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WithdrawnNCT05152563ENIGMA-SCUpdated Mar 3, 2023

A Study to Assess Subcutaneous AK002 in Eosinophilic Gastritis and/or Eosinophilic Duodenitis

A Phase 3 interventional study of AK002 and Placebo in Eosinophilic Gastritis and Eosinophilic Duodenitis, sponsored by Allakos Inc.. Withdrawn at 76 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-03-03.

Sponsored by Allakos Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
Company decision
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 26 studies in Eosinophilic enteropathy with a site in United States — 4 open to participants now, 5 under way, none of them phase 3. Eosinophilic enteropathy · United States.

Enrollment
16th of 16
0 · median 28
Started
2021
with 3 others
Phase 3
5 of 26
none open now
Registered
23rd of 26
by date
Lead sponsor
6 of 26
Allakos Inc.

Among the 26 studies in Eosinophilic enteropathy with a site in United States, this one is the 16th largest by enrollment of the 16 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 4 that started in 2021, is one of 5 in phase 3, and was the 23rd registered.

Eosinophilic enteropathy

28 studies on the registry are indexed under Eosinophilic enteropathy; 5 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

4 of the 26 studies in Eosinophilic enteropathy with a site in United States are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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Who these studies take

Of the 5 Eosinophilic enteropathy studies recruiting now, 2 set no upper age limit and 3 stop at 75 or younger; 4 take children under 18; none take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 80 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

This is a Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamic effect of subcutaneous lirentelimab (AK002), given monthly for 6 doses, in subjects with moderate to severe Eosinophilic Gastritis and/or Eosinophilic Duodenitis who have an inadequate response with, lost response to, or were intolerant to standard therapies.

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Conditions studied

  • Eosinophilic Gastritis
  • Eosinophilic Duodenitis

Keywords

  • Eosinophil
  • Eosinophilic
  • Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders
  • EGID
  • EG
  • EGE
  • Eosinophilic Gastritis
  • Eosinophilic Duodenitis
  • Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
  • EoD
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Provide written .
  2. Male or female aged ≥18 and ≤80 years at the time of signing the informed consent for entry.
  3. Baseline endoscopic with ≥30 eosinophils/hpf in at least 5 hpf in the stomach and/or ≥30 eosinophils/hpf in at least 3 hpf in the duodenum as determined by central histology assessment of biopsies collected during the screening EGD without any other significant cause for the eosinophilia.
  4. Completion of at least 4 daily PRO questionnaires per week for a minimum of 3 weeks during screening.
  5. A weekly average score of abdominal pain, nausea, or diarrhea ≥3 on the PRO questionnaire (score from 0-10) and a weekly average TSS of ≥10 for at least 2 weeks of screening.
  6. Subjects with inadequate or loss of response to, or who were intolerant to standard therapies for EG and/or EoD, which could include PPI, antihistamines, systemic or topical , and/or diet, among others.
  7. If subject is on preexisting dietary restrictions, willingness to maintain dietary restrictions throughout the study.
  8. Willing and able to comply with all study procedures and visit schedule including follow-up visits.
  9. Female subjects must be either for at least 1 year with FSH level >30 mIU/mL at screening or surgically sterile (tubal ligation, hysterectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy) for at least 3 months, or if of , have a negative pregnancy test and agree to use dual methods of , or abstain from sexual activity from screening until the end of the study, or for 120 days following the last dose of study drug, whichever is longer. Male subjects with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception from screening until the end of the study or for 120 days following the last dose of study drug, whichever is longer. All fertile men with female partners of childbearing potential should be instructed to contact the Investigator immediately if they suspect their partner might be pregnant (e.g., missed or late menstrual period) at any time during study participation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Use of systemic or topical exceeding the equivalent of 10 mg/day of prednisone within 4 weeks prior to the screening visit.
  2. Change in the dose of corticosteroids (systemic or topical), PPI, leukotrienes, or diet therapy within 4 weeks prior to the screening visit.
  3. Treatment with any or immunomodulatory drugs that may interfere with the study within 12 weeks prior to the screening visit.
  4. Prior exposure to AK002 or known to any constituent of the study drug.
  5. Active Heliobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection as confirmed by stool antigen test for H. pylori or identified in tissue obtained at screening EGD.
  6. History of inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, achalasia, or esophageal surgery.
  7. History of bleeding disorders and/or esophageal varices considered to be by the Investigator.
  8. Other significant gastric and/or duodenal eosinophilia or eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).
  9. Confirmed diagnosis of hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES).
  10. Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant while participating in the study.
  11. Presence of an abnormal laboratory value considered to be clinically significant by the Investigator.
  12. Any disease, condition (medical or surgical), or cardiac abnormality, which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would place the subject at increased risk.
  13. History of , except carcinoma in situ, early-stage prostate cancer, or non-melanoma skin cancers. However, subjects with cancers that have been in remission for more than 5 years and are considered cured can be enrolled.
  14. Treatment for a clinically significant helminthic parasitic infection within 6 months of screening.
  15. Positive helminthic infection on Ova and Parasite (O\&P) test.
  16. Seropositive for Strongyloides stercoralis at screening.
  17. Seropositive for or hepatitis at screening except for vaccinated subjects or subjects with past but resolved hepatitis at screening.
  18. Vaccination with within 30 days prior to initiation of treatment in the study or expected during the treatment period. Vaccines authorized by FDA or other regulatory authority for the prevention of COVID-19 may be administered before, during, or after this protocol as per the label. The vaccine should not be administered within 7 days prior to and within 7 days after the administration of AK002 so that the side effects caused by either of the 2 medications can be more easily determined.
  19. Participation in a concurrent interventional study with the last intervention occurring within 30 days prior to study drug administration (or 90 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, for biologic products).
  20. Known history of alcohol, drug, or other substance abuse or dependence that is considered by the Investigator to be ongoing and clinically significant.
  21. Any other reason that in the opinion of the Investigator or the Medical Monitor makes the subject unsuitable for enrollment.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(12)

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Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Biopsy and archival tissue

A biopsy takes a small piece of tissue to examine. “Archival tissue” is a sample already taken, for example at diagnosis, and kept by the hospital.

Whether a stored sample will do depends on when it was taken, how much there is and what the study needs. Ask whether the study accepts your stored sample or needs a new biopsy.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

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.

Immunosuppression

A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.

Read whether the line is about a condition or about medicines, and which medicines and doses it means.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Live vaccines

Vaccines made with a weakened form of the germ, such as measles–mumps–rubella (MMR), chickenpox and yellow fever. They can be risky when the immune system is weakened. Flu injections are not live; the nasal flu spray is.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    SC 150 mg of lirentelimab (AK002)

    Subjects in this arm will receive 6 monthly doses of 150 mg of lirentelimab (AK002) administered subcutaneously.

    Drug: AK002

  • Experimental
    SC 300 mg of lirentelimab (AK002)

    Subjects in this arm will receive 6 monthly doses of 300 mg of lirentelimab (AK002) administered subcutaneously.

    Drug: AK002

  • Experimental
    SC 450 mg of lirentelimab (AK002)

    Subjects in this arm will receive 6 monthly doses of 450 mg of lirentelimab (AK002) administered subcutaneously.

    Drug: AK002

  • Other
    Placebo

    Placebo

    Other: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugAK002

    Lirentelimab (AK002) is a humanized non-fucosylated immunoglobulin G1(IgG1) monoclonal antibody directed against Siglec-8

    Also known as: Lirentelimab

  • OtherPlacebo

    Placebo

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of Responders as determined by gastric or duodenal tissue eosinophil counts.

    A responder is a subject achieving the following peak eosinophil counts: eosinophil count ≤4 cells per hpf in 5 gastric hpf and/or eosinophil count ≤15 cells per hpf in 3 duodenal hpf

    Time frame: At Week 24

  2. Mean absolute change in 6 symptom total symptom score (TSS: abdominal pain, nausea, abdominal cramping, loss of appetite, fullness before finishing a meal, and bloating ) as measured by the PRO questionnaire (score from 0 none - 10 worst)

    Time frame: Baseline to Weeks 23 - 24

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percent change in tissue eosinophils

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 24

  2. Number of treatment responders as defined by >30% improvement in symptoms and mean eosinophil count ≤4 cells/hpf in 5 gastric hpf and/or mean eosinophil count ≤15 cells/hpf in 3 duodenal hpf.

    Time frame: Baseline to Weeks 23-24 and at Week 24, respectively.

  3. Proportion of subjects achieving mean eosinophil count ≤1 cell/hpf in 5 highest gastric hpf and mean eosinophil count ≤1 cell/hpf in 3 highest duodenal hpf

    Time frame: At Week 24

  4. Proportion of subjects who show ≥50% reduction in TSS

    Time frame: Baseline to Weeks 23-24

  5. Proportion of subjects who show ≥70% reduction in TSS

    Time frame: Baseline to Weeks 23-24

  6. Change in weekly TSS over time

    Time frame: Baseline to Weeks 23-24

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Study locations

76 sites
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Birmingham, Alabama 35205, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Gilbert, Arizona 85234, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Phoenix, Arizona 85021, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Scottsdale, Arizona 85250, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Chula Vista, California 91910, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Long Beach, California 90808, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Ventura, California 93003, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Walnut Creek, California 94598, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Bristol, Connecticut 06010, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Brandon, Florida 33511, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Edgewater, Florida 32132, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Jacksonville, Florida 32256, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Kissimmee, Florida 34741, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Miami, Florida 33125, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    New Port Richey, Florida 34653, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Ponte Vedra, Florida 32081, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Sunrise, Florida 33351, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Tampa, Florida 33603, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Atlanta, Georgia 30342, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Kansas City, Kansas 66160, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Crowley, Louisiana 70526, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Shreveport, Louisiana 71105, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Boston, Massachusetts 02111, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Wyoming, Michigan 49519, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi 63106, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Flowood, Mississippi 39232, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Kansas City, Missouri 64108, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Kalispell, Montana 59901, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Reno, Nevada 89511, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Florham Park, New Jersey 07932, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Freehold, New Jersey 07728, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Great Neck, New York 11023, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    New York, New York 10029, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28204, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Concord, North Carolina 28027, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Dayton, Ohio 45415, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Mentor, Ohio 44060, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Springboro, Ohio 45066, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Westlake, Ohio 44145, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Greenwood, South Carolina 29646, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Germantown, Tennessee 38138, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Hixson, Tennessee 37343, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Austin, Texas 78757, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    El Paso, Texas 79905, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Fort Worth, Texas 76104, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Lubbock, Texas 79410, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Southlake, Texas 76092, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Webster, Texas 77598, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Wichita Falls, Texas 76301, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Ogden, Utah 84405, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Riverton, Utah 84065, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Sandy, Utah 84092, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Fairfax, Virginia 22031, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Seattle, Washington 98115, United States
  • Allakos Investigational Site
    Seattle, Washington 98122, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Start is estimated for Dec 2021.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 29, 2021
First posted
Dec 10, 2021
StartEst.
Dec 2021
Primary completionActual
Jan 20, 2022
CompletionActual
Jan 20, 2022
Last update
Mar 3, 2023
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 Mar 3, 2023, 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
NCT05152563
Lead sponsor
Allakos Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 10, 2021
Start date
Dec 2021 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jan 20, 2022
Completion
Jan 20, 2022
Last update
Mar 3, 2023

Study contacts

Craig Paterson, MD
study director · Allakos Inc.

Oversight

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