Study to Investigate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of FBL-MTX in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT ID: NCT06565273

Last Updated: 2024-08-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-07-24

Study Completion Date

2025-07-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of FBL-MTX administered by subcutaneous route in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients.

Participants will be screened within 28 days prior to treatment period, to confirm that they meet the selection criteria for the study.

Treatment period: The treatment period will consist of eight sequential study visits, separated by a 2-week interval.

* DMARD-naïve Patients: Patients will be administered an initial dose of FBL-MTX of 1 mg, by SC route. Subsequent doses will be titrated according to clinical response at intervals of 4 weeks, for 12 weeks. Maximum dosage will be 2.5 mg, every 2 weeks.
* Patients with an Inadequate Response or Intolerance to Oral MTX: Patients will be administered an initial dose of FBL-MTX 2.5 mg, by SC route. Subsequent doses will be titrated according to clinical response at intervals of 4 weeks, for 12 weeks. Maximum dosage will be 2.5 mg, every two weeks.

Detailed Description

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The Sponsor is developing folate-based liposomes encapsulating methotrexate (FBL-MTX) as a putative therapy for RA, by intravenous (IV) or subcutaneous (SC) administration.

Considering the presented non-clinical and clinical data for FBL-MTX and that SC administration is the most adequate route for patient self-administration, the Sponsor intends to proceed the clinical development of FBL-MTX with the objective of providing a more patient-friendly product with at least the same efficacy.

This proof-of-concept study intends to demonstrate the plausibility of FBL-MTX SC administration in patients through the exploratory evaluation of SC FBL-MTX efficacy in patients with moderate-to-severe active RA, and collection data on its safety and tolerability.

Conditions

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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FBL-MTX

* DMARD-naïve Patients: Patients will be administered an initial dose of FBL-MTX of 1 mg, by SC route. Subsequent doses will be titrated according to clinical response at intervals of 4 weeks, for 12 weeks. Maximum dosage will be 2.5 mg, every 2 weeks.
* Patients with an Inadequate Response or Intolerance to Oral MTX: Patients will be administered an initial dose of FBL-MTX 2.5 mg, by SC route. Subsequent doses will be titrated according to clinical response at intervals of 4 weeks, for 12 weeks. Maximum dosage will be 2.5 mg, every two weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

FBL-MTX

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will be administered an initial dose of FBL-MTX by subcutaneous route. Subsequent doses will be titrated according to clinical response. Maximum dosage will be 2.5 mg, every 2 weeks.

Interventions

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FBL-MTX

Patients will be administered an initial dose of FBL-MTX by subcutaneous route. Subsequent doses will be titrated according to clinical response. Maximum dosage will be 2.5 mg, every 2 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or non-pregnant female subjects with moderate-to-severe active RA, age ≥ 18 years, Body Mass Index \> 35 kg/m2.
* Diagnosis of RA according to the 2010 classification criteria of the American College of Rheumatology/ European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology, formerly known as European League Against Rheumatism, (ACR/EULAR), with a Total Score ≥ 6/10.
* At least moderately active disease, as defined by DAS28-CRP \>3.2 at Screening and Baseline, including:
* Tender joint count (TJC) ≥ 4
* Swollen joint count (SJC) ≥ 4
* C Reactive protein (CRP) ≥ 5 mg/L
* Documented history of positive RA factor and/or cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody test.
* Chest X-ray performed in the previous 3 months not suggestive of tuberculosis.
* If under nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), must be able to be on a stable regimen from at least 2 weeks before baseline up to end-of-study.
* If under an oral corticosteroid (≤ 10 mg per day of prednisone or equivalent), must be able to be on a stable regimen from at least 4 weeks before baseline up to EoS.
* Eligible to start treatment with an immunomodulator.
* No evidence of clinically significant active infection.

Exclusion Criteria

* Positive Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) test result.
* Creatinine clearance \< 60 mL/min.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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SOLFARCOS - Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Solutions Ltd

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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José Costa, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPE

Locations

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Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Aveiro, EPE

Aveiro, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga, EPE, Centro Clínico Académico de Braga (2CA-Braga)

Braga, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Unidade Local de Saúde da Guarda, EPE

Guarda, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Ave, EPE

Guimarães, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, EPE

Leiria, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPE

Ponte de Lima, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Unidade Local de Saúde de São João, EPE

Porto, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Unidade Local de Saúde de Gaia e Espinho, EPE

Vila Nova de Gaia, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Portugal

Central Contacts

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José Costa, MD

Role: CONTACT

258802100 ext. +351

Facility Contacts

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Anabela Barcelos, MD

Role: primary

234378315 ext. +351

Diogo Almeida, MD

Role: primary

253027000 ext. +351

Cláudia Vaz, MD

Role: primary

271210840 ext. +351

Glória Alves

Role: primary

225512100 ext. +351

Marília Rodrigues, MD

Role: primary

244817000 ext. +351

José Costa, MD

Role: primary

Miguel Bernardes, MD

Role: primary

225512100 ext. +351

Patrícia Pinto, MD

Role: primary

227865100 ext. +351

Other Identifiers

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FBL-MTX-201

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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