Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of LP-003 in Peanut Allergic Patients

Overview

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of LP-003 for an increasing the amount of peanut protein that people with a peanut allergy can tolerate without having allergic symptoms. The study will include participants 12 to 55 years of age with a confirmed peanut allergy. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive LP-003 or placebo. LP-003 will be given by an injection under the skin (subcutaneous) once every 8 weeks during the first 24 weeks of treatment. Participants will not know the treatment they are receiving until the end of the study. The primary efficacy endpoints will be the proportion of participants in each group who successfully consume a single dose of ≥600 mg of peanut protein during a supervised double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge at Week 24. Participants who complete the 24 weeks will continue for another 24 weeks in a blinded (participants will not know what treatment they are on) extension period, followed by a blinded follow-up period for continued safety, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and immunogenicity assessments. The total study duration for each participant is approximately 84 weeks.

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 2 multiregional clinical study designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and immunogenicity of LP-003 in participants with peanut allergy. The study will enroll approximately 80 participants aged 12 to 55 years with confirmed peanut allergy, including a clinical history of peanut allergy, positive peanut-specific IgE or Ara h 2-specific IgE, positive peanut skin prick test, and dose-limiting symptoms during a baseline double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge at a single dose of 100 mg or less of peanut protein. Participants who meet screening criteria will be assigned to Part A or Part B based on baseline body weight and total IgE according to the FDA-approved omalizumab dosing table. Part A will include approximately 20 participants who are not eligible for treatment with omalizumab, based on the omalizumab dosing table; this will include participants with baseline total IgE greater than 2000 IU/mL. Part B will include approximately 60 participants who are eligible for treatment with omalizumab, per the omalizumab dosing table. Within each part, participants will be randomized in a 2:2:1 ratio to receive LP-003 dose level 1 LP-003 dose level 2, or placebo by subcutaneous injection once every 8 weeks. Randomization will be stratified by age group, with groups defined as younger than 18 years or equal to or greater than 18 years old. The study includes a screening period of up to 4 weeks, a 24-week double-blind treatment period, a 24-week blinded extension treatment period, and an approximately 32-week blinded follow-up period. During the double-blind treatment period, participants will receive their assigned study intervention and will undergo efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and immunogenicity assessments according to the study schedule. The primary efficacy assessment will be performed at Week 24 using a supervised double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge. The primary endpoint is the proportion of participants who can consume a single dose of at least 600 mg of peanut protein without dose-limiting symptoms. Participants who complete the Week 24 visit will enter a blinded extension treatment period and receive LP-003 300 mg every 8 weeks for three doses. A final double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge will be performed at Week 48 to determine efficacy. After the Week 48 visit, participants will enter a blinded follow-up period of approximately 32 weeks to allow drug clearance and continued safety monitoring. During the follow-up period, safety, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and immunogenicity assessments will continue. Secondary efficacy assessments include the maximum tolerated peanut dose without symptoms, symptom-free response rates at different peanut challenge dose levels, use of rescue medication, and the proportion of participants who can tolerate higher peanut protein challenge doses at Weeks 24 and 48. Safety will be assessed by monitoring adverse events, serious adverse events, adverse events of special interest, laboratory tests, vital signs, physical examinations, electrocardiograms, injection-site reactions, and other clinically relevant findings. Exploratory assessments include skin prick test responses, peanut allergen-specific IgE, serum total IgE and free IgE, LP-003 plasma concentrations and Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire results.