Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and PK of RM-718 in healthy subjects with obesity and in patients with hypothalamic obesity (HO).

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 12 Years and 65 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

Parts A and B: - Male and female subjects in good health aged 18-55 years of age at Screening. - Body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2. - Subjects who are medically healthy with normal or clinically insignificant screening results. - Subjects must use a highly effective form of contraception and follow the study contraception requirements. - Ability to communicate well with the Investigator, understand and comply with the requirements of the trial, and understand English and sign the written informed consent. Part C: - Male and female patients with HO, aged 12-65 years of age at Screening. - Patient has documented evidence of acquired HO defined as: - Diagnosis of craniopharyngioma or other brain lesion affecting the hypothalamic region and has undergone surgery, or chemotherapy, or radiation therapy involving the hypothalamus at least 6 months before Screening, OR - Documented injury to the hypothalamus at least 6 months before Screening for which surgery/radiation is not indicated. - Weight gain associated with the hypothalamic injury either before or following therapy (surgery and/or following chemotherapy or radiotherapy), and a BMI of ≥30 kg/m2 for patients ≥18 years of age or BMI ≥95th percentile for age and sex for patients 12 to <18 years of age. - Patients must use a highly effective form of contraception and follow the study contraception requirements. - Ability to communicate with the Investigator, understand and comply with the requirements of the trial, and understand and sign the written informed consent and assent (for patients aged <18 years), and informed consent for a parent or guardian of any patient <18.

Exclusion Criteria

Parts A and B - Any clinically significant abnormalities on screening laboratories or physical examination as determined by the Investigator. - Active or history of any significant medical condition such as and including renal, hepatic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, genitourinary, endocrine, immunologic, metabolic, neurologic or hematological disease. - Obesity due to genetic, syndromic, or endocrine etiologies. - History of renal transplant, end stage renal disease. - Diagnosis of severe psychiatric disorders. - Current, clinically significant pulmonary, cardiac, metabolic, or oncologic disease considered severe enough to interfere with the trial and/or confound the results. - Cigarette smoking or dependence on caffeine, alcohol or drugs; unable or unwilling to abstain completely from caffeine, alcohol and related substances for 24 hours prior to and after study visits. - History of recent surgery (within 60 days of Screening). - Participation in any clinical trial with an investigational drug/device within 3 months or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the first trial dose. - Pregnant and/or breastfeeding or desiring to become pregnant during this trial. Part C - Diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) or Rapid-onset obesity with hypoventilation, hypothalamic, autonomic dysregulation, neuroendocrine tumor syndrome (ROHHADNET). - Weight loss >2% in the previous 3 months for patients aged ≥18 years or >2% reduction in BMI for patients aged 12 to <18 years and/or anti-obesity medications for the treatment of obesity. - Bariatric surgery or procedure within the last 2 years. - Diagnosis of severe psychiatric disorders; any suicidal ideation, attempt or behavior. - Current, clinically significant pulmonary, cardiac, metabolic, or oncologic disease considered severe enough to interfere with the trial and/or confound the results. - History of renal transplant, end stage renal disease. - Participation in any clinical trial with an investigational drug/device within 3 months or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the first trial dose, or previous participation in a trial with setmelanotide. - Pregnant and/or breastfeeding or desiring to become pregnant during this trial. - Obesity attributable to other genetic or syndromic conditions (eg, PPL [pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 (PCSK1), leptin receptor (LEPR), collectively], Bardet-Biedl syndrome [BBS]) prior to the hypothalamic injury. Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Design

Phase
Phase 1
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort A1)
Single dose of RM-718 (4) or placebo (2)
  • Drug: Part A: RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 dose cohort)
    Single ascending dose of RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 Part A dose cohort)
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort A2)
Single dose of RM-718 (4) or placebo (2)
  • Drug: Part A: RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 dose cohort)
    Single ascending dose of RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 Part A dose cohort)
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort A3)
Single dose of RM-718 (4) or placebo (2)
  • Drug: Part A: RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 dose cohort)
    Single ascending dose of RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 Part A dose cohort)
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort A4)
Single dose of RM-718 (4) or placebo (2)
  • Drug: Part A: RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 dose cohort)
    Single ascending dose of RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 Part A dose cohort)
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort A5)
Single dose of RM-718 (4) or placebo (2)
  • Drug: Part A: RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 dose cohort)
    Single ascending dose of RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 Part A dose cohort)
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort A6)
Single dose of RM-718 (4) or placebo (2)
  • Drug: Part A: RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 dose cohort)
    Single ascending dose of RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 Part A dose cohort)
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort B1)
Multiple doses of RM-718 (4) or placebo (2)
  • Drug: Part B: RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 dose cohort)
    Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 Part B dose cohorts)
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort B2)
Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 (4) or placebo (2)
  • Drug: Part B: RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 dose cohort)
    Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 Part B dose cohorts)
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort B3)
Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 (4) or placebo (2)
  • Drug: Part B: RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 dose cohort)
    Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 Part B dose cohorts)
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort B4)
Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 (4) or placebo (2)
  • Drug: Part B: RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 dose cohort)
    Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 Part B dose cohorts)
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort B5)
Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 (4) or placebo (2)
  • Drug: Part B: RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 dose cohort)
    Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 Part B dose cohorts)
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort C1)
Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 (30)
  • Drug: Part C: RM-718
    Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 (specific to Part C dose cohorts)
Experimental
RM-718 (Cohort B6)
Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 (4) or placebo (2)
  • Drug: Part B: RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 dose cohort)
    Multiple ascending doses of RM-718 or placebo (matched to specific RM-718 Part B dose cohorts)

Recruiting Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Study Contact

Rhythm Clinical Trials
(857) 264-4280
clinicaltrials@rhythmtx.com

Detailed Description

This is a first-in-human and first-in-patient, 3-part study that includes the evaluation of safety, tolerability, and PK of: single ascending doses (SAD) of RM-718 weekly (RM-718) in healthy subjects 18 to 55 years of age with obesity (Part A), multiple ascending doses (MAD) of RM-718 in healthy subjects 18 to 55 years of age with obesity (Part B), and MAD of RM-718 in patients 12 to 65 years of age with HO (Part C). Cohorts in Parts A and B are double-blind, placebo-controlled, and randomized 2:1 (4 subjects receive RM-718, 2 subjects receive placebo). Part C evaluates open-label dose escalation in patients 12 to 65 years of age with HO. Study participants will receive: 1 weekly dose of either RM-718 or placebo in Part A, 4 weekly doses of either RM-718 or placebo in Part B, and 16 weekly doses of open-label RM-718 in Part C. Study drug (RM-718 or placebo) doses are administered weekly via subcutaneous injection.

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