Phase 3 Safety and Efficacy Study of ART-123 in Subjects With Severe Sepsis and Coagulopathy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01598831 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 15, 2012
Results First Posted : April 21, 2020
Last Update Posted : April 21, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Severe Sepsis Coagulopathy | Drug: ART-123 Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 816 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of ART-123 in Subjects With Severe Sepsis and Coagulopathy. |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 29, 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 5, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | February 28, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: ART-123 |
Drug: ART-123
Dose: 0.06 mg/kg/day up to a maximum dose of 6 mg/day for 6 days
Other Names:
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo |
Drug: Placebo
Dose: 0.06 mg/kg/day up to a maximum dose of 6 mg/day for 6 days. |
- Number of Participants With 28-Day All-cause Mortality [ Time Frame: 28 days ]28-Day All-cause Mortality
- Number of Participants With On-Treatment Serious Major Bleeding Events [ Time Frame: Through Study Day 28 ]On-treatment Serious Major Bleeding Events collected as Serious Adverse Events and defined as: any intracranial hemorrhage, any life-threatening bleeding, any bleeding event classified as serious by the Investigator (e.g., resulting in permanent morbidity), or any bleeding that required the administration of 1440 ml (typically 6 units) of packed red cells over two consecutive days. (Investigator assessment for seriousness criteria.)
- Follow up All-cause Mortality at 3 Months [ Time Frame: 3 months ]Follow up all-cause mortality at 3 months
- Number of Event Free and Alive Days to Measure Resolution of Organ Dysfunction [ Time Frame: 28 days ]Resolution of organ dysfunction as measured through day 28 by shock free, ventilator free, dialysis free plus alive days.
- Number of Participants With Anti-drug Antibodies [ Time Frame: 18 months ]Presence of Anti-drug antibodies up to 18 months

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject must be receiving treatment in an ICU, or in an acute care setting (e.g., ER, RR)
- Clinical objective evidence of bacterial infection and a known site of infection.
- Cardiovascular dysfunction or Respiratory Failure due to sepsis.
- Coagulopathy characterized by an INR >1.40 without other known causes.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject or Authorized Representative is unable to provide informed consent.
- Subject is pregnant or breastfeeding or intends to get pregnant within 28 days of enrolling into the study.
- Subject is of childbearing potential and does not have a negative pregnancy test.
- Subject is < 18 years of age.
- Subject has a known allergy to ART-123 or any components of the drug product.
- Subject is unwilling to allow transfusion of blood or blood products.
- Subject has an advance directive to withhold life-sustaining treatment.
- Subject has had previous treatment with ART-123.
- Body weight ≥ 175 kg.
- Platelets < 30,000/ mm3 for any reason, PT prolongation or thrombocytopenia that is not due to sepsis.
- Any surgery that is potentially hemorrhagic (e.g. intra-thoracic, intra-abdominal or non-traumatic orthopedic surgery of the femur or pelvis) that is completed within 12 hours prior to first dose of study drug, or ongoing impairment of hemostasis as a result of one of these procedures
- History of head trauma, spinal trauma, or other acute trauma with an increased risk of bleeding within 3 months prior to consent.
- Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) within 3 months prior to consent.
- Any history of intracerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM), cerebral aneurysm, or mass lesions of the central nervous system.
- History of congenital bleeding diathesesor anatomical anomaly that predisposes to hemorrhage (e.g. hemophilia, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia).
- Significant gastrointestinal bleeding within 6 weeks prior to consent.
- Subject is diagnosed with a known medical condition associated with a hypercoagulable state.
- Child-Pugh score of 10-15 (Class C)
- Portosystemic hypertension or known history of bleeding esophageal varices.
- History of solid organ, allogeneic bone marrow, or stem cell transplantation within the 6 months prior to consent.
- Acute pancreatitis where infection has not been documented by a positive blood or abdominal fluid culture or gram stain consistent with bacterial infection.
- Subjects with renal dysfunction defined as (a) Chronic renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT), or (b) Acute renal failure with onset of oliguria (urine output < 0.3 ml/kg/hr) > 48 hours prior to first dose of study drug whether receiving RRT or not
- Use of anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents, antithrombotics and thrombolytics within the 72 hours prior to first does of study drug.
- Life expectancy < 90 days.
- Current use of any chemotherapy agent likely to cause myeloablation (severe or complete depletion of bone marrow).
- Participation in another research study involving an investigational agent within 30 days prior to consent or projected study participation during the 28 days post study randomization.
- Confirmed or suspected endocarditis

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01598831

Study Director: | David Fineberg, M.D. | Asahi Kasei Pharma America Corporation |
Documents provided by Asahi Kasei Pharma America Corporation:
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Responsible Party: | Asahi Kasei Pharma America Corporation |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01598831 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
3-001 |
First Posted: | May 15, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | April 21, 2020 |
Last Update Posted: | April 21, 2020 |
Last Verified: | March 2020 |
sepsis |
Sepsis Toxemia Hemostatic Disorders Blood Coagulation Disorders Infections Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome |
Inflammation Pathologic Processes Hematologic Diseases Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Hemorrhagic Disorders |