Safety and Efficacy of Peginesatide for the Treatment of Anemia in Participants With Chronic Renal Failure Not on Dialysis (PEARL 2)
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| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00598442 |
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Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: January 21, 2008
Results First Posted
: July 30, 2012
Last Update Posted
: February 12, 2013
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| Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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| Chronic Renal Failure Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia | Drug: peginesatide Drug: Darbepoetin alfa | Phase 3 |
Anemia associated with chronic kidney disease is due to several factors, primarily the inability of the diseased kidneys to produce adequate amounts of endogenous erythropoietin. Ancillary factors include the shortened lifespan of red blood cells, iron and other nutritional deficiencies, infection, and inflammation. The presence and severity of anemia are related to the duration and extent of kidney failure. Anemia is associated with increased mortality, increased likelihood of hospitalization, reduced cognitive function, and increased left ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure.
Erythropoiesis stimulating agents have been established as a treatment for anemia in chronic renal failure subjects, and have improved the management of anemia over alternatives such as transfusion. Peginesatide is a parenteral formulation developed for the treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease. Peginesatide binds to and activates the human erythropoietin receptor and stimulates erythropoiesis in human red cell precursors in a manner similar to other known erythropoiesis-stimulating agents.
Study participants received doses of peginesatide administered once every 4 weeks or darbepoetin alfa administered once every 2 weeks. Total commitment time for this study was a 4 week screening period followed by a minimum of 52 weeks of study treatment. Eligible participants were randomized in equal proportions to two peginesatide treatment regimens and one control, darbepoetin alfa, treatment regimen.
To evaluate the cardiovascular safety of peginesatide, a cardiovascular composite safety endpoint (CSE) was defined for use in prospectively planned analyses which combined cardiovascular safety data from the four Phase 3 peginesatide studies (NCT00598273, NCT00597753, NCT00598442, and NCT00597584). The CSE consisted of six events: death, stroke, myocardial infarction, and serious adverse events of congestive heart failure, unstable angina, and arrhythmia. An independent Event Review Committee (ERC) was used to provide blinded adjudication of potential CSE events.
| Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Actual Enrollment : | 493 participants |
| Allocation: | Randomized |
| Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: | None (Open Label) |
| Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
| Official Title: | AFX01-13: A Phase 3, Randomized, Active-controlled, Open-label, Multi-center Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Peginesatide for the Correction of Anemia in Patients With Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) Not on Dialysis and Not on Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agent (ESA) Treatment |
| Study Start Date : | November 2007 |
| Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2009 |
| Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2009 |
| Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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| Experimental: Peginesatide 0.025 mg/kg |
Drug: peginesatide
Participants received peginesatide by subcutaneous injection once every 4 weeks. The starting dose was 0.025 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) and was adjusted throughout the study to maintain a hemoglobin target range of 11.0-12.0 grams per deciliter (g/dL).
Other Names:
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| Experimental: Peginesatide 0.04 mg/kg |
Drug: peginesatide
Participants received peginesatide by subcutaneous injection once every 4 weeks. The starting dose was 0.04 mg/kg and was adjusted throughout the study to maintain a hemoglobin target range of 11.0-12.0 g/dL.
Other Names:
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| Active Comparator: Darbepoetin alfa |
Drug: Darbepoetin alfa
Participants received darbepoetin alfa by subcutaneous injection once every 2 weeks, as prescribed. The starting dose was 0.75 microgram per kilogram (mcg/kg) and was adjusted throughout the study to maintain a hemoglobin target range of 11.0-12.0 g/dL.
Other Name: Aranesp
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- Mean Change in Hemoglobin Between Baseline and the Evaluation Period [ Time Frame: Baseline and Weeks 25-36 ]The baseline hemoglobin value is defined as the mean of three hemoglobin values: the two most recent hemoglobin values taken prior to the day of randomization and the value obtained on the day of randomization. The mean hemoglobin during the Evaluation Period for each participant is calculated as the mean of the available hemoglobin values during Study Weeks 25 through 36.
- Proportion of Participants Who Received Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusions During the Correction and Evaluation Periods [ Time Frame: Weeks 0 to 36 ]
- Proportion of Participants Achieving Hemoglobin Response During the Correction and Evaluation Periods [ Time Frame: Weeks 0 to 36 ]A hemoglobin response is defined as a hemoglobin increase of ≥ 1.0 gram per deciliter (g/dL) above baseline and a hemoglobin ≥ 11.0 g/dL without RBC transfusion during the previous 8 weeks.
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| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chronic renal failure with an estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 milliliters per minute per 1.73 m^2 and not expected to begin dialysis for at least 12 weeks.
- Two consecutive hemoglobin values ≥ 8.0 g/dL and < 11.0 g/dL within 4 weeks prior to randomization.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Treatment with an ESA in the 12 weeks prior to randomization.
- Known intolerance to any ESA, parenteral iron supplementation, or pegylated molecule.
- Prior chronic hemodialysis or chronic peritoneal dialysis treatment.
- Known bleeding or coagulation disorder.
- Known hematologic disease or cause of anemia other than renal disease.
- Poorly controlled hypertension.
- Evidence of active malignancy within one year prior to randomization
- A scheduled kidney transplant.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00598442
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| Study Director: | Vice President, Clinical Development | Affymax |
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| Responsible Party: | Affymax |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00598442 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
AFX01-13 2007-004146-32 ( EudraCT Number ) |
| First Posted: | January 21, 2008 Key Record Dates |
| Results First Posted: | July 30, 2012 |
| Last Update Posted: | February 12, 2013 |
| Last Verified: | February 2013 |
Keywords provided by Affymax:
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anemia chronic kidney disease CKD chronic renal failure CRF erythropoietin EPO erythropoiesis stimulating agent ESA |
Hematide™ hemoglobin Hb Hgb Omontys peginesatide red blood cell red blood cell production |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Anemia Kidney Diseases Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Renal Insufficiency Kidney Failure, Chronic |
Hematologic Diseases Urologic Diseases Darbepoetin alfa Hematinics |