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Efficacy and Safety of Oral E5501 Plus Standard of Care for the Treatment of Thrombocytopenia in Adults With Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia (Amendment 02)

Primary Purpose

Chronic Thrombocytopenia, Immune Thrombocytopenia

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Locations
International
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Avatrombopag
Placebo
Standard of care
Sponsored by
Eisai Inc.
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Thrombocytopenia focused on measuring Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Men and women greater than or equal to 18 years of age
  2. Participants diagnosed with cITP (greater than or equal to 12 months duration) according to the American Society for Hematology/British Committee for Standards in Hematology (ASH/BCSH) guidelines, and an average of 2 platelet counts greater than 30x10^9/L). The physical exam should not suggest any disease which may cause thrombocytopenia other than ITP
  3. Participants who previously received one or more ITP therapies (including, but not limited to corticosteroids, immunoglobulins, azathioprine, danazol, cyclophosphamide and/or rituximab).
  4. Participants must have had either initially responded (platelet count greater than 50x10^9/L) to a previous ITP therapy or have had a bone marrow examination consistent with ITP within 3 years to rule out myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or other causes of thrombocytopenia
  5. Prothrombin time/International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) must have been within 80% to 120% of the normal range with no history of hypercoagulable state
  6. A complete blood count within the reference range (including white blood count [WBC] differential not indicative of a disorder other than ITP), with the following exceptions: hemoglobin: participants with hemoglobin levels between 10 g/dL (100 g/L) and the lower limit of normal (LLN) are eligible for inclusion, if anemia was clearly attributable to ITP (excessive blood loss); Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1500/uL (1.5x10^9/L) (elevated WBC/ANC due to corticosteroid treatment is acceptable)

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants with known secondary immune thrombocytopenia (e.g., with known Helicobacter pylori-induced ITP participants infected with known human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] or hepatitis C virus [HCV] or participants with known systemic lupus erythematosus). (Revised per Amendment 01)
  2. Participants with significant medical conditions that may impact on the safety of the participant or interpretation of the study results (e.g., acute hepatitis, active chronic hepatitis; lymphoproliferative disease; myeloproliferative disorders, leukemia)
  3. History of MDS
  4. History of gastric atrophy (added per Amendment 01)
  5. History of pernicious anemia or participants with vitamin B12 deficiency (defined as less than LLN) who have not had pernicious anemia excluded as a cause (added per Amendment 01)
  6. Any prior history of arterial or venous thrombosis (stroke, transient ischemic attack, myocardial infarction, deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism), and more than two of the following risk factors: hormone replacement therapy, estrogen-containing hormone replacement or contraceptive therapies, smoking, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, medication for hypertension, cancer, hereditary thrombophilic disorders (e.g., Factor V Leiden, antithrombin III deficiency, etc.), or any other family history of arterial or venous thrombosis
  7. Participants with a history of significant cardiovascular disease (e.g., congestive heart failure [CHF] New York Heart Association Grade III/IV, arrhythmia known to increase the risk of thromboembolic events [e.g., atrial fibrillation], participants with a QT interval corrected for heart rate of >450 msec, angina, coronary artery stent placement, angioplasty, coronary artery bypass grafting)
  8. Participants with a history of cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and chronic active hepatitis
  9. Participants with concurrent malignant disease
  10. Use of immunoglobulins (IVIg and anti-D) within 1 week of randomization
  11. Splenectomy or use of rituximab within 12 weeks of randomization
  12. Use of romiplostim or eltrombopag within 4 weeks of randomization
  13. Participants who are currently treated with corticosteroids or azathioprine but have not been receiving a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to randomization or have not completed these therapies more than 4 weeks prior to randomization
  14. Participants who are currently treated with MMF, CsA, or danazol but have not been receiving a stable dose for at least 12 weeks prior to randomization or have not completed these therapies more than 4 weeks prior to randomization
  15. Use of cyclophosphamide or vinca alkaloid regimens within 4 weeks of randomization
  16. Participants who are currently treated with PPIs or H2 antagonist therapy but have not been receiving a stable dose for at least 6 weeks prior to randomization or have not completed these therapies more than 2 weeks prior to randomization
  17. Fasting gastrin-17 blood levels exceeding the ULN at Screening for participants not on PPIs or H2 antagonists (Revised per Amendment 01)
  18. Fasting gastrin-17 blood levels exceeding 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) at Screening for participants on PPIs or H2 antagonists (Added per Amendment 01)
  19. Blood creatinine exceeding ULN by more than 20% OR total albumin below the lower limit of normal (LLN) by 10%
  20. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) OR aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels exceeding 3 times the ULN or total bilirubin exceeding 2 times the ULN
  21. Participants with a history of cancer treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.
  22. Participants with a history of ITP treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy are still eligible for enrollment.
  23. Females who are pregnant (positive beta-human chorionic gonadotropin positive [B-hCG] test) or breastfeeding
  24. Participants with a known allergy to avatrombopag (E5501) or its excipients

Sites / Locations

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm Type

Active Comparator

Placebo Comparator

Experimental

Arm Label

Avatrombopag (Core Study)

Placebo (Core Study)

Avatrombopag (Open-Label Extension)

Arm Description

Avatrombopag will be administered orally as 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, or 40 mg in a flexible dose design for 26 weeks. Participants will receive blinded therapy at a starting dose of 20 mg avatrombopag, one daily and allowed to have their dose titrated up (maximum dose of 40 mg avatrombopag) or down (minimum dose of 5 mg avatrombopag) depending on their response to study drug.

Placebo will be administered as 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg or 40 mg in a flexible dose design for 26 weeks. Placebo will be administered orally at a starting dose of 20 mg, once daily. Afterwards the dose can be titrated up (maximum dose of 40 mg avatrombopag) or down (minimum dose of 5 mg avatrombopag) depending on the participant's response to the study drug; placebo titration will be used to maintain the blind.

Participants who meet all eligibility criteria requirements of extension phase and who discontinue the core study because of lack of treatment effect will continue into the extension phase. Avatrombopag will be administered to participants who enter extension phase, with a starting dose of 20 mg avatrombopag, once daily for 76 weeks and undergo dose titration.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Number of Weeks With Platelet Count Greater Than or Equal to 50 x 10^9/L During 6-Month Treatment Period
The cumulative number of weeks of platelet response is defined as the total numbers of weeks in which the platelet count is greater than or equal to 50 x 10^ 9/L during 6 months of treatment of core study in the absence of rescue therapy.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Number of Participants With a Reduction in Use of Concomitant Immune/Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Medication
Only participants on concomitant ITP medications at baseline were included.
Number of Participants With Platelet Count Greater Than or Equal to 50 x 10^9/L at Day 8
Participants with platelet response at Day 8 are defined as those who had a platelet count greater than or equal to 50 x 10^9/L at day 8 in the absence of rescue therapy on or before Day 8.

Full Information

First Posted
September 19, 2011
Last Updated
January 9, 2018
Sponsor
Eisai Inc.
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01438840
Brief Title
Efficacy and Safety of Oral E5501 Plus Standard of Care for the Treatment of Thrombocytopenia in Adults With Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia (Amendment 02)
Official Title
A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Trial With an Open-label Extension Phase to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral E5501 Plus Standard of Care for the Treatment of Thrombocytopenia in Adults With Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia (Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura)
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
January 2018
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
February 16, 2012 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
November 2013 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
March 2014 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Eisai Inc.

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Core Study: To demonstrate that the efficacy of avatrombopag (in addition to standard of care) is superior to placebo (in addition to standard of care) for the treatment of adult participants with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura) (ITP) as measured by cumulative number of weeks of platelet response over 6 months of once daily treatment in adults participants who received at least 1 prior ITP therapy. Extension Phase: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of long-term therapy with avatrombopag in participants with chronic ITP (cITP).
Detailed Description
This study consists three phases: Prerandomization, Randomization (Core Study) and Extension study. The overall duration of treatment (Core and Extension) is approximately 104 weeks with the Core study being 26 weeks and the Extension study being 76 weeks. Approximately 45 participants 18 years of age and over who meet all the eligibility requirements will be randomized. No single platelet count should be greater than 35x10^9/L (liter). Participants will be centrally stratified at randomization by splenectomy status, baseline platelet count, and use of concomitant ITP medication at baseline, and randomized to receive either double-blind avatrombopag or placebo in a 2:1 ratio. Participants will receive blinded therapy at a starting dose of 20 mg avatrombopag or placebo once daily. Participants will be allowed to have their dose titrated up (maximum dose 40 mg avatrombopag or matching placebo) or down (minimum dose 5 mg for avatrombopag or matching placebo) depending on their response to study drug. The goal of dose modification is to maintain the platelet count at levels greater than or equal to 50x10^9/L and less than or equal to 150x10^9/L, and to decrease the need for ITP-directed concomitant medications.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Chronic Thrombocytopenia, Immune Thrombocytopenia
Keywords
Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 3
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantCare ProviderInvestigator
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
49 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Avatrombopag (Core Study)
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Avatrombopag will be administered orally as 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, or 40 mg in a flexible dose design for 26 weeks. Participants will receive blinded therapy at a starting dose of 20 mg avatrombopag, one daily and allowed to have their dose titrated up (maximum dose of 40 mg avatrombopag) or down (minimum dose of 5 mg avatrombopag) depending on their response to study drug.
Arm Title
Placebo (Core Study)
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Arm Description
Placebo will be administered as 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg or 40 mg in a flexible dose design for 26 weeks. Placebo will be administered orally at a starting dose of 20 mg, once daily. Afterwards the dose can be titrated up (maximum dose of 40 mg avatrombopag) or down (minimum dose of 5 mg avatrombopag) depending on the participant's response to the study drug; placebo titration will be used to maintain the blind.
Arm Title
Avatrombopag (Open-Label Extension)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Participants who meet all eligibility criteria requirements of extension phase and who discontinue the core study because of lack of treatment effect will continue into the extension phase. Avatrombopag will be administered to participants who enter extension phase, with a starting dose of 20 mg avatrombopag, once daily for 76 weeks and undergo dose titration.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Avatrombopag
Other Intervention Name(s)
E5501, Avatrombopag maleate
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Placebo
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Standard of care
Intervention Description
Permitted ITP concomitant background therapies are as follows: Corticosteroids and/or azathioprine taken at a stable dose for 4 weeks before randomization; Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) or danazol taken at a stable dose for at least 12 weeks before randomization; Cyclosporine A (CsA) (due to the fact that it is a P-glycoprotein-mediated transport [P-gp] inhibitor) is to be avoided unless deemed medically necessary; CsA taken at a stable dose for at least 12 weeks before randomization. At the discretion of the investigator, participants will be allowed to use aspirin, other salicylates, or approved adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor antagonists, (eg, clopidogrel, prasugrel) during the study once their platelet count had risen. Participants treated with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and H2 antagonist therapy will receive a stable dose for at least 6 weeks prior to randomization. Treatment with these therapies must have been completed at least 2 weeks prior to randomization.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Number of Weeks With Platelet Count Greater Than or Equal to 50 x 10^9/L During 6-Month Treatment Period
Description
The cumulative number of weeks of platelet response is defined as the total numbers of weeks in which the platelet count is greater than or equal to 50 x 10^ 9/L during 6 months of treatment of core study in the absence of rescue therapy.
Time Frame
Week 1 to Week 26
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Number of Participants With a Reduction in Use of Concomitant Immune/Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Medication
Description
Only participants on concomitant ITP medications at baseline were included.
Time Frame
Week 1 through Week 26
Title
Number of Participants With Platelet Count Greater Than or Equal to 50 x 10^9/L at Day 8
Description
Participants with platelet response at Day 8 are defined as those who had a platelet count greater than or equal to 50 x 10^9/L at day 8 in the absence of rescue therapy on or before Day 8.
Time Frame
Week 1 (Day 8)

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Men and women greater than or equal to 18 years of age Participants diagnosed with cITP (greater than or equal to 12 months duration) according to the American Society for Hematology/British Committee for Standards in Hematology (ASH/BCSH) guidelines, and an average of 2 platelet counts greater than 30x10^9/L). The physical exam should not suggest any disease which may cause thrombocytopenia other than ITP Participants who previously received one or more ITP therapies (including, but not limited to corticosteroids, immunoglobulins, azathioprine, danazol, cyclophosphamide and/or rituximab). Participants must have had either initially responded (platelet count greater than 50x10^9/L) to a previous ITP therapy or have had a bone marrow examination consistent with ITP within 3 years to rule out myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or other causes of thrombocytopenia Prothrombin time/International Normalized Ratio (PT/INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) must have been within 80% to 120% of the normal range with no history of hypercoagulable state A complete blood count within the reference range (including white blood count [WBC] differential not indicative of a disorder other than ITP), with the following exceptions: hemoglobin: participants with hemoglobin levels between 10 g/dL (100 g/L) and the lower limit of normal (LLN) are eligible for inclusion, if anemia was clearly attributable to ITP (excessive blood loss); Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1500/uL (1.5x10^9/L) (elevated WBC/ANC due to corticosteroid treatment is acceptable) Exclusion Criteria: Participants with known secondary immune thrombocytopenia (e.g., with known Helicobacter pylori-induced ITP participants infected with known human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] or hepatitis C virus [HCV] or participants with known systemic lupus erythematosus). (Revised per Amendment 01) Participants with significant medical conditions that may impact on the safety of the participant or interpretation of the study results (e.g., acute hepatitis, active chronic hepatitis; lymphoproliferative disease; myeloproliferative disorders, leukemia) History of MDS History of gastric atrophy (added per Amendment 01) History of pernicious anemia or participants with vitamin B12 deficiency (defined as less than LLN) who have not had pernicious anemia excluded as a cause (added per Amendment 01) Any prior history of arterial or venous thrombosis (stroke, transient ischemic attack, myocardial infarction, deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism), and more than two of the following risk factors: hormone replacement therapy, estrogen-containing hormone replacement or contraceptive therapies, smoking, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, medication for hypertension, cancer, hereditary thrombophilic disorders (e.g., Factor V Leiden, antithrombin III deficiency, etc.), or any other family history of arterial or venous thrombosis Participants with a history of significant cardiovascular disease (e.g., congestive heart failure [CHF] New York Heart Association Grade III/IV, arrhythmia known to increase the risk of thromboembolic events [e.g., atrial fibrillation], participants with a QT interval corrected for heart rate of >450 msec, angina, coronary artery stent placement, angioplasty, coronary artery bypass grafting) Participants with a history of cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and chronic active hepatitis Participants with concurrent malignant disease Use of immunoglobulins (IVIg and anti-D) within 1 week of randomization Splenectomy or use of rituximab within 12 weeks of randomization Use of romiplostim or eltrombopag within 4 weeks of randomization Participants who are currently treated with corticosteroids or azathioprine but have not been receiving a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to randomization or have not completed these therapies more than 4 weeks prior to randomization Participants who are currently treated with MMF, CsA, or danazol but have not been receiving a stable dose for at least 12 weeks prior to randomization or have not completed these therapies more than 4 weeks prior to randomization Use of cyclophosphamide or vinca alkaloid regimens within 4 weeks of randomization Participants who are currently treated with PPIs or H2 antagonist therapy but have not been receiving a stable dose for at least 6 weeks prior to randomization or have not completed these therapies more than 2 weeks prior to randomization Fasting gastrin-17 blood levels exceeding the ULN at Screening for participants not on PPIs or H2 antagonists (Revised per Amendment 01) Fasting gastrin-17 blood levels exceeding 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) at Screening for participants on PPIs or H2 antagonists (Added per Amendment 01) Blood creatinine exceeding ULN by more than 20% OR total albumin below the lower limit of normal (LLN) by 10% Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) OR aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels exceeding 3 times the ULN or total bilirubin exceeding 2 times the ULN Participants with a history of cancer treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. Participants with a history of ITP treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy are still eligible for enrollment. Females who are pregnant (positive beta-human chorionic gonadotropin positive [B-hCG] test) or breastfeeding Participants with a known allergy to avatrombopag (E5501) or its excipients
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Joe McIntosh
Organizational Affiliation
Eisai Inc.
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
City
Adelaide
Country
Australia
City
Bedford Park
Country
Australia
City
Antwerpen
Country
Belgium
City
Plovdiv
Country
Bulgaria
City
Sofia
Country
Bulgaria
City
Brno
Country
Czechia
City
Hradec Kralove
Country
Czechia
City
Praha
Country
Czechia
City
Rotterdam
Country
Netherlands
City
Christchurch
Country
New Zealand
City
Palmerston North
Country
New Zealand
City
Bialystok
Country
Poland
City
Chorzow
Country
Poland
City
Gdansk
Country
Poland
City
Krakow
Country
Poland
City
Lodz
Country
Poland
City
Wroclaw
Country
Poland
City
Singapore
Country
Singapore
City
Bratislava
Country
Slovakia
City
Johannesburg
Country
South Africa
City
Dnipropetrovsk
Country
Ukraine
City
Donetsk
Country
Ukraine
City
Ivano-Frankivsk
Country
Ukraine
City
Kyiv
Country
Ukraine
City
Lviv
Country
Ukraine

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
30191972
Citation
Jurczak W, Chojnowski K, Mayer J, Krawczyk K, Jamieson BD, Tian W, Allen LF. Phase 3 randomised study of avatrombopag, a novel thrombopoietin receptor agonist for the treatment of chronic immune thrombocytopenia. Br J Haematol. 2018 Nov;183(3):479-490. doi: 10.1111/bjh.15573. Epub 2018 Sep 7.
Results Reference
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