Study to Evaluate the Safety of CB-280 in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Calithera Biosciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Cystic Fibrosis

Treatments: Drug: CB-280; Drug: Placebos

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT04279769

CX-280-202

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a phase 1b multiple ascending dose escalation study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of arginase inhibitor CB-280 in subjects with cystic fibrosis.

Full description

Study CX-280-202 is a Phase 1b, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple ascending dose escalation study of CB-280 in adult subjects with cystic fibrosis and chronic infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The study will evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and biological activity of CB-280 in approximately 32 adult patients with cystic fibrosis. There are four planned sequential dose escalation cohorts of 8 subjects each, randomized 6:2 to receive CB-280 or matched placebo at doses of 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg, or 400 mg administered twice daily for 14 days. Intermediate dose levels may be evaluated based on emerging safety data at the planned dose levels.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Written Informed Consent in accordance with federal, local, and institutional guidelines
2. Confirmed diagnosis of cystic fibrosis
3. Male or female subjects ≥ 18 years on the date of informed consent
4. Percent predicted FEV1 of 40-90% at screening per Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) equation
5. Clinically stable with no significant changes in health status within 28 days prior to Day 1
6. Chronic lung infection with P. aeruginosa defined as at least one positive culture in the last two years and more than 50% of cultures positive since then
7. Stable cystic fibrosis medication regimen for at least 28 days inclusive of CFTR modulators prior to Day 1
8. Hemoglobin > 10 g/dL at screening
9. Glomerular filtration rate > 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 at screening
10. Normal liver function at screening

Exclusion criteria

1. History of any comorbidity that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might pose an additional risk in administering study drug to the subject or confound the results of the study
2. Lung infection with organisms associated with a more rapid decline in pulmonary status (including, but not limited to, Burkholderia cenocepacia, Burkholderia dolosa, and Mycobacterium abscessus)
3. Unable to receive study medication per os (PO)
4. Females who are pregnant, have a positive pregnancy test at screening, or are nursing (lactating)

Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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32 participants in 5 patient groups, including a placebo group

Cohort 1

Experimental group

Description:

CB-280 twice daily at 50 mg for 14 days

Treatment:

Drug: CB-280

Cohort 2

Experimental group

Description:

CB-280 twice daily at 100 mg for 14 days

Treatment:

Drug: CB-280

Cohort 3

Experimental group

Description:

CB-280 twice daily at 200 mg for 14 days

Treatment:

Drug: CB-280

Cohort 4

Experimental group

Description:

CB-280 twice daily at 400 mg for 14 days

Treatment:

Drug: CB-280

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Placebo twice daily for 14 days

Treatment:

Drug: Placebos