HELIOS: Open-Label, Long-Term Extension Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of DISC-1459 (Bitopertin) in Participants With EPP or XLP

NCT ID: NCT05883748

Last Updated: 2025-12-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

230 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-08-31

Study Completion Date

2028-06-30

Brief Summary

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This is an open-label, long-term extension study to investigate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of DISC-1459 in participants with EPP.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Erythropoietic Protoporphyria

Keywords

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EPP DISC-1459 porphyria RO4917838

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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DISC-1459 Oral Dose Level 1

Oral dose, once a day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

DISC-1459

Intervention Type DRUG

DISC-1459 dose level 1

DISC-1459 Oral Dose Level 2

Oral dose, once a day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

DISC-1459

Intervention Type DRUG

DISC-1459 dose level 2

Interventions

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DISC-1459

DISC-1459 dose level 1

Intervention Type DRUG

DISC-1459

DISC-1459 dose level 2

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Bitopertin RO4917838 Bitopertin RO4917838

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants with diagnosis of EPP who are participating (or who have participated) in a prior Disc Medicine bitopertin study and who have completed the randomized treatment phase and End-of-Study visit
* Aged ≥12 years upon study consent
* Body weight ≥32 kg for participants \<18 years of age and BMI ≥18.5 kg/m2 for adult participants
* Willing to practice highly effective methods of birth control (both males who have partners of childbearing potential and females of childbearing potential during the study, while taking study drug, and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study drug.
* Negative urine or serum pregnancy test (females of childbearing potential).
* Able to understand the study aims, procedures, and requirements, and provide written informed consent (and assent if necessary).
* Able to comply with all study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants who have an ongoing SAE from a clinical study that is assessed by the investigator as related to bitopertin
* Other medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory finding not specifically noted above that, in the judgement of the Investigator or Sponsor, would put the participant at unacceptable risk or otherwise preclude participation in the study
* Condition or concomitant medication that would confound the ability to interpret clinical, clinical laboratory, or participant diary data, including a major psychiatric condition that has had an exacerbation or required hospitalization in the last 6 months
* Planned treatment with afamelanotide or dersimelagon during the study
* Planned use of any drugs or herbal remedies known to be strong inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome p450 (CYP)3A4 enzymes throughout the study
* If female, pregnant, or breastfeeding
* Participation in any other clinical protocol or investigational trial, other than Disc Medicine bitopertin trials, that involves administration of experimental therapy and/or therapeutic devices within 30 days of Day 1
* Score of PHQ-8 ≥10 at screening or imminent suicidal risk identified by the C-SSRS as defined as suicidal ideation with intent (Grade 4 or 5) within the last year or any suicidal behavior within the last 5 years.
* Consumption of grapefruit/Seville orange and products containing these for 14 days prior to first dose of study drug and throughout the study
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Disc Medicine, Inc

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Will Savage, MD PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Disc Medicine

Locations

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University of Alabama Hospital

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

MetroBoston Clinical Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Remington-Davis Clinical Research

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Einstein Medical Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

University of Texas

Galveston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

Countries

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United States Australia

Other Identifiers

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DISC-1459-501

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id