E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease of unknown aetiology.
PSC is characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of the intra- and extrahepatic biliary tree resulting in diffuse multifocal stricture formation leading to biliary cirrhosis, portal hypertension and liver failure. PSC is a life-threatening and debilitating disease. The median survival from diagnosis in symptomatic patients with PSC has been estimated to be 12 years. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is an uncommon condition affecting the bile ducts and liver. Inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts can lead to liver damage and cirrhosis. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Body processes [G] - Metabolic Phenomena [G03] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 17.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10036732 |
E.1.2 | Term | Primary sclerosing cholangitis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004871 |
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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 |
The primary objective of this study in subjects with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) undergoing daily dosing over a 14-week period is:
• To evaluate the safety and tolerability of LUM001 in subjects with PSC during 14 weeks of treatment. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To evaluate the change from baseline on the following measures after 14 weeks of treatment with LUM001:
• Serum bile acids.
• Serum alkaline phosphatase and other biochemical markers associated with cholestasis and liver function.
• Pruritus.
• Other biochemical markers associated with PSC.
• Fecal microbiome population.
• Fecal bile acids.
• Quality of Life. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
To participate in this study subjects must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Male or female subjects between the ages of 18-80 years, inclusive.
2. Diagnosis of PSC consistent with American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) (Chapman, et al., 2010), which includes the documented history of the following diagnostic factors:
a. Alkaline phosphatase >1.5 x ULN.
b. Magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC), or endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC), or percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) demonstrating intrahepatic and/or extrahepatic biliary obstruction, beading, or narrowing consistent with PSC.
c. If liver biopsied previously, histological findings with features consistent with or diagnostic of PSC.
3. If inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is present, disease activity ≤ 2 (normal to moderate), using the physician assessment on the Mayo ulcerative colitis (UC) disease activity score.
4. Patients receiving azathioprine for intestinal bowel disease are eligible to participate in the study provided that they have had no IBD exacerbations for at least 6 months.
5. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test [β human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG)] during screening and negative urine pregnancy test at the baseline/Day 0 visit.
6. Sexually active females must be postmenopausal, surgically sterile, or if premenopausal, be prepared to use an effective method (≤ 1% failure rate) of contraception during the trial. Effective methods of contraception are considered to be:
a. Hormonal (e.g., contraceptive pill, patch, intramuscular implant or injection) provided subject has been on stable therapy for at least 3 months; or
b. Barrier method, i.e., (a) condom (male or female) or (b) diaphragm, with spermicide; or
c. Intrauterine device (IUD); or
d. Vasectomy (partner).
7. Ability to read and understand English in order to use the study-related questionnaires and the text on the eDiary screen.
8. Must be willing and able to use an eDiary daily for a minimum of 20 weeks.
9. Must digitally accept the licensing agreement in the eDiary software at the outset of the study.
10. Must complete at least 10 eDiary Adult ItchRO reports (AM or PM) during each of two consecutive weeks of the screening period prior to allocation to treatment (maximum possible reports = 14 per week).
11. Access to phone for scheduled calls from study site.
12. Must agree to comply with the study protocol procedures and provide written informed consent. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Subjects will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria:
1. Small duct PSC (clinical biochemical and histological features compatible with PSC, but having a normal cholangiogram).
2. Presence of a dominant stricture unless brushings and/or biopsies of the stricture are negative for dysplasia or malignancy within 6 months of screening.
3. Surgical or endoscopic biliary tree interventions for treatment of clinically significant strictures within 6 months of screening.
4. IBD flare (Mayo UC disease activity score > 5 including endoscopic evaluation) within 3 months prior to screening.
5. Secondary cause of sclerosing cholangitis (e.g., choledocholithiasis, post-surgical biliary stricture, intra-arterial chemotherapy, recurrent pancreatitis, IgG4-associated cholangiopathy, AIDS cholangiopathy).
6. AST or ALT ≥ 5 x ULN at screening.
7. History or presence of any other concomitant significant liver disease as assessed by the Investigator, including:
a. Hepatitis B infection (HBsAg positive).
b. Hepatitis C infection (antibody positive); patients with a positive antibody test will be eligible if there is documented history of negative HCV RNA and not previously treated for HCV.
c. Any other cholestatic liver disease [e.g., primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)].
d. Alcoholic liver disease.
e. Proven overlap autoimmune hepatitis.
f. Proven non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
8. Presence of advanced clinical complications of PSC or clinically significant hepatic decompensation, including:
a. History of liver transplantation, current placement on a liver transplant list or current Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score ≥ 15.
b . Hepatic encephalopathy.
c . Hepatorenal syndrome (type I or II) or screening serum creatinine >2.00 mg/dL (177 μmol/L).
d. Recurrent variceal bleeding.
e. Refractory ascites.
9. History or presence of any other disease or condition known to interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of drugs, including bile salt metabolism in the intestine [e.g., untreated celiac disease, terminal ileum resection, or gastric bypass procedures (gastric lap band is acceptable) cystic fibrosis, Wilson’s disease.
10. Medical conditions that may cause nonhepatic increases in ALP (e.g., Paget’s disease).
11. Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
12. The anticipated need for a surgical procedure within 20 weeks from randomization.
13. Any female who is pregnant or lactating or who is planning to become pregnant within 20 weeks of randomization.
14. History of cancer, except for basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or with any laboratory or physical exam or diagnostic procedure finding suggestive of current malignancy.
15. Family history of any documented hereditary cancer syndrome.
16. History of alcohol or other substance abuse within 1 year prior to screening.
17. Administration of the following medications:
a. Within 12 months prior to treatment: rituximab.
b . Within 6 months prior to treatment: hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate, oral vancomycin, colchicine, bezafibrate/fenofibrate, anti-TNF therapies, leflunomide, tocilizumab, or ≥ 10 mg prednisone (or equivalent); (topical, inhaled, or short course therapy for intercurrent illness are permitted).
c. Within 28 days prior to treatment: UDCA, bile acid resins.
18. Receipt of an investigational drug, biologic, or medical device within 30 days prior to Screening, or 5 half-lives of the study agent, whichever is longer.
19. History of noncompliance with medical regimens, unreliability, mental instability or incompetence that could compromise the validity of informed consent or lead to noncompliance with the study protocol.
20. Any other conditions or abnormalities which, in the opinion of the Investigator or Medical Monitor, may compromise the safety of the subject, or interfere with the subject participating in or completing the study. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
In subjects with PSC who have received at least one dose of LUM001, the following evaluations will be analysed:
Primary Efficacy Endpoint:
• Change from baseline in fasting serum bile acid level at Week 14. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The change from baseline in total serum bile acid levels will be displayed for each treatment group by study visit, using summary statistics including the number of observations, the mean, median, standard deviation, minimum and maximum. Differences from baseline will be calculated and summarized as above, with a 95% confidence interval for the mean.
The change from baseline to Week 14 will be evaluated using the paired t-test or nonparametric methods as appropriate. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
The following secondary evaluations will be change from baseline to Week 14 in:
• Liver enzymes [alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphate (ALP), and bilirubin (total and direct)].
• Pruritus as measured by ItchRO. The weekly sum score will be calculated using the 7 days pre-treatment for baseline, and the last 7 days of treatment for Week 14.
The following exploratory evaluations will be assessed:
• Change from baseline in fasting serum bile acid level at Weeks 3 and 6.
• Change from baseline in fecal bile acid levels at Week 14.
• Change from baseline in fecal microbiome population at Week 14.
• Change from baseline for liver enzymes (ALT, ALP, bilirubin (total and direct)) at Weeks 3 and 6.
• Change from baseline in pruritus as measured by Adult ItchRO weekly sum scores at Weeks 3 and 6.
• Change from baseline in pruritus as measured by the Adult ItchRO average daily scores at Weeks 3, 6, and 14. The average daily score for a 7-day period will be the sum of the daily scores for the 7-day period divided by the number of days the dairy is completed in that 7-day period.
• Change from baseline for other biochemical markers of cholestasis [total and conjugated bilirubin, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)] at Weeks 3 and 6.
• Change from baseline in bile acid synthesis [serum 7α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one (7αC4)] at Weeks 3, 6 and 14.
• Change from baseline in quality of life as measure by the PBC-40 at Week 14.
• Change from baseline for MOS-Sleep at Week 14.
• Patient Impression of Change (PIC) at Week 14.
• Patient Global Therapeutic Benefit (PGTB) assessment at Week 14.
In addition, the following exploratory evaluations will be conducted if the results of the primary and secondary analyses illustrate sufficient change from baseline in any the primary and secondary parameters related to bile acid metabolism.
• Change from baseline for measures of bile acid synthesis (FGF-19 and FGF-21) at Weeks 6 and 14.
Any missing data on the Adult ItchRO daily score will be imputed using the average daily score from the study week where missing data is located. Missing data imputation will not be done for other efficacy endpoints.
A number of sensitivity analyses will be performed to assess the robustness of the results. Details of these analyses will be outlined in the SAP for the study. |
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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 | 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 | Yes |
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) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
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 | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 2 |
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 |
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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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LVLS
A safety follow-up phone call will be made at Week 18, or 4 weeks after the last LUM001 dose for any subject who terminates prior to the Week 14 visit. Concomitant medications and any adverse events will be recorded. |
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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 | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |