E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Female diseases of the urinary and reproductive systems and pregancy complications [C13] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10036049 |
E.1.2 | Term | Polycystic ovaries |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038604 - Reproductive system and breast disorders |
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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 |
To determine change from baseline of LH area under the concentration curve from time zero to 8 hours postdose [AUC(0-8)] at Day 7 in comparison to placebo. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
• To determine the change from baseline of free and total testosterone on Days 7 and 28
•To assess the safety and tolerability of multiple dosing of AZD4901 in patients with PCOS
•To measure AZD4901 and its active metabolite plasma exposure in patients with PCOS
•To evaluate the PK/pharmacodynamic (PD) relationship of AZD4901 and LH and testosterone
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Female patients between the ages of 18 to 45 years (inclusive) with suitable veins for cannulation or repeated venipuncture
-Body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 40 kg/m2 (inclusive)
-A diagnosis of polycystic ovary disease
-Amenorrhea or oligomenorrrhea (defined as ≤ 6 menses per year)
-Females must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test before randomisation, must not be breast-feeding, must not have been pregnant within the 6 months prior to screening |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
-Is perimenopausal or has reached natural menopause, defined as FSH > 10 IU/L
-Has menstruated within the month prior to the baseline visit
-Patients who have had a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy or both
-Clinically relevant disease and abnormalities (past or present), and in particular causes of abnormal vaginal bleeding
-Patients who are withdrawing from oral contraceptives if their LH levels are below 3 IU/L when retested within 7 ± 1 days of the baseline visit |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Change from baseline at Day 7 in Luteinizing hormone AUC(0-8)
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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) |
- Safety variables
-Change from baseline at Day 7 (free and total testosterone)
- Change from baseline at Day 28 (free and total testosterone)
- AZD4901 and its active metabolite multiple dose pharmacokinetics profile in plasma (PK parameters: AUC(0-8 hours), Cmin, and Cmax; the ratio of active metabolite Cmax to AZD4901 Cmax; the ratio of active metabolite AUC(0-8) to AZD4901 AUC(0-8))
- AZD4901 and its active metabolite multiple dose pharmacokinetics profile in plasma (PK parameters: AUC(0-8hours), Cmin, and Cmax; the ratio of active metabolit Cmax to AZD4901 Cmax; the ratio of active metabolite AUC(0-8) to AZD4901 AUC(0-8))
-PK/PD relationship between AZD4901 plasma concentration and LH and testosterone levels
- 4-β-OH cholesterol ratio of post treatment:pre treatment concentration
- 6-β-OH testosterone ratio of post treatment:pre treatment concentration |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
PD parameters: Baseline, day 0, Day 7, Day 28;
PK parameters: Day 7 and Day 28:
Safety: Up to 85 days for safety variables
PK/PD relationship: cholesterol ratio; testosterone ratio: Throughout baseline to day 28
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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 | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Yes |
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 | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
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) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 4 |
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.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 3 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 4 |
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 | No |
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 |
Germany |
United Kingdom |
United States |
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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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The end of the study is defined as ‘the last visit of the last patient undergoing the study’. |
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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 | 10 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 10 |