E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Moderate to severe eczema |
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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 | 21.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10003639 |
E.1.2 | Term | Atopic dermatitis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004858 |
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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 assess the efficacy of four dose regimens of KHK4083 compared to placebo as measured by the change from baseline in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score following multiple subcutaneous (SC) injections for 16 weeks in subjects with moderate to severe AD. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To evaluate the effects on: • skin symptoms • itching and sleeping • quality of life (QoL) following multiple SC injections of KHK4083 for 16 weeks in comparison with placebo in subjects with moderate to severe AD.
To evaluate the effects on • skin symptoms • itching and sleeping • QoL following multiple SC injections of KHK4083 for 36 weeks in subjects with moderate to severe AD.
To evaluate the safety of multiple SC injections of KHK4083 in subjects with moderate to severe AD |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1) Voluntarily signed informed consent to participate in the study; 2) Men and women ≥18 years at the time of informed consent; 3) Chronic AD, according to American Academy of Dermatology Consensus Criteria (Eichenfield et al, 2014) or the local diagnostic criteria, that has been present for at least 1 year before screening; 4) EASI score ≥16 at screening and baseline; 5) IGA score ≥3 (moderate) at both screening and baseline; 6) BSA ≥10% at both screening and baseline; 7) Documented recent history (within 1 year prior to screening visit) of inadequate response to treatment with topical medications or for whom topical treatments are otherwise medically inadvisable (e.g., because of important side effects or safety risks); 8) Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and fertile men must agree to use highly effective contraceptive methods per the approved local guidance in each country from the time of informed consent to 6 months after the last dose of IP (for women) or from the start of IP administration to 6 months after the last dose of IP (for men). WOCBP must have a negative serum pregnancy test result at screening and a negative urinary pregnancy test result at baseline assessments. For Germany, WOCBP and fertile men must agree to use highly effective contraceptive methods that can achieve a failure rate of less than 1% per year from the time of informed consent to 6 months after the last dose of IP (for men). WOCBP must have a negative serum pregnancy test result at screening and a negative urinary pregnancy test result at baseline assessments and at each dose interval. Birth control methods considered highly effective used consistently and correctly include: • Combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation - oral - intravaginal - transdermal • Progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation - oral - injectable - implantable • Intrauterine device • Intrauterine hormone-releasing system • Bilateral tubal occlusion • Vasectomised partner • Sexual abstinence (sexual abstinence is considered a highly effective method only if defined as refraining from heterosexual intercourse during the entire period of the study treatments). |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1) Current or past history of clinically significant illness(es) deemed by the Investigator to be likely to affect the study conduct and assessments. 2) Any of the following laboratory abnormalities at screening: • Serum creatinine: >1.5 mg/dL • AST or ALT: ≥2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) • Neutrophil count: <1.5 x 10e3/μL • Other laboratory abnormalities that may affect the completion or evaluation of the study, as judged by the Investigator; 3) Active malignancies, or onset or a history of treatment of malignancies within 5y prior to informed consent (except curatively treated in situ cervical carcinoma, cutaneous basal cell carcinoma, or cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma); 4) Past history of alcohol or substance abuse within 1y before screening visit; active alcohol dependence or drug dependence; 5) Current or past history of any suicidal behavior; 6) History of major immunologic reaction to any other biologic product or any excipient of KHK4083; 7) History of ≥3 systemic infections requiring systemic administration (excluding oral administration) of antimicrobials, antifungals, or antivirals within 1y prior to baseline visit; 8) Active chronic or acute infection requiring treatment with systemic antibiotics, antivirals, antiparasitics, antiprotozoals, or antifungals within 4w before the baseline visit, or superficial skin infections within 2w before the baseline visit; 9) Treatment with live vaccination within 12w prior to baseline visit. Inactivated vaccination is allowed; 10) Treatment with any biological product (including an investigational product(IP)) within 12w or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to baseline visit; 11) Treatment with 3 or more biological products (including an IP) within 2y before the baseline visit; 12) Participation in a clinical or equivalent study and use of an IP (other than biologics) or unapproved medical device within 4w or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to baseline visit; 13) Treatment with any of the following medications or therapies within 4w or 5 half-lives, prior to baseline visit; • Systemic corticosteroids (inhaled corticosteroids, eye, ear, or nasal drops containing corticosteroids are allowed, suppositories or enemas containing corticosteroids are not allowed) • Systemic treatment with methotrexate, mycophenolate, calcineurin inhibitors, thalidomide, or other immunosuppressants • Phototherapy for the treatment of AD • Janus kinase inhibitors 14) Treatment with any of the following medications for the treatment of AD within 1w prior to baseline visit; • Topical corticosteroids • Topical calcineurin inhibitors or other immunosuppressive agents • Topical agents including crotamiton, Eucrisa®/crisaborole • Combination topical agents containing a corticosteroid or a calcineurin-inhibiting component or other immunosuppressive agents • Chinese herbal medicines 15) Any planned surgical treatment or invasive procedure during the study; 16) Any conditions not allowing for discontinuation of prohibited concomitant drugs or therapies; 17) Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or women willing to become pregnant; 18) Evidence of HIV infection or positive for HIV antibodies at screening; or current acquired, common variable or inherited, primary or secondary immunodeficiency; 19) Positive test for active hepatitis B (HB) infection at screening defined as: • Positive for HBsAg; • Positive for anti-HBcAb or positive for HBV-DNA; If any HB tests has an indeterminate or the result cannot be interpreted with certainty, confirmatory testing as per local guidelines will be performed. 20) Positive for anti-HC virus antibody at screening, and confirmed infection with HC virus by RNA or other test. If the HC test has an indeterminate result, confirmatory testing will be performed by an alternative method that is locally accepted; 21) Evidence or history of active TB, either treated or untreated, or latent TB (defined as a positive purified protein derivative or interferon-gamma release assay test without evidence of clinically manifested active TB), the treatment of which was completed more than 12m before baseline visit or untreated. Evaluation of TB will be conducted according to the local standards of care or as determined by local guidelines and will include PPD or IGRA tests and may consist of history, physical examinations and chest X-ray. Subjects with latent TB who meet either of the following conditions can be enrolled: • Subjects with latent TB who have completed an appropriate course of anti-TB treatment as per local guidelines or standards of care within 12m before baseline visit. • Subjects with latent TB who have been receiving appropriate TB treatment as per local guidelines or standards of care for at least 28d before baseline visit. 22) Previous participation in a study of KHK4083 and use of an IP; 23) Other conditions unsuitable for participation in the study in the opinion of the Investigator. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
• Percent change from baseline to Week 16 in EASI score |
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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) |
Effects on skin symptoms following 16 weeks treatment • Achievement of 50%, 75%, or 90% reduction from baseline in EASI score (EASI-50, EASI-75, or EASI-90) at Week 16 • Change from baseline to Week 16 in EASI score • Change and percent change from baseline to Week 16 in SCORAD score • Achievement of an Investigator’s Global Assessment (IGA) score of 0 or 1 and a reduction from baseline of ≥2 points at Week 16 • Change from baseline to Week 16 in percent body surface area of involvement of AD (BSA)
Effects on itching and sleeping following 16 weeks treatment • Change and percent change from baseline to Week 16 in pruritus NRS score • Change and percent change from baseline to Week 16 in sleep disturbance NRS score
Effects on QoL following 16 weeks treatment • Change from baseline to Week 16 in Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)
Effects on skin symptoms following 36 weeks treatment • Change and percent change from baseline in EASI score at each time point • Achievement of EASI-50, EASI-75, or EASI-90 at each time point • Change and percent change from baseline in SCORAD score at each time point • Achievement of an IGA score of 0 or 1 and a reduction from baseline of ≥2 points at each time point • Change from baseline in percent BSA at each time point
Effects on itching and sleeping following 36 weeks treatment • Change and percent change from baseline in pruritus NRS score at each time point • Change and percent change from baseline in sleep disturbance NRS score at each time point
Effects on QoL following 36 weeks treatment • Change from baseline in DLQI at each time point
Safety • Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) • Laboratory values • Vital signs • Standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Skin symptoms: baseline, week 1, week 2, biweekly to week 36 then every 4 weeks to week 56. Itching and sleeping: baseline, week 1, week 2, biweekly to week 36 then every 4 weeks to week 56. Safety: throughout study |
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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 | Yes |
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 | 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 | 5 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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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 | 10 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
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 |
Canada |
Germany |
Japan |
United States |
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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.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 4 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |