Phase 3
N=553
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Pharmacodynamics, Safety, and Immunogenicity of FKS518 in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04934072 ↗Enrolled (actual)
553
Serious AEs
10.7%
Results posted
Feb 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage Change From Baseline in LS-BMD by DXA — 5.52; 5.07; 5.73; 5.03 Percentage change
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Interventions
- FKS518 (Drug); US-licensed Prolia (Amgen) (Drug)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 55+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- Fresenius Kabi SwissBioSim GmbH
- Primary completion
- Aug 2023
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Percentage Change From Baseline in LS-BMD by DXA |
5.52; 5.07; 5.73; 5.03 | — |
| SECONDARY Area Under the Effect Curve (AUEC) of Serum C-terminal Cross-linking Telopeptide of Type 1 Collagen (CTX) |
1884; 1862 | — |
| SECONDARY Percentage Change From Baseline in BMD at Femoral Neck and Total Hip by DXA |
2.07; 1.85; 2.97; 2.88 | — |
| SECONDARY Percentage Change From Baseline in Serum Procollagen Type 1 N-terminal Propeptide (P1NP) |
-65.27; -63.25 | — |
| SECONDARY Percentage Change From Baseline in Serum C-terminal Cross-linking Telopeptide of Type 1 Collagen (CTX) |
-68.16; -64.47 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-emergent Adverse Event (TEAE) |
185; 189; 106; 58; 47; 202 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-Emergent Serious Adverse Event (TESAE) |
43; 50; 8; 6; 6; 50 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Experienced a Treatment-emergent Adverse Event of Special Interest (AESI) |
0; 7; 0; 1; 0; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Experienced an Injection Site Reaction (ISR) |
1; 2; 1; 0; 1; 2 | — |
Summary
The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate equivalent efficacy of the proposed biosimilar denosumab FKS518 to US-licensed Prolia in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO).
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Female ≥55 to ≤85 years of age, inclusive, at screening.
- Have a body mass index (BMI) ≥18 to ≤32 kg/m^2.
- Participant should have confirmed postmenopausal status, defined as age-related or early/premature amenorrhea ≥12 consecutive months and increased follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) >40 mIU/mL at screening; or surgical menopause (bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy) ≥12 months prior to screening.
- Absolute bone mineral density (BMD) consistent with T-score ≤-2.5 and ≥-4.0 at the lumbar spine as measured by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) as per central assessment.
- At least 2 vertebrae in the lumbar vertebrae 1 to lumbar vertebrae 4 (L1-L4) region and at least 1 hip joint are evaluable by DXA.
- Clinically acceptable physical examinations and laboratory tests and no history or evidence of any clinically significant concomitant medical disorder that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would pose a risk to participant safety or interfere with study evaluations or procedures.
- Written informed consent including accepting a separate Information Sheet containing important information about COVID-19 and its general risks for participants participating in the clinical trial.
Exclusion Criteria
Disease-related
- History and/or presence of 1 severe or >2 moderate vertebral fractures or hip fracture confirmed by x-ray.
- Presence of active healing fracture at screening.
- History and/or presence of bone-related disorders, such as but not limited to Paget's disease, osteomalacia, hyperparathyroidism (or parathyroid disorders), or renal osteodystrophy.
- Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) or risk factors for ONJ such as invasive dental procedures (eg, tooth extraction, dental implants, or oral surgery in the past 6 months), poor oral hygiene, periodontal, and/or pre-existing dental disease as assessed by the Investigator.
- Evidence of hypocalcemia (albumin-adjusted serum calcium 2.6 mmol/L or >10.5 mg/dL) as assessed by the central laboratory at screening.
- Vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxy vitamin D levels <12 ng/mL) as assessed by central laboratory at screening (retest is allowed once).
- Known intolerance to calcium or vitamin D supplements.
Other Medical Conditions
- Known or suspected clinically relevant drug hypersensitivity to any components of the study drug, comparable drugs, or to latex.
- Renal impairment: creatinine clearance <30 mL/min at screening or receiving dialysis.
- Medical evidence of current or history of primary or secondary immunodeficiency.
- Infection-related exclusions as further defined in the protocol.
- Major surgical procedure within 8 weeks prior to the screening or scheduled during the study.
- Current or history of any malignancy, or myeloproliferative, or lymphoproliferative disease within 5 years before screening.
- History of clinically significant drug or alcohol abuse within the last year prior to randomization.
- Prior denosumab (Prolia, Xgeva, or proposed denosumab biosimilar) exposure.
- Prior use of fluoride within the 5 years before inclusion in the study.
- Any current or prior use of strontium ranelate.
- Any current or prior use of intravenous bisphosphonates.
- Current or prior use of teriparatide and other parathormone (PTH) analogues within 12 months before screening.
- Current or prior use of systemic oral or transdermal estrogen or selective estrogen receptor modulators or tibolone within 6 months before screening.
- Current or prior use of calcitonin or cinacalcet within 3 months before screening or any cathepsin K inhibitor (eg, odanacatib) within 18 months before screening.
- Current or prior use of romosozumab or antisclerostin antibody.
- Current or prior use of other osteoporotic agents used for the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis.
- Current use within 3 months before screening of any medication with known influence on the skeletal system (eg, systemic corticosteroids, h
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04934072). 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.