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Vibegron

Phase 2

Urinary Bladder, Overactive | Small molecule | Nephrology |Merck & Company, Inc.|Last Updated: Feb 4, 2019

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Trial Design

RandomizedDouble-BlindPLACEBO_CONTROLLED
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment1,395

FDA Designations

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Clinical trial landscape

Vibegron · 3 trials · 2 indications

Phase 2 1Phase 1 2
NCT01314872A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Vibegron (MK-4618) in Participants With Overactive Bladder (OAB) (MK-4618-008)Urinary Bladder, Overactive
COMPLETED1,395 Analytics
PHASE2COMPLETED
A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Vibegron (MK-4618) in Participants With Overactive Bladder (OAB) (MK-4618-008)
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Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Base Study/Part 1: Change From Baseline in Average Daily Micturitions at Week 8
Baseline and Week 8

Participants were required to keep a voiding diary, recording the occurrence of each micturition. The average daily number of micturitions was calculated as the total number of micturitions that occurred over a week (4 to 10 days) during the Base Study, divided by the total number of days of voiding kept in the participant's diary. Baseline was defined as the average daily number of daily micturitions that occurred during the week of placebo run-in prior to Week 0 visit.

Base Study/Part 1 + Part 2: Number of Participants Who Experienced an Adverse Event (AE)
Part 1: up to 8 weeks; Part 2: up to 4 weeks. The time frame was an additional 2 weeks for participants not continuing to the Extension Study.

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a study drug, whether or not it is considered related to the study drug.

Base Study/Part 1 + Part 2: Number of Participants Who Had Study Medication Withdrawn Due to an AE
Part 1: up to 8 weeks; Part 2: up to 4 weeks

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a study drug, whether or not it is considered related to the study drug.

Extension Study: Number of Participants Who Experienced an Adverse Event (AE)
Extension: up to 54 weeks (including 2-week follow-up)

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a study drug, whether or not it is considered related to the study drug.

Extension Study: Number of Participants Who Had Study Medication Withdrawn Due to an AE
Extension: up to 52 weeks

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a study drug, whether or not it is considered related to the study drug.

Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg
Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdose

Blood samples were collected for determination of vibegron levels predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing.

Area Under the Concentration-time Curve From 0 to Infinity (AUC0-∞) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg
Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdose

Blood samples were collected predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing in order to determine AUC0-∞ after a single oral dose of vibegron 100 mg.

Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg
Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdose

Blood samples were collected predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing in order to determine Cmax after a single oral dose of vibegron 100 mg.

Apparent Total Body Clearance (CL/F) After a Single Oral Dose of Vibegron 100 mg
Predose and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours postdose

Blood samples were collected predose and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 216, and 336 hours after dosing in order to determine CL/F after a single oral dose of vibegron 100 mg.

Secondary Endpoints

Base Study/Part 1: Change From Baseline in Number of Urge Incontinence Episodes at Week 8
Baseline and Week 8
Base Study/Part 1: Change From Baseline in Average Daily Number of Total Incontinence Episodes at Week 8
Baseline and Week 8
Base Study/Part 1: Change From Baseline in Average Daily Number of Strong Urge Episodes at Week 8
Baseline and Week 8
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingDOUBLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
Part 1: placeboPLACEBO_COMPARATORParticipants received two placebo matching vibegron tablets and one placebo matching tolterodine extended release (ER) capsule, taken orally each morning, for 8 weeks.
Part 1: vibegron 3 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received one vibegron 3 mg tablet, one placebo matching vibegron tablet, and one placebo matching tolterodine ER capsule, taken orally each morning, for 8 weeks.
Part 1: vibegron 15 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received one vibegron 15 mg tablet, one placebo matching vibegron tablet, and one placebo matching tolterodine ER capsule, taken orally each morning, for 8 weeks.
Part 1: vibegron 50 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received one vibegron 50 mg tablet, one placebo matching vibegron tablet, and one placebo matching tolterodine ER capsule, taken orally each morning, for 8 weeks.
Part 1: vibegron 100 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received two vibegron 50 mg tablets and one placebo matching tolterodine ER capsule, taken orally each morning, for 8 weeks.
Part 1: tolterodine ER 4 mgACTIVE_COMPARATORParticipants received one tolterodine ER 4 mg capsule and two placebo matching vibegron tablets, taken orally each morning, for 8 weeks.
Part 1: vibegron 50 mg + tolterodine ER 4 mg/vibegron 50 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received one vibegron 50 mg tablet and one placebo matching vibegron tablet, taken orally each morning, for 8 weeks. They also received one tolterodine ER 4 mg capsule for the first 4 weeks and one placebo matching tolterodine ER capsule for the second 4 weeks, both taken orally each morning.
Part 2: placeboPLACEBO_COMPARATORParticipants received two placebo matching vibegron tablets and one placebo matching tolterodine ER capsule, taken orally each morning, for 4 weeks.
Part 2: vibegron 100 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received two vibegron 50 mg tablets and one placebo matching tolterodine ER capsule, taken orally each morning, for 4 weeks.
Part 2: tolterodine ER 4 mgACTIVE_COMPARATORParticipants received one tolterodine ER 4 mg capsule and two placebo matching vibegron tablets, taken orally each morning, for 4 weeks.
Part 2: vibegron 100 mg + tolterodine ER 4 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received two vibegron 50 mg tablets and one tolterodine ER 4 mg capsule, taken orally each morning, for 4 weeks.
Extension Study: vibegron 50 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants in Base Study/Part 1 who received vibegron 50 mg continued their treatment in the Extension Study. In addition, participants in Base Study/Part 1 who received vibegron 3 mg received vibegron 50 mg in the Extension Study. Also, participants in Base Study/Part 1 who received vibegron 50 mg + tolterodine ER for 4 weeks, followed by vibegron 50 mg alone for 4 weeks, remained on vibegron 50 mg in the Extension Study. In the extension, participants received one vibegron 50 mg tablet, one placebo matching vibegron tablet, and one placebo matching tolterodine ER capsule, taken orally each morning, for 52 weeks.
Extension Study: vibegron 100 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants in Base Study/Part 1 or Part 2 who received vibegron 100 mg continued their treatment in the Extension Study. In addition, participants in Base Study/Part 1 who received vibegron 15 mg received vibegron 100 mg in the Extension Study. In the extension, participants received two vibegron 50 mg tablets and one placebo matching tolterodine ER capsule, taken orally each morning, for 52 weeks.
Extension Study: tolterodine ER 4 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants in Base Study/Part 1 or Part 2 who received tolterodine ER 4 mg continued their treatment in the Extension Study. In addition, participants in Base Study/Part 1 who received placebo also received tolterodine ER 4 mg in the Extension Study. In the extension, participants received one tolterodine ER 4 mg capsule and two placebo matching vibegron tablets, taken orally each morning, for 52 weeks.
Extension Study: vibegron 100 mg + tolterodine ER 4 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants in Base Study/Part 1 who received vibegron 100 mg + tolterodine ER 4 mg continued their treatment in the Extension Study. In addition, participants in Base Study/Part 2 who received placebo were assigned to the vibegron 100 mg + tolterodine ER 4 mg arm in the Extension Study. In the extension, participants received two vibegron 50 mg tablets and one tolterodine ER 4 mg capsule, taken orally each morning, for 52 weeks.
Participants With Moderate Hepatic InsufficiencyEXPERIMENTALParticipants with moderate hepatic insufficiency will receive a single oral dose of vibegron 100 mg.
Healthy Matched Control ParticipantsEXPERIMENTALParticipants who are healthy will receive a single oral dose of vibegron 100 mg.
Participants With Mild Hepatic InsufficiencyEXPERIMENTALParticipants with mild hepatic insufficiency will receive a single oral dose of vibegron 100 mg.
Participants With Severe Renal InsufficiencyEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a single oral dose of vibegron 100 mg on Day 1.
Participants With Moderate Renal InsufficiencyEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a single oral dose of vibegron 100 mg on Day 1.
Participants With Mild Renal InsufficiencyEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a single oral dose of vibegron 100 mg on Day 1.

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
VibegronDRUGParticipants received vibegron oral tablets at dosages of 3 mg, 15 mg, 50 mg, or 100 mg depending on their vibegron arm assignment, taken orally each morning.
Tolterodine ERDRUGParticipants received one tolterodine ER 4 mg capsule, taken orally once a day.
Placebo matching vibegronDRUGParticipants received placebo matching vibegron tablets, taken orally each morning.
Placebo matching tolterodine ERDRUGParticipants received placebo matching tolterodine ER capsule, taken orally each morning.
Vibegron 100 mgDRUGVibegron tablets, orally, on Day 1
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range18 Years to 75 Years
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo

Inclusion Criteria: * If participant is of reproductive potential, must agree to remain abstinent or use (or have his/her partner use) 2 acceptable methods of birth control within the projected duration of the study * Clinical history of OAB for at least 3 months and meets either the OAB wet or OAB...

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Frequently asked questions about Vibegron

What is Vibegron used for?

Vibegron is an investigational small molecule being developed for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB), a condition characterized by urinary urgency, frequency, and urge incontinence. It is also studied in patients with renal or hepatic insufficiency who have overactive bladder. Vibegron is not yet approved and remains in clinical development.

What does Vibegron target?

Vibegron is a small molecule that acts as a beta-3 adrenergic receptor agonist. By stimulating this receptor, it is designed to relax the detrusor muscle of the bladder during the storage phase, thereby increasing bladder capacity and reducing symptoms of overactive bladder. This mechanism is being evaluated in clinical trials.

Who makes Vibegron?

Vibegron is being developed by Merck & Company, Inc., a pharmaceutical company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MRK. Merck is conducting clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Vibegron for the treatment of overactive bladder.

What phase is Vibegron in?

Vibegron is currently in Phase 1 clinical development. While a Phase 2 study has been completed, the most advanced ongoing development stage is Phase 1, with trials evaluating the drug's pharmacokinetics in special populations. Vibegron is investigational and has not received FDA approval.

What clinical trials is Vibegron in?

Vibegron has been studied in three completed clinical trials. NCT01314872 was a Phase 2 efficacy and safety study in 1,395 participants with overactive bladder. NCT01628042 and NCT01737684 were Phase 1 pharmacokinetic studies in participants with renal insufficiency and hepatic insufficiency, respectively, enrolling 32 and 16 participants.

Is Vibegron the same as MK-4618?

Yes, Vibegron is also known as MK-4618. Clinical trial titles and protocols refer to the drug by both names, such as in the study of MK-4618 in participants with overactive bladder. This alternative name is used interchangeably in research documentation.