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A Long Term Study of Intermittent Oral Dosing of ASP1517 in Hemodialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients With Anemia Converted From Erythropoieses Stimulating Agent (ESA) Treatment

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Hemodialysis Patients With Renal Anemia
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02779764
Lead Sponsor
Astellas Pharma Inc
Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ASP1517 in hemodialysis patients with renal anemia whose treatment is converted from an Erythropoieses Stimulating Agent formulation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
164
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subjects with renal anemia who have been receiving ESA (intravenous treatment) within the doses approved in Japan for more than 8 weeks before the screening assessment
  • Mean of the subject's two most recent Hb values during the Screening Period must be ≥10.0 g/dL and ≤12.0 g/dL.
  • Either transferrin saturation (TSAT) ≥ 20% or serum ferritin ≥ 100 ng/mL during the screening period
  • Female subject must either:

Be of non-childbearing potential:

  • post-menopausal (defined as at least 1 year without any menses) prior to Screening, or

  • documented surgically sterile Or, if of childbearing potential,

  • Agree not to try to become pregnant during the study and for 28 days after the final study drug administration

  • And have a negative pregnancy test at Screening

  • And, if heterosexually active, agree to consistently use two forms of highly effective birth control (at least one of which must be a barrier method) starting at Screening and throughout the study period and continued for 28 days after the final study drug administration.

    • Female subject must agree not to breastfeed starting at Screening and throughout the study period, and continued for 28 days after the final study drug administration.
    • Female subject must not donate ova starting at Screening and throughout the study period, and continued for 28 days after the final study drug administration.
    • Male subject and their female spouse/partners who are of childbearing potential must be using two forms of highly effective birth control (at least one of which must be a barrier method) starting at Screening and continue throughout the study period, and for 12 weeks after the final study drug administration
    • Male subject must not donate sperm starting at Screening and throughout the study period and, for 12 weeks after the final study drug administration
Exclusion Criteria
  • Concurrent retinal neovascular lesion requiring treatment and macular edema requiring treatment
  • Concurrent autoimmune disease with inflammation that could impact erythropoiesis
  • History of gastric/intestinal resection considered influential on the absorption of drugs in the gastrointestinal tract (excluding resection of gastric or colon polyps) or concurrent gastro-paresis
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Concurrent congestive heart failure (NYHA Class III or higher)
  • History of hospitalization for treatment of stroke, myocardial infarction, or pulmonary embolism within 12 weeks before the screening assessment
  • Positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody at the screening assessment, or positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a past test
  • Concurrent other form of anemia than renal anemia
  • Having received treatment with protein anabolic hormone, testosterone enanthate, or mepitiostane within 6 weeks before the screening assessment
  • Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), or total bilirubin that is greater than the criteria, or previous or concurrent another serious liver disease at screening assessment
  • Previous or current malignant tumor (no recurrence for at least 5 years is eligible.)
  • Having undergone blood transfusion and/or a surgical procedure consider to promote anemia (excluding shunt reconstruction surgery for access to the blood) within 4 weeks before the screening assessment
  • Having undergone a kidney transplantation
  • Having a previous history of treatment with ASP1517
  • History of serious drug allergy including anaphylactic shock
  • Participation in another clinical study or post-marketing clinical study (including that of a medical device) within 12 weeks before informed consent acquisition

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ASP1517 GrouproxadustatStudy drug will be dosed three times weekly and dose adjustments will be made during the study.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hemoglobin (Hb) Response Rate from Week 18 to Week 24Week 18 to 24

Hb response defined as average Hb within the target range

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hb Response Rate from Week 46 to Week 52Week 46 to 52
Proportion of measurement points with target Hb level from Week 46 to Week 52Week 46 to Week 52
Average Hb from Week 18 to Week 24Week 18 to Week 24
Average Hb from Week 46 to Week 52Week 46 to Week 52
Change from baseline in the average Hb from Week 18 to Week 24Baseline and Weeks 18 to 24
Change from baseline in the average Hb from Week 46 to Week 52Baseline and Weeks 46 to 52
Proportion of participants with Hb values within the target value in each post-dosing time pointUp to Week 52
Change from baseline in Hb to each post-dosing time pointBaseline and Up to Week 52
Proportion of measurement points with target Hb level from Week 18 to Week 24Week 18 to Week 24
Rate of rise in Hb levels (g/dL/week) from week 0 to at the earliest date of week 4, time of discontinuation, or time of dose adjustmentUp to Week 4
Average hematocrit levelUp to Week 52
Average reticulocyte levelUp to Week 52
Average Fe levelUp to Week 52
Average ferritin levelUp to Week 52
Average transferrin levelUp to Week 52
Average total iron binding capacity levelUp to Week 52
Average soluble transferrin receptor levelUp to Week 52
Average transferrin saturation levelUp to Week 52
Average reticulocyte hemoglobin content levelUp to Week 52
Quality of life assessed by SF-36Up to Week 52

SF-36: Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey

Quality of life assessed by EQ-5DUp to Week 52

EQ-5D: EuroQol 5 Dimension

Quality of life assessed by FACT-AnUp to Week 52

FACT-An: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Anemia

Number of hospitalizationsUp to Week 52
Safety assessed by incidence of adverse eventsUp to Week 52
Number of participants with abnormal Vital signs and/or adverse events related to treatmentUp to Week 52

Vital signs: blood pressure and pulse rate

Safety assessed by standard 12-lead electrocardiogramUp to Week 52
Number of participants with abnormal Laboratory values and/or adverse events related to treatmentUp to Week 52

Trial Locations

Locations (25)

Site JP00001

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Yamaguchi, Japan

Site JP00004

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Gunma, Japan

Site JP00021

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Hokkaido, Japan

Site JP00023

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Hyogo, Japan

Site JP00024

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Kumamoto, Japan

Site JP00003

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Niigata, Japan

Site JP00020

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Ishikawa, Japan

Site JP00015

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Nagano, Japan

Site JP00025

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Osaka, Japan

Site JP00009

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Shizuoka, Japan

Site JP00010

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Kumamoto, Japan

Site JP00013

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Tottori, Japan

Site JP00002

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Nagano, Japan

Site JP00011

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Wakayama, Japan

Site JP00019

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Hokkaido, Japan

Site JP00006

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Gunma, Japan

Site JP00005

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Fukuoka, Japan

Site JP00017

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Aichi, Japan

Site JP00018

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Hokkaido, Japan

Site JP00008

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Ibaraki, Japan

Site JP00022

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Kumamoto, Japan

Site JP00016

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Kyoto, Japan

Site JP00014

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Tokyo, Japan

Site JP00012

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Nagano, Japan

Site JP00007

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Saitama, Japan

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