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NCT Number: NCT03312634

An Efficacy and Safety Study of Palovarotene for the Treatment of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a rare, severely disabling disease characterized by heterotopic ossification (HO) often associated with painful, recurrent episodes of soft tissue swelling (flare-ups) that lead to ankyloses of major joints with cumulative and irreversible loss of movement and disability.

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Key information

Age range

4 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Tte General Juan Domingo Peron 4190, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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About this study

One of the primary objectives was to evaluate the efficacy of palovarotene in decreasing new HO in participants with FOP as assessed by low-dose, whole body computed tomography (WBCT), excluding head, compared to untreated participants from Clementia's FOP natural history study (Study PVO-1A-001, NHS). The other primary objective was to evaluate the safety of palovarotene in participants with FOP.

This study was conducted in three parts. Part A was the main part of the study, Part B, the 2-year (24-month) extension and Part C was an up-to-2-year post last dose of study treatment follow-up for skeletally immature participants.

Participants in Part A and B received a chronic/flare-up dosing regimen of palovarotene for up to 4 years (48 months) as follows:

  • Chronic treatment: orally administered 5 mg palovarotene once daily.
  • Flare-up treatment: orally administered 20 mg palovarotene once daily for 4 weeks (28 days) followed by orally administered 10 mg palovarotene once daily for 8 weeks (56 days). Flare-up treatment may be extended until the Investigator determines that the flare-up has resolved.

Note that all dosing was weight-adjusted in skeletally immature participants (those under the age of 18 years with less than 90% skeletal maturity on hand/wrist x-rays performed at Screening).

In part C, participants who were enrolled in Parts A or B who discontinued the study and were skeletally immature were invited back to participate in the off-treatment safety follow-up. No new participants were enrolled into Part C.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Written, signed, and dated informed subject/parent consent; and for subjects who are minors, age-appropriate assent (performed according to local regulations).
  • Males or females at least 4 years of age.
  • No flare-up symptoms within the past 4 weeks, including at the time of enrollment.
  • Abstinent or using two highly effective forms of birth control.
  • Accessible for treatment and follow-up; able to undergo all study procedures including low-dose WBCT (excluding head) without sedation.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Weight <10 kg.
  • Concomitant medications that are strong inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 (CYP450) 3A4 activity; or kinase inhibitors such as imatinib.
  • Amylase or lipase >2x above the upper limit of normal (ULN) or with a history of chronic pancreatitis.
  • Elevated aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase >2.5x ULN.
  • Fasting triglycerides >400 mg/dL with or without therapy.
  • Female subjects who are breastfeeding.
  • Subjects with uncontrolled cardiovascular, hepatic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, metabolic, ophthalmologic, immunologic, psychiatric, or other significant disease.
  • Simultaneous participation in another clinical research study (other than palovarotene studies) within 4 weeks prior to Screening; or within five half-lives of the investigational agent, whichever is longer.
  • Any reason that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would lead to the inability of the subject and/or family to comply with the protocol.

Treatment and study plan

Palovarotene

Drug

Palovarotene was taken orally once daily at approximately the same time each day following a meal.

Primary outcomes

  1. Annualized New Heterotopic Ossification (HO)

    Time frame: Baseline (within one month of screening/Day 1) and up to 24 months

    The annualized new HO was assessed by low-dose, whole body computed tomography (WBCT), excluding head. The weighted linear mixed effect method without square-root transformation and negatives included was used for annualized new HO analysis.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Any New HO

    Time frame: From Baseline (Day 1) up to end of 4-year follow-up period (approximately 57 months)

    The new HO was assessed by WBCT scan. The percentage of participants with any new HO (volume > 0 mm^3) were analyzed using the Bayesian distribution. Results are presented for overall ITT period.

  2. Number of Body Regions With New HO

    Time frame: From Baseline (Day 1) up to end of 4-year follow-up period (approximately 57 months)

    All participants were analyzed for number of body regions with any new HO (new HO > 0 mm^3). The presence of HO across various body regions was analyzed using WBCT scan. Results are presented for overall ITT period

  3. Percentage of Participants With Flare-Ups

    Time frame: Month 12

    Flare-up as an event with one or more flare-up symptoms, and regardless of flare-up symptom onset. Flare-up was evaluated remotely, or by telephone or video-conferencing, unless the Investigator deemed that a site visit was necessary.

  4. Ratio of Flare-Up Per Participant-Month of Exposure

    Time frame: From Baseline (Day 1) up to end of 4-year follow-up period (approximately 57 months)

    Flare-up as an event with one or more flare-up symptoms, and regardless of flare-up symptom onset. Flare-up was evaluated remotely, or by telephone or video-conferencing, unless the Investigator deemed that a site visit was necessary. The flare-up rate per participant-month exposure was analyzed using a negative binomial regression. Results are presented for overall ITT period.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 3, Efficacy and Safety Study of Oral Palovarotene for the Treatment of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)

Acronym: MOVE

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2022
First posted
Oct 18, 2017
Registry last updated
Nov 29, 2023

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