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NVA237

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | Small molecule | Respiratory |Novartis AG|Last Updated: Dec 19, 2020

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Trial Design

RandomizedDouble-BlindPLACEBO_CONTROLLED
Total Trials7
Total Enrollment1,964

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Clinical trial landscape

NVA237 · 12 trials · 4 indications

Phase 3 7Phase 2 3Phase 1 2
NCT01709864NVA237 Versus Placebo 12-week Efficacy StudyChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COMPLETED440 Analytics
NCT01715298NVA237 BID Versus Placebo Twelve-week Efficacy StudyChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COMPLETED432 Analytics
NCT01697696Long Term Safety Study of NVA237 vs QAB149 in COPD PatientsChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
COMPLETED511 Analytics
NCT01613326Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of NVA237 Compared to Tiotropium in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COMPLETED657 Analytics
NCT01566604Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of NVA237 in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
COMPLETED460 Analytics
NCT01154127Effect of NVA237 on Exercise Endurance in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COMPLETED108 Analytics
NCT01119937Long Term Safety and Tolerability of NVA237 Versus Tiotropium in Japanese PatientsChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COMPLETED211 Analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
NVA237 Versus Placebo 12-week Efficacy Study
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseUnlock trial analytics
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NVA237 BID Versus Placebo Twelve-week Efficacy Study
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseUnlock trial analytics
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Long Term Safety Study of NVA237 vs QAB149 in COPD Patients
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Unlock trial analytics
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Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of NVA237 Compared to Tiotropium in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseUnlock trial analytics
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Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of NVA237 in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Unlock trial analytics
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Effect of NVA237 on Exercise Endurance in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseUnlock trial analytics
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Long Term Safety and Tolerability of NVA237 Versus Tiotropium in Japanese Patients
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Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Change From Baseline of Standardized Area Under the Curve (AUC) for Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1) Post Dosing
12 weeks

The standardized Area Under the Curve (AUC) for Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) post dosing (FEV1 AUC) at week 12 of treatment. Serial lung function measurements are taken at various time points following dosing at week 12 to calculate the AUC.

Change From Baseline in Standardized Area Under the Curve for Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second Post Dosing
Week 12

The standardized Area Under the Curve (AUC) for Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) post dosing (FEV1 AUC) is measured at week 12 of treatment. Serial lung function measurements are taken at the following time points following dosing at week 12 to calculate the FEV1 AUC: 5 min, 15 min, 1:00 h, 2:00 h, 4:00 h, 6:00 h, 8:00 h, and 11:55 h after the morning dose. The primary endpoint was the change from baseline in FEV1 AUC0-12h following the morning dose at Week 12 (defined as the mean FEV1 change from baseline (CFB) over 5 min to 11 h 55 mins divided by 11 h 50 mins). Where the FEV1 AUC is smaller than at baseline, a negative value can occur

Percentage of Participants Reporting Safety and Tolerability in Terms of Adverse Event (AE) Reporting Rate
52 weeks

Adverse events are defined as any unfavorable and unintended diagnosis, symptom, sign (including an abnormal lab finding), syndrome or disease which either occurs during study, having been absent at baseline, or, if present at baseline, appears to worsen. Serious adverse events are any untoward medical occurrences that result in death, are life threatening, require (or prolong) hospitalization, cause persistent or significant disability/incapacity, result in congenital anomalies or birth defects, or are other conditions which in judgments of the investigators represent significant hazards.

Trough Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) After 12 Weeks of Treatment (Non-inferiority Analysis)
Week 12

Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) is the amount of air which can be forcibly exhaled from the lungs in the first second of a forced exhalation, measured through spirometry testing. The trough in FEV1 was defined as the mean of two measurements at 23hours 15min and 23 hours 45min post dosing. ANCOVA model: Trough FEV1 = treatment + baseline FEV1 + baseline Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use (Yes/No) + FEV1 reversibility components + baseline smoking status + region + center (region). This analysis excluded values within 6 hours of rescue medication use or 7 days of systemic corticosteroid use.

Trough Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1)
12 weeks

Baseline FEV1 was defined as the average of the -45 min and -15 min FEV1 values taken on day 1 prior to the first dose of study medication. Trough FEV1 was defined as the mean of the post-dose 23 h 15 min and the 23 h 45 min FEV1 values. FEV1 was measured using central spirometry according to ATS/ERS standardization. Trough FEV1 was analyzed using a MIXED model for the full analysis set population. The model contained treatment as a fixed effect with the baseline FEV1 measurement, FEV1 prior to inhalation of short acting bronchodilator, FEV1 45 min post inhalation of short acting bronchodilator and baseline inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) use as covariates.

Exercise Endurance Time During a Sub-maximal Constant-load Cycle Ergometry Test (SMETT) After 3 Weeks (Day 21) of Treatment
Day 21

SMETT is an exercise procedure where the patient cycles at 80% of the maximum workload (Wmax )value achieved at the Incremental exercise test. During this test, the patient will cycle at a constant load. Exercise endurance time was from commencement of loaded pedaling to stopping exercise. The analysis-of covariance model included the sequence, period, and treatment as fixed factors, the baseline value as covariate and the patient as a random effect.

Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events or Death
52 weeks

Adverse events are defined as any unfavorable and unintended diagnosis, symptom, sign (including an abnormal lab finding), syndrome or disease which either occurs during study, having been absent at baseline, or, if present at baseline, appears to worsen. Serious adverse events are any untoward medical occurrences that result in death, are life threatening, require (or prolong) hospitalization, cause persistent or significant disability/incapacity, result in congenital anomalies or birth defects, or are other conditions which in judgments of the investigators represent significant hazards.

Trough FEV1 After One Week of Treatment, Point Estimate
Following 1 week of treatment

To evaluate the bronchodilator effects of NVA237 (25 ug and 50 ug) compared to placebo in terms of trough FEV1 (mean of 23h 15 min and 23 h 45 min post -dose) following 1 week of treatment in the respective treatment period. Trough FEV1 was assessed by performing spirometry measurements in the clinic for each treatment period. For the primary efficacy variable, trough FEV1 is the mean of two measurements taken at 23h 15 min and 23h 45 min post dose.

Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1) Area Under Curve (AUC) 0-24 Hours on Day 14
From Day 1 to 0-24 hours after drug administration on Day 14

Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) was calculated as the volume of air forcibly exhaled in one second as measured by a spirometer. This outcome measures the change is FEV1 from predose (day 1) to the readings taken 0-24 hours post dose on day 14. The variable was analyzed with an analysis-of-covariance model which included baseline FEV1 value as a covariate.

Trough Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second (FEV1) Following 7 Days of Treatment
Day 7

FEV1 is the amount of air which can be forcibly exhaled from the lungs in the first second of a forced exhalation, measured through spirometry testing. The trough in FEV1 was defined as the mean of two measurements at 23h 15min and 23h 45min post dosing.

Concentration of NVA2105 using PK parameter of primary interest - area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 to the last quantifiable concentration (AUClast)
Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Blood samples will be collected at various time points on each visit day; Compound: NVA237 100ug, Matrix: Plasma, Analyte: NVA237

Concentration of NVA2105 using PK parameter of primary interest - maximum plasma concentration (Cmax)
Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Blood samples will be collected at various time points on each visit day; Compound: NVA237 100ug, Matrix: Plasma, Analyte: NVA237

Concentration of NVA2105 using PK parameter of primary interest - renal clearance (CLR)
Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Blood samples will be collected at various time points on each visit day; Compound: NVA237 100ug, Matrix: Plasma, Analyte: NVA237

Concentration of NVA2105 using PK parameter of secondary interest - time to Cmax (Tmax)
Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Blood samples will be collected at various time points on each visit day; Compound: NVA237 100ug, Matrix: Plasma, Analyte: NVA237

Concentration of NVA2105 using PK parameter of secondary interest - AUC extrapolated to infinity (AUCinf)
Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Blood samples will be collected at various time points on each visit day; Compound: NVA237 100ug, Matrix: Plasma, Analyte: NVA237

Concentration of NVA2105 using PK parameter of secondary interest - terminal elimination half-life, determined from plasma concentrations and urinary excretion rates (T1/2)
Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Blood samples will be collected at various time points on each visit day; Compound: NVA237 100ug, Matrix: Plasma, Analyte: NVA237

Concentration of NVA2105 using PK parameter of secondary interest - apparent systemic clearance (CL/F)
Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Blood samples will be collected at various time points on each visit day; Compound: NVA237 100ug, Matrix: Plasma, Analyte: NVA237

Concentration of NVA2105 using PK parameter - amount excreted into the urine from time 0 to 96 h post-dose (Ae0-96h)
Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Samples will be collected at various time points on each visit day; Compound: NVA237 100ug, Matrix: Urine, Analyte: NVA237

Concentration of NVA2105 using PK parameter - T1/2
Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Samples will be collected at various time points on each visit day; Compound: NVA237 100ug, Matrix: Urine, Analyte: NVA237

Concentration of NVA2105 using PK parameter - CLR
Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Samples will be collected at various time points on each visit day; Compound: NVA237 100ug, Matrix: Urine, Analyte: NVA237

Pharmacokinetics (PK) of NVA237 following single and repeated once-daily inhaled NVA237 doses

Secondary Endpoints

Change From Baseline in Trough FEV1 and Pre-dose Trough FEV1 by Visit
Day 2, 86 (trough) Day 15, 29, 57, 85 (pre-dose trough)
Change From Baseline in FEV1 AUC (0-12H) at Day 1 and FEV1 AUC (0-4h), AUC (4-8h), AUC (8-12h) at Day 1 and Week 12 (Day 85)
Day 1 and Week 12 (Day 85)
Change From Baseline in the Health Status Assessed by St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire
Week 12
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingDOUBLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
NVA237EXPERIMENTALNVA237 will be inhaled from a single-dose dry powder inhaler for a period of 12 weeks
PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORPlacebo will be inhaled from a single-dose dry powder inhaler for a period of 12 weeks.
NVA237 dose 1EXPERIMENTALNVA237 dose 1
Long-acting beta 2-agonist (LABA)ACTIVE_COMPARATORQAB149
TiotropiumACTIVE_COMPARATORTiotropium 18 μg once a day and placebo to NVA237 once a day during 85 days. Salbutamol/albuterol was provided as rescue medication.
NVA237 followed by PlaceboEXPERIMENTALPeriod 1: 50 μg NVA237 via NEOHALER inhaler device for 21 days Period 2: Matching placebo via NEOHALER inhaler device for 21 days The washout period ran for 14 to 28 days between treatment periods. Daily inhaled corticosteroid treatment (if applicable) was allowed to remain stable throughout the study. Salbutamol (albuterol) was used as rescue medication throughout the study.
Placebo followed by NVA237EXPERIMENTALPeriod 1: Matching placebo of NVA237 via NEOHALER inhaler device for 21 days Period 2: 50 μg NVA237 via NEOHALER inhaler device for 21 days The washout period ran for 14 to 28 days between treatment periods. Daily inhaled corticosteroid treatment (if applicable) was allowed to remain stable throughout the study. Salbutamol (albuterol) was used as rescue medication throughout the study.
1(NVA237 50 ug/NVA237 25 ug/placebo)OTHERTreatment sequence: NVA 237 50 ug, 25 ug and placebo
2(NVA237 50 ug/placebo/NVA237 25 ug)OTHERTreatment sequence: NVA 237 50 ug, placebo and 25 ug
3 (NVA237 25 ug/NVA237 50 ug/placebo)OTHERTreatment sequence: NVA237 25 ug, 50 ug and placebo
4 (NVA237 25 ug/placebo/NVA237 50 ug)OTHERTreatment sequence: NVA 237 25 ug, placebo and 50 ug
5 (placebo/NVA237 50 ug/ NVA237 25 ug)OTHERTreatment sequence: Placebo, NVA237 50 ug and 25 ug
6 (placebo/ NVA237 25 ug/NVA237 50 ug)OTHERTreatment sequence: placebo, NVA237 25 ug and 50 ug
Placebo then NVA237 50μgPLACEBO_COMPARATORPlacebo 50 μg capsules followed by NVA237 50 μg capsules for inhalation once daily with Concept 1 device.
NVA237 50μg then placeboEXPERIMENTALNVA237 50 μg capsules followed by matching placebo 50 μg capsules for inhalation once daily with Concept 1 device.
NVA237 12.5 µgEXPERIMENTAL12.5 µg daily via single-dose dry-powder inhaler (SDDPI). At baseline visits for each of the 4 double-blind treatment periods, patients were randomized to one of 30 treatment sequences. There was a 7 day washout period between each sequence.
NVA237 25 µgEXPERIMENTAL25 µg daily via single-dose dry-powder inhaler (SDDPI). At baseline visits for each of the 4 double-blind treatment periods, patients were randomized to one of 30 treatment sequences. There was a 7 day washout period between each sequence.
NVA237 50 µgEXPERIMENTAL50 µg daily via single-dose dry-powder inhaler (SDDPI). At baseline visits for each of the 4 double-blind treatment periods, patients were randomized to one of 30 treatment sequences. There was a 7 day washout period between each sequence.
NVA237 100 µgEXPERIMENTAL100 µg daily via single-dose dry-powder inhaler (SDDPI). At baseline visits for each of the 4 double-blind treatment periods, patients were randomized to one of 30 treatment sequences. There was a 7 day washout period between each sequence.
Tiotropium 18 µgACTIVE_COMPARATOR18 µg od via Handihaler inhaler. Tiotropium was given open-label. At baseline visits for each of the 4 double-blind treatment periods, patients were randomized to one of 30 treatment sequences. There was a 7 day washout period between each sequence.
Healthy volunteersEXPERIMENTALcontrol group receiving 100 μg NVA237
Mild renal impairmentEXPERIMENTAL(eGFR 50-80 mL/min/1.73m2) receiving 100 μg NVA237
Moderate renal impairmentEXPERIMENTAL(eGFR 30-49 mL/min/1.73m2) receiving 100 μg NVA237
Severe renal impairmentEXPERIMENTAL(eGFR \<30 mL/min1.73m2) receiving 100 μg NVA237
End-stage subjects requiring dialysis (ESRD)EXPERIMENTALreceiving 100 μg NVA237
1EXPERIMENTALNVA237
2EXPERIMENTALNVA237
3EXPERIMENTALNVA237
4EXPERIMENTALNVA237
5PLACEBO_COMPARATORPlacebo

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
NVA237DRUGNVA237 (glycopyrronium bromide) as a powder for inhalation in single-dose capsules.
PlaceboDRUGPlacebo powder for inhalation in single-dose capsules (matching those for NVA237).
Long-acting beta 2-agonist (LABA)DRUGQAB149 and matching placebo will be supplied in capsule form in blister packs for use in the Novartis Concept 1 SDDPI
TiotropiumDRUGTiotropium 18 μg once a day delivered via HandiHaler® device
Placebo to tiotropiumDRUGPlacebo to tiotropium 18 μg o.d. once a day delivered via HandiHaler® device.
Placebo to NVA237DRUGPlacebo to NVA237 50 μg once a day delivered via SDDPI
salbutamol/albuterolDRUGsalbutamol/albuterol given as a rescue medication via inhaler when needed
NVA237 (glycopyrronium bromide)DRUGIn each treatment arm, patient will receive NVA237 (glycopyrronium bromide) 25 ug and 50 ug dose
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range40 Years to N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites54

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with stable, symptomatic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with airflow obstruction of level 2 and 3 according to the current Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy (2011). 2. Patients with Forced Expiratory Volume in one se...

Countries:United StatesCanadaCroatiaCzechiaEstoniaFranceGermanyGuatemalaIndiaLatviaLithuaniaPhilippinesPolandSouth AfricaSouth KoreaTaiwanChinaItalyRomaniaUnited KingdomJapanBelgiumRussiaDenmark
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Frequently asked questions about NVA237

What is NVA237 used for?

NVA237 is an investigational small molecule being developed for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. It has also been studied in patients with renal impairment. In clinical trials, it has been evaluated as a bronchodilator in stable COPD and for its bronchodilatory effects in asthma.

What does NVA237 target?

NVA237 is a bronchodilator. It has been studied for its effects on lung function in patients with COPD and asthma. The specific molecular target is not disclosed in the available trial information.

Who makes NVA237?

NVA237 is being developed by Novartis AG, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker NVS. The company has sponsored multiple clinical trials of the drug across different countries and patient populations.

What phase is NVA237 in?

NVA237 is in clinical development. It has completed Phase 2 trials in COPD and asthma, and a Phase 3 trial in Japanese patients with COPD. The drug is not approved and remains investigational.

What clinical trials is NVA237 in?

NVA237 has been studied in several completed trials. NCT00501852 compared four doses of glycopyrronium bromide (NVA237) against tiotropium in stable COPD. NCT00856193 investigated its bronchodilatory effect in COPD. NCT01119937 assessed long-term safety versus tiotropium in Japanese patients. NCT03137784 evaluated bronchodilator effects and safety in asthma.

Is NVA237 the same as glycopyrronium bromide?

Yes, NVA237 is also known as glycopyrronium bromide. Clinical trial titles refer to it as glycopyrronium bromide (NVA237), and studies have tested doses of 25 ug and 50 ug once daily in asthma.