Clinical trial Recruiting at 21 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Evaluating OATD-01 for treating active pulmonary sarcoidosis

Official title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of a 12-week Administration of OATD-01, an Oral Inhibitor of Chitinase-1 (CHIT1), for the Treatment of Active Pulmonary Sarcoidosis (the KITE Study)

Run by Molecure S.A. · NCT06205121 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new treatment called OATD-01 to see if it helps adults with active pulmonary sarcoidosis feel better over 12 weeks.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment96 (estimated)
SponsorMolecure S.A.
Industry-sponsored
Locations28 sites (Birmingham, Alabama and 27 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMarch 21, 2024
Main results expectedAugust 2027
Study endsSeptember 2027
Registry record updatedOctober 8, 2026
Trial IDNCT06205121 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include adults with active symptomatic pulmonary sarcoidosis who are either treatment-naïve or have previously been treated but are currently untreated.

Probably not a fit

Patients requiring immediate standard care therapy for pulmonary sarcoidosis or those with other significant lung diseases may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This Phase 2 clinical trial is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of OATD-01 in patients with active pulmonary sarcoidosis. Participants, aged 18 and older, will be randomized to receive either OATD-01 or a placebo for a duration of 12 weeks. The study will utilize imaging techniques to confirm the diagnosis and will stratify participants based on their previous treatment history. The trial aims to maintain double-blind conditions throughout the treatment period to ensure unbiased results.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients suffering from active pulmonary sarcoidosis.

How similar studies have gone: While this approach is novel in the context of OATD-01, similar studies targeting pulmonary sarcoidosis have shown promise in evaluating new treatments.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Male and female subjects with active symptomatic pulmonary sarcoidosis, (definite diagnosis of active pulmonary sarcoidosis per ATS guidelines)
* Treatment-naïve or previously treated (no recruitment cap)
* Parenchymal pulmonary involvement on \[18F\]FDG PET/CT

Exclusion Criteria:

* Requirement for immediate start of standard of care therapy for pulmonary sarcoidosis
* Active cardiac or neuro- sarcoidosis
* History of/active Löfgren syndrome
* Clinically significant lung disease other than sarcoidosis (e.g. tuberculosis, asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer) or any current inflammatory or immunological systemic disease other than sarcoidosis
* Potentially effective systemic or inhaled pharmacological (including investigational) therapy for sarcoidosis (whether pulmonary or other disease), with the exception of any of the following:

  1. corticosteroids received not later than 3 months prior to enrolment
  2. immunosuppressants or anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) agents (or other anti-inflammatory/anti-fibrotic treatment) received not later than 4 months prior to enrolment
* Systemic treatment indication being an extrapulmonary location of sarcoidosis (e.g., neurological)
* Heart conditions: QTcF interval prolongation, cardiac arrhythmia (other than non-sustained supraventricular arrhythmia), heart failure (New York Heart Association class III or IV) and/or known myocardial hypertrophy or Left Ventricle Ejection Fraction \<50% in the cardiac MRI
* Known neurosarcoidosis or small fiber neuropathy or medical conditions causing primary ataxia
* Lab abnormalities: Abnormal bilirubin, transaminases, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), Creatinine clearance (CrCL) Hypokalemia hypocalcemia (\<2.1 mmol/L), marked fasting hyperglycemia at screening
* Uncontrolled diabetes at Screening with plasma glucose exceeding 8.3 mmol/L, or other contraindication to \[18F\]FDG administration and/or PET procedure (including body temperature \>37°C and any metabolic disease affecting the energy metabolism of muscles) as described in the PET protocol
* Known positivity for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV 1/2 antibodies), hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV), or detected at screening
* Severe, uncontrolled systemic disease (e.g., cardiovascular, pulmonary, thyroid, renal or metabolic disease) at Screening, or other condition, which in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the safety of the subject or the subject's ability to participate in the study
* Current smoker of \>5 cigarettes or e-cigarettes per day or user of nicotine-releasing alternatives (patches, chewing gums etc)
* Prohibited medications: Current treatment with drug with QT prolongation effect, thiazide diuretics, strong CYP3A4 inhibitors and/or inducers, P-glycoprotein and/or BCRP strong inhibitors, drugs that are sensitive substrates of OCT1, MATE1, MATE2K, OAT3 with a narrow therapeutic index, pirfenidone and nintedanib.

Where it's running

  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Montpellier, France
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Paris, France
    Recruiting
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  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Paris, France
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Essen, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Mainz-GE, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Heraklion, Greece
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Pátrai, Greece
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Thessaloniki, Greece
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Nieuwegein, Netherlands
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Bergen, Norway
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Oslo, Norway
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    London, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    London, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Birmingham, Alabama, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Kansas City, Kansas, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Rochester, Minnesota, United States
    Withdrawn
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Vejle, Denmark
    Withdrawn
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Bobigny, France
    Withdrawn
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Corfu, Greece
    Withdrawn
  • Molecure Investigative Site
    Cambridge, United Kingdom
    Withdrawn

Study contacts

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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