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Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of ACZ885 in Pediatric Patients With the Following Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes: Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome, Muckle-Wells Syndrome, or Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease

A One-year Open-label, Multicenter Trial to Assess Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Canakinumab (ACZ885) and the Efficacy and Safety of Childhood Vaccinations in Patients Aged 4 Years or Younger With Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01302860
Enrollment
17
Registered
2011-02-24
Start date
2010-11-30
Completion date
2014-11-30
Last updated
2017-03-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes, Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome, Muckle-Wells Syndrome, Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease

Keywords

Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS), Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (FCAS), Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS) or Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease (NOMID), children, systemic autoinflammatory disease, CIAS-1 gene, NALP-3, NLRP3, ACZ885, Ilaris, human monoclonal anti-human interleukin-1 beta (IL-beta), antibody, autosomal dominant, familial autoinflammatory syndrome

Brief summary

This trial will assess the safety, efficacy and tolerability of ACZ885 in patients aged 4 years and younger with cryopyrin associated periodic syndromes (CAPS)

Interventions

DRUGACZ885

Sponsors

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Months to 60 Months
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Male and female patients that are 28 days up to 60 months of age at the time of the screening visit. 2. Body weight \> or = 2.5 kg. 3. Parent or legal guardian's written informed consent is required before any assessment is performed for patients. 4. At study entry, patients should have a clinical diagnosis of FCAS, MWS, or NOMID and symptoms requiring pharmacological intervention. Prior agreement between the Investigator and Novartis for study eligibility is required for patients who do not have a molecular diagnosis of NALP3 mutations available (either testing not performed, or testing performed but negative) upon study entry. For those patients who have not been molecularly tested for NALP3 mutations, molecular testing should be performed during the course of the study. 5. For patients treated with an IL-1 blocking agent (i.e. anakinra, rilonacept), these treatments should be discontinued prior to the baseline visit and patients must demonstrate active disease prior to treatment. 6. Patients who are scheduled to receive an immunization, according to their local vaccination guidelines, with an inactivated vaccine must be willing to participate in the assessment schedule for vaccinated patients.

Exclusion criteria

1. Preterm neonates for whom, in the Investigator's judgment, participation in the study is not deemed appropriate. 2. History of recurrent and/or evidence of active bacterial, fungal, or viral infections (including HIV). 3. Patients with immunodeficiency or treatment with immunosuppressive drugs. 4. Live vaccinations within \< or = 3 months prior to screening. No live vaccinations will be allowed throughout the course of this study and up to 3 months following the last dose. 5. Patients with an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection according to following risk factors: * Patients with recent close contact with persons known to have active pulmonary TB disease * Foreign-born patients from countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis * Patients with recent tuberculosis infection (including children \> 6 months with a positive PPD test \[defined as an induration of at least 10mm\]) * Patients with end-stage renal disease * Patients with diabetes mellitus * Patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy * Patients with hematologic cancers. 6. Participation in another trial within the last 30 days or 5 half-lives of the investigational compound (whichever is longer). 7. Familial and social conditions rendering regular medical assessment not possible. 8. Pediatric patients with neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count \[ANC\] \< 1.5 x 10 to the 9th/l) Other protocol defined inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants Aged 4 Years or Younger With at Least One Complete Response at Week 56Week 56Complete response was defined as clinical remission and serological remission. Clinical remission was defined as Physician global assessment of auto-inflammatory disease activity as absent or minimal (using a 5-point scale ranging from absent to severe) and assessment of skin disease as absent or minimal (using a 5-point scale ranging from absent to severe). Serological remission was defined as C reactive protein (CRP) or Serum amyloid A protein (SAA) to be less than (\<) 15 milligram per liter (mg/L) and \<10 mg/L respectively.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants Aged 2 Years or Younger With at Least One Complete Response at Week 56Week 56Complete response was defined as clinical remission and serological remission. Clinical remission was defined as Physician global assessment of auto-inflammatory disease activity as absent or minimal (using a 5-point scale ranging from absent to severe) and assessment of skin disease as absent or minimal (using a 5-point scale ranging from absent to severe). Serological remission was defined as CRP or SAA to be \<15 mg/L and \<10 mg/L respectively.
Percentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician's Global Assessment Score at Week 56Week 56Participants were assessed based by physician on Physician's Global Assessment measured on a 5--point scale for auto inflammatory disease activity as: 0 = None/absent; 1 = Minimal; 2 = Mild; 3 = Moderate; 4 = Severe.
Percentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician Assessment of Skin Disease at Week 56Week 56Participants were assessed by physician for skin disease (urticarial skin rash) measured on a 5--point scale as: 0 = None/absent; 1 = Minimal; 2 = Mild; 3 = Moderate; 4 = Severe.
Percentage of Participants Receiving a Concomitant Vaccination During the StudyDay 1 (start of study treatment) to Week 56 (end of study)Participants received any one of the following inactivated vaccines as per the immunization program: Corynebacterium diphtheria, Bordetella pertussis, Neisseria meningitidis, Clostridium tetani, Influenza type A, Influenza type B, Haemophilus influenza B, Streptococcus pneumoniae, or Hepatitis B were determined.
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Day 1 (start of study treatment) up to Week 56 (end of study)Adverse events (AEs) were defined as any unfavorable and unintended diagnosis, symptom, sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), syndrome or disease which either occurs during study, having been absent at baseline, or, if present at baseline, appears to worsen. Serious adverse events (SAEs) were defined as any untoward medical occurrences that result in death, are life threatening, require (or prolong) hospitalization, cause persistent or significant disability/incapacity, result in congenital anomalies or birth defects, or are other conditions which in judgement of investigators represent significant hazards.
Number of Vaccination Cases With Protective Antibody Levels Following Immunization With Inactivated VaccinesDay -14 (prior-vaccination), Day 0 (vaccination), Day 28, Day 57 (post-vaccination)Participants who received any inactivated vaccines during the study were assessed for their ability to attain protective antibody levels against the vaccine (antigen) post immunization. Participants vaccinations were not assessed for a response if the antibody titre was already sufficient at pre-dose and maintained during the study.
Number of Participants With Anti-canakinumab Antibodies at Week 56Week 56 (End of study)Immunogenicity assessment included determination of anti-canakinumab (ACZ885) antibodies in serum samples using BIAcore system, with detection based on surface plasmon resonance technique.
Change From Baseline in C--Reactive Protein (CRP) and Serum Amyloid A (SAA) Concentrations at Week 56Baseline, Week 56The CRP and SAA were used as inflammatory markers. The target level concentrations for CRP and SAA was ≤15 mg/L and ≤10 mg/L, respectively. Negative change in concentration of inflammatory markers indicated improvement.

Countries

Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Participant flow

Recruitment details

The study was conducted at 14 centers in 7 countries.

Pre-assignment details

A total of 17 participants were enrolled into the study.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Canakinumab
Participants received body weight stratified dose of canakinumab 2 mg/kg s.c. injection every 8 weeks.
17
Total17

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicCanakinumab
Age, Continuous1.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.39
Age, Customized
Children (2-5 years)
11 participants
Age, Customized
Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
6 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
12 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
17 / 17
serious
Total, serious adverse events
4 / 17

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Participants Aged 4 Years or Younger With at Least One Complete Response at Week 56

Complete response was defined as clinical remission and serological remission. Clinical remission was defined as Physician global assessment of auto-inflammatory disease activity as absent or minimal (using a 5-point scale ranging from absent to severe) and assessment of skin disease as absent or minimal (using a 5-point scale ranging from absent to severe). Serological remission was defined as C reactive protein (CRP) or Serum amyloid A protein (SAA) to be less than (\<) 15 milligram per liter (mg/L) and \<10 mg/L respectively.

Time frame: Week 56

Population: The analysis was performed in Full analysis set (FAS), defined as all participants who received at least one dose of study drug under this study protocol.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants Aged 4 Years or Younger With at Least One Complete Response at Week 5694.1 Percentage of participants
Secondary

Change From Baseline in C--Reactive Protein (CRP) and Serum Amyloid A (SAA) Concentrations at Week 56

The CRP and SAA were used as inflammatory markers. The target level concentrations for CRP and SAA was ≤15 mg/L and ≤10 mg/L, respectively. Negative change in concentration of inflammatory markers indicated improvement.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 56

Population: The analysis was performed in FAS population. Here 'n' signifies those participants with evaluable measurements at both baseline and the post-baseline visit.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
CanakinumabChange From Baseline in C--Reactive Protein (CRP) and Serum Amyloid A (SAA) Concentrations at Week 56CRP (n=14)-5.4 mg/LStandard Deviation 6.28
CanakinumabChange From Baseline in C--Reactive Protein (CRP) and Serum Amyloid A (SAA) Concentrations at Week 56SAA (n=16)-54.4 mg/LStandard Deviation 133.81
Secondary

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

Adverse events (AEs) were defined as any unfavorable and unintended diagnosis, symptom, sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), syndrome or disease which either occurs during study, having been absent at baseline, or, if present at baseline, appears to worsen. Serious adverse events (SAEs) were defined as any untoward medical occurrences that result in death, are life threatening, require (or prolong) hospitalization, cause persistent or significant disability/incapacity, result in congenital anomalies or birth defects, or are other conditions which in judgement of investigators represent significant hazards.

Time frame: Day 1 (start of study treatment) up to Week 56 (end of study)

Population: The analysis was performed in the safety set population defined as participants who received at least one dose of study drug. Here, 'n' signifies participants evaluable for this measure at specified time points for each group, respectively.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
CanakinumabNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)AEs (Overall, n=17)17 participants
CanakinumabNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)SAEs (Overall, n=17)4 participants
CanakinumabNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)AEs (Participants <=2 years, n=10)10 participants
CanakinumabNumber of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)SAEs (Participants <=2 years, n=10)3 participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Anti-canakinumab Antibodies at Week 56

Immunogenicity assessment included determination of anti-canakinumab (ACZ885) antibodies in serum samples using BIAcore system, with detection based on surface plasmon resonance technique.

Time frame: Week 56 (End of study)

Population: The analysis was performed in the safety set population. Here, 'Number of participants analysed' signifies participants who had immunogenicity samples taken and analyzed during the study.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
CanakinumabNumber of Participants With Anti-canakinumab Antibodies at Week 560 participants
Secondary

Number of Vaccination Cases With Protective Antibody Levels Following Immunization With Inactivated Vaccines

Participants who received any inactivated vaccines during the study were assessed for their ability to attain protective antibody levels against the vaccine (antigen) post immunization. Participants vaccinations were not assessed for a response if the antibody titre was already sufficient at pre-dose and maintained during the study.

Time frame: Day -14 (prior-vaccination), Day 0 (vaccination), Day 28, Day 57 (post-vaccination)

Population: The analysis was performed in the FAS population. Here, Number of participants analysed signifies evaluable participants who received a total of 31 vaccinations during the study.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
CanakinumabNumber of Vaccination Cases With Protective Antibody Levels Following Immunization With Inactivated VaccinesPositive response for antibody levels18 vaccination cases
CanakinumabNumber of Vaccination Cases With Protective Antibody Levels Following Immunization With Inactivated VaccinesNo pre-dose antibody levels13 vaccination cases
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Aged 2 Years or Younger With at Least One Complete Response at Week 56

Complete response was defined as clinical remission and serological remission. Clinical remission was defined as Physician global assessment of auto-inflammatory disease activity as absent or minimal (using a 5-point scale ranging from absent to severe) and assessment of skin disease as absent or minimal (using a 5-point scale ranging from absent to severe). Serological remission was defined as CRP or SAA to be \<15 mg/L and \<10 mg/L respectively.

Time frame: Week 56

Population: The analysis was performed in FAS population. Here, Number of participants analysed signifies participants aged 2 years or younger.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants Aged 2 Years or Younger With at Least One Complete Response at Week 5690 Percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Receiving a Concomitant Vaccination During the Study

Participants received any one of the following inactivated vaccines as per the immunization program: Corynebacterium diphtheria, Bordetella pertussis, Neisseria meningitidis, Clostridium tetani, Influenza type A, Influenza type B, Haemophilus influenza B, Streptococcus pneumoniae, or Hepatitis B were determined.

Time frame: Day 1 (start of study treatment) to Week 56 (end of study)

Population: The analysis was performed in the FAS population.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants Receiving a Concomitant Vaccination During the Study41.2 Percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician Assessment of Skin Disease at Week 56

Participants were assessed by physician for skin disease (urticarial skin rash) measured on a 5--point scale as: 0 = None/absent; 1 = Minimal; 2 = Mild; 3 = Moderate; 4 = Severe.

Time frame: Week 56

Population: The analysis was performed in FAS population.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician Assessment of Skin Disease at Week 56Absent82.4 Percentage of participants
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician Assessment of Skin Disease at Week 56Minimal5.9 Percentage of participants
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician Assessment of Skin Disease at Week 56Mild11.8 Percentage of participants
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician Assessment of Skin Disease at Week 56Moderate0 Percentage of participants
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician Assessment of Skin Disease at Week 56Severe0 Percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician's Global Assessment Score at Week 56

Participants were assessed based by physician on Physician's Global Assessment measured on a 5--point scale for auto inflammatory disease activity as: 0 = None/absent; 1 = Minimal; 2 = Mild; 3 = Moderate; 4 = Severe.

Time frame: Week 56

Population: The analysis was performed in FAS population.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician's Global Assessment Score at Week 56Absent70.6 Percentage of participants
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician's Global Assessment Score at Week 56Minimal23.5 Percentage of participants
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician's Global Assessment Score at Week 56Mild0 Percentage of participants
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician's Global Assessment Score at Week 56Moderate5.9 Percentage of participants
CanakinumabPercentage of Participants With Defined Grades in Physician's Global Assessment Score at Week 56Severe0 Percentage of participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026