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Phase 2 N=217 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

Dose Range Finding Study of Bimagrumab in Sarcopenia

Sarcopenia

Enrolled (actual)
217
Serious AEs
10.1%
Results posted
Aug 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Change From Baseline in Total Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) Score to Week 25 — 7.1; 7.3; 7.2; 7.3 Score on a scale — p=0.274

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
bimagrumab (Drug); placebo (Other)
Age
Older Adult · 70+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Primary completion
Jun 2018

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in Total Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) Score to Week 25
7.1; 7.3; 7.2; 7.3; 8.5; 8.7 0.274
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline at Week 25 in the 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT) Distance
293.30; 291.81; 294.30; 312.43; 304.98; 340.71 0.576
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to Week 25 in Usual Gait Speed (GS) Over 4 Meters
2.37; 2.72; 2.58; 2.70; 3.12; 3.60 0.488
SECONDARY
Percentage Change From Baseline to Week 25 on Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index (ASMI) Measured by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
5.99; 5.87; 5.70; 5.55; 6.04; 6.42 0.213
SECONDARY
Percentage Change From Baseline to Week 25 on Total Lean Body Mass Measured by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
37.44; 35.84; 35.39; 33.65; 38.26; 39.52 0.458

Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of repeat dosing with multiple dose levels of bimagrumab on patient physical function, skeletal muscle mass and strength in older adults with sarcopenia. In addition, this study generated data on the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of bimagrumab in older adults with sarcopenia.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Low muscle mass as confirmed by DXA;
  • Low gait speed 2 on the Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale;
  • Confirmed rheumatoid arthritis or other systemic autoimmune disease requiring immunosuppressive therapy or corticosteroids >10 mg/d prednisone equivalent;
  • Known history or presence of severe active acute or chronic liver disease (e.g., cirrhosis);
  • Myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention (e.g. angioplasty or stent placement), or deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism within 12 weeks of screening;
  • Active cancer (i.e., under current treatment), or cancer requiring treatment in the last 5 years excluding non-melanoma skin cancers or cancers with excellent prognosis (e.g., early stage prostate or breast cancer, carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix);
  • Any chronic active infection (e.g., HIV, Hepatitis B or C, tuberculosis, etc).
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02333331). 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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