Study of ACE-083 in Patients With Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02927080 |
Recruitment Status
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First Posted
: October 6, 2016
Last Update Posted
: March 16, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy | Drug: ACE-083 Drug: ACE-083 or placebo | Phase 2 |
Part 1 (dose escalation, open-label) Part 1 will consist of up to 6 cohorts (A to F) of patients and will evaluate multiple ascending dose levels of ACE-083 in either the tibialis anterior (TA) or biceps brachii (BB) muscle. Patients in each cohort will be enrolled in a 4-week screening period before beginning treatment. A Safety Review Team (SRT) will meet to review data for each cohort when at least 4 patients within a cohort have completed their Day 43 visit prior to dose escalation.
Part 2 (randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, with open-label extension) Prior to the initiation of Part 2, a review of safety and efficacy data from Part 1 will be conducted to determine whether cohorts for one or both muscles will be pursued in Part 2, as well as the recommended dose level for each muscle. A total of up to 56 new patients (28 patients per muscle) may be enrolled and randomized (1:1) to receive either ACE-083 (n=14/muscle) or placebo (n=14/muscle) bilaterally to either the TA or BB muscles (but not both). Patients will receive blinded study drug once every three weeks for approximately 6 months (9 doses).
Patients who complete the double-blind treatment period will immediately roll over to open-label treatment with ACE-083, receiving the same dose of active drug, bilaterally in either the TA or BB muscle, once every three weeks for approximately 6 months (8 doses). In Part 2, the SRT will periodically review blinded safety data for each muscle treated.
Study duration for Part 1 for each patient will be approximately 24 weeks, including a 4-week screening period, a 12-week treatment period, and an 8-week follow-up period after the last dose.
Study duration for Part 2 for each patient will be approximately 15 months, including a 1-month screening period, a 12-month treatment period (6-month double-blind, placebo-controlled and a 6-month open-label extension), and a 2-month follow-up period after the last dose
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 92 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of ACE-083 in Patients With Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy |
Study Start Date : | November 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | February 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ACE-083 (Part 1, Cohort 1)
ACE-083 150 mg IM, once every 3 weeks for up to 5 doses.
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Drug: ACE-083
Recombinant fusion protein.
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Experimental: ACE-083 (Part 1, Cohort 2)
ACE-083 200 mg IM, once every 3 weeks for up to 5 doses.
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Drug: ACE-083
Recombinant fusion protein.
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Experimental: ACE-083 (Part 1, Cohort 3)
ACE-083 up to 250 mg IM, once every 3 weeks for up to 5 doses.
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Drug: ACE-083
Recombinant fusion protein.
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Experimental: ACE-083 (Part 2, DB-PC, IM tibialis anterior muscle)
Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled ACE-083 up to 250 mg IM (tibialis anterior muscle) or placebo, once every 3 weeks for up to 9 doses.
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Drug: ACE-083 or placebo
Recombinant fusion protein or normal saline.
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Experimental: ACE-083 (Part 2, PL, IM tibialis anterior muscle)
Open-Label ACE-083 up to 250 mg IM (tibialis anterior muscle) once every 3 weeks for up to 8 doses.
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Drug: ACE-083
Recombinant fusion protein.
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Experimental: ACE-083, (Part 2, DB-PC, IM biceps brachii muscle)
Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled ACE-083 up to 250 mg IM (biceps brachii muscle) or placebo, once every 3 weeks for up to 9 doses.
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Drug: ACE-083 or placebo
Recombinant fusion protein or normal saline.
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Experimental: ACE-083 (Part 2, OP, biceps brachii muscle)
Open-Label ACE-083 up to 250 mg IM (biceps brachii muscle), once every 3 weeks for up to 8 doses.
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Drug: ACE-083
Recombinant fusion protein.
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- Safety and Tolerability (data collection on the incidence, nature and severity of adverse events). [ Time Frame: From initiation of treatment (Study Day 1) to end-of-study visit (Study Day 141). ]Adverse events will be recorded and coded in accordance with MedDRA v.20,0
- Estimation of systemic exposure to ACE-083 following local intramuscular administration. [ Time Frame: From initiation of treatment (Study Day 1) to end-of-study visit (Study Day 141). ]Bioanlaytical assay for the quantitative of ACE-083 in serum
- Percent change from baseline in strength of injected muscle [ Time Frame: From initiation of treatment (Study Day 1) to end of treatment visit. ]Strength measurements by hand-held or fixed-system dynamometry (quantitative muscle testing).
- Percent change from baseline in function of injected muscle [ Time Frame: From initiation of treatment (Study Day 1) to end-of-study visit (Study Day 141). ]Function assessed by a battery of motor function tests; 4-stair climb, 6-minute walk test, gait analysis and performance of the upper limb (PUL) test
- Change from baseline in patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures [ Time Frame: From initiation of treatment (Study Day 1) to end-of-study visit (Study Day 141). ]PRO assessed by health-related quality of life and disease burden, as measured by the FSHD Health Index questionnaire (FSHD-HI).

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Genetically-confirmed FSHD1 or FSHD2 (or a first-degree relative with genetically confirmed FSHD1 or FSHD2) and clinical findings meeting FSHD criteria
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Part 1 TA cohorts:
- 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) ≥ 150 meters (without a brace)
- Mild to moderate weakness in left and/or right ankle dorsiflexion
Part 1 BB cohorts:
a. Mild to moderate weakness in left and/or right elbow flexion
Part 2 TA cohorts:
- 6MWD ≥ 150 and ≤ 500 meters (without a brace)
- Mild to moderate weakness in left and right ankle dorsiflexion
Part 2 BB cohorts:
a. Mild to moderate weakness in left and/or right elbow flexion
- Females of childbearing potential must have negative urine pregnancy test prior to enrollment and use highly effective birth control methods during study participation. Males must agree to use a condom during any sexual contact with females of childbearing potential while participating in the study even if he has undergone a successful vasectomy.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Histor y of active malignancy, with the exception of fully excised or treated basal cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma in-situ, or ≤ 2 squamous cell carcinomas of the skin
- Symptomatic cardiopulmonary disease, significant functional impairment, or other co morbidities that in the opinion of the investigator would limit a patient's ability to complete strength and/or functional assessments on study
- Renal impairment (serum creatinine ≥ 2 times the upper limit of normal [ULN])
- Aspartate transaminase (AST) and/or alanine transaminase (ALT) ≥ 3 times ULN
- Increased risk of bleeding (i.e., due to hemophilia, platelet disorders, or use of any anticoagulation/platelet modifying therapies up to 2 weeks prior to Study Day 1; low dose aspirin [≤ 100 mg daily] is permitted)
- Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to Study Day 1
- Chronic systemic corticosteroids (≥ 2 weeks) within 4 weeks before Study Day 1 and for duration of study; intra-articular/topical/inhaled therapeutic or physiologic doses of corticosteroids are permitted
- Androgens or growth hormone within 6 months before Study Day 1 and for duration of study; topical physiologic androgen replacement is permitted
- Any condition that would prevent MRI scanning or compromise the ability to obtain a clear and interpretable scan of the TA or BB muscles, as applicable (e.g., pacemaker, knee/hip replacement, or metallic implants)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02927080
Contact: Clinical Trial Manager | clinicaltrials083@acceleronpharma.com |
United States, California | |
University of California Los Angeles Medical Center | Recruiting |
Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Contact: Kianoush Kamali, CRC 310-825-3264 kkamali@mednet.ucla.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Perry Shieh, MD | |
University of California Davis Medical Center | Recruiting |
Sacramento, California, United States | |
Contact: Colleen Anthonisen, CRC canthonisen@ucdavis.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Nanette Joyce, MD | |
United States, Kansas | |
University of Kansas Medical Center | Recruiting |
Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
Contact: Ayla McCalley, CRC 913-945-9937 amccalley2@kumc.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Statland, MD | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Brigham & Women's Hospital | Recruiting |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
Contact: Kristen Roe kroe@partners.org | |
Principal Investigator: Anthony Amato, MD | |
United States, Minnesota | |
University of Minnesota | Recruiting |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
Contact: Paul & Sheila Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center 612-626-0822 mdcenter@umn.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Georgios Manousakis, MD | |
United States, Missouri | |
Washington University School of Medicine | Recruiting |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States | |
Contact: Julaine Florence 314-362-6983 | |
Principal Investigator: Alan Pestronk, MD | |
United States, New York | |
University of Rochester School of Medicine | Recruiting |
Rochester, New York, United States | |
Contact: Leann Lewis 585-275-7680 | |
Principal Investigator: Rabi Tawil, MD | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Carolinas Healthcare System Neurosciences Institute | Recruiting |
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
Contact: Lisa Ranzinger 704-446-0803 | |
Principal Investigator: Elena Bravver, MD | |
United States, Ohio | |
The Ohio State University | Recruiting |
Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
Contact: Julie Agriesti 614-293-4098 Julie.Agriesti@osumc.edu | |
Principal Investigator: John Kissel, MD | |
United States, Oregon | |
Oregon Health & Science University | Recruiting |
Portland, Oregon, United States | |
Contact: Diana Dimitrova, CRC 503-494-7269 dimitrov@ohsu.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Chafic Karam, MD | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
University of Pennsylvania | Recruiting |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Contact: Lauren Elman, MD Lauren.Elman@uphs.upenn.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Lauren Elman, MD | |
United States, Utah | |
University of Utah | Recruiting |
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
Contact: Bryant Gordon, CRC 801-585-5052 bryant.gordon@genetics.utah.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Nicholas Johnson, MD | |
Canada, Alberta | |
University of Calgary | Recruiting |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
Contact: Jose Martinez 403-210-7009 jamarti@ucalgary.ca | |
Principal Investigator: Lawrence Korngut, MD | |
Canada, Ontario | |
London Health Sciences Centre | Recruiting |
London, Ontario, Canada | |
Contact: Rhiannon Hicks 519-685-8441 Rhiannon.hicks@lhsc.on.ca | |
Principal Investigator: Craig Campbell, MD | |
Canada, Quebec | |
Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital | Recruiting |
Montréal, Quebec, Canada | |
Contact: Xin Di Dong 514-398-5744 xin.dong@mcgill.ca | |
Principal Investigator: Erin O'Ferrall, MD |
Responsible Party: | Acceleron Pharma, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02927080 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
A083-02 ACE-083 ( Other Identifier: Acceleron Pharma Inc. ) |
First Posted: | October 6, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 16, 2018 |
Last Verified: | March 2018 |
Keywords provided by Acceleron Pharma, Inc.:
FSHD |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Muscular Dystrophies Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Disorders, Atrophic Muscular Diseases |
Musculoskeletal Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Nervous System Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn |