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A Study of Itolizumab in Combination With Corticosteroids for the First-Line Treatment of Acute Graft Versus Host Disease (EQUATOR)

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
GVHD
Graft Versus Host Disease
Acute-graft-versus-host Disease
Acute GVHD
aGVHD
Interventions
Drug: EQ001 Placebo
Registration Number
NCT05263999
Lead Sponsor
Equillium
Brief Summary

This is a multi-center study to compare the efficacy and safety of itolizumab versus placebo as first-line therapy for subjects with Grade III-IV aGVHD or Grade II with LGI involvement, in combination with corticosteroids

Detailed Description

This study will enroll 200 subjects at approximately 125 sites globally. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to active or placebo and will receive a total of 7 doses administered intravenously approximately every 2 weeks. The study follows the patients for a total of approximately 365 days.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Is willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent and to comply with all protocol procedures and assessments required for the study.
  2. Is age ≥12 years and >40kg at informed consent/assent.
  3. Has had an initial allogeneic HSCT for any indication using any graft source, donor source, conditioning regimen intensity or prophylaxis.
  4. Has evidence of myeloid engraftment
  5. Has a clinical diagnosis of aGVHD Grades III-IV or Grade II with LGI involvement based on Mount Sinai Acute GVHD International Consortium (MAGIC) grading criteria.
  6. Began systemic corticosteroid treatment for aGVHD ≤72 hours prior to the start of study drug dosing AND must receive 2 mg/kg/day methylprednisolone or equivalent on Day 1.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Evidence of morphological relapsed, progressive, persistent, or untreated malignancy, with the exception of nonmelanoma skin cancer and in situ ductal carcinoma of the breast.
  2. An unplanned donor lymphocyte infusion for persistent or recurrent malignancy after HSCT.
  3. Evidence of persistent molecular disease requiring treatment that was not specified prior to HSCT.
  4. Evidence of cGVHD or overlap syndrome
  5. Use of immunosuppressants other than corticosteroids for the treatment of aGVHD.
  6. Use of any systemic corticosteroids of >0.5 mg/kg/day methylprednisolone or equivalent for any indication other than aGVHD within 7 days before the onset of aGVHD.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Itolizumab (EQ001)ItolizumabItolizumab (EQ001) administered in a blinded fashion by intravenous infusion every 2 weeks for a total of 7 doses.
EQ001 PlaceboEQ001 PlaceboEQ001 Placebo administered in a blinded fashion by intravenous infusion every 2 weeks for a total of 7 doses
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The efficacy of itolizumab versus placebo as initial therapy for aGVHD in combination with corticosteroids in achieving early disease response.Day 29

Complete response at Day 29

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assess the impact of itolizumab versus placebo on other clinically relevant efficacy measures,Day 29

Overall Response Rates at Day 29

Evaluate the durability of response to itolizumab versus placebo as initial therapy for aGVHD in combination with corticosteroids.Day 99

Durable Complete Response rate from Day 29 through Day 99

Trial Locations

Locations (118)

Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves

🇪🇸

Granada, Spain

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Clinica Universidad de Navarra - Pamplona

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario La Paz

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga

🇪🇸

Málaga, Spain

Hospital Clinico Universitario de Salamanca

🇪🇸

Salamanca, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

🇪🇸

Sevilla, Spain

Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

University of Alabama at Birmingham

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

City of Hope

🇺🇸

Duarte, California, United States

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Moores Cancer Center

🇺🇸

La Jolla, California, United States

University of Southern California

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Medical Center

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Stanford Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Stanford, California, United States

AdventHealth Orlando

🇺🇸

Orlando, Florida, United States

Moffitt Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Emory University

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC)

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Loyola University Chicago, performing research at Loyola University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Maywood, Illinois, United States

University of Iowa

🇺🇸

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Tulane University Medical Center

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

University of Maryland Medical Center

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

University of Michigan

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Henry Ford Hospital

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Spectrum Health

🇺🇸

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Mayo Clinic - Rochester

🇺🇸

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

John Theurer Cancer Center At Hackensack UMC

🇺🇸

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Rutgers Cancer Institute of NJ

🇺🇸

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Northwell Health

🇺🇸

Lake Success, New York, United States

David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Stony Brook University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Stony Brook, New York, United States

University of North Carolina (UNC)

🇺🇸

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Wake Forest

🇺🇸

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Oncology Hematology in Cincinnati

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

The Ohio State University (OSU)

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) - Hillman Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Sarah Cannon Research Institute, LLC (SCRI)

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Baylor Scott & White Research Institute

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

UT Southwestern Medical Center

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

🇺🇸

Seattle, Washington, United States

Royal Adelaide Hospital

🇦🇺

Adelaide, Australia

Royal Melbourne Hospital

🇦🇺

East Melbourne, Australia

Austin Health

🇦🇺

Heidelberg, Australia

Westmead Hospital

🇦🇺

Westmead, Australia

ULB - Institut Jules Bordet; department of Hematology

🇧🇪

Anderlecht, Belgium

ZNA Stuivenberg

🇧🇪

Antwerpen, Belgium

AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV

🇧🇪

Brugge, Belgium

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc; Hematology Department

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

UZ Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg - Department of Hematology

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

CHU de Liege - Hematology Department

🇧🇪

Liege, Belgium

AZ Delta

🇧🇪

Roeselare, Belgium

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

🇨🇦

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Princess Margaret Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

McGill University Health Center - Research Institute

🇨🇦

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

CHU de Québec - Université Laval

🇨🇦

Québec, Quebec, Canada

University of Saskatchewan

🇨🇦

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

CHU Amiens Picardie - Hopital Sud

🇫🇷

Amiens, France

CHU de Caen - Hopital Femme-Enfant-Hematologie (FEH)

🇫🇷

Caen, France

CHU de Grenoble Hôpital Michallon

🇫🇷

Grenoble Cedex 9, France

CHU de Lille - Hopital Claude Huriez

🇫🇷

Lille, France

CHU de Nantes - Hôtel-Dieu

🇫🇷

Lyon, France

Institut Paoli Calmettes - Hematology

🇫🇷

Marseille, France

CHU Nice, Hospital l'Archet

🇫🇷

Nice, France

AP-HP Hopital Saint-Louis

🇫🇷

Paris, France

CHU Bordeaux - Hopital Haut-Leveque - Centre François Magendie

🇫🇷

Pessac, France

HCL Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

🇫🇷

Pierre Bénite, France

CHU de Rennes Hôpital Pontchaillou

🇫🇷

Rennes Cedex 9, France

CHU Toulouse, Hematology

🇫🇷

Toulouse, France

Institut Gustave Roussy - Hematology

🇫🇷

Villejuif, France

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Tumorimmunologie Campus Virchow-Klinikum

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf

🇩🇪

Duesseldorf, Germany

Martin Luther Universitat Halle-Wittenberg

🇩🇪

Halle, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Jena

🇩🇪

Jena, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Koeln (AoeR)

🇩🇪

Köln, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig

🇩🇪

Leipzig, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Münster

🇩🇪

Münster, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Ulm

🇩🇪

Ulm, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Medizinische Klinik II

🇩🇪

Würzburg, Germany

Rambam Health Care Campus

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

Hadassah Medical Center Ein Karem

🇮🇱

Jerusalem, Israel

Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit Rabin MC

🇮🇱

Petach Tikva, Israel

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

🇮🇱

Tel Aviv, Israel

Chaim Sheba Medical Center

🇮🇱

Tel HaShomer, Israel

Dipartimento Malattie oncologiche ed ematologiche - U.O. Ematologia - Programma dipartimentale Terapie cellulari avanzate

🇮🇹

Bologna, BO, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico G. Rodolico-San Marco- Presidio Ospedaliero Ferrarotto Alessi

🇮🇹

Catania, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

🇮🇹

Firenze, Italy

Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII

🇮🇹

Milano, Italy

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

🇮🇹

Milano, Italy

Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori

🇮🇹

Monza, Italy

Grande Ospedale Metropolitano "Bianchi Melacrino Morelli"

🇮🇹

Reggio Calabria, Italy

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

🇮🇹

Rome, Italy

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

🇮🇹

Rozzano, Italy

AOU Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - Ospedale Regina Margherita

🇮🇹

Torino, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera - Universitaria Integrata di Verona - Ospedale Borgo Roma

🇮🇹

Verona, Italy

Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital

🇰🇷

Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, Korea, Republic of

Pusan National University Hospital

🇰🇷

Busan, Korea, Republic of

Kyungpook National University Hospital

🇰🇷

Daegu, Korea, Republic of

Seoul National University Hospital

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Asan Medical Center

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Samsung Medical Center

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Starship Children's Hospital

🇳🇿

Auckland, New Zealand

Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil, E.P.E.

🇵🇹

Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, E.P.E.

🇵🇹

Porto, Portugal

Hospital Universitario Donostia

🇪🇸

Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Hospital Clinic Barcelona

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Institut Catala d'Oncologia - L'Hospitalet

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

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