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Phase 3 N=81 Randomized Treatment

Trial to Assess the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of MSJ-0011 in Inducing Ovulation in Anovulatory or Oligo-ovulatory Japanese Women

Anovulation · Oligo-ovulation · Hypothalamic-pituitary Dysfunction · Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Enrolled (actual)
81
Serious AEs
1.2%
Results posted
Jan 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage of Subjects With Ovulation Mid-luteal Serum Progesterone (P4) Level of Greater Than or Equal (>=) 5 Nanogram Per Milliliter (ng/mL) or Clinical Pregnancy — 100; 100 percentage of subjects

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
MSJ-0011 (Drug); urinary hCG (u-hCG) (Drug); Follitropin alpha (Drug)
Age
Adult · 20+ yrs
Sex
Female
Sponsor
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Primary completion
Nov 2014

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Percentage of Subjects With Ovulation Mid-luteal Serum Progesterone (P4) Level of Greater Than or Equal (>=) 5 Nanogram Per Milliliter (ng/mL) or Clinical Pregnancy
100; 100
SECONDARY
Percentage of Subjects With Ovulation Mid-Luteal Serum Progesterone (P4) Level of Greater Than or Equal (>=) 9.4 Nanogram Per Milliliter (ng/mL) or Clinical Pregnancy
96.3; 88.9
SECONDARY
Mid-luteal Endometrial Thickness
11.6; 12.4
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Biochemical Pregnancy
3.7; 3.7
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Clinical Pregnancy
29.6; 33.3

Summary

This is an open-label, parallel-group, randomized, multicenter Phase III trial to compare the efficacy and safety of a single 250 microgram (mcg) subcutaneous dose of MSJ-0011 to a single 5,000 international units (IU) intramuscular dose of urinary human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in inducing ovulation in Japanese women diagnosed with anovulation or oligo-ovulation. Ovulation induction therapy will be undertaken with follitropin alfa. The primary objective is to show that MSJ-0011 is non-inferior to urinary hCG, as assessed by the ovulation rate.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Premenopausal women aged between 20 to 39 years inclusive and wishing to conceive
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) of 17.0 to 29.0 kilogram per square meter (kg/m^2) inclusive (value up to first decimal place)
  • No clinically significant abnormalities in serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), 17-hydroxyProgesterone (17-OHP), prolactin (PRL) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the early follicular phase
  • Anovulation or oligo-ovulation
  • Any one of the following: spontaneous menstruation (at least twice per year) or a positive response to progestin as evidenced by menstruation.
  • Eligible for ovarian stimulation with gonadotropins (e.g. documented failure to ovulate or achieve pregnancy with anti-estrogenic therapy such as clomiphene citrate)
  • Male partner with normal semen analysis, as defined by World Health Organization (WHO) standards, within 12 months prior to date of informed consent
  • Normal cervical smear results (Papanicolaou [PAP] score less than or equal to [<=] II) taken within 12 months prior to date of informed consent; if not available a cervical smear will be performed as part of screening
  • Full comprehension of the trial and voluntary consent obtained in writing prior to participation in this trial

Exclusion Criteria

  • Infertility involving gynecological factors other than anovulation or oligo-ovulation secondary to hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction (Grade 1 Amenorrhea, Oligomenorrhea or Anovulatory Cycles) or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and for whom ovulation induction (OI) therapy is contraindicated
  • Subjects with known surgical/histological diagnosis of endometriosis greater than Stage II (American Fertility Society classification), or endometriosis requiring treatment
  • Infertility secondary to amenorrhea of uterine cause
  • Infertility secondary to primary or premature ovarian failure
  • Infertility secondary to known adrenal or thyroid dysfunction, or hyperprolactinemia
  • Failure of ovulation in 2 or more consecutive previous cycles with any gonadotropins
  • Subjects in whom pregnancy is contraindicated, e.g. malformations of sexual organs or fibroid tumors of the uterus incompatible with pregnancy
  • Extrauterine pregnancy in the previous 3 months
  • History or presence of intracranial tumor (e.g. hypothalamic or pituitary tumor)
  • Presence of or suspected gonadotropin- or estrogen-dependent malignancy (e.g. ovarian, uterine or mammary carcinoma)
  • Untreated endometrial hyperplasia
  • Abnormal hemorrhage of the reproductive tract of unknown origin
  • History of severe ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome (OHSS) (Classification of OHSS Severity, Japan Reproductive/Endocrine Working Group)
  • Clinically significant systemic disease (e.g. insulin-dependent diabetes, epilepsy, severe migraine, intermittent porphyria, hepatic, renal or cardiovascular disease, severe corticosteroid-dependent asthma)
  • Participation in another clinical trial within 3 months prior to date of informed consent or simultaneous participation in another clinical trial
  • Gonadotropin treatment within 2 months prior to date of informed consent
  • Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01653743). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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