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KPL-301 for Subjects With Giant Cell Arteritis

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Giant Cell Arteritis
Interventions
Combination Product: mavrilimumab
Combination Product: placebo
Registration Number
NCT03827018
Lead Sponsor
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
Brief Summary

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of mavrilimumab (KPL-301) versus placebo, co-administered with a 26-week corticosteroid taper, for maintaining sustained remission for 26 weeks in subjects with new onset or relapsing/refractory giant cell arteritis (GCA).

Detailed Description

This Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled proof of concept study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of mavrilimumab co-administered with a 26-week corticosteroid taper in subjects with GCA. The study will consist of a screening period (up to 6 weeks), a 26-week double-blind placebo-controlled period during which subjects will receive blinded mavrilimumab or placebo co-administered with a 26-week corticosteroid taper, and a 12-week washout safety follow-up period during which subjects will discontinue and wash off blinded mavrilimumab or placebo.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Subjects with new-onset or relapsing/refractory GCA.
  2. Westergren erythrocyte sedimentation rate > 30 mm/hour or c-reactive protein ≥ 1 mg/ dL.
  3. Remission of GCA at or before Day 0.
  4. Female subjects must be postmenopausal or permanently sterile following documented hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation or having a male partner with vasectomy as affirmed by the subject, or nonpregnant, nonlactating, and if sexually active having agreed to use a highly effective method of contraception.
  5. Male subjects must have documented vasectomy or if sexually active must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception with their partners of childbearing potential.

Selected

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Transplanted organs (except corneal transplant performed more than 3 months prior to randomization).
  2. Concurrent enrollment in another interventional clinical study.
  3. Treatment with non-biologic investigational drug therapy within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives of the study agent, whichever was longer, prior to screening.
  4. Cell-depleting biological therapies within 12 months prior to Day 0, or noncell-depleting biological therapies within 8 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) prior to screening.
  5. Treatment with alkylating agents within 12 weeks prior to screening.
  6. Intramuscular, Intra-articular or IV corticosteroids within 4 weeks prior to screening.
  7. Receipt of live (attenuated) vaccine within the 4 weeks before Day 0.
  8. Treatment with hydroxychloroquine, cyclosporine A, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) within 4 weeks of screening.
  9. Female subjects who are pregnant, intending to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding.
  10. Known history of allergy or reaction to any component of the mavrilimumab or placebo formulation or to any other biologic therapy or prednisone or any of its excipients.
  11. Positive (or 2 indeterminate) QuantiFERON test results.
  12. Clinically significant active infection or infection requiring hospitalization or IV antibiotics within 12 weeks before screening or opportunistic infection within 6 months before screening.
  13. Chronic active hepatitis B infection.
  14. Subjects at a high risk of infection, a history of an infected joint prosthesis still in situ, leg ulcers, indwelling urinary catheter, or persistent or recurrent chest infections.
  15. History of cancer within the last 10 years, except for basal and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix treated and considered cured.
  16. Evidence of clinically-uncontrolled respiratory disease.
  17. History of chronic respiratory tract infections.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
mavrilimumabmavrilimumabSubjects randomized to mavrilimumab will receive 150 mg every other week by subcutaneous injection co-administered with a 26-week corticosteroid taper.
mavrilimumabprednisoneSubjects randomized to mavrilimumab will receive 150 mg every other week by subcutaneous injection co-administered with a 26-week corticosteroid taper.
placeboplaceboSubjects randomized to placebo will receive placebo every other week by subcutaneous injection co-administered with a 26-week corticosteroid taper.
placeboprednisoneSubjects randomized to placebo will receive placebo every other week by subcutaneous injection co-administered with a 26-week corticosteroid taper.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to Flare by Week 26Week 26

Time to flare by Week 26 was defined as time from randomization to the date of first flare occurring within the 26-week period, as assessed by independent adjudication. Kaplan-Meier method used to estimate the survival functions for each treatment arm.

Flare/relapse was defined as a C-reactive protein (CRP) of 1 mg/dL or greater and/or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) of 30 mm/h or greater AND at least one of the following signs or symptoms attributed to GCA: Cranial symptoms (new-onset localized headache; scalp or temporal artery tenderness; ischemic-related vision loss; unexplained mouth or jaw pain upon mastication; transient ischemic attack or stroke related to GCA); Extracranial symptoms (claudication of the extremities; symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica); New or worsening angiographic abnormalities detected via MRI, CT/CTA, or PET-CT of the aorta or other great vessels or via ultrasound of the temporal arteries.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cumulative Corticosteroid Dose at Week 26Week 26
Percentage of Participants Who Completed the 26-Week Corticosteroid Taper and Who Had a Normal ESRWeek 26

Participants were considered to have completed the corticosteroid taper if by week 26 receiving 1 mg/day for those who start with 60 mg/day, or 0 mg/day for those who start with doses \< 60 mg/day. 95% CI calculated using Clopper-Pearson confidence intervals.

Time to Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) by Week 26Week 26

Elevated ESR is defined as first occurrence of ESR value ≥ 30 mm/hr. Participants with elevated ESR within 3 days of first dose are excluded from the analysis. Kaplan-Meier method used to estimate the survival functions for each treatment arm.

Percentage of Participants Who Completed the 26-week Corticosteroid Taper and Who Had No Signs or Symptoms of GCA Nor New or Worsening Vasculitis by Imaging by Week 26Week 26

Participants were considered to have completed the corticosteroid taper if by week 26 receiving 1 mg/day for those who start with 60 mg/day, or 0 mg/day for those who start with doses \< 60 mg/day. 95% CI calculated using Clopper-Pearson confidence intervals.

Sustained Remission Rate at Week 26Week 26

The sustained remission rate at Week 26 is defined as the percentage of participants with sustained remission, as assessed by independent adjudication, at Week 26, derived from the time to flare curve. Kaplan-Meier Survival Estimates with standard error and 95% CI for each arm. Participants who completed the treatment period without a flare by Week 26 were considered to have sustained remission.

Time to Elevated C-Reactive Protein (CRP) by Week 26Week 26

Elevated CRP is defined as first occurrence of CRP value ≥ 1.0 mg/dL. Participants with elevated CRP within 3 days of first dose are excluded from the analysis. Kaplan-Meier method used to estimate the survival functions for each treatment arm.

Time to Signs/Symptoms of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) or New or Worsening Vasculitis on Imaging by Week 26Week 26

Kaplan-Meier method used to estimate the survival functions for each treatment arm.

Percentage of Participants Who Completed the 26-Week Corticosteroid Taper and Who Had a Normal CRP LevelWeek 26

Participants were considered to have completed the corticosteroid taper if by week 26 receiving 1 mg/day for those who start with 60 mg/day, or 0 mg/day for those who start with doses \< 60 mg/day. 95% CI calculated using Clopper-Pearson confidence intervals.

Cumulative Corticosteroid Dose at the End of the Washout Safety Follow-up PeriodFinal Safety Follow-up visit (Week 38)

Trial Locations

Locations (49)

Site 2402

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Tartu, Estonia

Site 1707

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Lansing, Michigan, United States

Site 1602

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London, United Kingdom

Site 1301

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Barcelona, Spain

Site 1304

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Bilbao, Spain

Site 1604

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Site 1603

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Essex, United Kingdom

Site 1302

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Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain

Site 1601

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Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Site 1702

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site 1303

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A Coruña, Spain

Site 1703

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Sarasota, Florida, United States

Site 1706

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site 1701

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site 1704

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Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, United States

Site 1705

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New York, New York, United States

Site 2102

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Kogarah, Australia

Site 2105

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Nedlands, Australia

Site 2106

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Parkville, Australia

Site 2101

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Victoria Park, Australia

Site 2104

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Woodville South, Australia

Site 2204

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Brussels, Belgium

Site 2202

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Leuven, Belgium

Site 2201

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Liège, Belgium

Site 2203

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Yvoir, Belgium

Site 2801

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Site 2303

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Zagreb, Croatia

Site 2401

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Tallinn, Estonia

Site 2502

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Tuebingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Site 2504

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Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

Site 2507

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Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Site 2506

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Hamburg, Germany

Site 2503

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Hannover, Germany

Site 2508

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Jena, Germany

Site 2501

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Kirchheim Unter Teck, Germany

Site 2701

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Pieve Emanuele, Italy

Site 2601

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Dublin, Ireland

Site 2702

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Reggio Emilia, Italy

Site 2802

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Groningen, Netherlands

Site 2703

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Milano, Italy

Site 2704

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Udine, Italy

Site 2902

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Christchurch, New Zealand

Site 1101

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Belgrade, Serbia

Site 2901

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Wellington, New Zealand

Site 1002

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Kraków, Poland

Site 1103

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Belgrade, Serbia

Site 1102

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Belgrade, Serbia

Site 1201

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Ljubljana, Slovenia

Site 1708

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Tampa, Florida, United States

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