A Study of GMA301 in Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Last updated: December 29, 2021
Sponsor: Gmax Biopharm LLC.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Circulation Disorders

Vascular Diseases

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04503733
GETA_MAD_01
  • Ages 18-75
  • All Genders

Study Summary

A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-blind, Dose Escalation Study to Assess Safety, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of GMA301 Injection in Subjects with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects must meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Male or female, aged 18 to 75 years inclusive

  2. WHO Group 1 PAH related to one of the following conditions:

  3. Idiopathic

  4. Heritable

  5. Drugs or toxins-induced

  6. Associated with connective tissue disease

  7. Associated with congenital heart disease if subjects underwent surgical correction more than 12 months before Screening

  8. Symptoms due to PAH are consistent with WHO functional class II- III

  9. Have not taken endothelin receptor antagonists (ERAs) within 3 months before Randomization

  10. Has been taking at least one oral PAH targeted drug that has been approved by local guidelines for at least 3 months before Screening with stable dosage and the disease did not worsen during this period per Investigator's judgment

  11. Right heart catheterization (RHC) result meets below criteria when Screening:

  12. Mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) ≥25 mmHg

  13. Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) >3 Woods units

  14. PA wedge pressure (PAWP) ≤15 mmHg

If a subject has undergone RHC within 3 months before Screening, the waveform results will serve as baseline data only if they meet the entry criteria and the RHC at Screening will not be repeated. In case PAWP cannot be well measured during RHC, left ventricular end diastolic pressure will be tested by left heart catheterization.

  1. Has a six-minute walk test (6MWT) with distance between 150 to 450 meters at Screening

  2. The dosage of digitalis drugs or L-arginine supplementation must be stable for at least 1 month before Screening, if applicable.

  3. No new use of an IV diuretic, cardiotonic (positive inotropic agents), or vasoactive drug within 30 days before Screening

  4. Both male and female subjects agree to use 2 medically acceptable methods of contraception (Appendix 4) throughout the entire study period from informed consent signing to 90 days after last dose, if the possibility of conception exists. Medically acceptable methods of contraception include oral, implantable, or injectable contraceptives (starting 2 months before dosing); diaphragm with vaginal spermicide; intrauterine device; condom and partner using vaginal spermicide; and surgical sterilization (6 months after surgery). Women who are surgically sterile or those who are postmenopausal for at least 2 years are not considered to be of childbearing potential. Eligible male and female subjects must agree not to participate in a conception process (i.e. active attempt to become pregnant or to impregnate, sperm donation, in vitro fertilization) during the study and for 90 days after the last dose of study drug.

  5. Body weight no less than 40 kg at Screening

  6. Able to understand and willing to sign the Informed Consent Form (ICF) and comply with the study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects who me et any of the following criteria will not be allowed to participate in this study:

  1. Diagnosed with WHO Group II, III, IV, V of PH

  2. Use of calcium channel blockers within 1 month prior to Screening

  3. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) >160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) >100 mmHg at Screening

  4. SBP <90 mmHg at Screening

  5. Pulmonary function test: FEV1 <60% of predicted, TLC <60% of predicted, DLCO <60% of predicted

  6. History of pulmonary embolism as judged by the Investigator

  7. Uncontrolled sleep apnea at the discretion of the Investigator

  8. Limited full participation in the 6MWT due to arthritic, neuromuscular, vascular or other diseases unrelated to PAH

  9. History of acute cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular events within 6 months before Screening

  10. Echocardiogram (ECHO) demonstrating at least one of the following at Screening:

  11. LVEF <50%

  12. Mean end-diastolic left ventricular septal and posterior wall thickness of >12 mm

  13. Left atrial (LA) area on apical 4 chamber view >20 cm2

  14. LA volume >55 mL

  15. LA volume index >34 mL/m2

  16. Significant valvular heart disease including moderate or severe mitral or aortic stenosis with an aortic valve area <1.0 cm2 or mitral valve area <1.5 cm2, greater than moderate aortic or mitral regurgitation, greater than moderate tricuspid or pulmonic stenosis

  17. Restrictive, dilated or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or constrictive pericarditis

  18. Using non-oral prostacyclin when Screening

  19. Laboratory parameters during Screening:

  20. Baseline aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≥2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) or total bilirubin ≥1.5 times ULN

  21. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 mL/min by Cockcroft-Gault formula

Online calculation available from https://www.kidney.org/professionals/KDOQI/gfr_calculatorCoc

Cockcroft-Gault formula (1973):

Male: CCr=((l40-Age) × Weight)/(72×SCr)

Female: CCr={((l40-Age) × Weight)/(72×SCr)}× 0.85

CCr (creatinine clearance rate) = mL/min

Age = year

Weight = Kg

SCr (serum creatinine) = mg/dL

  1. Hemoglobin concentration ≤100 g/L at Screening

  2. QTc interval by Fridericia's criteria (QTcF) ≥500 msec at Screening

  3. Malignancy within 5 years before Screening visit (with the exception of localized non-metastatic basal cell carcinoma of the skin, non-metastatic carcinoma of the prostate or in-situ carcinoma of the cervix excised with curative results)

  4. Alcohol or drug abuse within 1 year before Screening

  5. A psychiatric, addictive or other disorder that compromises the ability to give informed consent for participating in this study

  6. History of organ transplantation

  7. Pregnant or nursing females

  8. History of HIV

  9. Positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C antibody (HCV-Ab), or HIV antibody (HIV-ab)

  10. Enrolled in another interventional study within 30 days before Screening

  11. Any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, prevents a potential subject from safely participating in the study

  12. Start a new exercise program or participate in any unusually strenuous physical exertion within 6 weeks prior to Screening.

Study Design

Total Participants: 48
Study Start date:
October 22, 2020
Estimated Completion Date:
June 10, 2023

Study Description

Drug: Q4W GMA301 IV injections (300 mg) Drug: Q4W GMA301 IV injections (600 mg) Drug: Q4W GMA301 IV injections (1000 mg) Drug: Q4W GMA301 IV injections (1800 mg) Other: Q4W placebo IV injections

Connect with a study center

  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital - Dongcheng District

    Beijing,
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Xiangya Hospital, Central South University

    Changsha,
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

    Chongqing,
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Guangdong General Hospital

    Guangzhou,
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital

    Shanghai,
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xian,
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

    Torrance, California 90502
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02115
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Ohio State University - Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute

    Louisville, Ohio 43210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas 75390
    United States

    Site Not Available

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