Effects of Pazopanib on Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Related Epistaxis and Anemia (Paz)

Overview

About this study

The objective of Part A of this study is to assess the pharmacokinetics (PK) of pazopanib in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) participants.  The objective of Parts B and C of this study is to assess the effects of up to 24 weeks of pazopanib treatment on duration of epistaxis or level of serum hemoglobin in the Severe Cohort.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Part B

Inclusion Criteria (all of the following are necessary):

- A definite or probable diagnosis of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT):

1. Definite clinical HHT defined as having at least 3 of the following criteria:

- Spontaneous and recurrent epistaxis.

- Multiple telangiectasias at characteristic sites: lips, oral cavity,
fingers, nose.

- Visceral lesions: GI telangiectasia, pulmonary, hepatic, cerebral or spinal
AVMs.

- A first degree relative with HHT according to these criteria.

2. OR a definite diagnosis of HHT based on a pathogenic genetic mutation for HHT.

3. OR probable HHT based on having 2 of the above criteria with high clinical
suspicion of HHT.

- Stable IV iron use and/or blood transfusions stable for 12 weeks prior to test product
initiation.

- Must agree not to undergo cautery of nasal telangiectasias or to start new therapies
for HHT while on study.

- Women of childbearing potential must agree to abstinence or to use an acceptable
double method contraception until 4 weeks after drug termination. Pregnancy testing
will be done throughout the trial.

- Men are mandated to use condoms.

- Capable of giving signed informed consent.

- Able and willing to return for outpatient visits at the protocol specified intervals.

- Able and willing to complete blood pressure monitoring at home.

- Able and willing to complete daily patient reported outcome measurements at home.

- Must meet all of the inclusion criteria for either:

Severe Anemia Cohort:

i. Anemia mainly due to HHT (in the judgment of the PI) with average Hgb <10 g/dL
regardless of gender (average of at least three measures during screening and run in).

ii. Epistaxis averaging at least 5 min/week over the six-week baseline and is generally
stable in the clinical judgement of the investigator.

Severe Epistaxis Cohort:

i. Anemia mainly due to HHT (in the judgment of the PI) with Hgb <12 g/dL in women or <13
g/dL in men (average of at least three measures during screening and run in).

ii. Epistaxis averaging at least 20 min/week over the six-week baseline and is generally
stable in the clinical judgement of the investigator.

Part B

Exclusion Criteria:

- Participant has known immediate or delayed hypersensitivity reaction or idiosyncrasy
to drugs chemically related to pazopanib that in the opinion of the investigator
contradicts their participation.

- Currently has incompletely treated cerebral arterio-venous malformations (AVMs) or
cerebral arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) that are symptomatic or have high-risk features
detected on either MRI/MRA or digital subtraction angiography. High-risk features
include: microhemorrhage seen on MRI; feeding artery aneurysm, nidus aneurysm or
venous outflow stenosis seen on MRA, CTA, or catheter angiography. Non-shunting
vascular brain lesions such as capillary vascular malformations, telangiectasias, and
cavernous malformations are not an exclusion criterion. (Note: MRI scan does not need
to be repeated at screening if AVMs and AVFs were absent on a scan at age ≥18 years).

- Currently has perfused pulmonary AVMs with feeding artery diameter ≥ 3mm.

- Known significant bleeding sources other than nasal or gastrointestinal.

- Systemic use of a potent VEGF inhibitor (e.g., direct inhibitors of VEGF-receptor
signaling such as sunitinib) in the 4 weeks prior to enrollment. Systemic use of
bevacizumab in the 6 weeks prior to enrollment due to its longer half-life.

- Active and recent onset of clinically significant diarrhea.

- Current or recent (in the last 5 years) malignancies (except non-melanoma skin
cancers)

- Participant has had major surgery (e.g. surgical ligation of an AVM) or trauma within
28 days or had minor surgical procedures (e.g. central venous access line removal)
within 7 days prior to dosing, the latter representing a recent wound, fracture or
ulcer

- Participant has a planned surgery during periods of active treatment and 6 weeks of
follow up; case by case evaluation if PI desires inclusion with medical monitor
agreement.

- Participant has clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities (other than
hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia related vascular lesions).

- Participant during the 6 months prior to first dose of study drug has a history of
cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attacks), pulmonary embolism,
untreated deep vein thrombosis (DVT), myocardial infarction, or any other thrombotic
event.

- Presence of intrinsic heart disease as evidenced by any of the following: Echo derived
left ventricular ejection fraction < 45%; Unstable obstructive CAD; history of MI,
CABG, or PCI in the last 6 months; Infiltrative and/or restrictive cardiomyopathies;
Significant pericardial disease; or clinical heart failure with more than moderate
mitral valve or aortic valve disease. In the absence of clinical heart failure, EKG
abnormalities, or known cardiac functional disease (e.g., MI or cardiomyopathy), a
previous echo during adulthood is adequate. If there is history for coronary disease
or cardiomyopathy, an echo in the past 5 years will be adequate for screening. If the
patient has current clinical heart failure, a recent cardiac event in last 5 yrs, or a
cardiac event since the most recent echo, an echo in the past 6 months will be
necessary for screening. Clinical heart failure due to liver AVM or anemia, and not
associated with the above findings (with an EF >=45%) will be eligible for enrollment.

- Unable or unwilling to discontinue use of prohibited medications list in Section 6.5.2
for at least 14 days or 5 half-lives of a drug (whichever is longer) prior to the
randomization and for the duration of the study.

- The participant has participated in a clinical trial and has received an
investigational product within the following time period prior to the start of
randomization: 4 weeks, 4 half-lives or the duration of the biological effect of the
investigational product (whichever is longer).

- QT corrected interval ≥450 msec, based on averaged QT corrected interval values of
triplicate ECGs obtained over a brief recording period.

- History of familial prolonged QT.

- Any concomitant medication which is known to prolong QT.

- Average baseline hemoglobin <6 g/dL.

- Platelets < 100x10^9 /L.

- International normalized ratio (INR) > 1.5x ULN or activated partial thromboplastin
time (aPTT) > 1.5x ULN (unless due to known concurrent medications, e.g. warfarin).

- Alanine Transaminase (ALT) >2 x upper limit of normal.

- Bilirubin >1.5x upper limit of normal (isolated bilirubin >1.5x upper limit of normal
is acceptable if bilirubin is fractionated and direct bilirubin < 35%).

- Participant has poorly controlled hypertension [defined as systolic blood pressure
(SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg]. If BP is poorly
controlled at screen visit, initiation or adjustment of antihypertensive medication(s)
is permitted during the run-in period prior to randomization. Prior to randomization,
blood pressure must be assessed three times and the mean SBP/DBP must be < 140/90 mmHg
in order for a patient to be randomized.

- Substantive renal disease (eGFR <30 mL/min/1.73m2calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault
formula)

- Echo derived left ventricular ejection fraction < 45%.

- Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) > 1.5 x upper limit of normal.

- Urine protein to creatinine ratio > 0.3.

- Neutrophil count <1000 /mm^3.

Part C Eligibility

All patients who completed Part B will be eligible for Part C unless significant safety
concerns have been raised.

Participants must be able and willing to sign the Extension ICF.

Neither the Study Doctor or the participant will be informed of which drug (active or
placebo) received during Part B.

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria may apply.

Eligibility last updated 3/7/2024. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Vivek Iyer, M.D., M.P.H.

Open for enrollment

Contact information:

Pulmonary Clinical Research Unit

(800) 753-1606

PCRUE18@mayo.edu

More information

Publications

  • Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare angiogenic disorder causing chronic gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis, and severe anemia. Pazopanib is an oral multi-kinase angiogenesis inhibitor with promise to treat bleeding in HHT. We analyzed outcomes of HHT patients with the most severe bleeding causing RBC transfusion dependence treated on a predefined institutional pazopanib treatment pathway (with data collected retrospectively). The primary endpoint was achievement of transfusion independence. Secondary endpoints included hemoglobin, epistaxis severity score, RBC transfusion and iron infusion requirements, number of local hemostatic procedures, ferritin and transferrin saturation, compared using paired and repeated measures mean tests. Thirteen transfusion-dependent HHT patients received pazopanib [median (range) dose 150 (25-300) mg daily)] for a median of 22 months. All patients achieved transfusion independence. Compared with pretreatment, pazopanib increased mean hemoglobin by 4.8 (95% CI, 3.6-5.9) g/dL (7.8 vs. 12.7 g/dL, P < 0.0001) and decreased mean epistaxis severity score by 4.77 (3.11-6.44) points (7.20 vs. 2.43 points, P < 0.0001) after 12 months of treatment. Compared with 3 months of pretreatment, RBC transfusions decreased by 93% (median of 16.0 vs. 0.0 units, P < 0.0001) and elemental iron infusion decreased by 92% (median of 4500 vs. 0 mg, P = 0.005) during the first 3 months of treatment; improvements were maintained over time. Pazopanib was well-tolerated: hypertension, lymphocytopenia, and fatigue were the most common TEAEs. In conclusion, pazopanib was safe and effective to manage severe bleeding in HHT, liberating all patients from transfusion dependence and normalizing hematologic parameters at doses lower than used to treat malignancies. These findings require confirmation in a randomized trial. Read More on PubMed
  • Pazopanib (Votrient) is an orally administered tyrosine kinase inhibitor that blocks VEGF receptors potentially serving as anti-angiogenic treatment for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). We report a prospective, multi-center, open-label, dose-escalating study [50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg, and 400 mg], designed as a proof-of-concept study to demonstrate efficacy of pazopanib on HHT-related bleeding, and to measure safety. Patients, recruited at 5 HHT Centers, required ≥ 2 Curacao criteria AND [anemia OR severe epistaxis with iron deficiency]. Co-primary outcomes, hemoglobin (Hgb) and epistaxis severity, were measured during and after treatment, and compared to baseline. Safety monitoring occurred every 1.5 weeks. Seven patients were treated with 50 mg pazopanib daily. Six/seven showed at least 50% decrease in epistaxis duration relative to baseline at some point during study; 3 showed at least 50% decrease in duration during Weeks 11 and 12. Six patients showed a decrease in ESS of > 0.71 (MID) relative to baseline at some point during study; 3/6 showed a sustained improvement. Four patients showed > 2 gm improvement in Hgb relative to baseline at one or more points during study. Health-related QOL scores improved on all SF-36 domains at Week 6 and/or Week 12, except general health (unchanged). There were 19 adverse events (AE) including one severe AE (elevated LFTs, withdrawn from dosing at 43 days); with no serious AE. In conclusion, we observed an improvement in Hgb and/or epistaxis in all treated patients. This occurred at a dose much lower than typically used for oncologic indications, with no serious AE. Further studies of pazopanib efficacy are warranted. Read More on PubMed
  • A prospective, qualitative study was conducted to develop a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for daily administration via electronic diary (eDiary) to assess the severity of nosebleeds in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), in accordance with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) PROM guidance criteria. Read More on PubMed
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