Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of FX201 in Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Study Purpose

This two-part study will be conducted in male and female patients, 30

  • - 80 years of age with painful OA of the index knee with Kellgren-Lawrence (K-L) Grade 2, 3 or 4.
Part 1
  • - Single Ascending Dose (SAD) Phase: Up to three ascending doses of FX201 will be tested in cohorts of 5-8 patients.
Each patient will only receive one injection of FX201. An independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) will review safety and guide the conduct of the study. Part 2
  • - Expansion Phase: Up to an additional 20 patients will be enrolled at each dose level reviewed by the DMC.
Each patient will only receive one injection of FX201.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Interventional
Eligible Ages 30 Years - 80 Years
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - Written consent to participate in the study.
  • - Male or female 30 to 80 years of age, inclusive, on the day of enrollment (Day 1) - Body mass index (BMI) ≤ 40 kilograms per meters squared (kg/m2) - Clinical diagnosis of OA of the knee on the American College of Rheumatology criteria (Altman, 1986) with radiologic evidence of OA (K-L Grade 2 or 3 for SAD Phase Cohort A and K-L Grade 2, 3 or 4 for SAD Phase Cohorts B and C and the Expansion Phase) at the index joint at the screening visit.
  • - Moderate pain in the index joint.
  • - Failed two or more types of conservative therapy for index knee osteoarthritis (e.g., structured exercise programs, topical or oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory therapies); or failed one prior type of conservative therapy and at least one prior index knee IA treatment (corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid) - Sexually active females and males agree to use highly effective methods of contraception.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - Reactive arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease.
  • - History of or current infection in the index knee joint.
  • - Inability to undergo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) due to presence of surgical hardware or other foreign body in the index knee.
  • - Unstable index knee joint (e.g., torn anterior cruciate ligament, etc.) within 12 months of Screening.
  • - Any IA drug/biologic use within 6 months of Screening or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) (e.g., IA corticosteroid, IA hyaluronic acid, platelet rich plasma injection, stem cells, prolotherapy and amniotic fluid injection, etc.) - Cold or radiofrequency nerve ablation of the index knee within 12 months of Screening.
  • - Arthroscopic or open surgery on the index knee within 12 months of Screening or planned/anticipated surgery on the index knee for the study period.
  • - Anticipated major surgery during the study period.
  • - Laboratory values that meet exclusion criteria.
  • - ECG abnormality at Screening or Baseline judged clinically significant.
  • - Use of immunomodulators, immunosuppressive, or chemotherapeutic agents within 5 years of Screening.
  • - Use of any other investigational drug, biologic or device within 3 months of Screening.
  • - Any systemic or local bacterial or viral infection requiring IV antibiotics or antivirals within 4 weeks of Screening or oral antibiotics or antivirals within 2 weeks of Screening.
  • - Any other clinically significant acute or chronic medical conditions (e.g., bleeding disorder) that, in the judgment of the Investigator, would preclude the use of an IA injection or that could compromise patient safety, limit the patient's ability to complete the study, and/or compromise the objectives of the study.
Note: Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply.

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT04119687
Phase

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Phase 1
Lead Sponsor

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Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Scott Kelley, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Industry
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Osteoarthritis, Knee
Additional Details

This two-part study will be conducted in male and female patients, 30

  • - 80 years of age with painful OA of the index knee with Kellgren-Lawrence (K-L) Grade 2, 3 or 4.
Part 1
  • - SAD Phase: Up to three ascending doses of FX201 (low dose, mid dose and high dose) will be tested in cohorts of 5-8 patients.
Each patient will only receive one injection of FX201. A maximum of 24 patients will be enrolled (range 15 to 24). When a minimum of 4 weeks have elapsed since the last patient of the current cohort has been treated, all safety data will be collected and reviewed by an independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC). After evaluating cohort safety data, the DMC will evaluate continuing the trial and initiating treatment in the next dosing cohort as well as expanding enrollment in dose level(s). Part 2
  • - Expansion Phase: After the DMC has met to review safety data from each Cohort and has recommended expanding dose level(s), enrollment slots for dose levels reviewed by the DMC will be opened.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Low Dose FX201

Single low dose FX201 injection

Experimental: Mid Dose FX201

Single mid dose FX201 injection

Experimental: High Dose FX201

Single high dose FX201 injection

Interventions

Biological: - FX201

FX201, humantakinogene hadenovec, is a novel interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) gene therapy for IA administration that is being developed for the treatment of patients with OAK.

Contact a Trial Team

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Arizona Research Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Status

Recruiting

Address

Arizona Research Center

Phoenix, Arizona, 85053

Site Contact

Joseph Gimbel, MD

[email protected]

781-305-7124

Center for Pharmaceutical Research, Kansas City, Missouri

Status

Recruiting

Address

Center for Pharmaceutical Research

Kansas City, Missouri, 64114

Site Contact

John Ervin, MD

[email protected]

781-305-7124

University Orthopedics Center, Altoona, Pennsylvania

Status

Recruiting

Address

University Orthopedics Center

Altoona, Pennsylvania, 16602

Site Contact

William Tyndall

[email protected]

781-305-7124

Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, Pennsylvania

Status

Recruiting

Address

Altoona Center for Clinical Research

Duncansville, Pennsylvania, 16635

Site Contact

Alan Kivitz, MD

[email protected]

781-305-7124

Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, Texas

Status

Recruiting

Address

Metroplex Clinical Research Center

Dallas, Texas, 75231

Site Contact

Stanley Cohen

[email protected]

781-305-7124

Draper, Utah

Status

Recruiting

Address

Physicians' Research Options/The SMART Clinic

Draper, Utah, 84020

Site Contact

Michael Giovanniello

[email protected]

781-305-7124