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Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of K-808 (Pemafibrate) in Participants With Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) With Inadequate Response to Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA) and/or Obeticholic Acid (OCA) Treatment.

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Interventions
Drug: K-808 (Dose A)
Drug: K-808 (Dose B)
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT06247735
Lead Sponsor
Kowa Research Institute, Inc.
Brief Summary

Study to investigate the efficacy and safety of two doses of K-808 (pemafribate) in subjects with PBC.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male or female participant who has a PBC diagnosis as demonstrated by the presence of ≥2 of the following three diagnostic criteria:

    • History of ALP above ULN for at least 6 months
    • History of positive antimitochondrial antibody (AMA) titer or positive PBC-specific antinuclear antibody (ANA) titer
    • Historical liver biopsy consistent with PBC
  • Participant has the following qualifying biochemistry value at Screening:

    • ALP ≥1.5 × ULN
  • Participant is ≥18 years of age at consent.

  • Participant meets all other eligibility criteria outlined in the Clinical Study Protocol.

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Exclusion Criteria
  • Participant meets any one of the following criteria at Screening:

    • ALP>10 × ULN
    • ALT or AST >5 × ULN
    • Hepatitis C treatment within 5 years of Screening, or active hepatitis C as defined by positive hepatitis C antibody with the presence of hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid; subjects with active hepatitis B (HBV) infection (hepatitis B surface antigen [HbsAg] positive) will be excluded. A subject with resolved hepatitis A at least 3 months prior to the Screening Visit can be screened.
    • Primary sclerosing cholangitis and secondary sclerosing cholangitis (eg, due to cholangiolithiasis, ischemia, telangiectasia, vasculitis, infectious diseases)
    • Alcoholic liver disease
    • History of definite autoimmune hepatitis or PBC/autoimmune hepatitis overlap, defined as both of the following: 1) IgG >2 × ULN and/or positive anti-smooth muscle antibodies, 2) liver histology revealing moderate or severe periportal or periseptal inflammation
    • Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
    • Gilbert's Syndrome
    • Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, cystic fibrosis, Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis based on historically established diagnosis
    • Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) as defined by typical exposure and history
    • Known condition that involves bile duct obstruction or cholestasis other than PBC, eg, vascular diseases (eg, Budd-Chiari syndrome, sinusoidal obstruction syndrome, congestive hepatopathy), congenital conditions (ductal plate malformations, Caroli syndrome, congenital liver fibrosis), idiopathic ductopenia
    • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Participant meets any other exclusion criteria outlined in the Clinical Study Protocol.

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Placebo + K-877 (Group A)K-808 (Dose A)Placebo for 12 Weeks followed by K-808 (Dose A) for 52 Weeks
Placebo + K-877 (Group A)PlaceboPlacebo for 12 Weeks followed by K-808 (Dose A) for 52 Weeks
Placebo + K-877 (Group B)K-808 (Dose B)Placebo for 12 Weeks followed by K-808 (Dose B) for 52 Weeks
Placebo + K-877 (Group B)PlaceboPlacebo for 12 Weeks followed by K-808 (Dose B) for 52 Weeks
K-808 Group AK-808 (Dose A)K-808 (Dose A) for 64 Weeks
K-808 Group BK-808 (Dose B)K-808 (Dose B) for 64 Weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percent change from baseline in serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP)Baseline to Week 12

Two doses of K-808 compared to placebo after 12 weeks of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Achievement of normalization of ALP levelBaseline to Week 12

ALP ≤1 × upper limit of normal (ULN)

Achievement of target levels of ALP and total bilirubin (TB)Baseline to Weeks 12 and 64

After two doses of K-808

Change from baseline in UK-PBC scoreBaseline to Weeks 12 and 64

PBC risk score developed by United Kingdom (UK)-PBC Consortium is a scoring system and the calculation is based on laboratory test measurements and upper limits of normal (ULN) for the total bilirubin (BIL12); alanine transaminase or aspartate transaminase (TA12), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP12) after at least 12 months of UDCA, and the laboratory test measurements and lower limits of normal (LLN) for the serum albumin and platelet count in the same timeframe. A high number is indicative of a worse score.

Incidence of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Baseline to Week 68

Coded using the most recent version of Medical Dictionary of Regulatory Activities (MedDRA).

Change from baseline in liver function parametersBaseline to Weeks 12 and 64

liver function test results including ALP, total and conjugated bilirubin, albumin, international normalized ratio \[INR\], γ-GT, ALT, AST, albumin, platelets count

Change from baseline in GLOBE risk scoreBaseline to Weeks 12 and 64

calculated by GLOBE scoring system which is calculated based on serum values of bilirubin, ALP, albumin and platelet count.

Trial Locations

Locations (26)

UA Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

Southern California Research Center - Coronado

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Coronado, California, United States

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Velocity Clinical Research

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Santa Ana, California, United States

Peak Gastroenterology Associates Colorado Springs

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

University of Florida Hepatology Research at CTRB

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Gainesville, Florida, United States

Florida Research Institute

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Lakewood Ranch, Florida, United States

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

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Miami, Florida, United States

Springfield Clinic

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Springfield, Illinois, United States

Mercy Medical Center - Mcauley Plaza

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

CommonSpirit Health Research Institute

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

New York University Hepatology Associates

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New York, New York, United States

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

University of Cincinnati

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Einstein Medical Center

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Rapid City Medical Center

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Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

Vanderbilt Digestive Disease Center

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Pioneer Research Solutions

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Houston, Texas, United States

UVA Health - University of Virginia Health System

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Gastrointestinal and Liver Specialists of Tidewater - Digestive and Liver Disease Specialists

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Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Liver Institute Northwest

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Seattle, Washington, United States

(G.I,R,I) GI Research Institute

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Office of Dr. Gauthier

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North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Toronto General Hospital

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Teine Keijinkai Hospital

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Sapporo, Japan

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