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Study of ianalumab with eltrombopag in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) patients who did not respond to steroid treatment

A phase 3 randomized, double-blind study of ianalumab (VAY736) versus placebo in addition to eltrombopag in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who had an insufficient response or relapsed after first line steroid treatment (VAYHIT2) - VAYHIT2

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/05/052406
Enrollment
150
Registered
2023-05-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: D694- Other primary thrombocytopenia

Interventions

Intervention1: ianalumab: 3 mg/kg and 9 mg/kg intravenously given every 4 weeks for 16 weeks Intervention2: placebo: intravenously given every 4 weeks for 16 weeks Control Intervention1: Eltrombopag:

Sponsors

Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1a. Male or female patients aged 18 years and older on the day of signing the informed consent. 2a. A signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study. 3a. A diagnosis of primary ITP, with insufficient response to, or relapse after a first-line corticosteroid therapy ± IVIG. 4. Platelet count

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. ITP patients who received second-line ITP treatments (other than corticosteroid therapy ± IVIG) including splenectomy. However, patients exposed to thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO-RAs) for a limited time (max. one week) before screening are eligible. 2. Patients with key lab abnormalities and patients with Evans syndrome or any other cytopenia 3. Patients with history of clinically significant hematological disorders, or with marked altered hematologic parameters 4. Patients with current or history of life-threatening bleeding 5. Patient that are Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg)/ Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAB)-positive 6. Patients with known active or uncontrolled infection requiring systemic treatment during screening period 7. Patients with hepatic impairment 8. Patients with concurrent coagulation disorders and/or receiving anti-platelet or anticoagulant medication 9. Female patients who are pregnant or nursing

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time to Treatment Failure (TTF)Timepoint: Time to Treatment Failure (TTF)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
rate of participants who successfully taper and discontinue eltrombopag in each treatment armTimepoint: at the end of the planned treatment period (end of Week 24);safety profile of ianalumabTimepoint: Frequency of adverse events and other safety parameters;time to and duration of response in each treatment armTimepoint: proportion of participants with any platelet count of at least 100 G/L in the absence of rescue treatment or new ITP treatment.;To assess B-cell levels and immunoglobulin (Ig)Timepoint: Time to first occurrence of B-cell recovery, defined as =80% of baseline or =50 cells/µL;To assess ianalumab pharmacokinetics (PK)Timepoint: Ianalumab concentration in serum and PK parameters after the first and last dose in a subset of participants;To assess the immunogenicity of ianalumabTimepoint: Incidence and titer of anti-ianalumab antibodies in serum (anti-drug- antibodies (ADA) assay) over time;To assess the need for rescue treatments in each treatment groupTimepoint: Number and proportion of participants receiving rescue treatment;To evaluate treatment effects on ITP-related symptoms, functioning, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL)Timepoint: Change from baseline on total score of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Short Form (SF) v1.0 Fatigue 13a. Change from baseline in ITP Patient Assessment Questionnaire (PAQ) domain scores of Symptoms, Fatigue, Bother, Activity ;assess the incidence and severity of bleeding in each treatment armTimepoint: Proportion of participants with bleeding events according to World Health Organization (WHO) Bleeding Scale

Countries

Australia, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America

Contacts

Public ContactMurugananthan K

Novartis Healthcare Private Limited

murugananthan.k@novartis.com912250243544

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026