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Avacopan

Phase 3

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis | Small molecule | Immunology |Amgen Inc.|Last Updated: Mar 24, 2025

Success Probability
Approval Probability 71%
TA Base Rate26%
Adjusted LOA41%
ML RiskLOW_RISK
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Market & Valuation
rNPV $3.2B
Market Size $9.4B
Revenue Basis $1.6B
Competitors 6
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Trial Design
RandomizedDouble-BlindACTIVE_CONTROLLEDDMCBiomarker
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment331
FDA Designations
No designations recorded
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT IDTitlePhaseStatusEnrollmentVelocityDesignStartCompletionLast UpdatedSitesCountries
NCT02994927A Phase 3 Clinical Trial of CCX168 (Avacopan) in Patients With ANCA-Associated VasculitisPHASE3 COMPLETED 331Mar 15, 2017Nov 1, 2019Mar 24, 2025198 United States, Australia +18
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Percentage of Subjects Achieving Disease Remission at Week 26
Week 26

Disease remission at Week 26 was defined as: * Achieving a BVAS of 0 as determined by the Adjudication Committee; * No administration of glucocorticoids given for ANCA-associated vasculitis within 4 weeks prior to Week 26; * No BVAS \>0 during the 4 weeks prior to Week 26 (if collected for an unscheduled assessment).

Percentage of Subjects Achieving Sustained Disease Remission at Week 52
Week 52

Sustained remission at Week 52 was defined as: * Disease remission at Week 26 as defined above; * Disease remission at Week 52 defined as a BVAS of 0 at Week 52 as determined by the Adjudication Committee and no administration of glucocorticoids for treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis within 4 weeks prior to Week 52; * No disease relapse between Week 26 and Week 52 as determined by the Adjudication Committee.

Secondary Endpoints
Subject Incidence of Treatment-emergent SAEs, AEs, and Withdrawals Due to AEs
From day 1 throughout the study period (day 421/week 60)
Glucocorticoid-induced Toxicity as Measured by Change From Baseline Over the First 26 Weeks in the GTI
Baseline, Week 13 and 26
Percentage of Participants With BVAS of 0 at Week 4, Regardless of Whether the Subjects Received Glucocorticoids During This Period of Time and Based on Assessment by the Blinded AC
Week 4
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingQUADRUPLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
Prednisone groupACTIVE_COMPARATORAvacopan-matching placebo plus cyclophosphamide/azathioprine or rituximab plus a full starting dose of prednisone.
Avacopan groupEXPERIMENTALAvacopan plus cyclophosphamide/azathioprine or rituximab plus prednisone-matching placebo.
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
AvacopanDRUGAvacopan 30 mg twice daily orally for 52 weeks (364 days): \- Three 10 mg avacopan capsules in the morning, preferably with food, and three in the evening, preferably with food, approximately 12 hours after the morning dose. Oral prednisone-matching placebo tapering regimen over 20 weeks (140 days): * Prednisone-matching placebo capsules equivalent to 60 mg per day if the subject's body weight was ≥55 kg, or 45 mg per day if the subject's body weight was \<55 kg, starting on Day 1 with tapering according to a protocol-specified schedule. * Adolescents who weighed ≤37 kg started at a prednisone-matching placebo dose of 30 mg per day.
PrednisoneDRUGAvacopan-matching placebo twice daily orally for 52 weeks (364 days): \- Three avacopan-matching placebo capsules in the morning, preferably with food, and three in the evening, preferably with food, approximately 12 hours after the morning dose. Oral prednisone tapering regimen over 20 weeks (140 days): * Prednisone 60 mg per day if the subject's body weight was ≥55 kg, or 45 mg per day if the subject's body weight was \<55 kg, starting on Day 1 with tapering according to the protocol-specified schedule. * Adolescents who weighed ≤37 kg started at a prednisone dose of 30 mg per day.
CyclophosphamideDRUGOrally or intravenously administered
RituximabBIOLOGICALIntravenously administered
AzathioprineDRUGOrally administered
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range12 Years — N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites198

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) or microscopic polyangiitis * Male and female subjects, aged at least 18 years, with newly-diagnosed or relapsed associated vasculitis (AAV) where treatment with cyclophosphamide or rituximab is needed; where a...

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