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Phase 3 N=82 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

A Trial Investigating the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of TransCon PTH Administered Daily in Adults With Hypoparathyroidism

Hypoparathyroidism · Endocrine System Diseases · Parathyroid Diseases

Enrolled (actual)
82
Serious AEs
16.7%
Results posted
Feb 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Efficacy - Primary Endpoint During the Blinded Period — 78.7; 4.8 Percentage of participants — p=<0.0001

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
TransCon PTH (Combination_product); Placebo (Combination_product)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Ascendis Pharma Bone Diseases A/S
Primary completion
Jan 2022

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Efficacy - Primary Endpoint During the Blinded Period
78.7; 4.8 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to Week 26 in HPES Symptom - Physical Domain Score
-21.01; -4.81 = 0.0038 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to Week 26 in HPES Symptom - Cognitive Domain Score
-20.49; -6.16 = 0.0055 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to Week 26 in HPES Impact - Physical Functioning Domain Score
-18.29; -1.01 = 0.0046 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to Week 26 in HPES Impact - Daily Life Domain Score
-17.65; -0.36 = 0.0061 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline to Week 26 in SF-36 Physical Functioning Subscale Score
5.29; 0.12 = 0.0347 sig

Summary

During the first 26 weeks of the trial, participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: one group received TransCon PTH and one group received placebo. All participants started with study drug at a dose of 18 mcg/day and were individually and progressively titrated to an optimal dose in dose increments of 3 mcg/day. TransCon PTH or placebo were administered as a subcutaneous injection using a pre-filled injection pen. Neither trial participants nor their doctors knew who had been assigned to each group. After the 26 weeks, participants continued in the trial as part of a long-term extension study. During the extension, all participants received TransCon PTH, with the dose adjusted to their individual needs. This was a global trial that was conducted in the United States, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Italy, and Hungary.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Males and females, ≥18 years of age
  • Subjects with postsurgical chronic HP, or auto-immune, genetic, or idiopathic HP for at least 26 weeks. Diagnosis of HP is established based on historic hypocalcemia in the setting of inappropriately low serum PTH levels
  • Requirement for doses of SoC (e.g., calcitriol, alfacalcidol, calcium supplements) at or above a minimum threshold:
  • For countries other than Japan: requirement for a dose of calcitriol ≥0.5 μg/day, or alfacalcidol ≥1.0 μg/day and (elemental) calcium ≥800 mg/day (e.g., calcium citrate, calcium carbonate etc.) for at least 12 weeks prior to Screening. In addition, the dose of calcitriol, or alfacalcidol, or calcium should be stable for at least 5 weeks prior to Screening
  • For Japan: requirement for a dose of calcitriol ≥1.0 μg/day, or alfacalcidol ≥2.0 μg/day for at least 12 weeks prior to Screening. In addition, the dose of calcitriol or alfacalcidol should be stable for at least 5 weeks prior to Screening. In Japan only (due to local practice and dietary patterns), there is no requirement to exceed a minimum dose of calcium supplements
  • Optimization of supplements prior to randomization to achieve the target serum levels of:
  • 25(OH) vitamin D levels of 20-80 ng/mL (49-200 nmol/L) and
  • Magnesium level in the normal range, or just below the normal range and
  • Albumin-adjusted or ionized sCa level in the normal range, or just below the normal range
  • The subject demonstrates a 24-hour uCa excretion of ≥125 mg/24h (on a sample collected within 52 weeks prior to Screening or during the Screening Period)
  • BMI 17- 40 kg/m2 at Screening
  • If ≤25 years of age, radiological evidence of epiphyseal closure based on X-ray of nondominant wrist and hand
  • Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) within normal laboratory limits within the 6 weeks prior to Visit 1; if on suppressive therapy for a history of thyroid cancer, TSH level must be ≥0.2 mIU/mL
  • If treated with thyroid hormone replacement therapy, the dose must have been stable for at least 5 weeks prior to Screening
  • eGFR ≥30 mL/min/1.73 m2 during Screening
  • Able to perform daily subcutaneous self-injections of study drug (or have a designee to perform injections) via a pre-filled injection pen
  • Able and willing to provide written and signed informed consent in accordance with GCP

Exclusion Criteria

  • Impaired responsiveness to PTH (pseudohypoparathyroidism) which is characterized as PTH-resistance, with elevated PTH levels in the setting of hypocalcemia
  • Any disease that might affect calcium metabolism or calcium-phosphate homeostasis or PTH levels other than HP, such as active hyperthyroidism; Paget disease of bone; severe hypomagnesemia; type 1 diabetes mellitus or poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (HbA1C >9%, documented HbA1C result drawn within 12 weeks prior to Screening is acceptable); severe and chronic liver, or renal disease; Cushing syndrome; multiple myeloma; active pancreatitis; malnutrition; rickets; recent prolonged immobility; active malignancy (other than low-risk well differentiated thyroid cancer or basal cell skin cancer); active hyperparathyroidism; parathyroid carcinoma within 5 years prior to Screening; acromegaly; or multiple endocrine neoplasia types 1 and 2
  • High risk thyroid cancer within 2 years, requiring suppression of TSH 30 μg/day, or systemic corticosteroids (other than as replacement therapy)
  • Use of thiazide diuretic within 4 weeks prior to the 24-hour urine collection scheduled to occur within 1 week prior to Visit 1
  • Use of PTH-like drugs (whether commercially available or through participation in an investigational trial), including PTH(1-84), PTH(1-34), or other N-terminal fragments or analogs of PTH or PTH-related protein, within 4 weeks prior to Screening
  • Use of other drugs known to influence calcium and bone metabolism, such as calcitonin, fluoride tablets (>0.5 mg/day), strontium, or cinacalcet hydrochloride, within 12
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04701203). 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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