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    Clinical Trial Results:
    A Multicenter, Double blind, Vehicle-controlled, Randomized Study of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) With Metvix 160 mg/g Cream and Aktilite CL128 LED Light in Patients With Multiple Actinic Keratoses on the Face and/or Scalp

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2005-005015-13
    Trial protocol
    DE  
    Global end of trial date
    23 Jan 2007

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    07 Jul 2022
    First version publication date
    07 Jul 2022
    Other versions

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    PC T405/05
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    NCT00304239
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    Galderma R&D SNC
    Sponsor organisation address
    Les Templiers, 2400 route des colles, Biot, France, 06410
    Public contact
    CTA Coordinator, Galderma R&D SNC, +33 (0)493-95-70-85, cta.coordinator@galderma.com
    Scientific contact
    CTA Coordinator, Galderma R&D SNC, +33 (0)493-95-70-85, cta.coordinator@galderma.com
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    23 Jan 2007
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    No
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    23 Jan 2007
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    The main objective of this trial was to compare the subject complete response rate of Metvix® Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) to that of vehicle PDT 3 months after last treatment in subjects with multiple Actinic Keratoses (AK) lesions on the face and/or scalp.
    Protection of trial subjects
    The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, 1964, as amended in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (UK), 2000, and in compliance with the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (GCP), as described in the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) Note for Guidance on Good Clinical Practice, committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products, CPMP/ICH/135/95, in operation 17 January 1997, and applicable regulatory requirements.
    Background therapy
    -
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    13 Mar 2006
    Long term follow-up planned
    No
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    No
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Germany: 83
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    United States: 48
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    131
    EEA total number of subjects
    83
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    37
    From 65 to 84 years
    86
    85 years and over
    8

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    The study was conducted at 12 centers in Germany and the United States between 13 March 2006 to 23 January 2007.

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    A total of 131 subjects were enrolled and received treatment in this study.

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Overall trial (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Randomised - controlled
    Blinding used
    Double blind
    Roles blinded
    Subject, Investigator

    Arms
    Are arms mutually exclusive
    Yes

    Arm title
    Metvix-PDT
    Arm description
    Metvix (methyl aminolevulinate hydrochloride) 160 milligrams per gram (mg/g) cream was applied to face and or scalp at Day 0 and at Day 7 where other therapies were unacceptable or considered medically less appropriate.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Metvix 160 mg/g Cream
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Cream
    Routes of administration
    Topical use
    Dosage and administration details
    Metvix 160 mg/g Cream was applied for 3 hours with occlusive dressing, and illumination with non-coherent red light using the Aktilite CL128 lamp, with a total light dose 37 Joule per square centimeter (J/cm^2). All eligible lesions on the subject were treated twice with an interval of 1 week between treatments.

    Arm title
    Vehicle-PDT
    Arm description
    Vehicle cream was applied to face and or scalp at Day 0 and at Day 7 where other therapies were unacceptable or considered medically less appropriate.
    Arm type
    Placebo

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Vehicle-PDT
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Cream
    Routes of administration
    Topical use
    Dosage and administration details
    Vehicle Cream was applied for 3 hours with occlusive dressing, and illumination with non-coherent red light using the Aktilite® CL128 lamp, with a total light dose 37 J/cm^2. All eligible lesions on the subject were treated twice with an interval of 1 week between treatments.

    Number of subjects in period 1
    Metvix-PDT Vehicle-PDT
    Started
    73
    58
    Completed
    56
    58
    Not completed
    17
    0
         Adverse event
    2
    -
         Protocol deviation
    15
    -

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Metvix-PDT
    Reporting group description
    Metvix (methyl aminolevulinate hydrochloride) 160 milligrams per gram (mg/g) cream was applied to face and or scalp at Day 0 and at Day 7 where other therapies were unacceptable or considered medically less appropriate.

    Reporting group title
    Vehicle-PDT
    Reporting group description
    Vehicle cream was applied to face and or scalp at Day 0 and at Day 7 where other therapies were unacceptable or considered medically less appropriate.

    Reporting group values
    Metvix-PDT Vehicle-PDT Total
    Number of subjects
    73 58 131
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
    Age continuous
    Units: years
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    70.0 ( 8.4 ) 67.0 ( 10.4 ) -
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    13 13 26
        Male
    60 45 105
    Race/Ethnicity, Customized
    Units: Subjects
        Caucasian
    73 58 131

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Metvix-PDT
    Reporting group description
    Metvix (methyl aminolevulinate hydrochloride) 160 milligrams per gram (mg/g) cream was applied to face and or scalp at Day 0 and at Day 7 where other therapies were unacceptable or considered medically less appropriate.

    Reporting group title
    Vehicle-PDT
    Reporting group description
    Vehicle cream was applied to face and or scalp at Day 0 and at Day 7 where other therapies were unacceptable or considered medically less appropriate.

    Primary: Percentage of Subjects With Complete Response

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    End point title
    Percentage of Subjects With Complete Response [1]
    End point description
    Subject complete response was defined as the percentage of subjects with all treated lesions that were assessed as clear and/or on face and scalp at 3 months after treatment determined by clinical assessment (visual inspection and palpation). Percentage of subjects with complete response at 3 months after treatment was reported. The analysis was performed on the intention-to-treat (ITT) population which consisted of all subjects that were randomized and for whom any aspect of treatment with either Metvix-PDT or Vehicle-PDT was initiated.
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    Up to 3 months
    Notes
    [1] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point.
    Justification: Only descriptive data was planned to be analyzed for this endpoint.
    End point values
    Metvix-PDT Vehicle-PDT
    Number of subjects analysed
    57
    58
    Units: Percentage of subjects
        number (confidence interval 95%)
    68.4 (54.8 to 80.1)
    6.9 (1.9 to 16.7)
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Lesion Complete Response

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    End point title
    Lesion Complete Response
    End point description
    Lesion complete response was defined as the percentage of pre-existing and treated lesions that were assessed as clear on face and scalp 3 months after treatment. Percentage of lesions after 3 months of treatment was reported. The analysis was performed on the ITT population which consisted of all subjects that were randomized and for whom any aspect of treatment with either Metvix-PDT or Vehicle-PDT was initiated.
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    Up to 3 months
    End point values
    Metvix-PDT Vehicle-PDT
    Number of subjects analysed
    57
    58
    Units: Percentage of lesions
        number (not applicable)
    83
    29
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Secondary: Number of Subjects With at Least One Treatment Site Adverse Events

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    End point title
    Number of Subjects With at Least One Treatment Site Adverse Events
    End point description
    An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a subject or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily had a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory value), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product. Number of subjects with at least one treatment site adverse events were reported. The safety population consisted of all subjects for whom any kind of treatment was initiated.
    End point type
    Secondary
    End point timeframe
    Up to 3 Months
    End point values
    Metvix-PDT Vehicle-PDT
    Number of subjects analysed
    73
    58
    Units: Subjects
    61
    27
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    From study drug administration up to 3 Months
    Adverse event reporting additional description
    The safety population consisted of all subjects for whom any kind of treatment was initiated.
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    8.0
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Metvix® (methyl aminolevulinate hydrochloride)-PDT
    Reporting group description
    Metvix® 160 milligrams/gram (mg/g) Cream (active IMP) was applied to face/scalp where other therapies were unacceptable or considered medically less appropriate.

    Reporting group title
    Vehicle-PDT
    Reporting group description
    Vehicle cream was applied to face/scalp where other therapies were unacceptable or considered medically less appropriate.

    Serious adverse events
    Metvix® (methyl aminolevulinate hydrochloride)-PDT Vehicle-PDT
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    6 / 73 (8.22%)
    3 / 58 (5.17%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    0
    0
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    0
    0
    Investigations
    Hospitalization for coronary cateterization
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 73 (1.37%)
    0 / 58 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
    Cerebral Concussion
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 73 (1.37%)
    0 / 58 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Surgical and medical procedures
    Basal cell carcinoma nose surgery
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 73 (1.37%)
    0 / 58 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Surgery of squamous cell carcinoma right cheek
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 73 (1.37%)
    0 / 58 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Re-surgery of squamous cell carcinoma right cheek
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 73 (1.37%)
    0 / 58 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Lentigo maligna surgery
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 73 (1.37%)
    0 / 58 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Planned three-step surgery of preexisting squamous cell carcinoma
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 73 (1.37%)
    0 / 58 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Basal cell carcinoma left cheek surgery
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 73 (0.00%)
    1 / 58 (1.72%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Re-surgery and wound suture basal cell carcinoma left cheek
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 73 (0.00%)
    1 / 58 (1.72%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Knee prothesis right due to arthrosis
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 73 (0.00%)
    1 / 58 (1.72%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Nervous system disorders
    Transient ischaemic attack
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 73 (1.37%)
    0 / 58 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia due to cerebral concussion
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 73 (1.37%)
    0 / 58 (0.00%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 1
    0 / 0
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Inguinal hernia
         subjects affected / exposed
    0 / 73 (0.00%)
    1 / 58 (1.72%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    0 / 0
    0 / 0
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5%
    Non-serious adverse events
    Metvix® (methyl aminolevulinate hydrochloride)-PDT Vehicle-PDT
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    62 / 73 (84.93%)
    34 / 58 (58.62%)
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    Pain of skin
         subjects affected / exposed
    40 / 73 (54.79%)
    12 / 58 (20.69%)
         occurrences all number
    40
    12
    Erythema
         subjects affected / exposed
    38 / 73 (52.05%)
    3 / 58 (5.17%)
         occurrences all number
    38
    3
    Skin burning sensation
         subjects affected / exposed
    26 / 73 (35.62%)
    12 / 58 (20.69%)
         occurrences all number
    26
    12
    Pruritus
         subjects affected / exposed
    15 / 73 (20.55%)
    2 / 58 (3.45%)
         occurrences all number
    15
    2
    Skin discomfort
         subjects affected / exposed
    10 / 73 (13.70%)
    3 / 58 (5.17%)
         occurrences all number
    10
    3
    Skin exfoliation
         subjects affected / exposed
    11 / 73 (15.07%)
    1 / 58 (1.72%)
         occurrences all number
    11
    1
    Scab
         subjects affected / exposed
    11 / 73 (15.07%)
    1 / 58 (1.72%)
         occurrences all number
    11
    1

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? Yes
    Date
    Amendment
    04 Nov 2005
    The safety follow-up visit was scheduled 2 weeks after last treatment.
    02 May 2006
    The protocol was updated to perform the study in Germany and United Kingdom. However, the study was initiated only in Germany. Subsequently, the study was expanded to include 4 centers in the United States and to extend the recruitment period due to slower than expected enrollment in the original German centers.

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    None reported
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