Safety Study of Carbamylated Erythropoietin (CEPO) to Treat Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

September 24, 2010 updated by: H. Lundbeck A/S

Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Single-dose, Dose-escalation Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Lu AA24493 in Acute Ischemic Stroke

The primary purpose of the study is to determine whether carbamylated erythropoietin (CEPO) is a safe treatment for patients who have suffered an acute ischemic stroke.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Acute ischemic stroke is a major cause of death and severe disability. There is only one approved pharmacological treatment, Alteplase, which has to be administered within 3 hours from symptom onset. Consequently, only about 2-3% of patients world wide with ischemic strokes are treated. The naturally occurring hormone, erythropoietin (EPO), is able to protect various neuronal tissues from ischemic injury and is beneficial in animal models of acute ischemic stroke. However, treatment of stroke with EPO is undesirable due to its ability to stimulate production of red blood cells and to promote the blood to coagulate. Lu AA24493 is a modified (carbamylated) version of EPO, neuroprotective but without the haematopoietic side effects. Lu AA24493 is developed for treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke.

In this safety study of single doses with Lu AA24493, patients will receive Lu AA24493 within 12-48 hours from symptom onset.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Phase

  • Phase 1

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

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

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age between 50 and 90 years
  • Clinical diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke
  • Measurable stroke-related deficit
  • Patient is stable
  • Treatment can be initiated between 12 hours and 48 hours after the onset of stroke
  • Expected hospital stay of at least 72 hours after study medication
  • If female then not of childbearing potential

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Primary intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), or parenchymal haemorrhagic transformation of infarction (type PHI or PHII as defined in ECASS), subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), arterio-venous malformation (AVM), cerebral aneurysm, or cerebral neoplasm
  • Treated with a thrombolytic <24 hours (if >24 hours excluded ICH then eligible)
  • Score >0 on the NIHSS item 1a
  • Pre-stroke mRS score >1
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Previous treatment with erythropoietin
  • Clinically significant abnormal ECG
  • Cerebral pathology
  • Received or donated blood within previous 3 months

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
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Vials with solution for IV infusion
Experimental: Lu AA24493 (CEPO): 0.005 mcg/kg
Drug: Lu AA24493 (CEPO)
0.005 - 50.0 mcg/kg body weight, IV, within 12-48 hrs from symptom onset
Experimental: Lu AA24493 (CEPO): 0.05 mcg/kg
Drug: Lu AA24493 (CEPO)
0.005 - 50.0 mcg/kg body weight, IV, within 12-48 hrs from symptom onset
Experimental: Lu AA24493 (CEPO): 0.5 mcg/kg
Drug: Lu AA24493 (CEPO)
0.005 - 50.0 mcg/kg body weight, IV, within 12-48 hrs from symptom onset
Experimental: Lu AA24493 (CEPO): 5.0 mcg/kg
Drug: Lu AA24493 (CEPO)
0.005 - 50.0 mcg/kg body weight, IV, within 12-48 hrs from symptom onset
Experimental: Lu AA24493 (CEPO): 50.0 mcg/kg
Drug: Lu AA24493 (CEPO)
0.005 - 50.0 mcg/kg body weight, IV, within 12-48 hrs from symptom onset

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and the modified Rankin Scale (mRS)
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 7, Day 30; for NIHSS also Day 2 and 3
Baseline, Day 7, Day 30; for NIHSS also Day 2 and 3

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity and mechanistic biomarkers (S-100b, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9))
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1-4, Day 7 and Day 30
Baseline, Day 1-4, Day 7 and Day 30

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

H. Lundbeck A/S

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 19, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 19, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

September 22, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 27, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 24, 2010

Last Verified

September 1, 2010

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 11767A
  • 2006-005959-15 (EudraCT Number)

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