Status:
COMPLETED
A Phase 2a Study of Weekly Doses of GCS-100 in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Lead Sponsor:
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
Conditions:
Chronic Kidney Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The primary objective of this study is to compare the change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) from baseline to Week 8 between placebo and GCS-100 treatment. The secondary objective is to...
Detailed Description
Galectin-3 contributes to fibrosis, is elevated in patients with ESRD, and correlates with adverse outcomes (de Boer et. al., 2011, Dang et. al., 2012, Fernandes Bertocchi et. al., 2008, Henderson et....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subject is capable of understanding the purpose and risks of the study and is able to provide written informed consent
- Subject is ≥18 and ≤75 years of age; patients \>75 years old may be included at the request of the investigator and discretion of the Medical Monitor
- Subject has an eGFR of 15 - 44 mL/min/1.73m2 determined using the 4-variable Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation (see Section 10.1)
- Patients with CKD diagnosis \>12 months and stable, in the opinion of the investigator, within the past 3 months
- Subject is willing and able to comply with all protocol requirements
- Female subjects of childbearing potential (i.e., women who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been post-menopausal for at least 1 year) and male subjects with partners of childbearing potential must agree to use medically acceptable methods of contraception throughout the study period
Exclusion
- Treatment with an experimental (unlicensed) drug within 4 weeks or ≤5 half-lives prior to screening
- Kidney disease due to systemic lupus erythematosus (regardless of whether active or in remission), any form of vasculitis (regardless of whether active or in remission), IgA nephropathy, multiple myeloma, polycystic kidney disease, untreated obstructed nephropathy or any other causes that, in the opinion of the investigator, may put the subject at an increased risk
- Planned renal replacement therapy of any kind within 6 months of randomization
- Previous solid organ transplant
- Systolic blood pressure ≤90 mmHg and ≥160 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ≤40 mmHg and ≥100 mmHg at screening
- Subject has clinical laboratory values of:
- Hemoglobin: ≤9 g/dL
- Total bilirubin: \>1.5X the upper limit of normal (ULN)
- ALT and/or AST: \>2.5X ULN
- Current treatment with immunosuppressive agents, except for topical agents or inhaled steroids when conditions are chronic and stable
- Treatment with any form of IV iron therapy within 4 weeks prior to screening
- Known history of cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer that is not being actively treated) within 5 years of screening
- Known history of human immunodeficiency virus, active hepatitis C virus (HCV), active hepatitis B virus (HBV), or prior history of infection with HBV (HBcAb positive); if adequate hepatic function has been documented for patients with HCV or prior history of hepatitis B without evidence of cirrhosis, the Medical Monitor may approve their enrollment
- Clinically relevant active infection and/or a serious co-morbid medical condition, such as recent myocardial infarction (within the last 6 months), unstable angina, difficult-to-control congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, difficult-to-control cardiac arrhythmias, severe or uncontrolled chronic obstructive or chronic restrictive pulmonary disease, and/or cirrhosis.
- Subject had major surgery within 4 weeks of randomization
- If female, subject is pregnant or breastfeeding
- Subject has a concomitant disease or condition, including laboratory abnormalities, which, in the opinion of the investigator, could interfere with the conduct of the study or put the subject at unacceptable risk
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01843790
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
September 1 2014
Last Update
September 1 2015
Active Locations (4)
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1
Southwest Clinical Research Institute, LLC
Tempe, Arizona, United States, 85284
2
California Institute of Renal Research
La Mesa, California, United States, 91942
3
Denver Nephrology
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80230
4
Clinical Advancement Center, PLLC
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78215