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An Efficacy and Safety Study of Palovarotene for the Treatment of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03312634
Lead Sponsor
Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Brief Summary

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a rare, severely disabling disease characterized by heterotopic ossification (HO) often associated with painful, recurrent episodes of soft tissue swelling (flare-ups) that lead to ankyloses of major joints with cumulative and irreversible loss of movement and disability.

Detailed Description

One of the primary objectives was to evaluate the efficacy of palovarotene in decreasing new HO in participants with FOP as assessed by low-dose, whole body computed tomography (WBCT), excluding head, compared to untreated participants from Clementia's FOP natural history study (Study PVO-1A-001, NHS). The other primary objective was to evaluate the safety of palovarotene in participants with FOP.

This study was conducted in three parts. Part A was the main part of the study, Part B, the 2-year (24-month) extension and Part C was an up-to-2-year post last dose of study treatment follow-up for skeletally immature participants.

Participants in Part A and B received a chronic/flare-up dosing regimen of palovarotene for up to 4 years (48 months) as follows:

* Chronic treatment: orally administered 5 mg palovarotene once daily.

* Flare-up treatment: orally administered 20 mg palovarotene once daily for 4 weeks (28 days) followed by orally administered 10 mg palovarotene once daily for 8 weeks (56 days). Flare-up treatment may be extended until the Investigator determines that the flare-up has resolved.

Note that all dosing was weight-adjusted in skeletally immature participants (those under the age of 18 years with less than 90% skeletal maturity on hand/wrist x-rays performed at Screening).

In part C, participants who were enrolled in Parts A or B who discontinued the study and were skeletally immature were invited back to participate in the off-treatment safety follow-up. No new participants were enrolled into Part C.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
107
Inclusion Criteria
  • Written, signed, and dated informed subject/parent consent; and for subjects who are minors, age-appropriate assent (performed according to local regulations).
  • Males or females at least 4 years of age.
  • No flare-up symptoms within the past 4 weeks, including at the time of enrollment.
  • Abstinent or using two highly effective forms of birth control.
  • Accessible for treatment and follow-up; able to undergo all study procedures including low-dose WBCT (excluding head) without sedation.

Key

Exclusion Criteria
  • Weight <10 kg.
  • Concomitant medications that are strong inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 (CYP450) 3A4 activity; or kinase inhibitors such as imatinib.
  • Amylase or lipase >2x above the upper limit of normal (ULN) or with a history of chronic pancreatitis.
  • Elevated aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase >2.5x ULN.
  • Fasting triglycerides >400 mg/dL with or without therapy.
  • Female subjects who are breastfeeding.
  • Subjects with uncontrolled cardiovascular, hepatic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, metabolic, ophthalmologic, immunologic, psychiatric, or other significant disease.
  • Simultaneous participation in another clinical research study (other than palovarotene studies) within 4 weeks prior to Screening; or within five half-lives of the investigational agent, whichever is longer.
  • Any reason that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would lead to the inability of the subject and/or family to comply with the protocol.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Palovarotene Chronic/Flare-Up RegimenPalovaroteneParticipants received 5 mg palovarotene once daily for up to 48 months; and 20 mg palovarotene once daily for 28 days, followed by 10 mg for 56 days for flareups. (Dosing was adjusted for weight in skeletally immature subjects.)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Annualized New Heterotopic Ossification (HO)Baseline (within one month of screening/Day 1) and up to 24 months

The annualized new HO was assessed by low-dose, whole body computed tomography (WBCT), excluding head. The weighted linear mixed effect method without square-root transformation and negatives included was used for annualized new HO analysis.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants With Any New HOFrom Baseline (Day 1) up to end of 4-year follow-up period (approximately 57 months)

The new HO was assessed by WBCT scan. The percentage of participants with any new HO (volume \> 0 mm\^3) were analyzed using the Bayesian distribution. Results are presented for overall ITT period.

Number of Body Regions With New HOFrom Baseline (Day 1) up to end of 4-year follow-up period (approximately 57 months)

All participants were analyzed for number of body regions with any new HO (new HO \> 0 mm\^3). The presence of HO across various body regions was analyzed using WBCT scan. Results are presented for overall ITT period

Percentage of Participants With Flare-UpsMonth 12

Flare-up as an event with one or more flare-up symptoms, and regardless of flare-up symptom onset. Flare-up was evaluated remotely, or by telephone or video-conferencing, unless the Investigator deemed that a site visit was necessary.

Ratio of Flare-Up Per Participant-Month of ExposureFrom Baseline (Day 1) up to end of 4-year follow-up period (approximately 57 months)

Flare-up as an event with one or more flare-up symptoms, and regardless of flare-up symptom onset. Flare-up was evaluated remotely, or by telephone or video-conferencing, unless the Investigator deemed that a site visit was necessary. The flare-up rate per participant-month exposure was analyzed using a negative binomial regression. Results are presented for overall ITT period.

Trial Locations

Locations (16)

Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Tte General Juan Domingo Peron 4190

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockely Hill

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Stanmore, United Kingdom

Royal North Shore Hospital

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Saint Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

Norrlands Universitetssjukhus

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Umeå, Sweden

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

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Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

The University of Tokyo Hospital

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Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan

Groupe Hospitalier Necker Enfants Malades

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Paris, France

University of California San Francisco, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

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San Francisco, California, United States

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto General Hospital

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Istituto Giannina Gaslini

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Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Unidad de Reumatología Pediatrica

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Valencia, Avinguda De Fernando Abril Martorell, Nº 106, Spain

Mayo Clinic

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Queensland University of Technology

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Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia

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