E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Growth Hormone Deficiency |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10056438 |
E.1.2 | Term | Growth hormone deficiency |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
The primary objective is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamic response of three different ARX201 doses when administered repeatedly to young adult patients with childhood onset GHD |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
- To establish the single and multidose pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of ARX201 administered to young adult patients with childhood onset GHD. - To select, based on the safety, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic findings, the dosage regimens of ARX201 that will be evaluated in subsequent multiple dose studies in patients with GHD. - To evaluate the efficacy of ARX201 following six months of treatment in young patients with GHD.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Young adults, male or female, age 18 to 30 years, with growth hormone deficiency of childhood onset whom have completed growth (and in the investigators opinion have achieved their final height); 2. hGH level below the predetermined cut-off value in one of the dynamic endocrine testing (If there are more than two tests performed all should have peak hGH levels below predetermined cut-off values): a. If Insulin Tolerance Test, the peak hGH value must be below 3 ng/ml; b. If Arginine-GHRH Test, the peak hGH value must be below 5 ng/ml. This test is however not acceptable in patients with GHD of hypothalamic origin (e.g. patients having received irradiation of the hypothalamic-pituitary region); c. If Arginine Test alone, the GH peak must be below 1.4 ng/ml. This test is acceptable only in patients in which Insulin Tolerance Test is contraindicated and are suffering from GHD of hypothalamic origin; OR d. Patients without results of any dynamic endocrine testing having at least 3 other pituitary hormone deficiencies; 3. Screening IGF-I level of ≤ - 2 SDS standardised for age and sex according to the central laboratory reference values; 4. rhGH treatment naïve or stopped this treatment for at least 6 months prior to study entry ; 5. Receiving replacement therapies for any other hypothalamic-pituitary axes deficiencies for at least 3 months prior to study entry; (For patients receiving estrogen, ONLY transdermal application is acceptable. Temporary adjustment of glucocorticoid replacement therapy, as appropriate, is acceptable) 6. Confirmed to be negative for anti-hGH antibodies; 7. Females must not intend to conceive during or shortly after the study. They must be either post-menopausal, surgically incapable of bearing children, or practicing an acceptable method of birth control (e.g., intrauterine device or spermicide and barrier but NOT hormonal contraceptives) and be willing to continue the same method of birth control during and for 30 days after the last dose of study medication. Oral contraceptives must be discontinued at least 14 days prior to receipt of the first dose of study drug and are not permitted during the study. Females of child-bearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test before the first dose of study drug; 8. Have negative drugs of abuse screen at Screening and on Day -1 of check in ; 9. Willing and able to give informed consent; and 10. Willing and able to undergo procedures required by this protocol. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Evidence of growth of pituitary adenoma or other intracranial tumor within the last 12 months which has to be confirmed by computer tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan (with contrast) within 3 months prior to study entry. Patients with primary growth hormone deficiency are exempt from this requirement 2. History of malignancy other than I) cranial tumor or leukemia causing GHD or II) fully treated basal cell carcinoma; 3. Subjects presenting with any clinically significant ECG abnormality, including a corrected QT interval (QTc) > 450 msec for males or a corrected QT interval (QTc) > 470 msec for females using Bazett’s formula ; 4. Evidence of active malignancy or concurrent anti-tumor therapy; 5. Evidence of intracranial hypertension; 6. Significant hepatic dysfunction (persistent elevation of alanine transaminase [ALT] or aspartate transaminase [AST] >1.5 x upper limit of normal); 7. Significant renal impairment as indicated by serum creatinine levels above the normalized range for age; 8. Any other major medical conditions, including e.g., clinically manifest diabetes mellitus, hypertension, tuberculosis, major surgery within the last three months, or significantly abnormal laboratory tests (e.g., disturbed calcium homeostasis); or any other conditions (e.g., acute infections) that may influence drug absorption, metabolism or excretion or that may interfere with any study variables in the judgment of the investigator; 9. Inadequate T4 or adrenocorticoid replacement; 10. Positive results from serology examination for HBV, HCV or HIV; 11. History of alcohol or drug abuse as specified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV) in the year before screening; 12. Hypersensitivity to the study treatment; 13. Systemic corticosteroids other than in replacement doses within the 3 months before study entry. (Temporary adjustment of glucocorticoids, as appropriate, is acceptable); 14. Anabolic steroids other than gonadal steroid replacement therapy within 2 months before study entry; 15. History of non-compliance with medications, un-cooperativeness or drug abuse; 16. Blood donation or any major blood loss >500 mL within the past 90 days prior to study entry; 17. History of any medical or psychiatric condition that in the opinion of the investigator would pose a risk for participation in this study or interfere with the compliance needed for this study; 18. Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding; 19. History of poor compliance with other chronic therapy; and 20. Participation in any other trial of an investigational agent within 90 days prior to screening. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
• Primary efficacy endpoint - Temporal profiling of circulating IGF-I levels • Secondary efficacy endpoints - Biochemical endpoints (IGF-1, and IGFBP-3 will also serve as pharmacodynamic endpoints): a) IGF-1 SDS; changes to baseline in IGF-I level, IGF-I SDS; b) IGFBP-3, IGFBP-3 SDS (actual values and changes to baseline) c) Lipid parameters (Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides; actual values and changes to baseline) • Clinical endpoints: a) Change in body fat mass (FM) expressed in kg-s from the baseline to the end of study as measured with DXA b) Relative change in body fat, c) Change in trunk fat (kg-s) d) Relative change in trunk fat e) Change in lean body mass (LBM) expressed in kg-s; from the baseline to the end of study (as measured with DXA) f) Change in waist circumference g) Change in hip circumference h) Change in waist-to-hip ratio i) Change in sum of skinfolds thickness j) Change in BMI k) Change in QoL scores |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 3 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
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
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 8 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 8 |