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A Study of IMR-687 in Subjects With Sickle Cell Disease

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Sickle Cell Disease
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT04474314
Lead Sponsor
Cardurion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Brief Summary

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of IMR-687 in Subjects with Sickle Cell Disease

Detailed Description

A phase 2b, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of subjects with sickle cell disease (SCD; homozygous sickle hemoglobin \[HbSS\], sickle-β0 \[HbSβ0\] thalassemia, or sickle-β+ \[HbSβ+\] thalassemia) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the phosphodiesterase type 9 (PDE9) inhibitor, IMR-687, administered once daily (qd) for 52 weeks.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
115
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Confirmed diagnosis of SCD (HbSS, HbSB0 thalassemia, or HbSB+ thalassemia)
  2. Hemoglobin of >5.5 and <10.5 g/dL; Hb values within 21 days post-transfusion will be excluded.
  3. Subjects must have had at least 2 and no more than 12 documented episodes of VOCs in the past 12 months at the time of informed consent signing and at randomization (Day 1).
  4. Subjects receiving HU must have received it continuously for at least 6 months prior to signing informed consent, and must have been on a stable dose for at least 3 months prior to signing the informed consent, with no anticipated need for dose adjustments during the study including the screening period, in the opinion of the investigator.
  5. Female subjects must not be pregnant or breastfeeding and be highly unlikely to become pregnant. Male subjects must be unlikely to impregnate a partner.
  6. Must be willing and able to complete all study assessments and procedures, and to communicate effectively with the investigator and site staff.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Hospital discharge for sickle cell crisis or other vaso-occlusive event within the 4 days prior to randomization (Day 1).
  2. Subjects participating in a chronic/prophylactic RBC transfusion program (i.e., regularly scheduled RBC transfusions); any transfusions within 21 days of screening or baseline Hb measurements
  3. Subjects with HbF >25% at screening.
  4. Significant kidney disease (eGFR <45mL/min) and liver dysfunction: alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase >3x upper limit of normal.
  5. Body mass index (BMI) <17.0 kg/m2 and a total body weight <45 kg; or a BMI >35 kg/m2.
  6. Subjects with known active hepatitis A, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C, with active or acute event of malaria, or who are known to be positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  7. Stroke requiring medical intervention within 24 weeks prior to randomization (Day 1).
  8. Prior exposure to IMR-687.
  9. Subjects taking direct acting oral anti-coagulants (apixaban, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, edoxaban, or ticagrelor) or taking warfarin unless they stopped the treatment at least 28 days prior to randomization (Day 1).
  10. A history of use of crizanlizumab (Adakveo®) or voxelotor (Oxbryta®) within 6 months prior to signing the informed consent.
  11. Receipt of erythropoietin, luspatercept (Reblozyl®)or other hematopoietic growth factor treatment within 3 months of signing the ICF or anticipated need for such agents during the study.
  12. Prior gene therapy.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Lower Dose IMR-687IMR-687Oral administration of once daily IMR-687
PlaceboPlaceboOral administration of once daily Placebo
Higher dose IMR-687IMR-687Oral administration of once daily IMR-687
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Effect on the Incidence of Vaso-occlusive Crises (VOCs)Baseline to Week 52

Annualized rate of VOCs. For each subject, the total number of VOCs on treatment were divided by the time on treatment divided by 52 weeks. The median was then summarized.

Proportion of Patients With Adverse Events and Serious Adverse EventsBaseline to Week 56

Incidence of Adverse Events Incidence of Serious Adverse Events

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (49)

Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

Uganda Cancer Institute

🇺🇬

Kampala, Uganda

Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration - Tororo

🇺🇬

Tororo, Uganda

Jinja Regional Referral Hospital

🇺🇬

Jinja, Uganda

Makerere University College of Health Sciences

🇺🇬

Kampala, Uganda

The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

🇺🇸

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Laiko General Hospital of Athens

🇬🇷

Athens, Attica, Greece

University of Connecticut Health Main Building

🇺🇸

Farmington, Connecticut, United States

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine - 1917 Clinic

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

University General Hospital of Patras

🇬🇷

Patra, Greece

Arkansas Primary Care Clinic

🇺🇸

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Center For Inherited Blood Disorders

🇺🇸

Santa Ana, California, United States

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center

🇺🇸

La Jolla, California, United States

Johns Hopkins Hospital

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

🇬🇭

Accra, Ghana

Kintampo Health Research Centre

🇬🇭

Kintampo, Ghana

Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria San Luigi Gonzaga

🇮🇹

Turin, Orbassano, Italy

Kenya Medical Research Institute - Kisumu

🇰🇪

Kisumu, Nyanza, Kenya

Hopital Nini

🇱🇧

Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon

Joint Clinical Research Center - Lubowa

🇺🇬

Kampala, Uganda

Chronic Care Center

🇱🇧

Hazmiyeh, Lebanon

Hôpital d'Enfants Rabat

🇲🇦

Rabat, Morocco

Centre Hôpital Universitaire Farhat Hached

🇹🇳

Sousse, Tunisia

Hospital Aziza Othmana

🇹🇳

Tunis, Tunisia

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

The Oncology Institute Long Beach

🇺🇸

Whittier, California, United States

Children's Hospital of Michigan

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Temple

🇺🇸

Temple, Texas, United States

Weill Cornell Medicine - Center for Blood Disorders

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Ippokrateio General Hospital of Thessaloniki

🇬🇷

Thessaloníki, Greece

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli

🇮🇹

Roma, Rome, Italy

Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera

🇮🇹

Genoa, Italy

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia Cervello

🇮🇹

Palermo, Italy

Hagaziekenhuis Van Den Haag - Leyweg

🇳🇱

Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands

The Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research - Kenya Medical Research Institute

🇰🇪

Nairobi, Kenya

Centre National De Transfusion Sanguine - Du Senegal

🇸🇳

Dakar, Senegal

Hedi Chaker Hospital

🇹🇳

Sfax, Tunisia

Sultan Qaboos University Hospital

🇴🇲

Muscat, Oman

Centre National de Greffe de la Moelle Osseuse

🇹🇳

Tunis, Tunisia

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

University College London Hospitals NHS

🇬🇧

London, England, United Kingdom

American University of Beirut Medical Center

🇱🇧

Beirut, Lebanon

Virginia Commonwealth University Health - Ambulatory Care Center

🇺🇸

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Gertrude's Children's Hospital

🇰🇪

Nairobi, Kenya

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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