Study of Efficacy and Safety of QAW039 in Patients With Severe Asthma Inadequately Controlled With Standard of Care Asthma Treatment.
A 52-week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of QAW039 When Added to Existing Asthma Therapy in Patients With Uncontrolled Severe Asthma.
2 other identifiers
interventional
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25 countries
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Brief Summary
This study aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of QAW039 150 mg and QAW039 450 mg, compared with placebo, when added to GINA (Global Initiative for Asthma) steps 4 and 5 standard-of- care (SoC) asthma therapy (GINA 2016) in the following two populations:
- patient with inadequately controlled severe asthma and high eosinophil counts at baseline (eosinophil count at Visit 1 ≥250 cells/ µl) (sub-population)
- patients with inadequately controlled severe asthma (overall study population) Inadequate control is defined as partly controlled or uncontrolled asthma (GINA 2016).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3 asthma
Started Dec 2015
Longer than P75 for phase_3 asthma
224 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 18, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 21, 2015
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 11, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 21, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 4, 2019
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
May 18, 2020
CompletedMay 18, 2020
April 1, 2020
3.9 years
September 18, 2015
May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Rate of Moderate-to-severe Asthma Exacerbations During the 52-week Treatment Period in High Eosinophils Subpopulation
A severe asthma exacerbation is defined as treatment with 'rescue' systemic corticosteroids for greater than or equal to 3 days and hospitalization; or treatment with 'rescue' systemic corticosteroids for greater than or equal to 3 days and emergency department visit (greater than 24 hours\*); or death due to asthma. A moderate asthma exacerbation is defined as treatment with 'rescue' systemic corticosteroids for greater than or equal to 3 days either as an outpatient or in emergency department visits (Emergency department visit less than or equal to 24 hours). The high eosinophils subpopulation consists of all patients with blood eosinophil count ≥ 250 cells/μL at baseline.
Baseline, Week 52
Rate of Moderate-to-severe Asthma Exacerbations During the 52-week Treatment Period in Overall Population
A severe asthma exacerbation is defined as treatment with 'rescue' systemic corticosteroids for greater than or equal to 3 days and hospitalization; or treatment with 'rescue' systemic corticosteroids for greater than or equal to 3 days and emergency department visit (greater than 24 hours\*); or death due to asthma. A moderate asthma exacerbation is defined as treatment with 'rescue' systemic corticosteroids for greater than or equal to 3 days either as an outpatient or in emergency department visits (Emergency department visit less than or equal to 24 hours).
Baseline, Week 52
Secondary Outcomes (6)
Change From Baseline to Week 52 in Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire for Participants 12 Years and Older (AQLQ+12) Score in High Eosinophils Subpopulation
52 weeks
Change From Baseline to Week 52 in Asthma Control Questionnaire-5(ACQ-5) Score in High Eosinophils Subpopulation
Baseline, Week 52
Change From Baseline to Week 52 in Pre-dose Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) in High Eosinophils Subpopulation
Baseline, Week 52
Change From Baseline to Week 52 in Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire for Participants 12 Years and Older (AQLQ+12) Score in Overall Population
Baseline, Week 52
Change From Baseline to Week 52 in Asthma Control Questionnaire-5(ACQ-5) Score in Overall Population
Baseline, Week 52
- +1 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (3)
QAW039 150 mg
EXPERIMENTALQAW039 150 mg once daily
QAW039 450 mg
EXPERIMENTALQAW039 450 mg once daily
Placebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORPlacebo once daily
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Written informed consent and assent (if applicable).
- Male and female patients aged ≥12 years (or ≥lower age limit allowed by health authority and/or ethics committee/institutional review board approvals).
- A diagnosis of severe asthma, uncontrolled on GINA 4/5 asthma medication.
- Evidence of airway reversibility or airway hyper- reactivity.
- FEV1 of ≤80% of the predicted normal value for patients aged ≥18 years; FEV1 of ≤90% for patients aged 12 to \<18 years
- An ACQ score ≥1.5.
- A history of 2 or more asthma exacerbations within the 12 months prior to entering the study.
You may not qualify if:
- Use of other investigational drugs within 5 half-lives of study entry, or within 30 days, whichever is longer.
- Subjects who have participated in another trial of QAW039.
- A QTcF (Fridericia) ≥450 msec (male) or ≥460 msec (female).
- History of malignancy with the exception of local basal cell carcinoma of the skin.
- Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women.
- Serious co-morbidities.
- Patients on greater than 20 mg of simvastatin, greater than 40 mg of atorvastatin, greater than 40 mg of pravastatin, or greater than 2 mg of pitavastatin
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (233)
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Birmingham, Alabama, 35209, United States
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Peoria, Arizona, 85381, United States
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Little Rock, Arkansas, 72209, United States
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Hawaiian Gardens, California, 90716, United States
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Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Redondo Beach, California, 90277, United States
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Riverside, California, 92506, United States
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Torrance, California, 90503, United States
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Westminster, California, 92683, United States
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New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States
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Brandon, Florida, 33511, United States
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New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32168, United States
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Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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Ormond Beach, Florida, 32174, United States
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Sebring, Florida, 33870, United States
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Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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Gainesville, Georgia, 30501, United States
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Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States
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Crowley, Louisiana, 70526, United States
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Zachary, Louisiana, 70791, United States
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Livonia, Michigan, 48152, United States
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Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197, United States
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Bellevue, Nebraska, 68123, United States
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Lincoln, Nebraska, 68510, United States
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Related Publications (1)
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PMID: 32979986DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Study Director
- Organization
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Novartis
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restriction Type
- OTHER
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 18, 2015
First Posted
September 21, 2015
Study Start
December 11, 2015
Primary Completion
October 21, 2019
Study Completion
November 4, 2019
Last Updated
May 18, 2020
Results First Posted
May 18, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-04