A Phase 2 Study of KZR-616 to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy in Patients With Active Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis

Completed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis

In brief

This was a Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover, multicenter study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, efficacy, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of treatment with KZR-616 in patients with active polymyositis (PM) or dermatomyositis (DM). Patients were evaluated for eligibility during the Screening Period. Eligible patients were stratified by diagnosis of DM or PM and randomized 1:1 to Arm A or Arm B of the study. During the 32-week treatment period, patients received study drug subcutaneously (SC) once weekly with 2 treatment periods of 16 weeks each. This study was conducted on an outpatient basis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04033926

Run by

Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.

People needed

25

Starts

2020-01-14

Expected to finish

2022-04-06

Last updated by the study team

2025-11-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patients at least 18 years of age
• Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18 to 40 kg/m\^2
• Diagnosis of probable or definite DM or PM by the 2017 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Classification Criteria
• Must have their data reviewed by an adjudication committee to confirm eligibility unless at least 1 of the following is present:
• Muscle biopsy with evidence of active myositis within the last 6 months prior to or at Screening
• Electromyography or magnetic resonance imaging with evidence of active myositis within the last 6 months prior to Screening
• A creatine kinase (CK) ≥4 × upper limit of normal (ULN).
• Must have demonstrable muscle weakness as measured by the Manual Muscle Testing-8 muscle Groups (MMT-8) with a score ≥80/150 but ≤136/150 units and any 2 of the following:
• Physician Global Assessment (MDGA) visual analog scale (VAS) ≥2 cm
• Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PtGADA) VAS ≥2 cm
• At least one muscle enzyme laboratory measurement ≥1.3 × ULN
• Myositis Disease Activity Assessment Tool (MDAAT) Extramuscular Global Activity VAS ≥1 cm.
• Documented inadequate response OR have demonstrated documented toxicity or intolerance to prior standard of care therapies
• Has had age-appropriate cancer screening that is up to date and negative for evidence of malignancy as per local standard of care

You may not qualify if…

• Has significant muscle damage or has a muscle damage VAS score ≥5 cm on the MDI
• Any other form of myositis or myopathy other than PM or DM
• Any condition that precludes the ability to quantitate muscle strength
• Has severe interstitial lung disease or has a pulmonary damage VAS score ≥5 cm on the Myositis Damage Index (MDI)
• Presence of autoinflammatory disease
• Use of nonpermitted medications or treatments within the specified washout periods prior to screening
• Patient has had recent serious or ongoing infection, or risk for serious infection
• Any of the following laboratory values at Screening:
• Estimated glomerular filtration rate <45 mL/min
• Hemoglobin <10 g/dL
• White blood cell (WBC) count <3.0 × 10\^9/L
• Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1.5 × 10\^9/L (1500/mm\^3)
• Platelet count <100 × 10\^9/L
• Serum AST or serum ALT >2.5 × ULN (unless considered consistent with muscle origin)
• Serum alkaline phosphatase >2.5 × ULN
• Total bilirubin >1.5 × ULN (3 × ULN for patients with documented Gilbert's syndrome)
• Thyroid stimulating hormone outside of the central laboratory normal range
• Immunoglobulin G (IgG) <500 mg/dL.
• Presence of New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure, or uncontrolled blood pressure, or prolonged QT interval
• Major surgery within 12 weeks before Screening or planned during the study period
• Clinical evidence of significant unstable or uncontrolled diseases
• Any active or suspected malignancy, including myeloproliferative or lymphoproliferative disorder, or history of documented malignancy within the last 5 years before Screening or within 3 years of diagnosis of myositis, except appropriately excised and cured cervical carcinoma in situ or basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

Where it is running

• KZR Research Site — Beverly Hills, California, United States
• KZR Research Site — Orange, California, United States
• KZR Research Site — Miami, Florida, United States
• KZR Research Site — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• KZR Research Site — Kansas City, Kansas, United States
• KZR Research Site — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• KZR Research Site — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
• KZR Research Site — Great Neck, New York, United States
• KZR Research Site — Duncansville, Pennsylvania, United States
• KZR Research Site — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• KZR Research Site — Austin, Texas, United States
• KZR Research Site — Henrico, Virginia, United States
• KZR Research Site — Prague, Czechia
• KZR Research Site — Göttingen, Germany

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