Phase 2
N=226
A Safety Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety of QGE031 in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU) Patients
Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02649218 ↗Enrolled (actual)
226
Serious AEs
4.7%
Results posted
Aug 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With at Least One Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (AE) — 190 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Interventions
- Ligelizumab (Biological)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
- Primary completion
- May 2019
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Participants With at Least One Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (AE) |
190 | — |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Subjects Having Achieved UAS7 ≤ 6 |
0.44; 61.06; 28.32 | — |
| SECONDARY Number and Proportion of Participants Who Achieved UAS7≤ 6 |
1; 138; 64 | — |
Summary
A safety extension study to evaluate the long-term safety of QGE031 240 mg s.c. given every 4 weeks for 52 weeks in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU) patients who completed study CQGE031C2201
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients eligible for inclusion in this study have to fulfill all of the following criteria:
- Written informed consent must be obtained before any assessment is performed.
- Patients who complete the treatment epoch in study CQGE031C2201 and complete at least Visit 203 (Week 32 of the follow-up epoch, ≥16 weeks after last injection) and present with active disease as defined by UAS7 ≥12.
- Patients must not have any missing eDiary entries in the 7 days prior to Visit 301 (patients are allowed to repeat until this criterion is met).
- Willing and able to complete a daily symptom eDiary for the duration of the study and adhere to the study visit schedules.
Exclusion Criteria
Clearly defined underlying etiology for chronic urticaria other than chronic spontaneous urticaria
- Evidence of parasitic infection
- Any other skin diseases than chronic spontaneous urticaria with chronic itching
- Contraindications to or hypersensitivity to fexofenadine, loratadine, cetirizine, or epinephrine
- History of anaphylaxis
- History or current diagnosis of ECG abnormalities indicating significant risk of safety for patients participating in the study
- History of hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or its components of similar chemical classes
- Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02649218). 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.