Trial of Topical C-82 in Systemic Sclerosis - A Phase I/II Biomarker and Safety Trial

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Topical C-82 in Systemic Sclerosis - A Phase I/II Biomarker and Safety Trial

1:1 active treatment: placebo, blinded trial, evaluating the effect of a 4-week treatment period with topical C-82 on skin expression of two gene biomarker surrogates (THBS1 and COMP) for the modified Rodnan skin score (MRSS). Study subjects will be randomized to apply the active study medication daily for 4 weeks to either the right or left forearm and placebo to the contralateral forearm.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Systemic Scleroderma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: C-82 Topical Gel, Placebo; Drug: C-82 Topical Gel, 1%

Detailed Description

1:1 active treatment: placebo, blinded trial, evaluating the effect of a 4-week treatment period with topical C-82 on skin expression of two gene biomarker surrogates (THBS1 and COMP) for the modified Rodnan skin score (MRSS). Study subjects will be randomized to apply the study medication daily for 4 weeks to either the right or left forearm. All subjects will apply placebo (i.e., a topical gel without C-82) to the contralateral forearm. Both physician and subject will be blinded to treatment arm assignment. Skin biopsies will be taken from the mid-forearm of both arms at baseline and after four weeks of study drug to test for biomarker gene expression; instructions and supplies will be provided to each site. Safety assessments will extend to 4 weeks after the final dose of study drug/placebo.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 17
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Illinois
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States

Participation Criteria

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:

• meet the American College of Rheumatology criteria for systemic sclerosis with diffuse cutaneous involvement (clinical skin involvement proximal to forearms and or knees, not including the face).
• Disease duration of <36 months since the onset of the first SSc manifestation other than Raynaud's phenomenon, or patients with progressive disease based on new or worsening skin disease based on physician assessment.
• local skin score over the bilateral forearm of ≥ 2.
• a MRSS of ≥ 12.
• on stable dose of any immunosuppressive other than cyclophosphamide or high dose steroids (excluded treatments) for at least one month and through the course of study treatment.
• Subjects of child-producing potential must agree to use effective contraception while and for at least 3 months after the last treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Receiving treatment as part of an interventional clinical trial within 4 weeks of screening or 5 half-lives of the investigational drug (whichever is longer).
• Ongoing use of high dose steroids (> 10mg/day prednisone or equivalent) or unstable steroid dose in the past 4 weeks.
• Use of topical creams or gels on the forearm area within the past month and through the course of study treatment.
• UV light therapy for 4 weeks before or during the study period.
• Treatment with cyclophosphamide within the past month and through the course of study treatment.
• Known active bacterial, viral fungal mycobacterial, or other infection
• history of malignancy within the past 2 years.
• Moderate to severe hepatic impairment, .
• Scleroderma renal crisis within 4 months or creatinine greater than 2.0.
• Pregnancy.
• Nursing mothers are to be excluded.
• Gastrointestinal involvement requiring total parenteral nutrition or hospitalization within the past 3 months for pseudo-obstruction
• Moderately severe pulmonary disease with FVC < 40%, or DLCO < 30% predicted or evidence of progressive lung disease as manifest by a decrease in FVC or 10% or more over the previous year.
• Moderately severe cardiac disease with clinically significant heart failure, or unstable angina.
• AST or ALT > 2.5 x Upper Limit of Normal.
• Total bilirubin > 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN). Patients with Gilbert's Disease may be included if their total bilirubin is ≤ 3.0 mg/dL.
• significant medical or psychosocial problems that warrant exclusion.

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
Placebo Comparator: placebo; C-82 Topical Gel, Placebo	Drug: C-82 Topical Gel, Placebo; placebo
Active Comparator: Active; C-82 Topical Gel, 1%	Drug: C-82 Topical Gel, 1%; active

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
frequency and character of adverse events and abnormal clinical tests	28 days
change in gene biomarker expression of THBS1 and COMP in skin biopsies over time compared to placebo	28 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Prism Pharma Co., Ltd.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Robert Lafyatis, MD, Boston University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 18, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 22, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): January 28, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 17, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 16, 2017
• Last Verified: September 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: systemic sclerosis; scleroderma
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Skin Diseases; Connective Tissue Diseases; Sclerosis; Scleroderma, Systemic; Scleroderma, Diffuse
• Other Study ID Numbers: PRI-C82T-3101