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] - Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01] |
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 |
The primary objective is to determine if IL-7 therapy will induce an increase in absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) of ≥ 50% at day 29 timepoint (or hospital discharge) following completion of study drug treatment in participants with vasopressor dependent sepsis.
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
a)To compare the incidence of grade 3-4 adverse events for CYT107 vs. placebo b)To compare the effect of CYT107 versus placebo on the frequency of secondary infections and on the length of stay inICU, readmissions to ICU and organ support free days (OSFDs) during index hospitalization following study treatment initiation, and on the frequency of re-hospitalization c)To assess the impact of CYT107 on all-cause mortality d)To determine the effect of CYT107 on absolute CD4+ and CD8+ Tcell counts e)To track and evaluate other known biomarkers of sepsis: absolute lymphocyte counts, monocyte HLA-DR expression, soluble IL-7 receptor (CD127) expression, circulating levels of cytokines (IL-6, IL- 10 and TNF- α) f)To characterize CYT107 pharmacokinetics (PK) in patients with sepsis on day 1 and day 15 using IV route of administration g)To characterize CYT107 immunogenicity by detection and quantification of binding antibodies, and detection of neutralizing antibodies if positive.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. A written, signed informed consent, by the patient or the patient’s legally authorized representative, and the anticipated ability for participant to be re-consented in the future for ongoing study participation 2. Men and women ages ≥ 18 – 85 years of age Participants with an absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) ≤ 900 cells/mm3, at two time points at least twelve hours apart, following diagnosis of vasopressor dependent sepsis and, a. the second time point should not be performed earlier than 48 hours after sepsis diagnosis, b. study drug treatment initiation is required no later than 120 hours (up to 5 days) after the last qualifying ALC ≤ 900 cells/mm3 measure, and c. the average value of the two qualifying ALC counts will serve as a baseline to express the percent increase at day 29, or at hospital discharge. 3. Patients in the ICU with onset of vasopressor dependent sepsis defined as hypotension requiring treatment with any vasopressor(s) for at least 6 hours to maintain a systolic pressure ≥ 90 mmHg or a mean arterial pressure ≥65 mmHg AND at least 1 of the 2 organ dysfunction criteria below: a. Acute respiratory failure defined as the need for invasive mechanical ventilation for at least 24 hours to support pulmonary function b. Acute kidney injury defined as creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL (based on new abnormal result following onset of sepsis) OR urine output < 0.5 mL/kg/hr for > 4 hours despite adequate fluid resuscitation. In the presence of pre-existing impairment of renal function (defined as a serum creatinine concentration >2 times the upper limit of the normal reference range prior to the onset of sepsis), the patient must meet the other organ dysfunction criteria. 4. Anticipated hospital duration of up to approx. three weeks after initiating study drug treatment to allow 6 study drug administrations (Days 18 or 19 would be final dose) 5. This study permits the re-enrollment of a participant who may have been discontinued as a pre- treatment screen failure and/or prior to study drug treatment. 6. Age and reproductive status: a. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 24 hours prior to the start of study treatment b. Women must not be breastfeeding c. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with CYT107 plus 5 half-lives of CYT107 (the terminal half-life of CYT107 is up to 2 days) plus 30 days (duration of ovulatory cycle) for a total of 2 months post-treatment completion. d. Males who are sexually active with WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of treatment with CYT107 plus 5 half-lives of CYT107 plus 90 days (duration of sperm turnover) for a total of 7 months post-treatment completion. In addition, male participants must be willing to refrain from sperm donation during this time. e. Azospermic males are exempt from contraceptive requirements. f. WOCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are also exempt from contraceptive requirements but still must undergo pregnancy testing as described in this section.
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Cancer with current chemotherapy or radiotherapy (receipt of chemotherapy or radiotherapy for cancer within the last 6 weeks). All patients with current, or history of, hematologic malignancy (including, but not limited to, ALL, AML, CLL, CML, etc.) or lymphoma will be excluded, regardless of receipt of recent chemotherapy 2. Patients with minimal chance of survival and life expectancy less than 3-5 days as defined by an APACHE II score of ≥ 35 at time of consideration for study eligibility 3. Patients with history or current evidence of autoimmune disease including for example: myasthenia gravis, Guillain Barre syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, scleroderma, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, autoimmune hepatitis, Wegener’s etc. 4. Patients who have received solid organ transplant or bone marrow transplant. 5. Patients with active or a history of acute or chronic lymphocytic leukemia 6. AIDS-defining illness (category C) diagnosed within the last 12 months prior to study entry 7. Known history of chronic HBV infection and not on treatment with HBV nucleoside analogues prior to the current hospitalization or HBV DNA > 100 IU/mL 8. Known history of infection with HCV and currently undergoing treatment for HCV infections or has detectable HCV RNA 9. History of splenectomy 10. Any hematologic disease associated with hypersplenism, such as thalassemia, hereditary spherocytosis, Gaucher’s Disease, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia 11. Participation in another investigational interventional study testing a drug or a medical device within the last 3 months prior to study entry 12. Patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs, e.g., TNF-alpha inhibitors, for any reason, or systemic corticosteroids other than hydrocortisone at a dose of 300 mg/day 13. Patients receiving concurrent immunotherapy or biologic agents; including growth factors, cytokines and interleukins other than the study medication : IL-2, Interferons α, β and γ, GM-CSF, G-CSF, HIV vaccines, immunosuppressive drugs, hydroxyurea, immunoglobulins, adoptive cell therapy 14. Prior exposure to IL 7 or other drugs specifically targeting T cells 15. Presence of an advanced directive to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment, DNR order or no CPR order, or comfort measures only order 16. Patients for whom prognosis is poor and source control of septic event is considered unlikely per the clinical and research teams. 17. Patients under guardianship
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Weekly measures of absolute lymphocyte counts (ALC) will be performed to determine the kinetics of restoration of ALC. Specifically, we will quantitate the increase of ALC at day 29, expressed as a percentage of baseline value determined by ALC on two time points prior to study treatment (Day 1) during the screening period. |
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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) |
a)Incidence and scoring of all grade 3-4 adverse events within 90 days after study treatment initiation b)Incidence of secondary infections within 90 days after treatment initiation based on pre-specified criteria as adjudicated by the Secondary Infections Committee (SIC), Number of days in ICU, readmissions to ICU, and organ support free days (OSFDs) following study treatment initiation during index hospitalization, Incidence of re-hospitalization within 90 days following study treatment initiation c)All-cause mortality at 90 days after study treatment initiation d)Absolute numbers of CD4+ and CD8+T-cell counts through day 90 e)Examine and evaluate immune biomarkers: i. Percentage of patients reaching absolute lymphocyte counts (ALC) > 1200 in each dosing group ii. Effects on soluble and cellular IL-7 receptor (CD127) expression and their role in interpreting the CYT107 pharmacokinetics iii. Effects on circulating monocyte HLA-DR expression iv. Effects on whole blood circulating cytokines (IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α) f)PK Sessions: Participants will undergo serial blood sampling on days 1 and day 15 at 0 (pre-dose), 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 24 hrs post CYT107 administration. Model-independent PK analysis will be used to estimate Tmax, Cmax, half-life, clearance and area-under-the-curve (AUC) g)Assessment of CYT107 immunogenicity by detection and quantification of binding antibodies and detection of neutralizing antibodies in positive samples (see Section 1.3)
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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 | 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) | 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 | 2 |
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 | 8 |
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 |
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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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the last visit of the last subject |
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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 | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |