Oral TheraCLEC™ - Total in Cystic Fibrosis Subjects With Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double Blind, Parallel Dose Ranging Study of Oral TheraCLEC™ - Total in Cystic Fibrosis Subjects With Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency

The purpose of this study is to determine the most effective dose of a new enzyme therapy on oral nutrient absorption in cystic fibrosis (CF) subjects with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cystic Fibrosis; Pancreatic Insufficiency
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Liprotamase; Drug: Placebo

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 129
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Alabama
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
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  • California
    • Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
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  • Colorado
    • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218
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  • Florida
    • Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610
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    • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207
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  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614
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  • Indiana
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
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  • Iowa
    • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
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  • Kentucky
    • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536
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  • Louisiana
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
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  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
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  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
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    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
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  • Michigan
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
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    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
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  • Minnesota
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
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  • Mississippi
    • Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
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  • Missouri
    • St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
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  • New York
    • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14215
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  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267
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    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
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  • Oregon
    • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
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  • Pennsylvania
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15212
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  • Texas
    • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
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  • Utah
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
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  • Vermont
    • Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401
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  • West Virginia
    • Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 26506
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Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 7 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pancreatic insufficiency (PI) documented by fecal elastase <100 mcg/gram measured at screening

• Diagnosis of CF based upon the following criteria:

  • two clinical features consistent with CF AND
  • either genotype with two identifiable mutations consistent with CF OR
  • sweat chloride > 60 mEq/L by quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis
• Forced Expiratory Volume Over One Second (FEV1) ≥30% predicted
• Clinically stable with no evidence of acute upper or lower respiratory tract infection

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy, breastfeeding or of childbearing potential and/or not willing to use accepted methods of birth control during enrollment in the study
• History of fibrosing colonopathy
• History of liver transplant or lung transplant
• Unable to discontinue enteral tube feedings during the study
• Subject weight <40 kg
• Known hypersensitivity to food additives
• Participation in an investigational study of a drug, biologic, or device not currently approved for marketing within 30 days prior to screening
• Unable to discontinue the use of pancreatic enzymes for a 72-hour period or any other condition that the investigator believes would interfere with the intent of this study or would make study participation not in the best interest of the subject

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Low Liprotamase Dose; Liprotamase in a fixed combination of lipase (5,000 units), protease (5,000 units) and amylase (750 units) administered orally (one Size 5 capsule of liprotamase and five Size 2 capsules of placebo) with each of three meals and two snacks daily for 28 days	Drug: Liprotamase; Administered orally as either Size 2 capsules (20,000 Units lipase; 20,000 Units protease; and 3,000 Units amylase) or Size 5 capsules (5,000 Units lipase; 5,000 Units protease; and 750 Units amylase); Other Names: ALTU-135; LY3031642; TheraCLEC - Total; Drug: Placebo; Administered orally in either Size 2 or Size 5 capsules
Experimental: Mid Liprotamase Dose; Liprotamase in a fixed combination of lipase (25,000 units), protease (25,000 units) and amylase (3,750 units) administered orally (one Size 5 capsule of liprotamase, one Size 2 capsule of liprotamase, and four Size 2 capsules of placebo) with each of three meals and two snacks daily for 28 days	Drug: Liprotamase; Administered orally as either Size 2 capsules (20,000 Units lipase; 20,000 Units protease; and 3,000 Units amylase) or Size 5 capsules (5,000 Units lipase; 5,000 Units protease; and 750 Units amylase); Other Names: ALTU-135; LY3031642; TheraCLEC - Total; Drug: Placebo; Administered orally in either Size 2 or Size 5 capsules
Experimental: High Liprotamase Dose; Liprotamase in a fixed combination of lipase (100,000 units), protease (100,000 units) and amylase (15,000 units) administered orally (one Size 5 capsule of placebo and five Size 2 capsules of liprotamase) with each of three meals and two snacks daily for 28 days	Drug: Liprotamase; Administered orally as either Size 2 capsules (20,000 Units lipase; 20,000 Units protease; and 3,000 Units amylase) or Size 5 capsules (5,000 Units lipase; 5,000 Units protease; and 750 Units amylase); Other Names: ALTU-135; LY3031642; TheraCLEC - Total; Drug: Placebo; Administered orally in either Size 2 or Size 5 capsules

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Change from baseline up to 19 days in Coefficient of fat absorption (CFA)	Baseline, up to 19 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Change from baseline up to 19 day in Coefficient of nitrogen absorption (CNA)	Baseline, up to 19 days
Change from baseline up to 19 days in stool weight	Baseline, up to 19 days
Change from baseline to 29 day endpoint in Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire (CFQ) scale scores	Baseline, 29 days
Change from baseline up to 19 days in number of Stools	Baseline, up to 19 days
Change from baseline to 28 days in maximum change in glucose response	Baseline through 28 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Anthera Pharmaceuticals
• Collaborators: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2004
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2005
• Study Completion (Actual): March 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 9, 2004
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 8, 2004
• First Posted (Estimate): November 9, 2004

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 17, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 15, 2014
• Last Verified: October 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Cystic Fibrosis; Pancreatic Insufficiency; Enzymes
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases; Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Pancreatic Diseases; Fibrosis; Cystic Fibrosis; Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
• Other Study ID Numbers: 14269 (Other Identifier: City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center); I5L-MC-TCAA (Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company); TC-2A (Other Identifier: Altus/Alnara)