Trial was terminated early to analyze the accumulated data and evaluate the efficacy, safety and future of palovarotene in MO.
MO-Ped
A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Efficacy and Safety Study of Palovarotene in Subjects With Multiple Osteochondromas
Sponsor study identifier
Secondary identifiers
EUDRACT_NUMBER
NIH
interventional
193
12 countries
31
Study Start
March 22, 2018
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
March 24, 2020
Actual (reported)Study Completion
October 30, 2020
Actual (reported)This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study comparing the safety and efficacy of 2 dosage regimens of palovarotene versus placebo in preventing disease progression in pediatric subjects with multiple osteochondromas (MO).
Registry-reported information. Elapsed time and enrollment totals alone do not measure study progress or recruitment pace.
October 30, 2020
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Dates and qualifiers reported by the registry. Estimated dates do not confirm that a milestone has occurred.
October 11, 2017
Actual (reported)February 22, 2018
Actual (reported)March 22, 2018
Actual (reported)March 24, 2020
Actual (reported)October 30, 2020
Actual (reported)August 1, 2022
Actual (reported)Annualized Rate of New Osteochondromas (OCs)
The annualized rate of new OCs was assessed by whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (that is, the total number of new OCs divided by the time in years between the baseline and latest post-baseline MRI).
Month 12
Mean Change From Baseline in the Total Volume of New OCs at Month 12
Baseline (Day 1) and Month 12
Percentage of Participants With No New OCs
Month 12
Annualized Rate of New or Worsening Deformities
Month 12
Annualized Rate of MO-Related Surgeries
Month 12
Maximum Observed Plasma Drug Concentrations at Steady State (Cmax,ss) of Palovarotene
Month 1: pre-dose and 3, 6, 10 and 24 hours post-dose
Subjects received a weight-adjusted dose equivalent of 2.5 mg palovarotene, once daily, for up to 24 months.
Subjects received a weight-adjusted dose equivalent of 5.0 mg palovarotene, once daily, for up to 24 months.
Children's Orthopaedic Center
Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States
Shriners Hospital for Children - Sacramento
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
The Paley Institute
West Palm Beach, Florida, 330407, United States
Shriners Hospital for Children - Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60707, United States
Johns Hopkins University
Inubushi T, Lemire I, Irie F, Yamaguchi Y. Palovarotene Inhibits Osteochondroma Formation in a Mouse Model of Multiple Hereditary Exostoses. J Bone Miner Res. 2018 Apr;33(4):658-666. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3341. Epub 2017 Nov 30.
Sangiorgi L, Conrad EU, Shih F, Strahs A, Feldman DS. Palovarotene for patients with multiple hereditary exostosis: results of MO-Ped, a terminated, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase 2 trial. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 4;15(1):38563. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-22554-6.
The Sponsor terminated the study early due to a partial clinical hold instituted by the Food and Drug Administration. Recruitment was stopped before full enrollment was reached, and study drug administration was discontinued.
Ipsen Medical Director
Ipsen
193 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
October 11, 2017
First Posted
February 22, 2018
Study Start
March 22, 2018
Actual (reported)Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Mayo Clinic - PPDS
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Portland
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
Shriners Hospital for Children - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19410-4160, United States
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
Westmead Children's Hospital
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
UZ Antwerpen
Edegem, Antwerp, 2650, Belgium
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1C5, Canada
Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 0A9, Canada
Hôpital universitaire Necker - Enfants Malades
Paris, 75015, France
Hôpital des Enfants, CHU de Toulouse
Toulouse, 31059, France
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40136, Italy
Nagoya University Hospital
Nagoya, Aiti, 4668560, Japan
Osaka University Hospital
Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
OLVG locatie Oost
Amsterdam, North Holland, 1091 AC, Netherlands
Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra
Coimbra, 3000-602, Portugal
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital
Bornova, İzmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
Bezmialem Vakif University Medical Faculty Hospital
Istanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
Evelina London Children's Hospital
London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital
Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Stanmore, HA7 4LP, United Kingdom
Primary Completion
March 24, 2020
Actual (reported)Study Completion
October 30, 2020
Actual (reported)Last Updated
August 1, 2022
Results First Posted
August 1, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-07
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