Status:
COMPLETED
A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of AK002 in Subjects With Antihistamine-Resistant Chronic Urticaria
Lead Sponsor:
Allakos Inc.
Conditions:
Chronic Urticaria
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This is a Phase 2a, open-label study to assess the effects of AK002
Detailed Description
This open-label study is to assess the effects of AK002, given as monthly intravenous infusions at up to 3 mg/kg. A total of 47 patients will be enrolled across 2-4 sites. All patients enrolled in the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults (≥ 18 and ≤ 85 years old)
- Body weight \<125 Kg
- Informed consent signed and dated
- Able to read, understand, and willing to sign the informed consent form and comply with study procedures
- Diagnosis of CU for at least three months, refractory to antihistamine treatment in single or 4-fold dosage
- Willing, committed, and able to return for all clinic visits and complete all study-related procedures, including willingness to have IV infusion of study drug administered by a qualified person
- Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at Baseline. Female subjects must be willing to use highly effective contraception (Pearl- 4 Index \< 1). A woman will be considered not of childbearing potential if she is post-menopausal for greater than two years (FSH \>40mL) or surgically sterile (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy)
- No participation in other clinical trials 4 weeks before participation in this study
- Uncontrolled CU (UCT \<12) at the time of enrollment
Exclusion
- Acute urticaria
- Concurrent/ongoing treatment with immunosuppressives (e.g., cyclosporine, methotrexate, dapsone, or others) within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives prior to Baseline, whichever is longer
- Significant medical condition rendering the patient immunocompromised or not suitable for a clinical trial
- Significant concomitant illness that would adversely affect the subject's participation or evaluation in this study
- History of malignancies within five years prior to screening other than a successfully treated non-metastatic cutaneous, basal, or squamous cell carcinoma and/or in situ cancer
- Presence of clinically significant laboratory abnormalities
- Lactating women or pregnant women
- Substance abuse (drug or alcohol) or any other factor (e.g., serious psychiatric condition) within the last 5 years that could limit the subject's ability to comply with study procedures
- Subjects who are detained officially or legally to an official institute or those that have been committed to an institution by virtue of an order issued either by the judicial or the administrative authorities will be excluded from the study
- Use of omalizumab within the last 3 months
- Receipt of intravenous IgG therapy 30 days prior to Baseline
- Plasmapheresis 30 days prior to Baseline
- Use (daily or every other day) of Doxepin 14 days prior to Baseline
- Receipt of inactive vaccination or live attenuated vaccine 30 days prior to Baseline
- Use of H2 antihistamines 7 days before Baseline
- Intake of leukotriene antagonists within 7 days prior to enrollment
- Intake of systemic corticosteroids (e.g., oral or depot) within 14 days prior to enrollment
- Positive screening for ova and parasite test at Baseline
- Treatment of helminthic parasite within 6 months of screening
- Positive HIV serology at screening
- Positive Hepatitis serology at baseline, except for vaccinated patients or patients with past but resolved hepatitis at screening
- Donation or loss of \>500ml of blood within 56 days prior to administration of study drug or donation of plasma within 7 days prior to administration of drug
- Known hypersensitivity to any ingredients of AK002 or drugs related to AK002 (e.g., monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal gamma globulin)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 23 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 6 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
47 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03436797
Start Date
January 23 2018
End Date
April 6 2020
Last Update
March 4 2024
Active Locations (4)
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1
Allakos Investigational Site
Edgewater, Florida, United States, 32132
2
Allakos Investigational Site
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45231
3
Allakos Investigational Site
Berlin, Germany, 10117
4
Allakos Investigational Site
Mainz, Germany, 55131