RecruitingPhase 1Phase 2NCT06832722

Invobenitug Also Known as Procizumab (PCZ; AK1967) in Critical Cardiovascular Care

Multi-center, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Phase 1b/2a Trial to Investigate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Exploratory Efficacy of Invobenitug Also Knows as Procizumab (PCZ; AK1967) in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock and Elevated Circulating Dipeptidyl Peptidase 3 (cDPP3) Concentrations


Sponsor

4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH

Enrollment

130 participants

Start Date

Jul 13, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The objective of this Phase 1b trial is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of procizumab, a monoclonal antibody under development for the treatment of cardiogenic shock (CS). CS is a life-threatening hypoperfusion of vital organs that frequently results in death. In addition to safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of procizumab are evaluated to define the optimum phase 2 dose (P2D) of procizumab.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 80 Years

Inclusion Criteria6

  • Signed informed consent.
  • Diagnosis of CS based on the following entry criteria:
  • Need for ongoing vasopressors and/or inotropes to maintain a MAP ≥ 65 mmHg or SBP ≥ 90 mmHg
  • Lactate ≥ 2.0 mmol/L
  • High cDPP3 concentration ≥ 30 ng/mL
  • Etiology of CS must be one of the following: ACS, septic or adHF origin

Exclusion Criteria31

  • Patients who will be receiving vasopressors and/or inotropes for more than 16 hours prior to receiving the IMP.
  • Patients being longer than 24 hours in the ICU at the time of randomization.
  • Patients below the age of 18 or above 80 years.
  • Patients receiving Ang II and/or levosimendan.
  • Patients with known allergies or hypersensitivity to the IMP or its excipients or any related medication.
  • Stroke or transient ischemic attack within the last 3 months.
  • SCAI Shock Stage E.
  • Reduced life expectancy of less than 6 months due to comorbidities (prior to shock onset).
  • Very severe frailty, or moribund condition or presence of clinical circumstances indicating imminent death.
  • Only for Part 1: Patients on cannula-based MCS (including VV and VA-ECMO, impella or left ventricular assist device of any type (excluding IABP)) or on renal replacement therapy. Patients who are treated by impella and/or ECMO but have no evidence of hemolysis during screening can be enrolled in the trial.
  • Patients exceeding a maximum body weight of 120 kg.
  • CPR lasting more than 15 minutes and/or the patient is not conscious at randomization.
  • Primary hypertrophic or restrictive cardiomyopathy or congenital heart disease or systemic illness known to be associated with infiltrative heart disease.
  • Pericardial constriction
  • Sustained SBP > 120 mmHg during the hour prior to randomization.
  • Known severe chronic liver disease (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) Score >30), known severe chronic pulmonary disease (including COPD classification GOLD4 and/or chronic oxygen therapy and/or restrictive chronic pulmonary disease and/or severe interstitial lung disease), known severe thyroid disease, known CKD with eGFR < 20 ml/min/1.73 m2 or chronic dialysis.
  • Patients with untreated sepsis.
  • Patients with valvular heart diseases as the primary cause of cardiogenic shock.
  • Other known causes of shock, namely
  • Hypovolemia
  • Hemorrhage
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Intoxication (e.g., drug-induced shock)
  • Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
  • Isolated right heart failure, including cardiac tamponade and/or pulmonary embolism
  • Known mechanical complications due to myocardial infarction, including papillary muscle rupture, ventricular septal rupture, free wall rupture
  • Inappropriate pacing or shock resulting from ICD malfunction
  • Patients who have severe immune suppression such as recent (<3 months) chemotherapy and/or severe neutropenia (neutrophil count <500 cells/mm3) and/or chronic high glucocorticoid dose (≥0.5 mg/kg per day of prednisone equivalent) and/or recent (<3 months) organ transplantation
  • Patients who have undergone any form of surgery in the last 7 days, except 1) minor surgeries such as cosmetic surgeries, skin surgery, dental surgery and impella implantation 2) surgery for peritonitis with adequate source control, which are allowed.
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Patients who are currently enrolled in another clinical trial, or who have participated in such trials within one month prior to randomization

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Interventions

DRUGAK1967 (Invobenitug also known as Procizumab)

DPP3 inhibition using the humanized monoclonal antibody AK1967 (Procizumab)

DRUGPlacebo

Application of placebo


Locations(20)

Yerevan medical scientific center

Yerevan, Armenia

Erebouni Mwdical Center

Yerevan, Armenia

Heart Center Aalst, AZORG

Aalst, Belgium

University Hospital Saint Pierre

Brussels, Belgium

University Hospital and Medical Faculty of Pilsen

Pilsen, Czechia

Charles University Motol University Hospital

Prague, Czechia

General University Hospital in Prague - FVN

Prague, Czechia

Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine - IKEM

Prague, Czechia

University Hospital Avicenne AP-HP

Bobigny, France

Département d'anesthésie-réanimation

Dijon, France

University Hospital Lille - Institut Cœur Poumon

Lille, France

University Hospital - Dupuytren Limoges

Limoges, France

Regional University Hospital Nancy - Hopitaux de Brabois

Nancy, France

Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière

Paris, France

Lariboisière Hospital AP-HP

Paris, France

Radboud University Medical Center

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Uniersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Białystoku

Bialystok, Poland

Górnośląskie Centrum Medyczne w Katowicach / Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach

Katowice, Poland

Clinical University Hospital Poznań

Poznan, Poland

J. Mikulicz Radecki Clinical University Hospital Wrocław

Wroclaw, Poland

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