Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of ISIS-APO(a)Rx in Participants With High Lipoprotein(a)

Ionis Pharmaceuticals

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Elevated Lipoprotein(a)

Treatments: Drug: Placebo; Drug: ISIS-APO(a)Rx

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT02160899

ISIS 494372-CS3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose is to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of ISIS-APO(a)Rx given to participants with high lipoprotein(a) for 12 weeks.

Full description

Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a genetic variant of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in which the apolipoprotein B (apoB) -100 component of LDL is linked by a disulfide bond to apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)], the distinct protein component of Lp(a) that is mainly responsible for its signature structural and functional properties. Lp(a) is now recognized as an important genetic risk factor for coronary artery disease, stroke and aortic stenosis.

The purpose of this study is to determine if ISIS-APO(a)Rx can reduce the production of apolipoprotein(a), or apo(a). This study will enroll 50 participants with Lipoprotein(a) ≥50 and <175 mg/dL and 10 participants with Lipoprotein(a) ≥175 mg/dL.

Enrollment: 64 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males or females aged 18-65 inclusive
• Females must be non-pregnant and non-lactating, and either surgically sterile (e.g., tubal occlusion, hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, bilateral oophorectomy) or post-menopausal (defined as 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea without an alternative medical cause and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the postmenopausal range for the laboratory involved)
• Males must be surgically sterile, abstinent or if engaged in sexual relations with a female of child-bearing potential, the participant must be using an acceptable contraceptive method from the time of signing the informed consent form until at least 16 weeks after the last dose of Study Drug
• Body mass index (BMI) ≤40 kg/m2
• Lipoprotein(a) ≥50 and <175 mg/dL at time of screening (Cohort A)
• Lipoprotein(a) ≥175 mg/dL at time of screening (Cohort B)

Exclusion criteria

• Clinically significant abnormalities in medical history (e.g., documented previous myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), or major surgery within 3 months of screening, planned surgery that would occur during the study) or physical examination at screening
• Clinically significant abnormalities in screening laboratory values that would render a participant unsuitable for inclusion
• Active infection requiring systemic antiviral or antimicrobial therapy that will not be completed prior to Study Day 1
• Known history or positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C, or chronic hepatitis B
• Malignancy within 5 years, except for basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix that has been successfully treated
• History of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
• Recent history of, or current drug or alcohol abuse
• Participant with Lp(a) ≥50 and <175 mg/dL may not receive concomitant niacin therapy during the period 8 weeks prior to screening through the end of the Post-Treatment Evaluation Period
• Use of statins, ezetimibe or fibrates unless on a stable regimen for at least 8 weeks prior to dosing and will remain on a stable regimen for the duration of the study
• Use of lipid or Lp(a)-specific apheresis within 4 weeks prior to Screening through the end of the Post-Treatment Evaluation Period
• Use of concomitant drugs (including herbal or over-the-counter (OTC) medications other than ibuprofen, Benadryl or topical steroids) unless authorized by the Sponsor Medical Monitor
• Blood donation of 50-499 mL within 30 days of screening or of >499 mL within 8 weeks of screening
• Have any other conditions, which, in the opinion of the Investigator would make the participant unsuitable for inclusion, or could interfere with the participant participating in or completing the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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64 participants in 6 patient groups, including a placebo group

Cohort A: Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive placebo (normal saline) subcutaneously on Days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, and 78.

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo

Cohort A: ISIS-APO(a)Rx < 2000 mg

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive ISIS-APO(a)Rx subcutaneously: 100 mg on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22; 200 mg on Days 29, 36, 43, and 50 unless down-titrated; and 300 mg on Days 57, 64, 71, and 78 unless down-titrated.

Treatment:

Drug: ISIS-APO(a)Rx

Cohort A: ISIS-APO(a)Rx >= 2000 mg

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive ISIS-APO(a)Rx subcutaneously: 100 mg on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22; 200 mg on Days 29, 36, 43, and 50 unless down-titrated; and 300 mg on Days 57, 64, 71, and 78 unless down-titrated.

Treatment:

Drug: ISIS-APO(a)Rx

Cohort B: Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive placebo (normal saline) subcutaneously on Days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, and 78.

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo

Cohort B: ISIS-APO(a)Rx < 2000 mg

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive ISIS-APO(a)Rx subcutaneously: 100 mg on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22; 200 mg on Days 29, 36, 43, and 50 unless down-titrated; and 300 mg on Days 57, 64, 71, and 78 unless down-titrated.

Treatment:

Drug: ISIS-APO(a)Rx

Cohort B: ISIS-APO(a)Rx >= 2000 mg

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive ISIS-APO(a)Rx subcutaneously: 100 mg on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22; 200 mg on Days 29, 36, 43, and 50 unless down-titrated; and 300 mg on Days 57, 64, 71, and 78 unless down-titrated.

Treatment:

Drug: ISIS-APO(a)Rx