Adrecizumab Dose Escalation Safety and Tolerability Evaluation (ADESTE)

Summary

This is an open, standard therapy controlled clinical trial using a single intravenous infusion of HAM8101 (Adrecizumab) in patients hospitalized for AHF. This study will serve as a safety trial for HAM8101 (Adrecizumab) in AHF, using a dose escalating design. Acute Heart Failure (AHF), both as deterioration of chronic stable condition or "de novo" onset constitutes a major indication of particular interest and continues to be a major health problem, with millions of people being affected, still associated with high mortality and rehospitalization rates despite numerous attempts to improve the situation. It is believed that deteriorated vascular integrity and function, which manifests in various symptoms resulting from extravasation of fluid and solutes, is a key mechanism contributing to development and progression of the disease. Therefore, it is warranted to start a phase 2 safety and proof of concept study with a new investigational product (IMP) that enhances the plasma concentration of bio-ADM in the circulation to restore and stabilize the vascular integrity and function in patients with AHF after initial stabilization with the current standard of care (SoC).

Timeline

Start

2019-12-15

Primary completion

2021-12-31

Completion

2022-03-31

Publications

• Background Geven C, Pickkers P. The mechanism of action of the adrenomedullin-binding antibody adrecizumab. Crit Care. 2018 Jun 13;22(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s13054-018-2074-1. No abstract available.
• Background Geven C, van Lier D, Blet A, Peelen R, Ten Elzen B, Mebazaa A, Kox M, Pickkers P. Safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of the adrenomedullin antibody adrecizumab in a first-in-human study and during experimental human endotoxaemia in healthy subjects. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2018 Sep;84(9):2129-2141. doi: 10.1111/bcp.13655. Epub 2018 Jul 3.
• Background Ambrosy AP, Pang PS, Khan S, Konstam MA, Fonarow GC, Traver B, Maggioni AP, Cook T, Swedberg K, Burnett JC Jr, Grinfeld L, Udelson JE, Zannad F, Gheorghiade M; EVEREST Trial Investigators. Clinical course and predictive value of congestion during hospitalization in patients admitted for worsening signs and symptoms of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: findings from the EVEREST trial. Eur Heart J. 2013 Mar;34(11):835-43. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs444. Epub 2013 Jan 4.

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