52 Week Study + 24-Month Long-Term Extension of Safety, PK, & Efficacy of XYOSTED® for Testosterone Replacement in Male Adolescents With Hypogonadism

Last updated: February 16, 2026
Sponsor: Halozyme Therapeutics
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Hypogonadism

Treatment

Testosterone enanthate

Clinical Study ID

NCT06689085
ATRS QST-19-007
  • Ages 12-17
  • Male

Study Summary

This is a 52-week open label single arm study + 24-Month long-term safety extension to investigate the effects of XYOSTED, as testosterone replacement therapy, on adolescent males with either primary or secondary hypogonadism.

The study aims to determine the effectiveness of XYOSTED measured by continuation or induction of puberty in addition to XYOSTED dosage, safety and testosterone levels.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosed with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone due to primary orsecondary hypogonadism of a known etiology. Children with combined hormonedeficiencies are permitted to enroll (but the child must already be receivingtreatment for concomitant hormonal deficiencies)

  2. Participants receiving prior testosterone treatment must be receiving a stable dosefor at least 12 weeks prior to Screening. Treatment naive participants are permittedto enroll.

  3. Have parent(s) or a legal guardian who will voluntarily provide written informedconsent for the child to participate in the study

  4. Willing to provide assent for participation in the study

  5. Be a male 12 to < 18 years of age at the time of consent/assent

  6. Have Legally Authorized Representative who is able to understand and comply with allstudy procedures and agrees to have the child participate in the study program asoutlined in the protocol

  7. Requires chronic pharmacologic support for the initiation and/or continuation ofpubertal maturation

  8. Have a body mass index (BMI)-for-age greater than the 5th percentile and weigh ≥ 30kg.

  9. If sexually active with a female partner of child-bearing potential, agrees to:

  10. Practice true abstinence including 30 days after the last IP administration,or,

  11. Use 2 adequate forms of highly effective contraception, one of which should bea physical barrier, during the study and for 30 days after the last IPadministration.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Has abnormal thyroid function tests at Screening. May supplement per usual clinicalpractice and rescreen up to two times.

  2. Has suspected or known constitutional growth delay in growth and puberty (CDGP)

  3. Has evidence of possible nutritional or gastrointestinal disorder that may impactgrowth (e.g., abrupt weight loss within the 3 months prior to Screening, unmanagedceliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease)

  4. Has a known allergy or hypersensitivity to XYOSTED, or to any of its ingredients (testosterone enanthate and sesame oil)

  5. Participants receiving prior treatment with testosterone who are not on a stabledose for at least 12 weeks prior to Screening.

  6. Has an allergy to foods or products containing sesame seeds or sesame oil

  7. Has Stage 1 hypertension, defined as the average of 2 or more seated right arm BPmeasurements exceeding the 95th percentile for age, sex, and height, or SBP ≥ 130 mmHg and/or DBP ≥ 80 mm Hg at Screening or Day 1.

  8. Has a clinically significant abnormal clinical laboratory test value at Screening,as determined by the Investigator including hematocrit > 48%, or >50% for patientsliving at high altitude if not receiving testosterone treatment, or hematocrit > 52%if already receiving testosterone treatment.

  9. Has a history of deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism

  10. Has evidence of a clinically significant 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalityat Screening, as determined by the Investigator

  11. Has a current suspected or diagnosed (and unresected) tumor of the pituitary glandwith the exception of Rathke's cleft cyst or a stable non-functioning pituitarymicroadenoma (ie, lesion size < 10 mm that has not increased in size over a periodof 1 year on repeat imaging), as determined by the Investigator

  12. Has an active malignancy or has received treatment for a malignancy within the 12months before Screening

  13. Is currently receiving antipsychotic medication for any reason or is currentlyreceiving selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication for depression

  14. Is receiving any other medication or has a condition that would preclude safeparticipation in the study or confound the evaluation of safety, as determined bythe Investigator

  15. Has a history of suicidal behavior (i.e., actions intended to harm oneself),suicidal ideation (i.e., thoughts and plans about suicide), or suicide attempts

  16. Has any affirmative responses on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)questionnaire to questions #3, #4, or #5 or any affirmative response to questions #1or #2 within the past 12 months on the suicide ideation questions (first section) ORany affirmative response on the suicidal behavior questions (the second section).

  17. Is currently taking supraphysiologic doses of systemic glucocorticoids for more than 3 weeks, except for intermittent short courses of exogenous glucocorticoids asneeded for the treatment of asthma

  18. Has received any other investigational compound within 1 month prior to screening or 5 half-lives of the investigational product (whichever is longer)

  19. Has received gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, aromatase inhibitors,androgens (eg, dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA]), anabolic steroids such asoxandrolone, or other sex steroids within 12 months before the Screening visit, orwould require these treatments at any time during the study.

  20. Receiving cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 or P glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitors/inducers ormedications that are metabolized by CYP3A4 or P-gp within 30 days of enrolment.

  21. Has a history of alcohol or drug abuse

  22. Has a history or clinical manifestations of significant renal, hepatic,cardiovascular, metabolic, neurologic, psychiatric, or other conditions that wouldpreclude participation in the study, as determined by the Investigator

  23. Has chronic urticaria or dermatographism

  24. Has 25-hydroxy-vitamin D blood level < 20 ng/mL. Participants with initial vitamin Dblood measurement < 20 ng/mL may enroll while they receive supplementation perclinical practice

Study Design

Total Participants: 100
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Testosterone enanthate
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
March 07, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
March 31, 2030

Study Description

This is a Phase 3/4, open-label, multicenter study in approximately 100 males 12 to < 18 years of age with primary or secondary hypogonadism (congenital or acquired). Each participant will be screened for eligibility within 28 days before receiving his first dose of study drug on Day 1. During the Screening period, each participant will have a full clinical examination with pubertal staging, including 2 separate serum total testosterone (TT) measurements obtained in the early morning, where the average (Cavg) will be considered baseline value. Each participant will be categorized as having primary or secondary hypogonadism prior to dosing on Day 1.

Participants meeting all eligibility criteria will be assigned to a starting dose of XYOSTED based on their weight and Targeted Tanner Stage on Day 1. The Targeted Tanner Stage will be determined during Screening by an experienced pediatric endocrinologist.

Participants will have dose adjustments during the study to achieve their Targeted Tanner Stage. Dose adjustments will be based on reviewing the TT concentration between doses (Cmid) by measuring serum TT 14 days after the administration of XYOSTED for participants receiving the Q4W schedule, 7 days after the administration of XYOSTED for participants who are on the Q2W schedule, and 4 days after administration of XYOSTED for participants on the Q1W schedule. Participants will be evaluated for further dose adjustments approximately every 3 months to achieve the desired targeted TT level.

Following the 52-week primary study, participants may join a 24-month long-term safety extension study to continue the evaluation of XYOSTED in this population. Participants will return to the clinic at 6-month intervals for evaluation for clinical evaluations, and laboratory and pharmacokinetic assessments.

Connect with a study center

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921 90027
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

    San Diego 5391811, California 5332921 92123
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco 5391959, California 5332921 94143
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618 80045
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Nemours Children's Specialty Care - Jacksonville

    Jacksonville 4160021, Florida 4155751 32207
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60611
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02115
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center

    Worcester 4956184, Massachusetts 6254926 01655
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • M Health Fairview U Minnesota

    Minneapolis 5037649, Minnesota 5037779 55454
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

    St Louis 4407066, Missouri 4398678 63110
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • The DOCS

    Las Vegas 5506956, Nevada 5509151 89113
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Children's Hospital at Montefiore

    Bronx, New York 10467
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital at Montefiore

    The Bronx 5110266, New York 5128638 10467
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • OUHSC Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology

    Oklahoma City 4544349, Oklahoma 4544379 73104
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19104
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Prisma Health Children's Hospital - Midlands

    Columbia, South Carolina 29203
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Prisma Health Children's Hospital - Midlands

    Columbia 4575352, South Carolina 4597040 29203
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • MedResearch

    El Paso, Texas 79902
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MedResearch

    El Paso 5520993, Texas 4736286 79902
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Primary Children's Hospital

    Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030 84112
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington 98105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation

    Tacoma, Washington 98405
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle 5809844, Washington 5815135 98105
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation

    Tacoma 5812944, Washington 5815135 98405
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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