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Summary
EudraCT Number:	2017-001365-24
Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:	WN39658
National Competent Authority:	Belgium - FPS Health-DGM
Clinical Trial Type:	EEA CTA
Trial Status:	Completed
Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:	2018-04-13
Trial results	View results

Index
A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
P. END OF TRIAL

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A. Protocol Information

A.1

Member State Concerned

Belgium - FPS Health-DGM

A.2

EudraCT number

2017-001365-24

A.3

Full title of the trial

A PHASE III, MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL-GROUP, EFFICACY, AND SAFETY STUDY OF GANTENERUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH EARLY (PRODROMAL TO MILD) ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

A.3.1

Title of the trial for lay people, in easily understood, i.e. non-technical, language

A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Gantenerumab in Patients with Early Alzheimer’s Disease

A.4.1

Sponsor's protocol code number

WN39658

A.7

Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan

A.8

EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan

B. Sponsor Information
B.Sponsor: 1
B.1.1	Name of Sponsor	F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
B.1.3.4	Country	Switzerland
B.3.1 and B.3.2	Status of the sponsor	Commercial
B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
B.4.1	Name of organisation providing support	F.Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
B.4.2	Country	Switzerland
B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
B.5.1	Name of organisation	F.Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
B.5.2	Functional name of contact point	Trial Information Support Line-TISL
B.5.3	Address:
B.5.3.1	Street Address	Grenzacherstrasse 124
B.5.3.2	Town/ city	Basel
B.5.3.3	Post code	CH-4070
B.5.3.4	Country	Switzerland
B.5.6	E-mail	global.rochegenentechtrials@roche.com

D. IMP Identification
D.IMP: 1
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	No
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	Gantenerumab
D.3.2	Product code	RO4909832
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Solution for injection
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	No
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Subcutaneous use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	GANTENERUMAB
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	RO4909832/F10-02
D.3.9.3	Other descriptive name	GANTENERUMAB RO4909832/F10-02
D.3.9.4	EV Substance Code	SUB177613
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	150
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	No
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Yes
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	No
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	No
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	No
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	No
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Yes
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	No
D.IMP: 2
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	No
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	Gantenerumab
D.3.2	Product code	RO4909832
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Solution for injection
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	No
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Subcutaneous use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	GANTENERUMAB
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	RO4909832/F10-03
D.3.9.3	Other descriptive name	GANTENERUMAB RO4909832/F10-03
D.3.9.4	EV Substance Code	SUB190296
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	150
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	No
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Yes
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	No
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	No
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	No
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	No
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Yes
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	No
D.IMP: 3
D.1.2 and D.1.3	IMP Role	Test
D.2	Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1	IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation	No
D.2.5	The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community	No
D.2.5.1	Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1	Product name	Gantenerumab
D.3.2	Product code	RO4909832
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Solution for injection
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	No
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Subcutaneous use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	GANTENERUMAB
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	RO4909832/F10-04
D.3.9.3	Other descriptive name	GANTENERUMAB RO4909832/F10-04
D.3.9.4	EV Substance Code	SUB190296
D.3.10	Strength
D.3.10.1	Concentration unit	mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
D.3.10.2	Concentration type	equal
D.3.10.3	Concentration number	150
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1	Active substance of chemical origin	No
D.3.11.2	Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	Yes
	The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3	Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP)	No
D.3.11.3.1	Somatic cell therapy medicinal product	No
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	No
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	No
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	No
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	No
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	No
D.3.11.5	Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product	No
D.3.11.6	Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum)	No
D.3.11.7	Plasma derived medicinal product	No
D.3.11.8	Extractive medicinal product	No
D.3.11.9	Recombinant medicinal product	Yes
D.3.11.10	Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms	No
D.3.11.11	Herbal medicinal product	No
D.3.11.12	Homeopathic medicinal product	No
D.3.11.13	Another type of medicinal product	No

D.8 Information on Placebo
D.8 Placebo: 1
D.8.1	Is a Placebo used in this Trial?	Yes
D.8.3	Pharmaceutical form of the placebo	Solution for injection
D.8.4	Route of administration of the placebo	Subcutaneous use
D.8 Placebo: 2
D.8.1	Is a Placebo used in this Trial?	Yes
D.8.3	Pharmaceutical form of the placebo	Solution for injection
D.8.4	Route of administration of the placebo	Subcutaneous use
D.8 Placebo: 3
D.8.1	Is a Placebo used in this Trial?	Yes
D.8.3	Pharmaceutical form of the placebo	Solution for injection
D.8.4	Route of administration of the placebo	Subcutaneous use

E. General Information on the Trial

E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation

E.1.1

Medical condition(s) being investigated

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)

E.1.1.1

Medical condition in easily understood language

AD is a progressive disorder that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks

E.1.1.2

Therapeutic area

Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10]

MedDRA Classification

E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation

E.1.2	Version	20.0
E.1.2	Level	HLT
E.1.2	Classification code	10001897
E.1.2	Term	Alzheimer's disease (incl subtypes)
E.1.2	System Organ Class	10029205 - Nervous system disorders

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	10074616
E.1.2	Term	Prodromal Alzheimer's disease
E.1.2	System Organ Class	10029205 - Nervous system disorders

E.1.3

Condition being studied is a rare disease

E.2 Objective of the trial

E.2.1

Main objective of the trial

• To evaluate the efficacy of gantenerumab administered by subcutaneous injection compared with placebo, as measured by the Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes score

E.2.2

Secondary objectives of the trial

•To evaluate the efficacy of gantenerumab versus placebo on cognition and function
•To evaluate the safety of gantenerumab compared with placebo
•To evaluate the effect of gantenerumab compared with placebo on change in brain amyloid and tau load in a subset of participants

E.2.3

Trial contains a sub-study

Yes

E.2.3.1

Full title, date and version of each sub-study and their related objectives

The substudies associated with Study WN39658 will be described in separate protocols, and patients consenting to enroll in these substudies will be asked to sign the associated Informed Consent Forms.

E.3

Principal inclusion criteria

- Age 50-90 years
- Meets National Institute on Aging/Alzheimer's Association (NIAAA) core clinical criteria for probable AD dementia or prodromal AD (consistent with the NIAAA diagnostic criteria and guidelines for mild cognitive impairment)
- Evidence of AD pathological process, as confirmed by cerebrospinal fluid or amyloid positron emission tomography scan
- Demonstrate abnormal memory function
- MMSE score between 22-30 (inclusive)
- Clinical Dementia Rating Global Score of 0.5 or 1.0
- Availability of a reliable study partner who accepts to participate in study procedure throughout the study duration
- If receiving symptomatic AD medication the dosing regimen must have been stable for 3 months prior to screening and until randomization

E.4

Principal exclusion criteria

- Any evidence of a condition other than AD that may affect cognition
- History or presence of clinically evident systemic vascular disease that in the opinion of the investigator has the potential to affect cognitive function
- History of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, major depression, or bipolar disorder
- Unstable or clinically significant cardiovascular, kidney or liver disease
- At risk of suicide in the opinion of the investigator
- Alcohol or substance abuse in past 2 years
- Relevant brain hemorrhage, bleeding disorder and cerebrovascular abnormalities
- Any contraindications to brain magnetic resonance imaging
- Uncontrolled hypertension

E.5 End points

E.5.1

Primary end point(s)

1.The change from baseline (Day 1) to Week 116 in global outcome, as measured by the Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes

E.5.1.1

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point

1. Baseline (Day 1) to Week 116

E.5.2

Secondary end point(s)

1. The change from baseline to Week 116 in cognition, as measured by MMSE total score, Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognition, Subscale 11 and 13, Verbal Fluency Task and Coding
2. The change from baseline to Week 116 in function, as measured by Functional Activities Questionnaire and
Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study Group-Activities of Daily Living total score and instrumental score
3. Nature, frequency, severity, and timing of adverse events and serious adverse events
4. Physical examinations, vital signs, blood tests, ECGs, and Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
5. Nature, frequency, severity, and timing of MRI findings: ARIA-E and amyloid-related imaging abnormality-hemosiderin deposition
6. Nature, frequency, severity, and timing of injection-site reactions
7. Presence of anti-drug antibody (ADAs) during the study relative to the presence of ADAs at baseline
8. Change from baseline to Week 116 in brain amyloid load, as measured by amyloid PET scan in a subset of participants
9. Change from baseline to Week 116 in brain tau load, as measured by tau PET scan in a subset of participants
10. Change from baseline to Week 116 in cerebral spinal fluid markers of disease in a subset of participants, including, but not limited to total tau and phosphorylated tau

E.5.2.1

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point

1-2. Baseline to Week 116
3-7. Baseline up to end of study (week 164 or Week 35 [Open label extension])
8-10 Baseline up to week 116
Note: The continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on study procedures will be closely monitored, and if there are greater than anticipated disruptions to study drug administration, the sponsor will have the option to further extend the double-blind treatment period by another 12 weeks and time points will be adapted accordingly.

E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial

E.6

Scope of the trial

E.6.1

Diagnosis

E.6.2

Prophylaxis

E.6.3

Therapy

E.6.4

Safety

Yes

E.6.5

Efficacy

Yes

E.6.6

Pharmacokinetic

Yes

E.6.7

Pharmacodynamic

Yes

E.6.8

Bioequivalence

E.6.9

Dose response

E.6.10

Pharmacogenetic

E.6.11

Pharmacogenomic

E.6.12

Pharmacoeconomic

E.6.13

Others

Yes

E.6.13.1

Other scope of the trial description

Biomarker

E.7

Trial type and phase

E.7.1

Human pharmacology (Phase I)

E.7.1.1

First administration to humans

E.7.1.2

Bioequivalence study

E.7.1.3

Other

E.7.1.3.1

Other trial type description

E.7.2

Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II)

E.7.3

Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III)

Yes

E.7.4

Therapeutic use (Phase IV)

E.8 Design of the trial

E.8.1

Controlled

Yes

E.8.1.1

Randomised

Yes

E.8.1.2

Open

E.8.1.3

Single blind

E.8.1.4

Double blind

Yes

E.8.1.5

Parallel group

E.8.1.6

Cross over

E.8.1.7

Other

E.8.2

Comparator of controlled trial

E.8.2.1

Other medicinal product(s)

E.8.2.2

Placebo

Yes

E.8.2.3

Other

E.8.2.4

Number of treatment arms in the trial

E.8.3

The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned

Information not present in EudraCT

E.8.4

The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned

Information not present in EudraCT

E.8.5

The trial involves multiple Member States

Yes

E.8.5.1

Number of sites anticipated in the EEA

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

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

Chile

Japan

Korea, Republic of

Mexico

Singapore

United States

Finland

Poland

Sweden

Netherlands

Spain

Belgium

Croatia

Denmark

Portugal

Turkey

United Kingdom

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

The end of the study is defined as the date when the last patient, last visit (LPLV) occurs or the date at which the last data point required for safety analyses or safety follow-up is received for the last patient, whichever occurs later.

E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned years

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned months

E.8.9.1

In the Member State concerned days

E.8.9.2

In all countries concerned by the trial years

F. Population of Trial Subjects

F.1 Age Range

F.1.1

Trial has subjects under 18

F.1.1.1

In Utero

F.1.1.2

Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks)

F.1.1.3

Newborns (0-27 days)

F.1.1.4

Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)

F.1.1.5

Children (2-11years)

F.1.1.6

Adolescents (12-17 years)

F.1.2

Adults (18-64 years)

Yes

F.1.2.1

Number of subjects for this age range:

203

F.1.3

Elderly (>=65 years)

Yes

F.1.3.1

Number of subjects for this age range:

813

F.2 Gender

F.2.1

Female

Yes

F.2.2

Male

Yes

F.3 Group of trial subjects

F.3.1

Healthy volunteers

F.3.2

Patients

Yes

F.3.3

Specific vulnerable populations

Yes

F.3.3.1

Women of childbearing potential not using contraception

F.3.3.2

Women of child-bearing potential using contraception

Yes

F.3.3.3

Pregnant women

F.3.3.4

Nursing women

F.3.3.5

Emergency situation

F.3.3.6

Subjects incapable of giving consent personally

F.3.3.7

Others

F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included

F.4.1

In the member state

F.4.2

For a multinational trial

F.4.2.1

In the EEA

326

F.4.2.2

In the whole clinical trial

1016

F.5

Plans for treatment or care after the subject has ended the participation in the trial (if it is different from the expected normal treatment of that condition)

The Sponsor will offer continued access to Sponsor study drug (gantenerumab) free of charge to eligible patients in accordance with the Roche Global Policy on Continued Access to Investigational Medicinal Product, as outlined in protocol section 4.3.4.
The Roche Global Policy on Continued Access to Investigational Medicinal Product is available at the following Web site: http://www.roche.com/policy_continued_access_to_investigational_medicines.pdf

G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial

N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned

Competent Authority Decision

Authorised

Date of Competent Authority Decision

2018-05-07

Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial application

Favourable

Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion

Date of Ethics Committee Opinion

2018-03-01

P. End of Trial
P.	End of Trial Status	Completed
P.	Date of the global end of the trial	2022-11-28

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