"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraception for sexually active male or female participants; not pregnant or breastfeeding; no sperm donating for male participant"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant is blood transfusion-dependent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant is scheduled for in-patient hospitalization including elective surgery, during the study."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant has had a major organ transplant (eg, bone marrow or liver)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- A history of drug and/or alcohol abuse within the past year prior to the screening visit."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Chaperone therapy within 6 months, substrate reduction therapy other than venglustat within 6 months or venglustat substrate reduction therapy prior to enrollment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Exposure to any investigational drug within the last 30 days or 5 half-lives from screening, whichever is longer"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant has received strong or moderate inducers or inhibitors of CYP3A within 14 days or 5 half-lives from screening, whichever is longer, prior to screening. This also includes the consumption of grapefruit, grapefruit juice, or grapefruit containing products within 72 hours of starting venglustat. The participant is unwilling to abstain from consumption of grapefruit, grapefruit juice, or grapefruit containing products for the duration of the treatment period."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant, in the opinion of the investigator, is unable to adhere to the requirements of the study or unable to undergo study assessments (eg, contraindication for MRI)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Type of participant and disease characteristic: the participant has had a total splenectomy prior to enrollment. The patient had a partial splenectomy within 3 years prior to randomization."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participant not suitable for participation, whatever the reason, as judged by the Investigator, including medical or clinical conditions, or participants potentially at risk of noncompliance to study procedures."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Sensitivity to any of the study interventions, or components thereof, or drug or other allergy that, in the opinion of the Investigator, contraindicates participation in the study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Prior esophageal varices or liver infarction or current liver enzymes (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]/ aspartate aminotransferase [AST]) or total bilirubin >2 times the upper limit of normal, unless the participant has a diagnosis of Gilbert Syndrome."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant has any clinically significant disease, other than GD, including cardiovascular (congenital cardiac defect, coronary artery disease, valve disease or left sided heart failure; clinically significant arrhythmias or conduction defect), hepatic, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, neurologic, endocrine, metabolic (eg, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia) or psychiatric disease, other medical conditions, or serious intercurrent illnesses that may preclude participation in the opinion of the Investigator."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant has renal insufficiency, as defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min/1.73m2 at the screening visit."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant has a history of cancer, except for basal cell carcinoma."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant has progressive myoclonic epilepsy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant is pregnant (has a positive serum beta-human chronic gonadotropin [β-hCG]) or lactating."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant requires use of invasive ventilatory support."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- The participant requires use of noninvasive ventilator support while awake for longer than 12 hours daily."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) modified total score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in the modified total SARA score (Scale for Assessment and Rating of Ataxia)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) total scale index score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in RBANS total scale index score (Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percent change in spleen volume","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percent change from baseline in spleen volume."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percent change in liver volume","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percent change from baseline in liver volume."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in hemoglobin level","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in hemoglobin concentration."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percent change in platelet count","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percent change from baseline in platelet count."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percent change in CSF GL-1 and lyso-GL-1 levels","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percent change from baseline in cerebrospinal fluid GL-1 and lyso-GL-1 biomarker levels."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Percent change in plasma GL-1 and lyso-GL-1 levels","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percent change from baseline in plasma GL-1 and lyso-GL-1 biomarker levels."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients with treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs)/ serious adverse events (SAEs)/ adverse events of special interest (AESIs)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count and incidence of TEAEs, SAEs and AESIs occurring during the treatment-emergent period."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in score of Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) during the treatment-emergent period (for participants 13 years of age and above at baseline)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in BDI-II score during the treatment-emergent period (applicable to participants ≥13 years at baseline)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) during the treatment-emergent period (for participants 12 years of age at baseline)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in PHQ-9 score during the treatment-emergent period (applicable to participants ≥12 years at baseline)."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
35
Recruitment Window Months
52
Consent Approach
Signed written informed assent/consent is required. The protocol includes age-specific informed consent/assent documents (adolescent, adult, parent/guardian, participant who turned adult) and addenda. Patient-facing materials and ICFs are available in multiple languages as provided in the documents list (English, French, German, Italian are present in the submission).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
5
Total Number Of Participants
15

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
20-04-2026
Processing Time Days
654
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
5

Sites

Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service des maladies héréditaires du métabolisme
Contact Person Name
Anais Brassier
Contact Person Email
anais.brassier@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Departement de neurologie
Contact Person Name
Yann Nadjar
Contact Person Email
yann.nadjar@aphp.fr

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
22-04-2026
Processing Time Days
656
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
5

Sites

Site Name
SphinCS GmbH
Department Name
SphinCS GmbH
Contact Person Name
Eugen Mengel
Contact Person Email
eugen.mengel@sphincs.de

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
22-04-2026
Processing Time Days
656
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
5

Sites

Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Department Name
SC medicina ad indirizzo metabolico
Contact Person Name
Irene Motta
Contact Person Email
irene.motta@policlinico.mi.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II Di Napoli
Department Name
U.O.S.D. Medicina Interna e Ipertensione
Contact Person Name
Domenico Rendina
Contact Person Email
domenico.rendina@unina.it

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Sanofi-Aventis Recherche & Developpement
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
France

Contract research organisations

Name
Icon Clinical Research Limited
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties codes: 1 (contact email: CTIS-Biotech@iconplc.com)
Name
Marken LLP
Responsibilities
Direct to Patient (IMP) Transportation
Name
Labcorp Central Laboratory Services LP
Responsibilities
Central laboratory services (sponsorDuties code: 4)
Name
Eresearchtechnology Inc.
Responsibilities
Clinical Outcomes Assessment Instrument
Name
Bioclinica Inc.
Responsibilities
Central medical Reading / Imaging Reading
Name
ESMS Global Limited
Responsibilities
Centralized 24-Hour Emergency System
Name
Endpoint Clinical Inc.
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties code: 3
Name
Clario
Responsibilities
Cardiac Safety

Third parties

  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 1","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Labcorp Central Laboratory Services LP","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Marken LLP","duties_or_roles":"Direct to Patient (IMP) Transportation (sponsorDuties code: 15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Clinical Outcomes Assessment Instrument (sponsorDuties code: 15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Bioclinica Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Central medical Reading / Imaging Reading (sponsorDuties code: 15)","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"ESMS Global Limited","duties_or_roles":"Centralized 24-Hour Emergency System (sponsorDuties code: 15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Endpoint Clinical Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 3","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Clario","duties_or_roles":"Cardiac Safety (sponsorDuties code: 15)","organisation_type":"Health care"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
venglustat GZ402671 - SAR402671
Active Substance
venglustat
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL USE
Route
oral
Orphan Designation
Yes
Dose Levels
12 mg (paediatric formulation listed); 15 mg (adult formulation listed)
Maximum Dose
12 mg (one product entry) and 15 mg (other product entry) listed as maxDailyDoseAmount
Investigational Product Name
Cerezyme 400 Units Powder for concentrate for solution for infusion
Active Substance
imiglucerase
Modality
Peptide/protein/enzyme
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS USE
Route
intravenous
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation entries present (EU marketing authorisation numbers listed)
Dose Levels
Max daily dose amount listed as 60 U
Maximum Dose
60 U

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