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Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG)Phase 2NCT03452228

Safety and Efficacy Following Repeat-Dose of Evinacumab (Anti-ANGPTL3) in Patients With Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) at Risk for Acute Pancreatitis

A Phase 2 study testing evinacumab in people with Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG), run by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals at 17 sites in 4 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The primary objective is to determine the change in Triglyceride (TG) levels following 12 weeks of repeated Intravenous (IV) doses of evinacumab. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG)
What is being tested?
evinacumab
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
52 participants
Where
17 sitesin 4 countries
Study dates
7 Jun 2018to 23 Jul 2020
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Previous documentation in the patient's medical records of a fasting serum TG measurement ≥ 1000 mg/dL (11.3 mmol/L) on more than 1 occasion, and all fasting TG values ≥500 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L) at screening
  • History of a hospitalization and diagnosis of acute pancreatitis in the past 10 years
  • On stable lipid-modifying diet with or without medications (eg, statins, niacin, omega-3 fatty acids). Lipid-modifying diet and doses of medications should be stable for at least 4 weeks (6 weeks for fibrates, 8 weeks for PCSK9 inhibitors) prior to screening
  • Body mass index (BMI) of 18-40 kg/m2

Who cannot join

  • A hospital or clinic discharge diagnosis of acute pancreatitis within 12 weeks of screening
  • Lipid apheresis or plasma exchange treatment within the last 4 weeks or plans to undergo apheresis or plasma exchange during the time frame of the study
  • History of class 3/4 heart failure at any time in the past, or hospitalization for heart failure, diagnosis of a myocardial infarction, stroke, Transient ischemic attack (TIA), unstable angina, Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), carotid surgery/stenting within 3 months before the screening visit
  • History of bleeding disorders, esophageal varices, heparin induced thrombocytopenia, or contraindications to receiving heparin (eg, allergic reaction to heparin)
  • Previous treatment with Glybera® in the past 5 years or treatment with lomitapide or mipomersen in the past 6 months
  • Pregnant or breast feeding women
  • Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply

Trial locations and contacts

17 sites in 4 countries.

17 sites in 4 countries

United States9 sites
  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30328

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Boca Raton, Florida, 33434

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Dallas, Texas, 75390

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    New York, New York, 10029

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261

Other trials in United States

United Kingdom4 sites
  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Birmingham, B15 2TH

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    London, NW3 2QG

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    London, SE1 7EH

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Manchester, M13 9WL

Other trials in United Kingdom

Canada2 sites
  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H7K9

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Québec, Quebec, G1V4W2

Other trials in Canada

Italy2 sites
  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Naples, Campania, 80131

  • Regeneron Research Facility

    Rome, 00161

Other trials in Italy

About this study

Official title: A Phase 2, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Safety and Efficacy, Following Repeat-Dose Administration of Evinacumab (Anti-ANGPTL3) in Patients With Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) at Risk for Acute Pancreatitis

The primary objective is to determine the change in Triglyceride (TG) levels following 12 weeks of repeated Intravenous (IV) doses of evinacumab.

Being tested
evinacumab, Placebo
Medical subject headings
Hypertriglyceridemia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • evinacumabDrug

    Also called REGN1500

    Administered by Intravenous (IV)

  • PlaceboDrug

    Administered by Intravenous (IV)

Study groups in NCT03452228
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
evinacumabExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: evinacumab
PlaceboExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Triglycerides (TG) Level Following 12 Weeks of Repeated IV Doses of Evinacumab in Actual Cohort 3 Participants

    For participants randomized to evinacumab treatment group, baseline (Week 0) TG was defined as the geometric mean of all available TG results at day -28, day -14 and week 0; for participants randomized to placebo treatment group, baseline (Week 12) TG was defined as the geometric mean of all available TG results at weeks 6, 8, and 12.

    Measured: Participants randomized to evinacumab: Week 0 corresponds to Baseline and 12 weeks treatment corresponds to Week 12 of the DBTP; Participants randomized to placebo: Week 12 corresponds to Baseline and 12 weeks treatment corresponds to Week 24 of the SBTP

Secondary outcomes (13)
  1. Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting TG Level Following 2 to 24 Weeks of Repeated IV Doses of Evinacumab Overall Group

    Percent change from baseline in fasting TG level following 2 to 24 weeks of repeated IV doses of evinacumab overall group during DBTP and SBTP was reported.

    Measured: DBTP: Baseline, Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 12; SBTP: Weeks 16, 20, and 24

  2. Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting TG Level Following 2 to 24 Weeks of Repeated IV Doses of Evinacumab in Actual Cohorts 1, 2, and 3

    Percent change from baseline in fasting TG level following 2 to 24 weeks of repeated IV doses of evinacumab in actual cohorts 1, 2, and 3 participants were reported.

    Measured: Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24

  3. Change From Baseline in Total Score of Participants Reported Abdominal and Gastrointestinal (GI) Symptoms Using Hypertriglyceridemia and Acute Pancreatitis Symptom Scale (HAP-SS)

    HAP-SS: 19-item measure of symptoms with a 24-hour recall period. 4 pain items were captured on 0-10-point severity NRS, each scored 0 (No pain) to 10 (Worst possible pain), while 15 non-pain items captured on 5-point frequency Likert scale, each scored from 1 (None of the time) to 5 (All of the time). Pain domain 4 items: stomach pain average, worst stomach pain, worst back pain, stomach pain after eating (score range: 0 to 40). Abdominal symptoms domain 6 items: bloated, nausea, vomiting, passed excessive gas, diarrhea, light-colored or greasy stool (score range: 6 to 30). Physical symptoms domain 5 items: fever, insomnia, excessive sweating, dizziness, racing heart rate (score range 5 to 25). Other symptoms domain 4 items: fatigue, loss of appetite, hungry after eating, felt full after eating a small amount (score range 4 to 20). All items were transformed on to total score ranges from 0 (no symptoms) to 100 (severe symptoms). Negative change indicates better condition.

    Measured: Baseline, Week 12 (DBTP), Week 24 (SBTP)

  4. Change From Baseline in Total Score of Participants Reported Dietary Behavior Questionnaire (HAP-DB)

    Dietary habits and impact were measured by the Hypertriglyceridemia and Acute Pancreatitis Dietary Behavior (HAP-DB) questionnaire, a 6- item measure of dietary behavior that had a 24-hour recall period using a 5-point frequency Likert scale (1= None of the time to 5= All of the time) and a dietary impact total score, ranging from 6 (no impact) to 30 (severe impact). The six HAP-DB items were: 1 -amount of food eaten), 2 -fatty or greasy food), 3 -carbohydrates), i4 (-sugar or sugary foods), 5 -alcohol intake), 6 -skipped meal). The total score was calculated as the sum of the six item scores and then transformed to a 0-100 score, where lower score indicates less of an issue with dietary behaviors. Transformed score = 100 * (score - minimum possible score) / (maximum - minimum possible score). Change from baseline in total score of participants reported daily dietary habits and impact questionnaire during DBTP and SBTP was reported.

    Measured: Baseline, Week 12 (DBTP), Week 24 (SBTP)

  5. DBTP: Change From Baseline in Degree of Pancreatic Injury/Inflammation Through 18F-2-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D Glucose Positron Emission Tomography (18F-FDG-PET) Imaging Following 12 Weeks of Treatment With Evinacumab Assessed by 18F-FDG SUVmax and SUVmean

    18F-FDG-PET is a molecular imaging modality that has demonstrated high sensitivity in the in vivo detection of glycolytic tissues, including tumors and inflammatory foci. 18F-FDG PET has been applied in a clinical setting to the assessment of inflammation for a variety of indications, including auto immune pancreatitis, atherosclerosis and infection. 18F-FDG-PET was performed at baseline (placebo run-in period) and following 12 weeks of study treatment (double-blind treatment period) as a method to measure inflammation in the pancreas. Here, SUVmax was standardized uptake values maximum and SUVmean was mean standardized uptake values were reported.

    Measured: Participants randomized to evinacumab: Week 0 corresponds to Baseline and 12 weeks treatment corresponds to Week 12 of the DBTP; Participants randomized to placebo: Week 12 corresponds to Baseline and 12 weeks treatment corresponds to Week 24 of the SBTP

  6. DBTP: Change From Baseline in Degree of Pancreatic Injury/Inflammation Through Diffusion Weighted-Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DW-MRI) Following 12 Weeks of Treatment With Evinacumab Assessed by Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC)

    In DW-MRI the random diffusion of water molecules occurring within intracellular, extracellular and intravascular spaces were measured, enabling detection of macroscopic soft tissue pathology such as edema, necrosis and fibrosis. The ADC was a principal metric quantified in DW-MRI experiments, where ADC values was mapped across a region of interest at a spatial resolution of ~3*3*5 cubic millimeter (mm^3). Normal pancreas ADCs were considered as (1.77±0.32)*103 square-millimeters per second (mm^2/sec) while acute pancreatitis ADCs were (1.32±0.32)* 103 mm^2/sec showing a significant window for measuring projected inflammatory changes in pancreas. DW-MRI was performed at baseline (placebo run-in period) and following 12 weeks of study treatment (double-blind treatment period) as a method to measure inflammation in the pancreas. Change from baseline in degree of pancreatic injury/inflammation through DW-MRI following 12 weeks of treatment with evinacumab assessed by ADC was reported.

    Measured: Participants randomized to evinacumab: Week 0 corresponds to Baseline and 12 weeks treatment corresponds to Week 12 of the DBTP; Participants randomized to placebo: Week 12 corresponds to Baseline and 12 weeks treatment corresponds to Week 24 of the SBTP

  7. SBTP: Change From Baseline to Degree of Pancreatic Injury/Inflammation Through DW-MRI Following 24 Weeks of Treatment With Evinacumab as Assessed by ADC

    In DW-MRI, the random diffusion of water molecules occurring within intracellular, extracellular and intravascular spaces were measured, enabling detection of macroscopic soft tissue pathology such as edema, necrosis and fibrosis. The ADC was a principal metric quantified in DW-MRI experiments, where ADC values was mapped across a region of interest at a spatial resolution of ~3*3*5 mm^3. Normal pancreas ADCs were considered as (1.77±0.32)*103 mm^2/sec while acute pancreatitis ADCs are (1.32±0.32)* 103 mm^2/sec showing a significant window for measuring the projected inflammatory changes in the pancreas. Change from baseline to degree of pancreatic injury/inflammation through DW-MRI following 24 weeks of treatment with evinacumab assessed by ADC was reported.

    Measured: Baseline (Week 0 DBTP), Week 24 (SBTP)

  8. Total Evinacumab Concentration in Serum

    Concentrations of total evinacumab in serum by time and DBTP treatment group reported

    Measured: Up to 44 weeks

  9. Total Angiopoietin-like (ANGPTL3) Concentration in Serum

    Concentrations of total ANGPTL3 in serum by time and DBTP treatment group reported

    Measured: Up to 44 weeks

  10. Number of Participants With Antidrug Antibodies (ADA)

    ADA were classified as the following: 1) Negative any time (negative in ADA assay at all time points); 2) Pre-existing immunoreactivity (ADA positive response at baseline with all post treatment ADA results negative or ADA positive response at baseline with all post treatment responses less than 9-fold of baseline titer levels); 3) Treatment-boosted Response (ADA positive response in assay post first dose that is at least 9-fold over baseline titer levels, when baseline results were positive); 4) Treatment-emergent ADA response (ADA positive response post first dose, when baseline results were negative or missing). Number of participants with ADA by DBTP treatment group reported.

    Measured: Up to 44 weeks

  11. DBTP: Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious TEAEs

    TEAEs are AEs that developed or worsened or became serious during the respective TEAE period. Number of participants who experienced a TEAE/serious TEAE during the DBTP reported.

    Measured: From first dose of DB treatment to day of last dose of DB treatment + 24 weeks (if not proceeding to SBTP) or up to day before first dose of SB treatment in SBTP

  12. SBTP: Number of Participants With TEAEs and Serious TEAEs

    TEAEs are AEs that developed or worsened or became serious during the respective TEAE period. Number of participants who experienced a TEAE/serious TEAE during the SBTP reported.

    Measured: From day of first SB study treatment to day of last SB treatment + 24 weeks

  13. Number of Participants With Liver Function Laboratory Abnormalities in Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), and Total Bilirubin

    The number of participants with laboratory abnormalities in ALT, AST, ALP, and total bilirubin that fell into the pre-defined potentially clinically significant value (PCSV) categories reported: ALT: greater than (>)2 upper limit of normal (ULN) and baseline (BL) less than or equal to (<=) 2 ULN, less than (>) 3 ULN and baseline <= 3 ULN, >5 ULN and baseline <= 5 ULN, >10 ULN and baseline ≤ 10 ULN, >20 ULN and baseline <= 20 ULN; AST: >2 ULN and baseline ≤ 2 ULN, >3 ULN and baseline <= 3 ULN, >5 ULN and baseline <= 5 ULN, >10 ULN and baseline <= 10 ULN, >20 ULN and baseline <= 20 ULN; ALP: > 1.5 ULN and baseline <= 1.5 ULN; Total Bilirubin (TB): > 1.5 ULN and baseline <= 1.5 ULN, > 2 ULN and baseline <= 2 ULN.

    Measured: Baseline up to 44 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Mar 2018
  2. Study start7 Jun 2018
  3. Primary completion17 Dec 2019
  4. Study completion23 Jul 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
52 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03452228
Sponsor's protocol ID
R1500-HTG-1522
Other IDs
2016-003307-62, 2016
Status last verified
Jan 2023
First submitted
30 Jan 2018
Last updated
16 Feb 2023
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Rosenson RS, Gaudet D, Ballantyne CM, Baum SJ, Bergeron J, Kershaw EE, Moriarty PM, Rubba P, Whitcomb DC, Banerjee P, Gewitz A, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, McGinniss J, Ponda MP, Pordy R, Zhao J, Rader DJ. Evinacumab in severe hypertriglyceridemia with or without lipoprotein lipase pathway mutations: a phase 2 randomized trial. Nat Med. 2023 Mar;29(3):729-737. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02222-w. Epub 2023 Mar 6.

    PubMed 36879129

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing evinacumab in people with Severe Hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG), run by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals at 17 sites in 4 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Feb 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 17 sites in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 16 Feb 2023). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Triglycerides (TG) Level Following 12 Weeks of Repeated IV Doses of Evinacumab in Actual Cohort 3 Participants (time frame: Participants randomized to evinacumab: Week 0 corresponds to Baseline and 12 weeks treatment corresponds to Week 12 of the DBTP; Participants randomized to placebo: Week 12 corresponds to Baseline and 12 weeks treatment corresponds to Week 24 of the SBTP). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03452228, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Feb 2023.

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