A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of K-877 in Chinese Patients With High TG and Low HDL-C

NCT ID: NCT04998981

Last Updated: 2025-05-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

353 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-17

Study Completion Date

2023-02-02

Brief Summary

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A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of K-877 in Chinese Patients with High TG and Low HDL-C

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hyperlipidemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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K-877 0.1 mg BID

K-877 0.1 mg tablet twice daily, Placebo tablet twice daily, Placebo capsule once daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Placebo capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo capsule once daily

K-877 0.1 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 0.1 mg tablet twice daily

Placebo tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo tablet twice daily

K-877 0.2 mg BID

K-877 0.1 mg tablet x 2 twice daily, Placebo capsule once daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

K-877 0.1 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 0.1 mg tablet x 2 twice daily

Placebo capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo capsule once daily

Fenofibrate 200 mg QD

Fenofibrate 200 mg capsule once daily, Placebo tablet x 2 twice daily

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Fenofibrate 200 mg capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Fenofibrate 200 mg capsule once daily

Placebo tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo tablet x 2 twice daily

Placebo

Placcebo tablet x 2 twice daily, Placebo capsule once daily

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo tablet x 2 twice daily

Placebo capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo capsule once daily

Interventions

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K-877 0.1 mg tablet

K-877 0.1 mg tablet x 2 twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Fenofibrate 200 mg capsule

Fenofibrate 200 mg capsule once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo tablet

Placebo tablet x 2 twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo capsule

Placebo capsule once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

K-877 0.1 mg tablet

K-877 0.1 mg tablet twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo tablet

Placebo tablet twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Pemafibrate Placebo tablet (matching K-877) Placebo capsule (matching fenofibrate) Pemafibrate Placebo tablet (matching K-877)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Subjects are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the following criteria apply:

1. Ability to understand and comply with study procedures and give written informed consent
2. Following the diet and lifestyle recommendations at least 12 weeks prior to the treatment period
3. Males or post-menopausal females
4. Aged ≥18 years at the time of informed consent
5. Fasting serum TG levels ≥200 mg/dL (≥2.26 mmol/L) and ≤500 mg/dL (5.65 mmol/L) at screening
6. Serum HDL-C \<50 mg/dL (\<1.30 mmol/L) if male or \<55 mg/dL (\<1.42 mmol/L) if female at screening.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply:

1. Current or planned use of any lipid-altering medications other than the study drugs, statins, or ezetimibe during the study.

i. Subjects currently on statins or ezetimibe must be at high risk for atherosclerotic CV diseases, and the dose(s) must be stable for at least 4 weeks prior to screening

ii. For subjects currently on lipid-altering medications other than statins or ezetimibe, at least 4-week washout period (or for subjects currently on probucol at least 8 week washout period) will be required prior to the first fasting blood sampling at Screening Visit
2. Type 1 diabetes mellitus or poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes mellitus defined by HbA1c (NGSP level) ≥8.0% at screening
3. Uncontrolled hypertension defined by seated systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg at screening
4. Uncontrolled thyroid disorder
5. Creatinine ≥1.5 mg/dL at screening
6. Severe hepatic disorder defined as cirrhosis of Child-Pugh class B or C, or AST or ALT \>2 × ULN at screening
7. History of pancreatitis
8. Gallbladder disorder, history of cholelithiasis, primary biliary cirrhosis, or history of disease or surgery that may affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs or the metabolism of bile salts
9. Unexplained creatine kinase (CK) \>5 × ULN at screening
10. Myocardial infraction or stroke (including transient ischemic attack) within 3 months prior to the informed consent
11. New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure
12. History of malignancy within 5 years
13. Participation in another clinical study at the time of informed consent or administration of an investigational drug other than placebo within 16 weeks prior to the informed consent for this study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Kowa Company, Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Huainan First People's Hospital

Anhui, , China

Site Status

Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Beijing Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Beijing Pinggu Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Chengdu Xinhua Hospital

Chengdu, , China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

Fujian, , China

Site Status

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Guangdong, , China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Guangdong, , China

Site Status

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Guangdong, , China

Site Status

The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Guangxi, , China

Site Status

Hainan General Hospital

Hainan, , China

Site Status

The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University

Hebei, , China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

Helongjiang, , China

Site Status

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology

Hubei, , China

Site Status

Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of HUST

Hubei, , China

Site Status

Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital

Hubei, , China

Site Status

The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

Hunan, , China

Site Status

The Third Hospital of Changsha

Hunan, , China

Site Status

Nanjing Jiangning Hospital

Jiangsu, , China

Site Status

Sir Run Run Hospital Nanjing Medical Universtiy

Jiangsu, , China

Site Status

Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University

Jiangsu, , China

Site Status

Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital

Jiangxi, , China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

Jiangxi, , China

Site Status

The First Hospital of Nanchang

Jiangxi, , China

Site Status

Jiu Jiang No. 1 People's Hospital

Jiangxi, , China

Site Status

Pingxiang People's Hospital

Jiangxi, , China

Site Status

China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University

Jilin, , China

Site Status

Shanghai Tongren Hospital

Shanghai, , China

Site Status

People's Hospital of Deyang City

Sichuan, , China

Site Status

Tianjin Union Medical Center

Tianjin, , China

Site Status

The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University

Zhejiang, , China

Site Status

People's Hospital of Wenzhou City

Zhejiang, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Dai W, Lv Q, Li Q, Fu L, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Liu L, Tanigawa R, Kunitomi K, Kamei R, Suganami H, Ma C. Efficacy and Safety of Pemafibrate, a Novel Selective PPARalpha Modulator in Chinese Patients with Dyslipidemia: A Double-Masked, Randomized, Placebo- and Active-Controlled Comparison Trial. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2025 Feb 1;32(2):125-140. doi: 10.5551/jat.64112. Epub 2024 Aug 2.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 39098034 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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K-877-3.01CH

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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