A Study of AK002 in Patients With Eosinophilic Gastritis and/or Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
| Status: | Recruiting | 
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Gastrointestinal, Gastrointestinal | 
| Therapuetic Areas: | Gastroenterology | 
| Healthy: | No | 
| Age Range: | 18 - 80 | 
| Updated: | 1/9/2019 | 
| Start Date: | July 18, 2018 | 
| End Date: | September 2019 | 
| Contact: | Henrik Rasmussen, MD, PhD | 
| Email: | hrasmussen@allakos.com | 
| Phone: | 443-699-5230 | 
A Phase 2, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacodynamic Effect of AK002 in Patients With Eosinophilic Gastritis and/or Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
This is a Phase 2, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to assess the effects
of AK002, given monthly for 4 doses. It is hypothesized that AK002 is more effective than
placebo control (alternative hypothesis) in reducing the number of eosinophils per high power
field (HPF) in gastric and/or duodenal biopsies before and after receiving AK002 or placebo
versus no difference between AK002 and placebo control (null hypothesis).
			of AK002, given monthly for 4 doses. It is hypothesized that AK002 is more effective than
placebo control (alternative hypothesis) in reducing the number of eosinophils per high power
field (HPF) in gastric and/or duodenal biopsies before and after receiving AK002 or placebo
versus no difference between AK002 and placebo control (null hypothesis).
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Male or female aged ≥18 and ≤80 years at the time of signing ICF.
2. Average weekly score of ≥3 (on a scale from 0-10, recorded for either abdominal pain,
diarrhea and/or nausea on the PRO questionnaire during at least 2 out of 3 weeks of
PRO collection. A minimum of four questionnaires must be completed each qualifying
week.
3. Eosinophilia of the gastric mucosa ≥30 eosinophils/HPF in 5 HPFs and/or eosinophilia
of the duodenal mucosa ≥30 eosinophils/HPF in 3 HPFs from the EGD performed during the
screening period, without any other cause for the gastric eosinophilia (e.g.,
parasitic or other infection or malignancy).
4. Subjects must have failed or not be adequately controlled on standard-of-care
treatments for EG or EGE symptoms (which could include PPIs, systemic or topical
corticosteroids, and/or diet, among others).
5. If on other treatments for EG, EGE, or EoE at enrollment, stable dose for at least 5
half-lives prior to screening and willingness to continue on that dose for the
duration of the study.
6. If subject is on pre-existing dietary restrictions, willingness to maintain dietary
restrictions throughout the study, as much as possible.
7. Able and willing to comply with all study procedures.
8. Female subjects must be either post-menopausal for at least 1 year with FSH level >40
mIU/mL at screening or surgically sterile (tubal ligation, hysterectomy or bilateral
oophorectomy) for at least 3 months, or if of childbearing potential, have a negative
pregnancy test and agree to use dual methods of contraception, or abstain from sexual
activity from screening until the end of the study, or for 120 days following the last
dose of study drug, whichever is longer. Male subjects with female partners of
childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception
from screening until the end of the study or for 120 days following the last dose of
study drug, whichever is longer. All fertile men with female partners of childbearing
potential should be instructed to contact the Investigator immediately if they suspect
their partner might be pregnant at any time during study participation.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Known hypersensitivity to any constituent of the study drug.
2. Diagnosis of celiac disease or H. pylori infection as determined by screening EGD or a
history of celiac disease diagnosed by prior EGD.
3. Presence of abnormal laboratory values considered by the Investigator to be clinically
significant.
4. Grade 2 or higher lymphopenia (<0.8 × 109/L lymphocytes).
5. Any disease or condition (medical or surgical) or cardiac abnormality, which, in the
opinion of the Investigator, would place the subject at increased risk.
6. History of malignancy; except carcinoma in situ in the cervix, early stage prostate
cancer, or non-melanoma skin cancers. However, cancers that have been in remission for
more than 5 years and are considered cured, can be enrolled (with the exception of
breast cancer). All history of malignancy (including diagnosis, dates, and compliance
with cancer screening recommendations) must be documented and certified by the
Investigator, along with the statement that in their clinical judgment the tissue
eosinophilia is attributable to EGID, rather than recurrence of malignancy.
7. Treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy in the preceding 6 months.
8. Treatment for a clinically significant helminthic parasitic infection within 6 months
of screening and/or a positive helminthic test at screening.
9. Use of any medications that may interfere with the study such as immunosuppressive or
immunomodulatory drugs (including azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, methotrexate,
cyclosporine, tacrolimus, anti-TNF, anti-IL-5, anti-IL-5 receptor, dupilumab, anti-IgE
antibodies, omalizumab) or systemic corticosteroids with a daily dose >10 mg of
prednisone or equivalent, during 5 half-lives prior to screening or during the
screening period, except for omalizumab taken in asthma and/or urticaria patients
where their asthma and/or urticaria cannot be controlled on other medications. In such
cases, the dose of omalizumab should remain stable during screening and throughout the
study.
10. Vaccination with live attenuated vaccines within 30 days prior to initiation of
treatment in the study, during the treatment period, or vaccination expected within 5
half-lives of the study drug administration.
11. Known history of alcohol, drug, or other substance abuse or dependence.
12. Participation in a concurrent interventional study with the last intervention
occurring within 30 days prior to administration of study drug (or 90 days or 5
half-lives, whichever is longer, for biologic products).
13. Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant while
participating in the study.
14. Any other reason that in the opinion of the Investigator or Medical Monitor makes the
patient unsuitable for enrollment.
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								Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Mark McKenzie
			
						
										Phone: 423-698-4584
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									800 Washington St
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
	
			Boston, Massachusetts 02111
(617) 636-5000
							
					Principal Investigator: John Leung
			
						
										Phone: 617-636-4941
					
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								Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599			
	
			(919) 962-2211 
							
					Principal Investigator: Evan Dellon
			
						
										Phone: 919-966-2996
					
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									101 Jessup Hall
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
	
			Iowa City, Iowa 52242
(319) 335-3500 
							
					Principal Investigator: Yehudith Assouline-Dayan
			
						
										Phone: 319-335-9767
					
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									201 Presidents Circle
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108
	
			Salt Lake City, Utah 84108
801) 581-7200 
							
					Principal Investigator: Kathryn Peterson
			
						
										Phone: 801-587-9050
					
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								Atlanta, Georgia 30308			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Gary Richter
			
						
										Phone: 404-839-5351
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								Austin, Texas 78704			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Nomita Kim
			
						
										Phone: 512-814-6038
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								Bethesda, Maryland 20892			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Paneez Khoury
			
						
										Phone: 301-402-5969
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								Cincinnati, Ohio 45229			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Marc Rothenberg
			
						
										Phone: 513-803-5074
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								Edgewater, Florida 32132			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Susan Hole
			
						
										Phone: 386-428-7730
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								Guntersville, Alabama 35976			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Wiliam Nixon
			
						
										Phone: 256-763-0628
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								Indianapolis, Indiana 46202			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Robert Siwiec
			
						
										Phone: 317-274-5630
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									2201 West End Ave
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
	
			Nashville, Tennessee 37232
(615) 322-7311 
							
					Principal Investigator: Michael Vaezi
			
						
										Phone: 615-875-7502
					
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								New Port Richey, Florida 			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Curtis Freedland
			
						
										Phone: 727-835-3261
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									1428 Madison Ave
New York, New York 10029
	
			New York, New York 10029
(212) 241-6500
							
					Principal Investigator: Mirna Chehade
			
						
										Phone: 212-241-7099
					
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								Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Gary Falk
			
						
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								Phoenix, Arizona 85021			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Kenneth Boren
			
						
										Phone: 480-346-9514
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								Pottsville, Pennsylvania 17901			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Glenn Freed
			
						
										Phone: 570-478-5120
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								Rochester, Minnesota 55905			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Joseph Murray
			
						
										Phone: 507-284-2631
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								Ventura, California 93003			
	
			
					Principal Investigator: Alon Steinberg
			
						
										Phone: 805-339-0549
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