This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter, prospective, investigator-initiated trial will evaluate epetraborole (EBO) monotherapy in the treatment of adults with Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABc) Lung Disease (LD) of mild to moderate severity. For this study, two EBO oral dose regimens will be studied in patients with MABc-LD, each compared to a placebo group (ie, 4 treatment groups): 500 mg daily and 750 mg daily. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria attempt to identify only those patients who have acceptable risks based upon the EBO preclinical findings, phase 1, phase 2, and Phase 3 experience; standard-of-care procedures; and the specified procedures of the study. Following receipt of informed consent, and a Screening period, eligible patients will be randomized to one of the 4 treatment groups to receive active or matched placebo EBO tablets for 84 days. Patients will be assessed for clinical and microbiological evidence of efficacy. At selected investigative sites, patients will undergo sparse PK sampling. Safety and tolerability will be determined by standard clinical and laboratory assessment, with oversight by a qualified and appropriately constituted Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB). Data collected during the study will be analyzed per a comprehensive Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP). The study will be registered on clinicaltrials.gov. The total duration of patient participation is approximately 6 months.
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD) is a chronic, debilitating disease that can cause significant morbidity and mortality, and reduces quality of life. The primary intervention to treat NTM-LD is antibiotic treatment to eliminate the causative pathogen and thereby prevent progression of NTM-associated lung destruction and respiratory compromise. Among NTM organisms causing pulmonary infection, Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABc) LD requires particularly complicated, prolonged and onerous intravenous treatment regimens that are burdensome to patients. New therapeutic options, especially those that can be administered orally, represent a high unmet need. Epetraborole (EBO), a boron-containing heterocycle also possessing amine and hydroxyl functional groups, blocks bacterial protein synthesis by inhibiting bacterial LeuRS. Epetraborole is active against Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABc) organisms in vitro, including against isolates resistant to drugs commonly used to treat MABc-Lung Disease (LD) (e.g., clarithromycin and amikacin). To date, no clinical efficacy data are available for use of EBO in humans with MABc-LD. However, available nonclinical and PK data support the potential efficacy of EBO in MABc-LD. A Phase 1 human lung PK study in healthy volunteers showed that the exposure of EBO in alveolar (lung) macrophages, lung cells that are primarily infected with mycobacteria in NTM-LD, was approximately 5-fold higher than in plasma. EBO exposure in pulmonary epithelial lining fluid (ELF) is approximately 53% of that in plasma. Because NTM organisms may also be found in ELF, adequate EBO concentrations in that space are potentially important to achieve therapeutic success. Furthermore, PK/PD modeling data support the potential efficacy of EBO for treatment of MABc-LD. Since the EBO MIC90 for MABc isolates is \~256-fold lower than that observed for MAC isolates from the truncated EBO-301 Phase 2/3 study in treatment-refractory Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease, treatment outcomes in MABc-LD are expected to be favorable. The molecule therefore has the potential to address the unmet need in MABc-LD patients with limited treatment options. For this study, two oral EBO dose regimens will be studied in patients with MABc-LD compared to placebo: 500 mg daily and 750 mg daily.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
84
High-dose intervention (750mg daily)
Low-dose intervention (500mg daily)
Placebo intervention (matching the high-dose experimental intervention)
Placebo intervention (matching the low-dose experimental intervention)
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States
Clinical Response (NTM Symptom Evaluation Instrument) at Day 84
Improvement in severity of at least 50% of the symptoms present at baseline and no deterioration in severity of symptoms present at baseline
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
Sputum culture conversion by Day 84
Defined as 3 consecutive negative cultures one month apart without intervening or subsequent positives
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
Decrease in semi-quantitative sputum culture counts at Day 84
Defined as improvement in sputum colony count category as defined by Griffith et al, 2015
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
Change from baseline in Quality of Life - Bronchiectasis (QOL-B) Respiratory Domain at Day 84
QOL-B Domain scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
Change from baseline in MACrO2 PRO at Day 84
MACrO2 scores range from 0 to 100, with lower scores indicating better symptom-related quality of life
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
Sputum culture conversion by Day 56
Defined as 2 consecutive negative cultures collected one month apart without intervening or subsequent positives
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 56
Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) at Day 84
The Patient Global Impression of Change Scale has a minimum value of 1 and a maximum value of 7. For this scale, higher scores indicate a worse outcome.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S) at Day 84
The Patient Global Impression of Severity Scale measures severity of a patient's overall status over the previous 7 days. The responses on this scale have a minimum value of 'None' and a maximum value of 'Very severe' related to severity. For this scale, higher scores ('Very severe') indicate a worse outcome.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
Clinical Global Impression - Global Improvement Scale (CGI-I) at Day 84
The Clinical Global Impression - Global Improvement Scale has a minimum value of 1 and a maximum value of 7, with 0 indicating the scale was not assessed. For this scale, higher scores indicate a worse outcome.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) at Day 84
The Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness Scale has a minimum value of 1 and a maximum value of 7, with 0 indicating the scale was not assessed. For this scale, higher scores indicate a worse outcome.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
NTM Symptoms Scale (NTM-SS) Questionnaire at Day 84
The Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria Symptoms Scale measures symptoms within the previous 7 days including respiratory, fatigue, temperature, appetite/weight, cognition/mood, and sleep. Questions on this scale have a minimum value of 'Never' and a maximum value of 'Always' related to the prevalence of symptoms. For this scale, higher scores ('Always') indicate a worse outcome.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
Time to growth in liquid medium
Measured at Days 14, 28, 42, 56, and 84
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
Time to first negative sputum culture
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
Proportion of patients with an on-treatment MABC isolate demonstrating decreasing sensitivity to EBO
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
Sputum culture conversion by Day 84
Defined as 2 consecutive negative cultures one month apart without intervening or subsequent positives
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 84
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