Clinical Study of R744 to Hemodialysis Patients

Sponsor
Chugai Pharmaceutical (Industry)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00491868
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study used as the comparative drug (epoetin beta) will assess the efficacy and safety of intravenous injections of R744 in renal anemia patients on Hemodialysis patients.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 3

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
134 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Switch and Maintenance Study of Intravenous Injections of R744 to Hemodialysis Patients ( Phase III, Double Blind Study in Comparison With Epoetin Beta).
Study Start Date :
Jun 1, 2007
Actual Primary Completion Date :
May 1, 2008
Actual Study Completion Date :
Aug 1, 2008

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: 1

Drug: R744
100μg/4week for 8 weeks, then 50~250μg/4week for 16 weeks
Other Names:
  • methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta
  • Drug: rHuEPO placebo
    0 IU 2 or 3 times/week for 8 weeks, then 1~3 times/week for 16 weeks

    Experimental: 2

    Drug: R744
    150μg/4week for 8 weeks, then 50~250μg/4week for 16 weeks
    Other Names:
  • methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta
  • Drug: rHuEPO placebo
    0 IU 2 or 3 times/week for 8 weeks, then 1~3 times/week for 16 weeks

    Active Comparator: 3

    Drug: rHuEPO
    2250IU or 3000IU(i.v.) 2 or 3 times/week for 8 weeks, then 750~9000IU(i.v.)/1~3week for 16 weeks

    Drug: R744 placebo
    0 μg/4week for 24 weeks

    Active Comparator: 4

    Drug: rHuEPO
    4500IU or 6000IU(i.v.) 2 or 3times/week for 8 weeks, then 750~9000IU(i.v.)/1~3week for 16 weeks

    Drug: R744 placebo
    0 μg/4week for 24 weeks

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Variation of Hb concentration from baseline Hb concentration in evaluation period [week 17~24]

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Rate of patients who maintain Hb concentration in the range of baseline ± 1.0g/dL and maintain Hb concentration in the range of ≥ 9.0g/dL and ≤ 12.0g/dL in evaluation period [week 17~24]

    2. Rate of patients who maintain Hb concentration within ±1.0g/dL of reference Hb [week 17~24]

    3. Adverse events [throughout study]

    4. Laboratory measurements [throughout study]

    5. Vital signs, standard 12-lead ECG [throughout study]

    6. Anti-R744 antibody titer [throughout study]

    7. Anti-Epoetin beta antibody titer [throughout study]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    20 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Patients who have been receiving hemodialysis 3 times a week for at least 12 weeks before registration

    • Patients aged ≥ 20 years at the time of obtaining consent

    • Patients who have been receiving a rHuEPO preparation at least once a week for at least 8 weeks before registration

    • Within 4 weeks before registration, patients who have been receiving a rHuEPO preparation 750IU (3 times a week), 1,500IU (twice a week (1st and 2nd hemodialysis day of the week, or1st and 3rd hemodialysis day of the week)), 1,500IU (3 times a week), or 3,000IU (twice a week (1st and 2nd hemodialysis day of the week, or1st and 3rd hemodialysis day of the week)), and patients who have not change dosage and administration.

    • Patients whose pre-dialysis Hb concentrations has been between ≥ 9.0 g/dL and ≤12.0 g/dL and mean value of pre-dialysis Hb concentrations has been between ≥ 9.5 g/dL and ≤11.5 g/dL determined at the beginning of each week within 8 weeks before registration

    • Patients whose transferrin saturation has been ≥ 20 % or ferritin has been ≥ 100ng/mL at any time point within 8 weeks before registration

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Patients with hardly controllable hypertension (patients whose diastolic blood pressure has been ≥ 100 mmHg on more than 1/3 of the determining occasions within 12 weeks before registration)

    • Patients with congestive cardiac failure (≥ Class III in NYHA cardiac function classification)

    • Female patients who are pregnant, lactating, possibly pregnant or not willing to take a contraceptive measure in the period from the day of starting the treatment with the study drug to 90 days after the day of the last dose of the study drug

    • Patients with complication of myocardial infarction, pulmonary infarction or cerebral infarction (excluding asymptomatic cerebral infarction)

    • Patients confirmed to have serious allergy or serious drug allergy (shock, anaphylactoid symptom)

    • Patients hypersensitive to a rHuEPO preparation

    • Patients with malignant tumor (including hemic malignant tumor), severe infection, systemic hemic disease (osteomyelodysplasia syndrome, hemoglobinopathy, etc.), hemolytic anemia or apparent hemorrhagic lesion such as digestive tract hemorrhage

    • Patients who have received an anabolic hormone preparation, testosterone enanthate, testosterone propionate, methyltestosterone or mepitiostane within 12 weeks before registration

    • Patients who have received another investigational drug within 12 weeks before registration

    • Patients who have received R744 before registration

    • Patients whose AST(GOT) value ≥ 100 IU/L or ALT(GPT) value ≥ 100 IU/L before registration

    • Patients who have received erythrocyte transfusion within 16 weeks before registration

    • Patients for whom a surgical operation accompanied by marked bleeding is planned during the study period

    • In addition, patients who are judged as ineligible to participate in this study by the investigator or subinvestigator

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Chubu region Chubu Japan
    2 Chugoku/Shikoku region Chugoku/Shikoku Japan
    3 Kanto/Koshinetsu region Kanto/Koshinetsu Japan
    4 Kinki/Hokuriku region Kinki/Hokuriku Japan
    5 Kyusyu region Kyusyu Japan

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Chugai Pharmaceutical

    Investigators

    • Study Chair: Takanori Baba, Chugai Pharmaceutical,Clinical Research Department 2

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00491868
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • JH20876
    First Posted:
    Jun 26, 2007
    Last Update Posted:
    Feb 2, 2009
    Last Verified:
    Jan 1, 2009
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Feb 2, 2009