ENVISION: A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Givosiran (ALN-AS1) in Patients With Acute Hepatic Porphyrias (AHP)

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of subcutaneous givosiran (ALN-AS1), compared to placebo, on the rate of porphyria attacks in patients with Acute Hepatic Porphyrias (AHP).

Full Title of Study: “ENVISION: A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Study With an Open-label Extension to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Givosiran in Patients With Acute Hepatic Porphyrias”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Treatment
    • Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: January 31, 2019

Interventions

  • Drug: Givosiran
    • Givosiran by SC
  • Drug: Placebo
    • Matching placebo (normal saline [0.9% NaCl]) by SC

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: Givosiran/Givosiran
    • Givosiran 2.5 mg/kg administered subcutaneously (SC), monthly (QM), for 6 months during the 6-Month Double-blind (DB) Period, followed by givosiran 2.5 mg/kg or 1.25 mg/kg SC, QM for 29 months during the Open-label Extension (OLE) Period.
  • Placebo Comparator: Placebo/Givosiran
    • Matching placebo (normal saline [0.9% NaCl]) was administered SC, QM, for 6 months during the 6-Month DB Period, followed by givosiran 2.5 mg/kg or 1.25 mg/kg SC, QM for 29 months during the OLE period.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Annualized Rate of Porphyria Attacks in Participants With Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)
    • Time Frame: 6 months
    • Porphyria attacks were defined as meeting all of the following criteria: an acute episode of neurovisceral pain in the abdomen, back, chest, extremities and/or limbs, no other medically determined cause, and required treatment with intravenous (IV) dextrose or hemin, carbohydrates, or analgesics, or other medications such as antiemetics at a dose or frequency beyond the participant’s usual daily porphyria management. The annualized rate of porphyria attacks is a composite endpoint which included porphyria attacks requiring hospitalization, urgent healthcare visit, or IV hemin administration at home.

Secondary Measures

  • The Pharmacodynamic (PD) Effect of Givosiran on Urine Levels of Delta-aminolevulinic Acid (ALA) in Participants With AIP
    • Time Frame: 3 and 6 months
    • The PD effect of givosiran was evaluated by spot urine ALA levels normalized to spot urine creatinine levels.
  • The PD Effect of Givosiran on Urine Levels of Porphobilinogen (PBG) in Participants With AIP
    • Time Frame: 6 months
    • The PD effect of givosiran was evaluated by spot urine PBG levels normalized to spot urine creatinine levels.
  • Annualized Rate of Hemin Administration in Participants With AIP
    • Time Frame: 6 months
    • Annualized rate of hemin doses was evaluated as annualized days of hemin use.
  • Annualized Rate of Porphyria Attacks in Participants With AHP
    • Time Frame: 6 months
    • Porphyria attacks were defined as meeting all of the following criteria: an acute episode of neurovisceral pain in the abdomen, back, chest, extremities and/or limbs, no other medically determined cause, and required treatment with intravenous (IV) dextrose or hemin, carbohydrates, or analgesics, or other medications such as antiemetics at a dose or frequency beyond the participant’s usual daily porphyria management. The annualized rate of porphyria attacks is a composite endpoint which included porphyria attacks requiring hospitalization, urgent healthcare visit, or IV hemin administration at home.
  • Area Under the Curve (AUC) of the Change From Baseline in Weekly Mean Score of Daily Worst Pain as Measured by the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) in Participants With AIP
    • Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
    • Participants rated worst daily pain score in an eDiary using the 11-point BPI-SF NRS, in which 0=no pain and 10=worst pain. Daily eDiary entries were averaged into a weekly (i.e. 7 day) score. The change from baseline in weekly mean scores is defined as the post baseline weekly mean score minus the baseline score. Lower scores indicate an improvement. The 6-month AUC was calculated based on change from baseline in weekly mean scores.
  • Average Change From Baseline in Weekly Mean Score of Daily Worst Pain as Measured by the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) in Participants With AIP
    • Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
    • Participants rated worst daily pain score in an eDiary using the 11-point BPI-SF NRS, in which 0=no pain and 10=worst pain. Daily eDiary entries were averaged into a weekly (i.e. 7 day) score. The change from baseline in weekly mean scores is defined as the postbaseline weekly mean score minus the baseline score. Lower scores indicate an improvement.
  • AUC of the Change From Baseline in Weekly Mean Score of Daily Worst Fatigue Score as Measured by the Brief Fatigue Inventory-Short Form (BFI-SF) NRS in Participants With AIP
    • Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
    • Participants rated daily worst fatigue score in an eDiary using the 11-point BFI-SF NRS, in which 0=no fatigue and 10=worst fatigue. Daily eDiary entries were averaged into a weekly (i.e. 7 day) score. The change from baseline in weekly mean scores is defined as the post baseline weekly mean score minus the baseline score. Lower scores indicate an improvement. The 6-month AUC was calculated based on change from baseline in weekly mean scores.
  • Average Change From Baseline in Weekly Mean Score of Daily Worst Fatigue Score as Measured by the Brief Fatigue Inventory-Short Form (BFI-SF) NRS in Participants With AIP
    • Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
    • Participants rated daily worst fatigue score in an eDiary using the 11-point BFI-SF NRS, in which 0=no fatigue and 10=worst fatigue. Daily eDiary entries were averaged into a weekly (i.e. 7 day) score. The change from baseline in weekly mean scores is defined as the postbaseline weekly mean score minus the baseline score. Lower scores indicate an improvement.
  • AUC of the Change From Baseline in Weekly Mean Score Daily Worst Nausea Score as Measured by NRS in Participants With AIP
    • Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
    • Participants rated worst daily nausea score in an eDiary using an 11-point NRS, in which 0=no nausea and 10=worst nausea. Daily eDiary entries were averaged into a weekly (i.e. 7 day) score. The change from baseline in weekly mean scores is defined as the postbaseline weekly mean score minus the baseline score. Lower scores indicate an improvement. The 6-month AUC was calculated based on change from baseline in weekly mean scores.
  • Average Change From Baseline in Weekly Mean Score Daily Worst Nausea Score as Measured by NRS in Participants With AIP
    • Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
    • Participants rated worst daily nausea score in an eDiary using an 11-point NRS, in which 0=no nausea and 10=worst nausea. Daily eDiary entries were averaged into a weekly (i.e. 7 day) score. The change from baseline in weekly mean scores is defined as the postbaseline weekly mean score minus the baseline score. Lower scores indicate an improvement.
  • Change From Baseline in the Physical Component Summary (PCS) of the 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12) in Participants With AIP
    • Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
    • The SF-12 is a survey designed for use in patients with multiple chronic conditions. This 12-item scale can be used to assess the physical and mental health of respondents. 10 of the 12 questions are answered on a 5 point likert scale and 2 are answered on a 3 point likert scale. The questions are then scored and weighted into 2 subscales, physical health and mental health. Respondents can have a score that ranges from 0-100 with 100 being the best score and indicating high physical or mental health. A 3 point change in SF-12 score reflects a meaningful difference. A higher score indicates improvement.

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • ≥ 12 years of age – Diagnosed with Acute Hepatic Porphyria (Acute Intermittent Porphyria, Hereditary Corproporhyria, Variegate Porphyria, aminolevulinic acid (ALA) dehydratase deficient porphyria) – Elevated urinary or plasma porphobilinogen (PBG) or ALA values within the past year, – Have active disease, with at least 2 documented porphyria attacks within the last 6 months – Willing to discontinue or not initiate the use of prophylactic hemin throughout the study. – Women of child bearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test, not be nursing, and use acceptable contraception Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinically significant abnormal laboratory results – Anticipated liver transplantation – History of multiple drug allergies or intolerance to subcutaneous injections – Active HIV, hepatitis C virus, or hepatitis B virus infection(s) – History of recurrent pancreatitis

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 12 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Medical Director, Study Director, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

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