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Summary
EudraCT Number:	2020-006165-11
Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:	CNTO1959CRD3004
National Competent Authority:	Italy - Italian Medicines Agency
Clinical Trial Type:	EEA CTA
Trial Status:	Trial now transitioned
Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:	2022-02-28
Trial 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

Italy - Italian Medicines Agency

A.2

EudraCT number

2020-006165-11

A.3

Full title of the trial

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of guselkumab Subcutaneous Induction Therapy in Participants with Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

Studio multicentrico, randomizzato, in doppio cieco, controllato con placebo, a gruppi paralleli, volto a valutare l’efficacia e la sicurezza della terapia di induzione con guselkumab per via sottocutanea in partecipanti con morbo di Crohn da moderatamente a gravemente attivo

A.3.1

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

GRAVITI - A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Guselkumab Subcutaneous Induction Therapy in Participants with Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

GRAVITI - Uno studio di fase 3 per valutare l'efficacia e la sicurezza della terapia di induzione sottocutanea con guselkumab in partecipanti con malattia di Crohn da moderatamente a gravemente attiva

A.3.2

Name or abbreviated title of the trial where available

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A.4.1

Sponsor's protocol code number

CNTO1959CRD3004

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	JANSSEN CILAG INTERNATIONAL NV
B.1.3.4	Country	Belgium
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	Janssen Research & Development
B.4.2	Country	United States
B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
B.5.1	Name of organisation	Parexel International LLC
B.5.2	Functional name of contact point	--------
B.5.3	Address:
B.5.3.1	Street Address	-----------------
B.5.3.2	Town/ city	-------------
B.5.3.3	Post code	---------------
B.5.3.4	Country	Ireland
B.5.6	E-mail	clinicaltrial.enquiries@parexel.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	Guselkumab
D.3.2	Product code	[CNTO1959]
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Solution for injection in pre-filled syringe
D.3.4.1	Specific paediatric formulation	No
D.3.7	Routes of administration for this IMP	Subconjunctival use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8	INN - Proposed INN	GUSELKUMAB
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	CNTO1959
D.3.9.4	EV Substance Code	SUB179789
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	100
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	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	Yes
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	Yes
D.3.11.13.1	Other medicinal product type	Anticorpo monoclonale
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	Guselkumab
D.3.2	Product code	[CNTO1959]
D.3.4	Pharmaceutical form	Solution for injection in pre-filled syringe
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	GUSELKUMAB
D.3.9.2	Current sponsor code	CNTO1959
D.3.9.4	EV Substance Code	SUB179789
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	100
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	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.2	Gene therapy medical product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.3	Tissue Engineered Product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.4	Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device)	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.5	Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product	Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.4	Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy	Yes
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	Yes
D.3.11.13.1	Other medicinal product type	Anticorpo Monoclonale

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 in pre-filled syringe
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 in pre-filled syringe
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

Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

Morbo di Crohn da moderatamente a gravemente attivo

E.1.1.1

Medical condition in easily understood language

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Malattia infiammatoria intestinale (IBD)

E.1.1.2

Therapeutic area

Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20]

MedDRA Classification

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	10011401
E.1.2	Term	Crohn's disease
E.1.2	System Organ Class	10017947 - Gastrointestinal 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, including clinical remission and endoscopic response, of guselkumab SC induction

- Valutare l'efficacia, inclusa la remissione clinica e la risposta endoscopica, dell'induzione di guselkumab SC

E.2.2

Secondary objectives of the trial

- To evaluate the efficacy of guselkumab SC across a range of outcome measures
-To evaluate the safety of guselkumab SC

- Valutare l'efficacia di guselkumab SC attraverso una serie di misure di outcome
- Valutare la sicurezza di guselkumab SC

E.2.3

Trial contains a sub-study

E.3

Principal inclusion criteria

1- Clinically active Crohn's disease or fistulizing Crohn's disease of at least 3 months duration
2- Endoscopic evidence of active ileocolonic Crohn's disease
4- Current treatment with oral corticosteroids and/or immunomodulators, OR history of failure to respond to or tolerate oral corticosteroids and/or immunomodulators, OR history of corticosteroid dependence, OR has previously demonstrated lack of initial response, lost response or were intolerant to 1 or more biologic agents.

Please refer to protocol for the overall inclusion criteria

1- Morbo di Crohn clinicamente attivo o morbo di Crohn fistolizzante della durata di almeno 3 mesi
2- Evidenza endoscopica di malattia di Crohn ileocolonica attiva
4- Trattamento in corso con corticosteroidi orali e/o immunomodulatori, OPPURE storia di mancata risposta o tolleranza ai corticosteroidi e/o immunomodulatori orali, OPPURE storia di dipendenza da corticosteroidi, OPPURE ha precedentemente dimostrato mancanza di risposta iniziale, perdita di risposta o intolleranza a 1 o più agenti biologici.

Fare riferimento al protocollo per tutti i criteri di inclusione

E.4

Principal exclusion criteria

1-Has a draining stoma or ostomy.
2- Presence on screening endoscopy or history of adenomatous colonic polyps that were not removed.
3- Has previously received a biologic agent targeting IL-12/23 or IL-23.

Please refer to protocol for the overall exclusion criteria

1-Ha una stomia o una stomia drenante.
2- Presenza all'endoscopia di screening o storia di polipi adenomatosi del colon che non sono stati rimossi.
3- Ha ricevuto in precedenza un agente biologico mirato a IL-12/23 o IL-23.

Fare riferimento al protocollo per tutti i criteri di esclusione

E.5 End points

E.5.1

Primary end point(s)

1- Clinical remission
2- Endoscopic response

1- Remissione clinica
2- Risposta endoscopica

E.5.1.1

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point

At Week 12

Alla settimana 12

E.5.2

Secondary end point(s)

1- Clinical remission
2- PRO-2 remission
3- Clinical response

1- Remissione clinica
2- Remissione PRO-2
3- Risposta clinica

E.5.2.1

Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point

Clinical remission at Week 24
PRO-2 remission and clinical response at Week 12

Remissione clinica alla settimana 24
Remissione PRO-2 e risposta clinica alla settimana 12

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

Yes

E.6.10

Pharmacogenetic

Yes

E.6.11

Pharmacogenomic

Yes

E.6.12

Pharmacoeconomic

E.6.13

Others

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

Yes

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

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

E.8.5

The trial involves multiple Member States

Yes

E.8.5.1

Number of sites anticipated in the EEA

119

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

Information not present in EudraCT

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

Australia

Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Canada

China

Georgia

Japan

Jordan

Korea, Republic of

New Zealand

Russian Federation

Serbia

Taiwan

Turkey

Ukraine

United States

Belgium

Croatia

Czechia

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Lithuania

Netherlands

Poland

Slovakia

Spain

United Kingdom

E.8.7

Trial has a data monitoring committee

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

LVLS

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

E.8.9.2

In all countries concerned by the trial months

E.8.9.2

In all countries concerned by the trial days

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:

254

F.1.3

Elderly (>=65 years)

Yes

F.1.3.1

Number of subjects for this age range:

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

152

F.4.2.2

In the whole clinical trial

318

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)

Patients who end their participation in the trial will return to their primary physician to determine standard of care

I pazienti che terminano la loro partecipazione alla sperimentazione torneranno al loro medico di base per determinare lo standard di cura

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

2022-04-26

Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial application

Favourable

Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion

Date of Ethics Committee Opinion

2022-03-17

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