A Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of JNJ-54452840 in Participants With Heart Failure and Anti-beta1-adrenergic Receptor Autoantibodies
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01798745 |
Recruitment Status :
Withdrawn
(study not required for development)
First Posted : February 26, 2013
Last Update Posted : April 9, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Heart Failure | Drug: JNJ-54452840 Other: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 0 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Two Part Cohort Study of JNJ-54452840 in Subjects With Reduced Systolic Function Heart Failure and Elevated Levels of Anti-Beta 1 Adrenergic Receptor Autoantibodies |
Study Start Date : | November 2014 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2015 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Cohort A: JNJ-54452840 20 mg
Each patient will receive 20 mg of JNJ-54452840 as a single dose.
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Drug: JNJ-54452840
Once daily intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) at doses ranging from 20 mg to 240 mg, given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Experimental: Cohort A: JNJ-54452840 80 mg
Each patient will receive 80 mg of JNJ-54452840 as a single dose.
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Drug: JNJ-54452840
Once daily intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) at doses ranging from 20 mg to 240 mg, given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Experimental: Cohort A: JNJ-54452840 160 mg
Each patient will receive 160 mg of JNJ-54452840 as a single dose.
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Drug: JNJ-54452840
Once daily intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) at doses ranging from 20 mg to 240 mg, given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Placebo Comparator: Cohort A: Placebo
Each patient will receive matching placebo as a single dose.
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Other: Placebo
Once daily matching intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Experimental: Cohort B: JNJ-54452840 <= 240 mg
Each patient will receive JNJ-54452840 at a dose of less than or equal to 240 mg as a single dose (dose determined by the Data Monitoring Committee).
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Drug: JNJ-54452840
Once daily intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) at doses ranging from 20 mg to 240 mg, given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Placebo Comparator: Cohort B: Placebo
Each patient will receive matching placebo as a single dose.
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Other: Placebo
Once daily matching intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Experimental: Cohort C: JNJ-54452840 for 3 days
Each patient will receive JNJ-54452840 once daily for 3 days at a dose determined by the Data Monitoring Committee (daily dose not exceeding 240 mg).
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Drug: JNJ-54452840
Once daily intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) at doses ranging from 20 mg to 240 mg, given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Placebo Comparator: Cohort C: Placebo
Each patient will receive matching placebo once daily for 3 days.
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Other: Placebo
Once daily matching intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Experimental: Cohort D: JNJ-54452840 for 5 days
Each patient will receive JNJ-54452840 once daily for 5 days at a dose determined by the Data Monitoring Committee (daily dose not exceeding 240 mg).
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Drug: JNJ-54452840
Once daily intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) at doses ranging from 20 mg to 240 mg, given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Placebo Comparator: Cohort D: Placebo
Each patient will receive matching placebo once daily for 5 days.
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Other: Placebo
Once daily matching intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Experimental: Cohort E: JNJ-54452840 weekly
Each patient will receive JNJ-54452840 once weekly on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 at a dose determined by the Data Monitoring Committee (daily dose not exceeding 240 mg).
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Drug: JNJ-54452840
Once daily intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) at doses ranging from 20 mg to 240 mg, given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Placebo Comparator: Cohort E: Placebo
Each patient will receive matching placebo once weekly on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22.
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Other: Placebo
Once daily matching intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Experimental: Cohort F: JNJ-54452840 multiple dose
Each patient will receive JNJ-54452840 once daily (for 3 or 5 days) or once weekly (up to Day 22) as determined by the Data Monitoring Committee and as explored in Cohorts C, D, and E (daily dose not exceeding 240 mg).
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Drug: JNJ-54452840
Once daily intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) at doses ranging from 20 mg to 240 mg, given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
Placebo Comparator: Cohort F: Placebo
Each patient will receive matching placebo once daily (for 3 or 5 days) or once weekly (up to Day 22).
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Other: Placebo
Once daily matching intravenous injection(s) (medication is injected into a vein) given as a single injection (Cohorts A and B); injections given once daily over 3 to 5 days (Cohorts C, D, and F); or injections given once weekly up to Day 22 (Cohorts E and F). |
- Serum levels of anti-beta1-adrenergic receptor autoantibody bound JNJ-54452840 [ Time Frame: Up to Day 7 ]Serum levels of bound JNJ-54452840 (ie, amount of drug that is attached to anti-beta1-adrenergic receptor autoantibodies) will be used to determine pharmacokinetic parameters for JNJ-54452840 (measurements describing how the body affects the drug).
- Serum levels of free JNJ-54452840 [ Time Frame: Up to Day 7 ]Serum levels of free JNJ-54452840 (ie, amount of drug that is not attached to anti-beta1-adrenergic receptor autoantibodies) will be used to determine pharmacokinetic parameters for JNJ-54452840 (measurements describing how the body affects the drug).
- Serum levels of total JNJ-54452840 [ Time Frame: Up to Day 7 ]Serum levels of total JNJ-54452840 (ie, bound drug plus free drug) will be used to determine pharmacokinetic parameters for JNJ-54452840 (measurements describing how the body affects the drug).
- Serum levels of anti-beta1-adrenergic receptor autoantibodies [ Time Frame: Up to Day 85 ]Blood levels of anti-beta1-adrenergic receptor autoantibodies will be used to determine the pharmacodynamics of JNJ-54452840 (ie, how the drug affects the body).
- Beta1-adrenergic receptor activation [ Time Frame: Up to Day 29 ]Beta1-adrenergic receptor activation will be used to determine the pharmacodynamics of JNJ-54452840 (ie, how the drug affects the body).
- Number of patients with adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to Day 85 ]Number of patients with adverse events will be used as a measure of safety and tolerability

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must have documented medical history of symptomatic (ie, showing symptoms) reduced ejection fraction (measurement of the percentage of blood leaving the heart each time it contracts) heart failure due to either ischemic etiology (decreased blood supply to heart) or non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (heart is weakened and enlarged) for at least 4 months prior to the screening visit
- Must have heart failure classified by the New York Heart Association classification system as class I through IIIa
- Must have a left ventricular ejection fraction (measurement of the percentage of blood leaving the heart each time it contracts) of < = 45%
- Must have blood levels of anti-beta1-adrenergic receptor autoantibodies (antibodies that are involved in developing heart failure) that are above the reference range
- Must have been receiving guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure for at least 4 months prior to screening and, in addition, be receiving stable and individually optimized drug doses for at least 2 months prior to screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of, or current active illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make participation not in the best interest (eg, compromise the well-being) of the patient or that could interfere with the study assessments
- Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter index (a measure of the heart's performance) of <= 32 mm/m2
- N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide level (a biologic molecule that has been shown to predict cardiac events) that is <= 200 pg/mL in participants with normal sinus rhythm or <= 800 pg/mL in participants with atrial fibrillation
- Chronic treatment with immunosuppressive drugs (except for <= 5 mg/day prednisone-equivalent dose)
- Known allergies to peptides or proteins, such as albumin.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01798745
Study Director: | Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial | Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. |
Responsible Party: | Janssen Research & Development, LLC |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01798745 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CR100985 54452840HFA2003 ( Other Identifier: Janssen Research & Development LLC ) 2012-005302-22 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | February 26, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 9, 2014 |
Last Verified: | April 2014 |
Heart failure JNJ-54452840 Anti-beta-1 adrenergic receptor auto antibodies Beta-1 adrenergic receptor |
Antibodies Auto antibodies Systolic function |
Heart Failure Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |