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    Clinical Trial Results:
    An open-label, pilot study to assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and effects of inhaled PC945 in the pre-emptive treatment of Aspergillus fumigatus colonisation in lung transplant recipients

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2018-000240-26
    Trial protocol
    GB  
    Global end of trial date
    01 Jun 2020

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    30 Jul 2021
    First version publication date
    30 Jul 2021
    Other versions

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    PC_ASP_002
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    NCT03905447
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    Pulmocide Ltd
    Sponsor organisation address
    44 Southampton Buildings, London, United Kingdom, WC2A 1AP
    Public contact
    Dr Lance Berman, Pulmocide Ltd, +34 660745200, Lance@pulmocide.com
    Scientific contact
    Dr Lance Berman, Pulmocide Ltd, +34 660745200, Lance@pulmocide.com
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    13 May 2021
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    Yes
    Primary completion date
    01 Jun 2020
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    01 Jun 2020
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    Yes
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    • To assess the safety and tolerability of PC945 in lung transplant recipients with A. fumigatus colonisation • To ascertain derived systemic pharmacokinetic parameters of PC945 and the potential circulating metabolite(s), if detectable, following single and repeat doses of PC945 The study was terminated early as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak as the study was being conducted in a vulnerable patient group that was at very high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 and recruitment was halted by the hospitals involved in the study. As it was not possible to predict when recruitment could recommence, and it was unlikely that the trials could be completed without significant changes to the protocols, the Sponsor stopped the study on 01 June 2020.
    Protection of trial subjects
    This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles that have their origin in the Declaration of Helsinki and that are consistent with Good Clinical Practice and applicable regulatory requirements. Known instances of non-conformance were documented and are not considered to have had an impact on the overall conclusions of the study.
    Background therapy
    Subjects were able to receive standard of care post-transplant antifungal prophylaxis, which could include nebulised amphotericin B and/or a systemic antifungal.
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    05 Sep 2019
    Long term follow-up planned
    No
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    No
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    United Kingdom: 2
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    2
    EEA total number of subjects
    2
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
    Adults (18-64 years)
    2
    From 65 to 84 years
    0
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    It was anticipated that approximately 30 lung transplant recipients would be included in the Surveillance Phase and undergo SoC bronchoscopies in order to identify 10 subjects colonised with A. fumigatus for inclusion in the Pre-Emptive Treatment Phase with PC945.

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    Pre transplant consent was signed by 21 subjects. Two of these patients entered the 12 week post transplant surveillance phase before the study was put on temporary hold 15 November 2019. No subjects entered the treatment phase.

    Pre-assignment period milestones
    Number of subjects started
    2
    Number of subjects completed
    2

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Surveillance Phase (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Not applicable
    Blinding used
    Not blinded
    Blinding implementation details
    This was an open label study thus no blinding was implemented.

    Arms
    Arm title
    Surveillance Period
    Arm description
    A 12 week surveillance period commenced post transplant. Eligible subjects found to be colonised with A. fumigatus during the 12-week surveillance period were to enter the Pre-emptive PC945 Treatment Phase. Subjects who were A. fumigatus-positive but with clinical, bronchoscopic or radiological features of respiratory fungal disease, or those infected with fungi other than A. fumigatus, were to receive SoC antifungal treatment. Subjects without fungal infections participated in the Surveillance Phase only and did not receive PC945.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    PC945
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Nebuliser suspension
    Routes of administration
    Inhalation use
    Dosage and administration details
    PC945 5mg emitted dose, to be administered once daily for 28 days, in subjects found to be colonised with A. fumigatus during the 12-week surveillance period. Subjects without fungal infections participated in the Surveillance Phase only and did not receive investigational product.

    Number of subjects in period 1
    Surveillance Period
    Started
    2
    Completed
    2

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Surveillance Phase
    Reporting group description
    Surveillance Phase

    Reporting group values
    Surveillance Phase Total
    Number of subjects
    2 2
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
        In utero
    0 0
        Preterm newborn infants (gestational age < 37 wks)
    0 0
        Newborns (0-27 days)
    0 0
        Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0 0
        Children (2-11 years)
    0 0
        Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0 0
        Adults (18-64 years)
    2 2
        From 65-84 years
    0 0
        85 years and over
    0 0
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    2 2
        Male
    0 0
    Subject analysis sets

    Subject analysis set title
    Surveillance Phase
    Subject analysis set type
    Safety analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    Patients in the surveillance phase only - no treatment

    Subject analysis sets values
    Surveillance Phase
    Number of subjects
    2
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
        In utero
    0
        Preterm newborn infants (gestational age < 37 wks)
    0
        Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
        Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
        Children (2-11 years)
    0
        Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
        Adults (18-64 years)
    2
        From 65-84 years
    0
        85 years and over
    0
    Age continuous
    Units:
        
    ( )
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    2
        Male
    0

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Surveillance Period
    Reporting group description
    A 12 week surveillance period commenced post transplant. Eligible subjects found to be colonised with A. fumigatus during the 12-week surveillance period were to enter the Pre-emptive PC945 Treatment Phase. Subjects who were A. fumigatus-positive but with clinical, bronchoscopic or radiological features of respiratory fungal disease, or those infected with fungi other than A. fumigatus, were to receive SoC antifungal treatment. Subjects without fungal infections participated in the Surveillance Phase only and did not receive PC945.

    Subject analysis set title
    Surveillance Phase
    Subject analysis set type
    Safety analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    Patients in the surveillance phase only - no treatment

    Primary: Safety of PC945

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    End point title
    Safety of PC945 [1]
    End point description
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    Adverse events will be reported from 48 hours post-transplant until completion of the subject's last study-related procedure.
    Notes
    [1] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point.
    Justification: No data to report. No adverse events nor safety issues were reported during the surveillance phase.
    End point values
    Surveillance Phase
    Number of subjects analysed
    2
    Units: number of adverse events
    0
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information [1]
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    Adverse events were to be reported from 48 hours post-transplant until completion of the subject's last study-related procedure.
    Adverse event reporting additional description
    No adverse events were reported.
    Assessment type
    Systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    21.1
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 0%
    Notes
    [1] - There are no non-serious adverse events recorded for these results. It is expected that there will be at least one non-serious adverse event reported.
    Justification: No subjects received study treatment and no adverse events were reported during the study. Two subjects were included in a 12 week surveillance phase before the study was terminated and no adverse events were reported by these subjects.

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? Yes
    Date
    Amendment
    14 Nov 2018
    Amendment 1 was written to define post-menopausal status and to increase the number of pregnancy tests performed in subjects taking IP. The number of days that female subjects must use an acceptable effective form of contraception after the final dose of PC945 was increased from 30 days to 55 days to account for the long half-life of PC945. Assessment of subjects’ vital signs were to include temperature recordings. In addition, it was clarified that recognised complications of the lung transplant procedure were not to be recorded as adverse events unless the investigator considered these to be related to the study medication (PC945) or an antifungal prescribed as standard of care.
    29 Aug 2019
    Amendment 3 included: The criteria for being able to provide Extended PC945 treatment were too stringent (i.e., evidence of Aspergillus fumigatus was required in the Week 6 bronchoscopy for patients to qualify for extended treatment and if these were negative, there was no flexibility to continue treatment). There could be other patients that require >4 weeks of treatment. As cultures may be suppressed by the PC945 in the samples, it was considered to be prudent to also allow continued treatment in those patients that concerned investigators, on clinical grounds (e.g., with clinical or bronchoscopic features of disease). Other changes included : The bronchosorption synthetic absorption matrix (BSAM) sampling for collection of mucosal lining fluid for pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis was removed. Measurement of Aspergillus immunoglobulin (Ig)G, Aspergillus IgE and Total IgE were added. Bacterial microbiome assessments were included. The first in human study data were removed as they were included in the updated Investigator’s Brochure.

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? Yes
    Date
    Interruption
    Restart date
    15 Nov 2019
    The study had been placed on temporary hold due to a quality issue with the study drug (sweet odour/taste) that was attributed to the terminal sterilisation of the product via ionising radiation. There were no AEs owing to the quality issue. The quality issue had no impact on the active ingredient PC945 or product performance. The study was scheduled to be restarted using study drug manufactured via aseptic processing.
    09 Apr 2020
    01 Jun 2020
    The PC_ASP_002 study was terminated early as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak as the study was being conducted in a vulnerable patient group that was at very high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 and recruitment was halted by the hospitals involved in the study. As it was not possible to predict when recruitment could recommence, and it was unlikely that the trials could be completed without significant changes to the protocols, the Sponsor stopped the study on 01 June 2020.
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    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    Due to the early termination of the study due to the COVID19 pandemic and given that no subjects received PC945 pre-emptive treatment there are no study data to be analysed or reported.
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