a study of guselkumab in participants with familial adenomatous polyposis

Conditions: Adenomatous Polyposis Coli

Summary: the purpose of this study is to determine the effect of treatment with guselkumab in participants with familial adenomatous polyposis (fap) on rectal/pouch polyp burden.

familial adenomatous polyposis (fap) is the most common polyposis syndrome. it is autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by early onset of hundreds to thousands of adenomatous polyps throughout colon. if left untreated, this syndrome may develop colorectal cancer (crc). polyps from individuals with fap display inflammatory features associated with activation of interleukin (il) 23/il 17/jak/stat3 pathway. this inflammation is thought to contribute to further mutagenesis, culminating in tumor development. specifically, il-23 is linked to tumor growth and progression in crc. guselkumab is a human immunoglobulin monoclonal antibody directed against p19 subunit of il-23, specifically targets il-23 and inhibits its interaction with il-23 receptor, inhibiting il 23 specific intracellular signaling and subsequent cell activation and cytokine production, which result in less inflammation and reduce tumor development. the clinical hypothesis of this study is that treatment with guselkumab will reduce rectal/pouch polyp burden compared with baseline in active arms compared with placebo. the study is designed to determine if guselkumab has clinical activity in colorectum and duodenum, by reducing number of polyps over a period of 24 weeks. participants will be randomized to 1 of 3 treatment arms (guselkumab 100 mg \[milligram\] sc \[subcutaneous\], guselkumab 300 mg sc, and placebo sc). efficacy evaluations include rectal/pouch polyp burden assessment, biomarker analysis include discrete il-23 signaling effector proteins (il-23r, pstat3, il-17a) and safety evaluations will include monitoring of adverse events, laboratory tests, vital sign measurements, and physical examination. safety will be monitored throughout study (up to week 60).

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: * phenotypic familial adenomatous polyposis (fap) with disease involvement of the colorectum by either genetic or clinical diagnosis: adenomatous polyposis coli (apc) germline mutation with or without family history, or with greater than (\>)100 adenomas in large intestine and a family history of fap, attenuated fap is allowed. fap phenotype post colectomy for polyposis with a family history of fap may be allowed * post-colectomy or subtotal colectomy * polyps with a sum of diameters greater than or equal to (\>=)10 millimeter (mm) in the rectum or pouch on biopsy at screening * a woman of childbearing potential must agree not to get pregnant during the study and at least 12 weeks after the last dose of study administration * a woman must agree not to breast feed or donate eggs (ova, oocytes) during the study and for a period of 12 weeks after the last administration of study drug exclusion criteria: * prior use of any biologic therapy targeting interleukin (il)-12/23, il-17, or il-23 receptor * use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs other than aspirin during the study. the use 100 milligram (mg) of aspirin a day or 700 mg of aspirin per week is allowed * treatment with other fap-directed drug therapy (including nsaid \[nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug\] drugs), unless completes a 4-week washout period prior to randomization * high grade dysplasia or cancer on biopsy at screening in gi tract (including stomach, duodenum, and colon/rectum/pouch) * duodenal, colorectal, or pouch polyp: \>2 centimeter (cm) unless excised at the screening evaluation; and 1 to 2 cm with evidence of high-grade dysplasia upon biopsy unless excised