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Safety and Efficacy Phase 3 Study of Long-acting hGH (MOD-4023) in Growth Hormone Deficient Children

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02968004
Lead Sponsor
OPKO Health, Inc.
Brief Summary

This will be an open-label, randomized, multicenter, efficacy and safety study of weekly MOD-4023 compared to daily Genotropin therapy in pre-pubertal children with growth hormone deficiency.

Detailed Description

The study will consist of a 12 month, open-label, randomized, active controlled, parallel group study comparing the efficacy and safety of weekly MOD-4023 to daily growth hormone (GH), Genotropin. After 12 months, subjects will have the option to enter the long term open-label extension.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
224
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Pre-pubertal children aged ≥3 years , and not yet 11 years for girls or not yet 12 years for boys with either isolated GHD, or GH insufficiency as part of multiple pituitary hormone deficiency.

  2. Confirmed diagnosis of GHD by two different GH provocation tests defined as a peak plasma GH level of ≤10 ng/mL.

  3. Bone age (BA) is not older than chronological age and should be less than 10 for girls and less than 11 for boys.

  4. Without prior exposure to any r-hGH therapy (naïve patients).

  5. Impaired height and height velocity defined as:

    • Annualized height velocity (HV) below the 25th percentile for CA (HV < -0.7 SDS) and gender according to sponsor calculator
    • The interval between 2 height measurements should be at least 6 months, but should not exceed 18 months prior to inclusion
  6. Baseline IGF-I level of at least 1 SD below the mean IGF-1 level standardized for age and sex (IGF-1 SDS ≤-1)

  7. Normal calculated GFR per updated bedside Schwartz formula for pediatric patients

  8. Children with multiple hormonal deficiencies must be on stable replacement therapies (no change in dose) for other hypothalamo-pituitary-organ axes for at least 3 months prior ICF signing

  9. Normal 46XX karyotype for girls.

  10. Willing and able to provide written informed consent of the parent or legal guardian and written assent from patient

    LT-OLE Inclusion Criteria:

  11. Completion of the main study (12 months of treatment) with adequate compliance.

  12. Willing and able to provide written informed consent of the parent or legal guardian and written assent from patient

  13. Agree to refrain from sexual activity

Main Study

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Children with prior history of leukemia, lymphoma, sarcoma or any other forms of cancer.

  2. History of radiation therapy or chemotherapy

  3. Malnourished children defined as BMI < -2 SDS for age and sex

  4. Children with psychosocial dwarfism

  5. Children born small for gestational age (SGA - birth weight and/or birth length <-2 SDS for gestational age)

  6. Presence of anti-hGH antibodies at screening

  7. Any clinically significant abnormality likely to affect growth or the ability to evaluate growth, such as, but not limited to, chronic diseases like renal insufficiency, spinal cord irradiation, etc.

  8. T2 and T1 diabetic patients, who in the opinion of the investigator are not receiving standard of care treatment or are non-compliant with their prescribed treatment or who are in poor metabolic control.

  9. Chromosomal abnormalities including Turner's syndrome, Laron syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Russell-Silver syndrome, SHOX mutations/deletions and skeletal dysplasias.

  10. Concomitant administration of other treatments that may have an effect on growth such as anabolic steroids, or sex steroids, with the exception of ADHD drugs or hormone replacement therapies (thyroxin, hydrocortisone, desmopressin)

  11. Children requiring glucocorticoid therapy (e.g. for asthma) that are taking chronically a dose greater than 400 μg/d of inhaled budesonide or equivalent

  12. Major medical conditions and/or presence of contraindication to r-hGH treatment.

  13. More than one closed epiphyses

  14. Known or suspected HIV-positive patient, or patient with advanced diseases such as AIDS or tuberculosis.

  15. Drug, substance, or alcohol abuse.

  16. Known hypersensitivity to the components of study medication.

  17. Other causes of short stature such as celiac disease, uncontrolled primary hypothyroidism and rickets.

  18. Likely non-compliance in respect to study conduct

  19. Participation in any other trial of an investigational agent within 30 days prior to consent

  20. Study enrollment has been met or study is closed by sponsor prior to completion of screening process.

    LT-OLE Exclusion Criteria:

  21. Concomitant administration of other treatments that may have an effect on growth such as anabolic steroids, or sex steroids, with the exception of ADHD drugs or HRT (thyroxin, hydrocortisone, desmopressin)

  22. Change in medical condition during the treatment period (such as, but not limited to, development of a serious inter-current critical illness, a severe adverse drug reaction, etc.)

  23. Positive pregnancy test

  24. Unresolved drug related (Genotropin or MOD-4023) SAE from the treatment period as per medical monitor judgement.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
MOD-4023MOD-4023Once weekly subcutaneous injection of long acting r-hGH (MOD-4023)
GenotropinSomatropinOnce daily subcutaneous injection of Somatropin (r-hGH; Genotropin)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Annual Height Velocity52 weeks

Annual Height Velocity in cm. Annual Height Velocity at 12 months is based on the difference between the heights at 12 months and baseline.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Height Velocity at 6 MonthsAfter 6 months of treatment

Height velocity in cm measured after 6 months of treatment. Annualized Height velocity after 6 months is calculated based on the difference between the heights at 6 months and baseline.

Change in Height Standard Deviation Score (SDS)After 6 and 12 months

Change in height Standard Deviation Score (SDS) after 6 and 12 months is calculated based on the difference between the heights at 6 and 12 months and baseline.

Change in Bone Maturation (BM)52 weeks

Annual change in bone age measurements as per Gruelich-Pyle method

Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) Standard Deviation Score (SDS)Baseline and at 12 months

Via central lab analysis

Trial Locations

Locations (81)

Manipal Hospital

🇮🇳

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Tri-Service General Hospital

🇨🇳

Taipei, Taiwan

University of Massachusettes

🇺🇸

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Children's Hospital of Iowa

🇺🇸

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Dexa Diab

🇨🇴

Bogotá, Colombia

General Children's Hospital of Athens P&A Kyriakou

🇬🇷

Athens, Greece

Meditrina Institute of Medical Sciences

🇮🇳

Nagpur, India

Hospital de Navarra

🇪🇸

Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

Soroka Medical Center

🇮🇱

Be'er Sheva, Israel

Severance Hospital

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne in Gdansk

🇵🇱

Gdańsk, Poland

Zaporizhzhya Regional Clinical Child Hospital

🇺🇦

Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

St Luke's Children's Specialty Center

🇺🇸

Boise, Idaho, United States

Getwell Health & Research Institute

🇮🇳

Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Jehangir Clinical Development Centre

🇮🇳

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Health Institution- 2nd City Pediatric Hospital

🇧🇾

Minsk, Belarus

Maritime Hospital JSC

🇬🇪

Batumi, Georgia

Vere XXI JSC

🇬🇪

Tbilisi, Georgia

Buffalo Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Buffalo, New York, United States

Care Hospital

🇮🇳

Hyderabad, Telangna, India

Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine

🇨🇦

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Hospital Angeles de Puebla

🇲🇽

Puebla, Reserva Territorial Atilxcayotl, Mexico

Kaplan Medical Center

🇮🇱

Reẖovot, Israel

Bnei Zion Medical Center

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

Inje University Busan Paik Hospital

🇰🇷

Busan, Korea, Republic of

Odesa Regional Clinical Children's Hospital

🇺🇦

Odesa, Ukraine

Voronezh State Medical University

🇷🇺

Voronezh, Russian Federation

Scheider Children's Medical Center

🇮🇱

Petach Tikva, Israel

Bundang Cha Hospital

🇰🇷

Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of

The Liggins Institute

🇳🇿

Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

🇮🇳

New Delhi, India

Tel Hashomer Medical Center

🇮🇱

Ramat Gan, Israel

Assaf Harofeh Medical Center

🇮🇱

Be'er Ya'aqov, Israel

Endocrinology Scientific Center

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism/VP Komisarenko of Academy of Medical Science of Ukraine

🇺🇦

Kyiv, Ukraine

Vinnitsa Regional Clinical Highly Specialized Endocrinology Centre

🇺🇦

Vinnitsa, Ukraine

Hospital Josep Trueta

🇪🇸

Girona, Cataluna, Spain

Ukrainian Research and Practical Centre of Endocrine Surgery, Transplantation of Endocrine Organs and Tissues of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine

🇺🇦

Kyiv, Ukraine

Royal Hospital for Children

🇬🇧

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Wellington Children's Hospital

🇳🇿

Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand

Hospital Miguel Servet

🇪🇸

Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Children's Hospital of Cincinnati / Cincinnati Center for Growth Disorders

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

PM Hospital for Children

🇦🇺

Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias

🇪🇸

Oviedo, Spain

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

🇮🇱

Jerusalem, Israel

Sourasky Medical Center

🇮🇱

Tel Aviv, Israel

Children's Hospital- Colorado

🇺🇸

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Children's Hospital of Orange County- Children's Clinic

🇺🇸

Orange, California, United States

Nemours Children's Health System

🇺🇸

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Rocky Mountain Pediatrics

🇺🇸

Centennial, Colorado, United States

University of Miami Medical Center

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Tufts Medical Center

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Cook Children's Medical Center

🇺🇸

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Goryeb Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

The Diabetes & Obesity Clinical Specialist

🇺🇸

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Hospital de Ninos de la Santisima Trinidad Cordoba

🇦🇷

Córdoba, Argentina

Children's Hospital at Westmead

🇦🇺

Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe

🇨🇴

Medellín, Colombia

Uniendo

🇨🇴

Bogotá, Colombia

Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital

🇬🇷

Athens, Greece

Sir Gangaram Hospital

🇮🇳

New Delhi, India

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

🇮🇳

Chandigarh, Punjab, India

KyungPook National University Hospital

🇰🇷

Daegu, Korea, Republic of

Chosun University Hospital

🇰🇷

Gwangju, Korea, Republic of

Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki

🇵🇱

Łódź, Poland

Bashkirian State Medical University

🇷🇺

Ufa, Bashlortostan Republic, Russian Federation

Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

🇷🇺

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Pediatric City Clinical Hospital/Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Education

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

St. George's University Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Haemek Medical Center

🇮🇱

Afula, Israel

Kazan State Medical Univeristy/Pediatric Republic Clinical Hospital

🇷🇺

Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, Russian Federation

Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University

🇺🇸

Mineola, New York, United States

University of Minnesota

🇺🇸

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Mary Bridge Children's Hospital & Health Center

🇺🇸

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Hospital Materno Infantil San Roque

🇦🇷

Paraná, Entre Rios, Argentina

MHAT Sveta Marina

🇧🇬

Varna, Bulgaria

John Hunter Children's Hospital

🇦🇺

New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia

Parc Tauli

🇪🇸

Sabadell, Spain

Hospital Universitario de Santiago de Compostela

🇪🇸

Santiago De Compostela, Spain

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

🇨🇳

Taipei, Taiwan

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