A Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Engasertib in Participants With Moderate to Severe Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorVaderis Therapeutics AG

About this trial

The primary objective of this trial is to assess the efficacy of engasertib 40 mg once daily (QD) in reducing the frequency of epistaxis compared to placebo QD during 28 weeks of double-blind treatment in participants with moderate to severe HHT.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Participants are ≥18 years of age at the Screening Visit.

Multiple telangiectases at characteristic sites: lips, oral cavity, fingers, or nose;

Visceral lesions: gastrointestinal telangiectasia and/or pulmonary, hepatic, cerebral, or spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs); or

A first degree relative with HHT according to these criteria.

Disqualifiers

History or current diagnosis of clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities.

History of significant or uncontrolled skin disorders per Investigator's judgement.

Local ablative (eg, cauterization) or surgical procedures on nasal telangiectases <6 weeks before the Screening Visit.

Use of drugs with anti-angiogenic properties, including, but not limited to, bevacizumab, pazopanib, thalidomide, lenalidomide, pomalidomide, tacrolimus, sirolimus, or selective estrogen response modulators (tamoxifen, raloxifene, or bazedoxifene) < 6 weeks before the Screening Visit.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Engasertib

    Drug

    Engasertib will be administered as oral capsules.

  • Placebo

    Drug

    Placebo will be administered as oral capsules.

Treatment groups

240 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Engasertib 40 mgExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Total Number of Epistaxis Events Through Week 28

Time frame
Day 1 through Week 28

Secondary outcomes

1

Absolute Change from Baseline in Total Duration of Epistaxis at Week 28

Time frame
Baseline and Week 28
2

Absolute Change from Baseline in Epistaxis Severity Score (ESS) at Week 28

Time frame
Baseline and Week 28
3

Absolute Change from Baseline in the Nasal Outcome Score for Epistaxis in HHT (NOSE HHT) Score at Week 28

Time frame
Baseline and Week 28
4

Absolute Change in Red Blood Cell (RBC) Unit Equivalents (RUEs) Received at Week 28

Time frame
Baseline and Week 28

Other outcomes

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