A Study of KHK4827 in Subjects With Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02985983 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : December 7, 2016
Last Update Posted : March 3, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Axial Spondyloarthritis | Drug: KHK4827 Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 159 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3 Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study With an Open Label Extension to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of KHK4827 in Subjects With Axial Spondyloarthritis |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 7, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 23, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 23, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: KHK4827
KHK4827 administered SC
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Drug: KHK4827
Administered KHK4827 by subcutaneous (SC) injection until week 66.
Other Name: Brodalumab |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo administered SC
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Drug: Placebo
Administered Placebo by subcutaneous (SC) injection until week 16. Administered KHK4827 by SC injection from week 17 until week 66. |
- Percentage of ASAS 40 in axSpA subjects [ Time Frame: Week 16 ]
- Percentage of ASAS 40 in AS subjects [ Time Frame: Week 16 ]
- Percentage of ASAS 40 in nr-axSpA subjects [ Time Frame: Week 16 ]
- Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS)-CRP change from baseline in axSpA subjects [ Time Frame: Week 16 ]
- Number of adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to week 68 ]
- Number of patients exposed to anti-KHK4827 antibodies [ Time Frame: Pre-dose,Week 16,Week 32,Week 48,Week 68 or End of study ]
- Serum KHK4827 concentration [ Time Frame: pre-dose、Week 1、Week 2、Week 4、Week 8、Week 12、Week 14、Week 16、Week 24、Week 28、Week 32 ]

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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 with age at onset <45 years and continuous chronic back pain for ≥ 3 months fulfills the ASAS classification criteria of axial spondyloarthritis (with the exception of the Crohn's disease)
- Subject has Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) score ≥ 4 at screening and enrollment
- Subject has spinal pain score (BASDAI question #2) ≥ 4 at screening and enrollment
- Subject has had adequate therapy with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (oral NSAIDs) for back pain for at least 3 months with inadequate treatment response before enrollment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Complete ankylosis (fusion) of the spine
- Subject with active ongoing inflammatory diseases other than axSpA that might confound the evaluation of KHK4827 therapy, including reactive arthritis, spondyloarthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease, SAPHO syndrome (pustulotic arthro-osteitis), fibromyalgia, ankylosing spinal hyperostosis, osteitis condensans ilii, spondylosis deformans, or osteoarthritis sacroiliac joint disease
- Subject has a prior history of >1 anti-TNF therapy
- Subject has a history or evidence of suicidal ideation (severity of 4 or 5) or any suicidal behavior based on an assessment with the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at enrollment
- Subject has a history or evidence of a psychiatric disorder, alcohol and/or substance abuse
- Subject has severe depression based on a total score of ≥ 15 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) at enrollment (note: subjects with a total score of 10 to 14 on the PHQ-8 should be referred to a mental health care professional)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02985983

Responsible Party: | Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02985983 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
4827-006 |
First Posted: | December 7, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 3, 2020 |
Last Verified: | March 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Brodalumab KHK4827 Axial Spondyloarthritis |
Spondylitis Spondylarthritis Bone Diseases, Infectious Infections Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases |
Spinal Diseases Arthritis Joint Diseases Brodalumab Dermatologic Agents |