A Study of Orelabrutinib in Patients With AQP4-IgG Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

A Prospective, Self-controlled Study to Explore Efficacy and Safety of Orelabrutinib in AQP4-IgG Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. NMOSD is a highly relapsing, severely disabling disease. AQP4-IgG positive NMOSD is related to a specific aquaporin 4 antibody (AQP4 IgG) produced by mature B cells. BTK is a key kinase in B cell receptor signal transduction pathway. Abnormal activation of BTK related signaling pathway can lead to autoantibody production and autoimmune diseases. Therefore, BTK can be developed as a new target for autoimmune diseases.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Orelabrutinib

Detailed Description

Approximately 23 subjects will be enrolled.

Experimental drug treatment: Orelabrutinib, 50mg, orally, once a day.

The subject will come to visit at week 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 36, 48 and safety follow up visit which is planed 28 days after last administration.

Baseline patient assessment:

1. Baseline examination: vital signs, physical examination, blood routine examination, urine routine examination, liver and kidney function, coagulation function, thyroid function, HIV, HCV, HBV virus test, tuberculosis test, chest X-ray, ECG and pregnancy test.
2. Functional disability assessment: Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score and low contrast vision (LCVA) score.
3. EQ5D scale evaluation.
4. Serum AQP4-IgG titer, neuro filament light chain, T/B/NK cell count, Immunoglobulin (IgG, IgA and IgM)

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 23
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Yan Xu, Doctor; Phone Number: 18601355218; Email: xuyanpumch@hotmail.com

Study Locations

• China
  • Beijing
    • Beijing, Beijing, China, 100730
      • Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
      • Contact: Yan Xu, Dr.; Phone Number: 18601355218; Email: xuyanpumch@hotmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1) 18-75 years old (inclusive) at the time of signing the informed consent form
• 2)Diagnosed with AQP4-IgG positive NMOSD in accordance with 2015 IPND diagnostic criteria.
• 3)Relapse ≥ 2 within 1 year before screening, and at least 1 relapse within 6 months before screening
• 4)If the subject has stable steroids treatment (≤ 7.5mg prednisone, or equivalent dose of steroids), the treatment needs to be stable more than 1 month before starting the study drug treatment.
• 5)EDSS ≤7.5 at screening
• 6)Negative pregnancy test for female of childbearing potential at screening
• 7)Understood the study procedure and voluntarily signed written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1) History of serious heart, lung, liver, kidney, blood disease, etc.
• 2) Any major infection judged by the investigator requiring hospitalization and parenteral antimicrobial treatment within 1 month before screening
• 3) History of episodes of herpes zoster ≥ 2 or disseminated herpes zoster ≥ 1
• 4) History of or having any of the following medication / treatment: ① Received BTK inhibitor at any time in the past; ② B-cell targeted therapy within 12 weeks before the first dose; ③ Received biological agents within 12 weeks before the first dose; ④ Received live virus vaccine or live attenuated vaccine within 8 weeks before the first dose; ⑤ Received steroids treatment for other diseases within 6 months before screening, the dosage > 20mg / day for more than 21 days; ⑥ Used a study drug or other experimental treatment within 4 weeks before screening or 5 half-lives, or participating in any other intervention clinical trial.

• 5) During screening or baseline examination, laboratory results meet the exclusion criteria:

  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive
  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive. (If a subject has a history of HCV infection, has completed and recorded appropriate treatment at least 1 year before screening, and the HCV RNA measured by PCR at the time of screening is negative, the subject will not be excluded from this study.)
  • Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive and / or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positive
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2
  • ALT/AST > 2 x ULN, Total Bilirubin > 1.5 x ULN, or any other clinically significant laboratory abnormality
  • Neutrophil < 1500 / mm3, platelet < 75000 / mm3, lymphocyte < 1000 / mm3 or leukocyte < 3500 / mm3.
  • International standardized ratio (INR) ≥ 1.5 or activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≥ 1.5x ULN.
  • CD19 B cells lower than the lower limit of the normal range
• 6) Used strong to medium CYP3A inducers within 3 weeks before treatment, or strong to medium CYP3A inhibitors within 1 week before treatment, or strong to medium CYP3A inducers or inhibitors may be used during treatment.
• 7) There are situations that other researchers think are not suitable to participate in this study.

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: Orelabrutinib, orally, 50 mg QD	Drug: Orelabrutinib; Orelabrutinib, orally, 50 mg QD

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Annualized relapse rate at week 48 compared with that before baseline.	Annualized relapse rate at week 48 compared with that before baseline.	week 48

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion of patients without relapse	Proportion of patients without relapse at weeks 24 and 48;	weeks 24 and 48
Changes in the expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score from baseline	Changes in the expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score from baseline at weeks 4, 12, 24, 36 and 48;	weeks 4, 12, 24, 36 and 48
Changes in low contrast visual acuity score (LCVA) from baseline	Changes in low contrast visual acuity score (LCVA) from baseline at weeks 4, 12, 24, 36 and 48;	weeks 4, 12, 24, 36 and 48
Changes in EQ5D scores from baseline	Changes in EQ5D scores from baseline at weeks 12, 24, 36 and 48;	weeks 12, 24, 36 and 48
Changes in serum AQP4-IgG titer and neurofilament light chain protein level from baseline	Changes in serum AQP4-IgG titer and neurofilament light chain protein level from baseline at weeks 4, 12, 24, 36 and 48;	weeks 4, 12, 24, 36 and 48
Changes in absolute value of peripheral blood B cell count and immunoglobulin (IgA, IgM, IgG) from baseline	Changes in absolute value of peripheral blood B cell count and immunoglobulin (IgA, IgM, IgG) at weeks 4, 12, 24, 36 and 48 from baseline;	weeks 4, 12, 24, 36 and 48
Percentage of patients who withdraw from the study due to adverse events.	Percentage of patients who withdraw from the study due to adverse events.	weeks1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 36 , 48

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Peking Union Medical College Hospital
• Collaborators: Beijing InnoCare Pharma Tech Co., Ltd.; GCP ClinPlus Co., Ltd.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Yan Xu, Doctor, Peking Union Medical College

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): April 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): August 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): August 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 16, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): March 17, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 17, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 16, 2022
• Last Verified: March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Orelabrutinib; Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder; BTK inhibitors
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Nervous System Diseases; Immune System Diseases; Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS; Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System; Demyelinating Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases; Eye Diseases; Optic Nerve Diseases; Cranial Nerve Diseases; Myelitis, Transverse; Optic Neuritis; Disease; Neuromyelitis Optica
• Other Study ID Numbers: ICP-022-006

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: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No