A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of KZR-616 in Patients With AIHA and ITP (MARINA)

August 5, 2020 updated by: Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.

A Phase 2 Randomized, Dose-blind, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of KZR-616 in the Treatment of Patients With Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) and Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)

This is a Phase 2 randomized, dose-blind, multicenter study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, efficacy, Pharmacokinetics (PK), and Pharmacodynamics (PD) of treatment with KZR-616 in patients with active Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia or Immune Thrombocytopenia.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Woolloongabba, Australia
        • KZR Research Site
      • Bologna, Italy
        • KZR Research Site
      • Genova, Italy
        • KZR Research Site
      • Kraków, Poland
        • KZR Research Site
      • Poznań, Poland
        • KZR Research Site
      • Moscow, Russian Federation
        • KZR Research Site
      • Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
        • KZR Research Site
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90007
        • KZR Research Site
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
        • KZR Research Site
    • Florida
      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224
        • KZR Research Site
      • Miami Lakes, Florida, United States, 33014
        • KZR Research Site
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
        • KZR Research Site
    • Illinois
      • Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61615
        • KZR Research Site
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • KZR Research Site
    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55454
        • KZR Research Site
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55455
        • KZR-616 Research Site
    • New Jersey
      • Morristown, New Jersey, United States, 07960
        • KZR Research Site
    • New York
      • Bronx, New York, United States, 10467
        • KZR Research Site
    • North Carolina
      • Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834
        • KZR Research Site
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • KZR Research Site
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
        • KZR Research Site
    • Texas
      • Webster, Texas, United States, 77598
        • KZR Research Site

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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:

  1. Adult patients must be at least 18 years of age at the time of signing informed consent at Screening
  2. Body Mass Index (BMI) equal to or greater than 18 kg/m2
  3. Have a documented diagnosis of primary or secondary AIHA, ITP, or primary Evans syndrome
  4. AIHA or ITP disease activity as follows::

    1. ITP: Per central or local laboratory assessments on 2 separate occasions ≥7 days apart during Screening, a mean Platelet (PLT) ≤30×109/L with no individual PLT >35×109/L; or for those patients receiving a constant dose of permitted treatments for ITP: a mean PLT <50×109/L, with no count >55×109/L
    2. AIHA: Hgb ≤10 g/dL and presence of any 2 of the following:

    i. Haptoglobin <lower limit of normal (LLN) ii. Corrected reticulocyte count >upper limit of normal (ULN) iii. LDH >ULN iv. Indirect bilirubin >ULN.

  5. Documented inadequate response on intolerance to ≥1 standard treatment approach for AIHA or ≥2 standard treatment approaches for ITP

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with confirmed anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome, the presence of positive lupus anti-coagulant test, moderate-high titer anti-cardiolipin IgG or IgM or moderate-high titer anti-beta2-globuilin IgG or IgM or severe central nervous system involvement
  2. History of clinically significant coagulopathy, hereditary thrombocytopenia, anemia, or family history of thrombocytopenia
  3. History of primary immunodeficiency
  4. Use of nonpermitted medications within the specified washout periods prior to screening
  5. Recent serious or ongoing infection, or risk for serious infection
  6. Any of the following laboratory values at Screening:

    1. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <45 ml/min
    2. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1.5×109/L (1500/mm3)
    3. Serum aspartate transaminase (AST), serum alanine transaminase (ALT) or serum alkaline phosphatase >2.5×ULN
    4. Thyroid stimulating hormone if outside of the central laboratory normal range and considered clinically significant
    5. International normalized ratio (INR) or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) >1.5×ULN
    6. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) <500 mg/dL
    7. For ITP patients only: total bilirubin >1.5×ULN (3×ULN for patients with documented Gilbert's syndrome).
  7. Presence of New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure, or uncontrolled blood pressure, or prolonged QT interval
  8. Major surgery within 12 weeks before Screening or planned during the study period
  9. History of any thrombotic or embolic event within 12 months prior to Screening
  10. Clinical evidence of significant unstable or uncontrolled diseases
  11. Any active or suspected malignancy or history of documented malignancy within the last 5 years before Screening, except appropriately excised and cured cervical carcinoma in situ or basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: QUADRUPLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Arm A - KZR-616 30mg
KZR-616 30mg Subcutaneous (SC) injection weekly for 13 weeks
Patients will receive KZR-616 SC once weekly. Patients assigned to Arm A will receive 30 mg for 13 weeks and patients assigned to Arm B will receive 30 mg for 1 week then 45 mg for 12 weeks
EXPERIMENTAL: Arm B - KZR-616 45mg
KZR-616 30 mg SC injection weekly for 1 dose then 45mg weekly for 12 weeks.
Patients will receive KZR-616 SC once weekly. Patients assigned to Arm A will receive 30 mg for 13 weeks and patients assigned to Arm B will receive 30 mg for 1 week then 45 mg for 12 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Mean change from Baseline to Week 13 in hematologic parameters of interest in evaluable patients (Hgb for AIHA; Platelets [PLT] for ITP)
Time Frame: 13 weeks
13 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Time to peak plasma concentration (Tmax) following KZR-616 injection
Time Frame: Day 1
Day 1
Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) following KZR-616 injection
Time Frame: Day 1
Day 1
Mean change from Baseline to Week 13 in hematologic parameters of interest (Hgb for AIHA; PLT for ITP) in the intent to treat (ITT) population
Time Frame: 13 weeks
13 weeks
Mean change from Baseline over time in hematologic parameters of interest (Hgb for AIHA; PLT for ITP)
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Proportion of patients with a response at Week 13
Time Frame: 13 weeks
13 weeks
Proportion of patients over time with a response
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Time to response
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Proportion of patients over time with loss of response
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Proportion of patients over time with sustained response
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Mean change from Baseline over time in Hct
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Mean change from Baseline over time in Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Change from Baseline over time in Patient Global Assessment scores
Time Frame: Baseline and every 4 weeks for 25 weeks
The PtGA is a visual analog scale (VAS) ranging from 0 to 100. Patients will provide a global rating of their disease, for the day of the visit, in response to the statement "Considering all the ways that your disease affects you, please rate how you are feeling today by clicking or tapping on the line:" using a 100-point VAS where 0 is "very good, no symptoms" and 100 is "very poor, very severe symptoms."
Baseline and every 4 weeks for 25 weeks
For AIHA: Proportion of patients with an Hgb >12 g/dL or 2 g/dL higher than Baseline at W13
Time Frame: 13 weeks
13 weeks
For AIHA: Number of blood transfusions and units of blood administered over time
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
For ITP: Number of platelet transfusions and units of platelets administered over time
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Safety and tolerability of KZR-616 in patients with AIHA or ITP as assessed by monitoring incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs)
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Through study completion, up to 25 weeks
Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax) following KZR-616 injection
Time Frame: Day 1
Day 1
Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax) following KZR-616 injection
Time Frame: Day 29
Day 29
Time to peak plasma concentration (Tmax) following KZR-616 injection
Time Frame: Day 29
Day 29
Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) following KZR-616 injection
Time Frame: Day 29
Day 29
Half-life (T1/2) following KZR-616 injection
Time Frame: Day 1
Day 1
Half-life (T1/2) following KZR-616 injection
Time Frame: Day 29
Day 29

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ANTICIPATED)

July 1, 2020

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

August 5, 2020

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

August 5, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 26, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 29, 2019

First Posted (ACTUAL)

July 31, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

August 7, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 5, 2020

Last Verified

August 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

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

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