E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Amenable to Exon 51 Skipping |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 19.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10013801 |
E.1.2 | Term | Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10010331 - Congenital, familial and genetic disorders |
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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 assess the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of AVI-4658 (eteplirsen) in subjects diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Be a male with DMD and have an out-of-frame deletion(s) that may be corrected by skipping exon 51.
2. Be between the ages of 7 and 13 years, inclusive.
3. Have stable cardiac function and stable pulmonary function.
4. Be receiving treatment with oral corticosteroids and have been on a stable dose for at least 24 weeks before study entry.
5. Have intact right and left biceps muscles or an alternative upper arm muscle group.
6. Achieve an average distance within 200m and 400m ±10% (i.e. within 180m and 440m) while walking independently over six minutes.
7. Have a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of >40% based on the ECHO that is obtained at the screening visit (Visit 1). A subject who has abnormal ECHO findings but who has an LVEF of >40% may be enrolled in the study at the Investigator’s discretion; however, the subject must have been receiving stable doses of ACE inhibitors or β-blockers for at least 24 weeks before study entry.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Use of any pharmacologic treatment, other than corticosteroids, that might have an effect on muscle strength or function within 12 weeks before study entry (e.g., growth hormone, anabolic steroids).
2. Previous treatment with the experimental agents eteplirsen, BMN-195, or PRO051.
3. Previous treatment with any other experimental agents or participation in any other DMD interventional clinical study within 12 weeks before entry into this study; including use of the shock training system (STS) or planned use during this study.
4. Surgery within 3 months before study entry or planned surgery at any time during this study.
5. Presence of other clinically significant illness at the time of study entry, including significant renal dysfunction, or average heart rate during screening Holter monitoring in excess of 110 bpm or QTc >450 ms.
6. Use of any aminoglycoside antibiotic within 12 weeks before the screening visit (Visit 1) or need for use of an aminoglycoside antibiotic during the study. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Change from baseline in the percentage of dystrophin-positive fibers as measured in muscle biopsy tissue using immunohistochemistry (IHC) at Week 12 for the 50 mg/kg/wk eteplirsen and matching placebo groups (Groups 1 and 3a) and at Week 24 for the 30 mg/kg/wk eteplirsen and matching placebo groups (Groups 2 and 3b).
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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) |
Additional biopsy-related endpoints include the change from baseline to Week 12 for Groups 1 and 3a and to Week 24 for Groups 2 and 3b in:
dystrophin intensity levels as measured by IHC
total dystrophin protein levels as measured by Western blot analysis
exon skipping as measured by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
CD3, CD4, and CD8 lymphocyte counts as measured by IHC
Functional efficacy endpoints include the change from baseline to week 24 in the:
6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)
Timed 4-Step Test
Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction Test (MVICT)
North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA) total score, and NSAA components including the Timed
10-Meter Run and rise time
9-Hole Peg Test
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) including forced vital capacity (FVC), percent predicted FVC (%FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), percent predicted FEV1 (%FEV1), FEV1/FVC ratio; maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP)
An additional endpoint is the change from baseline to week 24 on the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL).
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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 | 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 | 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 | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
After week 25 placebo patients receive either 30mg/kg or 50mg/kg eterplirsen |
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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 |
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? | No |
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 | 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.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 8 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 11 |