RecruitingPhase 3NCT06910358

Study of Bitopertin in Participants With EPP or XLP (APOLLO)

APOLLO: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Bitopertin to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability in Participants With Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP) or X-Linked Protoporphyria (XLP)


Sponsor

Disc Medicine, Inc

Enrollment

150 participants

Start Date

Apr 4, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if bitopertin works and is safe to treat EPP or XLP in participants 12 years or older. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Whether bitopertin increases pain-free sunlight exposure after 6 months of treatment in participants with EPP or XLP. * How PPIX concentration levels change from before bitopertin treatment to after 6 months of treatment. Researchers will compare bitopertin to a placebo look-alike substance that contains no drug. Participants will complete daily questionnaires and attend study visits for assessments.


Eligibility

Min Age: 12 Years

Inclusion Criteria7

  • Aged 12 years or older at the time of study consent.
  • Diagnosis of EPP or XLP, based on medical history by ferrochelatase (FECH) or aminolevulinic acid synthase 2 (ALAS2) genotyping or by biochemical porphyrin analysis.
  • Minimum daily Sun Exposure Diary compliance ≥85% on Days -14 through Day -1, inclusive, during screening, and at least 1 successfully completed Sun Exposure Challenge (adults only, as this assessment is optional for adolescents) or historical recall of time to prodrome
  • Body weight ≥32 kg (ages 12 to \<18 years), body mass index ≥18.5 kg/m2 (ages ≥18 years) at screening.
  • Washout of at least 2 months prior to screening of afamelanotide and dersimelagon, if applicable.
  • Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine transaminase \<3× upper limit of normal (ULN)and total bilirubin \<2× ULN (unless documented Gilbert syndrome) at screening. Albumin \>lower limit of normal (LLN).
  • Willing to practice highly effective methods of birth control (both males who have partners of childbearing potential and females of childbearing potential during screening, while taking study drug, and for at least 30 days after the last dose of study drug).

Exclusion Criteria20

  • Major surgery within 8 weeks before screening or incomplete recovery from any previous surgery.
  • Other than EPP or XLP, an inherited intrinsic or extrinsic red cell disease associated with anemia.
  • Known hypersensitivity to any component of the study drug.
  • History of liver transplantation or anticipated need for liver transplantation.
  • History of alcohol dependence or excessive alcohol consumption, as assessed by the Investigator.
  • Active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), active hepatitis B or C.
  • Other medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory finding not specifically noted above that, in the judgment of the Investigator or Sponsor, would put the participant at unacceptable risk or otherwise preclude the participant from participating in the study.
  • Condition or concomitant medication that would confound the ability to interpret clinical, clinical laboratory, or participant diary data, including a major psychiatric condition that has had an exacerbation or required hospitalization in the last 6 months.
  • Treatment History:
  • Prior exposure to bitopertin.
  • Concurrent or planned treatment with afamelanotide or dersimelagon during the study period.
  • Treatment with opioids for any period \>7 days in the 2 months prior to screening or anticipated to require opioid use for \>7 days at any point during the study.
  • New treatment for anemia, including initiation of iron supplementation, within 1 month of screening.
  • Current or planned use of any drugs or herbal remedies known to be strong or moderate inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A4 enzymes for 28 days prior to the first dose and throughout the study.
  • Current or planned treatment with antipsychotic medication.
  • Laboratory Exclusions:
  • Hemoglobin \<10 g/dL at screening.
  • Miscellaneous:
  • Participation in other interventional clinical studies within 30 days prior to screening.
  • If female, pregnant or breastfeeding.

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Interventions

DRUGPlacebo

Oral dose, once a day for 24 weeks

DRUGDISC-1459

Oral dose, once a day for 24 weeks


Locations(28)

Marvel Clinical Research

Huntington Beach, California, United States

University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Miami, Florida, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

MetroBoston Clinical Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, United States

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Remington-Davis Clinical Research

Columbus, Ohio, United States

University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas, United States

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

UZ Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

CHU de Nantes - Hôtel Dieu, Service de dermatologie

Nantes, France, France

Centre d'Investigation Clinique (CIC) Hôpital Bichat - Claude-Bernard

Paris, France, France

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Allergology

Berlin, Germany, Germany

Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH

Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany

Children's Health Ireland (CHI)

Dublin, Ireland

Instituto Dermatologico San Gallicano Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri IRCCS

Roma, Italy

Erasmus MC

Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Netherlands

Helse Bergen

Bergen, Norway, Norway

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain, Spain

Karolinska University Hospital

Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

London, England, United Kingdom

Clinical Research Centre, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School , NHS Tayside

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Photobiology Unit, Salford Royal Hospital

Salford, United Kingdom

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