BCD-131 is pegylated darbepoetin beta. This clinical study BCD-131-3 is a randomized, open-label, phase III study of the efficacy and safety of BCD-131 and Mircera used for the treatment of anemia in end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on dialysis.
This study is designed to test the hypothesis that BCD-131 is non-inferior to Mircera for the treatment of anemia in patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis, with the primary assessment occurring at Weeks 28-32 of treatment. Eligible subjects will have Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and will have been receiving dialysis (a minimum frequency of 3 sessions per week and at least 12 hours per week of standard hemodialysis, with a stable dialysis prescription) for at least 90 days prior to informed consent form (ICF) signature. Subjects must have anemia of renal origin with no other identifiable causes of anemia (including anemia of chronic disease, vitamin B12 deficiency, folic acid deficiency, or iron deficiency, etc.). This study evaluates the efficacy of BCD-131 as maintenance therapy. Eligible patients must have received stable doses of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (erythropoietin alfa, erythropoietin beta, or darbepoetin alfa) for at least 3 months prior to ICF signature and throughout the screening period, with target hemoglobin levels (100-120 g/L) maintained for at least 2 weeks prior to and at the time of screening. The study comprises the following periods: * Screening period (up to 28 days). * Main treatment period (Weeks 0-32). * Extension period (Weeks 33-84) for long-term safety and efficacy assessment. • Follow-up period (28 days after last investigational product dose at Week 84).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
228
BCD-131 (pegdarbepoetin beta), subcutaneous injection; regimen: once every 4 weeks; therapy duration: 84 weeks
Mircera (methoxypolyethylene glycol-epoetin beta), subcutaneous injection; regimen: once every 4 weeks up to Week 48 inclusive; starting from Week 52, all subjects will be switched to BCD-131 treatment up to Week 84 inclusive.
Limited Liability Company "Medical Center "NEFROS"
Krasnodar, Russia
Limited Liability Company Medical Center "NEPHROS"
Krasnodar, Russia
Proportion of subjects (%) with the target hemoglobin level (100-120 g/L inclusive)
Time frame: During the assessment period at Weeks 28-32
Proportion of subjects (%) with the target hemoglobin level (100-120 g/L inclusive)
Time frame: Weeks 48-52
Proportion of subjects (%) with a mean hemoglobin level at the time of assessment within the range of ±10 g/L from baseline
Time frame: Weeks 28-32
Proportion of subjects (%) who required dose adjustment of the test drug/reference drug during the maintenance therapy stage of the main study period
In the main study period, a dose adjustment is expected during the first 12 weeks of therapy (titration phase), and a maintenance therapy stage is expected during the subsequent weeks of the main study period.
Time frame: Weeks 12-32
Proportion of subjects (%) who required dose adjustment of the test drug/reference drug during the extension study period
Time frame: Weeks 33-52
Proportion of subjects (%) who required blood transfusion during the main study period
Time frame: Weeks 0-32
Proportion of subjects (%) who required blood transfusion during the entire study
Time frame: Weeks 0-52
The mean hemoglobin level during the main study period
Time frame: Weeks 0-32
The mean hemoglobin level during the entire study
Time frame: Weeks 0-52
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Limited Liability Company "Nephroline-Sibir"
Novosibirsk, Russia
State Autonomous Healthcare Institution Orenburg Regional Clinical Center of Surgery and Traumatology
Orenburg, Russia
"All-Russian Center for Emergency and Radiation Medicine named after A.M. Nikiforov" of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Limited Liability Company "Kupchinsky Outpatient Dialysis Center"
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Moscow Multidisciplinary Scientific and Clinical Center named after S.P. Botkin
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Saint Petersburg State Budgetary Healthcare Institution "City Clinical Hospital No. 31"
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Saint Petersburg State Budgetary Healthcare Institution "S.P. Botkin Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital"
Saint Petersburg, Russia
St. Petersburg City Hospital No. 26
Saint Petersburg, Russia
...and 4 more locations
Proportion of subjects (%) with hemoglobin values greater than 130 g/L and with values greater than 140 g/L during the main study period
Time frame: Weeks 0-32
Proportion of subjects (%) with hemoglobin values greater than 130 g/L and with values greater than 140 g/L during the entire study
Time frame: Weeks 0-52
Proportion of subjects with reported AEs/SAEs, which, according to the investigator, are related to the study drugs
Time frame: Weeks 0-32, Weeks 32-52, Weeks 52-88
Proportion of subjects in each group who developed CTCAE v. 5.0 grade 3-4 AEs, which, in the investigator's opinion, are related to the use of the study drugs
Time frame: Weeks 0-32, Weeks 32-52, Weeks 52-88
Proportion of subjects in each group who prematurely withdrew due to AEs/SAEs
Time frame: Weeks 0-32, Weeks 32-52, Weeks 52-88
Frequency of arterial and venous thrombotic complications (cerebrovascular accident, vascular access thrombosis, etc.)
Time frame: Weeks 0-32, Weeks 32-52, Weeks 52-88
Frequency of non-fatal myocardial infarction, death from cardiovascular diseases, death from any cause
Time frame: Weeks 0-32, Weeks 32-52, Weeks 52-88
The Proportion of BAb- and NAb-positive Patients
Blood sampling for immunogenicity assessment (binding antibodies \[BAbs\] or neutralizing antibodies \[NAbs\]) will be performed before the first injection (Week 0) and then at Weeks 12, 24, 36, and 52
Time frame: Weeks 0, 12, 24, 36, 52, 64, 76
Proportion of subjects (%) with a mean hemoglobin level at the time of assessment within the range of ±10 g/L from baseline
Time frame: Weeks 48-52