ABI-009, an mTOR Inhibitor, for Patients With Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02587325 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : October 27, 2015
Last Update Posted : October 11, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pulmonary Hypertension | Drug: ABI-009, nab-rapamycin, albumin-bound rapamycin | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 25 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1 Clinical Trial of ABI-009, an mTOR Inhibitor, for Patients With Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 1, 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ABI-009 |
Drug: ABI-009, nab-rapamycin, albumin-bound rapamycin
ABI-009 |
- Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0 [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ]

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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:
- Male or female age >18 years old with a current diagnosis of WHO Group 1 PAH including idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (HPAH), drug and toxin induced PAH, or PAH associated with connective tissue disease, or congenital heart defects (repaired greater than 1 year prior to Screening)
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Must meet following hemodynamic definition prior to initiation of study drug
- Mean PAP of ≥ 25 mm Hg
- PCWP or left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP) of ≤ 15 mm
- PVR > 5 mmHg/L/min (Woods unit)
- Functional class II or III according to the WHO set forth at the Dana Point Classification 2008 Meeting
- On 2 or more specific standard PAH therapies (for ≥ 8 consecutive weeks and at stable dose for ≥ 4 consecutive weeks) unless documented inability to tolerate 2 standard therapies
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Meet the following criteria determined by pulmonary function tests completed no more than 24 weeks prior to screening, performed with or without bronchodilation:
- Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) ≥ 55% of predicted normal
- FEV1:forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio ≥ 0.60
- 6MWD ≥150 meters and ≤450 meters
- Negative serum pregnancy test
- Female of childbearing age either surgically sterilized or using acceptable method of contraception
- Ability to provide written informed consent by the patient or legal guardian
Exclusion criteria:
- History of heart disease including left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 40% or clinically significant valvular constrictive or atherosclerotic heart disease (myocardial infarction, angina, cerebrovascular accident)
- History of malignancy in 2 years prior to enrollment
- Pulmonary hypertension (PH) belonging to groups 2 to 5 of the 2013 Nice classification
- Current or recent (< 3 months) use of inotropic or vasopressor agents for the treatment of PAH
- Recent (< 2 months) PAH related hospital admission
- History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition including macrolide (eg, azithromycin, clarithromycin, dirithromycin, and erythromycin) and ketolide antibiotics
- Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus as defined by HbA1c >8% despite adequate therapy
- Uncontrolled hyperlipidemia (serum triglyceride ≥300 mg/dL)
- Serum cholesterol ≥350 mg/dL
- Surgery within 3 months of start date of study drug
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Baseline cytopenias:
- Absolute Neutrophil Count ≤ 1.5 x 109/L
- Hemoglobin ≤ 9 g/dL
- Platelet count < 100,000/mm3
- Baseline liver disease: ALT/AST, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase >1.5 x ULN
- Baseline renal disease: creatinine >1.5 ULN and/or creatinine clearance (Cockcroft formula) ≤ 30 mL/min
- Inability to attend scheduled clinic visits
- Prior use of study drug within previous 6 months from enrollment
- Previous lung transplant
- Naïve to available standard PAH therapy
- Concomitant genetic or acquired immunosuppressive diseases (such as HIV, AIDS)
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that in the opinion of the investigator would limit compliance and tolerance to study requirements (eg, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, coronary artery disease, or psychiatric illness/social situations)
- Concomitant enrollment in another investigational treatment protocol for PAH
- Use of strong inhibitors and inducers of CYP3A4 within the 14 days prior to receiving the first dose of ABI-009. Additionally, use of any known CYP3A4 substrates with narrow therapeutic window (such as fentanyl, alfentanil, astemizole, cisapride, dihydroergotamine, pimozide, quinidine, terfanide) within the 14 days prior to receiving the first dose of ABI-009

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02587325
Contact: Berta Grigorian | 818-416-8378 | bgrigorian@aadibio.com |
United States, Arizona | |
University of Arizona | Recruiting |
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724 | |
Contact: Valerie Bloss 520-626-8305 vbloss@email.arizona.edu | |
United States, California | |
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center | Recruiting |
Torrance, California, United States, 90502 | |
Contact: Ronald Oudiz, MD 310-222-3560 roudiz@labiomed.org | |
United States, Indiana | |
Indiana University | Recruiting |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202 | |
Contact: Shawna Prange 317-962-7459 sprange@iuhealth.org | |
United States, Maryland | |
National Institutes of Health | Recruiting |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 | |
Contact: Keshia Thompson 301-827-6135 keshia.thompson@nih.gov | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Recruiting |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213 | |
Contact: Kristin Shoemaker, RN, BSN, CCRC 412-692-2769 shoeka@UPMC.EDU | |
United States, Virginia | |
Inova Fairfax Hospital | Recruiting |
Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22042 | |
Contact: Vinita Gupta 703-776-3697 vinita.gupta@inova.org |
Responsible Party: | Aadi, LLC |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02587325 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PAH-001 |
First Posted: | October 27, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 11, 2021 |
Last Verified: | October 2021 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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