Roxadustat is a licensed medicine to treat anemia in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Anemia is a low level of red blood cells. Current treatment for anemia is to have injections of medicines called erythropoietin stimulating agents (also known as ESAs) to help the bone marrow make more red blood cells. These are often given together with iron. This treatment is also available to children and teenagers with CKD. However, there are some safety concerns with ESAs. Also, as roxadustat is taken orally, this may be another option for treating anemia in children and teenagers with CKD. In this study, children and teenagers with CKD and anemia will take roxadustat for up to 52 weeks to treat their anemia.
The main aim of the study is to learn how roxadustat affects anemia in children and teenagers with CKD.
This is an open-label study which means the children and teenagers in the study and the clinic staff know they will be taking roxadustat. In this study, the children and teenagers with CKD who need treatment for anemia can take part. Those currently being treated with an ESA will be switched to roxadustat. Those who have not been treated with an ESA can start on roxadustat straight away. All children and teenagers in the study will take roxadustat 3 times a week for up to 52 weeks (1 year). They will start on a fixed dose of roxadustat for 4 weeks. Blood samples will be taken regularly to check hemoglobin levels. The roxadustat dose may be changed if the blood levels of hemoglobin are too high, too low, or change too quickly. After 4 weeks the dose may be changed, if needed, to keep blood levels of hemoglobin in the blood to just below the normal range.
Firstly, teenagers will take roxadustat. 10 teenagers will take their fixed dose of roxadustat for 4 weeks. They will give blood samples to help the researchers work out the most suitable dose for the rest of the teenagers in the study. When the rest of the teenagers start taking roxadustat at the most suitable dose for teenagers, 10 children will take roxadustat for 4 weeks. These 10 children will give blood samples to help the researchers work out the most suitable dose for the rest of the children in the study. Then, the rest of the children will take roxadustat at the most suitable dose for children.
There will be many clinic visits during the study. Overnight hospital stays are not expected. There will be 1 visit every 2 weeks for the first 4 weeks of taking roxadustat, then every 4 weeks until the end of treatment. Finally there is 1 visit 4 weeks after treatment has finished.
During most visits, the children and teenagers will have their vital signs checked (blood pressure, body temperature and heart rate). Fluid status (how much water is in the body) will also be checked for those who need dialysis. The children and teenagers will also have blood tests and the study doctors will check for any medical problems. The children and teenagers will have a medical examination before their first dose of roxadustat and again at about 24-week (6-month) and 52-week (13-month) visits. They will have an electrocardiogram (ECG) before their first dose of roxadustat and again at the 12-week, 24-week, 36-week, and 52-week visit. They will also have urine tests at the 4-week, 24-week and 52-week visits. At the 52-week visit, the children and teenagers will also have blood tests for hemoglobin and iron levels. The study doctors will also check for any medical problems.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
2 Years
Max age
17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* Participant has a diagnosis of anemia in CKD Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative stages 3 or 4 or 5. This can include participants not on dialysis or dialysis dependent (DD) participants (including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and hemodiafiltration participants).
* Participants not on dialysis must have an estimated glomerular filtration rate (Schwartz formula) of \< 60 mL/min per 1.73 m\^2.
* ESA-treated participants should have a screening Hb level, assessed via HemoCue, between 10.0 and 12.0 g/dL; ESA-naïve participants can have a Hb level ≤ 11 g/dL.
* Participant has a ferritin level \> 100 ng/mL or a transferrin saturation (TSAT) value \> 20%.
* Participant has an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) and total bilirubin (TBL) ≤ 1.5 x ULN at enrollment visit.
* Participant is treated with an ESA or is ESA-naïve, where ESA status is defined as:
* ESA-treated: Participant is taking a stable dose of an ESA for at least 4 weeks prior to screening.
* ESA-naïve: Participant has no prior ESA exposure OR participant's total prior ESA exposure ≤ 3 weeks within the preceding 4 weeks from screening OR participant was previously treated with and discontinued an ESA ≥ 8 weeks prior to screening.
* Female participant is not pregnant and at least 1 of the following conditions apply:
* Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP)
* WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance from the time of informed consent through at least 4 weeks after final study intervention administration.
* Female participant must agree not to breastfeed starting at screening and throughout the study and for 4 weeks post-last roxadustat dose.
* Female participant must not donate ova starting at first administration of roxadustat and throughout the study period and for 4 weeks post-last roxadustat dose.
* Male participants with female partner(s) of childbearing potential (including breastfeeding partner) must agree to use contraception throughout the treatment period and for 4 weeks post-last roxadustat dose.
* Male participants must not donate sperm during the treatment period and for 4 weeks post-last roxadustat dose.
* Male participants with pregnant partner(s) must agree to remain abstinent or use a condom for the duration of the pregnancy throughout the study period and for 4 weeks post-last roxadustat dose.
* Participant and/or participant's parent or legal guardian agrees for the participant not to participate in another interventional study while participating in the present study.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Participant has received any investigational therapy within 28 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to screening.
* Participant has any medical condition, including active, systemic or clinically significant infection which may pose a safety risk to a participant in this study, which may confound the safety or activity assessment or may interfere with study participation making the participant unsuitable for study.
* Participant has a known or suspected hypersensitivity to roxadustat, related hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors (HIF-PHI), or any components of the formulation used.
* Participant has uncontrolled hypertension (defined as ≥ 95th percentile + 12 mm Hg or ≥ 140/90 mm Hg \[whichever is lower\] for participants \< 13 years of age and ≥ 140/90 mm Hg for participants ≥ 13 years of age measured 3 times at the same visit) in the 2 weeks prior to screening.
* Participant has a known hematologic disease other than anemia secondary to renal disease,(e.g., history of sickle cell disease, sickle cell anemia, hemoglobin sickle cell disease, or hemoglobin sickle cell beta thalassemia).
* Participant has untreated hypothyroidism.
* Participant has severe hyperparathyroidism defined as serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels above 1000 pg/mL intact PTH within 4 weeks of screening.
* Participant has a functioning kidney allograft.
* Participant has a folate or B12 or carnitine deficiency. Acceptable if treated to normal values within 4 weeks of screening.
* Participant has a known active malignancy or malignancy within 18 months before the screening visit. Radiation or chemotherapy must be completed at least 12 months before the screening visit.
* Participant has a scheduled living donor organ transplantation date within 12 weeks of screening. If participant becomes eligible for a kidney transplant during study conduct, the participant should be discontinued.
* Participant has a whole blood or packed red blood cells (pRBC) transfusion during the 8 weeks prior to screening.
* Participant has any current condition leading to active significant blood loss in the past 4 weeks.
* Participant has a diagnosis of hemolytic uremic syndrome within 12 weeks prior to screening.
* Participant who has a previous diagnosis of atypical hemolytic syndrome must be relapse-free (stable hemoglobin (Hb), normal platelet count, normal serum lactate dehydrogenase, and normal haptoglobin level) for more than 12 weeks prior to screening.
* Participant has a history of chronic liver disease, including comorbidity with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, cystinosis, and primary hyperoxaluria.
* Participant had an episode of peritonitis within 30 days of screening.
* Participant has active inflammation such as glomerulonephritis flare (i.e., lupus nephritis, immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephritis, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies vasculitis) requiring pulse corticosteroid treatment or induction treatment with an immunosuppressive agent (i.e., cyclophosphamide, rituximab, or another monoclonal antibody) within 6 weeks of screening visit. Receipt of monoclonal antibody or biologic for maintenance treatment of underlying condition is acceptable.
* Participant has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
* Participant has rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, total lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption or is allergic to peanut or soya.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Change from baseline in Hb level to the average Hb level over treatment weeks 20 to 24 — Baseline and weeks 20 to 24 Mean change in Hb level between baseline and average Hb level over treatment weeks 20 to 24.
Trial sites (47)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Site BE32002
Brussels
Belgium
Recruiting
Site BE32001
Edegem
Belgium
Recruiting
Site BE32004
Ghent
Belgium
Recruiting
Site BE32003
Leuven
Belgium
Recruiting
Site BG35901
Sofia
Bulgaria
Withdrawn
Site HR38501
Zagreb
Croatia
Recruiting
Site HR38503
Zagreb
Croatia
Recruiting
Site CZ42002
Brno
Czechia
Recruiting
Site CZ42001
Prague
Czechia
Recruiting
Site DK45001
Aarhus
Denmark
Recruiting
Site FI35801
Helsinki
Finland
Recruiting
Site DE49001
Tübingen
Germany
Recruiting
Site GR30002
Athens
Greece
Recruiting
Site GR30001
Thessaloniki
Greece
Recruiting
Site IE35301
Dublin
Ireland
Recruiting
Site IT39003
Milan
Italy
Recruiting
Site IT39004
Padova
Italy
Recruiting
Site LB96101
El Achrafiyé
Lebanon
Recruiting
Site LT37001
Vilnius
Lithuania
Recruiting
Site NL31002
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Recruiting
Site NO47002
Oslo
Norway
Recruiting
Site PL48003
Krakow
Poland
Recruiting
Site PL48002
Warsaw
Poland
Recruiting
Site RO40002
Clug Napoca
Romania
Recruiting
Site RO40001
Timișoara
Romania
Recruiting
Site SA96602
Dammam
Saudi Arabia
Recruiting
Site SA96601
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Recruiting
Site SK42101
Bratislava
Slovakia
Recruiting
Site ES34003
Esplugues de Llobregat
Spain
Recruiting
Site SP34001
Madrid
Spain
Recruiting
Site SE46002
Mölnlycke
Sweden
Recruiting
Site SE46003
Mölnlycke
Sweden
Recruiting
Site TR90001
Ankara
Turkey (Türkiye)
Recruiting
Site TR90007
Ankara
Turkey (Türkiye)
Recruiting
Site TR90010
Ankara
Turkey (Türkiye)
Recruiting
Site TR90003
Istanbul
Turkey (Türkiye)
Recruiting
Site TR90008
Istanbul
Turkey (Türkiye)
Recruiting
Site TR90005
İzmit
Turkey (Türkiye)
Recruiting
Site TR90006
Kayseri
Turkey (Türkiye)
Recruiting
Site TR90002
Manisa
Turkey (Türkiye)
Recruiting
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