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A Study of Icatibant in Patients With Acute Attacks of Hereditary Angioedema (FAST-3)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Hereditary Angioedema
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT00912093
Lead Sponsor
Shire
Brief Summary

This study is being conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of icatibant compared to placebo in patients experiencing acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE).

Detailed Description

This Phase III study consisted of two parts: A controlled phase and an open label extension (OLE) phase.

The controlled phase describes the double blind part of the study and was intended to evaluate the efficacy and safety of icatibant compared with placebo for the first treated cutaneous and/or abdominal attack.

Patients with moderate to severe abdominal or cutaneous attacks were randomized to receive a single, blinded, subcutaneous injection of icatibant (30 mg) or placebo. After a protocol amendment, patients with mild to moderate laryngeal HAE attacks were also randomized to receive a single, blinded subcutaneous injection of icatibant (30 mg) or placebo in order to obtain blinded, controlled efficacy and safety data for this subset of subjects. Patients experiencing severe laryngeal attacks (post-amendment) or mild to severe laryngeal attacks (pre-amendment) were to receive open-label icatibant.

After treatment of the first attack in the controlled phase, patients were eligible to enter the OLE phase. In the OLE phase, patients who experienced angioedema attacks severe enough to warrant treatment were to be treated with s.c. icatibant as appropriate until the study was discontinued or the product was commercially available.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
98
Inclusion Criteria

Each patient must meet the following criteria to be enrolled in this study.

  1. The patient is ≥18 years old at the time of informed consent.
  2. The patient has a documented diagnosis of HAE type I or II. The diagnosis will be confirmed either by documented decreased C4 levels and/or immunogenic or functional C1-INH deficiency results (<50% of normal levels) consistent with HAE types I and II or by medical history.
  3. The current HAE attack must be in the cutaneous, abdominal and/or laryngeal (inclusive of laryngeal and pharyngeal) areas.
  4. Cutaneous or abdominal HAE attacks must be moderate to very severe as determined by investigator global assessment at pre-treatment assessments
  5. The patient must report at least 1 VAS score ≥ 30mm
  6. The patient commences treatment within 6 hours of the attack becoming at least mild (laryngeal) or moderate (non-laryngeal) in severity, but not more than 12 hours after the onset of the attack.
  7. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test and must use appropriate methods to prevent pregnancy during their participation in the study.
Exclusion Criteria

Patients who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study.

  1. The patient has a diagnosis of angioedema other than HAE type I or II.
  2. The patient has received previous treatment with icatibant.
  3. The patient has participated in a clinical trial and has received treatment with another investigational medicinal product within the past 30 days.
  4. The patient has received treatment with any pain medication since the onset of the current angioedema attack.
  5. The patient has received replacement therapy (fresh frozen plasma [FFP], C1-INH products) less than 5 days (120 hours) from the onset of the current angioedema attack.
  6. The patient is receiving treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
  7. Evidence of coronary artery disease based on medical history or screening examination in particular unstable angina pectoris or severe coronary heart disease;
  8. The patient has a serious concomitant illness or condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would be a contraindication for participation in the trial.
  9. The patient is pregnant or breastfeeding.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
IcatibantIcatibantSingle subcutaneous injection of icatibant, 30 mg
PlaceboPlaceboSingle subcutaneous injection of matching placebo
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to Onset of Symptom Relief for an Acute Attack, as Assessed by the PatientUp to 120 hours post-dose

Time to onset of symptom relief was calculated from study drug administration to onset of symptom relief, where onset of symptom relief was defined as the earliest of 3 consecutive measurements in which there was a 50% reduction from pretreatment in composite VAS score. Composite VAS score comprised 3 symptoms, including skin swelling, skin pain, and abdominal pain, for cutaneous and abdominal attacks and 5 symptoms, including skin swelling, skin pain, abdominal pain, difficulty swallowing, and voice change, for laryngeal attacks. Subjects who did not achieve symptom relief within the observation period were censored at the last observation time.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to Almost Complete Symptom ReliefUp to 120 Hours post treatment

Time to almost complete symptom relief was calculated from the time of study drug administration to almost complete symptom relief, where almost complete symptom relief was defined as the earliest of 3 consecutive non-missing measurements in which all VAS scores \<10 mm. Subjects who did not achieve almost complete symptom relief within the observation period were censored at the last observation time.

Time to Subject-Assessed Initial Symptom ImprovementUp to 120 hours post-dose

Time to initial symptom improvement was calculated from the time of study drug administration to initial symptom improvement as determined by the subject as the time they felt symptoms were starting to improve. Subjects who did not achieve initial symptom improvement within the observation period were censored at the last observation time.

Time to Investigator-Assessed Initial Symptom ImprovementUp to 120 hours post-dose

Time to initial symptom improvement was calculated from the time of study drug administration to initial symptom improvement as determined by the investigator as the time they felt symptoms were starting to improve. Subjects who did not achieve initial symptom improvement within the observation period were censored at the last observation time.

Time to Onset of Primary Symptom ReliefUp to 120 hours post-dose

Time to primary symptom relief was calculated from the time of study drug administration to the onset of primary symptom relief, where onset of primary symptom relief was determined using the subject-assessed VAS score for a single primary symptom (determined by edema location) and defined as the earliest of 3 consecutive non-missing measurements in which a pre-specified reduction from the pretreatment value was met. Subjects who did not achieve primary symptom relief within the observation period were censored at the last observation time.

Trial Locations

Locations (64)

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (of UMPC)

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Rush University Medical Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Speciality Medical Clinic & Research Center

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Stanford, California, United States

Research Institute of Deaconess Clinic

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Evansville, Indiana, United States

University of Iowa Asthma Center/ Hospitals & Clinics

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Asthma & Allergy Associates, PC

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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Bronx, New York, United States

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

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New York, New York, United States

Baker Allergy, Asthma & Dermatology Research Center LLC

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Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States

UCLA - Clinical Immunology & Allergy

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Allergy Diagnostic and Clinical Research Unit (ADCRU)

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Cape Town, Mowbray, South Africa

Standford University

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Stanford, California, United States

Optimed Research, LTD

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Institute for Asthman & Allergy, P.C.

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Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Medical Associates of Brevard

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Melbourne, Florida, United States

Winthrop University Hospital Clinical Trials Center

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Mineola, New York, United States

Tulsa Allergy Clinic

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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Valley Clinical Research Center

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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Royal Adelaide Hospital

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Adelaide, Australia

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)

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Galveston, Texas, United States

AARA Research Center

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Dept of Medicine Immunology & Allergy Campbelltown Hospital

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Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia

Allergy & Asthma Research Centre

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Massachusetts General Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Primary Care Associates of Alabaster

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Alabaster, Alabama, United States

Medical Research of AZ A Division of Allergy & Immunology Assoc

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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Allergy and Asthma Insititute of the Valley

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Granada Hills, California, United States

The Asthma Center

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

University of Reno Nevada School of Medicine

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Reno, Nevada, United States

Allergy Partners of Western North Carolina

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Asheville, North Carolina, United States

UAB Lung Health Center

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

University of Cincinnati Division of Immunology/Allergy

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Duke University Medical Center

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

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Houston, Texas, United States

Allergy and Asthma Research Center, P.A.

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

University of Utah

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

The Chaim Sheba Medical Center

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Tel Hashomer, Israel

Institute of Otolaryngology

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Kyiv, Ukraine

STARx Research Center, LLC

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Edison, New Jersey, United States

Royal Melbourne Hospital Department of Immunology

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Parkville, Victoria, Australia

3rd Department of Internal Medicine Semmelweis University

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Budapest, Hungary

Centre de recherché Appliquée en allergie de Québec

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Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Tel Aviv Medical Center

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Tel Aviv, Israel

Autonomous Non Commercial Organization

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St Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Vinnitsa Medical Academy Chair of Internal Disease

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Vinnitsa, Ukraine

State Enterprise State Scientific Centre

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Moscow, Russian Federation

Bnai-Zion Medical Center Division of Immunology & Allergy

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Haifa, Israel

Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

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St Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Municipal Medical & Preventive Treatment Institution

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Smolensk, Russian Federation

National Medical Academy for Postgraduate Education

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Kyiv, Ukraine

University of California San Diego

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La Jolla, California, United States

State Healthcare Institution of City of Moscow

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Moscow, Russian Federation

LSUHSC Allergy & Immunology

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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Spitalul Clinic Judetean Mures Sectia Medicina Interna

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Targu Mures, Transylvania, Romania

Canberra Hospital Department of Immunology

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Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

State Educational Institution of Additional Profess. Edu. Moscow

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Moscow, Russian Federation

Regional Clinical Center of Specialized Medical Treatment

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Vladivostok, Russian Federation

Ivano-Frankivsk national Medical University

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Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Penn State Hershey Medical Center

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Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

NACTRC

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Ukranian Medical Stomatological Academy Dept of Int Diseases

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Poltava, Ukraine

Family Allergy and Asthma Center, PC

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

University of South Florida Division of Allergy and Immunology

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Tampa, Florida, United States

Little Rock Allergy & Asthma Clinic, PA

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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