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.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To examine whether the geometric mean of serum free IgE level at 24 weeks of the treatment period in Japanese pediatric patients reaches under 25 ng/mL (target level). |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
1. To assess PK/PD data by modeling & simulation
2. To assess the efficacy of omalizumab by PEF, pulmonary function, asthma symptom score, asthma rescue medication use and QOL questionnaire score.
3. To assess the safety of omalizumab |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
•Body weight and serum total IgE level within the dosing table range; body weight of 20 to 150 kg and serum total IgE levels of 30 to 1300 IU/mL
•Receiving asthma long-term control medications of high dose ICS (>200 µg/day FP or equivalent) and two or more controller medications out of LTRA, theophylline, sodium cromoglycate, LABA, or OCSs 12 weeks prior to the run-in period. These medications should be kept stable for 4 weeks prior to the run-in period and during the run-in period (except for management of asthma attacks/exacerbations)
•Having 2 or more asthma exacerbations requiring treatment with a doubling of the maintenance ICS dose for at least 3 days and/or systemic (oral or IV) corticosteroids in the past; one of these exacerbations must have occurred in the previous 12 months, which is documented in the medical record
•Demonstrating inadequately controlled asthma symptoms during the last 14 day run-in period based on the patient diary which meet any of the following:
Asthma symptoms every day; Night-time symptoms in ≥2 out of the last 14 days (missing data to be treated as a day with no symptoms); Limitation of daily activities in ≥2 out of the last 14 days (missing data to be treated as a day with no limitations)
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
•With a history of food or drug related severe anaphylactoid or anaphylactic reaction(s)
•With positive skin reaction to the study drug at the run-in period
•With known hypersensitivity to any ingredients, including excipients (sucrose, histidine, polysorbate 20) of the study drug or drug related to omalizumab (e.g., monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal gamma globulin)
•With platelet level ≤ 100,000/µL (100 x 109/L) at the run-in period
•Who are taking intra-muscular depo-steroids within 4 weeks of the run-in period
•Who are taking systemic (oral or IV) corticosteroids for reasons other than asthma within 4 weeks of the run-in period (patients with chronic OCSs use for asthma are allowed)
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
To examine whether the geometric mean of serum free IgE level at 24 weeks of the treatment period in Japanese pediatric patients reaches under 25 ng/mL (target level). |
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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 assess PK/PD data by modeling & simulation
•To assess the efficacy of omalizumab by PEF, pulmonary function, asthma symptom score, asthma rescue medication use and QOL questionnaire score.
•To assess the safety of omalizumab |
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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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
Will this trial be conducted at a single site globally?
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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 | Yes |
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 | 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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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
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 | 8 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |