A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of CC-93538 in Adult and Adolescent Participants With Eosinophilic Esophagitis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04753697 |
Recruitment Status :
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First Posted : February 15, 2021
Last Update Posted : March 28, 2023
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Study CC-93538-EE-001 is a Phase 3, multicenter, multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled induction and maintenance study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CC- 93538 in adult and adolescent participants with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). The study will incorporate a 24-week Induction Phase followed by a 24-week Maintenance Phase.
Participants will be randomized at the beginning of the study into 3 treatment arms:
- Placebo for Induction and Maintenance
- CC-93538 360 mg Subcutaneous (SC) once weekly for Induction followed by 360 mg SC once every other week for Maintenance
- CC-93538 360 mg SC once weekly for Induction and Maintenance
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis | Drug: CC-93538 Other: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 399 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multi-Center, Multi-National, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Induction and Long-term Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of CC-93538 in Adult and Adolescent Subjects With Active Eosinophilic Esophagitis. |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 22, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | May 1, 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 21, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Administration of CC-93538
CC-93538 360 mg Subcutaneously (SC) once weekly for 24 weeks followed by CC-93538 360 mg SC once weekly for 24 weeks
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Drug: CC-93538
Subcutaneous
Other Name: RPC4046 |
Experimental: Administration of CC-93538 and Placebo
CC-93538 360 mg SC once weekly for 24 weeks followed by CC-93538 360 mg SC once every other week for 24 weeks. During the Maintenance Phase, matching placebo will be administered once every other week on alternate weeks to maintain the blind. |
Drug: CC-93538
Subcutaneous
Other Name: RPC4046 Other: Placebo Subcutaneous |
Placebo Comparator: Administration of Placebo
Matching placebo SC once weekly for 24 weeks followed by matching placebo SC once weekly for 24 weeks
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Other: Placebo
Subcutaneous |
- Change in DD Clinical Response [ Time Frame: At week 24 ]The mean change in dysphagia days (DD), evaluated over the prior 14-day period using the modified Daily Symptom Diary (mDSD), from baseline to Week 24
- Eosinophil Histologic Response (≤ 6/hpf) [ Time Frame: At week 24 ]The proportion of participants with eosinophilic histologic response defined as a peak esophageal eosinophil count ≤ 6/high-power field (hpf) at Week 24
- Eosinophil Histologic Response (< 15/hpf) [ Time Frame: At week 24 ]The proportion of participants with eosinophilic histologic response defined as a peak esophageal eosinophil count < 15/hpf at Week 24
- EoE Endoscopic Reference Score (EREFS) [ Time Frame: At week 24 ]The mean change in the endoscopic features of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) as measured by the EoE Endoscopic Reference Score (EREFS) from baseline to Week 24
- EoEHSS Grade Score [ Time Frame: At week 24 ]The mean change in the mean adjusted histology grade score as measured by the EoE histology scoring system (EoEHSS) from baseline to Week 24
- EoEHSS Stage Score [ Time Frame: At week 24 ]The mean change in the mean adjusted histology stage score as measured by the EoE histology scoring system (EoEHSS) from baseline to Week 24
- mDSD Composite Score [ Time Frame: At week 24 ]The mean change in the modified Daily Symptom Diary (mDSD) composite score from baseline to Week 24
- DD Clinical Responder Definition [ Time Frame: At week 24 ]The proportion of participants with a ≥ 50% decrease in dysphagia days (DD) from baseline at Week 24
- Kinetics and Onset of Clinical Response_DD [ Time Frame: Through week 24 ]The mean change in dysphagia days (DD) over time from baseline through Week 24
- Kinetics and Onset of Clinical Response_mDSD [ Time Frame: Through week 24 ]The mean change in the modified Daily Symptom Diary (mDSD) composite score over time from baseline through Week 24
- Time to Event _EoE Flare [ Time Frame: Through week 24 ]The time to event of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) flare during the Induction Phase
- Time to Event_Rescue Therapy [ Time Frame: Through Week 24 ]The time to event of use of rescue therapy during the Induction Phase
- Proportion of Participants with Event-EoE Flare [ Time Frame: Through week 24 ]The proportion of participants with an EoE flare during the Induction Phase
- Proportion of Participants with Event_Rescue Therapy [ Time Frame: Through week 24 ]The proportion of participants with use of rescue therapy during the Induction Phase
- Incidence of Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Through week 48 ]An AE is any noxious, unintended, or untoward medical occurrence that may appear or worsen in a participant during the course of a study. It may be a new intercurrent illness, a worsening concomitant illness, an injury, or any concomitant impairment of the participant's health, including laboratory test values, regardless of etiology. Any worsening (ie, any clinically significant adverse change in the frequency or intensity of a preexisting condition) should be considered an AE except for symptoms associated with an EoE flare requiring an EoE Flare Assessment
- Assessment of Immunogenicity through measurement of serum concentrations of anti-drug antibodies to CC-93538 [ Time Frame: Through week 48 ]Evaluated by the presence of anti-drug antibodies to CC-93538
- Pharmacokinetics- Ctrough [ Time Frame: Through week 24 ]Serum trough concentration Measurements of trough concentrations of CC-93538 in participants with EoE during the Induction Phase
- Change in DD Clinical Response [ Time Frame: At week 48 ]The mean change in dysphagia days (DD), evaluated over the prior 14-day period using the modified Daily Symptom Diary (mDSD), from baseline to Week 48
- Eosinophil Histologic Response (≤ 6/hpf) [ Time Frame: At week 48 ]The proportion of participants with eosinophilic histologic response defined as a peak esophageal eosinophil count ≤ 6/high-power field (hpf) at Week 48
- Eosinophil Histologic Response (< 15/hpf) [ Time Frame: At week 48 ]The proportion of participants with eosinophilic histologic response defined as a peak esophageal eosinophil count < 15/hpf at Week 48
- Mean change in EREFS [ Time Frame: At week 48 ]The mean change in the endoscopic features of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) as measured by the EoE Endoscopic Reference Score (EREFS) from baseline to Week 48
- EoEHSS Grade Score [ Time Frame: At week 48 ]The mean change in the mean adjusted histology grade score as measured by the EoE histology scoring system (EoEHSS) from baseline to Week 48
- EoEHSS Stage Score [ Time Frame: At week 48 ]The mean change in the mean adjusted histology stage score as measured by the EoE histology scoring system (EoEHSS) from baseline to Week 48
- mDSD Composite Score [ Time Frame: At week 48 ]The mean change in the modified Daily Symptom Diary (mDSD) composite score from baseline to Week 48
- Time to event_EoE Flare (Induction and Maintenance Phase) [ Time Frame: Through week 48 ]The time to event of EoE flare during the study
- Time to event_rescue therapy (Induction and Maintenance Phase) [ Time Frame: Through week 48 ]The time to event of use of rescue therapy during the study
- Proportion of Participants with Event_EoE Flare (Induction and Maintenance Phase) [ Time Frame: Through week 48 ]The proportion of participants with an EoE flare during the study
- Proportion of participants with event rescue therapy (Induction and Maintenance Phases) [ Time Frame: Through week 48 ]The proportion of participants with use of rescue therapy during the study
- Pharmacokinetics-Ctrough [ Time Frame: Through week 48 ]Measurements of trough concentrations of CC-93538 in participants with EoE during the Maintenance Phase

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years to 75 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Participants must satisfy the following criteria to be enrolled in the study:
- Male or female patients aged ≥ 12 and ≤ 75 years, with a body weight of > 40 kg.
- Histologic evidence of eosinophilic esophagitis, defined as a peak count of ≥ 15 eosinophils/high-power field at 2 levels of the esophagus.
3 Participant-reported history of 4 or more Dysphagia Days within 2 consecutive weeks prior to end of screening.
4. Lack of complete response to an adequate trial of proton pump inhibitor (8 weeks). Participants on a proton pump inhibitor must have been on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to first Screening Visit and agree to continue the same dose throughout the study.
5. Participants currently receiving inhaled corticosteroids, leukotriene receptor antagonists, or mast cell stabilizers for indications other than EoE, or medium potency topical corticosteroids for dermatologic conditions, must maintain stable doses for at least 4 weeks prior to the first Screening Visit and throughout the duration of the study.
6. Participants must agree to maintain a stable diet (including any food elimination diet for the treatment of food allergy or eosinophilic esophagitis) and not introduce any changes in their diet from the first Screening Visit to the end of the study.
7. Females of childbearing potential must have 2 negative pregnancy tests as verified by the Investigator prior to starting study therapy and agree to practice a highly effective method of contraception until 5 months after the last dose.
Exclusion Criteria:
The presence of any of the following will exclude a participant from enrollment:
- Clinical or endoscopic evidence of other diseases that may affect the histologic, endoscopic, and clinical symptom evaluation for this study.
- Other gastrointestinal disorders such as active Helicobacter pylori infection, esophageal varices, gastritis, colitis, celiac disease, Mendelian disorder associated with eosinophilic esophagitis, liver function impairment, or a known hereditary fructose intolerance.
- Evidence of a severe endoscopic structural abnormality in the esophagus.
- Esophageal dilation for symptom relief within 8 weeks prior to first Screening Visit or during the Screening Period, or if esophageal dilation is anticipated within 48 weeks of dosing during the study.
- Evidence of immunosuppression, or of having received systemic immunosuppressive or immunomodulating drugs within 5 drug half-lives prior to the first Screening Visit.
- Treatment with a high potency topical corticosteroid for dermatologic use, or a systemic corticosteroid within 8 weeks of the first Screening Visit.
- Treatment with a swallowed topical corticosteroid, leukotriene receptor antagonist, or mast cell stabilizer for EoE, within 4 weeks of the first Screening Visit.
- Treatment with oral or sublingual immunotherapy within 6 months of the first Screening Visit (any use will be prohibited during the study). Subcutaneous immunotherapy may be allowed if on stable doses for at least 3 months prior to the first Screening Visit and during the study.
- Actively successful dietary modification adherence (e.g. food elimination diet), resulting in a complete response to EoE.
- Prior treatment with CC-93538 during a Phase 1 or 2 clinical study.
- Receipt of a live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks of the first Screening Visit.
- Any disease that would affect the conduct of the protocol or interpretation of the study results, or would put a patient at risk by participating in the study (e.g. severe uncontrolled asthma, infection causing eosinophilia, hypereosinophilic syndrome, or cardiovascular condition, or neurologic disorder or psychiatric illness that compromises the Participant's ability to accurately document symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis).
- Active or ongoing infections including parasitic/helminthic, hepatitis, tuberculosis, or human immunodeficiency virus.
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection within 4 weeks of the first Screening Visit.
- Females who are pregnant or lactating.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04753697
Contact: BMS Study Connect Contact Center www.BMSStudyConnect.com | 855-907-3286 | Clinical.Trials@bms.com | |
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Study Director: | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
Responsible Party: | Celgene |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04753697 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CC-93538-EE-001 U1111-1263-4351 ( Registry Identifier: WHO ) 2020-004336-16 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | February 15, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 28, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Information relating to our policy on data sharing and the process for requesting data can be found at the following link: https://www.celgene.com/research-development/clinical-trials/clinical-trials-data-sharing/ |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Informed Consent Form (ICF) Clinical Study Report (CSR) Analytic Code |
Time Frame: | See Plan Description |
Access Criteria: | See Plan Description |
URL: | https://www.bms.com/researchers-and-partners/clinical-trials-and-research/disclosure-commitment.html |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Eosinophilic Esophagitis CC-93538 RPC4046 Adult Adolescent Gastrointestinal Diseases Esophagitis Gastroenteritis Eosinophils |
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Esophagitis Eosinophilic Esophagitis Esophageal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Gastroenteritis |
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