A Proof of Concept Study for a 12 Month Treatment in Patients With C3G or IC-MPGN Treated With ACH-0144471

An Open-Label Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept Study in Patients With C3 Glomerulopathy (C3G) or Immune-Complex Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN) Treated With ACH-0144471

The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 12 months of oral ACH-0144471 (also known as danicopan and ALXN2040) in participants with C3G or IC-MPGN based on histologic scoring and proteinuria.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: IC-MPGN; C3 Glomerulopathy; C3 Glomerulonephritis; Dense Deposit Disease; Immune Complex Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Danicopan

Detailed Description

This was an open-label study to evaluate the efficacy of treatment with danicopan in participants 12 years of age or older with biopsy-confirmed C3G or IC-MPGN who had not undergone renal transplantation. All participants were to receive active treatment with danicopan for approximately 40 months. The starting dosage was to be 100 mg TID, and after 2 weeks, the dosage was to be increased to 200 mg TID for participants with body weight ≥ 60 kg or 150 mg TID for participants with body weight < 60 kg. Planned enrollment was approximately 20 participants.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 22
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Australia
  • New South Wales
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
      • Clinical Study Site
  • Queensland
    • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
      • Clinical Study Site
  • Victoria
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
      • Clinical Study Site
• Belgium
  • Antwerpen, Belgium
    • Clinical Study Site
• Italy
  • Ranica, Italy
    • Clinical Study Site
• Netherlands
  • Leiden, Netherlands
    • Clinical Study Site
  • Nijmegen, Netherlands
    • Clinical Study Site
• United States
  • Alabama
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
      • Clinical Study Site
  • California
    • Stanford, California, United States, 94305
      • Clinical Study Site
  • Connecticut
    • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06511
      • Clinical Study Site
  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45221
      • Clinical Study Site
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
      • Clinical Study Site
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
      • Clinical Study Site

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Key Inclusion Criteria:

1. At least 12 years of age
2. Completion of the ACH471-201 clinical study OR diagnosed with biopsy-confirmed primary C3G or IC-MPGN
3. If a pre-treatment biopsy is obtained, or if a historical biopsy is available for review, it must have no more than 50% global fibrosis and no more than 50% of glomeruli with cellular crescents
4. Clinical evidence of ongoing disease based on significant proteinuria (defined as ≥500 mg/day of protein in a 24-hour urine) attributable to C3G disease or IC-MPGN in the opinion of the principal investigator (PI), and present prior to study entry and confirmed during Screening
5. If on corticosteroids, anti-hypertensive medications, anti-proteinuric medications (for example, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers), or mycophenolate mofetil, must be on a stable dose for at least 2 weeks prior to screening
6. Female participants must use an acceptable method birth control to prevent pregnancy during the clinical study and for 30 days after the last dose of study medication
7. Male participants must use highly effective birth control with a female partner to prevent pregnancy during the clinical study and for 90 days after the last dose of study medication
8. Must be up-to-date on routine vaccinations, or willing to be brought up-to-date, based on local guidelines
9. Must have access to emergency medical care

Key Exclusion Criteria

1. Have a history of a major organ transplant (for example, heart, lung, kidney, or liver) or hematopoietic stem cell/marrow transplant
2. Have a history or presence of any clinically relevant co-morbidities that would make the participant inappropriate for the study (for example, a comorbidity that is likely to result in deterioration of the participant's condition, affect the participant's safety during the study, or confound the results of the study), in the opinion of the PI
3. Have an eGFR <30 milliliter/minute/1.73 m^2 at the time of screening or at any time over the preceding 4 weeks
4. Is a renal transplant recipient or receiving renal replacement therapy
5. Have other renal diseases that would interfere with the interpretation of the study
6. Have evidence of monoclonal gammopathy of unclear significance, infections, malignancy, autoimmune diseases, or other conditions to which C3G or IC-MPGN is secondary
7. Have been diagnosed with or show evidence of hepatobiliary cholestasis
8. Females who are pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant during the study or within 90 days of ACH-0144471 administration or participants with a female partner who is pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant during the study or within 90 days of ACH-0144471 administration
9. Have a history of febrile illness, a body temperature >38°Celsius, or other evidence of a clinically significant active infection, within 14 days prior to danicopan administration
10. Have evidence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B infection, or active hepatitis C infection at Screening
11. Have a history of meningococcal infection within the prior year
12. Have a history of hypersensitivity reactions to commonly used antibacterial agents, including beta-lactams, penicillin, aminopenicillins, fluoroquinolones, cephalosporins, and carbapenems, which, in the opinion of the investigator and/or an appropriately qualified immunology or infectious disease expert, would make it difficult to properly provide either empiric antibiotic therapy or treat an active infection.
13. Have participated in a clinical study in which an investigational drug was given within 30 days, or within 5 half-lives of the investigational drug, whichever is longer, prior to the first dose of ACH-0144471
14. Have received eculizumab at any dose or interval within the past 50 days prior to the first dose of ACH-0144471
15. Have received tacrolimus or cyclosporine within 2 weeks of the first dose of ACH-0144471
16. Have a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) with a QT interval Fridericia correction formula >450 millisecond (msec) for males or >470 msec for females, or have ECG findings which, in the opinion of the PI, could put the participant at undue risk
17. Have received any drug known to prolong the corrected QT interval within 2 weeks of the first dose of ACH-0144471 and which, in the opinion of the PI, could put the participant at undue risk

18. Have any of the following laboratory abnormalities at screening:

    • Alanine transaminase > upper limit of normal (ULN)
    • Aspartate aminotransferase > ULN
    • Absolute neutrophil counts <1,000/microliter
    • Total bilirubin >1.5* ULN
    • Indirect bilirubin > ULN
    • Any laboratory abnormality that, in the opinion of the PI, would make the participant inappropriate for the study
19. Unwilling or unable to comply with the study protocol for any reason

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
Experimental: Danicopan; Danicopan was to be administered to participants with C3G or IC-MPGN at a starting dose of 100 milligrams (mg) 3 times daily (TID) for the first 2 weeks, then the dosage was to be increased to 200 mg TID for the remainder of the study.	Drug: Danicopan; Danicopan was to be administered as an oral tablet.; Other Names: ALXN2040; ACH-4471; ACH4471; 4471

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline In Composite Biopsy Score At End Of Initial 12-Month Treatment Period	The composite biopsy score was based on a score incorporating changes in the activity index, glomerular C3c staining, and glomerular macrophage infiltration at the end of the initial 12 months of treatment. The composite renal biopsy index scoring system ranged from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating worse outcomes.	Baseline, end of initial 12-Month Treatment Period
Participants With Reduction In Proteinuria At End Of Initial 12-Month Treatment Period	Proteinuria reduction was defined as ≥30% decrease from baseline based on 24-hour urine protein (mg/day).	Baseline, end of initial 12-Month Treatment Period

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline In Proteinuria At End Of Initial 12-Month Treatment Period	Proteinuria was assessed based on 24-hour urine collections at baseline and end of the initial 12-month Treatment Period.	Baseline, end of initial 12-Month Treatment Period
Percent Change From Baseline In Proteinuria At End Of Initial 12-Month Treatment Period	Proteinuria was assessed based on 24-hour urine collections at baseline and end of initial 12-month Treatment Period.	Baseline, end of initial 12-Month Treatment Period
Slope Of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) From Baseline To End Of Initial 12-Month Treatment Period	Slope of eGFR was estimated using a simple linear regression for each participant, including all data values from baseline until the end of the Initial 12-Month Treatment Period, with eGFR as the dependent variable and time as the independent variable.	End of initial 12-Month Treatment Period
Change From Baseline In eGFR At End Of Initial 12-Month Treatment Period	Change from baseline in eGFR at end of initial 12-Month Treatment Period is presented.	Baseline, end of initial 12-Month Treatment Period
Participants With Significant Improvement In eGFR Relative To Baseline At End Of Initial 12-Month Treatment Period	Significant improvement relative to baseline was defined as a ≥ 25% increase from baseline in eGFR.	Baseline, end of initial 12-Month Treatment Period
Change From Baseline in eGFR Over 12 Months of Treatment For Participants Meeting eGFR Inclusion Criteria	Participants were eligible for enrollment if inclusion criteria were met including having an eGFR >=30 milliliters (mL)/minute (min)/1.73 square meter (m^2) at the time of screening or at any time over the preceding 4 weeks. This Outcome Measure was registered in case there were participants who were enrolled and ended up not meeting the Eligibility Criteria and was intended to report data for change from baseline in eGFR for only the participants who met the eligibility criteria (that is, participants who did not meet the eligibility criteria would have been excluded from analysis for this Outcome Measure). Since all enrolled participants met the Eligibility Criteria, none of the participants were excluded from this analysis. Therefore, this data is the same data that is presented in Outcome Measure #6 "Change From Baseline In eGFR At End Of Initial 12-Month Treatment Period". Change from baseline in eGFR at end of initial 12-Month Treatment Period is presented.	End of initial 12-Month Treatment Period
Change From Baseline In Measured GFR At The End Of The Initial 12-Month Treatment Period	Data for this Outcome Measure was to be collected where available. None of the sites collected data for this Outcome Measure.	End of initial 12-Month Treatment Period

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Alexion

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 20, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 29, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): March 29, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 26, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 7, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): March 9, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 21, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 17, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: DDD; C3GN; idiopathic MPGN; factor D; fD; alternative pathway; complement mediated disease; MPGN Type I; MPGN Type II; MPGN Type III; Primary MPGN; MCGN; Mesangiocapillary Glomerulonephritis
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Immune System Diseases; Kidney Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Nephritis; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Glomerulonephritis; Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative
• Other Study ID Numbers: ACH471-205; 2017-002674-39 (EudraCT Number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: Alexion has a public commitment to allow requests for access to study data and will be supplying a protocol, CSR, and plain language summaries.
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: SAP; CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

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