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Weekly Under-the-Skin Alpha1-PI Compared With Standard Intravenous Alpha1-PI in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Compares injected-under-the-skin and intravenous Alpha1-PI in adults with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Key facts

Who runs it
Grifols Therapeutics LLC
Where
Guimarães and Loures, PortugalSee the 2 sitesAlso in 8 other countries, 20 sites
Registry title
A Non-inferiority Pharmacokinetic and Safety/Tolerability Study of Two Different Doses of Weekly SC Alpha1-PI 15% Compared With Corresponding Standard IV Alpha1-PI in Participants With Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 3
People taking part
40 people, planned
Started
5 May 2026
Expected to end
30 Sept 2027
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groups
Treatments tested
  • Alpha-1 15%
  • Liquid Alpha1-PI
Record updated
26 October 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults with congenital alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and lung disease who have low alpha1-PI blood levels. It compares weekly injections under the skin with standard doses given through a vein.

Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All sexes can join.
Disease stage
Congenital AATD with one of the listed allele combinations (ZZ, SZ, Z(null), (null)(null), S(null), or 'at-risk' alleles). Post-bronchodilator FEV₁ of 25% or more and under 80% of predicted, and FEV₁/FVC under 70%.
Earlier treatment
People may be new to alpha1-PI therapy, on it now, or have had it before. Anyone on it must be willing to stop it at the Week 1 (Baseline) Visit. No other alpha1-PI treatment is allowed during the study.
Biomarker or test result
A documented total alpha1-PI serum level under 11 μM (80 mg/dL by radial immunodiffusion or 50 mg/dL by nephelometry), measured before any alpha1-PI therapy.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • A moderate or severe COPD flare-up in the 4 weeks before the Week 1 (Baseline) Visit
  • A past lung or liver transplant, or being on a transplant waiting list
  • Smoking in the past 6 months, including electronic cigarettes
  • Known infection with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or HIV
  • Being pregnant or breastfeeding

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Have a diagnosis of congenital AATD with an allelic combination of ZZ, SZ, Z(null), (null)(null), S(null), or "at-risk" alleles (patients with "at-risk" alleles must be individually evaluated for eligibility by the Medical Monitor). If the genotype has yet to be documented, a blood draw for genotyping (i.e., allelic discrimination) and phenotyping will be obtained at the Screening Visit
  • Participants may be naïve to alpha1-PI augmentation therapy or may be currently receiving alpha1-PI augmentation therapy or received alpha1-PI augmentation therapy in the past. If the total alpha1-PI serum (alpha-1 antitrypsin [AAT]) level has yet to be documented as in a treatment-naïve patient, a blood draw for total alpha1-PI serum level will be obtained at the Screening Visit. For participants currently receiving alpha1-PI augmentation, a pre-alpha1-PI augmentation AAT level must be documented in the participant's medical history/records
  • All participants must have a documented total alpha1-PI serum level <11 μM (80mg/dL if measured by radial immunodiffusion or 50 mg/dL if measured by nephelometry) which is documented pre-alpha1-PI augmentation for participants receiving AAT augmentation
  • At the Screening Visit, have post-bronchodilator Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV₁) ≥25% and <80% predicted of predicted FEV₁/Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) <70% (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease [GOLD] stage II-III, and some individuals are GOLD stage IV)
  • If the participant has received alpha1-PI augmentation therapy of any kind, he/she must be willing to discontinue that treatment at the Week 1 (Baseline) Visit and remain off any kind of alpha1-PI treatment, other than the IPs of this study, while participating in the study
  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent indicating that they understand the purpose of, and procedures required for the study and are willing to participate in it

Who cannot take part

  • Have had a moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation during the 4 weeks before the Week 1 (Baseline) Visit
  • Have any lung surgery during the past 1 year (excluding lung biopsy)
  • Have severe concomitant disease (e.g., congestive heart failure, clinically significant pulmonary fibrosis, malignant disease [except for skin cancers other than melanoma], history of acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis reaction, or current chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis)
  • Females who are pregnant, breastfeeding or, if of child-bearing potential†, unwilling to practice a highly effective method of contraception (oral, injectable, or implanted hormonal methods of contraception, placement of an intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS), condom or occlusive cap with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository, male sterilization, or true abstinence*) throughout the study. †Women of childbearing potential are defined as premenopausal and not surgically sterile, post tubal ligation, nor documented as infertile due to a concurrent medical condition; *True abstinence: When this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the participant. (Periodic abstinence [e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods], declaration of abstinence for the duration of a study, and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception.)
  • Have known previous infection with or clinical signs and symptoms consistent with current Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
  • Received IP in another study within 30 days prior to the Week 1 (Baseline) Visit or received any recombinant human AAT-Fc fusion protein (e.g., INBRX-101) or other extended half-life AAT products within 5 half-lives of the product relative to the Screening Visit date
  • Use systemic steroids above a stable dose equivalent to 5 mg/day prednisone (i.e., 10 mg every 2 days) within the 4 weeks prior to the Week 1 (Baseline) Visit (Note: inhaled steroids are not considered systemic steroids). It is recommended to maintain the same dose throughout the study
  • Use systemic or aerosolized antibiotics for a COPD exacerbation within the 4 weeks prior to the Week 1 (Baseline) Visit
  • Have known selective or severe Immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency based on prior medical records
  • Have history of lung or liver transplant or on transplantation waiting list
  • Have history of anaphylaxis or severe systemic response to any plasma-derived alpha1- PI preparation or other blood product(s)
  • In the opinion of the Investigator, the participant may have compliance problems or any medical condition that may place them at safety risk with the protocol and the procedures of the protocol, or because of unstable health be unable to come to the study site for in-person clinic visits required by the protocol
  • At screening, have elevated liver enzymes (aspartate aminotransferase [AST], alanine aminotransferase [ALT], and alkaline phosphatase [ALP]) ≥ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Have smoked during the past 6 months (this includes electronic/vapor cigarettes) or a positive urine cotinine test at the Screening Visit that is due to smoking

Check if you might fit

Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Are you between 18 and 80 years old?

Where in Portugal

Also in 8 other countries, 20 sites

  • GuimarãesHospital not named in the registryContact: Beatriz Garcia CastroTaking people
  • LouresHospital not named in the registryContact: Beatriz Garcia CastroTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This study is designed to compare two different weekly doses of a medicine called Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor given by injection under the skin with the standard doses of the same medicine given through a vein.

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Adults with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency will take part. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the treatment groups, and both the study doctors and participants will know which treatment is being given.

The main goals of the study are to understand how the body processes the medicine (pharmacokinetics) and to assess how safe and well tolerated the different weekly doses are.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Treatment Arm 1 (60 mg/kg/week of Liquid Alpha1-PI followed by 90 mg/kg/week of Alpha-1 15%)Treatment being tested

    8 weeks of IV treatment with 60 mg/kg/week Liquid Alpha1-PI followed by 8 weeks of SC treatment with 90 mg/kg/week Alpha-1 15%

    Treatment: Alpha-1 15% and Liquid Alpha1-PI

  • Treatment Arm 2 (120 mg/kg/week of Liquid Alpha1-PI followed by 180 mg/kg/week of Alpha-1 15%)Treatment being tested

    8 weeks of IV treatment with 120 mg/kg/week Liquid Alpha1-PI followed by 8 weeks of SC treatment with 180 mg/kg/week Alpha-1 15%

    Treatment: Alpha-1 15% and Liquid Alpha1-PI

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov and on the EU's official list of trials (CTIS).
Official title
An Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomized, Non-Inferiority Pharmacokinetic and Safety/Tolerability Study of Two Different Weekly Doses of Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor Subcutaneous (Human) 15% in Patients With Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Compared to Corresponding Standard 60 mg/kg/Week and 120 mg/kg/Week Doses of Intravenous Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor (5%)
Plain-language title
Weekly Under-the-Skin Alpha1-PI Compared With Standard Intravenous Alpha1-PI in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin DeficiencyGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Fit questions
Built from NCT07555483, who can take part
Record updated
26 October 2026