A Study of AV-101 (Dry Powder Inhaled Imatinib) in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) (IMPAHCT)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05036135 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : September 5, 2021
Last Update Posted : May 9, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension | Drug: AV-101 Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 462 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | IMPAHCT: A Phase 2b/3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 24-Week Dose Ranging and Confirmatory Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of AV-101 in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 2, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 2025 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Phase 2b low dose AV-101 |
Drug: AV-101
AV-101 (imatinib) administered via dry powder inhalation |
Experimental: Phase 2b medium dose AV-101 |
Drug: AV-101
AV-101 (imatinib) administered via dry powder inhalation |
Experimental: Phase 2b high dose AV-101 |
Drug: AV-101
AV-101 (imatinib) administered via dry powder inhalation |
Placebo Comparator: Phase 2b Placebo |
Drug: Placebo
Placebo administered via dry powder inhalation |
Experimental: Phase 3 dose AV-101 (Optimal dose selected in Phase 2b) |
Drug: AV-101
AV-101 (imatinib) administered via dry powder inhalation |
Placebo Comparator: Phase 3 Placebo |
Drug: Placebo
Placebo administered via dry powder inhalation |
- Phase 2b: Change from Baseline in Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Phase 3: Change from Baseline in Six Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Phase 2b: Change from Baseline in N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Phase 2b: Change from Baseline in Six Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Phase 2b: Incidence of Clinical Worsening [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Phase 2b: Proportion of Subjects with Improvement in WHO Functional Class [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Phase 2b: Change from Baseline in Registry to Evaluate Early and Long-Term PAH Disease Management (REVEAL) Lite 2.0 Risk Score [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]REVEAL Lite 2.0 risk scores range from 1 to 14; a higher score represents higher risk
- Phase 2b: Change from Baseline in Health-Related Quality of Life emPHasis-10 Questionnaire Score [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]emPHasis-10 questionnaire scores range from 0 - 50; a higher score represents a higher symptom burden
- Phase 3: Change from Baseline in NT-proBNP [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Phase 3: Time to Clinical Worsening [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Phase 3: Proportion of Subjects with Improvement in WHO Functional Class [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Phase 3: Change from Baseline in Registry to Evaluate Early and Long-Term PAH Disease Management (REVEAL) Lite 2.0 Risk Score [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]REVEAL Lite 2.0 risk scores range from 1 to 14; a higher score represents higher risk
- Phase 3: Change from Baseline in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Symptoms and Impact (PAH-SYMPACT) Questionnaire Score [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]PAH-SYMPACT is a patient reported outcome instrument developed to assess PAH symptoms and impacts

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria
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PAH belonging to one of the subgroups:
- I/HPAH, PAH-CTD,
- PAH due to drugs and/or toxins/chemicals (having been in the care of the investigator for at least one year with no relapses of drug or toxin/chemical abuse),
- HIV associated or
- PAH due to repaired congenital heart disease (at least 1 year since repair)
- World Health Organization (WHO) Functional Class II, III or IV symptoms
- Stable concomitant background therapy of at least two PAH approved medications
- Able to walk a distance of at least 100 m but no more than 475 m during the Screening 6-minute walk tests.
Key Exclusion Criteria
- Pulmonary hypertension (PH) belonging to Groups 2 to 5
- A history of left-sided heart disease
- Pregnant or breast-feeding females
Additional criteria may apply, per protocol

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): NCT05036135
Contact: Toll Free Number | (888) 373-8110 | clinicaltrials@aerovatetx.com |

Responsible Party: | Aerovate Therapeutics |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05036135 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
AV-101-002 |
First Posted: | September 5, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 9, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Lungs Pulmonary PAH |
AV-101 imatinib IMPAHCT |
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Hypertension Vascular Diseases |
Cardiovascular Diseases Hypertension, Pulmonary Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |