EMANATE: A Study of Setmelanotide in Patients With Specific Gene Variants in the MC4R Pathway

Last updated: April 4, 2025
Sponsor: Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Diabetes Prevention

Obesity

Treatment

Setmelanotide

Placebo

Clinical Study ID

NCT05093634
RM-493-035
  • Ages 6-65
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The protocol describes a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with independent sub-studies of setmelanotide in patients with obesity and at least one of the specific gene variants in the Melanocortin-4 Receptor pathway:

  • POMC or PCSK1 (Sub-study 035a)

  • LEPR (Sub-study 035b)

  • SRC1 (Sub-study 035c)

  • SH2B1 (Sub-study 035d)

The objectives and endpoints are identical for these sub-studies.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must have a pre-identified:

  • Heterozygous genetic variant in the POMC gene or PCSK1 gene

  • Heterozygous genetic variant in the LEPR gene

  • Homozygous, heterozygous, or compound heterozygous variant in the NCOA1 (SRC1)

  • Homozygous, heterozygous, or compound heterozygous variant in SH2B1 gene, orchromosomal 16p11.2 deletion encompassing the SH2B1 gene

  • Between 6 and 65 years of age at the time of provision of informed consent/assent

  • Obesity, defined as BMI ≥30 kg/m2 for patients ≥18 years of age or BMI ≥95thpercentile for age and gender for patients 6 up to 17 years of age

  • Patient and/or parent or guardian is able to understand and comply with therequirements of the study and is able to understand and sign the written informedconsent/assent

  • Patient and/or parent or guardian reports that patient experienced childhoodobesity, defined as the patient and/or parent or guardian reporting that the patientwas significantly overweight during childhood

  • Agree to use a highly effective form of contraception throughout the study and for 90 days following the study

  • Reported history of lifestyle intervention of diet and exercise

  • Reported history of hyperphagia

Exclusion

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Weight loss of 2% or greater in the previous 3 months

  • Recent history of bariatric surgery

  • Significant psychiatric disorder(s)

  • Suicidal ideation, attempt or behavior

  • Clinically significant pulmonary, cardiac, endocrine/metabolic, hepatic or oncologicdisease

  • Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) >10% at Screening

  • History of significant liver disease or severe kidney disease

  • History or close family history (parents or siblings) of melanoma, or patienthistory of oculocutaneous albinism

  • Significant dermatologic findings relating to melanoma or pre-melanoma skin lesions (excluding non-invasive basal or squamous cell lesion)

  • Participation in any clinical study with an investigational drug/device within 3months prior to the first day of dosing

  • Previously enrolled in a clinical study involving setmelanotide or any previousexposure to setmelanotide

  • Significant hypersensitivity to any excipient in the study drug

  • If female, pregnant or breastfeeding

Study Design

Total Participants: 400
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Setmelanotide
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
December 10, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2025

Connect with a study center

  • University of Alberta - Alberta Diabetes Institute (ADI)

    Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • GH Est Hopital Femme Mere Enfant

    Lyon, 69677
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hopital Armand Trousseau

    PARIS Cedex 12, 75771
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hu Pitie Salpetriere Aphp

    Paris, 75651
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Bordeaux

    Pessac, 33604
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hôpital Félix Guyon Bellepierre

    Saint-Denis, 97400
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin

    Berlin, 10117
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Endokrinologikum Frankfurt

    Frankfurt, 60596
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig

    Leipzig, 04103
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Ulm

    Ulm, 89075
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • University of Patras School of Medicine

    Rio, 26504
    Greece

    Site Not Available

  • Hasharon Hospital

    Petah Tikva, 49372
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Chaim Sheba MC, Safra Children's Hospital

    Ramat Gan, 52621
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Erasmus Medisch Centrum

    Rotterdam, 3015 GD
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • University of Puerto Rico

    San Juan, 00925-253
    Puerto Rico

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona

    Barcelona, 08950
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Fundación Jimenez Díaz

    Madrid, 28040
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria de Málaga

    Málaga, 29010
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital General de Valencia

    Valencia, 46014
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

    Bristol, BS2 8AE
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, CB2 0QQ
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Aintree University Hospital

    Liverpool, L9 7AL
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • London Medical - The London Diabetes Centre

    London, NW1 2PG
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    London, WC1E6JF
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona 85016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • HonorHealth Bariatric Center

    Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California 90027
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Yale Center for Clinical Investigation

    New Haven, Connecticut 06519
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Advent Health

    Altamonte Springs, Florida 32701
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • InQuest Medical Research

    Suwanee, Georgia 30024
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UMASS Memorial Medical Center

    Worcester, Massachusetts 01655
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Metro Detroit Endocrinology Center

    Dearborn, Michigan 48126-2619
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota 55902
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • St. Luke's Hospital

    Chesterfield, Missouri 63017
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Washington University in St. Louis

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63130
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Buffalo

    Buffalo, New York 14260
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Columbia University

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Metropolitan Hospital Center

    New York, New York 10029
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

    New York, New York 10029
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ten's Medical Center - Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic

    Staten Island, New York 10306
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, Oregon 97239
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Geisinger Clinic

    Danville, Pennsylvania 17822
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UPMC Montefiore

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

    Nashville, Tennessee 37232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Tech

    Amarillo, Texas 79106
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Biopharma Informatic

    Houston, Texas 77084
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rio Grande Valley Endocrine Center

    McAllen, Texas 78503
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Endocrine Associates of Dallas and Plano

    Plano, Texas 75093
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MultiCare Health System Institute for Research and Innovation

    Tacoma, Washington 98405
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • West Virginia University

    Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, a Division of Marshfield Clinic, Inc

    Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449
    United States

    Site Not Available

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