Clinical Assessment of Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy, and Safety of 10% IVIg in Pediatric PID Patients (KIDCARES10)

Primary Immunodeficiency Disease Clinical Trial

— KIDCARES10  

Official title:

A Phase III, Open-label, Prospective, Multicenter Study to Assess Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Kedrion Intravenous Human Normal Immunoglobulin (IVIg) 10% in Pediatric Patients Affected by Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (PID)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04944979
• Other study ID #: KB070
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: March 31, 2021
• Est. completion date: October 30, 2026

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Kedrion S.p.A.
• Contact: Nicola Rovai
• Phone: +39 335 6524750
• Email: n.rovai[@]kedrion.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of Kedrion Immunoglobulin 10% (KIg10) in pediatric patients with Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (PID).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: October 30, 2026
• Est. primary completion date: April 30, 2026
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 2 Years to 16 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Written informed consent/assent obtained from the patient and his/her parent(s) or legally acceptable representative indicating that they understand the purpose of and procedures required for the study and are willing to participate in it.

2. Confirmed clinical diagnosis of a PID as defined by 2017 International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) Phenotypic Classification for Primary Immunodeficiencies (Bousfiha A, 2018 - and subsequent revisions) and The European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID) Registry Working Definitions for the Clinical Diagnosis of Inborn Errors of Immunity (Seidel MG et al., 2019 - and subsequent revisions) and requiring treatment with IVIg. Documented agammaglobulinemia (defined as the total absence of one or more classes of antibodies) or hypogammaglobulinemia (defined as low levels of one or more classes [i.e., at least 2 standard deviations under the mean level per age]).

(NOTE: IVIg treatment is generally requested in the absence of IgG independently from whether other antibodies are absent).

3. Male or female, age from 2 up to < 16 years, at the time of screening.

4. Received 200 to 800 mg/kg of a commercially available IVIg therapy in the range of 21- or 28-day intervals (±3 or ±4 days, respectively) for at least 3 infusions prior to screening.

(NOTE: Other IVIgs will be prohibited after ICF signature and until study end, week 51/52).

5. At least 2 documented IgG trough levels while receiving an IVIg, of = 6 g/L obtained at 2 infusions within 12 months (1 must be within 6 months) prior to ICF signature.

6. Patient and his/her parent(s)/legal guardian(s) are willing to comply with all requirements of the protocol.

7. Females of child-bearing potential with a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) and who agree to employ adequate birth control measures during the study, such as:

1. sexual abstinence, to be evaluated in relation to the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject;

2. male or female condom with or without spermicide;

3. cap, diaphragm or sponge with spermicide;

4. progestogen-only oral hormonal contraception, if already used in the past on medical prescription.

Adequate birth control measures should be maintained throughout the study under parental control.

8. Authorization to access personal health information.

9. Patients previously participating in a clinical trial with another experimental IVIg may be enrolled if they have received stable commercially available IVIg therapy for at least 3 infusions (21 or 28 days) prior to screening.

10. Patients currently on treatment with any subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIG) can be enrolled if they are switched to stable commercially available IVIg therapy for at least 3 infusions (21 or 28 days) prior to screening.

11. Males or females with a body weight greater than or equal to 15 kg (= 15 kg).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Newly diagnosed PID and naïve to IgG replacement therapy.

2. Dysgammaglobulinemia (defined as a deficiency in one or more classes of antibodies, but not severe enough to require substitutive therapy) or isolated IgG subclass deficiency, or profound primary T cell deficiency (defined as the absence or severe reduction of T lymphocytes [CD3+ < 300 cell/mm3] and an absent or particularly low proliferative response [10% of the lower normal range] to phytohaemagglutinin P [PHA]).

3. History of severe or serious reactions or hypersensitivity to IVIg or other injectable forms of IgG.

4. History of thrombotic events including deep vein thrombosis, cerebrovascular accident, pulmonary embolism, transient ischemic attacks, or myocardial infarction, as defined by at least 1 event in patient's lifetime.

5. IgA deficiency with documented antibodies to IgA.

6. Received blood products that have not undergone viral inactivation measures within 12 months prior to ICF signature.

7. Significant protein losing enteropathy, nephrotic syndrome, or lymphangiectasia.

8. An acute infection as documented by culture or diagnostic imaging and/or a body temperature =38.5 °C (=101.3 °F) within 7 days prior to screening.

9. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and/or hepatitis B/C active disease at ICF signature.

10. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 2.5 times of the upper limit of normal for the laboratory designated for the study.

11. Using an implanted venous access device.

12. Moderate or severe anemia, defined according to patient's age as shown in the following table (World Health Organization, 2011) or persistent severe neutropenia (= 500 neutrophils per mm3) or persistent lymphopenia of less than 500 cells per microliter.

13. A severe chronic condition such as renal failure [defined as abnormalities in kidney structure or function that are present for more than 3 months and have health implications. The disease is classified on the basis of cause and category of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (G1 to G5) and albuminuria (A1 to A3) (KIDIGO, 2017). See the following table], congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association III/IV), cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrhythmia associated with thromboembolic events (e.g., atrial fibrillation), unstable or advanced ischemic heart disease, hyperviscosity, or any other condition that the Investigator believes is likely to interfere with evaluation of the study drug or with satisfactory conduct of the trial.

14. History of a malignant disease other than properly treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin within 24 months prior to ICF signature.

15. History of pharmacoresistant epilepsy or multiple episodes of migraine (defined as at least 1 episode within 6 months of ICF signature) not controlled by medication.

16. Patient must not be receiving the following medication from at least 30 days prior to ICF signature:

1. Steroids, inhaled, oral or parenteral, at a daily dosage of = 0.15 mg/kg/day of prednisone or equivalent).

2. Other immunosuppressive drugs (including monoclonal antibodies) or chemotherapy.

17. Females who are pregnant, breast feeding or planning a pregnancy during the course of the study. Women who become pregnant during the study will be withdrawn from the study.

18. Participated in another clinical study within 30 days prior to ICF signature.

19. Active drug or alcohol abuse or history of drug or alcohol abuse within the 6 months before screening.

20. Direct relative of an employee of the CRO, the study site, or Kedrion.

21. Previously treated under this protocol.

22. Unable to provide informed consent.

23. Patients with any condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, might interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives or the patient's participation in this trial.

24. Patients with Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
• Primary Immunodeficiency Disease
• Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

Intervention

Biological:
• Kedrion IVIG 10%
Kedrion intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) 10%

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hungary	Dél-Pesti Centrumkórház - Országos Hematológiai És Infektológiai Intézet	Budapest
Italy	SST Spedali Civili di Brescia	Brescia
Italy	Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria - Ospedale Pediatrico Meyer	Firenze
Italy	I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Giannina Gaslini	Genova
Italy	Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinic	Milano
Italy	Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Federico II"	Napoli
Italy	Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata	Roma
Italy	IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù	Roma
Portugal	Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central - Hospital Dona Estefânia	Lisbon
Portugal	Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto - Hospital Santo António	Porto
Russian Federation	Children's City Clinical Hospital No. 9 named after G.N. Speransky, Moscow City Health Department	Moscow
Russian Federation	Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology	Moscow
Slovakia	Národný ústav detských chorôb (National Institute of Pediatric Diseases)	Bratislava
United States	IMMUNOe Health and Research Centers	Centennial	Colorado
United States	Velocity Clinical Research - MedPharmics - Lafayette	Chula Vista	California
United States	Alliance for Childhood Diseases dba Cure 4 The Kids Foundation	Las Vegas	Nevada
United States	Benioff Children's Hospital - Mission Bay	San Francisco	California
United States	Louisiana State University Shreveport	Shreveport	Louisiana
United States	Asthma and Allergy Center - Toledo	Toledo	Ohio
United States	Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Central/Vital Prospects Clinical Research Institute PC	Tulsa	Oklahoma

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kedrion S.p.A.

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Hungary,  Italy,  Portugal,  Russian Federation,  Slovakia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Incidence Rate of Acute Serious Bacterial Infections	Incidence rate (i.e., the mean number of acute serious bacterial infections per patientyear) of acute serious bacterial infections (bacterial pneumonia, bacteremia/sepsis, bacterial meningitis, visceral abscess, osteomyelitis/septic arthritis) according to pre-specified criteria).	From Baseline (Day 1) up to week 51/52
Secondary	Serum Immunoglobulin G (IgG) trough levels		Before each infusion of KIg10 and at the study termination visit (Week 51/52)
Secondary	Immunoglobulin G (IgG) subclasses levels (IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4)		Before infusions 1, 5, 9 and 13 for the 28-day infusion schedule, and before infusions 1, 7, 11 and 17 for the 21-day infusion schedule
Secondary	Frequency of patients with total Immunoglobulin G (IgG) below 6 g/L		Day 1 up to week 51/52
Secondary	Anti-tetanus toxoid antibody level	The quantitative evaluation will be reported	Before infusions 1, 5, 9 and 13 for the 28-day infusion schedule and before infusions 1, 7, 11 and 17 for the 21-day infusion schedule
Secondary	Anti-pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide antibody level	The quantitative evaluation will be reported	Before infusions 1, 5, 9 and 13 for the 28-day infusion schedule and before infusions 1, 7, 11 and 17 for the 21-day infusion schedule
Secondary	Anti-measles antibody level	The quantitative evaluation will be reported	Before infusions 1, 5, 9 and 13 for the 28-day infusion schedule and before infusions 1, 7, 11 and 17 for the 21-day infusion schedule
Secondary	Anti-Haemophilus influenza type b antibody level	The quantitative evaluation will be reported	Before infusions 1, 5, 9 and 13 for the 28-day infusion schedule and before infusions 1, 7, 11 and 17 for the 21-day infusion schedule
Secondary	Incidence rate (i.e., the mean number per patient-year) of any infection other than acute serious bacterial infections	Information reported by participant/participant's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) in the Patient Diary, provided starting from the first infusion.	From day 1 to week 51/52
Secondary	Duration of any infection other than acute serious bacterial infections	Information reported by participant/participant's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) in the Patient Diary, provided starting from the first infusion.	From day 1 to week 51/52
Secondary	Incidence rate (i.e. the mean number per patient-year) of fever episodes	Information reported by participant/participant's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) in the Patient Diary, provided starting from the first infusion.	From day 1 to week 51/52
Secondary	Duration of fever episodes	Information reported by participant/participant's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) in the Patient Diary, provided starting from the first infusion.	From day 1 to week 51/52
Secondary	Overall hospitalization days	Information reported by participant/participant's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) in the Patient Diary, provided starting from the first infusion.	From day 1 to week 51/52
Secondary	Days of hospitalizations due to infection	Information reported by participant/participant's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) in the Patient Diary, provided starting from the first infusion.	From day 1 to week 51/52
Secondary	Incidence rate (i.e. the mean number per patient-year) of patient on antibiotics for the treatment of any kind of infection	Information reported by participant/participant's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) in the Patient Diary, provided starting from the first infusion.	From day 1 to week 51/52
Secondary	Duration of patients on antibiotics for the treatment of any kind of infection	Information reported by participant/participant's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) in the Patient Diary, provided starting from the first infusion.	From day 1 to week 51/52
Secondary	Days of missed work/school/other major activities due to infections	Information reported by participant/participant's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) in the Patient Diary, provided starting from the first infusion.	From day 1 to week 51/52
Secondary	Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (Pedsql) Score	The PedsQL™ Measurement Model is a modular approach to measuring health-related QoL in healthy children and adolescents and those with acute and chronic health conditions. The 23-item PedsQL™ Generic Core Scales were designed to measure the core dimension of health as delineated by the World Health Organization, as well as role (school) functioning.; The total scale score (23 items) consists of Physical health summary score (8 items) and Psychosocial health summary score (15 items). Physical health summary includes Physical Functioning (8 items) and Psychosocial health summary score includes Emotional Functioning (5 items), Social Functioning (5 items) and School Functioning (5 items). The overall range for PedsQL scores is 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating better quality of life.	At baseline, week 24, and study termination visit
Secondary	Number of Adverse Events (%) and proportion of patients experiencing at least one Adverse Event (AE)		From Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 51/52
Secondary	Number of Serisous AEs (%) and proportion of patients experiencing at least one Serious Adverse Event (SAE)		From Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 51/52
Secondary	Number of related infusion AEs (%) occurring during infusion or within 1, 24, and 72 hours after the end of infusion, and proportion of patients experiencing at least one related infusion AE. at least 1 of such related infusion AE.		From Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 51/52
Secondary	The proportion and number of KIg10 infusions for which the infusion rate is decreased due to Adverse Events.		From Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 51/52
Secondary	Number and proportion of infusions with one or more infusion (temporally-associated) Adverse Event.		From Baseline (Day 1) up to Week 51/52
Secondary	Number of Participants with Changes from Baseline Values in Vital Signs, Physical Examinations, Safety Laboratory Tests (hematology, serum chemistry and urinalysis).	Number of participants with changes from baseline in vital signs (including blood pressure, heart rate and temperature); Physical examination (including evaluation of all body systems, body weight, height and Tanner Staging); Safety Laboratory Tests (including hematology, serum chemistry, and urinalysis) will be reported.	Up to Week 51/52
Secondary	The proportion and number of patients with a positive Coomb's test		Following infusion 7 for the 28-day infusion schedule and infusion 9 for the 21-day infusion schedule
Secondary	The proportion and number of patients with a positive urine hemosiderin test		Following infusion 7 for the 28-day infusion schedule and infusion 9 for the 21- day infusion schedule
Secondary	Serum haptoglobin level		Following infusion 7 for the 28-day infusion schedule and infusion 9 for the 21-day infusion schedule.
Secondary	Serum Total Immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels, IgG Subclasses Levels, and Selected Specific Antibody Levels		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Plasma Concentration - Time Curve Of Total Immunoglobulin G (IgG)		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Elimination Half-Life (t1/2) of Total Immunoglobulin G (IgG)		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUC(0-T)) of Total Immunoglobulin G (IgG)		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve (AUC) From Time Zero to Infinity (AUC[0-inf]) of Total Immunoglobulin G (IgG)		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Volume of Distribution of Total Immunoglobulin G (IgG)		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) Of Total IgG		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Time to Reach the Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Total Immunoglobulin G (IgG)		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Elimination Rate Constant of Total Immunoglobulin G (IgG)		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero up to Time Tau (AUC0-Tau) of Total Immunoglobulin G (IgG)		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Plasma Concentration-Time Curve Of Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Antibodies	The quantitative evaluation of the anti-Tetanus toxoid, anti-pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide, anti-Haemophilus influenza type B and anti-measles antibodies level will be reported	Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Elimination Half-Life (t1/2) of Specific IgG Antibodies		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to Time of the Last Quantifiable Concentration (AUC(0-T)) of Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Antibodies		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Volume Of Distribution of Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Antibodies		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Antibodies		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Time to Reach the Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Antibodies		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Elimination Rate Constant of Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Antibodies		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to Infinity (AUC[0-inf]) of Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Antibodies		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)
Secondary	Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero up to Time Tau (AUC0-Tau) of Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Antibodies		Before and after infusion 5 (28-day infusion schedule) or infusion 7 (21-day infusion schedule)