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A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Satralizumab in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT06450639
Lead Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of satralizumab, a humanized anti-interleukin-6 receptor (aIL-6R) monoclonal antibody, in ambulatory and non-ambulatory participants with DMD age ≥ 8 to \< 18 years old receiving corticosteroid therapy.

Detailed Description

Participants will be included in two groups: ambulatory participants with fractures and non-ambulatory participants with or without a history of fractures (Group 1) and ambulatory participants who are fracture naive (Group 2) at baseline. The study will assess the potential of satralizumab to improve bone fragility and to increase muscle function. A weight tier based dose of satralizumab will be given by subcutaneous (SC) injection every 4 weeks (Q4W).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • Signed Informed Consent Form and Signed Assent Form when appropriate

  • Male at birth

  • A definitive diagnosis of DMD prior to screening based on documentation of clinical findings and prior confirmatory genetic testing using a clinical diagnostic genetic test

  • Age ≥ 8 and < 18 years at the time of signing Informed Consent Form

  • Group 1 participants are required to meet the following criteria:

    • Ambulatory (defined as able to walk independently without assistive devices) with a prior history of fractures:
    1. Prior history of low-trauma fracture defined as: evidence of at least one prevalent vertebral compression fracture of Genant Grade 1 or 2 (or radiographic signs of VF) or history of at least one low-trauma long-bone fracture (upper or lower extremity) OR
    2. Non-ambulatory, characterized as being non-ambulatory for a minimum of 6 months with onset of non-ambulatory status defined as participant- or caregiver-reported age of continuous wheelchair use approximated to the nearest month, and an North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA) walk score of "0" and inability to perform the 10-Meter Walk/Run (10 MWR) at the baseline visit, with or without fractures
  • Group 2 participants are required to meet the following criteria:

    • Be fracture naïve, defined as: no history of prior low-trauma fractures before the baseline visit nor any radiological findings indicative of prevalent VF at the screening visit
    • Be ambulatory defined as able to walk independently without assistive devices
    • Age ≥ 8 to < 12 years old at the time of screening
  • Daily oral corticosteroids

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Exclusion Criteria
  • Major surgery (e.g. spinal surgery) within 3 months prior to Baseline or planned surgery or procedure that would interfere with the conduct of the study for any time during this study
  • Presence of any clinically significant illness
  • Has serological evidence of current, chronic, or active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis C, or hepatitis B infection
  • Has a symptomatic infection (e.g. upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, pyelonephritis, meningitis) within 4 weeks prior to baseline
  • Body weight at screening <20 or > 100 kg
  • Evidence of a severe vertebral fracture (VF) (defined as Grade 3), assessed by radiographic imaging at screening and quantified using the Genant semiquantitative method
  • Treatment with prohibited therapies as defined by the protocol
  • Has received a live or live attenuated virus vaccine within 6 weeks of the Baseline visit or expects to receive a vaccination during the first 3 months after Baseline.
  • Has abnormal laboratory values considered clinically significant as defined by the protocol
  • Any medical condition that might interfere with the evaluation of LS BMD, such as severe scoliosis or spinal fusion.
  • Participant has previous or ongoing medical condition, medical history, physical findings or laboratory abnormalities that could affect safety, make it unlikely that treatment and follow-up will be correctly completed or impair the assessment of study results, in the opinion of the investigator
  • Participant has an allergy or hypersensitivity to the study medication or to any of its constituents

Other protocol defined inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SatralizumabSatralizumabParticipants will receive satralizumab SC injection on Day 1, Weeks 2 and 4 (loading doses) and then Q4W from Weeks 8 to 104 (maintenance doses) until the study completion visit.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Week 52 in Lumbar Spine (LS) Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Z-score Measured by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)Baseline to Week 52

BMD of the LS is measured using DEXA

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
All Participants: Change From Baseline to Weeks 24, 52, and 104 in LS BMD Z-score Measured by DEXABaseline to Week 24, Week 52 and Week 104
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Weeks 24 and 104 in LS BMD Z-score Measured by DEXABaseline to Week 24 and Week 104
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Weeks 24, 52 and 104 in Total Body Less Head Bone Mineral Density (TBLH BMD) Z-score Measured by DEXABaseline to Week 24, Week 52 and Week 104
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Weeks 24, 52 and 104 in Total Hip BMD Z-score Measured by DEXABaseline to Week 24, Week 52 and Week 104
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Weeks 12, 24 and 52 in Circulating Bone Metabolism BiomarkersBaseline to Week 12, Week 24 and Week 52

Bone biomarkers are produced from the bone remodeling process and include bone formation biomarkers, bone resorption biomarkers and regulators of bone turnover.

All Participants: Change From Baseline to Weeks 12, 24 and 52 in Circulating Bone Metabolism BiomarkersBaseline to Week 12, Week 24, and Week 52

Bone biomarkers are produced from the bone remodeling process and include bone formation biomarkers, bone resorption biomarkers and regulators of bone turnover.

All Participants: Mean Number Per Participants of New Low-trauma Long-bone or Vertebral Fractures (VF)Baseline to Week 52 and Week 104

"A low-trauma fracture is defined as one occurring spontaneously or resulting from a fall from a standing height or less, without major trauma or the influence of an external force (e.g. motor vehicle accident)".

All Participants: Percentage of Participants With New Low-trauma Long-bone or VFBaseline to Week 52 and Week 104
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Up to approximately 30 Months

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant temporally associated with the use of a study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment

Percentage of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Up to approximately 30 Months

A SAE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose: results in death; is life threatening; requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization; results in persistent disability or incapacity; is a congenital anomaly or birth defect; medically significant.

Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs)Up to approximately 30 Months
Observed Serum Concentration of Satralizumab at Specified Trough Timepoints up to Week 104Up to Week 104
Apparent Clearance of SatralizumabUp to Week 104

Drug clearance is a quantitative measure of the rate at which a drug substance is removed from the blood.

Apparent Volume of Distribution of SatralizumabUp to Week 104

Volume of distribution is defined as the theoretical volume in which the total amount of drug would need to be uniformly distributed to produce the desired plasma concentration of a drug.

Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of SatralizumabUp to Week 104

Area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to the last quantifiable concentration of Satralizumab in plasma.

Percentage of Participants With Anti-drug Antibodies (ADAs) at Baseline and During the StudyUp to approximately 30 Months

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

Neurology Rare Disease Center

🇺🇸

Denton, Texas, United States

Child's Hosp King's Daughters

🇺🇸

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Policlinico Agostino Gemelli

🇮🇹

Roma, Lazio, Italy

Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico ?Carlo Besta?

🇮🇹

Milano, Lombardia, Italy

Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki

🇵🇱

?ód?, Poland

Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne

🇵🇱

Gda?sk, Poland

Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Poznaniu

🇵🇱

Pozna?, Poland

Hospital Sant Joan De Deu

🇪🇸

Esplugues De Llobregas, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitario la Fe

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

Corewell Health

🇺🇸

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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