Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of APL-2 in Patients With Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

Last updated: March 1, 2022
Sponsor: Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

3

Condition

Proteinuria

Anemia

Red Blood Cell Disorders

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT03500549
APL2-302
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of APL-2 in Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • At least 18 years of age
  • Primary diagnosis of PNH confirmed by high-sensitivity flow cytometry
  • On treatment with eculizumab. Dose of eculizumab must have been stable for at least 3months prior to the Screening Visit
  • Hb <10.5 g/dL at the Screening Visit
  • Absolute reticulocyte count > 1.0x ULN at the Screening Visit
  • Platelet count of >50,000/mm3 at the Screening Visit
  • Absolute neutrophil count >500/mm3 at the Screening Visit
  • Vaccination against Neisseria meningitides types A, C, W, Y and B, Streptococcuspneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae Type B (Hib) either within 2 years prior to Day 1 dosing, or within 14 days after starting treatment with APL-2. Unless documentedevidence exists that subjects are non-responders to vaccination as evidenced by titersor display titer levels within acceptable local limits
  • Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative pregnancy test at theScreening and Day -28 Visit (Run-in Period) and must agree to use protocol definedmethods of contraception for the duration of the study and 90 days after their lastdose of study drug
  • Males must agree to use protocol defined methods of contraception and agree to refrainfrom donating sperm for the duration of the study and 90 days after their last dose ofstudy drug
  • Willing and able to give informed consent
  • Willing and able to self-administer APL-2 (administration by caregiver will beallowed)
  • Have a body mass index (BMI) ≤35.0 kg/m2

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active bacterial infection that has not resolved within 14 week of Day -28 (first doseof APL-2)
  • Receiving iron, folic acid, vitamin B12 and EPO, unless the dose is stable, in the 4weeks prior to Screening
  • Hereditary complement deficiency
  • History of bone marrow transplantation
  • History or presence of hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reaction to compounds relatedto the investigational product or SC administration
  • Participation in any other investigational drug trial or exposure to otherinvestigational agent within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer)
  • Currently breast-feeding women
  • Inability to cooperate or any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator,could increase the subject's risk of participating in the study or confound theoutcome of the study This study includes cardiac safety evaluations. The following cardiac eligibility criteriaare necessary to avoid confounding the cardiac safety outcomes:
  • History or family history of Long QT Syndrome or torsade de pointes, unexplainedsyncope, syncope from an uncorrected cardiac etiology, or family history of suddendeath
  • Myocardial infarction, CABG, coronary or cerebral artery stenting and /or angioplasty,stroke, cardiac surgery, or hospitalization for congestive heart failure within 3months or greater than Class 2 Angina Pectoris or NYHA Heart Failure Class >2
  • QTcF > 470 ms, PR > 280 ms
  • Mobitz II 2nd degree AV Block, 2:1 AV Block, High Grade AV Block, or Complete HeartBlock unless the patient has an implanted pacemaker or implantable cardiacdefibrillator (ICD) with backup pacing capabilities
  • Receiving Class 1 or Class 3 antiarrhythmic agents, or arsenic, methadone, ondansetronor pentamidine at screening
  • Receiving any other QTc-prolonging drugs (see Appendix 4 in Section 19.4), at a stabledose for less than 3 weeks prior to dosing
  • Receiving prophylactic ciprofloxacin, erythromycin or azithromycin for less than oneweek prior to the first dose of study medication (must have a repeat screening ECGafter one week of prophylactic antibiotics with QTcF < 470 ms)

Study Design

Total Participants: 80
Study Start date:
June 14, 2018
Estimated Completion Date:
August 13, 2020

Connect with a study center

  • Royal Melbourne Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria 3000
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

    Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Vlaams-Brabant 1200
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • AZ Delta Campus Wilgenstraat

    Roeselare, West-Vlaanderen 8800
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Toronto General Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario M9A1G2
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois

    Annecy, 74374
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier William Morey

    Chalon-sur-Saône, 71100
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

    Lille, 59037
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Paoli-Calmettes Marseille

    Marseille, 13009
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hôpital Saint-Louis

    Paris, 75010
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

    Pierre-Bénite, 69495
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Quentin

    Saint-Quentin, 02321
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse - Oncopole

    Toulouse, 31059
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Universitätsklinikum Ulm

    Ulm, Baden-Württemberg 89081
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Uniklinik RWTH Aachen

    Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia 52074
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitätsklinikum Essen

    Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia 45147
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf

    Hamburg, 20246
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital

    Nagoya, Aichi 453-8511
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital

    Showa-ku, Aichi 453-8650
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • University of Tsukuba Hospital

    Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Shinshu University Hospital

    Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Okayama University Hospital

    Okayama-shi, Okayama 700-8558
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Juntendo University Hospital

    Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • NTT Medical Center Tokyo

    Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8625
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Kinan Hospital

    Tanabe, Wakayama 646-8588
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital

    Bucheon, 14584
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Chungnam National University Hospital

    Daejeon, 35015
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 06351
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University

    Saint Petersburg, 197022
    Russian Federation

    Site Not Available

  • Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University of Russian Ministry of Health

    Saint Petersburg, 197022
    Russian Federation

    Site Not Available

  • Institution of Health Care of Tyumen Region

    Tyumen, 625023
    Russian Federation

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín

    Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, 35010
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Politécnico La Fe

    Valencia, 46026
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • St. James' Institute of Oncology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals

    Leeds, LS9 7TF
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, California 90033
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sarcoma Oncology Research Center

    Santa Monica, California 90403
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Denver Health

    Denver, Colorado 80204
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington, District of Columbia 20057
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cancer Specialists of North Florida

    Jacksonville, Florida 32256
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lakes Research

    Miami Lakes, Florida 33014
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mid Florida Hematology and Oncology

    Orange City, Florida 32763
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia 30322
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Investigative Clinical Research of Indiana

    Indianapolis, Indiana 46260
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cancer & Hematology Centers of Western Michigan

    Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • New York Cancer & Blood Specialists

    Bronx, New York 10469
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    Buffalo, New York 14263
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • New York Cancer & Blood Specialists

    East Setauket, New York 11733
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina 27710
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Good Samaritan Hospital

    Corvallis, Oregon 97330
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Tennessee Medical Center

    Knoxville, Tennessee 37920
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Baptist Cancer Center

    Memphis, Tennessee 38120
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • HOPE Cancer Center of East Texas

    Tyler, Texas 75701
    United States

    Site Not Available

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