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A Study to Test Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Certolizumab Pegol in Children and Adolescents With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

Phase 3
Withdrawn
Conditions
Crohn's Disease
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04643483
Lead Sponsor
UCB Biopharma SRL
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess efficacy, safety and tolerability of 2 dose regimens of certolizumab pegol

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Participant must be 6 to 17 years, inclusive, at the time of signing informed consent/assent
  • Participant has been diagnosed with active Crohn's disease (CD) as confirmed by endoscopic examination with/without histological confirmation ≤12 weeks before the Screening Visit
  • Participant has moderately to severely active disease despite current treatment
  • Participant has an inadequate response or intolerance to conventional therapy
  • Participants are certolizumab pegol (CZP) and adalimumab (ADA) naïve
Exclusion Criteria
  • Participant has had an extensive colonic resection, subtotal or total colectomy, diagnosis of short bowel syndrome or a history of >3 small bowel resections
  • Participant has had a primary failure (ie, lack of response within the first 12 weeks of treatment) to any anti-Tumor necrosis factor-α agent for treatment of Crohn's disease

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Adalimumab reference armPlaceboParticipants randomized to adalimumab who weigh ≥17 kg to \<40 kg will receive a loading dose of 80 mg at Week 0 and 40 mg at Week 2, followed by a maintenance dose of 20 mg sc Q2W. Participants randomized to Adalimumab who weigh ≥40 kg will receive a loading dose of 160 mg at Week 0 and 80 mg at Week 2, 40 mg and placebo at week 4 followed by a maintenance dose of 40 mg sc and placebo Q2W.
Certolizumab pegol high dose armPlaceboParticipants randomized to CZP who weigh ≥17 kg to \<40 kg will receive placebo at Week 0 and a loading dose of 200 mg at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by a maintenance dose of 200 mg CZP sc Q2W. Participants randomized to CZP who weigh ≥40 kg will receive placebo at Week 0 and a loading dose of 400 mg at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by a maintenance dose of 300 mg CZP sc Q2W.
Certolizumab pegol low dose armPlaceboParticipants randomized to certolizumab pegol (CZP) who weigh ≥17 kg to \<40 kg will receive placebo at Week 0 and a loading dose of 200 mg at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by a maintenance dose of 100 mg CZP subcutaneously (sc) every 2 weeks (Q2W). Participants randomized to CZP who weigh ≥40 kg will receive placebo at Week 0 and a loading dose of 400 mg at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by placebo and a maintenance dose of 200 mg CZP sc Q2W.
Adalimumab reference armAdalimumabParticipants randomized to adalimumab who weigh ≥17 kg to \<40 kg will receive a loading dose of 80 mg at Week 0 and 40 mg at Week 2, followed by a maintenance dose of 20 mg sc Q2W. Participants randomized to Adalimumab who weigh ≥40 kg will receive a loading dose of 160 mg at Week 0 and 80 mg at Week 2, 40 mg and placebo at week 4 followed by a maintenance dose of 40 mg sc and placebo Q2W.
Certolizumab pegol low dose armCertolizumab pegolParticipants randomized to certolizumab pegol (CZP) who weigh ≥17 kg to \<40 kg will receive placebo at Week 0 and a loading dose of 200 mg at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by a maintenance dose of 100 mg CZP subcutaneously (sc) every 2 weeks (Q2W). Participants randomized to CZP who weigh ≥40 kg will receive placebo at Week 0 and a loading dose of 400 mg at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by placebo and a maintenance dose of 200 mg CZP sc Q2W.
Certolizumab pegol high dose armCertolizumab pegolParticipants randomized to CZP who weigh ≥17 kg to \<40 kg will receive placebo at Week 0 and a loading dose of 200 mg at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by a maintenance dose of 200 mg CZP sc Q2W. Participants randomized to CZP who weigh ≥40 kg will receive placebo at Week 0 and a loading dose of 400 mg at Weeks 0, 2, and 4, followed by a maintenance dose of 300 mg CZP sc Q2W.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical remission based on total Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) score ≤10.0 points at Week 26Week 26

Clinical remission is defined as a Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) score ≤ 10.

The Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) consists of 4 domains (laboratory, height/weight, examination, and history) with several assessments that are converted into a total PCDAI score which can range from 0 to 100 points, with a higher score indicating more severe disease activity.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical remission (modified) at Week 26Week 26

Clinical remission (modified) is defined as a Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) score ≤ 10 and the abdominal pain and stool frequency items in the PCDAI having scores of 0.

The Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) consists of 4 domains (laboratory, height/weight, examination, and history) with several assessments that are converted into a PCDAI score which can range from 0 to 100 points, with a higher score indicating more severe disease activity.

Incidence of TEAEs leading to permanent withdrawal of investigational medicinal productFrom Baseline to the Safety Follow-Up visit (Week 166)

An Adverse Event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product, which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product.

Clinical response at Week 26 and Week 52Week 26; Week 52

Clinical response is defined as a decrease from Week 0 in Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) score of ≥ 15 points and a total PCDAI score ≤ 30 points. The Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) consists of 4 domains (laboratory, height/weight, examination, and history) with several assessments that are converted into a PCDAI score which can range from 0 to 100 points, with a higher score indicating more severe disease activity.

Clinical remission based on total PCDAI score ≤10.0 points at Week 52Week 52

Clinical remission is defined as a Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) score ≤ 10.

The Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) consists of 4 domains (laboratory, height/weight, examination, and history) with several assessments that are converted into a total PCDAI score which can range from 0 to 100 points, with a higher score indicating more severe disease activity.

Corticosteroid-free clinical remission at Week 26Week 26

Corticosteroid free clinical remission is defined as not taking corticosteroids after tapering, within 4 weeks prior to Week 26, and total PCDAI score ≤10.0 points and the abdominal pain and stool frequency items in the PCDAI having scores of 0 at Week 26.

Endoscopic remission at Week 26Week 26

Endoscopic remission is defined as Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease \[SES-CD\] from 0 to 2, with a higher score indicating more disease activity. SES-CD is based on four endoscopic variables (presence and size of ulcers, proportion of surface covered by ulcers, proportion of surface affected by disease, and presence and severity of stenosis). Each of the four SES-CD variables is scored from 0 to 3, with the sum of the scores for each variable ranging from 0 to 15, except for the presence and extent of stenosis, which ranges from 0 to 11, yielding a total SES-CD score of 0-56.

Clinical remission (modified) at Week 52Week 52

Clinical remission (modified) is defined as a Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) score ≤ 10 and the abdominal pain and stool frequency items in the PCDAI having scores of 0.

The Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) consists of 4 domains (laboratory, height/weight, examination, and history) with several assessments that are converted into a PCDAI score which can range from 0 to 100 points, with a higher score indicating more severe disease activity.

Incidence of serious Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAEs)From Baseline to the Safety Follow-Up visit (Week 166)

A Serious Treatment Emergent Adverse Event is any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose:

* Results in death

* Is life-threatening

* Requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization

* Results in persistent disability/incapacity

* Is a congenital anomaly/birth defect

* Other important medical events which based on medical or scientific judgement may jeopardize the patients, or may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent any of the above

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