A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of VX-561 in Subjects Aged 18 Years and Older With Cystic Fibrosis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03911713 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 11, 2019
Last Update Posted : September 18, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cystic Fibrosis | Drug: VX-561 Drug: IVA Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 77 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-blind Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of VX-561 in Subjects Aged 18 Years and Older With Cystic Fibrosis |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 17, 2019 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 20, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 20, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: VX-561
Subjects will be randomized to receive 1 of 4 dose levels of VX-561.
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Drug: VX-561
VX-561 tablets for oral administration.
Other Name: CTP-656 Drug: Placebo Placebo matched to IVA. |
Active Comparator: IVA |
Drug: IVA
150-mg film-coated tablet for oral administration.
Other Names:
Drug: Placebo Placebos matched to VX-561. |
- Absolute change in percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (ppFEV1) [ Time Frame: From Baseline at Week 12 ]
- Absolute change in sweat chloride concentrations [ Time Frame: From Baseline at Week 12 ]
- Maximum observed concentration (Cmax) of VX-561, IVA, and relevant metabolites [ Time Frame: From Baseline up to Week 16 ]
- Area under the concentration versus time curve during a dosing interval (AUCtau) of VX-561, IVA, and relevant metabolites [ Time Frame: From Baseline up to Week 16 ]
- Observed pre-dose concentration (Ctrough) of VX-561, IVA, and relevant metabolites [ Time Frame: From Baseline up to Week 16 ]
- Safety and tolerability as assessed by number of subjects with adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) [ Time Frame: From baseline up to Week 16 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Must have 1 of the following 9 CFTR mutations on at least 1 allele: G551D, G178R, S549N, S549R, G551S, G1244E, S1251N, S1255P, or G1349D
- On ivacaftor therapy
- FEV1 value ≥40% and ≤100% of predicted mean for age, sex, and height
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- History of clinically significant cirrhosis with or without portal hypertension
- History of solid organ or hematological transplantation
- Lung infection with organisms associated with a more rapid decline in pulmonary status
Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03911713

Responsible Party: | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03911713 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
VX18-561-101 2018-003970-28 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | April 11, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 18, 2020 |
Last Verified: | September 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Plan Description: | Details on Vertex data sharing criteria and process for requesting access can be found at: https://www.vrtx.com/independent-research/clinical-trial-data-sharing |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Cystic Fibrosis Fibrosis Pathologic Processes Pancreatic Diseases Digestive System Diseases Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |
Genetic Diseases, Inborn Infant, Newborn, Diseases Ivacaftor Chloride Channel Agonists Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |