A Phase 1 Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, and Immunogenicity of VIS171 in Participants With Autoimmune Disease(s)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorOtsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.

About this trial

The purpose of this trial is to measure safety and tolerability of subcutaneous (SC) VIS171 in combination with standard of care in participants with autoimmune disease(s). The total duration of the clinical trial for each participant will be up to approximately 9 to 12 months.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) >30 milliliters/minute/1.73 square meters (mL/min/1.73 m²) at the screening visit.

Participant has a confirmed diagnosis of SLE according to European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology SLE classification criteria ≥ 24 weeks prior to signing the informed consent form (ICF).

Current scalp involvement between 25% and 95%, inclusive (Severity of Alopecia Tool [SALT] score between 25 and 95, inclusive), at screening.

Current episode of AA is of duration > 24 weeks (without evidence of spontaneous terminal hair regrowth at the time of screening and first treatment, i.e., no more than 10% regrowth), but ≤ 5 years from onset of current episode of severe scalp hair loss.

Disqualifiers

Receipt of high-dose corticosteroid therapy within 4 weeks prior to screening as either (a) intravenous (IV) pulse corticosteroid therapy or (b) daily oral corticosteroid therapy of ≥ 1 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) or up to 40 milligrams per day (mg/day) prednisone (or equivalent).

Receipt of blood products within 6 months prior to screening.

Previous exposure to VIS171 or any other drug targeting interleukins (IL)-2 or the IL-2 receptor or T regulatory cells.

History of or current diagnosis of catastrophic or severe anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS) within 1 year prior to signing ICF. SLE participants with APS adequately controlled by anticoagulant are eligible. SLE participants who are found to be triple positive for anti-phospholipid antibodies at screening (without clinical APS) will be excluded unless they are on stable anti-thrombotic therapy.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • VIS171

    Drug

    VIS171 will be administered as a SC injection.

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: VIS171Experimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Number of Participants with Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) Graded by Severity

Time frame
From first dose of the study drug up to end of the study (up to Week 45)

Secondary outcomes

1

Change from Baseline in Absolute Number of Regulatory T (Treg) Cells, Total T Helper Cells, Cytotoxic T Cells, and Natural Killer Cells in Blood

Time frame
From baseline up to Week 21
2

Percent Change from Baseline in Treg Cells/CD4+ Cells, Total T Helper Cells, Cytotoxic T Cells, and Natural Killer Cells in Blood

Time frame
From baseline up to Week 21
3

Serum Concentration of VIS171 Over Time

Time frame
Up to Week 21
4

Number of Participants with Confirmed Positive or Negative Anti-drug Antibody (ADA) Titers

Time frame
Up to Week 21

Other outcomes

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