Early Signs of Efficacy Study With Riociguat in Adult Homozygous Delta F508 Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Multi-center Phase 2 Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Early Signs of Efficacy of Tid Orally Administered BAY63-2521 in Adult Delta F508 Homozygous Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Assessment of the safety, tolerability and early signs of efficacy of three times a day orally administered BAY63-2521 in adult delta F508 homozygous Cystic Fibrosis patients not on treatment with Orkambi

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Cystic Fibrosis
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521); Drug: Placebo

Detailed Description

The study consists of two parts. The first part is double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled. The second part has an open-label study design. In part 1 patients on Orkambi or other CFTR-modulators are excluded. In part 2 patients on Orkambi are allowed to be included under certain conditions.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 21
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • Bruxelles - Brussel, Belgium, 1090
• Canada
  • Ontario
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8
• France
  • Paris, France, 75674
• Germany
  • Berlin, Germany, 13353
• Netherlands
  • Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3015 CE
• United Kingdom
  • London, United Kingdom, SW3 6NP
  • North Ireland
    • Belfast, North Ireland, United Kingdom, BT12 7AB
• United States
  • Alabama
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233-1711
  • Colorado
    • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80206
  • Missouri
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Signed informed consent available before any study specific tests or procedures are performed
• Patients must be at least 18 years of age at time of inclusion (i.e. upon signature of informed consent)
• Patient diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis according to standard criteria (i.e. either elevated sweat chloride content above 60 mmol/ L and/ or genetic testing)
• Patient is homozygous for the deltaF508 mutation
• Patient has a mild-to-moderate stage of lung disease as determined by FEV1 (FEV1 between 40 and 100% predicted)
• Patient has a stable condition of lung disease (no ongoing or recent pulmonary exacerbation and no change in current treatment) within the last 4 weeks prior to screening
• Ability and willingness to understand and follow study procedures for the entire study
• Patients do not smoke. Patients with a history of smoking can be included, if they have refrained from smoking for the last 3 months. If a patients starts smoking during the study participation, he/ she needs to be excluded and considered to be a drop out
• Body mass index (BMI): ≥ 16 kg/ m² (calculated by dividing the patient's weight by the square of his/ her height [kg/ m2])

Inclusion criterion valid for study part 1 only:

- Women of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception when sexually active. 'Adequate contraception' is defined as one highly effective form of contraception (intrauterine devices [IUD], contraceptive implants or tubal sterilization) or a combination of methods (hormone method with a barrier method ). If a partner's vasectomy is the chosen method of contraception or if a partner has documented azoospermia, a hormone or barrier method must be used in combination. Adequate contraception is required from the signing of the informed consent form up until 4 weeks after the last study drug administration

Inclusion criteria valid for study part 2 only:

• Women of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception when sexually active. 'Adequate contraception' is defined as one highly effective form of contraception (intrauterine devices [IUD], contraceptive implants or tubal sterilization) or a combination of methods (hormone method with a barrier method). For patients on Orkambi hormonal methods (including hormonal oral contraceptives) cannot be accepted in this study. They need to choose non-hormonal methods. If a partner's vasectomy is the chosen method of contraception or if a partner has documented azoospermia, a hormone or barrier method must be used in combination. Adequate contraception is required from the signing of the informed consent form up until 4 weeks after the last study drug administration
• Patients receiving Orkambi (Lumcaftor + Ivacaftor) as part of their standard care need to be on stable Orkambi treatment for at least 3 months prior to screening (patients on Lumacaftor and/or Ivacaftor are excluded in part 1)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with Cystic Fibrosis with any background other than homozygous deltaF508 mutation
• Exclusion criterion only valid for study part 1: Patients receiving treatment with Lumacaftor and/ or Ivacaftor
• Active state of hemoptysis or pulmonary hemorrhage, including those events managed by bronchial artery embolization. Also any history of moderate hemoptysis within the 3 months prior to inclusion
• Any history of pneumothorax, bronchial artery embolization or massive hemoptysis. Massive hemoptysis being defined as acute bleeding >240 mL in a 24-hour period or recurrent bleeding >100 mL/ d over several days
• A positive sputum culture for Burkholderia cenocepacia, Burkholderia dolosa, and/ or Mycobacterium abscessus either currently or within the previous year
• Active allergic broncho-pulmonary aspergillosis
• Current pulmonary exacerbation
• Known history of solid organ transplantation
• Known history of any form of pulmonary hypertension
• Clinically relevant deviations of the screened laboratory parameters from reference ranges outside of expected changes for Cystic Fibrosis patients, especially a hemoglobin value below 110 g/L or a creatinine clearance based on the Cockcroft-Gault formula < 15 ml/ min

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: Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521); Participants received 0.5 mg BAY63-2521 three times daily (tid) for 14 days. The dose would be increased to 1 mg BAY63-2521 for an additional 14 days, if this was considered safe and tolerable on the basis of the available data for a given patient.	Drug: Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521); Participants received 0.5 mg BAY63-2521 three times daily (tid) for 14 days. The dose would be increased to 1 mg BAY63-2521 for an additional 14 days, if this was considered safe and tolerable on the basis of the available data for a given patient.
Experimental: Placebo; Participants received matching placebo tid.	Drug: Placebo; Participants received matching placebo tid.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change of Sweat Chloride Content From Baseline	Sweat chloride samples were obtained by using a Macroduct induction and collection device according to standard procedures.	Baseline, at day 14 and day 28 in study part 1

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change of FEV1 From Baseline	Spirometry was performed according to the American Thoracic Society Guidelines 1995 at the time points screening/ baseline, treatment period and follow up.	From Baseline to Day 14, Day 28 and Follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bayer
• Collaborators: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
• Investigators: Study Director: Bayer Study Director, Bayer

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Derichs N, Taylor-Cousar JL, Davies JC, Fajac I, Tullis E, Nazareth D, Downey DG, Rosenbluth D, Malfroot A, Saunders C, Jensen R, Solomon GM, Vermeulen F, Kaiser A, Willmann S, Saleh S, Droebner K, Sandner P, Bear CE, Hoffmann A, Ratjen F, Rowe SM; Rio-CF Study Group. Riociguat for the treatment of Phe508del homozygous adults with cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros. 2021 Nov;20(6):1018-1025. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2021.07.015. Epub 2021 Aug 19.

Helpful Links

• Click here to find further information and, after study completion, the study results according to Bayer's transparency standards

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 30, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 17, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): September 22, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 20, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 20, 2014
• First Posted (Estimated): June 23, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 7, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 3, 2023
• Last Verified: November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Safety; Pharmacokinetics; Cystic fibrosis; Tolerability; delta F508; Sweat Chloride
• 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; Enzyme Activators; Riociguat
• Other Study ID Numbers: 17020; 2013-004595-35 (EudraCT Number)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No