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KX01 Ointment Phase 1 Study in Patients With Plaque Type Psoriasis

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Psoriasis
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Drug: KX01 1% (10 mg/g) for consecutive 5 days and 2 days rest for 1 cycle, and repeat up to 4 cycles
Drug: KX01 0.01% (0.1 mg/g)
Drug: KX01 0.1% (1.0 mg/g)
Drug: KX01 1% (10 mg/g) for 5 days
Registration Number
NCT05522816
Lead Sponsor
PharmaEssentia
Brief Summary

This is a Phase I dose escalation study to assess the safety, tolerability and activity of three different strengths of topical KX01 in the treatment of patients with plaque-type psoriasis.

Detailed Description

This is a Phase I dose escalation study to assess the safety, tolerability and activity of three different strengths of topical KX01 in the treatment of patients with plaque-type psoriasis. The study will be performed in four stages as below.

Stage I: 6 patients (KX01 0.01% \[0.1 mg/g\]) + 2 patients (placebo); Stage II: 6 patients (KX01 0.1% \[1.0 mg/g\] + 2 patients (placebo); Stage III: 6 patients (KX01 1% \[10 mg/g\]) for 5 days; Stage IV: 6 patients (KX01 1% \[10 mg/g\]), duration escalation for up to 4 cycles.

If there's no major safety concern in the previous stage with an unanimous consent by the sponsor and the principle investigator, the study proceeded to the next stage.

The primary objective is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of three different strengths of KX01 ointment in patients with plaque-type psoriasis. The secondary objective is to gain evidence regarding the activity of three different strengths of KX01 ointment in patients with plaque-type psoriasis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
28
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male and female patients with plaque-type psoriasis, 20 years and older.
  • Patient has a confirmed diagnosis of chronic plaque-type psoriasis for at least six months. For stage 4, PGA should be ≧3 &≦5 at baseline.
  • A single lesion of ≥ 16 square centimetre and ≤ 625 square centimetre in size for Stage 1 and 2, and ≥ 16 square centimetre and ≤ 100 square centimetre in size for Stage 3 and 4 are selected as the target lesion (assessed at screening and Day 1).
  • Medical history, vital signs, physical examination, standard 12-lead ECG and laboratory investigations have to be clinically insignificant or within laboratory reference ranges for the relevant laboratory tests, unless the investigator consider the deviation for out of range values to be irrelevant for the purpose of the study.
  • No other disorders that, in the investigator's opinion, will prevent the patient from safely participating in this study or interfere with the evaluation of the patient's psoriasis.
  • Patient is able to discontinue the use of any systemic medication or therapy for psoriasis.
  • For females, either of the following conditions will be met: 1. Not of childbearing potential: Surgically sterilized, undergone a hysterectomy, amenorrhea for ≥ 12 months and considered post-menopausal; 2. Of childbearing potential: Negative serum pregnancy test at screening and not lactating, Either abstaining from sexual activity, or have to agree to use an accepted method of contraception, and agree to continue with the same method throughout the study.
  • Male patients with partners of childbearing potential have to be willing to use contraception during the study and three months after end of treatment and is not to donate sperm for the duration of the study and for 3 months thereafter.
  • Patient have to be able to provide written informed consent prior to the initiation of any study related procedures and able to comply with all the requirements of the study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of hypersensitivity to the investigational medicinal product (IMP) or to medicinal products with similar chemical structures.
  • Presence of a skin disorder other than psoriasis in the target areas to be evaluated, including forms of inflammatory or non-inflammatory skin disorders that might interfere with determining efficacy or tolerability of the IMP.
  • Severe forms of psoriasis or forms of psoriasis other than plaque psoriasis.
  • All systemic psoriasis medications, including psoralens and ultraviolet A radiation treatments or other systemic immunosuppressive medication, are not allowed within five half-lives or 4 weeks (whichever is longer) prior to the first administration of the IMP.
  • The use of topical therapies for psoriasis, including ultraviolet light B, on the target lesion to be studied within two weeks prior to the first administration of the IMP.
  • Previous treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor/interleukin (IL)-12/IL-23 or any other monoclonal antibodies within three months prior to the first administration of the IMP.
  • Presence or history of any clinically significant acute or chronic disease which could interfere with the patient's participation or study outcome and at discretion of the clinical investigator.
  • Patient with drug-induced psoriasis and is unable to discontinue the causal agent(s).
  • Patient using prescription or non-prescription systemic drugs (e.g. vitamins and dietary, herbal supplements, paracetamol, aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs]) that might have an effect on psoriasis and is unable to maintain the stable dose or discontinue the dose during the study period.
  • Participation in another study with an experimental drug, where the last administration of the previous IMP is within 4 weeks (or within five elimination half-lives for chemical entities or two elimination half-lives for antibodies or insulin, whichever is longer) before administration of IMP in this study, at the discretion of the investigator.
  • A positive serum pregnancy test (beta human chorionic gonadotropin) or lactation.
  • Vulnerable patients, e.g. persons in detention.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Placebo in stage 1PlaceboTwo patients in the stage 1 will receive placebo treatment for 2 weeks, followed by 1-week wash-out, another 2-week treatment, and then 2-week follow-up.
Placebo in stage 2PlaceboTwo patients in the stage 2 will receive placebo treatment for 4 weeks, followed by 2-week follow-up.
KX01 1% for consecutive 5 days and 2 days rest for 1 cycle, and repeat up to 4 cycles in stage 4KX01 1% (10 mg/g) for consecutive 5 days and 2 days rest for 1 cycle, and repeat up to 4 cyclesSix patients in stage 4 will be treated with daily KX01 1% (10 mg/g) ointment for consecutive 5 days and 2 days rest for 1 cycle, and repeat up to 4 cycles. And post-treatment follow-up visits will be conducted 14 days (Follow-up visit 1) and 28 days (Follow-up visit 2) after the end of cycle 4 treatment.
KX01 0.01% in stage IKX01 0.01% (0.1 mg/g)Six patients in the stage 1 will receive KX01 0.01% (0.1 mg/g) for 2 weeks, followed by 1-week wash-out, another 2-week treatment, and then 2-week follow-up.
KX01 0.1% in stage 2KX01 0.1% (1.0 mg/g)Six patients in the stage 2 will receive KX01 0.1% (1.0 mg/g) for 4 weeks, followed by 2-week follow-up.
KX01 1% for 5 days in stage 3KX01 1% (10 mg/g) for 5 daysSix patients in stage 3 will receive 1% KX01 (10 mg/g) once daily for consecutive 5 days and then receive post-treatment follow-up on Day 6, 15 and 29.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adverse event at Stage 1Day 50

Incidence of adverse event

Adverse event at Stage 2Day 43

Incidence of adverse event

Local tolerability score at Stage 1Day 50

4-point (0-3) rating scale; higher scores mean a worse outcome

Local tolerability score at Stage 2Day 43

4-point (0-3) rating scale; higher scores mean a worse outcome

Local tolerability score at Stage 3Day 29

4-point (0-3) rating scale; higher scores mean a worse outcome

12-lead ECG at Stage 428 days after the end of cycle 4 treatment (each cycle is 7 days)
Laboratory assessments at Stage 2Day 29

hematology, clinical chemistry and urinalysis

Laboratory assessments at Stage 3Day 29

hematology, clinical chemistry and urinalysis

12-lead ECG at Stage 2Day 29
Adverse event at Stage 3Day 29

Incidence of adverse event

Adverse event at Stage 428 days after the end of cycle 4 treatment (each cycle is 7 days)

Incidence of adverse event

Vital signs at Stage 2Day 43
Laboratory assessments at Stage 428 days after the end of cycle 4 treatment (each cycle is 7 days)

hematology, clinical chemistry and urinalysis

Vital signs at Stage 3Day 29
12-lead ECG at Stage 3Day 29
Local tolerability score at Stage 428 days after the end of cycle 4 treatment (each cycle is 7 days)

4-point (0-3) rating scale; higher scores mean a worse outcome

Vital signs at Stage 1Day 50
Vital signs at Stage 428 days after the end of cycle 4 treatment (each cycle is 7 days)
12-lead ECG at Stage 1Day 36
Laboratory assessments at Stage 1Day 36

hematology, clinical chemistry and urinalysis

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
TAS 50 at Stage 2Up to Day 29

≧50% reduction in TAS score from baseline at the end of treatment

PGA score of the target lesion at the end of treatment of Stage 2Up to Day 29

Achieving a score of "clear" (grade 0) or "almost clear" (grade 1) and at least 2 grade improvement from the baseline score in a 7-point score

PGA score of the target lesion at the end of treatment of Stage 3Up to Day 6

Achieving a score of "clear" (grade 0) or "almost clear" (grade 1) and at least 2 grade improvement from the baseline score in a 7-point score

PGA score of the target lesion at the end of treatment of Stage 4Up to the end of cycle 4 treatment (each cycle is 7 days)

Achieving a score of "clear" (grade 0) or "almost clear" (grade 1) and at least 2 grade improvement from the baseline score in a 7-point score

Disease relapse at Stage 2Day 43

Relapse is the loss of more than 50% of TAS improvement from baseline in patients who achieve a clinically meaningful response. Clinical meaningful response is defined as a reduction of ≥50% in TAS from baseline during the treatment.

Disease relapse at Stage 3Day 15 and Day 29

Relapse is the loss of more than 50% of TAS improvement from baseline in patients who achieve a clinically meaningful response. Clinical meaningful response is defined as a reduction of ≥50% in TAS from baseline during the treatment.

Change between baseline and end of TAS at Stage 3Up to Day 6

Change between baseline and end of treatment in TAS that evaluates the target lesion's erythema (0-4), plaque elevation (0-4) and scaling (0-4) on a five-point scale for each item

Disease relapse at Stage 414 days after cycle 4 treatment and 28 days after cycle 4 treatment (each cycle is 7 days)

Relapse is the loss of more than 50% of TAS improvement from baseline in patients who achieve a clinically meaningful response. Clinical meaningful response is defined as a reduction of ≥50% in TAS from baseline during the treatment.

Plasma KX01 concentrations (ng/ml) at Stage 2Up to Day 29

Detection of plasma KX01 concentrations (ng/ml)

Plasma KX01 concentrations (ng/ml) at Stage 414 days after cycle 4 treatment (each cycle is 7 days)

Detection of plasma KX01 concentrations (ng/ml)

Change between baseline and end of treatment in target area score (TAS) at Stage 1Stage 1: Up to Day 36

Change between baseline and end of treatment in TAS that evaluates the target lesion's erythema (0-4), plaque elevation (0-4) and scaling (0-4) on a five-point scale for each item (higher scores mean a worse outcome)

Change between baseline and end of TAS at Stage 2Up to Day 29

Change between baseline and end of treatment in TAS that evaluates the target lesion's erythema (0-4), plaque elevation (0-4) and scaling (0-4) on a five-point scale for each item

Change between baseline and end of TAS at Stage 4Up to the end of cycle 4 treatment (each cycle is 7 days)

Change between baseline and end of treatment in TAS that evaluates the target lesion's erythema (0-4), plaque elevation (0-4) and scaling (0-4) on a five-point scale for each item

TAS 50 at Stage 1Up to Day 36

≧50% reduction in TAS score from baseline at the end of treatment

TAS 50 at Stage 3Up to Day 6

≧50% reduction in TAS score from baseline at the end of treatment

Physician global assessment (PGA) score of the target lesion at the end of treatment of Stage 1Up to Day 36

Achieving a score of "clear" (grade 0) or "almost clear" (grade 1) and at least 2 grade improvement from the baseline score in a 7-point score (0-6, higher scores mean a worse outcome).

TAS 50 at Stage 4Up to the end of cycle 4 treatment (each cycle is 7 days)

≧50% reduction in TAS score from baseline at the end of treatment

Plasma KX01 concentrations (ng/ml) at Stage 1Up to Day 36

Detection of plasma KX01 concentrations (ng/ml)

Plasma KX01 concentrations (ng/ml) at Stage 3Up to Day 15

Detection of plasma KX01 concentrations (ng/ml)

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