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PGL4001 Versus GnRH-agonist in Uterine Myomas

A Phase 3 interventional study of PGL4001 and leuprorelin in Uterine Myomas, sponsored by PregLem SA. Completed at 46 sites in 9 countries. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-12-17.

Sponsored by PregLem SA · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
301
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This trial will assess the efficacy and safety of PGL4001 versus GnRH agonist, over a 3-month period for the pre-operative treatment of pre-menopausal women suffering from excessive uterine bleeding due to uterine myoma.

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Conditions studied

  • Uterine Myomas

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Keywords

  • Uterine Myomas
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In context

Myoma

61 studies on the registry are indexed under Myoma; 10 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 301 is above the median of 80 across 45 interventional studies indexed under Myoma.

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Lead sponsor

PregLem SA is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Be a pre-menopausal woman between 18 and 50 years inclusive.
  • Have excessive uterine bleeding due to myoma
  • Have a myomatous uterus with at least one myoma of ≥ 3 cm diameter in size
  • Be eligible for one surgical procedure: e.g. hysterectomy, myomectomy or others.
  • If of the subject must be practicing a non-hormonal method of .
  • Have a (BMI) ≥ 18 and ≤ 40.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has a history of or current uterine, cervical, ovarian or breast cancer.
  • Has a history of or current endometrium atypical hyperplasia or adenocarcinoma.
  • Has a known severe coagulation disorder.
  • Has a history of or current treatment for myoma with a Selective Progesterone Receptor Modulator (SPRM) or a GnRH-agonist.
  • Has a history of or known current osteoporosis.
  • Has abnormal hepatic function at study entry.
  • Has a positive pregnancy test at baseline or is nursing or planning a pregnancy during the course of the study.
  • Has a current (within twelve months) problem with alcohol or drug abuse.
  • Is currently enrolled in an drug or device study or has participated in such a study within the last 30 days.
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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Investigational drug or device

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It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
301 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    A (PGL4001 5 mg)

    Drug: PGL4001 5mg (oral tablets) and leuproreline matching placebo (intramuscular injection)

    Drug: PGL4001

  • Experimental
    B (PGL4001 10mg)

    Drug: PGL4001 10 mg (oral tablets) and leuproreline matching placebo (intramuscular injection)

    Drug: PGL4001

  • Active comparator
    C (GnRH-agonist)

    PGL4001 matching placebo (oral tablets) and leuprorelin 3.75 mg (intramuscular injection)

    Drug: leuprorelin

Interventions

  • tablets

    Also known as: Ulipristal acetate

  • solution for injection

    Also known as: GnRH-agonist

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Subjects With Reduction of Uterine Bleeding at Week 13 Visit Defined as Pictorial Blood-loss Assessment Chart (PBAC) Score < 75 at End-of-treatment Visit (Week 13 Visit)

    Uterine bleeding was assessed with the use of the PBAC, a validated self-reporting method to estimate menstrual blood loss. Patients recorded daily the number of tampons and towels used and the degree to which individual items were soiled with blood (plus small or large clots). Monthly scores range from 0 (amenorrhea) to more than 500, with higher numbers indicating more bleeding. A slightly stained tampon/towel scores 1, a partially stained tampon/towel scores 5, a completely saturated tampon scores 10 and a completely saturated towel scores 20. Small clots/flooding (2cm) score 1. Large clots/flooding (3cm) score 5. Menorrhagia is defined as a PBAC \> 100 during one menstrual period which approximates to a blood loss of \> 80 mL. A PBAC of 400 corresponds to a blood loss of around 300 mL or approximately 80 tampons/towels used. The week 13 PBAC score was calculated using the last 28 days of treatment.

    Time frame: 3 months

  2. Co-primary Safety Endpoint: Serum Estradiol Levels at End of Treatment Visit (Week 13 Visit) for PGL4001 Compared With GnRHagonist

    Measured by log 10 (log pg/ml) transformed values for estradiol (E2) in blood samples

    Time frame: Week 13 visit

  3. Co-primary Safety Endpoint: % of Subjects Reporting Moderate or Severe Hot Flushes as Adverse Events Throughout the Treatment Period for PGL4001 Compared With GnRH-agonist

    Difference in percentage of subjects reporting moderate or severe hot flushes: Frequency and severity of this adverse event(as spontaneously reported by patients or elicited by nonleading questions) were recorded on standard forms at every visit up to week 17.

    Time frame: Up to week 17

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in the Total Volume of the Three Largest Myomas From Baseline to Week 13

    Assessment of PGL4001 capacity to decrease volume of the three largest myomas was performed at each center by means of ultrasonography at baseline and at week 13. The total volume of the three largest myomas assessed at screening and at end-of-treatment visit (Week 13) was analysed on a logarithm transformed scale (to base 10).

    Time frame: 3 months

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Results

Posted Nov 16, 2012

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneA (PGL4001 5mg)B (PGL4001 10mg)C (GnRH-agonist)
Started97103101
Completed9310095
Not completed436

Outcome measures

PrimaryPercentage of Subjects With Reduction of Uterine Bleeding at Week 13 Visit Defined as Pictorial Blood-loss Assessment Chart (PBAC) Score < 75 at End-of-treatment Visit (Week 13 Visit)

Uterine bleeding was assessed with the use of the PBAC, a validated self-reporting method to estimate menstrual blood loss. Patients recorded daily the number of tampons and towels used and the degree to which individual items were soiled with blood (plus small or large clots). Monthly scores range from 0 (amenorrhea) to more than 500, with higher numbers indicating more bleeding. A slightly stained tampon/towel scores 1, a partially stained tampon/towel scores 5, a completely saturated tampon scores 10 and a completely saturated towel scores 20. Small clots/flooding (2cm) score 1. Large clots/flooding (3cm) score 5. Menorrhagia is defined as a PBAC \> 100 during one menstrual period which approximates to a blood loss of \> 80 mL. A PBAC of 400 corresponds to a blood loss of around 300 mL or approximately 80 tampons/towels used. The week 13 PBAC score was calculated using the last 28 days of treatment.

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Number · percentage of patients
Percentage of Subjects With Reduction of Uterine Bleeding at Week 13 Visit Defined as Pictorial Blood-loss Assessment Chart (PBAC) Score < 75 at End-of-treatment Visit (Week 13 Visit)
percentage of patientsA (PGL4001 5mg)B (PGL4001 10mg)C (GnRH-agonist)
Percentage of Subjects With Reduction of Uterine Bleeding at Week 13 Visit Defined as Pictorial Blood-loss Assessment Chart (PBAC) Score < 75 at End-of-treatment Visit (Week 13 Visit)90.397.989.1
Statistical analysis
  • A (PGL4001 5mg) vs C (GnRH-agonist) · Difference in proportions: 1.2Newcombe-Wilson method for CI. Percentage in A minus percentage in C needed to be greater than non-inferiority margin of -20%.
  • B (PGL4001 10mg) vs C (GnRH-agonist) · Difference in proportions: 8.8Newcombe-Wilson method for CI. Percentage in B minus percentage in C needed to be greater than non-inferiority margin of -20%.
SecondaryChange in the Total Volume of the Three Largest Myomas From Baseline to Week 13

Assessment of PGL4001 capacity to decrease volume of the three largest myomas was performed at each center by means of ultrasonography at baseline and at week 13. The total volume of the three largest myomas assessed at screening and at end-of-treatment visit (Week 13) was analysed on a logarithm transformed scale (to base 10).

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Mean · Log 10 (Log cm3) Total volume
Change in the Total Volume of the Three Largest Myomas From Baseline to Week 13
Log 10 (Log cm3) Total volumeA (PGL4001 5mg)B (PGL4001 10mg)C (GnRH-agonist)
Change in the Total Volume of the Three Largest Myomas From Baseline to Week 13-0.179 ± 0.037-0.220 ± 0.036-0.268 ± 0.037
Statistical analysis
  • A (PGL4001 5mg) vs C (GnRH-agonist) · ANCOVA · Mean difference (final values): 0.089 · 95% CI -0.003 to 0.181As comparison of 2 doses of PGL4001 vs GnRH-agonist, Bonneferroni correction used to adjust confidence intervals
  • B (PGL4001 10mg) vs C (GnRH-agonist) · ANCOVA · Mean difference (final values): 0.049 · 95% CI -0.043 to 0.14As comparison of 2 doses of PGL4001 vs GnRH-agonist, Bonneferroni correction used to adjust confidence intervals
PrimaryCo-primary Safety Endpoint: Serum Estradiol Levels at End of Treatment Visit (Week 13 Visit) for PGL4001 Compared With GnRHagonist

Measured by log 10 (log pg/ml) transformed values for estradiol (E2) in blood samples

Time frame:
Week 13 visit
Reported as:
Mean · log 10 (log pg/ml) E2
Co-primary Safety Endpoint: Serum Estradiol Levels at End of Treatment Visit (Week 13 Visit) for PGL4001 Compared With GnRHagonist
log 10 (log pg/ml) E2A (PGL4001 5mg)B (PGL4001 10mg)C (GnRH-agonist)
Co-primary Safety Endpoint: Serum Estradiol Levels at End of Treatment Visit (Week 13 Visit) for PGL4001 Compared With GnRHagonist1.897 ± 0.0411.843 ± 0.0411.381 ± 0.041
Statistical analysis
  • A (PGL4001 5mg) vs C (GnRH-agonist) · Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel · p = <0.001 (Since comparisons of 2 doses of ulipristal acetate vs GnRH-agonist, Bonferroni correction was used, p values were doubled (p-value threshold was 0.05) and CI adjusted) · Mean difference (net): -28.3 · 95% CI -40.6 to -14.6Analysed via Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test, controlling for strata
  • B (PGL4001 10mg) vs C (GnRH-agonist) · Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel · p = <0.001 (Since comparisons of 2 doses of ulipristal acetate vs GnRH-agonist, Bonferroni correction was used, p values were doubled (p-value threshold was 0.05) and CI adjusted) · Mean difference (net): -29.9 · 95% CI -42.0 to -16.6Analysed via Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test, controlling for strata
PrimaryCo-primary Safety Endpoint: % of Subjects Reporting Moderate or Severe Hot Flushes as Adverse Events Throughout the Treatment Period for PGL4001 Compared With GnRH-agonist

Difference in percentage of subjects reporting moderate or severe hot flushes: Frequency and severity of this adverse event(as spontaneously reported by patients or elicited by nonleading questions) were recorded on standard forms at every visit up to week 17.

Time frame:
Up to week 17
Reported as:
Number · percentage of patients
Co-primary Safety Endpoint: % of Subjects Reporting Moderate or Severe Hot Flushes as Adverse Events Throughout the Treatment Period for PGL4001 Compared With GnRH-agonist
percentage of patientsA (PGL4001 5mg)B (PGL4001 10mg)C (GnRH-agonist)
Co-primary Safety Endpoint: % of Subjects Reporting Moderate or Severe Hot Flushes as Adverse Events Throughout the Treatment Period for PGL4001 Compared With GnRH-agonist11.3 (-40.6 to -14.6)9.7 (-42.0 to -16.6)39.6
Statistical analysis
  • A (PGL4001 5mg) vs C (GnRH-agonist) · Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel · p = <0.001 (Since planned analyses involved comparisons of 2 doses of PGL4001 vs GnRH-agonist, a Bonferroni correction was used and p values were doubled (p-value threshold was 0.05) and confidence intervals were similarly adjusted) · Mean difference (net): -28.3 · 95% CI -40.6 to -14.6Analysed via a Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test, controlling for strata
  • B (PGL4001 10mg) vs C (GnRH-agonist) · Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel · p = <0.001 (Since planned analyses involved comparisons of 2 doses of PGL4001 vs GnRH-agonist, a Bonferroni correction was used and p values were doubled (p-value threshold was 0.05) and confidence intervals were similarly adjusted) · Median difference (net): -29.9 · 95% CI -42.0 to -16.6Analysed via a Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test, controlling for strata

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 3% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
A (PGL4001 5mg)—5/97 (5.2%)75/97 (77.3%)
B (PGL4001 10mg)—4/103 (3.9%)79/103 (76.7%)
C (GnRH-agonist)—4/101 (4%)85/101 (84.2%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventA (PGL4001 5mg)B (PGL4001 10mg)C (GnRH-agonist)
HeadacheNervous system disorders1/970/1030/101
Thyroid cancerNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)1/970/1030/101
SarcomaNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)1/970/1030/101
Post procedural complicationInjury, poisoning and procedural complications1/970/1030/101
Operative hemorrhageInjury, poisoning and procedural complications1/970/1030/101
Uterine hemorrhageReproductive system and breast disorders0/971/1031/101
Lung infectionInfections and infestations0/970/1031/101
Choriomeningitis lymphocyticInfections and infestations0/970/1031/101
Wound hemorrhageVascular disorders0/970/1031/101
LeiomyomaNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)0/971/1030/101
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventA (PGL4001 5mg)B (PGL4001 10mg)C (GnRH-agonist)
Reproductive system and breast disordersReproductive system and breast disorders39/9744/10370/101
Hot flushReproductive system and breast disorders25/9725/10366/101
Nervous system disordersNervous system disorders30/9727/10334/101
HeadacheNervous system disorders25/9719/10329/101
Gastrointestinal disordersGastrointestinal disorders17/9721/10322/101
Injury, poisoning and procedural complicationsInjury, poisoning and procedural complications12/9717/10312/101
General disorders and administration site conditionsGeneral disorders7/9717/1039/101
Infections and infestationsInfections and infestations14/9716/10316/101
Procedural painInjury, poisoning and procedural complications9/9715/1039/101
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disordersSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders5/9711/10313/101

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)A (PGL4001 5mg)B (PGL4001 10mg)C (GnRH-agonist)Total
<=18 years0000
Between 18 and 65 years97103101301
>=65 years0000
Age Continuous
Age Continuous(years)A (PGL4001 5mg)B (PGL4001 10mg)C (GnRH-agonist)Total
Mean40.1 ± 6.240.7 ± 6.340.3 ± 6.240.3 ± 6.2
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)A (PGL4001 5mg)B (PGL4001 10mg)C (GnRH-agonist)Total
Female97103101301
Male0000
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)A (PGL4001 5mg)B (PGL4001 10mg)C (GnRH-agonist)Total
Austria812828
Belgium12161341
Germany4037
Spain21281867
Israel46212
Italy67720
Poland423450126
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Study locations

46 sites
  • Medical University Graz
    Graz, 8036, Austria
  • Medical University of Innsbruck
    Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
  • Landesklinikum Thermenregion Neunkirchen; Dept. For Gynecology
    Neunkirchen, 2620, Austria
  • Medical University Vienna
    Vienna, 1090, Austria
  • Hopital Erasme, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
    Brussels, 1070, Belgium
  • Clinique Universitaire St-Luc
    Brussels, 1200, Belgium
  • CHR de la Citadelle
    Liège, 4000, Belgium
  • Clinique Universitaire de Mont-Godinne
    Yvoir, 5530, Belgium
  • Cabinet de Gynécologie Chirurgicale
    Bordeaux, 33000, France
  • CHU de Clermont-Ferrand - Polyclinique Gynécologie-Obstétrique
    Clermont Ferrand, 63058, France
  • Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe
    Chemnitz, Germany
  • Private Practice
    Frankfurt, 60322, Germany
  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Frauenklinik, Abt. I für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe,
    Hannover, 30625, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Köln Klinik und poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe
    Köln, 50931, Germany
  • Universität zu Lübeck, Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe
    Lübeck, 23538, Germany
  • Poliklinik fur Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe
    Münster, 48149, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
    Tübingen, 72076, Germany
  • Ammerland-Klinik GmbH Frauenklinik
    Westerstede, 26655, Germany
  • Soroka University Medical Center, Division of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    Be'er Sheva, 84101, Israel
  • Hadassah University Hospital
    Jerusalem, 91120, Israel
  • Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus
    Jerusalem, Israel
  • Meir Medical Center
    Kfar-Saba, Israel
  • Western Galilee Hospital Nahariya
    Nahariya, 22100, Israel
  • Rabin Medical Center, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women
    Petach Tikva, 49100, Israel
  • Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica II - Università degli Studi di Bari
    Bari, Italy
  • Clinica Obstetrica - Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Cagliari
    Cagliari, Italy
  • Azienda Ospedaliera S. Gerardo - U. O. Ostetricia e Ginecologia
    Monza, Italy
  • Policlinico Universitario Federico II
    Napoli, Italy
  • Universita di Padova-Dip scienze ginecologiche e della riproduzione umana
    Padova, Italy
  • Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica - A. O. U. Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
    Palermo, 70100, Italy
  • Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli"
    Roma, 00168, Italy
  • University Medical Center Utrecht, Gynecologist Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Division for Reproductive Medicine
    Utrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands
  • Prywatna Klinika Polozniczo-Ginekologiczna
    Bialystok, 15-224, Poland
  • INVICTA Sp. Z o.o.
    Gdańsk, 80-895, Poland
  • Private Practice
    Katowice, 40-084, Poland
  • Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Klinika Ginekologii Onkologicznej i Ginekologii
    Lublin, 20-081, Poland
  • Gabinet Lekarski Specjalistyczny "Sonus"
    Warszawa, 02-066, Poland
  • Institut Universitari Dexeus
    Barcelona, 08028, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebrón
    Barcelona, 08035, Spain
  • Hospital Clínic i Provincial
    Barcelona, 08036, Spain
  • Clínica Ginecológica CEOGA
    Lugo, 27002, Spain
  • Private Practice
    Madrid, 28009, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre
    Madrid, 28041, Spain
  • Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca Servicio de Ginecología Carretera Madrid-Cartagena
    Murcia, 30120, Spain
  • Hospital Universitaris La Fe
    Valencia, 46009, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset
    Valencia, 46017, Spain
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References and documents

Publications

  • Donnez J, Tomaszewski J, Vazquez F, Bouchard P, Lemieszczuk B, Baro F, Nouri K, Selvaggi L, Sodowski K, Bestel E, Terrill P, Osterloh I, Loumaye E; PEARL II Study Group. Ulipristal acetate versus leuprolide acetate for uterine fibroids. N Engl J Med. 2012 Feb 2;366(5):421-32. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1103180. PubMed 22296076 ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00740831
Lead sponsor
PregLem SA
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 25, 2008
Start date
Aug 2008
Primary completion
Jan 2010
Completion
Jun 2010
Results posted
Nov 16, 2012
Last update
Dec 17, 2012

Study contacts

Dr Elke Bestel
study director · PregLem SA

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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