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A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of K-877 in Chinese Patients With High TG and Low HDL-C

Phase 3
Conditions
Hyperlipidemia
Interventions
Drug: Placebo capsule
Drug: K-877 0.1 mg tablet
Drug: Placebo tablet
Registration Number
NCT04998981
Lead Sponsor
Kowa Company, Ltd.
Brief Summary

A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of K-877 in Chinese Patients with High TG and Low HDL-C

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
350
Inclusion Criteria

Subjects are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the following criteria apply:

  1. Ability to understand and comply with study procedures and give written informed consent
  2. Following the diet and lifestyle recommendations at least 12 weeks prior to the treatment period
  3. Males or post-menopausal females
  4. Aged ≥18 years at the time of informed consent
  5. Fasting serum TG levels ≥200 mg/dL (≥2.26 mmol/L) and ≤500 mg/dL (5.65 mmol/L) at screening
  6. Serum HDL-C <50 mg/dL (<1.30 mmol/L) if male or <55 mg/dL (<1.42 mmol/L) if female at screening.
Exclusion Criteria

Subjects are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply:

  1. Current or planned use of any lipid-altering medications other than the study drugs, statins, or ezetimibe during the study.

    i. Subjects currently on statins or ezetimibe must be at high risk for atherosclerotic CV diseases, and the dose(s) must be stable for at least 4 weeks prior to screening

    ii. For subjects currently on lipid-altering medications other than statins or ezetimibe, at least 4-week washout period (or for subjects currently on probucol at least 8 week washout period) will be required prior to the first fasting blood sampling at Screening Visit

  2. Type 1 diabetes mellitus or poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes mellitus defined by HbA1c (NGSP level) ≥8.0% at screening

  3. Uncontrolled hypertension defined by seated systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg at screening

  4. Uncontrolled thyroid disorder

  5. Creatinine ≥1.5 mg/dL at screening

  6. Severe hepatic disorder defined as cirrhosis of Child-Pugh class B or C, or AST or ALT >2 × ULN at screening

  7. History of pancreatitis

  8. Gallbladder disorder, history of cholelithiasis, primary biliary cirrhosis, or history of disease or surgery that may affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs or the metabolism of bile salts

  9. Unexplained creatine kinase (CK) >5 × ULN at screening

  10. Myocardial infraction or stroke (including transient ischemic attack) within 3 months prior to the informed consent

  11. New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure

  12. History of malignancy within 5 years

  13. Participation in another clinical study at the time of informed consent or administration of an investigational drug other than placebo within 16 weeks prior to the informed consent for this study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
K-877 0.1 mg BIDPlacebo capsuleK-877 0.1 mg tablet twice daily, Placebo tablet twice daily, Placebo capsule once daily
K-877 0.1 mg BIDK-877 0.1 mg tabletK-877 0.1 mg tablet twice daily, Placebo tablet twice daily, Placebo capsule once daily
K-877 0.1 mg BIDPlacebo tabletK-877 0.1 mg tablet twice daily, Placebo tablet twice daily, Placebo capsule once daily
K-877 0.2 mg BIDK-877 0.1 mg tabletK-877 0.1 mg tablet x 2 twice daily, Placebo capsule once daily
K-877 0.2 mg BIDPlacebo capsuleK-877 0.1 mg tablet x 2 twice daily, Placebo capsule once daily
Fenofibrate 200 mg QDFenofibrate 200 mg capsuleFenofibrate 200 mg capsule once daily, Placebo tablet x 2 twice daily
Fenofibrate 200 mg QDPlacebo tabletFenofibrate 200 mg capsule once daily, Placebo tablet x 2 twice daily
PlaceboPlacebo tabletPlaccebo tablet x 2 twice daily, Placebo capsule once daily
PlaceboPlacebo capsulePlaccebo tablet x 2 twice daily, Placebo capsule once daily
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percent change in fasting TG versus placebo from baseline to Weeks 8 and 12From baseline to Weeks 8 and 12
Percent change in fasting TG versus fenofibrate from baseline to Weeks 8 and 12From baseline to Weeks 8 and 12
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percent change from baseline to the end of the treatment period in Apo A1 and Apo BFrom baseline to Week 12
Percent change from baseline to the end of the treatment period in TG/HDL-C, TC/HDL-C, non-HDL-C/HDL-C, LDL-C/HDL-C, LDL-C/Apo B, and Apo B/Apo A1From baseline to Week 12
The incidence of adverse events and adverse drug reactions after the administration of the study drugUp to Week 12
Change from baseline to Week 4, 8, and 12 in clinical laboratory tests (chemistry, hematology), vital signs (BP [mmHg], PR [bpm], weight [kg], waist [cm], and BMI [kg/m^2]; each parameter is evaluated individually.), 12-lead ECGsFrom baseline to Week 4, 8, and 12
Percentage of patients who have achieved fasting TG <150 mg/dL at the end of the treatment periodAt Week 12
Percent change from baseline to Weeks 8 and 12 in TC, LDL-C (direct method), LDL-C (Friedewald method), LDL-C (Martin/Hopkins equation), HDL-C (direct method), non-HDL-C (calculated), and remnant cholesterol (calculated)From baseline to Weeks 8 and 12
Change from baseline to Weeks 8 and 12 in fasting TG, TC, LDL-C (direct method), LDL-C (Friedewald method), LDL-C (Martin/Hopkins equation), HDL-C (direct method), non-HDL-C (calculated), and remnant cholesterol (calculated)From baseline to Weeks 8 and 12
Number and percentage of patients who experience laboratory abnormalities of special interest including, but not limited to ALT, AST, ALP, CK, and, creatinine during the treatment periodUp to Week 12

Trial Locations

Locations (33)

Huainan First People's Hospital

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Anhui, China

Beijing Hospital

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Beijing, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

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Fujian, China

Beijing Pinggu Hospital

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Beijing, China

The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

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Guangxi, China

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

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Guangdong, China

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology

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Hubei, China

Hainan General Hospital

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Hainan, China

Chengdu Xinhua Hospital

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Chengdu, China

Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University

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Beijing, China

Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of HUST

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Hubei, China

The Third Hospital of Changsha

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Hunan, China

Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University

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Jiangsu, China

Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital

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Jiangxi, China

Jiu Jiang No. 1 People's Hospital

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Jiangxi, China

The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University

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Zhejiang, China

Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University

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Beijing, China

The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

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Guangdong, China

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

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Guangdong, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

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Helongjiang, China

The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University

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Hebei, China

Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital

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Hubei, China

Nanjing Jiangning Hospital

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Jiangsu, China

The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

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Hunan, China

Sir Run Run Hospital Nanjing Medical Universtiy

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Jiangsu, China

China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University

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Jilin, China

Tianjin Union Medical Center

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Tianjin, China

The First Hospital of Nanchang

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Jiangxi, China

Pingxiang People's Hospital

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Jiangxi, China

Shanghai Tongren Hospital

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Shanghai, China

People's Hospital of Deyang City

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Sichuan, China

People's Hospital of Wenzhou City

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Zhejiang, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

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Jiangxi, China

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