E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and associated Interstitial Lung Disease |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a disease of unknown etiology. Patients suffer from multiple organ fibrosis whereas lung fibrosis is one of the main driver for mortality. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10012977 |
E.1.2 | Term | Diffuse systemic sclerosis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004859 |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10036814 |
E.1.2 | Term | Progressive systemic sclerosis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004859 |
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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 | 10042954 |
E.1.2 | Term | Systemic sclerosis pulmonary |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10025109 |
E.1.2 | Term | Lung involvement in systemic sclerosis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10042953 |
E.1.2 | Term | Systemic sclerosis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004859 |
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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 |
To demonstrate a reduction in the annual rate of decline in FVC in mL over 52 weeks |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To demonstrate efficacy in regard to skin fibrosis at week 52 and to demonstrate an improvement of patient's symptoms at week 52 |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
- Age >= 18 years
- 2013 ACR / EULAR classification criteria for SSc fulfilled
- SSc disease onset (defined by first non-Raynaud symptom) within 5 years
- SSc related Interstitial Lung Disease confirmed by HRCT; Extent of fibrotic disease in the lung >= 10%
- FVC >= 40% of predicted normal
- DLCO 30% to 89% of predicted normal
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
- AST, ALT >1.5 x ULN
- Bilirubin >1.5 x ULN
- Creatinine clearance <30 mL/min
- Airway obstruction (pre-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC <0.7)
- Other clinically significant pulmonary abnormalities
- Significant pulmonary hypertension
- Cardiovascular diseases
- More than 3 digital fingertip ulcers
- Bleeding risk (such as predisposition to bleeding, fibrinolysis, full-dose anticoagulation, high dose antiplatelet therapy, history of hemorrhagic central nervous system (CNS) event within last year
- international normalised ratio (INR) >2, prolongation of prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) by >1.5 x ULN)
- History of thrombotic event within last year
- Clinical signs of malabsorption or needing parenteral nutrition
- Previous treatment with nintedanib or pirfenidone
- Treatment with prednisone >10 mg/day, azathioprine, hydroxychloroquine, colchizine, D-penicillamine, sulfasalazine, cyclophosphamide, rituximab, tocilizumab, abatacept, leflunomide, tacrolimus, newer anti-arthritic treatments like tofacitinib and ciclosporine A, potassium para-aminobenzoate
- Unstable background therapy with either mycophenolate mofetil or methotrexate
- Previous or planned hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Patients with underlying chronic liver disease (Child Pugh A, B, C hepatic
impairment)
- Patients with a history of Scleroderma Renal Crisis |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
1: Annual rate of decline in FVC in mL
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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) |
1: Absolute change from baseline in the mRSS
2: Absolute change from baseline in SGRQ total score
3: Annual rate of decline in FVC in percent predicted
4: Absolute change from baseline in FVC in mL
5: Relative change from baseline (%) of mRSS
6: Time to all-cause mortality
7: Absolute change from baseline at week 52 in CRISS index score
8: Absolute change from baseline in DLCO in percent predicted
9: Absolute change from baseline in digital ulcer net burden
10: Absolute change from baseline in HAQ-DI score
11: Absolute change from baseline in FACIT dyspnoea score
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
1: 52 weeks
2: 52 weeks
3: 52 weeks
4: 52 weeks
5: 52 weeks
6: 52 weeks
7: 52 weeks
8: 52 weeks
9: 52 weeks
10: 52 weeks
11: 52 weeks
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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 | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
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) | 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 | 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
| 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 | 2 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 100 |
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 |
Argentina |
Australia |
Austria |
Belgium |
Brazil |
Canada |
Chile |
China |
Czech Republic |
Denmark |
Finland |
France |
Germany |
Greece |
Hungary |
India |
Ireland |
Israel |
Italy |
Japan |
Malaysia |
Mexico |
Netherlands |
Norway |
Poland |
Portugal |
Spain |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
Thailand |
United Kingdom |
United States |
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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.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 27 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 3 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 27 |