A Exploratory Trial of WTX221 in Refractory Gout Patients

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Status and phase: Not yet enrolling; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Gout Tophus

Treatments: Drug: WTX221

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT05800041

Evolve-101

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial is a single-center, open-label designed investigator-initiated clinical study (IIT) to investigate the safety, tolerability, PK, PD, immunogenicity, and preliminary efficacy of multiple doses of WTX221 infusion combined with a single dose of the immunosuppressive agent cyclophosphamide (CTX) to induce immune tolerance.

The trial consisted of a Screening Period (14 days), a First Dose Period (30 days), a Second Dose Period (30 days), and a Safety Follow-up Period (150 days) for a total of 224 days.

Full description

Refractory gout is usually associated with persistently swollen and tender joints, chronic pain, reduced functional status, impaired quality of life, and joint destruction，most of the patients can't tolerate urate-lowering therapy(ULT)or receive adequate dose of ULT treatment recommended to control Serum uric acid (SUA) to target level.

WTX221 is designed to induce antigen-specific immune tolerance. WTX221 is made of urate oxidase(UOX) molecules conjugated on the surface of Red blood cells(RBCs), which can induce antigen-specific immune tolerance to UOX in vivo by making use of it's natural biologic characteristics. WTX221 infusion combined with a single dose CTX to induce immune tolerance.

The trial consisted of a Screening Period (14 days), a First Dose Period (30 days), a Second Dose Period (30 days), and a Safety Follow-up Period (150 days) for a total of 224 days.

Enrollment: 7 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Fully understand the purpose and requirements of this trial, voluntarily participate in the clinical trial and sign the informed consent form, and be able to complete all trial processes as required by the protocol;
• Subject is ≥ 18 years of age;
• Patients with refractory gout: multiple tophi, more than 2 sites;
• Subjects (males and females) must agree to be free of childbearing potential and willing to use effective contraception with their partner and have no plans to donate sperm or eggs during the trial and for at least 1 year after the infusion.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with allergic diseases or specific allergic history, or possible allergic to the study drug and any of its components or related preparations;
• Patients unable to communicate or cooperate with medical staff due to neurological, mental illness or language disorder, which affects patient compliance;
• Having any past or present medical history that may affect the safety of the trial or the in vivo process of the drug, especially history of cardiovascular, liver, kidney, digestive tract, lung, spleen, nerve, blood, tumor, immune or metabolic disorders that are considered clinically significant by the investigator;
• Participated in other drug or medical device clinical trials within 3 months before screening;
• Patients who have received intravenous anti-infective treatment or active infection within 14 days before administration;
• Patients with history of allogeneic organ, bone marrow transplantation or stem cell transplantation;
• Patients with laboratory abnormalities that are clinically significant:
• The investigator believes that it will prevent the subject from following and completing any other circumstances of the study protocol;

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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7 participants in 3 patient groups

Treatment group A

Experimental group

Description:

WTX221 low dose

Treatment:

Drug: WTX221

Treatment group B

Experimental group

Description:

WTX221middle dose

Treatment:

Drug: WTX221

Treatment group C

Experimental group

Description:

WTX221 high dose

Treatment:

Drug: WTX221