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TerminatedNCT03907202Updated Sep 3, 2020

A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, PK, PD, and Efficacy of KBP-089 in Patients With T2DM

A Phase 1 interventional study of Daily injection of KBP/placebo for up to 28 days in Type II Diabetes Mellitus, sponsored by KeyBioscience AG. Terminated at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 64 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-09-03.

Sponsored by KeyBioscience AG · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
The trial was planned to be conducted in 4 cohorts but was terminated after completion of Cohort 2 for strategic reasons due to limited PD effects.

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Dec 2019, 6 years 10 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
25
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 64 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

KeyBioscience is developing KBP-089, a dual activator of both the amylin and calcitonin receptors, for the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus, using a subcutaneous injectable mode of administration.

This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, multiple-ascending dose phase I trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and efficacy of KBP-089 in patients with type 2 diabetes, who are on stable therapy with metformin.

Subjects will receive daily subcutaneous injections in the abdomen over a period of 28 days. The planned maximum doses of KBP-089 to be investigated in the trial are 20 µg in cohort 1, 60 µg in cohort 2, and 150 µg in cohort 3. For cohort 1, the dose is planned to be escalated every 7 ±1 days, and for cohort 2 and cohort 3, every 3 days. Doses may be modified according to individual tolerability, but the dose regimen will not exceed 28 days.

The IMP is administered by daily subcutaneous injections taken in the morning before breakfast.

The trial is performed in Germany and at least 36 patients will be enrolled in the trial. The trial will be randomised 1:1:1 between maximum doses of KBP-089 of 20 µg, 60 µg, 150 µg and placebo. Within each of the three cohorts, 12 patients will be randomised 3:1 to KBP-089 and placebo.

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Conditions studied

  • Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

  • Sub-cutaneous injection
  • Metformin
  • KBP-089
  • randomised
  • placebo-controlled
  • multiple-ascending dose
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In context

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

9,359 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; 1,318 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 25 is below the median of 80 across 7,525 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2.

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Lead sponsor

KeyBioscience AG is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 64 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed and dated informed consent obtained before any trial-related activities. (Trial-related activities are any procedures that would not have been performed during normal management of the patient).
  • Male or female patient with T2DM.
  • Age between 18 and 64 years, both inclusive.
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) >= 25.0 kg/m\^2.
  • HbA1c >= 7 and \<=9.5%.
  • Stable therapy with metformin ± treatment with a second oral anti-diabetes drug (OAD) belonging to the class of dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors or sulfonylureas for at least 2 months prior to inclusion into the trial or not treated with glucose-lowering medications. Patients who are receiving stable treatment with a second OAD will be asked to discontinue the DPP-4 inhibitor or a sulfonylurea for at least 14 days prior the Initial Inpatient Dosing Visit.
  • Considered generally healthy (apart from T2DM) upon completion of medical history, physical examination, vital signs, ECG and analysis of laboratory safety variables, as judged by the Investigator.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known or suspected hypersensitivity or allergy to paracetamol or related products.
  • Prior treatment with a dual amylin and calcitonin receptor agonist (DACRA) or salmon calcitonin.
  • Receipt of any medicinal product in clinical development within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the medicinal product (whichever is longer) before randomisation in this trial.
  • History of multiple and/or severe allergies to drugs or foods or a history of severe anaphylactic reaction.
  • Any history or presence of clinically relevant cardiovascular, pulmonary, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, metabolic, endocrinological (with the exception of conditions associated with diabetes mellitus), haematological, dermatological, neurological, osteomuscular, articular, psychiatric, systemic, ocular, gynaecologic (if female), or infectious disease, or signs of acute illness as judged by the Investigator.
  • Medically unable or unwilling to discontinue current anti-diabetic therapy with DPP-4 inhibitor or sulfonylurea for at least 14 days prior to admission to the research facility (Day -2) and remain off medication until the follow-up visit. Patients taking metformin therapy at entry will continue their metformin at the usual individual dose throughout the trial.
  • Have had a significant change in weight, defined as a gain or loss of at least 5% body weight in the 3 months prior to screening.
  • A positive result in the alcohol and/or urine drug screen at the screening visit.
  • Positive to the screening test for Hepatitis Bs antigen (HBsAg) or Hepatitis C antibodies and/or a positive result to the test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1/2 antibodies or HIV-1 antigen.
  • Have had a blood transfusion or severe blood loss within the past 6 months or have known hemoglobinopathy, hemolytic anemia, sickle cell anemia, or have a hemoglobin value \<11 g/dL (males) or \<10 g/dL (females), or any other condition known to interfere with HbA1c methodology.
  • Blood donation or blood loss of more than 500 mL within the last 3 months or any blood donation within the last month prior to screening.
  • Females of childbearing potential.
  • Males with pregnant partners.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
25 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    KBP-089

    Three cohorts: * Cohort 1: starting dose 5 µg, maximum dose 20 µg, uptitration step 7 days, dose increment 5 µg * Cohort 2: starting dose 7.5 µg, maximum dose 60 µg, uptitration step 3 days, dose increment 7.5 µg * Cohort 3: starting dose 5 µg, maximum dose 120 µg, uptitration step 3 days, dose increment 5, 10, 15 and 20 µg

    Drug: Daily injection of KBP/placebo for up to 28 days

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    For all the cohorts, sentinel dosing for the first two patients will be performed 1:1 in a blinded manner.

    Drug: Daily injection of KBP/placebo for up to 28 days

Interventions

  • DrugDaily injection of KBP/placebo for up to 28 days

    Daily sub-cutaneous injection of KBP-089/Placebo into a lifted skin fold of the abdominal wall.The injection will be administered in the morning before breakfast.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs).

    All TEAEs will be coded using MedDRA and summarized by treatment and dose.

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  2. Vital sign - Blood Pressure.

    Diastolic and systolic blood pressure (mmHg) are measured after at least 5 min rest in a supine position. Vital signs will be summarised by descriptive statistics by treatment, dose and timepoint.

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  3. Vital sign - Pulse (beats per min).

    measured after at least 5 min rest in a supine position. Vital signs will be summarised by descriptive statistics by treatment, dose and timepoint.

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  4. Vital sign - Body Temperature.

    Body temperature, tympanic (in Celcius). Vital signs will be summarised by descriptive statistics by treatment, dose and timepoint.

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  5. Vital sign - Respiratory frequency.

    Respiratory frequency measured as breaths per min. Vital signs will be summarised by descriptive statistics by treatment, dose and timepoint.

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  6. Electrocardiogram (ECG) - PQ interval.

    PQ interval (in msec) and any abnormality will be recorded and described in the CRF including the Investigator's assessment of clinical significance ('abnormal, not clinically significant' or 'abnormal, clinically significant').

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  7. Electrocardiogram (ECG) - QRS complex.

    QRS interval (in msec) and any abnormality will be recorded and described in the CRF including the Investigator's assessment of clinical significance ('abnormal, not clinically significant' or 'abnormal, clinically significant').

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  8. Electrocardiogram (ECG) - QT interval.

    QT interval (in msec) and any abnormality will be recorded and described in the CRF including the Investigator's assessment of clinical significance ('abnormal, not clinically significant' or 'abnormal, clinically significant').

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  9. Safety laboratory parameter - lipids.

    Standard Lipid assessments will be summarized by treatment (including dose) using descriptive statistics (number, mean, standard deviation, minimum, median and maximum). (Lipid parameters measured: Total cholesterol, High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, Triglycerides).

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  10. Safety laboratory parameter - haematology.

    Standard Biochemistry assessments will be summarized by treatment (including dose) using descriptive statistics (number, mean, standard deviation, minimum, median and maximum). (Haematology parameters measured: Haematocrit, Haemoglobin, Erythrocytes, Mean corpuscular volume (MCV), Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), Thrombocytes (platelets), Leucocytes, Neutrophile granulocytes (total count and relative), Lymphocytes (total count and relative), Monocytes (total count and relative), Eosinophile granulocytes (total count and relative), Basophile granulocytes (total count and relative))

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  11. Safety laboratory parameter - coagulation.

    Standard coagulation assessments will be summarized by treatment (including dose) using descriptive statistics (number, mean, standard deviation, minimum, median and maximum). (coagulation parameters measured: International normalised ratio (INR), Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  12. Safety laboratory parameter - urinalysis.

    Standard Biochemistry assessments will be summarized by treatment (including dose) using descriptive statistics (number, mean, standard deviation, minimum, median and maximum). (Urinalysis parameters measured: Protein, Glucose, Erythrocytes, Leucocytes, pH, Ketones)

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pharmacokinetic Evaluation - KBP-089 Area Under Curve.

    PK parameter (AUC 0-24) will be derived by non-compartmental analysis of the plasma concentration data for KBP-089

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  2. Pharmacokinetic Evaluation - KBP-089 Cmax.

    PK parameter (Cmax) will be derived by non-compartmental analysis of the plasma concentration data for KBP-089

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  3. Gastric emptying - Paracetamol Cmax.

    Gastric emptying is measured using paracetamol Cmax at baseline (Day -1), Day 1, and Day 28 for Cohorts 1 and 2 only

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  4. Gastric emptying - Paracetamol Tmax.

    Gastric emptying is measured using paracetamol Tmax at baseline (Day -1), Day 1, and Day 28 for Cohorts 1 and 2 only

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  5. Gastric emptying - Paracetamol Area Under Curve (AUC).

    Gastric emptying is measured using paracetamol AUC at baseline (Day -1), Day 1, and Day 28 for Cohorts 1 and 2 only

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  6. Fasting and postprandial glucose concentration.

    Fasting and postprandial glucose following OGTT at baseline (Days -1) and Day 28

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  7. Fasting and postprandial insulin concentration.

    Insulin following OGTT at baseline (Days -1) and Day 28

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  8. Fasting and postprandial C-peptide concentration.

    Fasting and postprandial C-peptide following OGTT at baseline (Days -1) and Day 28

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  9. Fasting and postprandial glucagon concentration.

    Fasting and postprandial glucagon following OGTT at baseline (Days -1) and Day 28

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  10. Body weight.

    Body weight at Day -1 (baseline) and Day 28 (in kg)

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  11. N-(1-deoxy)-fructosyl-haemoglobin (HbA1c).

    HbA1c at Day -1 (baseline) and Day 28 (in mmol/mol)

    Time frame: Day -1 to day 28

  12. Fridericia's corrected QT interval (QTcF).

    Fridericia's corrected QT interval (QTcF) at Day 1 and Day 27 (in msec)

    Time frame: Day 1 to day 27

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Study locations

1 site
  • Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH
    Neuss, D-41460, Germany
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 3, 2020, 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
NCT03907202
Lead sponsor
KeyBioscience AG
Collaborators
Eli Lilly and Company, Nordic Bioscience A/S, Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 8, 2019
Start date
Apr 17, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 3, 2019
Completion
Dec 3, 2019
Last update
Sep 3, 2020

Study contacts

Tim Heise, MD
principal investigator · Profil Institut für Stoffwechselforschung GmbH

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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