Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous Secukinumab in Patients With GCA or PMR

Giant Cell Arteritis Clinical Trial

Official title:

An Open-label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability of Intravenous Secukinumab Infusion in Adults With Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) or Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06130540
• Other study ID #: CAIN457E22101
• Secondary ID: 2023-507667-19-0
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: March 27, 2024
• Est. completion date: July 25, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Novartis
• Contact: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
• Phone: 1-888-669-6682
• Email: novartis.email[@]novartis.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will examine how intravenous (i.v.) Secukinumab will be processed in the body (pharmacokinetics [PK]) and whether it will be safe and tolerable after multiple doses of i.v. Secukinumab infusion in adult patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) or polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR).

Description:

This is a 12-week, open-label, multicenter, basket design study followed by an 8-week follow-up period in two cohorts of participants, one cohort with GCA and one cohort with PMR. This study will consist of 3 phases: screening, treatment and follow-up. Participants will enter a screening period: up to 6 weeks to assess eligibility [or up to 8 weeks in the event of a major healthcare disruption or a need to complete screening requirements (e.g., required washouts, TB testing, and work up and treatment as needed per local guidelines. Participants will enter a treatment period of 12 weeks: 2 cohorts (GCA and PMR cohorts) receiving total of 3 i.v. doses of Secukinumab (Week 0, Week 4 and Week 8). After treatment participants will enter a follow-up period: 8 weeks treatment-free follow-up (12 weeks after last dose of study treatment). The total duration of the trial for a participant (from screening to follow up) is approximately 26 weeks (maximum of approximately 28 weeks) including safety follow-up.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: July 25, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: June 2, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 50 Years and older

Eligibility

Key Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria for GCA:

1. Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female participants at least 50 years of age

2. Diagnosis of GCA based on meeting all of the following criteria:

• Unequivocal cranial symptoms of GCA (e.g., new-onset localized headache, scalp or temporal artery tenderness, permanent or temporary ischemia-related vision loss, or otherwise unexplained mouth or jaw pain upon mastication), and/or unequivocal symptoms of PMR (defined as shoulder and/or hip girdle pain associated with inflammatory morning stiffness) and/or symptoms of limb ischemia (claudication)
• Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) revealing features of GCA and/or cross-sectional imaging study such as ultrasound (e.g., cranial or axillary), MRI/MRA, CTA, or PET-CT with evidence of vasculitis

3. Active GCA disease within 6 months prior to Baseline as defined by meeting both of the

following:

• Presence of signs or symptoms attributed to active GCA and not related to prior damage (e.g., vision loss that occurred without new findings)
• Elevated ESR >= 30 mm/hr or CRP >= 10 mg/L attributed to active GCA or active GCA on TAB or on imaging study

Inclusion Criteria for PMR:

1. Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female participants at least 50 years of age

2. Diagnosis of PMR according to the provisional ACR/EULAR classification criteria:

Participants >= 50 years of age with a history of bilateral shoulder pain accompanied by elevated CRP concentration (>= 10 mg/L) and/or elevated ESR (>= 30 mm/hr) who

scored at least 4 points from the following optional classification criteria:

• Morning stiffness >45 min (2 points)
• Hip pain or restricted range of motion (1 point)
• Absence of rheumatoid factor and/or anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (2 points)
• Absence of other joint involvement (1 point)

3. Active PMR disease within 6 months prior to Baseline as defined by signs and symptoms

attributable to PMR meeting the following:

• Bilateral shoulder girdle and/or bilateral hip girdle pain associated with inflammatory stiffness with or without additional symptoms indicative of a PMR relapse (such as constitutional symptoms) that are in the opinion of the Investigator not due to other diseases that may mimic PMR such as osteoarthritis in shoulders or hips, polyarticular calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, rotator cuff disease, adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) or fibromyalgia Key Exclusion Criteria:

Exclusion Criteria for GCA:

1. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) laboratory test

2. History of hypersensitivity or contraindication to any of the study treatments or its excipients or to drugs of similar chemical classes

3. Use of other investigational drugs within 5 half-lives of enrollment or within 30 days (e.g., small molecules) or until the expected pharmacodynamic effect has returned to BSL (e.g., biologics), whichever is longer; or longer if required by local regulations

4. History of clinically significant liver disease or liver injury as indicated by clinically significantly abnormal liver function tests (LFTs), such as SGOT (AST), SGPT (ALT) and serum bilirubin. The Investigator should be guided by the following

criteria:

• AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase) and ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) may not exceed 3 x the upper limit of normal (ULN)
• Total bilirubin concentration may not exceed 1.5 x ULN Any one of these parameters, if elevated above ULN, should be re-checked once more as soon as possible, and in all cases, at least prior to enrollment, to rule-out laboratory error.

5. Active infections or history of ongoing, chronic or recurrent infectious disease

including but not limited to below:

• Active infections during the last 2 weeks prior to BSL
• Known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) at screening or BSL, except for HCV successfully treated and cured, according to local/global guidelines
• Evidence of tuberculosis (TB) infection as defined by a positive QuantiFERON TB-Gold Plus test. Participants with a positive test may participate in the study if further work-up (according to local practice/guidelines) establishes conclusively that the participant has no evidence of active TB. If the test result is indeterminate, the Investigator may repeat the test once or may proceed directly to perform the work-up for TB as per local procedures. If presence of latent TB is established, then treatment must be initiated prior to BSL (both treatment and timing prior to BSL according to local country guidelines)

6. Active inflammatory bowel disease or active uveitis

7. Active ongoing diseases which in the opinion of the Investigator immuno-compromises the participant and/or places the participant at unacceptable risk for treatment with immunomodulatory therapy

8. Current severe progressive or uncontrolled disease, which in the judgment of the Investigator renders the participant unsuitable for the trial, including but not

limited to below:

• Major ischemic event (e.g., myocardial infarction, stroke, etc.) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 12 weeks of screening
• Significant medical conditions or diseases, including but not limited to the following: uncontrolled hypertension, congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association (NYHA) status of class III or IV) and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
• Any other current severe progressive or uncontrolled diseases per the Investigator's discretion

9. Confirmed diagnosis of any primary form of systemic vasculitis, other than GCA

Exclusion Criteria for PMR:

1. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) laboratory test

2. History of hypersensitivity or contraindication to any of the study treatments or its excipients or to drugs of similar chemical classes

3. Use of other investigational drugs within 5 half-lives of enrollment or within 30 days (e.g., small molecules) or until the expected pharmacodynamic effect has returned to BSL (e.g., biologics), whichever is longer; or longer if required by local regulations

4. History of clinically significant liver disease or liver injury as indicated by clinically significantly abnormal liver function tests (LFTs), such as SGOT (AST), SGPT (ALT) and serum bilirubin. The Investigator should be guided by the following

criteria:

• AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase) and ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) may not exceed 3 x the upper limit of normal (ULN)
• Total bilirubin concentration may not exceed 1.5 x ULN Any one of these parameters, if elevated above ULN, should be re-checked once more as soon as possible, and in all cases, at least prior to enrollment, to rule-out laboratory error.

5. Active infections or history of ongoing, chronic or recurrent infectious disease

including but not limited to below:

• Active infections during the last 2 weeks prior to BSL
• Known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) at screening or BSL, except for HCV successfully treated and cured, according to local/global guidelines
• Evidence of TB infection as defined by a positive QuantiFERON TB-Gold Plus test. Participants with a positive test may participate in the study if further work-up (according to local practice/guidelines) establishes conclusively that the participant has no evidence of active TB. If the test result is indeterminate, the Investigator may repeat the test once or may proceed directly to perform the work-up for TB as per local procedures. If presence of latent TB is established, then treatment must be initiated prior to BSL (both treatment and timing prior to BSL according to local country guidelines)

6. Active inflammatory bowel disease or active uveitis

7. Active ongoing diseases which in the opinion of the Investigator immuno-compromises the participant and/or places the participant at unacceptable risk for treatment with immunomodulatory therapy

8. Current severe progressive or uncontrolled disease, which in the judgment of the Investigator renders the participant unsuitable for the trial, including but not

limited to below:

• Major ischemic event (e.g., myocardial infarction, stroke, etc.) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 12 weeks of screening
• Significant medical conditions or diseases, including but not limited to the following: uncontrolled hypertension, congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association (NYHA) status of class III or IV) and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
• Any other current severe progressive or uncontrolled diseases per the Investigator's discretion

9. Evidence of GCA as indicated by typical (cranial) symptoms (e.g., persistent or recurrent localized headache, temporal artery or scalp tenderness, jaw claudication, blurry or loss of vision, symptoms of stroke), extremity claudication, imaging and/or temporal artery biopsy result

• Note: Imaging and/or temporal artery biopsy are not standard of care for PMR management and diagnosis and are therefore not mandated as part of the screening; Patients with PMR symptoms only who have a temporal artery biopsy in line with GCA and/or radiologic signs of vasculitis may be eligible for the GCA cohort

10. Concurrent rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory arthritis or other connective tissue diseases, such as but not limited to systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, vasculitis, myositis, mixed connective tissue disease, and ankylosing spondylitis

11. Concurrent diagnosis or history of neuropathic muscular diseases including fibromyalgia

12. Inadequately treated hypothyroidism (e.g., persistence of symptoms, lack of normalization of serum TSH despite regular hormonal replacement treatment) Additional protocol-defined inclusion / exclusion criteria may apply.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arteritis
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Intervention

Drug:
• Secukinumab
Intravenous (i.v.) doses of Secukinumab at Week 0, Week 4 and Week 8

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	Novartis Investigative Site	Basel
United States	Rheumatology Pulmonary Clinic	Beckley	West Virginia
United States	Altoona Center for Clin Res	Duncansville	Pennsylvania
United States	West Tennessee Research Institute	Jackson	Tennessee
United States	Accurate Clinical Research, Inc. .	San Antonio	Texas
United States	Florida Medical Clinic PA	Zephyrhills	Florida

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Secukinumab: Maximum concentration at steady state (Cmax,ss)	Venous whole blood samples will be collected and analyzed for all PK evaluable participants. Maximum concentration at steady state (Cmax,ss) will be listed and summarized using descriptive statistics.	Baseline, Week 4 and Week 8: Pre-dose and End-of Infusion (EOI); Weeks 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 20: Anytime
Primary	Secukinumab: Minimum concentration at steady state (Cmin,ss)	Venous whole blood samples will be collected and analyzed for all PK evaluable participants. Minimum concentration at steady state (Cmin,ss) will be listed and summarized using descriptive statistics.	Baseline, Week 4 and Week 8: Pre-dose and End-of Infusion (EOI); Weeks 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 20: Anytime
Primary	Secukinumab: Area under the concentration-time curve at steady state during a dosing interval (AUCtau,ss)	Venous whole blood samples will be collected and analyzed for all PK evaluable participants. Area under the concentration-time curve at steady state during a dosing interval (AUCtau,ss) will be listed and summarized using descriptive statistics.	Baseline, Week 4 and Week 8: Pre-dose and End-of Infusion (EOI); Weeks 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 20: Anytime
Primary	Secukinumab: Average concentration at steady state (Cavg,ss [=AUCtau,ss/tau])	Venous whole blood samples will be collected and analyzed for all PK evaluable participants. Average concentration at steady state (Cavg,ss [=AUCtau,ss/tau]) will be listed and summarized using descriptive statistics.	Baseline, Week 4 and Week 8: Pre-dose and End-of Infusion (EOI); Weeks 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 20: Anytime
Secondary	Number of Participants with Treatment Emergent Adverse Events	The distribution of adverse events will be done via the analysis of frequencies for treatment emergent Adverse Event (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Event (TESAEs), through the monitoring of relevant clinical and laboratory safety parameters.	Up to 12 weeks after last dose administration.
Secondary	Secukinumab: Clearance (CL)	Venous whole blood samples will be collected and analyzed for all PK evaluable participants. Clearance (CL) will be listed and summarized using descriptive statistics.	Baseline, Week 4 and Week 8: Pre-dose and End-of Infusion (EOI); Weeks 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 20: Anytime
Secondary	Secukinumab: Volume of distribution at steady state (Vss)	Venous whole blood samples will be collected and analyzed for all PK evaluable participants. Volume of distribution at steady state (Vss) will be listed and summarized using descriptive statistics.	Baseline, Week 4 and Week 8: Pre-dose and End-of Infusion (EOI); Weeks 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 20: Anytime