A Phase 2/3 Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Alport Syndrome - CARDINAL

Phase 2

Completed

Conditions: Alport Syndrome

Interventions: Drug: Placebo Oral Capsule
Drug: Bardoxolone Methyl

Registration Number: NCT03019185

Lead Sponsor: Reata, a wholly owned subsidiary of Biogen

Brief Summary: This international, multi-center, Phase 2/3 trial will study the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of bardoxolone methyl in qualified patients with Alport syndrome. The Phase 2 portion of the trial will be open-label and enroll up to 30 patients. The Phase 3 portion of the trial will be double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled and will enroll up to 180 patients.

Detailed Description: This international, multi-center, Phase 2/3 trial will study the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of bardoxolone methyl in qualified patients with Alport syndrome. The Phase 2 portion of the trial will be open-label and enroll up to 30 patients. The Phase 3 portion of the trial will be double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled and will enroll up to 180 patients.

Patients in the Phase 2 cohort will receive bardoxolone methyl throughout the study. Patients in the Phase 3 cohort will be randomized 1:1 to either bardoxolone methyl or placebo and randomization will be stratified by baseline albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR). Patients randomized to placebo will remain on placebo throughout the study, undergoing sham titration.

All patients in the study will follow the same visit and assessment schedule. Following randomization on Day 1, patients will be scheduled to be assessed during treatment at Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 52, 64, 76, 88, 100, and 104 and by telephone contact on Days 3, 10, 21, 31, 38, and 45. Patients will not receive study drug during a 4-week withdrawal period between Weeks 48 and 52. They will re-start treatment at Week 52 at the same dose they received at Week 48 and will continue study drug treatment through Week 100. Patients will also be scheduled to be assessed at an in person follow up visit at Week 104, four weeks after the end of treatment.

Study Sponsor, originally Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is now Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Biogen.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 187

Inclusion Criteria

Male and female patients 12 ≤ age ≤ 60 upon study consent;
Diagnosis of Alport syndrome by genetic testing (documented mutation in a gene associated with Alport syndrome, including COL4A3, COL4A4, or COL4A5) or histologic assessment using electron microscopy;
Screening eGFR ≥ 30 and ≤ 90 mL/min/1.73 m2. The two eGFR values collected at Screen A and Screen B visits used to determine eligibility must have a percent difference ≤ 25%;
Albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) ≤ 3500 mg/g at Screen B visit;
If receiving an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and/or an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB), the medications must remain the same for at least 6 weeks prior to the Screen A visit and during Screening. The dosage of ACE inhibitor and/or ARB must also be stable for 2 weeks prior to the Screen A visit and remain the same through Day 1 (i.e., no change in dosage or medication). Patients not taking an ACE inhibitor and/or ARB because of a medical contraindication must have discontinued treatment at least 8 weeks prior to the Screen A visit;
Adequate bone marrow reserve and organ function at the Screen A visit
Able to swallow capsules;
Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other study procedures;

Exclusion Criteria

Prior exposure to bardoxolone methyl;
Ongoing chronic hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis therapy;
Renal transplant recipient;
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level > 200 pg/mL at Screen A visit;
Uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c > 11.0%) at Screen A visit;
Acute dialysis or acute kidney injury within 12 weeks prior to Screen A visit or during Screening;
Serum albumin < 3 g/dL at Screen A visit;
History of clinically significant left-sided heart disease and/or clinically significant cardiac disease, including but not limited to any of the following:
Uncontrolled systemic hypertension as evidenced by sitting systolic blood pressure (BP) > 160 mm Hg or sitting diastolic BP > 100 mm Hg at Screen A visit after a period of rest;
Systolic BP < 90 mm Hg at Screen A visit after a period of rest;
History of malignancy within 5 years prior to Screen A visit, with the exception of localized skin or cervical carcinomas;
Systemic immunosuppression for more than 2 weeks, cumulatively, within the 12 weeks prior to randomization or anticipated need for immunosuppression during the study;
Untreated or uncontrolled active bacterial, fungal, or viral infection;
Participation in other interventional clinical studies within 30 days prior to Day 1;
Unwilling to practice acceptable methods of birth control (both males who have partners of child-bearing potential and females of childbearing potential) during Screening, while taking study drug, and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study drug is ingested;
Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding;
Known hypersensitivity to any component of the study drug

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Phase 3 Placebo	Placebo Oral Capsule	Patients randomized to placebo will remain on placebo throughout the study, undergoing sham titration.
Phase 2 Bardoxolone Methyl	Bardoxolone Methyl	Patients in the Phase 2 cohort will receive bardoxolone methyl throughout the study. Patients with baseline ACR ≤ 300 mg/g will be titrated to a maximum dose of 20 mg, and patients with baseline ACR \> 300 mg/g will be titrated to a maximum dose of 30 mg. Adult patients (≥ 18 years of age) receiving bardoxolone methyl will start with once-daily dosing at 5 mg and will dose-escalate to 10 mg at Week 2, to 20 mg at Week 4, and then to 30 mg at Week 6 (only if baseline ACR \>300 mg/g) unless contraindicated clinically and approved by the medical monitor. Patients under the age of 18 receiving bardoxolone methyl will start 5 mg every other day during the first week and begin once-daily dosing with 5 mg during the second week of the study, and then continue with once-daily dosing following the same aforementioned dose titration scheme based on baseline ACR at Weeks 2, 4, and 6.
Phase 3 Bardoxolone Methyl	Bardoxolone Methyl	Patients with baseline ACR ≤ 300 mg/g will be titrated to a maximum dose of 20 mg, and patients with baseline ACR \> 300 mg/g will be titrated to a maximum dose of 30 mg. Adult patients (≥ 18 years of age) receiving bardoxolone methyl will start with once-daily dosing at 5 mg and will dose-escalate to 10 mg at Week 2, to 20 mg at Week 4, and then to 30 mg at Week 6 (only if baseline ACR \>300 mg/g) unless contraindicated clinically and approved by the medical monitor. Patients under the age of 18 receiving bardoxolone methyl will start 5 mg every other day during the first week and begin once-daily dosing with 5 mg during the second week of the study, and then continue with once-daily dosing following the same aforementioned dose titration scheme based on baseline ACR at Weeks 2, 4, and 6.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change From Baseline in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) After 12 Weeks of Treatment (Phase 2)	Baseline through 12 weeks after participant receives the first dose in the Phase 2 study	To assess the change in eGFR from baseline to week 12 (Phase 2). Estimated Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) indicates how well the kidneys are filtering waste from the blood. The higher the eGFR number, the better the kidney function.
Change From Baseline in eGFR After 48 Weeks of Treatment (Phase 3)	Baseline through 48 weeks after participant receives the first dose in the Phase 3 study	To assess the change in eGFR from baseline to week 48 (Phase 3). Estimated Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) indicates how well the kidneys are filtering waste from the blood. The higher the eGFR number, the better the kidney function.
Change From Baseline in eGFR After 100 Weeks of Treatment (Phase 3)	Baseline through 100 weeks after participant receives the first dose in the Phase 3 study	To assess the change in eGFR from baseline to week 100 (Phase 3). Estimated Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) indicates how well the kidneys are filtering waste from the blood. The higher the eGFR number, the better the kidney function.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change From Baseline in eGFR After 48 Weeks of Treatment (Phase 2)	Baseline through 48 weeks after participant receives the first dose in the Phase 2 study	To assess the change from baseline in eGFR in bardoxolone methyl-treated patients at Week 48. Estimated Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) indicates how well the kidneys are filtering waste from the blood. The higher the eGFR number, the better the kidney function.
Change From Baseline in eGFR After 100 Weeks of Treatment (Phase 2)	Baseline through 100 weeks after participant receives the first dose in the Phase 2 study	To assess the change from baseline in eGFR in bardoxolone methyl-treated patients at Week 100. Estimated Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) indicates how well the kidneys are filtering waste from the blood. The higher the eGFR number, the better the kidney function.
Change From Baseline in eGFR at Week 52 Following a 4-week Drug Treatment Withdrawal Period (Phase 3)	Baseline through 52 weeks after participant receives the first dose in the Phase 3 study (or 4 weeks after last dose for patients who discontinued early in the first year)	To assess the change in eGFR from baseline to week 52 following a 4-week drug treatment withdrawal period (Phase 3). Estimated Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) indicates how well the kidneys are filtering waste from the blood. The higher the eGFR number, the better the kidney function.
Change From Baseline in eGFR at Week 104 Following a 4-week Drug Treatment Withdrawal Period (Phase 3)	Baseline through 104 weeks after participant receives the first dose in the Phase 3 study (or 4 weeks after last dose for patients who discontinued early in the second year)	To assess the change in eGFR from baseline to week 104 following a 4-week drug treatment withdrawal period (Phase 3). Estimated Glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) indicates how well the kidneys are filtering waste from the blood. The higher the eGFR number, the better the kidney function.

Trial Locations

Locations (62): Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Cleveland Clinic
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Akron Nephrology Associates
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Akron, Ohio, United States
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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Los Angeles, California, United States
South Florida Research Institute
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Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, United States
Biolab Research, LLC
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
South Carolina Nephrology & Hypertension Center, Inc
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Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Academic Medical Research Institute
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Boise Kidney & Hypertension Institute
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Meridian, Idaho, United States
Renal Disease Research Institute
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Dallas, Texas, United States
Nephrology Associates, PC
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Flushing, New York, United States
Tufts Medical Center
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Cincinnati
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Servicio de Nefrologia pediatrica
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Barcelona, Spain
Columbia University Nephrology
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New York, New York, United States
NorthShore University Health System
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Evanston, Illinois, United States
Akron Children's Hospital
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Akron, Ohio, United States
Advanced Clinical Research
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West Jordan, Utah, United States
John Hunter Hospital
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New Lambton Heights, Australia
Royal Free Hospital
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London, United Kingdom
Melbourne Renal Research Group
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Melbourne, Australia
CHU Lyon-Hopital Edouard Herriot
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Lyon, France
University Children's Hospital Heidelberg
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Heidelberg, Germany
Fundacio Puigvert
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Barcelona, Spain
Puerto Rico Clinical & Translational Research Center
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Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca
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El Palmar, Spain
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
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Westmead, Australia
Hopital Necker-Universite Paris Descartes
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Paris, France
Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center
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Tokyo, Japan
Sydney Children's Hospital
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Sydney, Australia
University of Minnesota - Division of Pediatric Nephrology
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Duke University Medical Center
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
Southwest Houston Research
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Houston, Texas, United States
General Clinical Research Center - Parnassus
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San Francisco, California, United States
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Arizona Kidney Disease and Hypertension Research Services, PLLC
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Denver Nephrologists PC
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Denver, Colorado, United States
Oregon Health & Science University
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
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Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Washington University School of Medicine
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Division of Pediatric Nephrology
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Clinical Advancement Center
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San Antonio, Texas, United States
University of Utah Health
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
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Herston, Queensland, Australia
CHU Grenoble- Grenoble France
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La Tronche, France
Kobe University Hospital
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Kobe, Japan
Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital
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Nagoya, Japan
University of Medicine Gottingen
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Göttingen, Germany
St Marianna University Hospital
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Kawasaki, Japan
JCHO Cyukyo Hospital
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Nagoya, Japan
Kitano Hospital
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Osaka, Japan
Saitama Children's Medical Center
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Saitama, Japan
Juntendo University Hospital
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Tokyo, Japan
Saga University Hospital
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Saga, Japan
JCHO Sendai Hospital
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Sendai, Japan
Scripps Clinic, Nephrology
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La Jolla, California, United States
University of California San Francisco - Children's Renal Center
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San Francisco, California, United States
University of Michigan
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Brookview Hills Research Associates, PLLC
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Children's Research Institute - The Children's Mercy Hospital
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States