This study is for women in menopause with moderate to severe hot flashes. Menopause, a normal part of aging, is the time of a woman's last period. Hot flashes can interrupt a woman's daily life. The study treatments are fezolinetant (1 tablet) once a day or placebo (1 tablet) once a day. (Placebo is a dummy treatment that looks like medicine but does not have any medicine in it.) The study will compare fezolinetant and placebo after 4 and 12 weeks of dosing. The study will see if fezolinetant reduces the number of hot flashes. And the study will see if fezolinetant reduces the severity of the hot flashes. Women in the study will receive an electronic handheld device at the first study visit. (It is similar to a smart phone.) Each day of the study, study participants will use this to record their hot flashes. Their record for the 10 days before the start of study treatment will be checked. They can remain in the study if their record shows 7 or 8 moderate to severe hot flashes per day (50 or more per week). Next, they will be picked for 1 of the 2 study treatments (fezolinetant or placebo) by chance alone. It is like flipping a coin. The study participants will take study treatment for 24 weeks. The first 12 weeks of study treatment are "double-blinded." That means that the study participants and the study doctors do not know who takes which of the study treatments (fezolinetant or placebo) during that time. The last 12 weeks of study treatment are "noncontrolled." That means that each study participant and the study doctors know which study treatment that study participant takes during that time. Women who take fezolinetant during the first 12 weeks will continue to take fezolinetant. Women who take placebo during the first 12 weeks will start taking fezolinetant. At weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 24, the study participants will go to the hospital or clinic for a check-up. They will be asked about medications, side effects and how they feel. Other checks will include physical exam and vital signs (heart rate, temperature and blood pressure). Blood and urine will be collected for laboratory tests. Study participants will complete questionnaires that are about how hot flashes affect their daily life. Study participants who still have their uterus will have the following 2 tests done at the first and last study visits if they meet the criteria. One of the 2 tests is endometrial biopsy. This test involves removing a small amount of tissue from the inside lining of the uterus. The tissue is then checked under a microscope. The other test is transvaginal ultrasound. This test uses sound waves to create pictures of the organs in the pelvis. The sound waves are transmitted by a probe (transducer), which is placed inside the vagina. Study participants may have a screening mammogram done at the first and/or last study visit. A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breasts used to screen for breast cancer. Study participants who did not have this test done in the last 12 months will have it done at the first study visit. They will have it done at the last study visit if they are due for their screening mammogram and their own doctor agrees. The last check-up at the hospital or clinic will be 3 weeks after the last dose of study treatment.
This study will consist of a screening period and a 24-week treatment period. Safety follow up will occur 3 weeks after the last dose of study drug.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
302
Oral
Oral
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Mean change from baseline in the frequency of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS)
Frequency of moderate or severe VMS events will be calculated as the sum of moderate or severe VMS events per day.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 4
Mean change from baseline in the frequency of moderate to severe VMS
Frequency of moderate or severe VMS events will be calculated as the sum of moderate or severe VMS events per day.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Mean change from baseline in the severity of moderate to severe VMS
The severity of VMS will be calculated using a weighted average of VMS events.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 4
Mean change from baseline in the severity of moderate to severe VMS
The severity of VMS will be calculated using a weighted average of VMS events.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Mean change from baseline to each week in the frequency of moderate and severe VMS
Frequency of moderate or severe VMS events will be calculated as the sum of moderate or severe VMS events per day.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 11, 12
Mean change from baseline to each week in the severity of moderate and severe VMS
The severity of VMS will be calculated using a weighted average of VMS events.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 11, 12
Mean percent reduction from baseline to each week in the frequency of moderate and severe VMS
Frequency of moderate or severe VMS events will be calculated as the sum of moderate or severe VMS events per day.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 11, 12
Percent reduction ≥50% from baseline to each week in the frequency of moderate and severe VMS
Frequency of moderate or severe VMS events will be calculated as the sum of moderate or severe VMS events per day. Ratio of the participants with ≥50% reduction in frequency will be reported.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 11, 12
Percent reduction at 100% from baseline to each week in the frequency of moderate and severe VMS
Frequency of moderate or severe VMS events will be calculated as the sum of moderate or severe VMS events per day. Ratio of the participants with ≥ 100% reduction in frequency will be reported.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 11, 12
Mean change from baseline in the frequency of moderate to severe VMS
Frequency of moderate or severe VMS events will be calculated as the sum of moderate or severe VMS events per day.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Mean change from baseline in the severity of moderate to severe VMS
The severity of VMS will be calculated using a weighted average of VMS events.
Time frame: Baseline to Week 24
Number of Participants With Adverse Events
An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a study drug, and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment.
Time frame: Up to 27 Weeks
Number of Participants With Adverse Events Based on Severity
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a study drug, and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment.
Time frame: Up to 27 Weeks
Change From Baseline in Endometrial Thickness
Endometrial thickness is a measure of how thick the lining of the uterus is. Endometrial thickness will be measured by transvaginal ultrasound (TVU).
Time frame: Baseline and Week 24
Percentage of Participants With Endometrial Hyperplasia and/or Endometrial Cancer
Endometrial hyperplasia is thickening of the lining of the uterus. Endometrial cancer is cancer of the lining of the uterus.
Time frame: Up to 24 Weeks
Number of Participants With Vital Sign Abnormalities and/or Adverse Events
Number of participants with potentially clinically significant vital sign values will be reported.
Time frame: Up to 27 Weeks
Number of Participants With Electrocardiogram (ECG) Abnormalities and/or Adverse Events (AEs)
Number of participants with potentially clinically significant ECG values will be reported.
Time frame: Up to 27 Weeks
Number of Participants With Laboratory Value Abnormalities and/or Adverse Events (AEs)
Number of participants with potentially clinically significant laboratory values will be reported.
Time frame: Up to 27 Weeks
Change From Baseline in Bone Specific Alkaline Phosphatase (BSAP)
Change from baseline in serum concentrations of BSAP will be reported.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 24 and Week 27
Change From Baseline in Procollagen Type 1 Aminoterminal Propeptide (P1NP)
Change from baseline in serum concentrations of P1NP will be reported.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 24 and Week27
Change From Baseline in Carboxy-Terminal Telopeptide of Type I Collagen (CTX)
Change from baseline in serum concentrations of CTX will be reported.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 24 and Week 27
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Fezolinetant in Plasma: Concentration
Concentration will be recorded from the PK plasma samples collected.
Time frame: Week 4, Week 12, Week 16, Week 24
Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Fezolinetant Metabolite ES259564 in Plasma: Concentration
Concentration will be recorded from the PK plasma samples collected.
Time frame: Week 4, Week 12, Week 16, Week 24
Change from Baseline in Sex Hormones
Change from baseline in serum concentration of sex hormones will be reported.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 4, Week 12, Week 24 and Week 27
Change from Baseline in Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG)
Change from baseline in serum concentration of SHBG will be reported.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 4, Week 12, Week 24 and Week 27
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