A Study of Baricitinib (LY3009104) in Participants With Primary Biliary Cholangitis Who do Not Respond or Cannot Take UDCA

Phase 2

Terminated

• Conditions: Primary Biliary Cholangitis
• Interventions: Drug: Placebo; Drug: Baricitinib

• Registration Number: NCT03742973
• Lead Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of baricitinib in participants with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) who do not respond or are unable to take ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-11-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-11-14
• Study First Posted: 2018-11-15
• Study Start: 2019-03-28
• Primary Completion: 2019-09-26
• Study Completion: 2019-09-26
• Status Verified: 2019-10
• Results First Submitted: 2020-09-18
• Results First Submitted QC: 2020-09-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-09-18
• Results First Posted: 2020-10-14
• Last Update Posted: 2020-10-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2

Inclusion Criteria

• Have a diagnosis of PBC (consistent with American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) and European Association for Study of the Liver (EASL) Practice Guidelines; as demonstrated by the presence of at least 2 of the following 3 diagnostic factors:

  • History of elevated Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) levels for at least 6 months
  • Positive antimitochondrial antibodies titer
  • Liver biopsy consistent with PBC

• Have ALP ≥1.67 x ULN but ≤6 x Upper Limit Normal (ULN).

• Taking UDCA for at least 52 weeks (stable dose for at least 12 weeks) prior to Week 0, or have previously taken, but are intolerant (in the opinion of the investigator) to UDCA and have not received UDCA for at least 12 weeks prior to Week 0.

• Nonpregnant, nonbreastfeeding female participants of childbearing potential.

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Exclusion Criteria

• History or presence of other concomitant liver diseases including:

  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
  • Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis
  • Alcoholic liver disease
  • Autoimmune liver disease other than PBC, such as overlap hepatitis
  • Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
  • Gilbert's syndrome

• Presence of clinical complications of PBC or clinically significant hepatic decompensation, including:

  • Liver transplantation, current placement on a liver transplant list or current Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score ≥15

  • Portal hypertension with complications, including known gastric or esophageal varices, ascites, history of variceal bleeds or related therapeutic or prophylactic interventions (e.g., beta blockers, insertion of variceal bands or transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt), or hepatic encephalopathy

  • Cirrhosis, including history or presence of one or more of the following:

    • spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
    • hepatocellular carcinoma

  • Hepatorenal syndrome (type I or II)

• Have an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) based on the most recent available serum creatinine of <90 milliliters/minute/1.73 m2.

• Have screening electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities that in the opinion of the investigator or the sponsor are clinically significant and indicate an unacceptable risk for the participant's participation in the study.

• Have experienced any of the following within 12 weeks of screening: myocardial infarction, unstable ischemic heart disease, stroke, or New York Heart Association Stage III/IV heart failure.

• Have a history of venous thromboembolism (VTE) (deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism [DVT/PE]).

• Have a history or presence of cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, hematological, neurological, or neuropsychiatric disorders or any other serious and/or unstable illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, could constitute an unacceptable risk when taking investigational product or interfere with the interpretation of data.

• Have a current or recent (<4 weeks prior to randomization) clinically serious infection or any other active or recent infection that, in the opinion of the investigator, would pose an unacceptable risk to the participant if participating in the study.

• Have had symptomatic herpes zoster infection within 12 weeks prior to randomization.

• Have active tuberculosis (TB) disease determined on the basis of a positive medical history, physical examination, or chest radiography (per local standard of care) or latent TB infection (LTBI).

• Have any of the following specific abnormalities based on screening central lab test results:

  • Hemoglobin <10 grams per deciliter (100.0 grams per liter)
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >3 x ULN
  • aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >3 x ULN
  • alkaline phosphatase (ALP) >6 x ULN
  • Total bilirubin level (TBL) >ULN
  • Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) > ULN
  • Serum albumin < lower limit of normal (LLN)
  • International Normalized Ratio of Prothrombin Time (INR) > ULN
  • Total white blood cell (WBC) count <LLN
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <LLN
  • Lymphocyte count <LLN
  • Platelet (thrombocyte) count <LLN

• Are receiving unstable treatment for pruritus within 6 weeks prior to Week 0.

• Have been treated with systemic (oral or parenteral) corticosteroids within 6 weeks prior to Week 0.

• Have received biologic treatments for an immunologic disease within 4 weeks of screening.

• Have received a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor.

• Have received obeticholic acid.

• Have received fenofibrate or other fibrates for the treatment of PBC.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Placebo Cohort A	Placebo	Participants received placebo orally once a day for 12 weeks. Cohort A is not reported due to protection of personal identifiable information based on enrollment futility.
Placebo Cohort B	Placebo	Placebo administered orally. Cohort B was planned, but due enrollment futility, the strategic decision was made to terminate the study.
Baricitinib Cohort B	Baricitinib	Participants received 4 mg of Baricitinib orally once a day for 12 weeks. Cohort B was planned, but due to enrollment futility, the strategic decision was made to terminate the study.
Baricitinib Cohort A	Baricitinib	Participants received 2 milligram (mg) of Baricitinib tablet orally once a day for 12 weeks. Cohort A is not reported due to protection of personal identifiable information based on enrollment futility.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change From Baseline in Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)	Baseline, Week 12	Change from baseline in Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of Participants With Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) <1.67 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) (and at Least 15% Decrease From Baseline) and Total Bilirubin Level Less Than ULN	Week 12	Percentage of participants with alkaline phosphatase (ALP) \<1.67 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) (and at least 15% decrease from baseline) and total bilirubin level less than ULN.
Change From Baseline in Fatigue NRS	Baseline, Week 12	Change from baseline in fatigue NRS. The Fatigue NRS is a single-item, patient-administered, 11-point horizontal scale anchored at 0 and 10, with 0 representing "no fatigue" and 10 representing "as bad as you can imagine." Overall severity of a participant's fatigue is indicated by selecting the number that describes the worst level of fatigue during the past 7 days.
Change From Baseline in Itch Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)	Baseline, Week 12	Change from baseline in itch NRS. The Itch NRS is a participant-administered, 11-point horizontal scale anchored at 0 and 10, with 0 representing "no itch" and 10 representing "worst itch imaginable." Overall severity of a participant's itching is indicated by circling the number that best describes the worst level of itching in the past 7 days.

Trial Locations

Locations (12)

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

UH Cleveland Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Baylor College of Medicine; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States

University of California, Davis - Health Systems; 🇺🇸 Sacramento, California, United States

NYU Langone; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States

The Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease at Mercy; 🇺🇸 Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Klinical Investigations Group, LLC; 🇵🇷 San Juan, Puerto Rico

Southern California GI and Liver Centers (SCLC); 🇺🇸 Coronado, California, United States

Henry Ford Hospital; 🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States

University of Colorado School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 Aurora, Colorado, United States

Schiff Center for Liver Diseases/University of Miami; 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus; 🇵🇷 San Juan, Puerto Rico