E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Adult and paediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infection. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Cystic fibrosis (CF) in adults and children with a lung infection caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA). |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | Yes |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To assess the comparative safety and efficacy of Aztreonam Lysine for Inhalation (AZLI) and Tobramycin
Nebuliser Solution (TNS) in adult and pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with pulmonary Pseudomonas
aeruginosa (PA) infection. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
• Change from baseline in the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire – Revised (CFQ-R) Respiratory Symptoms Scale at
Day 28
• Relative change from baseline in FEV1 percent of predicted at Week 20 (end of last treatment course of AZLI
or TNS)
• Use of additional (non-protocol specified) antipseudomonal antibiotics during the course of the study
• Hospitalizations during the course of the study
• Change in PA CFUs in sputum at the end of each on-drug cycle
• Changes from baseline in FEV1, FVC and FEF 25-75 at each study visit
• Change from baseline in other domains as assessed by the CFQ-R at each visit
• Changes from baseline in weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) at each visit
• Missed school/work days during the course of the study
Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) at Day 28 and either Day 140 or ET |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Males or females aged 6 years and older
• Patients with CF as diagnosed by one of the following:
• Documented sweat chloride ≥ 60 mEq/L by quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis test, or
• Documented sweat sodium ≥ 60 mmol/L, or
• Two well characterized genetic mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
(CFTR) gene, or
• Abnormal nasal potential difference with accompanying symptoms characteristic of CF
• Documented PA in an expectorated sputum or throat swab culture within 3 months prior to Visit 1 or at Visit 1
• Patients must be able to provide written informed consent/assent prior to any study related procedures; parent/
guardian must be able to give written informed consent as necessary prior to any study related procedure
• Patients must have received previous treatment with aerosolized antibiotics without demonstration of drug
intolerance
• FEV1 ≤ 75% predicted at Visit 1
• Ability to perform reproducible pulmonary function tests
• Chest radiograph at Visit 1 without significant acute findings (eg, infiltrates [lobar or diffuse interstitial], pleural
effusion, pneumothorax); or chest radiograph or MRI obtained within the 180 days prior to Visit 1 without acute
findings and no significant intercurrent illness; chronic, stable findings (eg, chronic scarring or atelectasis) are
allowed.
Inclusion criteria for extension phase:
• Subjects must be able to provide written informed consent/assent prior to any study related procedures; parent/
guardian must be able to give written informed consent as necessary prior to any study related procedures
• Subjects must have received previous treatment with aerosolized antibiotics without demonstration of drug
intolerance
• Completed at least one course of AZLI or TNS during the randomized portion of the study
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
•• Current use of oral corticosteroids in doses exceeding the equivalent of 10 mg prednisone a day or 20 mg
prednisone every other day
• History of sputum or throat swab culture yielding B. cepacia in the previous 2 years
• Current requirement for daily continuous oxygen supplementation or requirement for more than 2 L/minute at
night
• Administration of any investigational drug or device within 28 days of Visit 1 or within 6 half-lives of the
investigational drug (whichever is longer)
• Known local or systemic hypersensitivity to monobactam antibiotics
• Known allergies/intolerance to tobramycin
• Inability to tolerate inhalation of a short acting β2 agonist
• Changes in or initiation of chronic azithromycin treatment within 28 days prior to Visit 1
• Administration of antipseudomonal antibiotics by inhalation, intravenous or oral routes within the 14 days prior
to Visit 1
• Changes in antimicrobial, bronchodilator (BD), dornase alfa, or corticosteroid medications within 7 days prior
to Visit 1
• Changes in physiotherapy technique or schedule within 7 days prior to Visit 1
• History of lung transplantation
• Abnormal renal or hepatic function or serum chemistry at Visit 1, defined as:
- AST, ALT > 5 times upper limit of normal range (ULN)
- Creatinine > 2 times ULN
• Positive pregnancy test at Visit 1; all women of childbearing potential will be tested
• Female of childbearing potential who is lactating or is not (in the opinion of the investigator) practicing an
acceptable method of birth control; female subjects who utilize hormonal contraceptives as one of their birth
control methods must have used the same method for at least 3 months before study dosing
• Any serious or active medical or psychiatric illness, which in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere
with patient treatment, assessment, or compliance with the protocol
Exclusion criteria for extension phase:
• Known local or systemic hypersensitivity to monobactam antibiotics
• Inability to tolerate inhalation of a short acting β2 agonist
• Positive urine pregnancy test; all women of childbearing potential will be tested
• Female of childbearing potential who is lactating or is not (in the opinion of the investigator) practicing an
acceptable method of birth control
• Concurrent participation in a study of another investigational medication or device
• Use of another investigational product (with the exception of AZLI) within the last 28 days
• Terminated early from the randomized portion of the study, but not yet reached the 6 month time point for entry
into the AZLI extension phase |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Relative change from baseline in FEV1 percent predicted at Day 28 (non-inferiority analysis) (Analysis EMEA)
Relative change from baseline in FEV1 percent of predicted across 3 treatment courses (superiority analysis) (Analysis FDA) |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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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 | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
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) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
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) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
Will this trial be conducted at a single site globally?
| No |
E.8.4 | Will this trial be conducted at multiple sites globally? | Yes |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | Specify the countries outside of the EEA in which trial sites are planned |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
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.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |