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TerminatedNCT02464891ACCESSUpdated Nov 14, 2017

Complement Inhibition in aHUS Dialysis Patients

A Phase 2 interventional study of CCX168 in Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, sponsored by Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research. Terminated at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-11-14.

Sponsored by Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
The study had accomplished its goal with the 6 patients who have been enrolled.

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Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
6
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 16 studies in Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome with a site in Italy — 5 open to participants now, 6 under way, 2 of them phase 3. Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome · Italy.

Enrollment
11th of 13
6 · median 44
Started
2015
the only one that year
Phase 2
7 of 16
none open now
Registered
8th of 16
by date
Lead sponsor
4 of 16
Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

Among the 16 studies in Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome with a site in Italy, this one is the 11th largest by enrollment of the 13 interventional ones that give a count, is the only one that started in 2015, is one of 7 in phase 2, and was the 8th registered.

Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

45 studies on the registry are indexed under Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome; 14 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

5 of the 16 studies in Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome with a site in Italy are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 12 Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome studies recruiting now, 10 (83%) set no upper age limit and none (0%) stop at 75 or younger; 6 take children under 18; 2 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

This study evaluates the effect of CCX168, a C5aR Antagonist, Oral Administration on Ex Vivo Thrombus Formation and Disease Activity in ten patients with diagnosis of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome with or without genetic abnormalities in the complement system or thrombomodulin, on stable chronic extracorporeal or peritoneal dialysis therapy since at least 6 months.

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Inherited defects that determine uncontrolled activation of the alternative complement pathway have been well documented in atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) patients. Research in recent years has identified more than 120 different mutations, accounting for around 40%-60% of cases, in the genes encoding complement factor H (CFH), membrane cofactor protein (MCP), complement factor I (CFI), C3, complement factor B (CFB), and thrombomodulin (THBD). A therapeutic approach could be the administration of molecules that pharmacologically target complement activation, which is the primary common pathogenic mechanism in all genetic forms of aHUS. Eculizumab has been successfully used as prophylaxis of aHUS recurrences in subjects with plasma dependent or plasma resistant disease or in renal transplant recipients at high risk of recurrence due to CFH, CFI, or C3 complement gene mutations. However the drug must be administered chronically and drug spacing or discontinuance was associated with disease recurrence in the graft. The C5aR receptor antagonist CCX168 could present an appealing alternative to eculizumab for post-transplant prophylaxis of aHUS recurrences since it is orally administrable with lower cost of goods. In addition, CCX168 is theoretically associated with lower risk of infections than eculizumab since the former does not target C5b and leaves the terminal complement pathway intact.

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Conditions studied

  • Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Keywords

  • Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
  • CCX168
  • dialysis
  • C5aR antagonist
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age >18 years;
  • Diagnosis of aHUS with or without identified genetic abnormalities in the complement system or thrombomodulin;
  • Stable chronic extracorporeal or peritoneal dialysis therapy since at least 6 months;
  • Written .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women of or women who are breastfeeding;
  • Shiga toxin-associated HUS or secondary forms of thrombotic microangiopathy;
  • ADAMTS13 activity \<10 % or circulating anti ADAMTS13 autoantibodies consistent with the diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura;
  • Need for specific intervention with plasma therapy and/or complement inhibitors as deemed clinically appropriate;
  • Plasma therapy or treatment with complement inhibitors or antiplatelet and antithrombotic agents over the last two weeks;
  • Liver function impairment (serum liver enzymes or levels >3 x );
  • \< 2000/μL or lymphocyte count \< 1000/μL;
  • Infection requiring antibiotic treatment within the previous 4 weeks prior to screening;
  • Participated in any clinical study of an product within 30 days prior to screening or within 5 half-lives after taking the last dose;
  • History or presence of any medical condition or disease which, in the opinion of the Investigator may place the subject at unacceptable risk for study participation;
  • Inability to understand the potential risks and benefits of the study;
  • Legal incapacity.
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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.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.

It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
6 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    CCX168

    Study medication will be administered as hard gelatin capsules containing 10 mg CCX168. Patients will take 30 mg CCX168, given as 3 x 10 mg capsule, twice daily for 15 days.

    Drug: CCX168

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Ex vivo thrombogenesis.

    Time frame: Changes from baseline at day 2,14 (during CCX168 treatment), 16 and 21 (after treatment withdrawal).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Complement component 3 serum levels.

    Time frame: Changes from baseline at day 2,14 (during CCX168 treatment), 16 and 21 (after treatment withdrawal).

  2. Complement component 4 serum levels.

    Time frame: Changes from baseline at day 2,14 (during CCX168 treatment), 16 and 21 (after treatment withdrawal).

  3. Complement component 5 serum levels.

    Time frame: Changes from baseline at day 2,14 (during CCX168 treatment), 16 and 21 (after treatment withdrawal).

  4. Complement Factor H.

    Time frame: Changes from baseline at day 2,14 (during CCX168 treatment), 16 and 21 (after treatment withdrawal).

  5. Complement component 5a.

    Time frame: Changes from baseline at day 2,14 (during CCX168 treatment), 16 and 21 (after treatment withdrawal).

  6. Soluble thrombomodulin.

    Time frame: Changes from baseline at day 2,14 (during CCX168 treatment), 16 and 21 (after treatment withdrawal).

  7. Fibrin split products..

    Time frame: Changes from baseline at day 2,14 (during CCX168 treatment), 16 and 21 (after treatment withdrawal).

  8. Ex vivo C5b-9 deposition on microvascular endothelial cells

    Time frame: At baseline.

  9. Changes in pre-dialysis and intradialytic blood pressure.

    Time frame: The participants will be followed for the duration of the study up to 21 days.

  10. Changes in heart rate.

    Time frame: The participants will be followed for the duration of the study up to 21 days.

  11. Safety and tolerability parameters including serious and non serious events

    Time frame: The participants will be followed for the duration of the study up to 21 days.

  12. Patient health-related quality of life as measured by administration of EQ-5D-5L questionnaire.

    Time frame: Changes from baseline at 14 and 21 day.

  13. Characterization of CCX168 pharmacokinetic profile after oral administration by determining by maximum plasma concentration, time of maximum plasma concentration and area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to hour 6

    Time frame: Changes from Baseline at 4,9,11 and 15 day.

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Study locations

1 site
  • A.O. Papa Giovanni XXIII - U.O. Nefrologia e Dialisi/IRCCS IRFMN - Centro di Ricerche Cliniche per le Malattie Rare Aldo e Cele Daccò
    Bergamo, Italy
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References and documents

Publications

  • Aiello S, Gastoldi S, Galbusera M, Ruggenenti P, Portalupi V, Rota S, Rubis N, Liguori L, Conti S, Tironi M, Gamba S, Santarsiero D, Benigni A, Remuzzi G, Noris M. C5a and C5aR1 are key drivers of microvascular platelet aggregation in clinical entities spanning from aHUS to COVID-19. Blood Adv. 2022 Jan 8;6(3):866-881. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021005246. Erratum In: Blood Adv. 2022 May 10;6(9):2812. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022007722. PubMed 34852172 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jun 2015 to primary completion in Jul 2017, 25 months.

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Registered
May 26, 2015
First posted
Jun 8, 2015
StartActual
Jun 4, 2015
Primary completionActual
Jul 13, 2017
CompletionActual
Jul 13, 2017
Last update
Nov 14, 2017
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 14, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02464891
Collaborators
Amgen
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 8, 2015
Start date
Jun 4, 2015
Primary completion
Jul 13, 2017
Completion
Jul 13, 2017
Last update
Nov 14, 2017

Study contacts

Giuseppe Remuzzi, MD
study chair · IRCCS - Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research/A.O. Papa Giovanni XXIII- BG

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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