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NCT Number: NCT03338816

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

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).

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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

Treatment and study plan

Givosiran

Drug

Givosiran by SC

Other names: ALN-AS1, GIVLAARI

Placebo

Drug

Matching placebo (normal saline [0.9% NaCl]) by SC

Primary outcomes

  1. 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 outcomes

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2021
First posted
Nov 9, 2017
Registry last updated
Apr 22, 2024

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