A Comparison of PF708 and Forteo in Osteoporosis Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03002428 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : December 23, 2016
Last Update Posted : May 23, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Osteoporosis | Drug: Teriparatide (PF708) Drug: Teriparatide (Forteo) | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 181 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized Study Comparing the Effects of PF708 and Forteo in Patients With Osteoporosis |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Teriparatide (PF708)
PF708 20 mcg once-daily subcutaneous injection for 24 weeks
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Drug: Teriparatide (PF708)
Subcutaneous injection |
Active Comparator: Teriparatide (Forteo)
Forteo 20 mcg once-daily subcutaneous injection for 24 weeks
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Drug: Teriparatide (Forteo)
Subcutaneous injection |
- Blood levels of anti-drug antibody (ADA) against teriparatide [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Mean percentage change in lumbar-spine bone mineral density (BMD) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Median percentage change in serum N-terminal propeptide of type 1 procollagen (P1NP) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Median percentage change in serum crosslinked C-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen (CTX) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Plasma maximum concentration (Cmax) of teriparatide [ Time Frame: 4 hours ]
- Plasma area-under-the-curve (AUC) of teriparatide [ Time Frame: 4 hours ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 30 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- If female, ≥5 years postmenopausal at the time of screening, with a DXA-derived BMD value at least 1 standard deviation (SD) below the average of young, healthy women
- If male, has a DXA-derived BMD value at least 2 SD below the average of young, healthy men
- Able to use the pen injection device correctly
- Able to understand and sign the written Informed Consent Form (ICF)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Treatment with oral bisphosphonates (once daily or once weekly) within 6 months of screening
- Any current or prior human PTH-derived products (e.g., Forteo, Teribone, Natpara), including for investigational purposes
- Immobility due to severe or chronically disabling conditions (e.g., stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis)
- History of metabolic bone diseases other than osteoporosis
- History of malignant disease, including solid tumors and hematologic malignancies (except basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin that have been completely excised and are considered cured)
- History of Paget's disease of bone
- History of prior external beam or implant radiation therapy involving the skeleton
- Active urolithiasis or primary hyperparathyroidism

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03002428

Study Director: | Hubert C Chen, MD | Pfenex, Inc |
Responsible Party: | Pfenex, Inc |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03002428 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PF708-301 |
First Posted: | December 23, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 23, 2018 |
Last Verified: | May 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Osteoporosis Bone Diseases, Metabolic Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Metabolic Diseases |
Teriparatide Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Bone Density Conservation Agents |