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Study of ABBV-668 Oral Capsules to Assess Adverse Events and Change in Disease Activity in Adult Participants With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

A Single-Arm, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ABBV-668 in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05570006
Enrollment
30
Registered
2022-10-06
Start date
2023-03-16
Completion date
2024-12-23
Last updated
2025-12-23

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Conditions

Ulcerative Colitis

Keywords

Ulcerative Colitis, ABBV-668

Brief summary

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and bleeding from the lining of the rectum and colon (large intestine). This study will assess how safe and effective ABBV-668 is in treating adult participants with UC. Adverse events and change in disease activity will be assessed. ABBV-668 is an investigational drug being developed for the treatment of moderate to severe UC. Approximately 40 adult participants diagnosed with UC will be enrolled in approximately 30 sites globally. Participants will receive oral capsules of ABBV-668 twice daily for 16 weeks and will undergo a 30 day follow-up period. There may be higher treatment burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care. Participants will attend regular visits during the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, checking for side effects and completing questionnaires.

Interventions

Oral Capsule

Sponsors

AbbVie
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) for at least 90 days prior to Baseline. Appropriate documentation of biopsy results consistent with the diagnosis of UC in the assessment of the Investigator, must be available. * Participant meets the following disease activity criteria: Active UC with an Adapted Mayo score of 5 to 9 points and endoscopic subscore of 2 to 3 (confirmed by central review). * Demonstrated inadequate response to, loss of response to, or intolerance to at least one of the following: oral aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and/or targeted immunomodulators (including biologics and non-biologics)

Exclusion criteria

* Current diagnosis of crohn's disease (CD) or inflammatory bowel disease-unclassified (IBD-U). * Extent of inflammatory disease limited to the rectum as assessed by screening endoscopy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants Achieving Endoscopic ImprovementWeek 8Endoscopic improvement was defined as Mayo endoscopic subscore of 0 or 1. The endoscopic subscore is scored from 0 (Normal appearance mucosa) to 3 (severe disease, spontaneous bleeding, ulceration) with lower scores associated with better health outcomes.
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)From the time of first study drug administration until 30 days after the last dose of study drug (Up to approximately 20 weeks)An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission Per Adapted Mayo ScoreBaseline, Week 8The Adapted Mayo Score is a composite score of UC disease activity based on the following 3 subscores: * Stool frequency subscore (SFS), scored from 0 (normal number of stools) to 3 (5 or more stools more than normal). * Rectal bleeding subscore (RBS), scored from 0 (no blood seen) to 3 (blood alone passed). * Endoscopic subscore, scored from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 3 (severe disease, spontaneous bleeding, ulceration). The overall Adapted Mayo score ranges from 0 to 9 where higher scores represent more severe disease. Clinical remission per Adapted Mayo Score was defined as SFS ≤ 1 and not higher than Baseline, RBS of 0, and endoscopic subscore ≤ 1. Data are reported for the percentage of participants achieving clinical remission per adapted Mayo score.
Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Response Per Adapted Mayo ScoreBaseline, Week 8The Adapted Mayo Score is a composite score of UC disease activity based on the following 3 subscores: Stool frequency subscore (SFS), scored from 0 (normal number of stools) to 3 (5 or more stools more than normal). Rectal bleeding subscore (RBS), scored from 0 (no blood seen) to 3 (blood alone passed). Endoscopic subscore, scored from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 3 (severe disease, spontaneous bleeding, ulceration). The overall Adapted Mayo score ranges from 0 to 9 where higher scores represent more severe disease. Clinical response per Adapted Mayo Score was defined as a decrease from baseline in the overall score of ≥ 2 points and ≥ 30%, plus a decrease in RBS ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. Data are reported for the percentage of participants achieving clinical response per adapted Mayo score.
Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Response Per Partial Adapted Mayo ScoreBaseline, Week 8The Partial Adapted Mayo Score is a composite score of UC disease activity based on the following 2 subscores: Stool frequency subscore (SFS), scored from 0 (normal number of stools) to 3 (5 or more stools more than normal). Rectal bleeding subscore (RBS), scored from 0 (no blood seen) to 3 (blood alone passed). The overall Partial Adapted Mayo score ranges from 0 to 6 where higher scores represent more severe disease. Clinical response per Partial Adapted Mayo Score was defined as a decrease from baseline in the overall score of ≥ 1 points and ≥ 30%, plus a decrease in RBS ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. Data are reported for the percentage of participants achieving clinical response per partial adapted Mayo score.
Percentage of Participants Achieving Endoscopic RemissionWeek 8Endoscopic remission was defined as Mayo endoscopic subscore of 0. The endoscopic subscore is scored from 0 (Normal appearance mucosa) to 3 (severe disease, spontaneous bleeding, ulceration) with lower scores associated with better health outcomes.

Countries

Belgium, France, Poland, United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
ABBV-668
Participants received ABBV-668 twice daily for 16 weeks.
30
Total30

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up2
Overall StudyOther than Specified5
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject5

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicABBV-668
Age, Continuous39.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.4
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
28 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 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
27 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
11 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
19 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 30
other
Total, other adverse events
12 / 30
serious
Total, serious adverse events
4 / 30

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)

An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship.

Time frame: From the time of first study drug administration until 30 days after the last dose of study drug (Up to approximately 20 weeks)

Population: The Safety Population consisted of all participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ABBV-668Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)23 Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Achieving Endoscopic Improvement

Endoscopic improvement was defined as Mayo endoscopic subscore of 0 or 1. The endoscopic subscore is scored from 0 (Normal appearance mucosa) to 3 (severe disease, spontaneous bleeding, ulceration) with lower scores associated with better health outcomes.

Time frame: Week 8

Population: The ITT Population consisted of all participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ABBV-668Percentage of Participants Achieving Endoscopic Improvement16.7 percentage of participants
Comparison: Compared to historical placebo
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission Per Adapted Mayo Score

The Adapted Mayo Score is a composite score of UC disease activity based on the following 3 subscores: * Stool frequency subscore (SFS), scored from 0 (normal number of stools) to 3 (5 or more stools more than normal). * Rectal bleeding subscore (RBS), scored from 0 (no blood seen) to 3 (blood alone passed). * Endoscopic subscore, scored from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 3 (severe disease, spontaneous bleeding, ulceration). The overall Adapted Mayo score ranges from 0 to 9 where higher scores represent more severe disease. Clinical remission per Adapted Mayo Score was defined as SFS ≤ 1 and not higher than Baseline, RBS of 0, and endoscopic subscore ≤ 1. Data are reported for the percentage of participants achieving clinical remission per adapted Mayo score.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 8

Population: The ITT Population consisted of all participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ABBV-668Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission Per Adapted Mayo Score6.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Response Per Adapted Mayo Score

The Adapted Mayo Score is a composite score of UC disease activity based on the following 3 subscores: Stool frequency subscore (SFS), scored from 0 (normal number of stools) to 3 (5 or more stools more than normal). Rectal bleeding subscore (RBS), scored from 0 (no blood seen) to 3 (blood alone passed). Endoscopic subscore, scored from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 3 (severe disease, spontaneous bleeding, ulceration). The overall Adapted Mayo score ranges from 0 to 9 where higher scores represent more severe disease. Clinical response per Adapted Mayo Score was defined as a decrease from baseline in the overall score of ≥ 2 points and ≥ 30%, plus a decrease in RBS ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. Data are reported for the percentage of participants achieving clinical response per adapted Mayo score.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 8

Population: The ITT Population consisted of all participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ABBV-668Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Response Per Adapted Mayo Score33.3 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Response Per Partial Adapted Mayo Score

The Partial Adapted Mayo Score is a composite score of UC disease activity based on the following 2 subscores: Stool frequency subscore (SFS), scored from 0 (normal number of stools) to 3 (5 or more stools more than normal). Rectal bleeding subscore (RBS), scored from 0 (no blood seen) to 3 (blood alone passed). The overall Partial Adapted Mayo score ranges from 0 to 6 where higher scores represent more severe disease. Clinical response per Partial Adapted Mayo Score was defined as a decrease from baseline in the overall score of ≥ 1 points and ≥ 30%, plus a decrease in RBS ≥ 1 or an absolute RBS ≤ 1. Data are reported for the percentage of participants achieving clinical response per partial adapted Mayo score.

Time frame: Baseline, Week 8

Population: The ITT Population consisted of all participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ABBV-668Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Response Per Partial Adapted Mayo Score40.0 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Achieving Endoscopic Remission

Endoscopic remission was defined as Mayo endoscopic subscore of 0. The endoscopic subscore is scored from 0 (Normal appearance mucosa) to 3 (severe disease, spontaneous bleeding, ulceration) with lower scores associated with better health outcomes.

Time frame: Week 8

Population: The ITT Population consisted of all participants who received at least 1 dose of study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ABBV-668Percentage of Participants Achieving Endoscopic Remission6.7 percentage of participants

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