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    Summary
    EudraCT Number:2004-000723-15
    Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:Fresenius Study No. IP-REM-AC-01
    National Competent Authority:Latvia - SAM
    Clinical Trial Type:EEA CTA
    Trial Status:Completed
    Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:2005-05-10
    Trial results
    Index
    A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
    B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
    C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
    D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
    D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
    E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
    F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
    G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
    N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
    P. END OF TRIAL
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    A. Protocol Information
    A.1Member State ConcernedLatvia - SAM
    A.2EudraCT number2004-000723-15
    A.3Full title of the trial
    Two-arm, randomized (2:1), open-label phase II/III study in EpCAM positive cancer patients with symptomatic malignant ascites using paracentesis plus the tri-functional antibody removab (anti-EpCAM x anti-CD3) versus paracentesis alone
    A.4.1Sponsor's protocol code numberFresenius Study No. IP-REM-AC-01
    A.7Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan Information not present in EudraCT
    A.8EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan
    B. Sponsor Information
    B.Sponsor: 1
    B.1.1Name of SponsorFresenius Biotech GmbH
    B.1.3.4CountryGermany
    B.3.1 and B.3.2Status of the sponsorCommercial
    B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing support
    B.4.2Country
    B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
    B.5.1Name of organisation
    B.5.2Functional name of contact point
    D. IMP Identification
    D.IMP: 1
    D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleTest
    D.2 Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
    D.2.1IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation Information not present in EudraCT
    D.2.5The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community No
    D.2.5.1Orphan drug designation number
    D.3 Description of the IMP
    D.3.1Product nameremovab
    D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Concentrate for solution for infusion
    D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.7Routes of administration for this IMPIntraperitoneal use
    D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
    D.3.8INN - Proposed INNcatumaxomab
    D.3.9.1CAS number 509077-98-9
    D.3.9.3Other descriptive nameremovab
    D.3.10 Strength
    D.3.10.1Concentration unit µg/ml microgram(s)/millilitre
    D.3.10.2Concentration typerange
    D.3.10.3Concentration number90 to 110
    D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
    D.3.11.1Active substance of chemical origin No
    D.3.11.2Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) Yes
    The IMP is a:
    D.3.11.3Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.3.1Somatic cell therapy medicinal product No
    D.3.11.3.2Gene therapy medical product No
    D.3.11.3.3Tissue Engineered Product Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
    D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) No
    D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product Information not present in EudraCT
    D.3.11.10Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms No
    D.3.11.11Herbal medicinal product No
    D.3.11.12Homeopathic medicinal product No
    D.3.11.13Another type of medicinal product Yes
    D.3.11.13.1Other medicinal product typeAntibody developed by hybridoma method
    D.8 Information on Placebo
    E. General Information on the Trial
    E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.1Medical condition(s) being investigated
    Cancer : Malignant Ascites
    MedDRA Classification
    E.1.3Condition being studied is a rare disease Yes
    E.2 Objective of the trial
    E.2.1Main objective of the trial
    To demonstrate the superiority of a treatment with paracentesis plus removab over a treatment with paracentesis alone in terms of puncture free survival.
    E.2.2Secondary objectives of the trial
    To assess quality of life, patient’s health state, determine efficacy, and safety as well as to collect objective data regarding timing for the first post-baseline therapeutic ascites puncture.
    E.2.3Trial contains a sub-study Information not present in EudraCT
    E.3Principal inclusion criteria
    1.Signed and dated informed consent,
    2.Histological confirmed diagnosis of cancer,
    3.Patients with symptomatic malignant ascites requiring therapeutic ascites puncture. The ascites volume estimated by the radiologist must exceed 1 liter.
    4.EpCAM positive tumor cells in the ascites fluid,
    5.Age: >/= 18 years,
    6.Karnofsky Index >/=60
    7.Negative pregnancy test at screening in women with childbearing potential,
    8.Life expectancy >8 weeks,
    9.At least 1 therapeutic ascites puncture within 5 weeks before screening puncture.
    10.Patients who are refractory/resistant to chemotherapy or where the standard chemotherapy is no longer feasible
    E.4Principal exclusion criteria
    1.Acute or chronic infections,
    2.Exposure to investigational product, cancer chemo- or radiotherapy within the last 28 days (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C), before first infusion
    3.Previous treatment with mouse or rat monoclonal antibodies,
    4.Known or suspected hypersensitivity to removab or similar antibodies,
    5.Inadequate renal function (Creatinine >1.5 x upper limit of normal [ULN]),
    6.Inadequate hepatic function (aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyltransferase >/= 5 x ULN; bilirubin >1.5 x ULN),
    7.Platelets <80000 cells/qmm; absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1500 cells/qmm,
    8.Body mass index <17,
    9.Patients with a reduced nutritional status requiring predominantly parenteral nutrition (>50% of energy intake),
    10.Patients with gastric or small bowel feeding tube at study entry,
    11.Patients with ileus within the last 30 days,
    12.Patients with any other severe disease that would render a participation in the
    study an undue risk,
    13.Known brain metastases in cancer history,
    14.Pregnant or nursing women or women with childbearing potential and males who are not using an effective contraceptive method during the study and at least 3 months after the last infusion,
    15.History of myocardial infarction,
    16.Signs or symptoms of relevant cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmias (New York Heart Association [NYHA] class >II),
    17.History of cerebrovascular accident,
    18.Patients with portal vein obstruction or portal vein thrombosis diagnosed by CT-scan at screening,
    19.Patients with extensive liver metastases (>70% of the liver is metastasized),
    20.Inadequate respiratory function in the opinion of the investigator,
    21.Any further condition which according to the investigator results in an undue risk of the patient by participating in the present study.
    E.5 End points
    E.5.1Primary end point(s)
    Puncture free survival, defined as time after day 0/treatment period to first need for therapeutic ascites puncture or death, whichever occurs first.
    Additional measures will be performed to objectify the need for therapeutic ascites puncture (first part of the composite primary efficacy variable) ex post facto (see also additional variables). The therapeutic ascites puncture will be carried out if the ascites volume, as estimated by the radiologist from the CT, exceeds 1 liter and the patient has symptomatic ascites according to the ascites signs and symptoms assessment
    E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial
    E.6Scope of the trial
    E.6.1Diagnosis No
    E.6.2Prophylaxis No
    E.6.3Therapy Yes
    E.6.4Safety Yes
    E.6.5Efficacy Yes
    E.6.6Pharmacokinetic No
    E.6.7Pharmacodynamic Yes
    E.6.8Bioequivalence No
    E.6.9Dose response No
    E.6.10Pharmacogenetic Information not present in EudraCT
    E.6.11Pharmacogenomic No
    E.6.12Pharmacoeconomic No
    E.6.13Others No
    E.7Trial type and phase
    E.7.1Human pharmacology (Phase I) Information not present in EudraCT
    E.7.1.1First administration to humans Information not present in EudraCT
    E.7.1.2Bioequivalence study Information not present in EudraCT
    E.7.1.3Other Information not present in EudraCT
    E.7.1.3.1Other trial type description
    E.7.2Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) Information not present in EudraCT
    E.7.3Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) Yes
    E.7.4Therapeutic use (Phase IV) Information not present in EudraCT
    E.8 Design of the trial
    E.8.1Controlled Yes
    E.8.1.1Randomised Yes
    E.8.1.2Open Yes
    E.8.1.3Single blind Information not present in EudraCT
    E.8.1.4Double blind Information not present in EudraCT
    E.8.1.5Parallel group Information not present in EudraCT
    E.8.1.6Cross over Information not present in EudraCT
    E.8.1.7Other Information not present in EudraCT
    E.8.2 Comparator of controlled trial
    E.8.2.1Other medicinal product(s) No
    E.8.2.2Placebo No
    E.8.2.3Other Yes
    E.8.2.3.1Comparator description
    Paracentesis
    E.8.3 The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned No
    E.8.4 The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned Yes
    E.8.5The trial involves multiple Member States Yes
    E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA
    E.8.6.1Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA No
    E.8.6.2Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA Information not present in EudraCT
    E.8.7Trial has a data monitoring committee Information not present in EudraCT
    E.8.8 Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
    E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned years1
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned months6
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned days
    E.8.9.2In all countries concerned by the trial years1
    E.8.9.2In all countries concerned by the trial months9
    F. Population of Trial Subjects
    F.1 Age Range
    F.1.1Trial has subjects under 18 No
    F.1.1.1In Utero Information not present in EudraCT
    F.1.1.2Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks) Information not present in EudraCT
    F.1.1.3Newborns (0-27 days) Information not present in EudraCT
    F.1.1.4Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) Information not present in EudraCT
    F.1.1.5Children (2-11years) Information not present in EudraCT
    F.1.1.6Adolescents (12-17 years) Information not present in EudraCT
    F.1.2Adults (18-64 years) Yes
    F.1.3Elderly (>=65 years) No
    F.2 Gender
    F.2.1Female Yes
    F.2.2Male Yes
    F.3 Group of trial subjects
    F.3.1Healthy volunteers No
    F.3.2Patients Yes
    F.3.3Specific vulnerable populations Information not present in EudraCT
    F.3.3.1Women of childbearing potential not using contraception For clinical trials recorded in the database before the 10th March 2011 this question read: "Women of childbearing potential" and did not include the words "not using contraception". An answer of yes could have included women of child bearing potential whether or not they would be using contraception. The answer should therefore be understood in that context. This trial was recorded in the database on 2005-05-10. Yes
    F.3.3.2Women of child-bearing potential using contraception Information not present in EudraCT
    F.3.3.3Pregnant women No
    F.3.3.4Nursing women No
    F.3.3.5Emergency situation No
    F.3.3.6Subjects incapable of giving consent personally No
    F.3.3.7Others No
    F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included
    F.4.1In the member state36
    F.4.2 For a multinational trial
    F.4.2.1In the EEA 168
    F.4.2.2In the whole clinical trial 216
    G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial
    N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned
    N.Competent Authority Decision Authorised
    N.Date of Competent Authority Decision2005-05-02
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial applicationFavourable
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion
    N.Date of Ethics Committee Opinion2005-04-22
    P. End of Trial
    P.End of Trial StatusCompleted
    P.Date of the global end of the trial2006-11-02
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