Benralizumab in the Treatment of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (EGPA) Study (BITE)

The Efficacy and Safety of Benralizumab In the Treatment of Eosinophilic Grandulomatosis With Polyangiitis (EGPA) Study: BITE

Benralizumab is a type of medicine called a monoclonal antibody that is made in the research clinic; it works by blocking a specific protein in the body called interleukin-5. The study medicine, benralizumab, is not yet approved for doctors to treat patients with EGPA. It is considered an experimental drug in this study.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Asthma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Benralizumab

Detailed Description

This study is open-label which means that all subjects will receive the study medication. The medicine-benralizumab-will be given to subjects in addition to the medicines they are already taking to treat their EGPA such as oral steroids (e.g. prednisone) and medicines that reduce the activity of their immune system. Drugs that are sometimes used (i.e., standard of care) to reduce the activity of the immune system in EGPA (in addition to oral steroids) include azathioprine, methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil and cyclophosphamide. Information about how the stud drug that you get affects the subjects body and their health will be collected through a number of tests, procedures and questions.

The study medicine, benralizumab, will be given to subjects as one injection 30 mg under skin every four weeks for 12 weeks and then every 8 weeks for 16 weeks for a total of 5 treatments. During the treatment phase of this study, a study staff member will call the subjects to see how they are doing, what medications they are taking and if they are able to decrease their steroid use. The study is a total of 9 study visits in a 44 week time period. Everyone who takes part in the study will continue to receive his/her existing treatments for EGPA (although their dose of oral steroids may be reduced during the study.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 10
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Colorado
    • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80206
      • National Jewish Health

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Informed Consent: Able to give written informed consent prior to participation in the study, which will include the ability to comply with the requirements and restrictions listed in the consent form. Subjects must be able to read, comprehend, and write at a level sufficient to complete study related materials.
• Gender and Age: Male or female subjects >18 years old

• EGPA diagnosis: subjects who have been diagnosed with EGPA for at least 6 months based on the history or presence of: asthma plus eosinophilia (>1.0x109/L and/or >10% of leucocytes) plus at least two of the following additional features of EGPA

  1. A biopsy showing histopathological evidence of eosinophilic vasculitis, or perivascular eosinophilic infiltration, or eosinophil-rich granulomatous inflammation;
  2. Neuropathy, mono or poly (motor deficit or nerve conduction abnormality);
  3. Pulmonary infiltrates, non-fixed;
  4. Sino-nasal abnormality;
  5. Cardiomyopathy (established by echocardiography or MRI);
  6. Glomerulonephritis (haematuria, red cell casts, proteinuria);
  7. Alveolar haemorrhage (by bronchoalveolar lavage);
  8. Palpable purpura;
  9. ANCA positive (MPO or PR3).
• Subjects who have received cyclophosphamide can be included after a 4-week washout prior to visit 0 (first injection).
• Subjects who have received a methotrexate, azathioprine, or mycophenolate mofetil induction regimen may be included if on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to visit 0.
• Corticosteroid therapy: Subject must be on a stable dose of oral prednisolone or prednisone of ≥5 mg/day for at least 4 weeks prior to visit 0.
• Immunosuppressive therapy: If receiving immunosuppressive therapy (including methotrexate, azathioprine, or mycophenolate mofetil, but excluding restricted medications below) the dosage must be stable for the 4 weeks prior to visit 0 and during the study (dose reductions for safety reasons will be permitted).
• Female subjects: Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must use an effective form of birth control (confirmed by the Investigator). Effective forms of birth control include: true sexual abstinence, a vasectomized sexual partner, Implanon, female sterilization by tubal occlusion, any effective IUD intrauterine device/IUS levonogestrel Intrauterine system, Depo-Provera(tm) injections, oral contraceptive, and Evra Patch(tm) or Nuvaring(tm). WOCBP must agree to use effective method of birth control, as defined above, from enrolment, throughout the study duration and within 16 weeks after last dose of IP, and have negative serum pregnancy test result on Visit 0.
• Women not of childbearing potential are defined as women who are either permanently sterilized (hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral salpingectomy), or who are postmenopausal. Women will be considered postmenopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months prior to the planned date of visit -1 without an alternative medical cause. The following age-specific requirements apply:
• Women <50 years old would be considered postmenopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatment and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the postmenopausal range.
• Women ≥50 years old would be considered postmenopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatment.
• All male subjects who are sexually active must agree to use an acceptable method of contraception (condom with or without spermicide, vasectomy) from Visit 0 until 16 weeks after their last dose.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
• Wegener's Granulomatosis
• History of cancer: Subjects who have had basal cell carcinoma, localized squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or in situ carcinoma of the cervix are eligible provided that the subject is in remission and curative therapy was completed at least 12 months prior to the date informed consent, and assent when applicable was obtained. Subjects who have had other malignancies are eligible provided that the subject is in remission and curative therapy was completed at least 5 years prior to the date informed consent, and assent when applicable, was obtained.
• A helminth parasitic infection diagnosed within 24 weeks prior to the date informed consent is obtained that has not been treated with, or has failed to respond to standard of care therapy.
• Pregnant or nursing
• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level ≥2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) confirmed during screening period.
• If female and of child-bearing potential, must have negative pregnancy test and must adhere to acceptable method of contraception (with <1% failure rate) during the study and for four months after the study.
• Receipt of any investigational non biologic within 30 days or 5 half-lives prior to visit 0, whichever is longer.
• A history of known immunodeficiency disorder including a positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test.
• Any other medical illness that precludes study involvement
• Positive hepatitis B surface antigen, or hepatitis C virus antibody serology, or a positive medical history for hepatitis B or C. Subjects with a history of hepatitis B vaccination without history of hepatitis B are allowed to be enrolled.
• Patients who are currently receiving or have previously received benralizumab or any other type of anti-interleukin therapy (i.e. mepolizumab, reslizumab, lebrikizumab etc.) within the last 4 months or 5 half-lives whichever is longer.
• History of anaphylaxis to any biologic therapy or vaccine.
• Receipt of immunoglobulin or blood products within 30 days prior to the date informed consent is obtained.
• Taking cyclophosphamide

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Open-Label; All subjects will receive the study medication- benralizumab	Drug: Benralizumab; one injection 30 mg under the subjects skin every 4 weeks for 8 weeks and then every 8 weeks for 24 weeks for a total of 5 treatments.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
All adverse events will be reported by count of events (safety and tolerability )	All adverse events will be reported to AstraZeneca and the IRB in accordance with the policy of National Jewish Health and the FDA. Serious adverse events, whether or not considered related to the investigational drug, will be recorded on the SAE event form will be sent to AstraZeneca within 24 hours of submission to the FDA.	Up to 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in corticosteroid dosage	Change in steroid dose will be assessed by comparing the corticosteroid dose to subjects at the end of the steroid stable phase and compare to steroid dose at the end of treatment period.	Up to 12 months
Change in the rate of EGPA exacerbations during the study period.	Change in the rate of exacerbations will be assessed by comparing the rate of exacerbations during the study period with the rate during the washout and safety-monitoring period as well as with the self-reported rate of exacerbations from the year prior to the study.	Up to 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Jewish Health
• Collaborators: AstraZeneca
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Michael Wechsler, MD, National Jewish Health

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Lee Y, Hojjati M. Benralizumab as a Potential Adjunctive Therapy in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis. J Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Dec 1;27(8S):S401-S402. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001419. No abstract available.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 15, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 25, 2019
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 11, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 4, 2017
• First Posted (Estimate): January 5, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 8, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 4, 2021
• Last Verified: March 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Vasculitis; Systemic Vasculitis; Anti-Asthmatic Agents; Respiratory System Agents; Benralizumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: HS-3010

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

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