Update on Randomized Clinical Trials in Anemia of CKD KDIGO Chuan-Ming Hao Division of Nephrology, Huashan Hospital Fudan University DISCLOSURES
• Honoraria from FibroGen and AstraZeneca
KDIGO Content • HIF-PHD as a target for CKD anemia treatment • HIF-PHI Roxadustat: data from China phase 3 trials • HIF-PHI Roxadustat: data from global phase 3 trials KDIGO PHI KDIGO Erythropoiesis Angiogenesis Glycolysis … PHD as a Target to Stabilize HIF
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Holt-Martyn JP, et al. Medchemcomm. 2019,10(4):500-504 PHI as New Treatment for CKD Anemia
Compound Company Development status Roxadustat FibroGen/Astra Zeneca Approved in China and Japan FG-4592 Vadadustat Akebia/Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma AKB-6548 Expected to be approved in Japan in 2020 Daprodustat GSK/Kirin GSK-1278863 Expected to be approved in Japan in 2020 Molidustat Bayer BAY 85-3934 Phase III Enarodustat Japan Tobacco Inc JTZ-951 KDIGO Phase III Desidustat Cadila Healthcare Ltd ZYAN1 Phase III DDO-3055 Hengrui Medicine Phase I HEC53856 HEC Phase I HIF-117 3SBIO INC Phase I Content • HIF-PHD as a target for CKD anemia treatment • HIF-PHI Roxadustat: data from China phase 3 trials • HIF-PHI Roxadustat: data from global phase 3 trials KDIGO Roxadustat for NDD CKD : Study Design Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
• Key inclusions: • Key exclusions: − CKD Stages 3-5 − Clinically significant infection − Age 18-75 years − Uncontrolled hypertension − Screening Hb 7.0-10.0 g/dL − Renal cell carcinoma − No ESA for at least 5 weeks − GI bleeding − IV iron during the screening and KDIGO/or unwilling to withhold IV iron
Non-dialysis Patients Study 808
Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Roxadustat for NDD CKD : Study Design
Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study • Key inclusions: • Key exclusions: − CKD Stages 3-5 − Clinically significant infection − Age 18-75 years − Uncontrolled hypertension − Screening Hb 7.0-10.0 g/dL − Renal cell carcinoma − No ESA for at least 5 weeks − GI bleeding − IV iron during the screening and KDIGO/or unwilling to withhold IV iron Roxadustat Non-dialysis (N=101) Patients Placebo (N=51) Study 808
8-week primary endpoint
Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Roxadustat for NDD CKD : Study Design
Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study • Key inclusions: • Key exclusions: − CKD Stages 3-5 − Clinically significant infection − Age 18-75 years − Uncontrolled hypertension − Screening Hb 7.0-10.0 g/dL − Renal cell carcinoma − No ESA for at least 5 weeks − GI bleeding − IV iron during the screening and KDIGO/or unwilling to withhold IV iron Roxadustat (N=101) Non-dialysis Patients Placebo (N=51) Roxadustat (n=43) Study 808
8-week primary endpoint 26-week
Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Roxadustat for NDD CKD: Baseline Characteristics
Category Roxadustat (N=101) Placebo (N=51) Hb (g/L), Mean (SD) 88.7 (8.1) 89.3 (7.3) ≥80 g/L, n (%) 84 (83.2) 44 (86.3) <80 g/L, n (%) 17 (16.8) 7 (13.7) Years of CKD, Mean (SD) 5.3 (7.1) 4.2 (4.6) Most Common CKD Etiologies, n (%) Diabetic Nephropathy 17 (16.8) 13 (25.5) Glomerulonephritis Unspecified 40 (39.6) 20 (39.2) Hypertensive Nephropathy 15 (14.9) 7 (13.7) IgA Nephropathy 10 (9.9) 4 (7.8) Other 13 (12.9) 7 (13.7) eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2), Mean (SD) 16.5 (8.0) 14.5 (7.6) <10, n (%) 18 (17.8) 19 (37.3) 10 - 20, n (%) 54 (53.5) 21 (41.2) ≥20, n (%) KDIGO29 (28.7) 11 (21.6) TSAT (%), Mean (SD) 20.6 (9.2) 23.0 (11.1) ≥20% 52 (51.5) 30 (58.8) <20% 49 (48.5) 21 (41.2) Ferritin (µg/L), Mean (SD) 191.4 (200.5) 266.2 (236.7) ≥200 35 (34.7) 23 (45.1) 100 - 200 24 (23.8) 14 (27.5) <100 42 (41.6) 14 (27.5) CRP, n (%) ≤ULN (4.9 mg/L) 89 (88.1) 46 (90.2) >ULN (4.9 mg/L) 12 (11.9) 5 (9.8) Roxadustat for NDD CKD: Primary Endpoint
Primary endpoint: mean Hb change from baseline averaged over Weeks 7 to 9
FAS: Roxadustat Placebo Mean (SD) Hb Values (g/dL) (n=101) (n=51)
Baseline Hb 88.7 (8.1) 89.3 (7.3) Week 7-9 Hb KDIGO108.3 (13.9) 85.4 (9.8) Change from Baseline 19.0 (11.8) -3.9 (7.9) Treatment Difference LSMean (SE) [CI] 22.5 (1.88) [18.8, 26.2] p-value/Superiority Comparison <0.000000000000001
Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Hb Levels throughout Entire Treatment Period
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Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Effect of Roxadustat on Iron Homeostasis:NDD (Study 808)
Iron(μmol/L) Transferrin (g/L) TIBC (μmol/L) TSAT (%) Ferritin (μg/L)
0 0.8 20 0 0 0.73 18.2 -0.1 0.7 -10 -1 15 -20 -0.2 0.6 -30 -21.9 -0.24 0.5 -2 -1.7 -0.3 10 -40 0.4 -3 -50 -0.4 -60 0.3 5 -4 -70 -0.5 0.2 KDIGO -80 -0.6 0.1 0 -5 -0.33 -90 -0.64 0 -5.2 -100 -93.3 -0.7 -0.01 -5 -6 -0.1
Roxadustat Placebo Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Effect of Roxadustat on Hepcidin:NDD (Study 808)
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Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Roxadustat for Dialysis Dependent (DD) CKD Anemia : Study Design Phase 3, randomized, open-labeled, active-controlled study
Key Inclusion Criteria Key Exclusion Criteria • Ages 18-75 years • CHF (NYHA Class III or IV) • CKD with ESRD on either HD or PD for ≥16 • ACS, stroke, seizure, or a thromboembolic event 52 weeks weeks prior to Day 1 • Stable epoetin alfa for ≥6 weeks (average dose • Uncontrolled hypertension ≤15,000 IU/week) • Recent history of malignancy • Mean of 2 most recent Hb values during • Blood transfusion within 12 weeks prior to Day 1 or screening obtained ≥6 weeks apart must have anticipated need for transfusion been 9.0-12.0 g/dL with a difference of KDIGO≤1.5 g/dL • IV iron during screening/or unwilling to withhold IV iron
Dialysis Patients Study 806 Roxadustat for Dialysis Dependent (DD) CKD Anemia : Study Design Phase 3, randomized, open-labeled, active-controlled study
Key Inclusion Criteria Key Exclusion Criteria • Ages 18-75 years • CHF (NYHA Class III or IV) • CKD with ESRD on either HD or PD for ≥16 • ACS, stroke, seizure, or a thromboembolic event 52 weeks weeks prior to Day 1 • Stable epoetin alfa for ≥6 weeks (average dose • Uncontrolled hypertension ≤15,000 IU/week) • Recent history of malignancy • Mean of 2 most recent Hb values during • Blood transfusion within 12 weeks prior to Day 1 or screening obtained ≥6 weeks apart must have anticipated need for transfusion been 9.0-12.0 g/dL with a difference of KDIGO≤1.5 g/dL • IV iron during screening/or unwilling to withhold IV iron
Roxadustat (N=204) Dialysis Patients
Study 806 Epoetin Alfa (N=100)
26-week primary endpoint Mean Hemoglobin Levels over Time: DD (Study 806)
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Chen N, Hao C, et al. N Engl J Med. DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa1813599. Chen N, Hao C, Liu B-C, et al. N Engl J Med. DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa1901713. Iron Profile after Roxadustat Treatment: DD (Study 806)
Iron Transferrin 2 0.5
1 0.4
0 0.3 P<0.01 -1 0.2
-2 0.1 P<0.01 -3 0
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-5 -0.2 Roxadustat Epoetin Roxadustat Epoetin
TSAT 0 Ferritin KDIGO0 -2 -20 -4 -40 -60 -6 -80 P<0.01 -100 -8 -120 -10 -140 Roxadustat Epoetin Roxadustat Epoetin
Chen N, Hao C, et al. N Engl J Med. DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa1813599. Chen N, Hao C, Liu B-C, et al. N Engl J Med. DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa1901713. Effect of Roxadustat on Hb in DD Patients with High CRP Study 806
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Chen N, Hao C, et al. N Engl J Med. DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa1813599. Chen N, Hao C, Liu B-C, et al. N Engl J Med. DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa1901713. Change of Hepcidin Levels from Baseline at Week 27 (Study 806)
Roxadustat ESA
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Chen N, Hao C, Liu B-C, et al. N Engl J Med. DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa1901713. Roxadustat Reduces Blood Lipid Levels
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N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1901713. Effect of Roxadustat on Blood Pressure: DD
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N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1901713. Adverse Events:NDD (Study 808)
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Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Serious Adverse Events: NDD
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Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Adverse Events:DD (Study 806)
KDIGO Serum Potassium Levels in Non-dialysis Patients (central laboratory measures)
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Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Serum Potassium Levels in Non-dialysis Patients (central laboratory measures)
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Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Serum Potassium Levels in Non-dialysis Patients (central laboratory measures)
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Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Serum Potassium Levels in Dialysis Patients (central laboratory measures)
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Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Serum Bicarbonate throughout Entire Treatment Period (central laboratory measures)
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Chen N, Hao CM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 24. Content • HIF-PHD as a target for CKD anemia treatment • HIF-PHI Roxadustat: data from China phase 3 trials • HIF-PHI Roxadustat: data from global phase 3 trials KDIGO Roxadustat Global Phase 3 Studies Efficacy and Pooled Cardiovascular Safety Endpoints • Efficacy endpoints: • Primary efficacy endpoint in individual studies and pooled analyses • Pooled efficacy results: potential clinical benefits differentiated from current standard of care • Safety: • Cardiovascular (CV) safety endpoints in NDD pool and in DD pool • Other safety findings have beenKDIGO summarized in individual study presentations in other sessions Roxadustat NDD and DD Program Phase 3 CKD non-dialysis-dependent (NDD) Pool D5740C00001 FGCL-4592-060 1517-CL-0608 NDD Pooled OLYMPUS ANDES ALPS Number of patients: 4277 AstraZeneca FibroGen Astellas Roxa Placebo N=2761 N=922 N=594 N=2391 N=1886 Patient exposure years: 6194 1.62 1.23 R 1:1 R 2:1 R 2:1 Avg PEY Avg PEY Phase 3 CKD dialysis-dependent (DD) Pool D5740C00002 FGCL-4592-064 FGCL-4592-063 DD Pooled ROCKIES SIERRAS HIMALAYAS AstraZeneca FibroGen FibroGenKDIGORoxa EPO Global US only Global Number of patients: 3880 N=2106 N=741 N=1043 N=1943 N=1947 Patient exposure years: 7059 R 1:1 R 1:1 R 1:1 Correction & Correction 1.71 1.92 Maintenance maintenance DD Vintage<4mos Only Avg Avg Early & Stable DD Early & Stable DD (Early) PEY PEY
2019 ASN Late Break Clinical Trials NDD Efficacy: Met Primary Efficacy Endpoint
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2019 ASN Late Break Clinical Trials DD: Roxadustat Efficacious
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2019 ASN Late Break Clinical Trials Roxadustat is superior to placebo regardless of iron-repletion
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*Iron Replete: TSAT ≥20% and ferritin ≥100 ng/mL Roxadustat Efficacious Regardless of Inflammation
KDIGO DD: Less Monthly IV Iron Use in Roxadustat Patients Than in Epoetin Alfa Patients
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2019 ASN Late Break Clinical Trials Effect of Roxadustat on Decline of eGFR in NDD
KDIGO Cardiovascular Safety Endpoint Pooled Analyses Key safety endpoints: Time to first MACE ØMACE (Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events): ü all-cause mortality ü myocardial infarction ü Stroke Time to first MACE+ KDIGO ØMACE+: ü MACE ü unstable angina requiring hospitalization *CV events were centrally adjudicated by independent experts blinded to treatment assignment ü congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization Time to all-cause mortality 2019 ASN Late Break Clinical Trials NDD Pool: Cardiovascular Safety Endpoints
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*”comparable” based on hazard ratio (HR) upper bound of 95% confidence interval (95%CI) below reference non-inferiority margin of 1.3 **ITT analysis = Intent to treat analysis evaluation period to include on-treatment and off-treatment long term follow-up, until end of study DD Pooled: Cardiovascular Safety Endpoints
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*“risk not increased” based on hazard ratio (HR) upper bound of 95% confidence interval (95%CI) below reference non-inferiority margin of 1.3. †On-treatment analysis 2019 ASN Late Break Clinical Trials Incident Dialysis Pool: Cardiovascular Safety Endpoints
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2019 ASN Late Break Clinical Trials KDIGO Summary
• HIF-PHI Roxadustat is effective in treating CKD anemia • Its effect is not dependent on iv iron or less iv iron is required compared to ESA • Roxadustat is effective in inflammatory status • Safety: non-inferior in MACE compared to placebo or ESA in NDD and DD; Superior in MACEKDIGO in incident dialysis patients Acknowledgement Investigators (alphabetical order)
KDIGO All staffs who worked for the trials All patients who participated the trials Sponsor: Fibrogen
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