A Study of TX000045 in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (the APEX Study)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-83
SponsorTectonic Therapeutic

About this trial

TX000045-003 is a double-blind, randomized, parallel group, placebo-controlled, proof- of-concept (POC) study, evaluating 2 dose regimens of TX000045 over the course of a 24-week treatment period (the APEX study).

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Is a male or female of non-childbearing potential between the ages of 18 and 83 years.

Has a diagnosis of PH-HFpEF based on baseline echocardiogram and right heart catheterization (RHC).

Has NYHA functional class II- III heart failure.

Has 6MWT distance from 100 to 450m.

Disqualifiers

Diagnosis of PH in World Health Organization (WHO) Group 1, WHO Group 3, WHO Group 4, or WHO Group 5.

Current or recent hospitalization prior to screening.

Recently received vasoactive drugs, pulmonary arterial hypertension-specific therapies, or a relaxin receptor agonist.

Initiated a new exercise program for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation or plans to initiate such a program during the study.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • TX000045- Dose A

    Drug

    The participants will receive a subcutaneous injection of Dose A of TX000045 every 2 weeks for 24 weeks.

  • TX000045- Dose B

    Drug

    The participants will receive subcutaneous injection of Dose B of TX000045 every 4 weeks for 24 weeks where they will alternate between TX000045 and placebo every 2 weeks.

  • Placebo

    Drug

    The participants will receive a subcutaneous injection of placebo every 2 weeks for 24 weeks.

Treatment groups

180 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: TX000045 Dose AExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: TX000045 Dose BExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Mean change from baseline in Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR) in participants with a combined pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension (CpcPH).

Measured by right heart catheterization (RHC) between those who received TX000045 and those with placebo.

Time frame
Baseline up to Week 24 post first dose
2

Assess safety of TX000045 by the incidence of adverse events, adverse events of special interest and SAEs.

Time frame
Baseline up to Week 30 post first dose
3

Number of participants with abnormal laboratory values and/or adverse events that are related to treatment.

Time frame
Baseline up to Week 30 post first dose
4

Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events.

Time frame
Baseline up to Week 30 post first dose

Secondary outcomes

1

Mean change from baseline in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP).

Measured by RHC between those who received TX000045 and those with placebo.

Time frame
Baseline to Week 24 post first dose
2

Mean change from baseline in PVR for all participants.

Measured by RHC between those who received TX000045 and those with placebo.

Time frame
Baseline to Week 24 post first dose
3

Mean change from baseline in cardiac output (CO) for all participants and in participants with CpcPH.

This is measured by RHC between those who received TX000045 and those with placebo.

Time frame
Baseline to Week 24 post first dose
4

Mean change from baseline in exercise capacity in all participants and in participants with CpcPH.

This is measured by mean change from baseline in 6-minute walk test (6MWT) distance between those who received TX000045 and those with placebo.

Time frame
Baseline to Week 30 post first dose

Other outcomes

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