A Study to Investigate Airway Inflammation With Dupilumab Subcutaneously in Participants Aged ≥40 to ≤85 Years With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40-85
SponsorSanofi

About this trial

LPS18583 is a multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, Phase 4 study with 2 treatment groups. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of dupilumab compared with placebo on airway inflammation, resistance, and remodeling including mucus plugging and its association with improvement on lung function, exacerbations, and quality of life improvement in participants aged 40 years of age up to 85 years of age (inclusive).

Study details include:

The study duration will be up to 40 weeks. The treatment duration will be up to 24 weeks. The number of visits will be 9.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Current or former smokers with a smoking history of ≥10 pack-years

Moderate-to-severe COPD (post-BD FEV1/FVC ratio <0.70 and post-BD FEV1 % predicted >30% and ≤70%)

Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale grade ≥2 or COPD assessment test (CAT) score ≥10

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) category E , Frequent or severe exacerbations

Disqualifiers

A current diagnosis of asthma according to the Global Initiative for Asthma diagnostic (GINA) guidelines, or documented history of asthma

Significant pulmonary disease other than COPD (eg, lung fibrosis, sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, bronchiectasis, Churg-Strauss Syndrome) or another diagnosed pulmonary or systemic disease associated with elevated peripheral eosinophil counts

Treatment with oxygen >4.0 L/min for ≥8 hours/day Respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks before screening, or during the screening period

Diagnosis of α-1 anti-trypsin deficiency

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Dupilumab

    Drug

    Pharmaceutical form:Solution for injection-Route of administration:SC injection

  • Placebo

    Drug

    Pharmaceutical form:Solution for injection-Route of administration:SC injection

Treatment groups

218 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: DupilumabExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change from baseline to Week 24 in global lung mucus score (UCSF mucus scoring)

The score is calculated by counting the number of bronchopulmonary segments which on CT scans contain at least one mucus plugs. The score ranges from 0 up to a maximum score of 18 corresponding to the 18 bronchopulmonary segments present in most people. In this system, a mucus plug is defined as a complete occlusion of the airway imaged at Total Lung Capacity (TLC). Higher scores indicate worse outcome.

Time frame
Baseline to Week 24

Secondary outcomes

1

Change from baseline to Week 24 in mucus volume for global lung by High-resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT)

Time frame
Baseline to Week 24
2

Change from baseline to Week 24 in trimmed distal airway wall thickness at TLC by HRCT

Time frame
Baseline to Week 24
3

Change from baseline to Week 24 in airway resistance from R5 to R20 measured by Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT)

Time frame
Baseline to Week 24
4

Change from baseline to Week 24 in Reactance area (AX) measured by FOT

Time frame
Baseline to Week 24

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Sanofi

Lead sponsor

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Collaborator