Dose-Ranging Efficacy and Safety Study of Topical Rapamycin Cream for Facial Angiofibroma Associated With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03826628 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 1, 2019
Last Update Posted : July 28, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Facial Angiofibroma Tuberous Sclerosis | Drug: rapamycin Drug: placebo | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Topical rapamycin has previously been used to treat FA associated with TSC, reducing erythema, papule size, while flattening lesions and improving skin texture. Topical rapamycin has been reported to be well tolerated.
The efficacy and safety of a topical rapamycin cream at two strengths (0.5% and 1.0%) will be assessed during a 26 week double-blind treatment phase with assessments made at clinical visits at baseline, 2, 8, 14, 20 and 26 weeks, and at follow-up (4 weeks after the last dose of study drug).
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 107 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2/3, Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Parallel-Group, Dose-Response Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of a Topical Rapamycin Cream for the Treatment of Facial Angiofibromas (FA) Associated With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) in Patients 6 Years of Age and Over |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 28, 2019 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 12, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 12, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 0.5% Rapamycin cream, topical
Rapamycin cream topical, 0.5% w/w, applied once daily before bed on affected area for 26 weeks
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Drug: rapamycin
Apply to the affected area once a day, approximately half an hour before retiring for bed in the evening, for 26 weeks
Other Name: sirolimus |
Experimental: 1.0% Rapamycin cream, topical
Rapamycin cream topical, 0.5% w/w, applied once daily before bed on affected area for 26 weeks
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Drug: rapamycin
Apply to the affected area once a day, approximately half an hour before retiring for bed in the evening, for 26 weeks
Other Name: sirolimus |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo cream topical, applied once daily before bed on affected area for 26 weeks
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Drug: placebo
Apply to the affected area once a day, approximately half an hour before retiring for bed in the evening, for 26 weeks |
- Percentage of participants obtaining successful treatment [ Time Frame: After 26 weeks treatment ]Success on the Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) scale is defined as clear or almost clear with an improvement of at least two grades from baseline
- Time to treatment success [ Time Frame: From first dose to 26 weeks ]The time elapsed from the first dose to the time of treatment success, according to the IGA scale
- Change from baseline in IGA [ Time Frame: At baseline and after 26 weeks treatment ]The change in grading on the IGA scale from baseline
- Change from baseline in FASI [ Time Frame: At baseline and after 26 weeks treatment ]The change in grading on the Facial Angiofibroma Severity Index (FASI) from baseline
- Subjective (participant or parent/caregiver) improvement rating [ Time Frame: After 26 weeks treatment ]Percentage improvement in FA since beginning treatment, as assessed by the participant or parent/caregiver
- Objective (clinician) improvement rating [ Time Frame: After 26 weeks treatment ]Percentage improvement in FA since beginning treatment, as assessed by the clinician
- Categorical Change in FA [ Time Frame: After 26 weeks treatment ]Change in FA since beginning treatment on a 5-point scale, as assessed by the participant or parent/caregiver

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Years to 65 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female patients aged ≥ 6 years and ≤ 65 years on the day informed consent is obtained
- Patients diagnosed with TSC based on the clinical diagnostic criteria of International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Consensus Conference 2012 and presenting visible facial angiofibroma
- An FA severity score of 2 or 3 on the IGA scale
- Patients or their legal representatives capable of understanding the explanation of the clinical trial and who give written informed consent for participation
- Patients or their legal representatives able to maintain patient diaries following the instructions of the investigator or sub-investigator
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who cannot carry out the treatment plan or follow-up assessment
- Patients with serious skin lesions such as erosions or ulcers
- Patients with known hypersensitivity to any component of the study product
- Patients who have received rapamycin/sirolimus, everolimus, or temsirolimus within 3 months of enrolment
- Patients who received laser therapy or surgical therapy within 6 months prior to trial enrolment
- Patients who participated in any other clinical trial within 3 months prior to the day of enrolment
- Patients judged unsuitable for this clinical trial by the investigator or sub-investigator
- Pregnant or lactating females
- Sexually active females of childbearing potential not using adequate contraception and sexually active males not using adequate contraception
- Patients with immune dysfunction or receiving any form of immunosuppression
- Patients with severe FA, with a score of 4 on the IGA scale
- Patients with an FA severity score of less than 2 on the IGA scale

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03826628

Study Director: | Ioana Stanescu | Dermatology Specialties Limited Partnership |
Responsible Party: | Dermatology Specialties Limited Partnership |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03826628 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
DSLP-01 |
First Posted: | February 1, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 28, 2022 |
Last Verified: | July 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Plan Description: | Individual Participant Data is not planned to be shared with other researchers |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Tuberous Sclerosis Angiofibroma Sclerosis Facies Pathologic Processes Disease Attributes Hamartoma Neoplasms Neoplasms, Multiple Primary Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary Malformations of Cortical Development, Group I Malformations of Cortical Development Nervous System Malformations Nervous System Diseases Neurocutaneous Syndromes |
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System Neurodegenerative Diseases Congenital Abnormalities Genetic Diseases, Inborn Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue Neoplasms by Histologic Type Sirolimus Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents Antifungal Agents Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |