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PBF-1681 (Ferric Citrate) for the Treatment of IDA in Patients With NDD-CKD

A Phase 3 Study of PBF-1681 Comprising a 16-week, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Randomized Period and an 8-week, Open-label Extension Period for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Patients With Non-Dialysis Dependent CKD

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04543812
Enrollment
141
Registered
2020-09-10
Start date
2020-10-14
Completion date
2022-12-16
Last updated
2025-06-29

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Conditions

Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease

Keywords

Ferric Citrate, Anemia, Chronic Kidney Disease

Brief summary

To assess the safety and effectiveness of PBF-1681 for the treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in patients with Non-Dialysis Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease.

Detailed description

This is a Phase 3, 24-week, multicenter study in Taiwan, comprising a 16-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled period (Randomized Period), followed by an 8-week open-label extension period, where all subjects receive PBF-1681 (ferric citrate) (Extension Period). The study will consist of 10 visits over a period of 24 weeks. There will be a screening period of up to 14 days. Approximately 200 subjects will be randomized into the Randomized Period in a 1:1 ratio to receive either PBF-1681 or matching placebo, at baseline.

Interventions

DRUGPlacebo

Matching placebo will be provided as a 1g tablet. All intervention doses will be based on hemoglobin levels.

Ferric citrate will be provided as a 1g tablet. All intervention doses will be based on hemoglobin levels.

Sponsors

Panion & BF Biotech Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Men or women ≥18 years of age at screening. 2. CKD with eGFR \<60 mL/min at screening using the 4-variable Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation, where up to 20% of subjects with eGFR \<15 mL/min are allowed. 3. Hgb ≥9.0 g/dL and ≤11.5 g/dL at screening. 4. Serum ferritin \<300 ng/mL and TSAT \<30% at screening. 5. Serum iPTH ≤600 pg/mL at screening. 6. Must consume minimally 2 meals per day. 7. Willing to give written informed consent. 8. Women may be enrolled if they are: 1. Documented to be surgically sterile or postmenopausal (amenorrhea \>1 year and follicle-stimulating hormone ≥30 mU/mL), or 2. Practicing true abstinence for at least 28 days prior to study drug administration until 30 days after study drug administration and having a negative serum pregnancy test at screening, or 3. Using 2 forms of highly effective contraception, out of which 1 should be a physical barrier (condom or diaphragm), and another method such as adequate hormonal method (eg, contraceptive implants, injectables, oral contraceptives) or non-hormonal methods (eg, intrauterine device, spermicidals) from screening or at least 2 weeks prior to study drug administration (whichever is earlier) until 30 days after the study drug administration and having a negative serum pregnancy test at screening.

Exclusion criteria

1. Cause of anemia other than iron deficiency. 2. Serum phosphate \<3.0 mg/dL at screening. 3. IV iron administered within 4 weeks of the start of screening. 4. ESA administered within 4 weeks of the start of screening. 5. Blood transfusion within 4 weeks of the start of screening. 6. Liver enzymes (alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\]/aspartate aminotransferase \[AST\]) \>3 times upper limit of normal (ULN) at screening. 7. Symptomatic GI bleeding or symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease within 12 weeks of the start of screening. 8. Concurrent GI diseases assessed by Investigators to be inappropriate for the study, eg, acute peptic ulcer, chronic ulcerative colitis, and regional enteritis. 9. Active infection requiring systemic antimicrobial treatment such as antibiotics, antiviral, or antifungals at screening. 10. Concomitant or prior malignancy, except non-melanoma skin cancer or disease-free for ≥2 years after curative therapy. 11. Subjects with known allergic reaction to previous oral iron therapy. 12. Subjects who were intolerant to oral iron therapy. 13. History of hemochromatosis. 14. Scheduled kidney transplant or initiation of dialysis planned within 24 weeks of the start of screening. 15. Planned surgery or hospitalization (anticipated to last \>72 hours) during the Randomized Period of the study other than dialysis access-related surgery. 16. Any other medical condition that, in the Investigators' opinion, may disturb subject's completion or optimal participation of the study, act as a significant confounding variable, or carry significant risks to a subject.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Hemoglobin (Hgb)16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in Hgb.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportion of Subjects with ≥1.0 g/dL Hgb Increase at any time point16 weeksThe proportion of subjects achieving an increase in Hgb of ≥1.0 g/dL at any time point between baseline and the end of the 16-week Randomized Period.
Transferring saturation (TSAT)16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in TSAT.
Ferritin16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in ferritin.
Serum Phosphate16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in serum phosphate.
Sustained increase in Hgb of ≥0.75 g/dL16 weeksThe proportion of subjects achieving a sustained increase in Hgb of ≥0.75 g/dL from baseline over any 4-week interval during the Randomization Period.

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH)16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in iPTH.
Fibroblast growth factor 23 (intact and C-terminal)16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in FGF23 (intact and C-terminal).
Serum calcium16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in serum calcium.
Sustained increase in Hgb16 weeksThe proportion of subjects achieving a sustained increase in Hgb of ≥0.75 g/dL from baseline over any 4-week interval during the Randomized Period, provided that an increase in Hgb of ≥1.0 g/dL had occurred during that 4-week interval
Increase in Hgb of ≥1.0 g/dL16 weeksTime (in days) to first increase in Hgb of ≥1.0 g/dL from baseline.
Serum aluminum16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in serum aluminum.
Serum bicarbonate16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in serum bicarbonate.
Serum iron16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in serum iron.
Unsaturated iron binding capacity (UIBC)16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in UIBC.
Total iron binding capacity (TIBC)16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in TIBC.
Hematocrit16 weeksThe mean change from baseline to the end of the Randomized Period in hematocrit.

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

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