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Study of Epetraborole in Patients With Treatment-refractory MAC Lung Disease

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
MAC Lung Disease
Treatment Refractory MAC Lung Disease
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT05327803
Lead Sponsor
AN2 Therapeutics, Inc
Brief Summary

This is a pivotal Phase 2/3, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of epetraborole + OBR (Optimized Background Regimen) versus placebo + OBR in patients with treatment-refractory MAC lung disease. This study will enroll adult patients with treatment-refractory MAC lung disease who meet all eligibility criteria (including clinical, radiographic, and microbiological criteria).

Detailed Description

In the Phase 2 part of the study, approximately 80 patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio (40 patients receiving active epetraborole tablets and 40 patients receiving matching placebo tablets). The Phase 2 part of the study includes a blinded psychometric analysis plan to assess the psychometric properties of a novel PRO instrument. In addition, symptom-based clinical responses will be assessed using blinded data, to inform the measurement of clinical response in the Phase 3 part of the study.

The Phase 3 part of the study will test the superiority of epetraborole + OBR compared to placebo + OBR. In this part of the study, approximately 234 patients are planned to be randomized in a 2:1 ratio (156 patients receiving active epetraborole tablets and 78 patients receiving matching placebo tablets). The current symptom-based clinical response definition (using the novel PRO) in Phase 3 is a placeholder to be verified after Phase 2 analyses based on data through Month 6. In addition, the Sponsor will determine if the sample size for Phase 3 should be adjusted and will verify the Phase 3 epetraborole dosage regimen based on the observed plasma epetraborole exposure.

Phase 3 data analyses will include a review of patient-reported outcomes, microbiological, safety, and PK data collected at multiple time points through Month 6. Patients in Phase 3 will continue double-blinded study drug for 12 months after the first negative MAC culture that defines sputum culture conversion; study drug will be discontinued in patients who remain MAC culture positive despite 6 months of therapy with study drug.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
177
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Male or female patients who are 18 years of age or older.

  2. Willing and able to provide written informed consent.

  3. Patients with a diagnosis of treatment-refractory MAC lung disease consisting of all of the following (a) Microbiological, (b) Clinical, and (c) Radiographic criteria:

    1. Microbiological criteria:

      • One Pre-Study MAC-positive respiratory specimen. Documentation of a MAC positive specimen collected per standard of care within 6 months prior to signing the informed consent form (ICF).
      • One Screening MAC-positive expectorated or induced sputum sample.
    2. Clinical criteria: At least 2 of the following patient-reported clinical symptoms:

      • Cough with sputum production
      • Cough without sputum
      • Chest congestion
      • Hemoptysis
      • Dyspnea
      • Fatigue
      • Night sweats or unusual sweating
    3. Radiographic criteria: Non contrast Chest CT scan within 6 months prior to signing the ICF with abnormalities consistent with MAC lung disease.

    4. OBR criteria: An OBR is a combination regimen that consists of ≥2 antimycobacterial agents. The patient-specific OBR must be administered for a minimum duration of 6 consecutive months that is either ongoing at the time of Screening or was stopped or paused no more than 12 months before screening. The OBR regimen administered during Screening must be continued after randomization.

  4. Patients who are willing to comply with all the study activities and procedures throughout the duration of the study and comply with all planned study visits and study procedures from Screening through the LFU Visit.

  5. All patients must agree to use an effective method of birth control.

  6. Patients expected to survive with continued antimycobacterial therapy and appropriate supportive care from Screening through the LFU Visit, in the judgment of the Investigator.

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Patients with a presence of any suspected or confirmed disease or condition at Screening or the time of randomization that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may confound the assessment of symptom-based clinical response.
  2. Patients with active pulmonary malignancy or any malignancy that required or would require chemotherapy or radiation therapy within 1 year prior to randomization through the LFU Visit.
  3. Patients with creatinine clearance (CrCl) of ≤30 mL/min, as estimated by the Cockcroft Gault formula, at Screening.
  4. Patients with hemoglobin <10.0 g/dL or <6.2 mmol/L at Screening; donation of blood or plasma within 28 days prior to randomization; or symptomatic loss of blood or hemorrhage within 28 days prior to randomization.
  5. Patients with severe hemoptysis within 28 days prior to randomization, defined as >100 mL over any 24-hour period or severe or extremely severe hemoptysis.
  6. Patients with severe hepatic impairment, as evidenced by alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >3 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or total bilirubin >2 × ULN, or clinical signs of cirrhosis or end-stage hepatic disease.
  7. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  8. Patients with a mean QT interval corrected using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) >480 msec based on triplicate 12-lead ECGs at Screening.
  9. Patients with an immunodeficiency or an immunocompromised condition and risk for an opportunistic pulmonary infection.
  10. Patients with an anticipated start of new non-study antimycobacterial therapy to be administered at any time between Screening and Month 6.
  11. Patients who have received any investigational medication during the 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to randomization.
  12. Patients with any prior exposure to epetraborole.
  13. Patients with any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, interferes with the ability to safely complete the study or adhere to study requirements, including the patient's inability or unwillingness to comply with all study assessments and visits.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
placebo + OBRPlaceboPlacebo + Optimized Background Regimen
epetraborole + OBREpetraboroleepetraborole + Optimized Background Regimen
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Phase 3: Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical ResponseBaseline to Month 6

Detection of within-patient changes in symptoms reported in a novel Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) instrument at Month 6

Phase 2: Adverse Event Profile of 500 mg Once Daily Dose of EpetraboroleBaseline to Month 16

Percentage of Participants reporting treatment emergent adverse events

Phase 2: Assessment of novel Patient Reported Outcome instrument psychometric propertiesScreening (Day -14 to Day -7) to Month 6 + 1 week

Assessment of novel Patient Report outcomes

Phase 2: Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical ResponseBaseline to Month 6

Detection of within-patient changes in symptoms reported in a novel Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) instrument at Month 3 and Month 6.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Phase 3: Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of epetraboroleDay 1 and Day 29

Cmax is the maximum plasma concentration of epetraborole estimated by population PK model.

Phase 2: Percentage of Participants Achieving Culture ConversionBaseline to Month 6

Sputum conversion will be assessed using culture conversion based on 3 consecutive monthly negative sputum cultures for MAC by Month 6.

Phase 2: Change from Baseline in QOL-B Respiratory Domain PROBaseline to Month 6

Mean change from baseline in Quality of Life - Bronchiectasis (QOL-B) respiratory domain score measured monthly through Month 6.

Phase 2: Volume of distribution (Vd) of epetraboroleDay 29

Vd is the apparent volume of distribution of epetraborole estimated by population PK model.

Phase 3: Percentage of Participants Achieving Culture ConversionBaseline to Month 6

Sputum conversion will be assessed using culture conversion based on 3 consecutive monthly negative sputum cultures for MAC by Month 6.

Phase 3: Percentage of Participants Achieving Microbiological ImprovementBaseline to Month 6

Microbiological improvement will be assessed at Month 3 and Month 6 using decrease in MAC colony counts of ≥1 category.

Phase 3: Change from Baseline in NTM Symptoms Module PROBaseline to Month 6

Mean change from baseline in NTM Symptoms Module score measured monthly through Month 6.

Phase 3: Percentage of Participants with RelapseMonth 6, End of Therapy and Late Follow-up

By-subject relapse will be assessed at Month 6, End of Therapy, and Late Follow-up. Relapse is defined as a pulmonary MAC infection caused by the same baseline MAC isolate after initial culture conversion.

Phase 2: Percentage of Participants with ReinfectionBaseline to Month 16

By-subject reinfection will be assessed at Month 6, End of Therapy, and Late Follow-up. Reinfection is defined as a new pulmonary MAC infection caused by pathogen\[s\] different from the baseline MAC isolate.

Phase 3: Change from Baseline in QOL-B Respiratory Domain PROBaseline to Month 6

Mean change from baseline in Quality of Life - Bronchiectasis (QOL-B) respiratory domain score measured monthly through Month 6.

Phase 2: Percentage of Participants Achieving Microbiological ImprovementBaseline to Month 6

Microbiological improvement will be assessed at Month 3 and Month 6 using decrease in MAC colony counts of ≥1 category.

Phase 2: Change from Baseline in NTM Symptoms Module PROBaseline to Month 6

Mean change from baseline in NTM Symptoms Module score measured monthly through Month 6.

Phase 2: Change from Baseline in SGRQ-C PROBaseline to Month 6

Mean change from baseline in total Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire for COPD Patients (SGRQ-C) score measured monthly through Month 6

Phase 2: Concordance Analysis of PRO-based Clinical Response and Microbiological ResponseBaseline to Month 6

Concordance between clinical response in a novel Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) instrument and microbiological response will be assessed at Months 3 and 6. Microbiological response will be assessed using both sputum culture conversion and microbiological improvement.

Phase 2: Percentage of Participants with RelapseBaseline to Month 16

By-subject relapse will be assessed at Month 6, End of Therapy, and Late Follow-up. Relapse is defined as a pulmonary MAC infection caused by the same baseline MAC isolate after initial culture conversion.

Phase 2: Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of epetraboroleDay 1 and Day 29

Cmax is the maximum plasma concentration of epetraborole estimated by population PK model.

14. Phase 2: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve from Time Point 0 Hours Until 24 hours [AUC(0-24)] post doseDay 29

AUC(0-24) is defined as area under the plasma concentration-time curve of epetraborole from timepoint 0 hours until 24 hours post dose estimated by population PK model.

Phase 3: Concordance Analysis of PRO-based Clinical Response and Microbiological ResponseBaseline to Month 6

Concordance between clinical response in a novel Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) instrument and microbiological response will be assessed at Months 3 and 6. Microbiological response will be assessed using both sputum culture conversion and microbiological improvement

Phase 3: Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve from Time Point 0 Hours Until 24 hours [AUC(0-24)] post doseDay 29

AUC(0-24) is defined as area under the plasma concentration-time curve of epetraborole from timepoint 0 hours until 24 hours post dose estimated by population PK model.

Phase 3: Volume of distribution (Vd) of epetraboroleDay 29

Vd is the apparent volume of distribution of epetraborole estimated by population PK model.

Phase 3: Change from Baseline in SGRQ-C PROBaseline to Month 6

Mean change from baseline in total Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire for COPD Patients (SGRQ-C) score measured monthly through Month 6.

Phase 3: Percentage of Participants with ReinfectionBaseline to Month 16

By-subject reinfection will be assessed at Month 6, End of Therapy, and Late Follow-up. Reinfection is defined as a new pulmonary MAC infection caused by pathogen\[s\] different from the baseline MAC isolate.

Phase 3: Adverse Event Profile of 500 mg Once Daily Dose of EpetraboroleBaseline to Month 16

Percentage of Participants reporting treatment emergent adverse events.

Trial Locations

Locations (91)

423060

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

423074

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

423079

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

219007

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

423076

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

423037

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

423063

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Wichita, Kansas, United States

423029

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

423065

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Jefferson, Louisiana, United States

423038

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Vero Beach, Florida, United States

423027

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

423015

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Kansas City, Kansas, United States

423075

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Bay Pines, Florida, United States

423008

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

423018

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DeLand, Florida, United States

423068

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

423014

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New York, New York, United States

423034

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Kissimmee, Florida, United States

423009

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Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

423081

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Fort Worth, Texas, United States

423003

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

215019

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Aichi, Japan

215001

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Tokyo, Japan

501008

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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

423069

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San Francisco, California, United States

423017

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

423031

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

423032

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

423082

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

215002

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Niigata, Japan

423004

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

423011

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

423070

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Sacramento, California, United States

423033

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Tampa, Florida, United States

423054

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Tampa, Florida, United States

423078

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

423047

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Tampa, Florida, United States

423039

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

423006

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Stanford, California, United States

423061

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

423024

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Manhasset, New York, United States

423013

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New York, New York, United States

423002

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

423072

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

423007

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Portland, Oregon, United States

423058

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

423067

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

423005

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Tyler, Texas, United States

423012

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

423080

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Edmonds, Washington, United States

501007

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Birtinya, Queensland, Australia

501005

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Concord, New South Wales, Australia

501001

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Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia

501002

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South Brisbane, Australia

501003

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Chermside West, Queensland, Australia

501004

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Clayton, Australia

215026

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Aomori, Japan

215004

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Fukuoka, Japan

215016

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Fukuoka, Japan

215025

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Fukuoka, Japan

215006

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Gifu, Japan

215028

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Ibaraki, Japan

215014

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Hokkaido, Japan

215030

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Hiroshima, Japan

215020

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Ishikawa, Japan

215018

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Ishikawa, Japan

215009

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Kyoto, Japan

215017

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Kanagawa, Japan

215021

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Kitakyushu, Japan

215013

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Kyoto, Japan

215029

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Osaka, Japan

215023

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Nagano, Japan

215008

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Osaka, Japan

215012

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Osaka, Japan

215022

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Mie, Japan

215005

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Tokyo, Japan

215010

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Wakayama, Japan

215027

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Tokyo, Japan

215003

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Tokyo, Japan

215007

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Yamaguchi, Japan

215011

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Yokohama, Japan

219003

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Gwangju, Korea, Republic of

219002

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

219005

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Incheon, Korea, Republic of

219001

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Seongnam-si, Korea, Republic of

215024

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Tokyo, Japan

219008

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

423045

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

423001

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

423042

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

423071

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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