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Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Safety of Subgam-VF in Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

A Phase III, Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Subgam-VF in Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01884311
Acronym
SCIG03
Enrollment
38
Registered
2013-06-24
Start date
2015-08-20
Completion date
2017-05-25
Last updated
2018-09-12

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

Conditions

Common Variable Immunodeficiency, Hyperimmunoglobulin M Syndrome, Primary Immune Deficiency Disorders, X-linked Agammaglobulinaemia

Keywords

Primary Immune Deficiency Disorders, Common Variable Immunodeficiency, X-linked agammaglobulinaemia, Hyper-IgM Syndrome, Subcutaneous, Immunoglobulins

Brief summary

The main objective of the study is to determine the pharmacokinetics profile of Subgam-VF. The secondary objectives are to assess the safety of Subgam-VF and refine the dose adjustment coefficient for Subgam-VF needed for subjects switching from prior intravenous immunoglobulin (IGIV) therapy.

Detailed description

This will be a Phase III, multicenter, open-label, non-randomized study. Following a screening period, eligible subjects will commence weekly Subgam-VF treatment; this is a 16% subcutaneous IgG product. Subjects will receive Subgam-VF for 26 weeks during which time safety will be assessed. After Week 21, PK sampling will commence. Follow-up visit (one week after the last Subgam-VF infusion, Week 27). All AEs will be monitored up to 28 days after the last Subgam-VF infusion by telephone contact (Week 30). Subgam-VF will be administered subcutaneously using infusion pumps. Subjects will be given diaries to record adverse event data as well as any infusions administered at home. In addition there will be a telephone follow up by an appropriately qualified site staff member on day 3 after each site administered and home administered infusion to check for any adverse reactions including infusion site reactions and remind subjects to document these in their subject study diary.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALSubgam

Subgam-VF dose will be given as 1.37 of the established IGIV dose (expressed in mg/kg/week) for 26 weeks (26 infusions) beginning one week after the last IGIV infusion. Dose of Subgam-VF will then be adjusted based on the ratio of the Immunoglobulin G (IgG) average concentration achieved with Subgam-VF compared to IGIV.

Sponsors

Bio Products Laboratory
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged between 2 and 75 years (at time of initial consent). 2. Body Mass Index (BMI) \< 46 for adults (aged 16 years & older), & BMI \< 28 for children. 3. Diagnosed with primary immunodeficiency disease e.g. common variable immunodeficiency, X-linked & autosomal forms of agammaglobulinaemia, hyper-IgM syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. 4. Currently receiving a licensed (or investigational stage III, IIIb) IGIV or SCIG and 1. IGIV dose is between 300 and 800 mg/kg/month. SCIG dose is between 110 & 300 mg/kg/week; 2. Dose is stable for at least the past three months (i.e. consistent mg/kg +/- 5%); 3. The infusion interval is every 21 or 28 days for IGIV & seven days for SCIG; 4. Has a documented trough level of ≥ 6 g/L (600 mg/dL) on current IgG therapy. If not available can be obtained at the screening visit, Visit 1 (Week 0). 5. Female subjects who are (or become) sexually active must practice contraception by using a method of proven reliability for the duration of the study. 6. Females of child-bearing potential, (defined from the onset of menstruation to one year post menopause), must have a negative result on a urine HCG-based pregnancy test. 7. Willing to comply with all aspects of the protocol, including blood sampling, for the duration of the study. 8. Signed an informed consent form. In the case of subjects under the legal age the parent/guardian will sign an informed consent form & where appropriate the subject will sign an assent form.

Exclusion criteria

1. Has a history of any severe anaphylactic reaction to blood or any blood-derived product. 2. Has selective IgA deficiency or has a history of antibodies to IgA. 3. Has clinically significant impairment of cellular or innate immunity at the discretion of the Investigator 4. Has evidence of an active infection at the time of enrolment (i.e. on day of first infusion). Subjects who are asymptomatic but have not completed their course of antibiotics are eligible. 5. Has previously completed or withdrawn from this study. 6. Is currently receiving, or has received, any investigational agent within the prior three months, unless it is an investigational stage III, IIIb IGIV or SCIG. 7. Is pregnant (confirmed by a positive result on an HCG-based pregnancy test) or is nursing. 8. Is positive for any of the following at screening: • Serological test for HIV 1&2, HCV, or HBsAg 9. Has levels at screening greater than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal as defined at the central laboratory of any of the following: * Alanine transaminase (ALT) * Aspartate transaminase (AST) 10. Has severe renal impairment (defined as serum creatinine greater than two times the upper limit of normal or BUN greater than two times the upper limit of normal for the range of the laboratory doing the analysis); the subject is on dialysis; or has a history of acute renal failure. 11. Is known to abuse alcohol, opiates, psychotropic agents, or other chemicals or drugs, or has done so within the past 12 months. 12. Has a history of DVT, or thrombotic complications of IgG therapy, or a prior diagnosis of thrombophilia. 13. Suffers from any acute or chronic medical condition, (e.g. renal disease or predisposing conditions for renal disease, coronary artery disease, or protein losing state, proteinuria) that the Investigator feels may interfere with the conduct of the study. 14. Has an acquired medical condition, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, chronic or recurrent neutropenia (ANC \< 1 x 109/L). 15. Is receiving the following medication: * Steroids (long-term daily, \> 0.15 mg of prednisone equivalent/kg/day). Requirement for short or intermittent courses of \> 0.15mg/kg/day would not exclude a subject. * Immunosuppressive drugs * Immunomodulatory drugs 16. If ≥ 18 years of age, has non-controlled arterial hypertension (systolic blood pressure \> 160 mmHg &/or diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mmHg). For younger subjects refer to current guidelines for diagnosis of blood pressure1. 17. Has anemia (hemoglobin \< 10 g/dL) at screening. 18. Has severe dermatitis that would preclude sites for safe product administration.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Data (Derived From Absolute Concentration) Were Pooled With Historical Data and a Treatment Variable Defined (Subgam-VF or Gammaplex 5% IGIV). Outcome Measure Defined as Log Transformed sAUC0-t Standardized to One Week.1 weekLog transformed sAUC0-t, (AUC0-t standardized to one week) were analysed using a multiple linear regression model fitted including treatment, allowing for variability between treatment groups. The mean difference (Subgam-VF or Gammaplex IGIV 5%) between treatments with 90% Confidence Interval (CI) were back transformed to give an estimate of the ratio (Subgam-VF/ Gammaplex 5% IGIV) of sAUC(0-t). Data was collected at the following timepoints after week 21 of the clinical trial over a period of 1 week: Pre-dose on Day 0 and post-dose at days 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Who Experienced AEs Based on Treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs)30 weeksTEAEs defined as those events with onset date between the first infusion date and 28 days after the last infusion.
Dose Refinement in Switching From Gammaplex 5% IGIV to Subgam-VFWeek 26The initial weekly dose of Subgam-VF administered was calculated by taking the average weekly equivalent of the subject's IGIV dose, divided by the average dosing interval in weeks (i.e. 3 or 4), multiplied by 1.37, a dose adjustment coefficient based on other licensed subcutaneous IgG products. If the subject was already receiving a weekly SCIG IgG there will be no dose adjustment. A refined dose adjustment was estimated as 1.37/the ratio (Subgam-VF/ Gammaplex 5% IGIV) of geometric means for sAUC0-t and presented with 90% CI.
Number of Infusion Site Reactions30 weeksInfusion site reactions are defined as those events with onset date between the first infusion date and 28 days after the last infusion.

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Population PK Model for IgG in PID Patients for Alternative Dosing Schedules.30 monthsDevelop a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model for IgG in PID patients following IV (Gammaplex 5%) or SC (Subgam-VF) administration; * Conduct a formal covariate analysis to assess the impact of patient demographics, and disease-related factors on the PK of IgG following IV or SC administration and to identify those patient covariates which may be utilized in or require dose adjustment; * Use the final population PK model to simulate serum IgG concentration-time profiles in a population of PID patients in order to: * Assess switching from various IgG IV and SC dosing regimens; and * Derive the weight-adjusted dose increment required to achieve a specified difference in serum IgG trough levels when Subgam-VF is administered either weekly or biweekly

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Subgam-VF
Subgam-VF is a 16% IgG and will be administered weekly, by subcutaneous infusion over a period of 26 weeks.
38
Total38

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyPrecautionary measure1
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject3
Overall Studywithdrew consent due to AEs1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicSubgam-VF
Age, Customized
< 16 years
13 Participants
Age, Customized
>=16 years
25 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
36 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
35 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
38 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
22 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
16 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 38
other
Total, other adverse events
36 / 38
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 38

Outcome results

Primary

Data (Derived From Absolute Concentration) Were Pooled With Historical Data and a Treatment Variable Defined (Subgam-VF or Gammaplex 5% IGIV). Outcome Measure Defined as Log Transformed sAUC0-t Standardized to One Week.

Log transformed sAUC0-t, (AUC0-t standardized to one week) were analysed using a multiple linear regression model fitted including treatment, allowing for variability between treatment groups. The mean difference (Subgam-VF or Gammaplex IGIV 5%) between treatments with 90% Confidence Interval (CI) were back transformed to give an estimate of the ratio (Subgam-VF/ Gammaplex 5% IGIV) of sAUC(0-t). Data was collected at the following timepoints after week 21 of the clinical trial over a period of 1 week: Pre-dose on Day 0 and post-dose at days 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7.

Time frame: 1 week

Population: Subgam PK Population was defined as all subjects in the ITT population who had a pre-dose sample at steady state and at least 4 post-dose samples at steady state, 1 of which should have been the Day 7 PK sample.~Population included 50 Subjects from GMX01 (NCT00278954), 25 Subjects from GMX04 (NCT01289847) and 38 Subjects from SCIG03.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Data (Derived From Absolute Concentration) Were Pooled With Historical Data and a Treatment Variable Defined (Subgam-VF or Gammaplex 5% IGIV). Outcome Measure Defined as Log Transformed sAUC0-t Standardized to One Week.0.98 Ratio
Secondary

Dose Refinement in Switching From Gammaplex 5% IGIV to Subgam-VF

The initial weekly dose of Subgam-VF administered was calculated by taking the average weekly equivalent of the subject's IGIV dose, divided by the average dosing interval in weeks (i.e. 3 or 4), multiplied by 1.37, a dose adjustment coefficient based on other licensed subcutaneous IgG products. If the subject was already receiving a weekly SCIG IgG there will be no dose adjustment. A refined dose adjustment was estimated as 1.37/the ratio (Subgam-VF/ Gammaplex 5% IGIV) of geometric means for sAUC0-t and presented with 90% CI.

Time frame: Week 26

Population: The PK Dose-Adjustment population included all those in the Subgam PK population who had previous treatment with IGIV and those in the Gammaplex 5% PK population. This population was analysed to estimate a refined dose adjustment factor.

ArmMeasureValue (GEOMETRIC_MEAN)
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Dose Refinement in Switching From Gammaplex 5% IGIV to Subgam-VF1.33 Ratio
Secondary

Number of Infusion Site Reactions

Infusion site reactions are defined as those events with onset date between the first infusion date and 28 days after the last infusion.

Time frame: 30 weeks

Population: Total number of participants was 38

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Number of Infusion Site Reactions447 infusion site reactions
Secondary

Number of Participants Who Experienced AEs Based on Treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs)

TEAEs defined as those events with onset date between the first infusion date and 28 days after the last infusion.

Time frame: 30 weeks

Population: The intent-to-treat population included all subjects who received at least 1 infusion of Subgam-VF.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Number of Participants Who Experienced AEs Based on Treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs)Any TEAE36 Participants
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Number of Participants Who Experienced AEs Based on Treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs)No TEAE2 Participants
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Number of Participants Who Experienced AEs Based on Treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs)Discontinued because of TEAEs1 Participants
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Number of Participants Who Experienced AEs Based on Treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs)Product Related TEAE15 Participants
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Number of Participants Who Experienced AEs Based on Treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs)No Product Related TEAEs23 Participants
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Number of Participants Who Experienced AEs Based on Treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs)SAE0 Participants
Other Pre-specified

Population PK Model for IgG in PID Patients for Alternative Dosing Schedules.

Develop a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model for IgG in PID patients following IV (Gammaplex 5%) or SC (Subgam-VF) administration; * Conduct a formal covariate analysis to assess the impact of patient demographics, and disease-related factors on the PK of IgG following IV or SC administration and to identify those patient covariates which may be utilized in or require dose adjustment; * Use the final population PK model to simulate serum IgG concentration-time profiles in a population of PID patients in order to: * Assess switching from various IgG IV and SC dosing regimens; and * Derive the weight-adjusted dose increment required to achieve a specified difference in serum IgG trough levels when Subgam-VF is administered either weekly or biweekly

Time frame: 30 months

Population: The analysis population included 50 Subjects from GMX01 (NCT00278954), 25 Subjects from GMX04 (NCT01289847) and 38 Subjects from SCIG03 Clinical Trials.~A measure type of 'number' has been used as this represents the predicted change in IgG trough levels when switching between Various IgG Dosing Regimens using a Dose Adjustment Factor of 1.37

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Population PK Model for IgG in PID Patients for Alternative Dosing Schedules.Increase from IGIV to Weekly Subgam31 % of predicted change in IgG trough
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Population PK Model for IgG in PID Patients for Alternative Dosing Schedules.Increase from IGIV to Biweekly Subgam22 % of predicted change in IgG trough
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Population PK Model for IgG in PID Patients for Alternative Dosing Schedules.Decrease from Weekly Subgam to Biweekly Subgam7 % of predicted change in IgG trough
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Population PK Model for IgG in PID Patients for Alternative Dosing Schedules.Increase from Weekly Subgam to twice weekly Subgam2 % of predicted change in IgG trough
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Population PK Model for IgG in PID Patients for Alternative Dosing Schedules.Increase from Weekly Subgam to 3x weekly Subgam3 % of predicted change in IgG trough
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Population PK Model for IgG in PID Patients for Alternative Dosing Schedules.Increase from weekly Subgam to 5x weekly Subgam3 % of predicted change in IgG trough
Subgam-VF and Gammaplex 5%Population PK Model for IgG in PID Patients for Alternative Dosing Schedules.Increase from weekly Subgam to 7x weekly Subgam3 % of predicted change in IgG trough

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