A Phase 3 Study of KHK4827 in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

July 9, 2025 updated by: Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.

A Phase 3, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Comparative Study of KHK4827 With an Open-label Extension Period in Subjects With Systemic Sclerosis Who Have Moderate to Severe Skin Thickening

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of KHK4827 in patients with systemic sclerosis who have moderate to severe skin thickening

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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100

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Japan
      • Fukushima, Japan, 960-1295
        • Fukushima Medical University Hospital
    • Aichi
      • Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, 457-8510
        • Chukyo Hospital
    • Bunkyo-ku
      • Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan, 113-8655
        • The University of Tokyo Hospital
    • Fukui
      • Yoshida-gun, Fukui, Japan, 910-1193
        • The University of Fukui Hospital
    • Kanagawa
      • Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, 216-8511
        • St. Marianna University School of Medecine Hospital
    • Osaka
      • Suita, Osaka, Japan, 565-0871
        • Osaka University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subject meets the criteria for diagnosis of the Diagnostic Criteria, Severity Classification, and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Systemic Sclerosis （Japanese Dermatological Association 2016） at the pre-examination
  • Subject presented the first symptoms of sclerosis other than Raynaud's phenomenon within 60 months before enrollment
  • Subject who has systemic sclerosis accompanied by moderate to severe skin thickening with an mRSS of 10 to <30 at the pre-examination and who has progressing skin thickening

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any of the following significant concomitant diseases:

    • Type 1 diabetes
    • Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes (HbA1c > 8.5%)
    • Congestive heart failure (Class II to IV of the New York Heart Association Functional Classification)
    • Myocartial infarction, unstable angina, or stroke occurring within 12 months before the first dose of investigational product
    • Poorly controlled hypertension (systolic pressure > 150 mm Hg or diastolic pressure > 90 mg Hg at screening)
    • Severe chronic lung disease (%FVC < 60% and %DLco < 40%, calculated according to the Reference Values for Spirometry, Including Viral Capacity, in Japanese Adults Calcluated with the LMS Method and Compared with Previous Values [Japanese Respiratory Society])
    • Major chronic inflammatory diseases or connective tissue diseases other than scleroderma
  2. Patient has a history or evidence of a psychiatric disorder, alcohol and/or substance abuse, or any other mental health disorder that, in the opinion of the investigators, would pose a risk to subject safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures or completion
  3. Patient has a history or evidence of suicidal ideation (severity of 4 or 5) or any suicidal behavior based on an assessment with the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at enrollment
  4. Patient has severe depression based on a total score of ≥ 15 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) at enrollment

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Q2W, SC
Experimental: KHK4827
Drug: KHK4827
210 mg Q2W, SC

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) from baseline at Week 24
Time Frame: at least 2 weeks up to 24 weeks
mRSS: scored 0(normal), 1(mild), 2(moderate), or 3(severe) per each site, assessed in 17 different body sites, total score=51
at least 2 weeks up to 24 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) from baseline at Week 52
Time Frame: at least 2 weeks up to 52 weeks
at least 2 weeks up to 52 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
May 23, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
October 16, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
April 11, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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May 16, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 19, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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May 21, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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July 11, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
July 9, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 4827-008

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

There is a plan to make IPD and related data dictionaries available. The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the study sponsored by Kyowa Kirin will be available in the Vivli repository, https://vivli.org/ourmember/kyowa-kirin/ as long as conditions of data disclosure specified in the policy section of the Vivli website are satisfied.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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