Skip to content

Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Somatropin in Japanese Participants With PWS

A PHASE 3 MULTICENTER, OPEN LABEL, MULTI COHORT STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF SOMATROPIN IN JAPANESE PARTICIPANTS WITH PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME (PWS)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04697381
Enrollment
33
Registered
2021-01-06
Start date
2021-02-09
Completion date
2024-04-15
Last updated
2026-01-14

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

Conditions

Prader-Willi Syndrome

Brief summary

This is a multicenter, open label, multi cohort study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of somatropin in a cohort of Japanese participants with PWS.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALsomatropin - GH naïve pediatric cohort

somatropin 0.245 mg/kg/week

BIOLOGICALsomatropin - GH treated cohort

somatropin 0.084 mg/kg/week

BIOLOGICALsomatropin - adult cohort

somatropin 0.084 mg/kg/week

Sponsors

Pfizer
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Male or female participants with documentation of genetically confirmed diagnosis of PWS. 2. No plan to initiate a new treatment that may affect the body composition, such as gonadal hormone replacement therapy. 3. Currently on appropriate diet and exercise programs and willing to continue throughout the study period at the discretion of the investigator. 4. Participants, and if required by local/site regulations their parent(s)/legal guardian(s) must be willing and able to comply with all scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, lifestyle considerations, and other study procedures. 5. Evidence of a personally signed and dated ICD (and written assent where applicable based on age and country regulation) indicating that the participant or a legally acceptable representative/parent(s)/legal guardian has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study. Refer to Appendix 1 for the detailed process of obtaining consent. For inclusion of GH naïve pediatric cohort, participants must meet criteria 6 to 8: 6. 18 years or younger. 7. Naïve to GH treatment. 8. Tanner stage 1 (for testes in males, for breasts in females). For inclusion of GH treated pediatric cohort, participants must meet criteria 9 and 10: 9. Continued GH treatment for at least 2 years with stable dose for the last 6 months and being on GH at time of inclusion. The recent dose should be higher than 0.084 mg/kg/week. 10. Participants who are about to complete GH treatment for his/her short stature (eg, due to meeting the treatment stopping criteria defined as a height SDS more than -2.5 for Japanese adult standards). For inclusion of adult cohort, participants must meet criteria 11 to 13: 11. 18 years of chronological age or older at Day 1 visit. 12. Off from GH treatment for at least 1 year. 13. Serum IGF-I level within +2 SDS, adjusted for age and sex.

Exclusion criteria

1. Participants with uncontrolled diabetes at the discretion of the investigator. 2. Participants with malignant tumors. 3. Participants with severe obesity or serious respiratory impairment. 4. Other medical or psychiatric condition including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation/behavior or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk of study participation or, in the investigator's judgment, make the participant inappropriate for the study. 5. Previous administration with an investigational drug within 30 days (or as determined by the local requirement) or 5 half- lives preceding the first dose of study intervention used in this study (whichever is longer). 6. Investigator site staff or Pfizer employees directly involved in the conduct of the study, site staff otherwise supervised by the investigator, and their respective family members.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA): Adult CohortBaseline, Month 12Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan, and calculated as lean body mass (%) = lean body mass kilogram (kg) / (lean body mass \[kg\] + fat mass \[kg\]) \*100.
Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by DEXA: GH Naive Pediatric and GH Treated Pediatric CohortBaseline, Month 12Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan, and calculated as lean body mass (%) = lean body mass (kg) / (lean body mass \[kg\] + fat mass \[kg\])\*100.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Body Fat (Percentage) Measured by DEXA: Adult CohortBaseline, Month 12Body fat was assessed by DEXA scan. and calculated as body fat (%) = body fat (kg) / \[lean body mass (kg) + body fat (kg)\]\*100.
Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Body Fat (Percentage) Measured by DEXA: GH Naive Pediatric and GH Treated Pediatric CohortBaseline, Month 12Body fat was assessed by DEXA scan. and calculated as body fat (%) = body fat (kg) / \[lean body mass (kg) + body fat (kg)\]\*100.
Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Adipose Tissue Distribution Measured by Abdominal Computed Tomography (CT)Baseline, Month 12Adipose tissue distribution was measured by abdominal CT. Areas of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) (centimeter square \[cm\^2\]), visceral adipose tissue (VAT) (cm\^2) were measured at the level of the umbilicus by abdominal CT.
Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)-Adult CohortBaseline, Month 12Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan, and calculated as lean body mass (%) = lean body mass (kg) / (lean body mass \[kg\] + fat mass \[kg\])\*100.
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events and Serious Adverse EventsFrom day 1 up to 28 days after end of study treatment (maximum duration up to 38 months)An adverse event was any untoward medical occurrence in administered medicinal product, event need not necessarily have a causal relationship with product treatment or usage. A serious adverse event was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a medicinal or nutritional product (including pediatric formulas) at any dose that: resulted in death; was life-threatening; required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization; resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity (substantial disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions); resulted in congenital anomaly/birth defect. Treatment emergent AEs were events emerged during treatment period and were absent before treatment or that worsened relative to pretreatment state. TEAEs consist of SAEs and non-SAEs
Number of Participants With Laboratory Test AbnormalitiesFrom Day 1 up to 28 days after end of study treatment (maximum duration up to 38 months)Criteria for abnormal laboratory values for chemistry parameters: alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase greater than (\>) 3.0\*upper limit of normal (ULN), albumin \> 1.2\*ULN, urea nitrogen millimoles per liter (mmol/L) \> 1.3\*ULN, HDL cholesterol mmol/L less than (\<) 0.8\* lower limit of normal (LLN), LDL cholesterol mmol/L \>1.2\*ULN, triglycerides mmol/L \> 1.3\*ULN, thyrotropin milliunits per liter (mU/L) \<0.8\*LLN and \>1.2\*ULN, glucose (mmol/L) \>1.5\*ULN, hemoglobin A1C liter of cells per liter of blood (L/L) \>1.3\*ULN.
Bone Maturation12 monthsBone maturation is the process whereby the tissue undergoes changes from the embryonic rudiment of bone to the adult form. Bone maturation was calculated as bone age divided by chronological age. Participants with bone maturation value greater than 1 is presented in this outcome measure.
Change From Baseline to Month 6 in Lean Body Mass Measured by DEXA: Adult Cohort OnlyBaseline, Month 6Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan, and calculated as lean body mass (%) = lean body mass (kg) / (lean body mass \[kg\] + fat mass \[kg\])\*100.
Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by BIA-GH Naive Pediatric and GH Treated Pediatric CohortBaseline, Month 12Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan, and calculated as lean body mass (%) = lean body mass (kg) / (lean body mass \[kg\] + fat mass \[kg\])\*100.

Countries

Japan

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Participants diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS ) received somatropin, a recombinant human growth hormone (r-hGH) in this study.

Pre-assignment details

This study had 3 cohorts (GH naive pediatric cohort, GH treated pediatric cohort and adult cohort).

Participants by arm

ArmCount
GH Naive Pediatric Cohort
Participants 18 years or younger, naive to GH treatment, received somatropin 0.245 mg/kg/week subcutaneously. Treatment period was of 12 months and extension period was of 36 months. Participants were followed up to 28 days.
6
GH Treated Pediatric Cohort
Participants 18 years or younger, who continued GH treatment for at least 2 years with stable dose for the last 6 months and were on GH at time of inclusion, received somatropin 0.084 mg/kg/week subcutaneously. The dosage was adjusted according to participants symptoms and IGF-1 levels with maximum dose up to 1.6 mg/day. Treatment period was of 12 months and extension period was of 36 months. Participants were followed up to 28 days.
7
Adult Cohort
Adult participants who were off from GH treatment for at least 1 year, initially received somatropin 0.042 mg/kg/week subcutaneously. Dose was titrated up to 0.084 mg/kg/week from Month 1 visit. The dosage was adjusted according to participants symptoms and serum IGF-1 levels with maximum dose up to 1.6 mg/day. Treatment period was of 12 months and extension period was of 36 months. Participants were followed up to 28 days.
20
Total33

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Extension PeriodAdverse Event003
Extension PeriodOther001
Extension PeriodPhysician Decision002

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicTotalAdult CohortGH Treated Pediatric CohortGH Naive Pediatric Cohort
Age, Customized
13-17 years
5 Participants0 Participants5 Participants0 Participants
Age, Customized
18-44 years
21 Participants20 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Age, Customized
6-12 years
4 Participants0 Participants1 Participants3 Participants
Age, Customized
Less than (<6) years
3 Participants0 Participants0 Participants3 Participants
Age, Customized
More than equal to (>=) 45 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
33 Participants20 Participants7 Participants6 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
33 Participants20 Participants7 Participants6 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
18 Participants13 Participants3 Participants2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
15 Participants7 Participants4 Participants4 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 60 / 70 / 20
other
Total, other adverse events
5 / 67 / 719 / 20
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 61 / 73 / 20

Outcome results

Primary

Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by DEXA: GH Naive Pediatric and GH Treated Pediatric Cohort

Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan, and calculated as lean body mass (%) = lean body mass (kg) / (lean body mass \[kg\] + fat mass \[kg\])\*100.

Time frame: Baseline, Month 12

Population: Efficacy evaluable set included all participants assigned to study intervention and who took at least one dose of study intervention and had at least one efficacy evaluation. Here Number of Participants Analyzed signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure and this time point.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Adult CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by DEXA: GH Naive Pediatric and GH Treated Pediatric Cohort4.59 Percentage of body massStandard Deviation 4.49
GH Treated Pediatric CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by DEXA: GH Naive Pediatric and GH Treated Pediatric Cohort-1.34 Percentage of body massStandard Deviation 3.238
Primary

Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA): Adult Cohort

Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan, and calculated as lean body mass (%) = lean body mass kilogram (kg) / (lean body mass \[kg\] + fat mass \[kg\]) \*100.

Time frame: Baseline, Month 12

Population: Efficacy evaluable set included all participants assigned to study intervention and who took at least one dose of study intervention and had at least one efficacy evaluation. Here Number of Participants Analyzed signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure and this time point.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)
Adult CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA): Adult Cohort3.09 Percentage of body mass
Secondary

Bone Maturation

Bone maturation is the process whereby the tissue undergoes changes from the embryonic rudiment of bone to the adult form. Bone maturation was calculated as bone age divided by chronological age. Participants with bone maturation value greater than 1 is presented in this outcome measure.

Time frame: 12 months

Population: FAS included all participants assigned to study intervention and who took at least one dose of study intervention.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Adult CohortBone Maturation4 Participants
GH Treated Pediatric CohortBone Maturation0 Participants
Secondary

Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Adipose Tissue Distribution Measured by Abdominal Computed Tomography (CT)

Adipose tissue distribution was measured by abdominal CT. Areas of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) (centimeter square \[cm\^2\]), visceral adipose tissue (VAT) (cm\^2) were measured at the level of the umbilicus by abdominal CT.

Time frame: Baseline, Month 12

Population: Efficacy evaluable set included all participants assigned to study intervention and who took at least one dose of study intervention and had at least one efficacy evaluation. Here Number of Participants Analyzed signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure and this time point.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Adult CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Adipose Tissue Distribution Measured by Abdominal Computed Tomography (CT)Change at Month 12, SAT60.423 Centimeter square (cm^2)Standard Deviation 138.2001
Adult CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Adipose Tissue Distribution Measured by Abdominal Computed Tomography (CT)Change at Month 12, VAT4.825 Centimeter square (cm^2)Standard Deviation 13.5401
GH Treated Pediatric CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Adipose Tissue Distribution Measured by Abdominal Computed Tomography (CT)Change at Month 12, VAT-13.403 Centimeter square (cm^2)Standard Deviation 28.549
GH Treated Pediatric CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Adipose Tissue Distribution Measured by Abdominal Computed Tomography (CT)Change at Month 12, SAT102.222 Centimeter square (cm^2)Standard Deviation 211.9111
Adult CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Adipose Tissue Distribution Measured by Abdominal Computed Tomography (CT)Change at Month 12, SAT-13.764 Centimeter square (cm^2)Standard Deviation 31.0212
Adult CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Adipose Tissue Distribution Measured by Abdominal Computed Tomography (CT)Change at Month 12, VAT-4.040 Centimeter square (cm^2)Standard Deviation 16.8243
Secondary

Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Body Fat (Percentage) Measured by DEXA: Adult Cohort

Body fat was assessed by DEXA scan. and calculated as body fat (%) = body fat (kg) / \[lean body mass (kg) + body fat (kg)\]\*100.

Time frame: Baseline, Month 12

Population: Efficacy evaluable set included all participants assigned to study intervention and who took at least one dose of study intervention and had at least one efficacy evaluation. Here Number of Participants Analyzed signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure and this time point.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)
Adult CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Body Fat (Percentage) Measured by DEXA: Adult Cohort-3.09 Percentage of body fat
Secondary

Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Body Fat (Percentage) Measured by DEXA: GH Naive Pediatric and GH Treated Pediatric Cohort

Body fat was assessed by DEXA scan. and calculated as body fat (%) = body fat (kg) / \[lean body mass (kg) + body fat (kg)\]\*100.

Time frame: Baseline, Month 12

Population: Efficacy evaluable set included all participants assigned to study intervention and who took at least one dose of study intervention and had at least one efficacy evaluation. Here Number of Participants Analyzed signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure and this time point.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Adult CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Body Fat (Percentage) Measured by DEXA: GH Naive Pediatric and GH Treated Pediatric Cohort-4.59 Percentage of body fatStandard Deviation 4.49
GH Treated Pediatric CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Body Fat (Percentage) Measured by DEXA: GH Naive Pediatric and GH Treated Pediatric Cohort1.34 Percentage of body fatStandard Deviation 3.238
Secondary

Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by BIA-GH Naive Pediatric and GH Treated Pediatric Cohort

Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan, and calculated as lean body mass (%) = lean body mass (kg) / (lean body mass \[kg\] + fat mass \[kg\])\*100.

Time frame: Baseline, Month 12

Population: Efficacy evaluable set included all participants assigned to study intervention and who took at least one dose of study intervention and had at least one efficacy evaluation. Here Number of Participants Analyzed signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure and this time point.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Adult CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by BIA-GH Naive Pediatric and GH Treated Pediatric Cohort3.32 Percentage of body massStandard Deviation 3.867
GH Treated Pediatric CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by BIA-GH Naive Pediatric and GH Treated Pediatric Cohort0.58 Percentage of body massStandard Deviation 4.711
Secondary

Change From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)-Adult Cohort

Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan, and calculated as lean body mass (%) = lean body mass (kg) / (lean body mass \[kg\] + fat mass \[kg\])\*100.

Time frame: Baseline, Month 12

Population: Efficacy evaluable set included all participants assigned to study intervention and who took at least one dose of study intervention and had at least one efficacy evaluation. Here Number of Participants Analyzed signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure and this time point.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)
Adult CohortChange From Baseline to Month 12 in Lean Body Mass Measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)-Adult Cohort2.03 Percentage of body mass
Secondary

Change From Baseline to Month 6 in Lean Body Mass Measured by DEXA: Adult Cohort Only

Lean body mass, a measurement of body composition, was assessed by DEXA scan, and calculated as lean body mass (%) = lean body mass (kg) / (lean body mass \[kg\] + fat mass \[kg\])\*100.

Time frame: Baseline, Month 6

Population: Efficacy evaluable set included all participants assigned to study intervention and who took at least one dose of study intervention and had at least one efficacy evaluation.

ArmMeasureValue (LEAST_SQUARES_MEAN)
Adult CohortChange From Baseline to Month 6 in Lean Body Mass Measured by DEXA: Adult Cohort Only2.38 Percentage of body mass
Secondary

Number of Participants With Laboratory Test Abnormalities

Criteria for abnormal laboratory values for chemistry parameters: alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase greater than (\>) 3.0\*upper limit of normal (ULN), albumin \> 1.2\*ULN, urea nitrogen millimoles per liter (mmol/L) \> 1.3\*ULN, HDL cholesterol mmol/L less than (\<) 0.8\* lower limit of normal (LLN), LDL cholesterol mmol/L \>1.2\*ULN, triglycerides mmol/L \> 1.3\*ULN, thyrotropin milliunits per liter (mU/L) \<0.8\*LLN and \>1.2\*ULN, glucose (mmol/L) \>1.5\*ULN, hemoglobin A1C liter of cells per liter of blood (L/L) \>1.3\*ULN.

Time frame: From Day 1 up to 28 days after end of study treatment (maximum duration up to 38 months)

Population: FAS included all participants assigned to study intervention and who took at least one dose of study intervention.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Adult CohortNumber of Participants With Laboratory Test Abnormalities5 Participants
GH Treated Pediatric CohortNumber of Participants With Laboratory Test Abnormalities3 Participants
Adult CohortNumber of Participants With Laboratory Test Abnormalities16 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events

An adverse event was any untoward medical occurrence in administered medicinal product, event need not necessarily have a causal relationship with product treatment or usage. A serious adverse event was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a medicinal or nutritional product (including pediatric formulas) at any dose that: resulted in death; was life-threatening; required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization; resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity (substantial disruption of the ability to conduct normal life functions); resulted in congenital anomaly/birth defect. Treatment emergent AEs were events emerged during treatment period and were absent before treatment or that worsened relative to pretreatment state. TEAEs consist of SAEs and non-SAEs

Time frame: From day 1 up to 28 days after end of study treatment (maximum duration up to 38 months)

Population: Full analysis set (FAS) included all participants assigned to study intervention and who took at least one dose of study intervention.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Adult CohortNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events and Serious Adverse EventsTreatment Emergent SAEs0 Participants
Adult CohortNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events and Serious Adverse EventsTEAEs5 Participants
GH Treated Pediatric CohortNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events and Serious Adverse EventsTreatment Emergent SAEs1 Participants
GH Treated Pediatric CohortNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events and Serious Adverse EventsTEAEs7 Participants
Adult CohortNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events and Serious Adverse EventsTreatment Emergent SAEs3 Participants
Adult CohortNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events and Serious Adverse EventsTEAEs19 Participants

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