Bucillamine Phase 2 Trial in Patients With Cystinuria

Status unconfirmed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Cystinuria

In brief

Subjects on a standard regimen of tiopronin (cystine binding thiol drug; CBTD) plus prescribed first-line therapy (i.e. on a hydration, alkali therapy and dietary restriction) who are failing therapy will be selected for this trial. After completing informed consent, the subject will have Screening consisting of medication history and physical examination with vital signs. Samples of blood and urine will be taken for clinical laboratory and urinalysis. Patients will undergo a 12-lead ECG test. A history of side effects with current CBTD as well as laboratory recordings of abnormalities attributable to treatment will also be recorded. Subjects will be dosed in a sequential manner, starting with the low dose group (300 mg/day), then proceeding to the 600 mg.day dose group.. Safety and tolerability will be monitored closely by an Independent Medical Monitor (IMM) and based on the IMM's assessment that it is safe to proceed to the higher dose (600 mg/day), subsequent subjects will be enrolled into that group. Up to 15 subjects each will be enrolled into either Group A or Group B. After 7 days on the assigned bucillamine dose, a 24-hour urine sample will be taken and after completing the Day 8 safety visit, subjects will undergo a 7 day washout where no CBTDs will be taken. Thereafter, subjects will be allowed to resume their originally prescribed CBTDs under Investigator's supervision. One week following study drug discontinuation, subjects will return to the clinic for follow-up safety assessments.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02942420
Run by: Revive Therapeutics, Ltd.
People needed: 30
Starts: 2017-05-01
Expected to finish: 2018-03-01
Last updated by the study team: 2017-05-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Subjects of any gender and of any race ≥18 and ≤80 years of age
Subjects with proven cystinuria who are failing their standard drug therapy of tiopronin plus first-line therapy (hydration, alkali and diet restriction) and who meet the following criteria.
formed new stones while taking a thiol.
had increase in stone size of pre-existing stones while taking a thiol.
had a urologic intervention for stones while taking a thiol
Subjects must be able to reliably urinate in a collection vessel and measure urine volume
Subjects must have documentation of a stable complete blood count (CBC) and urinalysis (UA) in the 6 months prior to date of enrollment
Subjects may have a history of but not currently active CNS disorders or symptoms/effects (e.g., headache)
Subjects must have adequate organ function, evidenced by the following laboratory results within 30 days prior to enrollment:
Absolute neutrophil count >2000 cells/mm
Platelet count >140,000 cells/mm3
Hemoglobin >11.0 g/dl
Albumin ≥2.5 g/dl
Total bilirubin ≤1.5 upper limit of normal (ULN)
SGOT (aspartate aminotransferase [AST]), SGPT (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
≤ 2.5 x ULN
eGFR >60 ml/min/173m 2 based on Modification of Diet and Renal Disease (MDRD) Study equation which includes the variables of creatinine, age, sex and race
Female subject who has been post-menopausal for at least 24 consecutive months, or women who have undergone surgical sterilization, (e.g. hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, tubal ligation or salpingectomy) is eligible without requiring the use of a contraceptive methods described in Inclusion #8
For women of childbearing potential and men with partners of childbearing potential, agreement to use a highly effective, non-hormonal form of contraception:
Acceptable forms of should include two of the following:
Placement of intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS)
Condom with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository
Diaphragm or cervical/vault caps with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository
The above contraception is not a requirement in the case of any of the following:
Subject is surgically sterilized

You may not qualify if…

Subjects with renal colic
Subjects who are scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure
Subjects on D-penicillamine (see page 35 for explanation)
Subjects with cancer
Subjects with acute or chronic infections including HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B or hepatitis C
Patients with proteinuria ≥30 mg that is confirmed on repeat laboratory assessment within 24 hours
Subjects with QTc interval >450 ms
A history of, hypokalemia and family history of Long QT syndrome
Use of concomitant medications that may prolong QT/QTc interval
Patients with significant heart failure and activity impairment (Class III-IV of the New York Heart Association (NYHA)
Subjects with serious hepatic disorder (Child-Pugh scores B or C)
Subjects with a history of alcohol or substance abuse within the 12 months prior to enrollment
Subjects with history of or active blood dyscrasia such as myelosuppression, leukopenia, granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia, and aplastic anemia.
Subjects with Coagulopathy (regardless if controlled by pharmacotherapy or not)
Subjects who have any concomitant illness (including active significant infection) or other finding that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would confound the study data or place the subject at unacceptable risk if the subject were to participate in the study, or that would require frequent adjustments in concomitant medications during the course of the study
Use of any investigational drug within 30 days prior to enrollment
Subjects currently participating in another research study or anticipated to enroll in such during participation in this study
Subjects for whom informed consent cannot be obtained

Where it is running

University of Alabama - Department of Urology — Birmingham, Alabama, United States (enrolling)
Massachusette General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
New York University School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States (enrolling)
Omega Medical Research — Warwick, Rhode Island, United States (enrolling)
University of Wisconsin School of Medicane and Public Health — Madison, Wisconsin, United States (enrolling)

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