A Phase 3 Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Itepekimab (Anti-IL-33 mAb) in Participants With Inadequately-controlled Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps

Last updated: May 14, 2025
Sponsor: Sanofi
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Polyps

Soft Tissue Infections

Sinus Infections

Treatment

Itepekimab (SAR440340)

Mometasone furoate nasal spray (MFNS)

Placebo

Clinical Study ID

NCT06834360
EFC18419
2024-516815-26
U1111-1306-6544
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

EFC18419 is a multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, Phase 3 study with 3 treatment groups. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of 2 dosing regimens of itepekimab compared to placebo as add-on therapy to intranasal corticosteroids (INCS) in male and female participants with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) aged 18 years of age and older.

Study details include:

  • The study duration per participant (4-week screening, 52-week treatment, 20-week safety follow-up) will be up to 76 weeks. For participants transitioning to the LTS18420 study, the study duration will be 56 weeks.

  • The treatment duration will be up to 52 weeks.

  • The number of visits will be 9 site visits and 20 phone/home visits.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must be 18 years of age or older.

  • Participants with a history of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) forat least 1 year prior to screening

  • Participants must have at least one of the following features:

  • Prior sinonasal surgery for nasal polyps (NP).

  • Worsening symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) requiring treatment withsystemic corticosteroid(s) (SCS) within the prior 1 year before screening (Visit 1).

  • An endoscopic bilateral Nasal Polyp Score (NPS) of at least 5 out of maximum scoreof 8 (with a minimum score of 2 in each nasal cavity) at screening andrandomization.

  • Ongoing symptoms (for at least 12 weeks before Visit 1) of:

  • Nasal congestion/blockade/obstruction with moderate or severe (symptom severityscore 2 or 3) at Visit 1 and a weekly average severity of greater than 1 in theweek before randomization (Visit 2), AND

  • At least one of the following two symptoms: loss of smell or rhinorrhea (anterior/posterior).

  • A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant orbreastfeeding, and at least 1 of the following conditions applies:

  • Is not a women of childbearing potential (WOCBP), OR

  • Is a WOCBP and agrees to use a contraceptive method that is highly effective,with a failure rate of <1% during the study (at a minimum until 20 weeks afterthe last dose of study intervention).

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants are excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply:

  • Participants with a history of clinically significant renal, hepatic, metabolic,neurologic, hematologic, ophthalmologic, respiratory (excluding those with asthmaand aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) which may be included in thestudy), gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or other significantmedical illness or disorder, which, in the judgment of the Investigator, couldinterfere with the study or require treatment that might interfere with the study.

  • Participants who are currently smoking tobacco and/or vaping, or participants inwhom smoking/vaping cessation has occurred <6 months prior to Screening (Visit 1).Nicotine replacement therapy and/or noninhaled tobacco product use are notconsidered current smoking of tobacco.

  • Participants meet any contraindications for mometasone furoate nasal spray (MFNS)such as hypersensitivity to MFNS or any of its components; or participants withuncontrolled opportunistic infections.

  • Participants with a history of a severe systemic hypersensitivity reaction to a mAb.

  • Participants with conditions/concomitant diseases making them non-evaluable at Visit 1 or for the primary efficacy endpoint.

  • Participants with nasal cavity malignant tumor and benign tumors (eg, papilloma,blood boil etc).

  • Participants with severe uncontrolled asthma with history of 2 and/or moreexacerbations, requiring SCS or 1 hospitalization requiring SCS in the past year.

  • History of concomitant lung disease (other than asthma, eg, COPD, interstitial lungdisease) which in the opinion of the Investigator could interfere with performanceand interpretation of spirometry.

  • Participants treated with intranasal corticosteroid(s) (INCS) (MFNS is permitted),intranasal emitting devices/stents, nasal spray using exhalation delivery systemsuch as XhanceTM during the screening period. In Japan and China INCS other thanMFNS are permitted.

  • Participants who have undergone any sinus intranasal surgery (including polypectomy)within 6 months before Visit 1.

  • Participants who received SCS 1 month prior to Screening (Visit 1) or during thescreening period (between Visit 1 and Visit 2).

  • Known allergy to itepekimab or its excipients, or any drug or other allergy that, inthe opinion of the Investigator, contraindicates participation in this study.

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.

Study Design

Total Participants: 210
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Itepekimab (SAR440340)
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
February 06, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
December 13, 2027

Connect with a study center

  • Investigational Site Number : 0360002

    Brisbane, Queensland 4029
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 0360001

    Spearwood, Western Australia 6163
    Australia

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1240003

    Québec City, Quebec G1V 4W2
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1240012

    Québec City, Quebec G2J 0C4
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1520001

    Concepción, Biobío 4070094
    Chile

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1520003

    Santiago, Reg Metropolitana De Santiago 7500505
    Chile

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1560020

    Baotou, 014040
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1560001

    Beijing, 100730
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1560004

    Chengdu, 610017
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1560012

    Jingzhou, 434020
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1560021

    Nanning, 530021
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1560006

    Shenyang, 110004
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1560024

    Suzhou, 215006
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1560017

    Taiyuan, 030001
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 1560009

    Zibo, 255036
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 3760004

    Jerusalem, 9112001
    Israel

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 8260002

    Wigan, Lancashire WN6 9EP
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • Investigational Site Number : 8260001

    London, W2 1NY
    United Kingdom

    Active - Recruiting

  • San Diego Clinical Research Center- Site Number : 8400041

    San Diego, California 91942
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Advanced ENT & Allergy - Louisville- Site Number : 8400007

    Louisville, Kentucky 40220
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Research- Site Number : 8400002

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ear and Sinus Institute- Site Number : 8400048

    Fort Worth, Texas 76104
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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