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CompletedNCT04035733Updated Apr 22, 2025

rVA576 in Adult Mild to Moderate Bullous Pemphigoid Subjects

A Phase 2 interventional study of rVA576 in Bullous Pemphigoid (BP), sponsored by AKARI Therapeutics. Completed at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-04-22.

Sponsored by AKARI Therapeutics · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
9
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common of the autoimmune blistering skin diseases in Western Europe. [Joly 2012]The study will recruit the new onset or relapsing mild to moderate BP patients. The study population will consist of patients above the age of 18 years with an active episode of BP, confirmed by inclusion and exclusion criteria and who, in the opinion of the Investigator, would benefit from treatment with rVA576. Recombinant rVA576 is a small protein complement C5 and LTB4 inhibitor, which prevents the cleavage of C5 by C5 convertase and thereby inhibits generation of C5b-9 the membrane attack complex (MAC), as well as preventing the release of the anaphylatoxin C5a. rVA576 is effective in inhibiting terminal complement activity irrespective of the activating pathway (classical, lectin or alternative). This Phase IIa open-label single-arm study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of rVA576 in adult mild to moderate Bullous Pemphigoid patients

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Conditions studied

  • Bullous Pemphigoid (BP)

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Adult male or female ≥18-year-old patients
  2. Subject with newly presenting mild to moderate cutaneous bullous pemphigoid (BP)
  3. BPDAI global score at the screening of 10-56 (≥ 10 but \<56)
  4. Subjects with a relapse of mild to moderate bullous pemphigoid are eligible if their disease was quiescent for at least 2 months before the current relapse.
  5. Cutaneous bullous pemphigoid (BP) per standard diagnostic criteria:

    1. Clinical presentation (cutaneous blistering and/or itchy dermatosis), AND
    2. Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) studies.
  6. Karnofsky performance status ≥ 60%
  7. Adequate cardiac, renal, hepatic, neurological and psychiatric function as determined by the Investigator and demonstrated by screening laboratory evaluations, vital sign measurement, ECG recording and physical examination results.
  8. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must agree to use effective contraception consistently throughout the study and have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test per the schedule of visits.
  9. Males with a childbearing potential partner must agree to use effective contraception consistently OR have had a vasectomy
  10. Willing and able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.
  11. Willing and able to provide voluntary written informed consent
  12. Willing to receive immunisation against Neisseria meningitidis and antibiotic prophylaxis in accordance with applicable guidelines and local standard of care of the PI at the trial site

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with severe BP. Severe disease to defined as global BPDAI ≥ 56.
  2. Patients with refractory BP.
  3. Suspected drug-induced BP
  4. Concomitant skin conditions preventing physical evaluation of BP.
  5. Participation in a clinical trial of an investigational product within 6 weeks of screening.
  6. Known hypersensitivity to tick or to rVA576 and any of its excipients.
  7. BP patients on systemic corticosteroid or systemic immunomodulator or other treatment for the current BP episode (including azathioprine, dapsone, doxycycline, etc) provided the treatment cannot be discontinued before Day 1.
  8. Treatment with biologics (e.g. etanercept, adalimumab, ustekinumab, infliximab, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and rituximab or other anti-CD20 therapies) within 5 half-lives of the drugs prior to screening.
  9. Known hypersensitivity to mometasone furoate or to other corticosteroids or to any excipients in mometasone furoate
  10. Received rVA576 for the treatment of the current episode of BP prior to study entry.
  11. Patients with severe medical or surgical conditions at screening or Day 1 including, but not limited to cardiac, respiratory, renal, hepatic, haematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic, cerebral, psychiatric, or any other severe acute or chronic medical condition that may increase the risk associated with study participation/treatment or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the Investigator's opinion, would make the patient inappropriate for study entry.
  12. Presence of any malignancy that has been under active treatment or in previous 5 years except for patients with the removal of uncomplicated basal cell carcinoma or cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, who may take part in the study.
  13. Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency (e.g. common variable immunodeficiency, organ transplantation).
  14. Clinically significant vital sign measurements or ECG findings as determined by the Investigator.
  15. Clinically significant abnormal laboratory test results.
  16. The active or recent history of clinically significant infection within 1 month of Screening.
  17. Pregnant or breast-feeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study.
  18. Evidence of an active disease of hepatitis B (HBsAg positive or HBcAg positive) or hepatitis C (HCV ab positive), CMV (IgM positive) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (HIV1/2 Ab positive)
  19. Active abuse of alcohol or drugs.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Open-label single arm study

    Drug: rVA576

Interventions

  • DrugrVA576

    BP subjects will be treated with 30 mg once daily rVA576 regime for 6 weeks.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety parameter

    Proportion of participants reporting grade 3, 4 and 5 adverse events, which are related/possibly related to rVA576 during the treatment period. Treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) consist of: * Change from baseline in physical examination * ECG * Clinical laboratory tests * Vital signs The Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.03) will be used to grade adverse events.

    Time frame: 42 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy Parameter

    Change in BPDAI between baseline (Day 1) and Day 42.

    Time frame: 42 days

  2. Quality of life questionnaire

    Change in quality of life questionnaire between baseline (Day 1) and Day 42

    Time frame: 42 days

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Study locations

2 sites
  • University of Lubeck
    Lubeck, Germany
  • UMCG Groningen
    Groningen, Hanzeplein 1 9700 RB, Netherlands
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References and documents

Publications

  • Sadik CD, Rashid H, Hammers CM, Diercks GFH, Weidinger A, Beissert S, Schauer F, Fettiplace J, Thaci D, Ngai Y, Nunn MA, Zillikens D, Horvath B. Evaluation of Nomacopan for Treatment of Bullous Pemphigoid: A Phase 2a Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Dermatol. 2022 Jun 1;158(6):641-649. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.1156. PubMed 35507334 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04035733
Lead sponsor
AKARI Therapeutics
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 29, 2019
Start date
Sep 25, 2018
Primary completion
Mar 12, 2020
Completion
Apr 29, 2020
Last update
Apr 22, 2025

Oversight

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