Investigate Efficacy and Safety of Carisbamate As Adjunctive Treatment for Seizures Associated with LGS in Children and Adults

Last updated: March 20, 2025
Sponsor: SK Life Science, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Carisbamate

Clinical Study ID

NCT05219617
YKP509C003
  • Ages 4-55
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of carisbamate (YKP509) as adjunctive treatment in reducing the number of drop seizures (tonic, atonic, and tonic-clonic) compared with placebo in pediatric and adult subjects (age 4-55 years) diagnosed with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject must have a documented history of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome by:

  2. Evidence of more than one type of seizure, of which at least one should be anatonic or tonic seizure

  3. History of an electroencephalogram (EEG) reporting diagnostic criteria for LGS (abnormal background activity accompanied by slow, spike and wave pattern <3.0Hz)

  4. History of developmental delay

  5. Male or female subjects

  6. Subjects must be age 4-55 years at the time of consent/assent

  7. Must have been <11 years old at the onset of LGS

  8. Subjects must have experienced at least 2 drop seizures with potential to fall (tonic, atonic, tonic-clonic) during the 4-week Baseline period precedingrandomization (minimum of 4 drop seizures in the first two weeks and 4 in the lasttwo weeks). Drop seizures are defined as a seizure involving the entire body, trunk,or head that led or could have led to a fall, injury, slumping in a chair, orhitting the subject's head on a surface. All drop seizure types must be countable (either as isolated seizures or as countable isolated seizures in a cluster).

  9. Subjects must have been receiving 1 to 4 concomitant anti-seizure medications (ASMs)at a stable dose for at least 4 weeks before Visit 1

  10. If not taking Epidiolex, subjects may take other approved cannabidiol or over thecounter cannabidiol products. If taking cannabidiol other than Epidiolex, consultMedical Monitor to determine if it counts as a concomitant ASM.

  11. Dietary therapy and any CNS stimulator settings must be stable for 4 weeks prior tobaseline and maintain stable regimen throughout the study. The dietary therapy andCNS stimulators are not counted as an ASM.

  12. Parents or caregivers must be able to keep accurate seizure diaries

  13. Subject is either not of childbearing potential, defined as premenarchal,postmenopausal for at least 1 year or surgically sterile (bilateral tubal ligation,bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy), if of childbearing potential, must complywith an acceptable method of birth control during the study, for at least 4 weeksprior to study entry and for 4 weeks following completion of the study, if able.

  14. Subject and/or caregiver(s)/legal representative must be willing and able to giveinformed assent/consent for participation in the study

  15. Subject and their caregiver must be willing and able (in the investigator's opinion)to comply with all study requirements

  16. History of COVID-19 vaccination is permitted

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Etiology of subject's seizures is a progressive neurologic disease. Subjects withtuberous sclerosis will not be excluded from study participation, unless there is aprogressive brain tumor

  2. Evidence of clinically significant disease (e.g., cardiac, respiratory,gastrointestinal, renal disease, hepatic disease) that in the opinion of theinvestigator(s) could affect the subject's safety or study conduct

  3. Subjects who were on adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) therapy in the 6 monthsprior to baseline

  4. Subject on dietary therapy for less than 4 weeks prior to screening visit (Visit 1)or suffers from frequent stooling

  5. Current use of felbamate with less than 18 months of continuous exposure

  6. Concomitant use of vigabatrin: subjects who took vigabatrin in the past must bediscontinued for at least 5 months before Visit 1 and must have documentationshowing no evidence of a vigabatrin-associated clinically significant abnormality inan automated visual perimetry test, if able.

  7. Subject who had a history of hypoxia which needed emergency resuscitation within 12months prior to baseline

  8. Status epilepticus within 12 weeks prior to Visit 1

  9. Any clinically significant illness (including COVID-19) in the 4 weeks prior toVisit 1, as evaluated by the Investigator

  10. Subject has clinically significant abnormal laboratory values, in the investigator'sopinion, at Visit 1 or time of randomization (Visit 2)

  11. Subject has a history of any serious drug-induced hypersensitivity, e.g., toxicepidermal necrolysis, or Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms [DRESS]) or any drug-related rash requiring hospitalization

  12. Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), ResponsiveNeurostimulator System (RNS) or other neurostimulation for epilepsy device implantedor activated <5 months year prior to enrollment. Stimulation parameters that havebeen stable for <4 weeks, or Battery life of unit not anticipated to extend forduration of trial.

  13. Subject is pregnant, may be pregnant, lactating or planning to be pregnant

  14. Any suicidal ideation with intent, with or without a plan within 6 months beforeVisit 2 (i.e., answering "Yes" to questions 4 or 5 in the Suicidal Ideation sectionof the age- specific Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) in subjectsaged 6 and above who are able to be evaluated

  15. Any suicidal behavior within 2 years before Visit 2 (i.e., answering YES to anyquestion in the Suicidal behavior section of the age-specific Columbia-SuicideSeverity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) in subjects aged 6 and above who are able to beevaluated.

  16. Evidence of significant active hepatic disease. Stable elevations of liver enzymes (alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)) due toconcomitant medication(s) will be allowed if they are <3 x ULN

  17. Subject with total bilirubin [TBL] >2 x ULN (except for Gilbert's syndrome).

  18. Active viral hepatitis (B or C) as demonstrated by positive serology at theScreening visit (Visit 1)

  19. History of positive antibody/antigen test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

  20. If taking Epidiolex, subject may not use other approved cannabidiol or over thecounter cannabidiol products

  21. Scheduled for epilepsy-related surgery, VNS insertion, or any otherstimulators/surgery during the projected course of the study

  22. Subject who has taken or used any investigational drug or device in the 4 weeksprior to the screening visit (Visit 1)

  23. Concomitant use of medications known to be strong inducers of cytochrome P450 (CYP3A) including, but not limited to: phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine,primidone, rifampin, troglitazone, St. John's Wort, efavirenz, nevirapine,glucocorticoids (other than topical usage), modafinil, pioglitazone, and rifabutin

  24. Evidence of cardiac disease, including unstable angina, myocardial infarction,within the past 2 years, uncontrolled heart failure, major arrhythmias, congenitalshort QT syndrome

  25. Subject with a short QTc interval (<340 msec) or long QTc interval (>460 msec) asconfirmed by a repeated electrocardiogram (ECG)

  26. Benzodiazepine rescue administered on average more than once a week in the monthbefore Visit 1

  27. Previous exposure to carisbamate or sensitivity/allergy to components of the oralsuspension.

Study Design

Total Participants: 252
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Carisbamate
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
April 28, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2026

Study Description

The secondary objectives are:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of carisbamate (YKP509) as adjunctive treatment in reducing the total number of seizures compared with placebo in pediatric and adult subjects diagnosed with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)

  • Evaluate the safety, tolerability of carisbamate in the LGS population

  • Evaluate steady-state pharmacokinetics of carisbamate in subjects with Lennox Gastaut.

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