A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Crizanlizumab (5 mg/kg) Compared With Placebo in Adolescent and Adult Sickle Cell Disease Patients Who Experience Frequent Vaso-Occlusive Crises (SPARKLE)

Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Trial

— SPARKLE  

Official title:

A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Double-blind Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Crizanlizumab (5 mg/kg) Versus Placebo, With or Without Hydroxyurea/Hydroxycarbamide Therapy, in Adolescent and Adult Sickle Cell Disease Patients With Frequent Vaso-Occlusive Crises

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06439082
• Other study ID #: CSEG101A2303
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: October 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: April 19, 2030

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

A phase III, multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study to assess efficacy and safety of crizanlizumab (5 mg/kg) versus placebo, with or without hydroxyurea/hydroxycarbamide therapy, in adolescent and adult Sickle Cell Disease patients with frequent vaso-occlusive crises.

Description:

Study CSEG101A2303 (SPARKLE) is a Phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blind study to assess efficacy and safety of crizanlizumab 5 mg/kg versus placebo, with or without hydroxyurea/ hydroxycarbamide therapy (HU/HC), in Sickle Cell Disease patients aged 12 years and older with frequent vaso-occlusive crises (4-12 events in 12 months prior to the screening visit).

Participants will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to the crizanlizumab 5 mg/kg or placebo treatment arm. Central randomization will be stratified by concomitant HU/HC usage (yes/no) and region (South America, North America, and sub-Saharan Africa) at baseline.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 315
• Est. completion date: April 19, 2030
• Est. primary completion date: March 23, 2029
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years and older

Eligibility

Key Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participants must be aged 12 years and older on the day of signing informed consent. Adolescents include participants aged 12 to <18 years old and adults include participants aged 18 years and older.

2. Confirmed diagnosis of SCD by Hb electrophoresis or high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) (performed locally or by central laboratory if not available locally). All SCD genotypes are eligible.

3. Experienced 4 to 12 VOCs (refer to Section 8.3.1 for study definition of VOC) that are HCP-managed (including VOCs leading to management at a health care facility or those managed via remote consultation) within the 12 months prior to the screening visit. Baseline VOCs are determined by medical history and are required to be documented at source.

4. If the participant is on HU/HC, they must be taking it for at least 6 months and at stable dose for at least 3 months prior to the Screening visit and plan to continue taking it at the same dose and schedule until at least the participant has reached 52 weeks of the planned study treatment. Participants who have initiated HU/HC 6-12 months prior to the screening visit must have evidence of insufficient control of acute pain despite initiation. These participants must have a cumulative of 4-12 VOCs in the 12 months prior to the screening period, with at least 2 during the last 6 months while on HU/HC. If receiving erythropoietin stimulating agent, the participant must have been receiving the drug for at least 6 months prior to screening visit and plan to continue taking the drug at the same dose and schedule until the participant has reached 52 weeks of the planned study treatment.

Participants who have not been receiving HU/HC, and/or erythropoietin stimulating agent must not have received it for at least 6 months prior to screening visit.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

1. Fewer than 4 or more than 12 VOCs that are HCP-managed (including VOCs leading to management at a health care facility or those managed via remote consultation) within the 12 months prior to screening visit as determined by medical history and documented at source.

2. History of stem cell transplant and/or gene therapy.

3. Received blood products within 30 days prior to Week 1 Day 1 dosing.

4. Any documented history of a clinical stroke or intracranial hemorrhage, or an uninvestigated neurologic finding within the past 12 months before screening visit. Silent infarct only present on imaging is not excluded.

5. Participating in a chronic transfusion program (pre-planned series of transfusions for prophylactic purposes) and/or planning to undergo an exchange transfusion during the duration of the study; episodic transfusion in response to worsened anemia or VOC is permitted.

6. Contraindication or hypersensitivity to any drug or metabolites from similar class as study drug or to any excipients of the study drug formulation. History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to other monoclonal antibodies, which in the opinion of the investigator may pose an increased risk of serious infusion reaction.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anemia, Sickle Cell
• Sickle Cell Disease

Intervention

Biological:
• Crizanlizumab
Crizanlizumab is supplied in single use 10 mL glass vials at a concentration of 10 mg/mL. One vial contains 100 mg of crizanlizumab. This is a concentrate for solution for IV infusion.

Drug:
• Placebo
Placebo is supplied in single use 10 mL glass vials at a concentration of 0 mg/mL. This is a concentrate for solution for IV infusion.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Annualized rate of VOCs that are healthcare professional (HCP)-managed (including VOCs leading to management at a health care facility or those managed via remote consultation) in each treatment arm	Vaso oclusive crisis (VOC) is defined as a pain crisis (acute onset of pain for which there is no other medically determined explanation other than vaso-occlusion) lasting for at least 4 hours which is treated as per local guidelines with standard of care therapy used to treat VOC. Acute chest syndrome (ACS), priapism and hepatic or splenic sequestration will be considered VOC in this study.; VOCs included are those HCP-managed in a healthcare facility and HCP-managed via remote consultation.; Annualized rate of VOC events = (Number of VOC events * 365)/(number of days in the observation period).; Observation period = time from date of randomization to minimum of (last dose date until treatment discontinuation + 27 days, date of initiation or discontinuation of HU/HC or L-Glutamine (or other therapies such as Voxelotor and erythropoietin therapies to treat SCD and/or to prevent/reduce VOCs), date of randomization + 365 days).	1 year
Secondary	The annualized rate of all VOCs including VOCs that are HCP-managed (either at a health care facility or via remote consultation) as well as those that are self-managed without recommendations from HCP during the event in each treatment arm	VOCs can be categorized as those HCP-managed in a healthcare facility, HCP-managed via remote consultation, or self-managed without recommendations from HCP during the event.; Annualized rate of VOC events = (Number of VOC events * 365)/(number of days in the observation period).; To capture VOC events that are self-managed, and in order to avoid VOC recall bias and to make sure the pain events are captured in real-time, a cloud-based application will be used and setup an account for each participant.	1 year
Secondary	Annualized rate of VOC by subtype of management in each treatment arm over the planned 52-week period.	Vaso oclusive crisis (VOC) is defined as a pain crisis lasting for at least 4 hours which is treated as per local guidelines with standard of care therapy. Acute chest syndrome (ACS), priapism and hepatic or splenic sequestration will be considered VOC in this study.; VOCs can be categorized as those HCP-managed in a healthcare facility, HCP-managed via remote consultation, or self-managed without recommendations from HCP during the event.; Annualized rate of VOC is the number of VOC events during a year period.	1 year
Secondary	The time to first VOC that is HCP-managed (including VOCs leading to management at a health care facility or those managed via remote consultation) between treatment arms.	VOC is defined as a pain crisis lasting for at least 4 hours which is treated as per local guidelines with standard of care therapy. ACS, priapism and hepatic or splenic sequestration will be considered VOC in this study.; VOCs included are those HCP-managed in a healthcare facility and HCP-managed via remote consultation.; Time to first occurrence of VOC that is HCP-managed (either at a health care facility or via remote consultation) is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of the first occurrence of the VOC.	1 year
Secondary	Proportion of participants free from VOCs that are HCP-managed (including VOCs leading to management at a health care facility or those managed via remote consultation) in each treatment arm over the planned 52-week treatment period.	To assess the number of participants free from VOCs leading to healthcare visit.; VOC is defined as a pain crisis lasting for at least 4 hours which is treated as per local guidelines with standard of care therapy. ACS, priapism and hepatic or splenic sequestration will be considered VOC in this study. A participant is free from VOC if they do not have a VOC crisis.	1 year
Secondary	Duration of VOCs that are HCP-managed (including VOCs leading to management at a health care facility or those managed via remote consultation) in each treatment arm over the planned 52-week treatment period.	VOC is defined as a pain crisis lasting for at least 4 hours which is treated as per local guidelines with standard of care therapy. ACS, priapism and hepatic or splenic sequestration will be considered VOC in this study.; Duration of HCP-managed VOC is defined as end date of the VOC - start date of the VOC + 1 day.	1 year
Secondary	Number of participants with anti-SEG101 (crizanlizumab) antibodies (any time)	Immunogenicity: measurement of anti-drug antibodies (ADA) to crizanlizumab.	2 years
Secondary	Incidence and severity of Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)	Incidence and severity of AEs and SAEs by treatment group, including changes in vital signs, electrocardiograms (ECGs), and laboratory results qualifying and reported as AEs.	2 years
Secondary	Absolute change from baseline in hemoglobin	Assessment of safety of SEG101	Baseline, 2 years