Study of Ivacaftor in Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Who Have the R117H-CF Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Mutation (KONDUCT) (KONDUCT)

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ivacaftor in Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis Who Have the R117H-CFTR Mutation

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ivacaftor in subjects with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have the R117H-CFTR mutation.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cystic Fibrosis
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Ivacaftor; Drug: Placebo

Detailed Description

Ivacaftor is the first CFTR modulator to show an improvement in CFTR function and clinical benefit in subjects with CF. Results from Phase 3 studies (VX08-770-102 [Study 102] [NCT00909532] and VX08-770-103 [Study 103] [NCT00909727]) showed that ivacaftor is effective in the treatment of subjects with CF who have the G551D-CFTR mutation, as evidenced by sustained improvements in CFTR channel function (measured by reduction in sweat chloride concentration) and corresponding substantial, durable improvements in lung function, pulmonary exacerbations, respiratory symptoms, and weight gain. Ivacaftor was also well tolerated, as evidenced by the rates and reasons for premature discontinuation and results of safety assessments.

Ivacaftor (Trade Name Kalydeco; 150 mg tablets) was initially approved in the United States for the treatment of CF in subjects 6 years of age and older who have a G551D mutation in the CFTR gene.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 70
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • Belfast, United Kingdom
  • Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• United States
  • Alabama
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States
  • California
    • Palo Alto, California, United States
  • Connecticut
    • Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  • Florida
    • Tampa, Florida, United States
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Iowa
    • Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • Kentucky
    • Lexington, Kentucky, United States
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Michigan
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
  • Missouri
    • St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  • Nebraska
    • Omaha, Nebraska, United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States
    • Syracuse, New York, United States
    • Valhalla, New York, United States
  • North Carolina
    • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  • South Carolina
    • Charleston, South Carolina, United States
  • Tennessee
    • Nashville, Tennessee, United States
  • Texas
    • Dallas, Texas, United States
    • Fort Worth, Texas, United States
    • Houston, Texas, United States
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
  • Virginia
    • Richmond, Virginia, United States
  • Washington
    • Seattle, Washington, United States
  • West Virginia
    • Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
  • Wisconsin
    • Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 2 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female with confirmed diagnosis of CF
• Must have at least 1 allele of the R117H CFTR mutation
• Percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) 40 percent (%) to 90% (for subjects aged 12 years or older) or 40% to 105% (for subjects aged 6 to 11 years) predicted normal for age, sex, and height
• 6 years of age or older
• Minimum weight of 15 kilogram (kg) at screening
• Females of childbearing potential must not be pregnant
• Willing to comply with contraception requirements

Exclusion Criteria:

• CFTR gene mutation leading to CFTR channel with gating defect (that is, any 1 of the following mutations: G551D, G178R, G551S, S549N, S549R, G970R, G1244E, S1251N, S1255P, or G1349D)
• History of any illness or condition that might confound the results of the study or pose an additional risk in administering ivacaftor to the subject
• An acute upper or lower respiratory infection, pulmonary exacerbation, or changes in therapy (including antibiotics) for pulmonary disease within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug
• Abnormal liver function, at screening, defined as greater than or equal to (>=) 3 time upper limit of normal (ULN), of any 3 or more of the following: serum aspartate transaminase (AST), serum alanine transaminase (ALT), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bilirubin
• Colonization with organisms associated with a more rapid decline in pulmonary status (for example, Burkholderia cenocepacia, Burkholderia dolosa, and Mycobacterium abscessus) at screening
• History of solid organ or hematological transplantation
• History of alcohol, medication or illicit drug abuse within 1 year before the first dose of study drug
• Ongoing participation in another therapeutic clinical study or prior participation in an investigational drug study within 30 days before screening
• Any "non-CF-related" illness within 2 weeks before Day 1 (first dose of study drug). "Illness" was defined as an acute (serious or non-serious) condition (for example, gastroenteritis)
• Use of any inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome (CYP) P450 3A

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Ivacaftor; Ivacaftor 150 milligram (mg) tablet orally twice daily for 24 weeks.	Drug: Ivacaftor; Ivacaftor 150 milligram (mg) tablet orally twice daily for 24 weeks.; Other Names: VX-770; Kalydeco
Placebo Comparator: Placebo; Placebo matched to Ivacaftor tablet orally twice daily for 24 weeks.	Drug: Placebo; Placebo matched to Ivacaftor tablet orally twice daily for 24 weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Absolute Change From Baseline in Percent Predicted Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Through Week 24	FEV1 is the volume of air that can forcibly be blown out in one second, after full inspiration. Hankinson and Wang standards were used to calculate percent predicted FEV1 (for age, gender, and height). The Hankinson standard was used for male subjects 18 years and older and female subjects 16 years and older. The Wang standard was used for male subjects aged 6 to 17 years and for female subjects aged 6 to 15 years.	Baseline, Week 24

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Body Mass Index (BMI) at Week 24	BMI was defined as weight in kilogram (kg) divided by height in square meter (m^2).	Baseline, Week 24
Change From Baseline in Sweat Chloride Through Week 24	Sweat samples were collected using an approved Macroduct (Wescor, Logan, Utah) collection device. A volume of greater than or equal to (>=) 15 microliter was required for determination of sweat chloride.	Baseline, Week 24
Change From Baseline in Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised (CFQ-R) Respiratory Domain Score Through Week 24	The CFQ-R is a validated subject-reported outcome measuring health-related quality of life for subjects with cystic fibrosis. Respiratory domain assessed respiratory symptoms (for example, coughing, congestion, wheezing), score range: 0-100; higher scores indicating fewer symptoms and better health-related quality of life	Baseline, Week 24
Time to First Pulmonary Exacerbation	Number of events (pulmonary exacerbation) during the pre-specified time intervals were reported. A subject without an exacerbation before withdrawal from the study was considered censored at the time of withdrawal, and a subject without an exacerbation who completes the study period was considered censored at the end of the analysis period.	Day 0 to 15, Day 16 to 56, Day 57 to 112, Day 113 to 168
Number of Subjects With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)	AE: any untoward medical occurrence, including clinically significant clinical laboratory assessments which occurs during course of study, whether it is considered related to study drug or not. SAE: medical event or condition, which falls into any of following categories, regardless of its relationship to the study drug: death, life threatening adverse experience, in-patient hospitalization/prolonged hospitalization, persistent/significant disability/incapacity, congenital anomaly/birth defect, important medical event.	Baseline up to follow-up (3 to 4 weeks after last dose [last dose = Week 24])

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
• Collaborators: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Richard Moss, MD, Stanford University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Moss RB, Flume PA, Elborn JS, Cooke J, Rowe SM, McColley SA, Rubenstein RC, Higgins M; VX11-770-110 (KONDUCT) Study Group. Efficacy and safety of ivacaftor in patients with cystic fibrosis who have an Arg117His-CFTR mutation: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2015 Jul;3(7):524-33. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00201-5. Epub 2015 Jun 9.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: July 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 5, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): June 8, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 12, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 31, 2015
• Last Verified: January 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• 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; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Membrane Transport Modulators; Chloride Channel Agonists; Ivacaftor
• Other Study ID Numbers: VX11-770-110