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VE202 in Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05370885
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : May 12, 2022
Last Update Posted : April 1, 2024
Sponsor:
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Vedanta Biosciences, Inc.

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
A Phase 2 study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and microbiota changes of VE202 in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis (UC).

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Ulcerative Colitis Colitis, Ulcerative Biological: VE202 Drug: Vancomycin Oral Capsule Other: VE202 Placebo Other: Vancomycin Placebo Phase 2

Detailed Description:
A Phase 2 double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and microbiota changes of VE202 in biologic-naïve patients with mild to moderate UC. In Parts 1 and 2 of the study, patients will receive VE202 or placebo for 8 weeks or 2 weeks. In Part 3, patients will be followed for safety for 1 year from the start of treatment.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 100 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study of VE202 in Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
Actual Study Start Date : May 8, 2023
Estimated Primary Completion Date : July 31, 2025
Estimated Study Completion Date : November 10, 2025

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Group A: Part 1 Active and Part 2 Placebo Treatment with Vancomycin pretreatment.

In Part 1 of the study, patients in Group A will receive VE202 for 8 weeks.

In Part 2 of the study, patients in Group A will receive VE202 placebo for 2 weeks.

In Part 3, patients will be followed for safety for 1 year from the start of treatment.

 Biological: VE202
VE202 is a rationally defined, live biotherapeutic product for oral administration.

Drug: Vancomycin Oral Capsule
Vancomycin is an antibiotic used to treat or prevent infection

Other: VE202 Placebo
VE202 Placebo

Other: Vancomycin Placebo
Vancomycin Placebo
Group B: Part 1 Placebo and Part 2 Active Treatment with Vancomycin pretreatment.

In Part 1 of the study, patients in Group B will receive VE202 placebo for 8 weeks.

In Part 2 of the study, patients in Group B will receive VE202 for 2 weeks.

In Part 3, patients will be followed for safety for 1 year from the start of treatment.

 Biological: VE202
VE202 is a rationally defined, live biotherapeutic product for oral administration.

Drug: Vancomycin Oral Capsule
Vancomycin is an antibiotic used to treat or prevent infection

Other: VE202 Placebo
VE202 Placebo

Other: Vancomycin Placebo
Vancomycin Placebo


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Proportion of participants with endoscopic response on flexible sigmoidoscopy after 8 weeks of treatment with VE202 or placebo. [ Time Frame: 8 Weeks ]
    Endoscopic response is defined as a reduction from baseline of 1 point or more in Mayo endoscopic subscore. The Mayo endoscopic subscore is evaluated on a scale of 0 to 3, with a higher score representing more severe disease.

  2. Percentage of participants with Grade ≥ 3 Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) that are treatment-related or Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) that are treatment-related in Part 1 and Part 2 of the study. [ Time Frame: 16 Weeks ]
    The safety of VE202 and placebo in Parts 1 and 2 of the study, which include an 8-week and 2-week course of treatment, respectively, will be evaluated.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Percentage of participants with endoscopic response on flexible sigmoidoscopy at Week 8, following treatment with VE202 for 2 weeks. [ Time Frame: 8 Weeks ]
    Endoscopic response is defined as a reduction from baseline of 1 point or more in Mayo endoscopic subscore. The Mayo endoscopic subscore is evaluated on a scale of 0 to 3, with a higher score representing more severe disease.

  2. Number of participants with TEAEs, SAEs, and Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs) in Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the study. [ Time Frame: 52 Weeks ]
    The safety of VE202 and placebo in Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the study, which include an 8-week and 2-week course of treatment followed by a long-term follow-up period, will be evaluated. AESIs are defined as treatment-related Grade ≥2 TEAEs that are gastrointestinal or bacterial infections.

  3. Percentage of participants with clinical remission at Week 8 of Part 1 and Week 8 of Part 2. [ Time Frame: 8 Weeks ]
    Participants will receive 8 weeks of VE202/placebo in Part 1 and 2 weeks of VE202/placebo in Part 2. Clinical remission is defined as attaining a Mayo stool frequency subscore of ≤1 and an improvement in stool frequency subscore of ≥1 point from baseline, a rectal bleeding subscore of 0 and an endoscopic subscore ≤1. Each component of the Mayo score is evaluated on a scale of 0 to 3, with a higher score representing more severe disease.

  4. Percentage of participants with clinical response at Week 8 of Part 1 and Week 8 of Part 2. [ Time Frame: 8 Weeks ]
    Participants will receive 8 weeks of VE202/placebo in Part 1 and 2 weeks of VE202/placebo in Part 2. Clinical response is defined as having met the definition of clinical remission or having a decrease from baseline of ≥2 points and a decrease of ≥30% in modified Mayo score, with either a rectal bleeding score of 0 or a decrease in rectal bleeding of ≥1 point. Each component of the modified Mayo score (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy findings) is evaluated on a scale of 0 to 3, with a higher score representing more severe disease.

  5. Percentage of participants with endoscopic remission on flexible sigmoidoscopy at Week 8 of Part 1 and Week 8 of Part 2. [ Time Frame: 8 Weeks ]
    Participants will receive 8 weeks of VE202/placebo in Part 1 and 2 weeks of VE202/placebo in Part 2. Endoscopic response is defined as a Mayo endoscopic subscore of 0 or 1 point. The Mayo endoscopic subscore is evaluated on a scale of 0 to 3, with a higher score representing more severe disease.

  6. Change in Mayo score compared with baseline at Week 8 of Part 1 and Week 8 of Part 2. [ Time Frame: 8 Weeks ]
    Participants will receive 8 weeks of VE202/placebo in Part 1 and 2 weeks of VE202/placebo in Part 2. The Mayo score is calculated as the sum of 4 subscores (stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy findings, and physician global assessment), with each parameter evaluated on a scale of 0 to 3. The total score ranges from 0 to 12, and a higher score represents more severe disease.

  7. Histologic improvement at Week 8 of Part 1 and Week 8 of Part 2 as measured by Geboes score. [ Time Frame: 8 Weeks ]
    Participants will receive 8 weeks of VE202/placebo in Part 1 and 2 weeks of VE202/placebo in Part 2. The Geboes score encompasses 6 dimensions, each with 4 subcategories: architectural changes, chronic inflammatory infiltrate, lamina propria neutrophils and eosinophils, neutrophils in the epithelium, crypt destruction, and erosions or ulcerations. The Geboes score ranges from grade 0 to 5.4. A higher Geboes score represents more severe disease.

  8. Histologic improvement at Week 8 of Part 1 and Week 8 of Part 2 as measured by the Robarts Histopathology Index (RHI). [ Time Frame: 8 Weeks ]
    Participants will receive 8 weeks of VE202/placebo in Part 1 and 2 weeks of VE202/placebo in Part 2. The RHI provides a score between 0 and 33, based on the levels of chronic inflammatory infiltrate, neutrophils in lamina propria and epithelium, and erosion/ulceration. A higher RHI score represents more severe disease.

  9. Change in fecal calprotectin levels after 2- and 8-week courses of VE202. [ Time Frame: 52 Weeks ]
    The change in fecal calprotectin level from baseline will be evaluated.

  10. Change in colonization with VE202 strains detected in feces at various time points in patients treated with 2- and 8-week courses of VE202. [ Time Frame: 52 Weeks ]
    VE202 colonization will be characterized in patients treated with 2- and 8-week courses of VE202.

  11. Change in the total percent of relative abundance of VE202 strains in feces at various time points in patients treated with 2- and 8-week courses of VE202. [ Time Frame: 52 Weeks ]
    VE202 colonization will be characterized in patients treated with 2- and 8-week courses of VE202.

  12. Change in taxonomic composition of gut microbiome in patients treated with 2- and 8-week courses of VE202. [ Time Frame: 52 Weeks ]
    Microbiome composition will be evaluated by measuring the sum of species and the genera or higher-level taxonomic groupings at baseline and at subsequent time points in patients treated with 2- and 8-week courses of VE202 or placebo.

  13. Change in fecal metabolite profiles at baseline and post-VE202 or placebo at various time points. [ Time Frame: 52 Weeks ]
    Short-chain fatty acid and bile acid concentrations will be evaluated at baseline and at subsequent time points in patients treated with 2- and 8-week courses of VE202 or placebo.

  14. Number of participants with hospitalization or surgical procedure related to UC after 2- and 8-week courses of VE202. [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ]
    To evaluate the impact of 2- and 8-week courses of VE202 on Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) specific healthcare resource utilization.

  15. Change in patient-reported outcome measures using the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) to evaluate the impact of 2- and 8-week courses of VE202 IBD-specific health-related quality of life. [ Time Frame: 52 Weeks ]
    The 32-item IBDQ uses a 7-point scale to assess disease-specific health-related quality of life across 4 dimensions: bowel symptoms, systemic symptoms, emotional wellbeing, and social function. The total IBDQ score is calculated by adding the scores within each domain. Scores can range from 32 to 224, with a higher score indicating a better outcome.

  16. Change in patient-reported outcome measures using the EuroQoL-5D Health Assessment Questionnaire (EQ-5D) scores to evaluate the impact of 2- and 8-week courses of VE202 IBD-specific health-related quality of life. [ Time Frame: 52 Weeks ]
    The EuroQoL-5D Health Assessment Questionnaire (EQ-5D) is a standardized, self-administered, non-disease-specific instrument for measuring generic health status for routine clinical outcome measurement in the delivery of operational healthcare. Scores range from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating better outcome.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

KEY INCLUSION CRITERIA

  1. 18 to 75 years of age
  2. Documented clinical and endoscopic diagnosis of UC at least 3 months prior to randomization

  3. Active mild to moderate UC, as defined by the following:

    1. Disease that extends at least 15 cm from the anal verge
    2. A modified Mayo score of 4 to 8 with: (i.) Mayo endoscopic subscore of ≥ 2 based on screening flexible sigmoidoscopy; (ii.) Rectal bleeding score of ≥ 1
  4. Has never received a biologic agent, Janus kinase inhibitor, or sphingosine-1-phosphate modulator for the treatment of UC
  5. If receiving corticosteroids, dose must be stable for at least 4 weeks before randomization
  6. Doses of other allowable UC medications must be stable for at least 8 weeks before randomization

KEY EXCLUSION CRITERIA

  1. Known history of Crohn's disease (CD) or indeterminate colitis
  2. A known diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis
  3. Allergy to VE202 or any of its components
  4. Allergy to vancomycin or any of its components
  5. A diagnosis of any non-IBD diarrheal illness (eg, Clostridioides difficile, celiac disease, parasitic infection) within 3 months prior to randomization
  6. Use of probiotics or herbal, botanical, or traditional medicinal preparations within the 2 weeks prior to randomization (consumption of food products such as yogurt, kefir, kombucha, and herbal teas is permissible)
  7. Receipt of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) or other fecal-derived preparation within 6 months prior to randomization
  8. Prior colectomy, ostomy, or other intestinal surgery (excluding cholecystectomy or appendectomy)
  9. Receipt of any investigational biologic within 60 days or 5 half-lives prior to randomization, whichever is longer
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05370885


Contacts
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Contact: Mary Garfield, MS 203.906.5693 Consortium02-ctinquiries@vedantabio.com
Contact: Azadeh Haghighi, MS Consortium02-ctinquiries@vedantabio.com

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Vedanta Biosciences, Inc.
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Responsible Party: Vedanta Biosciences, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05370885    
Other Study ID Numbers: VE202-002
2021-001280-24 ( EudraCT Number )
First Posted: May 12, 2022    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: April 1, 2024
Last Verified: March 2024

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: Yes
Keywords provided by Vedanta Biosciences, Inc.:
Ulcerative Colitis
VE202
Vedanta
Clostridia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Colitis
Colitis, Ulcerative
Ulcer
Gastroenteritis
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Colonic Diseases
 Intestinal Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Vancomycin
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents