Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, and Exploratory Efficacy of GZ/SAR402671 in Treatment-naïve Adult Male Patients With Fabry Disease

A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, and Exploratory Efficacy of GZ/SAR402671 in Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) Treatment-naïve Adult Male Patients Diagnosed With Fabry Disease

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02228460

Enrollment

Registered

2014-08-29

Start date

2014-11-30

Completion date

2016-09-30

Last updated

2019-12-17

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Conditions

Fabry Disease

Keywords

Venglustat

Brief summary

Primary Objective: To assess the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and exploratory efficacy of GZ/SAR402671 in enzyme replacement therapy treatment-naïve adult male participants diagnosed with Fabry disease.

Detailed description

The total duration of study per participant was 7 to 8 months for participants who entered a planned extension study and approximately 13 to 14 months for participants who did not enter a planned extension study. A 2-year extension study was planned for eligible participants.

Interventions

DRUGGZ/SAR402671

Pharmaceutical form: Capsule; Route of administration: Oral

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 49 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* The participant was greater than equal to (\>=) 18 years of age and less than (\<) 50 years of age. * The participant was male. * The participant had provided a signed informed consent. * The participant had a confirmed diagnosis of Fabry disease as documented by leukocyte α- Galactosidase A (αGAL) activity of \<4 nanomole/hour/milligram (nmol/hr/mg) leukocyte (preferred assay; results from a central laboratory) or plasma αGAL \<1.5 nanomole/hour/milliliter (nmol/hr/mL) (results from a central laboratory). * The participant had a plasma globotriaosylsphingosine (lyso-GL3) \>=65 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL). * The participant had never been treated with a Fabry disease-specific treatment. * If the participant was on renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) blockers and antidepressants, the dose should be stable (i.e., prescribed dose and frequency) for at least the immediate 3 months prior to screening.

Exclusion criteria

* The participant had an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<60 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 using Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI). * The participant had a median urine protein/creatinine ratio (PCR) \>=0.5 gram per gram (g/g) (median of 3 overnight urine collections. Collection of each of the 3 samples must occur between 4 and 7 days of each other, and all samples must be collected within a 15 day period). All 3 samples must be collected regardless of the results and results available prior to Day 1. * The participant had undergone a kidney transplant. * The participant had either active or a history of clinically significant organic disease (with the exception of the symptoms related to Fabry disease), including clinically significant cardiovascular, hepatic, pulmonary, hematologic, neurological or renal disease, or other medical condition, serious inter-current illness, or extenuating circumstances that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would preclude participation in the trial. * The participant had abnormal liver function (serum total bilirubin \> the upper limit of normal, or serum alanine aminotransferase (\[ALT\] and aspartate aminotransferase \[AST\] \>2.0 times the upper limit of normal). * The participant had, according to World Health Organization (WHO) grading a cortical cataract (COR) \> one-quarter of the lens circumference (Grade COR-2) or a posterior subcapsular cataract (PSC) \>2 millimeter (mm) (Grade PSC-2). Participants with nuclear cataracts were not excluded. * The participant was currently receiving potentially cataractogenic medications. * The participant had received strong or moderate inducers or inhibitors of Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) per Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classification within 14 days prior to enrollment or within 5 times the elimination half-life or PD half-life of the medication, whichever is longer. * The participant was scheduled for in-patient hospitalization, including elective surgery, during the study. * The participant had a positive result on any of the following tests: hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) antibodies, anti-human immunodeficiency virus 1 and 2 antibodies (anti-HIV1 and anti-HIV2 Ab). Participants with a positive hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) test with a history of prior hepatitis B immunization were eligible if other criteria met (i.e., negative tests for: HBsAg, hepatitis B core antibody \[HBcAb\], and hepatitis C virus antibody \[HCVAb\]). * The participant had participated in a study involving an investigational drug within the past 30 days of the start of the trial. * The participant was unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol. * The participant was a sexually active man who was not willing to use 2 forms of birth control including a barrier method during the study until 6 weeks after the last treatment with investigational medicinal product (IMP). * The participant had a history or ongoing clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia, defined as either atrial fibrillation, sustained or non-sustained ventricular tachycardia. * The participant had any contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). * The participant had one of the following central nervous system

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change From Baseline at Week 26 in Skin Globotriaosylceramide (GL-3) Score in Superficial Skin Capillary Endothelium: Number of Participants in Categories of Shift in GL-3 Score From Baseline to Week 26	Baseline, Week 26	Skin biopsies taken at Baseline and Week 26 were analyzed for cellular GL-3 accumulation (inclusions) by light microscopy. Three independent pathologists evaluated each biopsy using an inclusion severity score of 0 (none/trace), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), and 3 (severe), where higher score indicated more severe condition. A single score per participant per time point was derived by taking the score rated by a majority of the pathologists; if a majority score could not be derived, the median score was used. Data were summarized and reported in terms of number of participants with shift from Baseline GL-3 score to Week 26 GL-3 score. Any shift category of Baseline score/Week 26 score that was not observed is not reported. Shift to lower score from Baseline to Week 26 indicates less severe condition at Week 26.
Mean Change From Baseline at Week 26 in Skin GL-3 Score in Superficial Skin Capillary Endothelium	Baseline, Week 26	Skin biopsies taken at Baseline and Week 26 were analyzed for cellular GL-3 accumulation (inclusions) by light microscopy. Three independent pathologists evaluated each biopsy using an inclusion severity score of 0 (none/trace), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), and 3 (severe), where higher score indicated more severe condition. A single score per participant per time point was derived by taking the score rated by a majority of the pathologists; if a majority score could not be derived, the median score was used. Change from Baseline in GL-3 score was obtained by subtracting Baseline value from post-baseline value at Week 26. A negative change from Baseline indicates less severe condition at Week 26.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change From Baseline in Plasma Glucosylceramide (GL-1) Concentration at Week 26	Baseline, Week 26	Change from Baseline in plasma GL-1 was obtained by subtracting Baseline value from post-baseline value at Week 26. Concentration of GL-1 in plasma was determined using a validated LC-MS/MS method.
Change From Baseline at Week 26 in Skin GL-3 Score in Deep Vessels Endothelial Cells: Number of Participants in Categories of Shift in GL-3 Score From Baseline to Week 26	Baseline, Week 26	Skin biopsies taken at Baseline and Week 26 were analyzed for cellular GL-3 accumulation (inclusions) by light microscopy. Three independent pathologists evaluated each biopsy using an inclusion severity score of 0 (none/trace), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), and 3 (severe), where higher score indicated more severe condition. A single score per participant per time point was derived by taking the score rated by a majority of the pathologists; if a majority score could not be derived, the median score was used. Data were summarized and reported in terms of number of participants with shift from Baseline GL-3 score to Week 26 GL-3 score. Any shift category of Baseline score/Week 26 score that was not observed is not reported. Shift to lower score from Baseline to Week 26 indicates less severe condition at Week 26.
Change From Baseline at Week 26 in Skin GL-3 Score in Deep Vessels Smooth Muscle Cells: Number of Participants in Categories of Shift in GL-3 Score From Baseline to Week 26	Baseline, Week 26	Skin biopsies taken at Baseline and Week 26 were analyzed for cellular GL-3 accumulation (inclusions) by light microscopy. Three independent pathologists evaluated each biopsy using an inclusion severity score of 0 (none/trace), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), and 3 (severe), where higher score indicated more severe condition. A single score per participant per time point was derived by taking the score rated by a majority of the pathologists; if a majority score could not be derived, the median score was used. Data were summarized and reported in terms of number of participants with shift from Baseline GL-3 score to Week 26 GL-3 score. Any shift category of Baseline score/Week 26 score that was not observed is not reported. Shift to lower score from Baseline to Week 26 indicates less severe condition at Week 26.
Change From Baseline at Week 26 in Skin GL-3 Score in Perineurium Cells: Number of Participants in Categories of Shift in GL-3 Score From Baseline to Week 26	Baseline, Week 26	Skin biopsies taken at Baseline and Week 26 were analyzed for cellular GL-3 accumulation (inclusions) by light microscopy. Three independent pathologists evaluated each biopsy using an inclusion severity score of 0 (none/trace), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), and 3 (severe), where higher score indicated more severe condition. A single score per participant per time point was derived by taking the score rated by a majority of the pathologists; if a majority score could not be derived, the median score was used. Data were summarized and reported in terms of number of participants with shift from Baseline GL-3 score to Week 26 GL-3 score. Any shift category of Baseline score/Week 26 score that was not observed is not reported. Shift to lower score from Baseline to Week 26 indicates less severe condition at Week 26.
Change From Baseline in Urine Globotriaosylceramide (GL-3) Concentration at Week 26	Baseline, Week 26	Change from Baseline in urine GL-3 was obtained by subtracting Baseline value from post-baseline value at Week 26. Concentration of GL-3 in urine was determined using a validated LC-MS/MS method.
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)	From Baseline up to 212 days	Any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug was considered an adverse event (AE) without regard to possibility of causal relationship with this treatment. TEAEs were defined as AEs that developed or worsened during on-treatment period (period from the first administration of study drug through the last administration of the study drug plus 30 days or end of study participation for participant, whichever occurs first).
Pharmacokinetics (PK): Maximum Plasma Drug Concentration (Cmax) of GZ/SAR402671	Day 1 (predose and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours post-dose); Day 182 (predose and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours post-dose)	Maximum plasma concentration observed for study drug was reported.
PK: Plasma Trough Concentration (Ctrough) of GZ/SAR402671	Predose on Days 14, 28, 56, 84, 126, and 182	Ctrough was defined as the plasma concentration of study drug observed just before treatment administration during repeated dosing.
Change From Baseline in Plasma GL-3 Concentration at Week 26	Baseline, Week 26	Change from Baseline in plasma GL-3 was obtained by subtracting Baseline value from post-baseline value at Week 26. Concentration of GL-3 in plasma was determined using a validated liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method.
PK: Area Under Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve From 0 to 24 Hours (AUC0-24) of GZ/SAR402671	Day 1 (predose and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours post-dose); Day 182 (predose and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours post-dose)	Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve of study drug from time 0 to 24 hours (AUC0-24) was calculated using the trapezoidal method over the dosing interval.
PK: Terminal Half-life (t1/2z) of GZ/SAR402671	Day 1 (predose and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours post-dose); Day 182 (predose and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours post-dose)	Plasma t1/2z was the time measured for the plasma concentration of drug to decrease by one half. The t1/2z was estimated based on 24-hour post-dose PK.
PK: Apparent Total Body Clearance of GZ/SAR402671 at Steady State (CLss/F)	Predose and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 182	Apparent total body clearance at steady state was a quantitative measure of rate of clearance of drug from the blood following oral administration, and is described in terms of volume of fluid clear of drug per time unit (eg, mL/min).
PK: Apparent Volume of Distribution of GZ/SAR402671 (Vss/F) at Steady State	Predose and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours post-dose on Day 182	Volume of distribution at steady state was defined as the theoretical volume in which the total amount of drug would need to be uniformly distributed to produce the desired plasma concentration of drug.
PK: Cumulated Amount of GZ/SAR402671 Excreted in Urine From 0 to 24 Hours (Ae0-24)	0-24 hours on Day 182	Ae0-24 was the cumulated amount of study drug excreted in urine during the time interval of 0 to 24 hours.
PK: Percentage of Dose of GZ/SAR402671 Excreted in Urine From 0 to 24 Hours (fe0-24)	0-24 hours on Day 182	fe0-24 was the fraction of dose excreted in urine during the time interval of 0 to 24 hours.
PK: Renal Clearance (CLR) of GZ/SAR402671 From 0 to 24 Hours	0-24 hours on Day 182	CLR was calculated by dividing the cumulative amount of drug excreted in urine during the dosing interval of 0-24 hours by area under the plasma drug concentration time-curve during the dosing interval of 0-24 hours.
PK: Time to Reach Maximum Plasma Drug Concentration (Tmax) of GZ/SAR402671	Day 1 (predose and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours post-dose); Day 182 (predose and 1, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours post-dose)	Tmax was defined as time to reach maximum plasma concentration of study drug.
Change From Baseline in Plasma Lyso Globotriaosylceramide (Lyso-GL-3) Concentration at Week 26	Baseline, Week 26	Change from Baseline in plasma Lyso-GL-3 was obtained by subtracting Baseline value from post-baseline value at Week 26. Concentration of lyso-GL-3 in plasma was determined using a validated LC-MS/MS method.

Countries

France, Poland, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Participants were enrolled in the study at 8 centers in 5 countries between 11 November 2014 and 06 September 2016. A total of 14 participants were screened in the study.

Pre-assignment details

Out of 14 screened participants, 11 participants were enrolled and treated in the study.

Participants by arm

Arm	Count
GZ/SAR402671 GZ/SAR402671 15 mg once daily, orally for 26 weeks.	11
Total	11

Withdrawals & dropouts

Period	Reason	FG000
Overall Study	Adverse Event	1
Overall Study	Lost to Follow-up	1

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic	GZ/SAR402671
Age, Continuous	26.5 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.6
Sex: Female, Male Female	0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	11 Participants

Adverse events

Event type	EG000 affected / at risk
deaths Total, all-cause mortality	0 / 11
other Total, other adverse events	9 / 11
serious Total, serious adverse events	3 / 11

Outcome results

Primary

Change From Baseline at Week 26 in Skin Globotriaosylceramide (GL-3) Score in Superficial Skin Capillary Endothelium: Number of Participants in Categories of Shift in GL-3 Score From Baseline to Week 26

Skin biopsies taken at Baseline and Week 26 were analyzed for cellular GL-3 accumulation (inclusions) by light microscopy. Three independent pathologists evaluated each biopsy using an inclusion severity score of 0 (none/trace), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), and 3 (severe), where higher score indicated more severe condition. A single score per participant per time point was derived by taking the score rated by a majority of the pathologists; if a majority score could not be derived, the median score was used. Data were summarized and reported in terms of number of participants with shift from Baseline GL-3 score to Week 26 GL-3 score. Any shift category of Baseline score/Week 26 score that was not observed is not reported. Shift to lower score from Baseline to Week 26 indicates less severe condition at Week 26.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 26

Population: Analysis was performed on full analysis set (FAS) that included all participants who received at least 1 dose of study treatment. Here, 'overall number of participants analyzed' = participants with available data at both Baseline and Week 26.

Arm	Measure	Category	Value (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
GZ/SAR402671	Change From Baseline at Week 26 in Skin Globotriaosylceramide (GL-3) Score in Superficial Skin Capillary Endothelium: Number of Participants in Categories of Shift in GL-3 Score From Baseline to Week 26	Baseline Score: 1 / Week 26 Score: 1	4 Participants
GZ/SAR402671	Change From Baseline at Week 26 in Skin Globotriaosylceramide (GL-3) Score in Superficial Skin Capillary Endothelium: Number of Participants in Categories of Shift in GL-3 Score From Baseline to Week 26	Baseline Score: 1 / Week 26 Score: 2	1 Participants
GZ/SAR402671	Change From Baseline at Week 26 in Skin Globotriaosylceramide (GL-3) Score in Superficial Skin Capillary Endothelium: Number of Participants in Categories of Shift in GL-3 Score From Baseline to Week 26	Baseline Score: 2 / Week 26 Score: 1	3 Participants
GZ/SAR402671	Change From Baseline at Week 26 in Skin Globotriaosylceramide (GL-3) Score in Superficial Skin Capillary Endothelium: Number of Participants in Categories of Shift in GL-3 Score From Baseline to Week 26	Baseline Score: 2 / Week 26 Score: 2	1 Participants

Comparison: A McNemar test was used to test the treatment effect based on paired pre-treatment and post-treatment (Week 26) frequencies of skin GL-3 score grouped into the categories (0 to \<2; 2 to 3).p-value: 0.3173McNemar Test

Primary

Mean Change From Baseline at Week 26 in Skin GL-3 Score in Superficial Skin Capillary Endothelium

Skin biopsies taken at Baseline and Week 26 were analyzed for cellular GL-3 accumulation (inclusions) by light microscopy. Three independent pathologists evaluated each biopsy using an inclusion severity score of 0 (none/trace), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), and 3 (severe), where higher score indicated more severe condition. A single score per participant per time point was derived by taking the score rated by a majority of the pathologists; if a majority score could not be derived, the median score was used. Change from Baseline in GL-3 score was obtained by subtracting Baseline value from post-baseline value at Week 26. A negative change from Baseline indicates less severe condition at Week 26.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 26