Study to Evaluate Efficacy of OLX10010 in Reducing Recurrence of Hypertrophic Scarring After Scar Revision Surgery

Phase 2a Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Intra-subject, Placebo-controlled, Proof of Concept Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of OLX10010 as an Adjunct Therapy to Reduce the Recurrence of Hypertrophic Scars After Scar Revision Surgery

Phase 2a, prospective, randomized, double-blind, intra-subject, placebo-controlled, proof of concept study. Approximately twenty subjects will be randomized 1:1 to one of two treatment arms:

Arm A: 2.0 mg/cm OLX10010 biweekly (every two weeks) Arm B: 5.0 mg/cm OLX10010 biweekly (every two weeks) Each treatment arm will have approximately 10 subjects. Each subject will receive both active (OLX10010) and control (placebo) treatment post-hypertrophic scar surgery biweekly (every two weeks) for a total of six doses. Dosing will occur post-surgery on Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. Post-treatment follow-up visits will occur at Weeks 18 and 24, and a long-term follow-up visit will occur at Month 12. The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (both physician and patient scales), Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Scale, Vancouver Scar Scale, and a photograph-based visual analog scale by blinded experts will be completed prior to scar revision surgery, at Weeks 2, 8, 12, 18, and 24, and at Month 12. The overall opinion responses on the physician scales of the POSAS at Week 24 will be used for primary endpoint analysis.

The total length of the linear hypertrophic scar line will be divided equally for treatment with OLX10010 and placebo, injected intradermally per centimeter (cm). The OLX10010 end and placebo end of the scar line will be separated by a 2 cm or greater distance depending on the scar length.

After the Week 24 visit, all data collected will be cleaned and all data management activities will be completed. After the database is frozen/locked, the primary endpoint efficacy analysis will be completed. If at least one of the treatment arms are shown to be appropriate to reduce recurrence of hypertrophic scars, all analyses will be performed. If the efficacy analysis of Arms A and B indicate the study doses are not as effective as expected, the sponsor may decide to add a third arm (Arm C) to explore the weekly dosing regimen. See detailed summary.

Subjects in all study arms will continue in the study until their Month 12 visit. After all subjects complete that visit, data are collected, and data management activities are completed, Month 12 data will be analyzed.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Hypertrophic Scar
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: OLX10010

Detailed Description

This is a Phase 2a, prospective, randomized, double-blind, intra-subject, placebo-controlled, proof of concept study. Approximately twenty subjects will be randomized 1:1 to one of two treatment arms:

Arm A: 2.0 mg/cm OLX10010 biweekly (every two weeks) Arm B: 5.0 mg/cm OLX10010 biweekly (every two weeks) Each treatment arm will have approximately 10 subjects. Each subject will receive both active (OLX10010) and control (placebo) treatment post-hypertrophic scar surgery biweekly (every two weeks) for a total of six doses. Dosing will occur post-surgery on Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. Post-treatment follow-up visits will occur at Weeks 18 and 24, and a long-term follow-up visit will occur at Month 12. The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (both physician and patient scales), Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Scale, Vancouver Scar Scale, and a photograph-based visual analog scale by blinded experts will be completed prior to scar revision surgery, at Weeks 2, 8, 12, 18, and 24, and at Month 12. The overall opinion responses on the physician scales of the POSAS at Week 24 will be used for primary endpoint analysis.

The total length of the linear hypertrophic scar line will be divided equally for treatment with OLX10010 and placebo, injected intradermally per centimeter (cm). The OLX10010 end and placebo end of the scar line will be separated by a distance of 2 cm or greater depending on the scar length.

After the Week 24 visit, all data collected will be cleaned and all data management activities will be completed. After the database is frozen/locked, the primary endpoint efficacy analysis will be completed. If at least one of the treatment arms are shown to be appropriate to reduce recurrence of hypertrophic scars, all analyses will be performed. If the efficacy analysis of Arms A and B indicate the study doses are not as effective as expected, the sponsor may decide to add a third arm (Arm C) to explore the weekly dosing regimen:

Arm C: 2.0 mg/cm OLX10010 weekly If added, Arm C will enroll 10 subjects. Each subject will receive both active (OLX10010) and control (placebo) treatment post-hypertrophic scar surgery weekly for a total of 11 doses. Dosing will occur post-surgery on Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. Post-treatment follow-up visits will occur on Weeks 18 and 24, and a long-term follow-up visit will occur at Month 12. The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (both physician and patient scales), Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Scale, Vancouver Scar Scale, and a photograph-based visual analog scale by two blinded independent assessors will be completed prior to scar revision surgery, at Weeks 2, 8, 12, 18, and 24, and at Month 12. The overall opinion responses on the physician scales of the POSAS at Week 24 will be used for primary endpoint analysis. After all subjects in Arm C complete Week 24, all data are collected, and all data management activities are completed, a new database freeze/lock will be performed. Arm C data will be analyzed.

Subjects in all study arms will continue in the study until their Month 12 visit. After all subjects complete that visit, data are collected, and data management activities are completed, Month 12 data will be analyzed.

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

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • District of Columbia
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
      • Medstar Health Research Institute
  • Florida
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33173
      • Miami Dermatology & Laser Research, LLC
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33176
      • Miami Plastic Surgery
  • Michigan
    • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
      • Henry Ford Health System
  • Ohio
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
      • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19103
      • Paddington Testing Co, Inc.

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy males or females, aged 18 to 65, inclusive
• Hypertrophic scar in the abdominal region, from previous surgery or injury, present for ≥ 12 months
• Linear hypertrophic scar equal to or greater than 8 cm in length
• Undergoing elective hypertrophic scar revision surgery
• Serum pregnancy test negative for females of childbearing potential
• Males and females of child-bearing potential (e.g., not post-menopausal for at least one year or surgically sterile) must agree to use effective contraception starting at the Screening Visit and continuing until 14 days after the last dose of OLX10010.
• Properly obtained written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• BMI greater than 32 kg/m2. Exceptions to this criteria can be granted for patients just over this value per PI's discretion
• Hypertrophic scars outside the abdominal area, including face, neck, back, limbs, and the thoracic region
• Hypertrophic scar secondary to burns
• Active infection near the scar revision surgery
• Clinically significant wound near the scar revision surgery
• Additional scar(s) within 2 cm of the scar revision surgery
• End-stage renal disease or severe renal impairment as indicated by serum creatinine > 2.5 mg/dL
• Tanning (natural or artificial) within 14 days prior to the screening visit or unwilling to abstain from natural or artificial tanning for four weeks after surgery. Tanning is not recommended for the remainder of the study but will not be an exclusion criteria or reason for early termination.
• Hypertrophic scar treatment within 12 weeks prior to the screening visit, excluding scar revision surgery
• Radiation or chemotherapy within 12 weeks prior to the screening visit
• Treatment with anti-psychotic, anti-cancer, immunosuppressant, or corticosteroids within 12 weeks prior to the screening visit
• Atopic dermatitis, keloid scar, or skin hypersensitivity
• Received elective body sculpting procedures (e.g., CoolSculpting®) for the abdomen within the past 6 months
• Use of tobacco or nicotine-containing products during study participation (Screening Visit through last follow-up visit)
• Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding
• Participation in any experimental drug or device study within 30 days prior to the screening visit
• Any clinically significant finding, in the judgement of the treating investigator, that would place the subject at health risk, impact the study, or affect the completion of the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm A 2.0 mg/cm OLX10010 biweekly; Arm A- half the scar treated with 2.0 mg/cm of OLX10010 biweekly, other half treated with OLX Placebo	Drug: OLX10010; Lyophilized cake reconstituted with WFI and injected intradermally; Other Names: a cell penetrating asymmetric small interference RNA (cp-asiRNA), targeting a gene involved in formation of fibrosis
Experimental: Arm B 5.0 mg/cm OLX10010 biweekly; Arm B- half the scar treated with 5.0 mg/cm of OLX10010 biweekly, other half treated with OLX Placebo	Drug: OLX10010; Lyophilized cake reconstituted with WFI and injected intradermally; Other Names: a cell penetrating asymmetric small interference RNA (cp-asiRNA), targeting a gene involved in formation of fibrosis
Experimental: Arm C 2.0 mg/cm OLX10010 weekly; Arm C- half the scar treated with 2.0 mg/cm of OLX10010 weekly, other half treated with OLX Placebo	Drug: OLX10010; Lyophilized cake reconstituted with WFI and injected intradermally; Other Names: a cell penetrating asymmetric small interference RNA (cp-asiRNA), targeting a gene involved in formation of fibrosis

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
• Change in recurrence of hypertrophic scar after scar revision surgery measured by physician scar assessment using the overall opinion score on the Observer Scar Assessment Scale at Week 24	• The change of recurrence of hypertrophic scar will be measured by Observer Scar Assessment Scale to rate Vascularity, pigmentation, thickness, relief, pliability, and surface area on a ten point scale with 1 representing normal sensation or skin and 10 indicating the worst imaginable sensation or skin.	Week 24

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
• Recurrence of hypertrophic scar after scar revision surgery at Weeks 2, 8, 12, 18, and 24 and Month 12 according to Physician	• Physician scar assessment: Using Total Observer Score from Observer Scar Assessment Scale which is generated by adding all values rated on the scale for that timepoint. Possible scores will be 6 (normal) up to 60 (worst possible)	Week 24 and Month 12
• Recurrence of hypertrophic scar after scar revision surgery at Weeks 2, 8, 12, 18, and 24 and Month 12 according to Patient	• Patient scar self-assessment: Using Total Patient Score from Patient Scar Assessment Scale which is generated by adding all values rated on the scale for that timepoint. Possible scores will be 6 (normal) up to 60 (worst possible)	Week 24 and Month 12
• Scar severity	• Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) which consists of four variables: vascularity, height (thickness), pliability, and pigmentation. Each variable has four to six possible scores. A total score ranges from 0 to 13, whereby a score of 0 reflects normal skin.	Week 24 and Month 12
• Assessment of Blinded Photographs by Two Independent Assessors:	The visual analog scale is a photograph-based scale derived from evaluating standardized digital photographs. Two independent assessors, blinded to study arm and timepoint, assess the overall improvement of scar appearance (from 0 as the worst to 10 as the best) by reviewing blinded photographs. Each independent assessor completes the 10 cm VAS for both ends (OLX10010 and placebo) of the scar. Mean values of VAS scores assessed by two independent assessors will be used for efficacy analysis.	Week 24 and Month 12
• Scar variations	• Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Scale (SBSES) assesses the individual attributes like width, height, color, suture marks, and overall appearance with a binary response (0 or 1) for each. The total score range is from 0 (worst) to 5 (best) scar.	Week 24 and Month 12
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]	• Measured by Adverse Events incidence	Week 24 and Month 12
Severity of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]	• Measured by Adverse Events severity	Week 24 and Month 12
• Change in the recurrence of hypertrophic scar after scar revision surgery measured by patient scar assessment using the overall opinion score on the Patient Scar Assessment Scale at Week 24	• The change of recurrence of hypertrophic scar will be measured by Patient Scar Assessment Scale to rate Vascularity, pigmentation, thickness, relief, pliability, and surface area on a ten point scale with 1 representing normal sensation or skin and 10 indicating the worst imaginable sensation or skin.	Week 24

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Olix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Collaborators: Alira Health
• Investigators: Study Director: Alexander Neumeister, MD, OliX Pharmaceuticals

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Hwang J, Chang C, Kim JH, Oh CT, Lee HN, Lee C, Oh D, Lee C, Kim B, Hong SW, Lee DK. Development of Cell-Penetrating Asymmetric Interfering RNA Targeting Connective Tissue Growth Factor. J Invest Dermatol. 2016 Nov;136(11):2305-2313. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.06.626. Epub 2016 Jul 15.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 19, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 11, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): July 12, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 22, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 6, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): May 7, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): February 21, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 20, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: siRNA; scar revision surgery; OLX10010
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Fibrosis; Cicatrix; Recurrence; Hypertrophy; Cicatrix, Hypertrophic
• Other Study ID Numbers: OLX10010-02

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