Phase 3
N=553
A Study of Maribavir Compared to Valganciclovir to Treat Cytomegalovirus Infections in People Who Have Received Stem Cell Transplants
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02927067 ↗Enrolled (actual)
553
Serious AEs
33.5%
Results posted
Mar 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants Who Achieved Confirmed Clearance of Plasma Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (DNA) at the End of Study Week 8 — 212; 190 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Interventions
- Maribavir (Drug); Valganciclovir (Drug); Placebo (Other)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 16+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Shire
- Primary completion
- Jul 2022
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Participants Who Achieved Confirmed Clearance of Plasma Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (DNA) at the End of Study Week 8 |
212; 190 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Achieved Confirmed CMV Viremia Clearance and CMV Infection Symptom Control at the End of Week 8, Followed by Maintenance of Treatment Effect at Week 16 |
133; 144 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Achieved Confirmed Clearance of Plasma CMV DNA (CMV Viremia Clearance) at Week 8 After Receiving 8 Weeks of Study Assigned Treatment |
137; 158 | =0.061 |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Achieved Confirmed CMV Viremia Clearance After Receiving 8 Weeks of Study-assigned Treatment Through Weeks 12, 16 and 20 |
137; 158; 98; 134; 82; 119 | =0.061 |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Maintained Confirmed CMV Viremia Clearance at Week 8 After Receiving Study-Assigned Treatment Through Study Weeks 12 and 20 Regardless of Whether Study Assigned Treatment Was Completed |
211; 190; 157; 162; 116; 118 | =0.051 |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Confirmed Recurrence of Viremia During First 8 Weeks of the Study |
6; 16 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Confirmed Recurrence of Viremia During the Follow-up Period |
47; 27 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Confirmed Recurrence of Viremia at Any Time During the Study |
53; 43 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Confirmed Recurrence of Viremia While on Study Treatment and Off Treatment |
0; 14; 53; 29 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Grade 3 or 4 (Shift From Baseline Grade <3) and Grade 4 Neutropenia (Shift From Baseline Grade <4) While on Study Treatment |
137; 44; 61; 9 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events During the On-Treatment Period |
269; 268 | — |
| SECONDARY Predose Concentration (Cmin) of Maribavir |
9.17; 8.71; 7.02 | — |
| SECONDARY Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve Over the 12-Hour Dosing Interval at Steady State AUC(0-tau) of Maribavir for Adolescent Participants Only |
161 | — |
| SECONDARY Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Maribavir for Adolescent Participants Only |
22.0 | — |
| SECONDARY Time When Maximum Concentration is Observed (Tmax) of Maribavir for Adolescent Participants Only |
0.92 | — |
| SECONDARY Apparent Oral Clearance (CL/F) of Maribavir for Adolescent Participants Only |
2.49 | — |
| SECONDARY Apparent Volume of Distribution (Vz/F) of Maribavir for Adolescent Participants Only |
18.3 | — |
Summary
This study is about treatment options for cytomegalovirus infections in people who have received stem cell transplants. The main aim of the study is to check if the cytomegalovirus infection can no longer be detected after treatment with marivabir or valganciclovir.
Participants will take 2 tablets of marivabir or valganciclovir and 2 tablets of placebo twice a day for 8 weeks. A placebo will look like marivabir or valganciclovir but will not have any medicine in it.
After treatment, each participant will be followed up for up to 12 weeks.
Participants will visit their study clinic up to 18 times during the study.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Be able to provide written, personally signed, and dated informed consent to participate in the study before completing any study-related procedures. As applicable, a parent/both parents or legally authorized representative (LAR) must provide signature of informed consent and there must be documentation of assent by the participants before completing any study-related procedures. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, informed consent from a potential or current trial participant may, if permitted by local laws and regulations, be obtained via electronic informed consent (eIC) capabilities or an electronic face-to-face consent interview when these individuals are unable to travel to the site (FDA COVID-19 Guidance, 27 January 2021, Q11).
- Be greater than or equal to (>=) 16 years of age at the time of consent.
- Be a recipient of hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
- Have a documented asymptomatic CMV infection, with a screening value of CMV DNA >=1365 International Units per millilitre (IU/mL) to less than or equal to ( =455 IU/mL to =455 IU/mL in plasma or =1365 IU/mL in whole blood will also need to meet at least 1 of the following criteria for high-risk CMV infection to be eligible:
- Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-related (sibling) donor with at least 1 mismatch at 1 of the following 3 HLA-gene loci: HLA-A, -B or -DR,
- Haploidentical donor
- Unrelated donor with at least 1 mismatch at 1 of the following 4 HLA -gene loci: HLA-A, -B, -C and -DRB1,
- Use of umbilical cord blood as stem cell source,
- Use of ex vivo T-cell-depleted grafts,
- Grade 2 or greater graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD), requiring the use of systemic corticosteroids (defined as the use of >=1 milligram per kilogram per day (mg/kg/day) of prednisone or equivalent dose of another corticosteroid).
- Have the current CMV infection as the first episode of CMV viremia after HSCT, either primary or reactivation, which in the investigator's opinion requires treatment.
- Per investigator's judgment, be eligible for treatment with valganciclovir.
- Have all of the following results as part of screening laboratory assessments (results from either the central laboratory or a local laboratory can be used for qualification):
- Absolute neutrophil count to >=1000 per cubic millimeter (/mm^3) [1.0*10^9/L].
- Platelet count >=25,000/mm^3 [25*10^9/L].
- Hemoglobin >=8 grams per deciliter (g/dL).
- Estimated creatinine clearance >=30 milliliters per minute (mL/min).
- Have a negative serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-HCG) pregnancy test at screening, if a female of child bearing potential. Urine pregnancy tests may be done per institutional requirements; however they are not sufficient for eligibility determination. Sexually active females of child bearing potential must agree to comply with any applicable contraceptive requirements of the protocol. If male, must agree to use an acceptable method of birth control, as defined in the protocol, during the study treatment administration period and for 90 days afterward the last dose of study treatment.
- Be able to swallow tablets.
- Have life expectancy of >=8 weeks.
- Weigh >=40 kilograms (kg).
- Be willing and have an understanding and ability to fully comply with study procedures and restrictions defined in the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria
- Have CMV tissue invasive disease as assessed by the investigator at the time of screening and randomization at Visit 2/Day 0.
- Have a CMV infection that is known to be genotypically resistant to ganciclovir, valganciclovir, foscarnet, or cidofovir based on documented evidence.
- Be presenting with recurrent CMV infection (defined as a new detection of CMV infection in a participants who had at least one previously documented episode of CMV infection post-transplant, and who has had at least 2 weeks of undetectable CMV DNA between the episodes during active surveillance, based on same local laboratory and same sample type). The
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02927067). 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.