Use of Ravicti™ in Patients With MCAD Deficiency With the 985A>G (K304E) Mutation

September 22, 2017 updated by: Gerard Vockley, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Use of Glycerol Phenylbutyrate (Ravicti™) as a Chaperone to Stabilize Enzyme in Patients With MCAD Deficiency Due to the Common MCAD 985A>G (K304E) Mutation

This is a medical research study to test a medication in adult patients with a disease called medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency caused by at least one copy of the 985A>G mutation. The medication is glycerol phenylbutyrate, called Ravicti, which is currently FDA approved for the treatment of urea cycle disorders. Previous research suggests that Ravicti may also be effective in the treatment MCAD deficiency. This study will investigate the safety and efficacy (how well it works) of Ravicti in patients with MCAD deficiency caused by having at least one copy of the 985A>G mutation.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Participation in the study will require one overnight admission and three outpatient visits at the Clinical and Translational Research Center at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC (also called the PCTRC). The total length of the study is 7 weeks.

Subjects will have blood work and an intravenous access line (IV) placed for several blood draws during the visit. Subjects will begin fasting at 8pm during the admission, which means they may consume only non-caloric fluids (water, unsweetened black coffee or tea, or sugar-free beverages). The next morning, fasting blood work will be obtained. The subject can then eat breakfast and will receive the study drug, Ravicti. The total time of fasting will be 12 hours.

Dosing for this study will begin at 2 grams/m2/day, which is about one-fifth (1/5) the dose used for other disorders. The reason for starting the dose lower in MCAD patients is that Ravicti is metabolized by the MCAD enzyme. Following the initial dose, blood will be drawn from the IV every two hours for 8 hours. These blood studies will check the levels of Ravicti in the subject's blood and monitor how the subject's body metabolizes them. The subject will be discharged 8 hours after drug administration. Following discharge, the subject will take Ravicti every day for two weeks.

Visit 2: After two weeks at a dose of 2 grams/m2/day, the subject will fast after 8 PM, and will come to the PCTRC the following morning to have an IV placed and blood draws. If the subject's blood work from the first visit shows that there is no concern, the subject's dose will be increased to 4 grams/m2/day. The subject will receive the first dose at this level in the PCTRC with breakfast, and blood samples will be collected from the IV every 2 hours for the next 8 hours. The subject will continue on this dose for two weeks.

Visit 3: After two weeks at a dose of 4 grams/m2/day, the subject will fast after 8 PM, and will come to the PCTRC the following morning to have an IV placed and blood draws. If the subject's blood work from the previous visit shows that there is no concern, the subject's dose will be increased to 6 grams/m2/day. The subject will receive the first dose at this level in the PCTRC with breakfast, and blood samples will be collected from the IV every 2 hours for the next 8 hours. The subject will continue on this dose for two weeks.

Visit 4 (final): After two weeks at a dose of 6 grams/m2/day, the subject will fast after 8 PM, and will come to the CTRC the following morning to have one blood draw. The subject will return any unused Ravicti, and their study participation will be completed.

All study procedures will be done at no cost to the subjects.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4

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

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224
        • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • confirmation of a diagnosis of MCAD deficiency
  • at least one copy of 985A>G MCAD mutation
  • ability to follow protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

  • positive pregnancy test
  • currently breastfeeding
  • currently taking any medication for which there is a potential drug interaction with Ravicti, includes corticosteroids, valproic acid, haloperidol, and probenecid
  • liver or kidney insufficiency

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Ravicti
Open Label Study
Drug: Ravicti
Open-label design comparing Ravicti at doses of 2, 4, and 6 grams/m2/day
Other Names:
  • glycerol phenylbutyrate

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Metabolic Stress
Time Frame: 7 weeks
Changes in the assessments of metabolic stress pre- and post-dosing with Ravicti will be the main outcome variable.
7 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pharmacokinetic (pK)Analysis
Time Frame: 7 weeks
Results from the pharmacokinetic (pK)analysis (the rate of conversion of the phenylbutyrate to phenylacetate) will also be reviewed to assess for changes pre- and post-dosing with Ravicti as well as changes in these levels at the different doses of Ravicti.
7 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Collaborators

Horizon Pharma Ireland, Ltd., Dublin Ireland

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gerard Vockley, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh/Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 13, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 17, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

June 20, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 25, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 22, 2017

Last Verified

September 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PRO13050530

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