E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 17.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10037430 |
E.1.2 | Term | Pulmonary sarcoidosis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal 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 compare the effect of ACZ885 versus placebo on the clinical disease activity of sarcoidosis patients |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
• To evaluate the effect of ACZ885 versus placebo on inflammation in sarcoidosis patients.
• To assess the safety and tolerability of ACZ885 in patients with sarcoidosis as measured by adverse events (AEs). |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Disease duration of ≥ 1 year
• Evidence of clinically active disease defined by having all of the following criteria:
• MMRC dyspnea questionnaire score ≥ 1
• Threshold FVC ≤ 80%
• Evidence of parenchymal disease on HRCT
• Positive [F-18]FDG-PET/CT signal (parenchymal and/or lymph node) on first 24 patients, for the remaining patients, HRCT will be used to confirm the positive parenchymal or lymph node involvement |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
•Extra-pulmonary sarcoidosis as primary treatment indication (e.g., involving brain, heart, eye and renal disease with significant hypercalcemia)
•Any conditions or significant medical problems which in the opinion of the investigator immunocompromises the patient and/ or places the patient at unacceptable risk for immunomodulatory therapy, such as:
•Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <LLN (1,500/µl)
•Platelets <LLN – 75.0 x 109/L
•Any active or recurrent bacterial, fungal (with exception of onychomycosis) or viral infection
•Presence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C infections based on screening lab result
•Presence of active or latent tuberculosis (TB) established during screening
•Clinical evidence or history of multiple sclerosis or other demyelinating diseases, or Felty’s syndrome |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Percentage change from baseline in forced vital capacity (FVC) |
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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) |
• To determine the effect of ACZ885 versus placebo on the 6 minute walk test distance of patients with sarcoidosis
• To determine the effect of ACZ885 versus placebo on HRCT of patients with sarcoidosis.
• To determine the effect of ACZ885 versus placebo on other parameters of pulmonary function testing (i.e., FEV1, FEV1/FVC, FEV25-75, TLC, RV, RV/TLC and DLco) in patients with sarcoidosis. |
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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 | 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 | Yes |
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 | 2 |
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 | No |
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 |
Netherlands |
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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Study completion:
The study will complete when the last subject completes their Study Completion visit, and any repeat assessments associated with this visit have been documented and followed-up appropriately by the Investigator.
Early study termination:
The study can be terminated at any time for any reason by Novartis. The subject should be seen as soon as possible and treated as a prematurely withdrawn subject. The investigator may be informed of additional procedures to be followed |
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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 | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 3 |