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A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Efgartigimod PH20 SC in Adult Participants With Bullous Pemphigoid

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Bullous Pemphigoid
Interventions
Biological: efgartigimod PH20 SC
Registration Number
NCT05681481
Lead Sponsor
argenx
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of efgartigimod PH20 SC over a longer period of time in adult participants with moderate-to-severe bullous pemphigoid (BP) who have completed ARGX-113-2009 study. The study will also evaluate the efficacy of efgartigimod PH20 SC.

Eligible participants can roll over from the main study (ARGX-113-2009) to this open-label extension study (ARGX-113-2010). The study consists of a treatment period of up to 48 weeks in which participants receive efgartigimod PH20 SC. After the first 5 visits, the participants will visit the study centers at least once every 4 weeks. The participants who are not receiving efgartigimod PH20 SC (after the main study or currently on the study), will enter an observation period with study visits at least once every 8 weeks. If the participant relapses, they can re-enter the treatment period where they will receive efgartigimod PH20 SC. The treatment and observation period is followed by a follow-up period of 8 weeks. Oral or topical corticosterioids can be administered at the investigator's indiscretion

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
64
Inclusion Criteria
  • Has completed the week 36 visit of ARGX-113-2009
  • Is capable of providing signed informed consent and complying with protocol requirements
  • Agrees to use contraceptive measures consistent with local regulations and the following: Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at baseline before receiving the study drug and must use one of the contraception methods described in the protocol from signing the ICF until the last dose of the study drug
Exclusion Criteria
  • Clinically significant disease, recent major surgery (within 3 months of baseline), or intends to have surgery during the study; or any other medical condition that, in the investigator's opinion would confound the results of the study or put the participant at undue risk
  • Known hypersensitivity to the study drug or 1 of its excipients
  • Permanently discontinued IMP in ARGX-113-2009 due to an adverse event (AE) considered related to the study drug and for whom the benefit/risk balance is not considered positive

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
efgartigimod PH20 SCefgartigimod PH20 SCparticipants receiving efgartigimod PH20 SC on top of Prednisone
efgartigimod PH20 SCPrednisoneparticipants receiving efgartigimod PH20 SC on top of Prednisone
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events, serious adverse events and adverse events of special interestUp to 56 weeks
Rate of treatment discontinuation because of safety concernsUp to 56 weeks

Rate of treatment discontinuation because of safety concerns

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of participants achieving complete remission while off oral corticosteroids for ≥ 8 weeksUp to 56 weeks

Proportion of participants achieving complete remission while off oral corticosteroids for ≥ 8 weeks

Proportion of participants achieving complete remission or partial remission while off oral corticosteroids for ≥ 8 weeksUp to 56 weeks

Proportion of participants achieving complete remission or partial remission while off oral corticosteroids for ≥ 8 weeks

Incidence of antidrug antibody(ies) (ADA) against efgartigimod (serum levels)For participants continuing/starting efgartigimod treatment at rollover or relapse: at weeks 0, 2, 4 and 8 and then every 8 weeks until and after efgartigimod PH20 SC stop and at weeks 48, 52 and 56.

Incidence of antidrug antibody(ies) (ADA) against efgartigimod (serum levels)

Proportion of participants achieving complete remission while on minimal oral corticosteroids therapy for ≥ 8 weeksUp to 56 weeks

Minimal oral corticosteroid therapy is defined as ≤0.10 mg/kg/day of prednisone (or an equivalent dose of another oral corticosteroid)

Proportion of participants achieving complete remission while off both oral corticosteroids and efgartigimod PH20 SC for ≥ 8 weeksUp to 56 weeks

Proportion of participants achieving complete remission while off both oral corticosteroids and efgartigimod PH20 SC for ≥ 8 weeks

Proportion of participants achieving complete remission or partial remission while off both oral corticosteroids and efgartigimod PH20 SC for ≥ 8 weeksUp to 56 weeks

Proportion of participants achieving complete remission or partial remission while off both oral corticosteroids and efgartigimod PH20 SC for ≥ 8 weeks

Duration of sustained remissionUp to 56 weeks

Duration of sustained remission

Proportion of participants who relapseUp to 56 weeks

Proportion of participants who relapse

Time to relapseUp to 56 weeks

Time to relapse

Incidence of relapseUp to 56 weeks

Incidence of relapse

BPDAI activity scores over timeFor participants continuing/starting efgartigimod PH20 SC treatment at rollover or relapse: at weeks 0, 2, 4 and 8 and then every 4 weeks until efgartigimod stop, every 8 weeks after efgartigimod stop and at weeks 48, 52 and 56.

The Bullous Pemphigoid Disease Area Index (BPDAI) is an internationally validated tool to objectively measure disease activity. The BPDAI differentiates scores for skin (erosions/blisters and urticaria/erythema) and mucous membrane activity in several anatomical locations

IGA-BP scores over timeFor participants continuing/starting efgartigimod PH20 SC treatment at rollover or relapse: at weeks 0, 2, 4 and 8 and then every 4 weeks until efgartigimod stop, every 8 weeks after efgartigimod stop and at weeks 48, 52 and 56.

The Investigator Global Assessment of Bullous Pemphigoid (IGA-BP) is a tool used to asses BP disease activity and severity. The IGA-BP categorizes the severity of BP on a numerical scale of 0 (clear) to 4 (severe).

Itch NRS over timeFor participants continuing/starting efgartigimod PH20 SC treatment at rollover or relapse: at weeks 0, 2, 4 and 8 and then every 4 weeks until efgartigimod stop, every 8 weeks after efgartigimod stop and at weeks 48, 52 and 56.

The Itch Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) is used to indicate pruritic symptoms of BP. The score varies between 0 (best outcome) to 10 (worst outcome)

Rate of treatment failureUp to 56 weeks

Rate of treatment failure

Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index (GTI)-related scores, including the Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index - Aggregate Improvement Score (GTI-AIS) over timeFor participants continuing/starting efgartigimod treatment at rollover or relapse: weeks 0, 8, every 16 weeks until and after efgartigimod treatment stop and at week 48.

Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index (GTI)-related scores, including the Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index - Aggregate Improvement Score (GTI-AIS) over time

Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index (GTI)-related scores, including the Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index Cumulative Worsening Score (GTI-CWS) over timeFor participants continuing/starting efgartigimod treatment at rollover or relapse: weeks 0, 8, every 16 weeks until and after efgartigimod treatment stop and at week 48.

Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index (GTI)-related scores, including the Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index Cumulative Worsening Score (GTI-CWS) over time

Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index (GTI)-related scores, including the Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index Specific List (GTI-SL) over timeFor participants continuing/starting efgartigimod treatment at rollover or relapse: weeks 0, 8, every 16 weeks until and after efgartigimod treatment stop and at week 48.

Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index (GTI)-related scores, including the Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index Specific List (GTI-SL) over time

EQ-5D-5L scores over timeFor participants continuing/starting efgartigimod treatment at rollover or relapse: at weeks 0, 8, every 16 weeks until and after efgartigimod PH20 SC treatment stop and at week 48.

The EQ-5D-5L questionnaire is a patient-reported outcome measure, ranging 0 to 100 (lower score, worse outcome).

ABQoL scores over timeFor participants continuing/starting efgartigimod treatment at rollover or relapse: at weeks 0, 8, every 16 weeks until and after efgartigimod PH20 SC treatment stop and at week 48.

The Autoimmune Bullous Disease Quality of Life (ABQoL) was developed and validated for determining the impact of AIBDs and their therapies on the daily lives of patients.

DLQI scores over timeFor participants continuing/starting efgartigimod treatment at rollover or relapse: at weeks 0, 8, every 16 weeks until and after efgartigimod PH20 SC treatment stop and at week 48.

The Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) consists of 10 questions concerning the participant's perception of the impact of skin diseases on different aspects of their health-related QoL the previous week. The impact of each aspect on the QoL assessment is scored qualitatively, ranging from "not at all" to "very much."

Percent changes from baseline over time for anti-BP180 and anti-BP-230 antibody levelsFor participants continuing/starting efgartigimod PH20 SC treatment at rollover or relapse: at weeks 0, 2, 4 and 8 and then every 4 weeks to efgartigimod stop, every 8 weeks after efgartigimod stop and at weeks 48, 52 and 56.

Percent changes from baseline over time for anti-BP180 and anti-BP-230 antibody levels

Trial Locations

Locations (40)

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

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Chongqing, China

Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

🇨🇳

Shanghai, China

Medical Dermatology Specialists

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

First OC Dermatology

🇺🇸

Fountain Valley, California, United States

Miami Dermatology and Laser Institute

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

University of Michigan Hospital

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Saint Louis University

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Wright State Physicians

🇺🇸

Fairborn, Ohio, United States

Premier Specialists

🇦🇺

Kogarah, Australia

Diagnostic and Consulting Center Aleksandrovska EOOD

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

🇨🇳

Chengdu, China

Poliklinika Solmed

🇭🇷

Zagreb, Croatia

Fakultni nemocnice Bulovka

🇨🇿

Praha, Czechia

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der TU Dresden

🇩🇪

Dresden, Germany

Universitatsklinikum Dusseldorf

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Düsseldorf, Germany

Universitatsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein

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Kiel, Germany

LMU Klinikum der Universität

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München, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Würzburg

🇩🇪

Würzburg, Germany

Hospital of Venereal and Skin Diseases A.Syggros

🇬🇷

Athens, Greece

Hospital Of Skin And Venereal Diseases of Thessaloniki

🇬🇷

Thessaloníki, Greece

Semmelweis Egyetem

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Budapest, Hungary

Sheba Medical Center - PPDS

🇮🇱

Ramat Gan, Israel

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele

🇮🇹

Catania, Italy

Azienda USL Toscana Centro - Ospidale Piero Palagi

🇮🇹

Firenze, Italy

Azienda Sanitaria Di Firenze

🇮🇹

Firenze, Italy

Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

🇮🇹

Milano, Italy

Ospedale Policlinico San Martino

🇮🇹

Genova, Italy

Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia

🇮🇹

Pavia, Italy

IDI IRCCS - Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata

🇮🇹

Roma, Italy

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli

🇮🇹

Rome, Italy

Hokkaido University Hospital

🇯🇵

Sapporo, Japan

Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

🇳🇱

Groningen, Netherlands

University Clinical Center of Serbia - PPDS

🇷🇸

Belgrade, Serbia

Univerzitna nemocnica Bratislava

🇸🇰

Bratislava, Slovakia

Fakultna nemocnica Trnava

🇸🇰

Trnava, Slovakia

Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio

🇪🇸

Granada, Spain

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

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