A Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of VX-440 Combination Therapy in Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02951182 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 1, 2016
Results First Posted : August 28, 2020
Last Update Posted : August 28, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cystic Fibrosis | Drug: TEZ Drug: IVA Drug: VX-440 Drug: Matched Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 74 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, Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of VX-440 Combination Therapy in Subjects Aged 12 Years and Older With Cystic Fibrosis |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Part 1: Placebo - Cohort 1A and 1B Combined
Participants received placebo matched to VX-440/TEZ/IVA as triple combination for 4 weeks.
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Drug: Matched Placebo |
Experimental: Part 1 Cohort 1A: Triple Combination (TC)
Participants received VX-440 200 milligram (mg) every 12 hours (q12h)/TEZ 100 mg once daily (qd)/IVA 150 mg q12h as triple combination for 4 weeks.
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Drug: TEZ
Other Names:
Drug: IVA Other Names:
Drug: VX-440 |
Experimental: Part 1 Cohort 1B: TC Low Dose
Participants received VX-440 200 mg q12h/TEZ 50 mg q12h/IVA 150 mg q12h as triple combination for 4 weeks.
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Drug: TEZ
Other Names:
Drug: IVA Other Names:
Drug: VX-440 |
Experimental: Part 1 Cohort 1B: TC High Dose
Participants received VX-440 600 mg q12h/TEZ 50 mg q12h/IVA 300 mg q12h as triple combination for 4 weeks.
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Drug: TEZ
Other Names:
Drug: IVA Other Names:
Drug: VX-440 |
Active Comparator: Part 2: TEZ/IVA
Following a 4-week run-in period on TEZ 100 mg qd/IVA150 mg q12h, participants received placebo matched to VX-440 and TEZ 50 mg q12h/IVA 300 mg q12h for 4 weeks in treatment period and TEZ 100 mg qd/IVA150 mg q12h for 4 weeks in washout period.
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Drug: TEZ
Other Names:
Drug: IVA Other Names:
Drug: Matched Placebo |
Experimental: Part 2: TC-2
Following a 4-week run-in period on TEZ 100 mg qd/IVA150 mg q12h, participants received VX-440 600 mg q12h/ TEZ 50 mg q12h/IVA 300 mg q12h for 4 weeks for 4 weeks in treatment period and TEZ 100 mg qd/IVA150 mg q12h for 4 weeks in washout period.
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Drug: TEZ
Other Names:
Drug: IVA Other Names:
Drug: VX-440 |
- Safety and Tolerability as Assessed by Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) [ Time Frame: From first dose of Study Drug in the Treatment Period through Safety Follow-up Visit (Up to Day 57 for Part 1 and Day 85 for Part 2) ]
- Absolute Change in Percent Predicted Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (ppFEV1) [ Time Frame: From Baseline through Day 29 ]FEV1 is the volume of air that can forcibly be blown out in one second, after full inspiration.
- Absolute Change in Sweat Chloride Concentrations [ Time Frame: From Baseline through Day 29 ]Sweat samples were collected using an approved collection device.
- Relative Change in ppFEV1 [ Time Frame: From Baseline through Day 29 ]FEV1 is the volume of air that can forcibly be blown out in one second, after full inspiration.
- Absolute Change in Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised (CFQ-R) Respiratory Domain Score [ Time Frame: From Baseline at Day 29 ]The CFQ-R is a validated participant-reported outcome measuring health-related quality of life for participants with cystic fibrosis. Respiratory domain assessed respiratory symptoms, score range: 0-100; higher scores indicating fewer symptoms and better health-related quality of life.
- Pre-dose Plasma Concentration (Ctrough) of VX-440, TEZ, M1-TEZ, IVA and M1-IVA [ Time Frame: Predose at Day 8, Day 15 and Day 29 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, study restrictions, laboratory tests, contraceptive guidelines, and other study procedures.
- To prevent pregnancy, female participants of childbearing potential and their male partners will be required to use pre-specified, highly effective methods of non-hormonal contraception. Male participants with female partners of childbearing potential will be required to use a condom.
- Body weight ≥35 kg.
- Sweat chloride value ≥60 mmol/L from test results obtained during screening.
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Subjects must have an eligible CFTR genotype:
- Heterozygous for F508del and a minimal function (MF) mutation known or predicted not to be responsive to TEZ and/or IVA.
- Homozygous for F508del
- Subjects must have an FEV1 ≥40% and ≤90% of predicted normal for age, sex, and height at the Screening Visit
- Stable CF disease as judged by the investigator.
- Willing to remain on a stable CF medication regimen through the planned end of treatment or, if applicable, the Safety Follow up Visit.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of any comorbidity that, in the opinion of the investigator, might confound the results of the study or pose an additional risk in administering study drug to the subject.
- History of cirrhosis with portal hypertension.
- Risk factors for Torsade de Pointes
- History of hemolysis.
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency assessed at Screening.
- Clinically significant abnormal laboratory values at screening
- An acute upper or lower respiratory infection, pulmonary exacerbation, or changes in therapy for pulmonary disease within 28 days before the first dose of study drug.
- Lung infection with organisms associated with a more rapid decline in pulmonary status
- An acute illness not related to CF within 14 days before the first dose of study drug
- A standard digital ECG demonstrating QTc >450 msec at screening.
- History of solid organ or hematological transplantation.
- History or evidence of cataract or lens opacity determined to be clinically significant by the ophthalmologist or optometrist based on the ophthalmologic examination during the Screening Period.
- History of alcohol or drug abuse in the past year, including but not limited to, cannabis, cocaine, and opiates, as deemed by the investigator.
- Ongoing or prior participation in an investigational drug study, with certain exceptions. (e.g., ongoing participation in NCT02565914)
- Use of commercially available CFTR modulator (e.g., Kalydeco, Orkambi) within 14 days before screening (applies only to the Heterozygous F508del/MF cohorts; does not apply to the Homozygous F508del/F508del Cohort).
- Pregnant or nursing females: Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and Day 1.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02951182

Documents provided by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated:
Responsible Party: | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02951182 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
VX15-440-101 2016-000454-36 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | November 1, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | August 28, 2020 |
Last Update Posted: | August 28, 2020 |
Last Verified: | August 2020 |
Cystic Fibrosis Fibrosis Pathologic Processes Pancreatic Diseases Digestive System Diseases Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |
Genetic Diseases, Inborn Infant, Newborn, Diseases Ivacaftor Chloride Channel Agonists Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |