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Ofatumumab dose-finding in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) patientsOMS115102

GSK study ID
115102
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Clinicaltrials.gov ID
NCT00640328
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EudraCT ID
Not applicable
EU CT Number
Not applicable
Trial status
Study complete
Study complete
Overview
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Study documents
Results summary
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Trial overview

Official title: A double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled, multicenter, dose-finding trial of ofatumumab in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) patients
Trial description: The trial consists of a dose escalation, to establish the safety of ofatumumab in RRMS patients. A 48-week treatment period followed by an individualized follow-up period until normalization of peripheral B-cell counts or Immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels.
Primary purpose:
Treatment
Trial design:
Crossover Assignment
Masking:
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Allocation:
Randomized
Primary outcomes:

Number of participants with any adverse event

Timeframe: First Treatment Period (FTP): From Visit 3 (Week 0) up to Visit 10 (Week 24); Second Treatment Period (STP): From Visit 10 (Week 24) up to Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: up to Visit 26 (Week 104)

Number of participants with the indicated critical adverse events (CAEs)

Timeframe: FTP: From Visit 3 (Week 0) up to Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: From Visit 10 (Week 24) up to Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: up to Visit 26 (Week 104)

Number of participants with negative or unconfirmed human anti-human antibodies (HAHA) in which concentrations of Ofa were below 500 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml)

Timeframe: Visit 3 (Week 0), Visit 10 (Week 24), Visit 17 (Week 48) or early withdrawal (EW), and Visit 26 (Week 104)

Number of participants with abnormal physical examination findings

Timeframe: FTP: From Visit 3 (Week 0) up to Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: From Visit 10 (Week 24) up to Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: up to Visit 26 (Week 104)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP, Week 24 for the STP, and Week 0 for the IFUP) in basophils, eosinophils, leukocytes, monocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, and platelet count at Week 24 (FTP), Week 48 (STP), and Week 104 (IFUP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: Visit 26 (Week 104)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP, Week 24 for the STP, and Week 0 for the IFUP) in erythrocyte count at Week 24 (FTP), Week 48 (STP), and Week 104 (IFUP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: Visit 26 (Week 104)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP, Week 24 for the STP, and Week 0 for the IFUP) in hematocrit at Week 24 (FTP), Week 48 (STP), and Week 104 (IFUP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: Visit 26 (Week 104)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP, Week 24 for the STP, and Week 0 for the IFUP) in hemoglobin count at Week 24 (FTP), Week 48 (STP), and Week 104 (IFUP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: Visit 26 (Week 104)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP, Week 24 for the STP, and Week 0 for the IFUP) in albumin at Week 24 (FTP), Week 48 (STP), and Week 104 (IFUP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: VIsit 26 (Week 104)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP, Week 24 for the STP, and Week 0 for the IFUP) in alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alanine transaminase (ALT) at Week 24 (FTP), Week 48 (STP), and Week 104 (IFUP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: up to Visit 26 (Week 104)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP, Week 24 for the STP, and Week 0 for the IFUP) in bicarbonate, glucose, potassium, sodium, and urea at Week 24 (FTP), Week 48 (STP), and Week 104 (IFUP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: up to Visit 26 (Week 104)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP,Week 24 for the STP, and Week 0 for the IFUP) in bilirubin and creatinine at Week 24 (FTP), Week 48 (STP), and Week 104 (IFUP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: up to Visit 26 (Week 104)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP, Week 24 for the STP, and Week 0 for the IFUP) in immunoglobins at Week 24 (FTP), Week 48 (STP), and Week 104 (IFUP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: up to Visit 26 (Week 104)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP and Week 24 for the STP) in blood pressure (BP) at Week 24 (FTP) and Week 48 (STP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP and Week 24 for the STP) in pulse rate at Week 24 (FTP) and Week 48 (STP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP and Week 24 for the STP) in temperature at Week 24 (FTP) and Week 48 (STP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48)

Change from Baseline (Week 0 for the FTP and Week 24 for the STP) in complement activation (CH50) at Week 24 (FTP) and Week 48 (STP)

Timeframe: FTP: Visit 3 (Week 0) and Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48)

Secondary outcomes:

Number of the indicated types of lesions (Ls) assessed per magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Timeframe: FTP: From Visit 3 (Week 0) up to Visit 10 (Week 24); STP: From Visit 10 (Week 24) up to Visit 17 (Week 48); IFUP: up to Visit 26 (Week 104)

Total volume of T2 lesions at Week 24 and Week 48

Timeframe: Visit 10 (Week 24) and Visit 17 (Week 48)

Ofa drug concentration after the first (Visit 3), second (Visit 4), third (Visit 10), and fourth (Visit 11) intravenous (i.v.) infusions

Timeframe: Visit 3 (Week 0), Visit 4 (Week 2), Visit 10 (Week 24), and Visit 11 (Week 26). Samples were drawn predose, immediately following the end of infusion, 10 minutes after infusion, 1 hour after infusion, and 2 hours after infusion.

The maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) after the first (Visit 3), second (Visit 4), third (Visit 10), and fourth (Visit 11) i.v. infusions

Timeframe: Visit 3 (Week 0), Visit 4, (Week 2), Visit 10 (Week 24), and Visit 11 (Week 26). Samples were drawn predose, immediately following the end of infusion, 10 minutes after infusion, 1 hour after infusion, and 2 hours after infusion.

The area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to the last quantifiable time point (AUC(0-t)) after the first (Visit 3), second (Visit 4), third (Visit 10), and fourth (Visit 11) i.v. infusions

Timeframe: Visit 3 (Week 0), Visit 4 (Week 2), Visit 10 (Week 24), and Visit 11 (Week 26). Samples were drawn predose, immediately following the end of infusion, 10 minutes after infusion, 1 hour (hr) after infusion, and 2 hours after infusion.

Time to reach Cmax (tmax) after the first (Visit 3), second (Visit 4), third (Visit 10), and fourth (Visit 11) i.v. infusions

Timeframe: Visit 3 (Week 0), Visit 4 (Week 2),Visit 10 (Week 24), and Visit 11 (Week 26). Samples were drawn predose, immediately following the end of infusion, 10 minutes after infusion, 1 hour after infusion, and 2 hours after infusion.

Clearance of Ofa over the course of Weeks 0-2 and 24-26

Timeframe: Weeks 0-2 and 24-26

The volume of distribution at steady state (Vss) of ofatumumab over the course of Weeks 0-2 and 24-26

Timeframe: Weeks 0-2 and 24-26

Half life (t1/2) of ofatumumab in the terminal elimination phase over the course of Weeks 0-2 and 24-26

Timeframe: Weeks 0-2 and 24-26

Interventions:
  • Drug: Ofatumumab 100
  • Drug: Ofatumumab 300
  • Drug: Ofatumumab 700
  • Drug: Placebo
    • Enrollment:
    38
    Primary completion date:
    2010-04-05
    Observational study model:
    Not applicable
    Time perspective:
    Not applicable
    Clinical publications:
    Not applicable
    Medical condition
    Multiple Sclerosis
    Product
    ofatumumab
    Collaborators
    Not applicable
    Study date(s)
    May 2008 to October 2011
    Type
    Interventional
    Phase
    2

    Participation criteria

    Sex
    Female & Male
    Age
    18 - 55 years
    Accepts healthy volunteers
    No
    • Patients with definite diagnosis of relapsing-remitting MS according to McDonald criteria
    • Patients with:
    • Diagnosis of Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS), Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS) or Progressive Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (PRMS) or Neuromyelitis optica
    • Neurological findings consistent with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) or confirmed PML
    Inclusion and exclusion criteria
    Inclusion criteria:
    • Patients with definite diagnosis of relapsing-remitting MS according to McDonald criteria
    • Patients with:
    • At least two confirmed relapses within the last 24 months or
    • At least one confirmed relapse within the last 12 months or
    • One confirmed relapse between 12 and 24 months prior to screening, and at least one documented T1 Gd-enhancing lesion on an MRI performed within 12 months prior to screening.
    • Patients with disability equivalent to Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of 0-5.0 (both included) at screening
    • Neurologically stable patients with no evidence of relapse for at least 30 days prior to start of Screening and during the Screening Phase
    • Female patients must be either post-menopausal, surgically incapable of bearing children or practicing an acceptable method of birth control e.g. hormonal contraceptives, intrauterine device, spermicide and barrier as long as they are on trial medication and for a period of 1 year following the last infusion of trial drug. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at screening visit prior to entry into the treatment period
    • Following receipt of verbal and written information about the trial, the patient must provide signed informed consent before any trial related activity is carried out.
    Exclusion criteria:
    • Diagnosis of Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS), Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS) or Progressive Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (PRMS) or Neuromyelitis optica
    • Neurological findings consistent with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) or confirmed PML
    • Findings on brain MRI scan indicating any other clinically significant brain abnormality other than MS
    • Patients unable to undergo MRI scans (e.g. due to pacemaker, severe claustrophobia, hypersensitivity to contrast media) or who lack adequate peripheral venous access
    • Patients who have had the following treatments:
    • Lymphocyte-depleting therapies (e.g. alemtuzumab (Campath®), anti-Cluster of Differentiation (CD4), cladribine, total body irradiation, bone marrow transplantation), mitoxantrone or cyclophosphamide at any time
    • Anti-CD20 treatments or any monoclonal antibodies at any time
    • Immunoglobulin, azathioprine, cyclosporine, tacrolimus or other immunosuppressive agents, immunomodulatory agents or plasma exchange within six months prior to randomization in the trial apart from Glatiramer Acetate and Interferon Beta (IFN-b).
    • Glatiramer Acetate or IFN-b within three months prior to the randomization in the trial.
    • Glucocorticoids or Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) within one month prior to the screening in the trial.
    • Receipt of a live vaccine within one month prior to screening in the trial.
    • Plasmapheresis for treatment of relapses within 2 months prior to randomization in the trial.
    • Initiation of therapy with Statins or hormone replacement treatment within one month or less prior to screening in the trial.
    • Patients who have received other disease modifying therapies for MS may be allowed on a case to case basis after discussion with the sponsors medical monitor
    • Past or current history of medically significant adverse effects (including allergic reactions) from:
    • Cetirizine
    • Prednisolone
    • Paracetamol/acetaminophen
    • Plasma proteins or a known hypersensitivity to components of the investigational product.
    • Past or current malignancy, except for
    • Cervical carcinoma Stage 1B or less
    • Non-invasive basal cell and squamous cell skin carcinoma
    • Cancer diagnoses with a complete response of a duration of > 5 years. Patients with a prior history of hematological malignancies are excluded regardless of response
    • Clinically significant cardiac disease, including acute myocardial infarction within six months from screening, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, previous venous or arterial thrombosis or arrhythmia requiring therapy.
    • Electrocardiogram (ECG) showing significant abnormality that the treating investigator determines may jeopardize the subject’s health (i.e. acute ischemia, left bundle branch or bifascicular block)
    • Significant concurrent, uncontrolled medical condition including, but not limited to, renal, hepatic, hematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunodeficiency syndrome, pulmonary, cerebral, psychiatric or neurological disease which may impair their reliable participation in the trial or necessitate the use of medication not allowed by this protocol.
    • History of severe, clinically significant Central Nervous System (CNS) trauma (e.g. cerebral contusion, spinal cord compression) or a history or presence of myelopathy due to spinal cord compression by disk or vertebral disease
    • Chronic or ongoing active infectious disease requiring systemic treatment such as, but not limited to, chronic renal infection, chronic chest infection with bronchiectasis, tuberculosis and active Hepatitis C. Any previous serious infections should be discussed with the sponsors medical monitor (e.g. opportunistic or atypical infections)
    • Female patients who are pregnant or nursing.
    • Use of an investigational drug or other experimental therapy for a condition other than MS within 4 weeks prior to screening. Any prior use of an investigational drug or other experimental therapy for MS at any time should be discussed with the medical monitor.
    • Current participation in any other interventional clinical trial. Participation in non-interventional trial requires approval of the protocol by the sponsor
    • Serum vitamin B12 below lower limit of normal
    • Positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) screening for John Cunningham Virus (JC Virus) as measured by qualitative plasma and/or white blood cell JCV DNA
    • Serologic evidence of Hepatitis B (HB) infection based on the results of testing for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg), anti- Hepatitis B Core (HBc) and anti- Hepatitis B Surface (HBs) antibodies with eligibility based on the results as follows:
    • Patients positive for HBsAg are excluded
    • Patients negative for HBsAg but positive for both anti-HBc and anti-HBs antibodies (indicating past infection) are eligible
    • Patients negative for HBsAg and anti-HBc antibody but positive for anti-HBs antibody (indicating past vaccination) are eligible
    • Patients negative for HBsAg and anti-HBs antibody but positive for anti-HBc antibody will require clarification of their status by testing for HB DNA, which if positive will exclude the patient from participation
    • Patient with documented vaccination against Hepatitis B (primary and secondary immunization and booster) will be considered eligible for the trial.
    • Positive serology for HIV
    • Screening laboratory values:
    • White Blood Cell (WBC) < 3.0 x 109/L
    • Neutrophils < 2 x 109/L
    • Platelets < 100 x 109/L
    • Circulating IgG level < lower limit of normal (according to central laboratory range)
    • Serum Alanine Aminotransferase (S-ALAT) > 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (according to central laboratory range)
    • Serum Alpha Fetoprotein (S-AP) > 2.0 times the upper limit of normal (according to central laboratory range)
    • Serum Aspartate Aminotransferase (ASAT) >3.0 times the upper limit of normal (according to central laboratory range)
    • Bilirubin > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (according to central laboratory range)
    • S-creatinine > the upper limit of normal (according to central laboratory range)
    • CD4 count <500 cells/mm3, CD4:CD8 <0.9
    • Patients known or suspected of not being able to comply with a trial protocol (e.g. due to alcoholism, drug dependency or psychological disorder).
    • Positive test for Hepatitis C antibody confirmed with a Hepatitis C real time (RT) PCR assay. Patients who are positive for Hepatitis C antibody and negative when the Hepatitis C RT PCR assay is performed will be eligible for the study. Patients who are positive for Hepatitis C antibody and have a positive or indeterminate result when the Hepatitis C RT PCR assay is performed will not be eligible for the study.
    • Positive test results for tuberculosis using the QuantiFERON test and/or Chest X-ray findings suggestive of tuberculosis (TB). For patients who have had a Chest X-ray performed within the past 6 months without any findings indicative of TB, QuantiFERON test alone may be performed.

    Trial location(s)

    This study does not involve prospective enrollment of participants.

    Study documents

    Clinical study report
    Available language(s): English
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    Scientific result summary
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    Results overview

    Results posted on ClinicalTrials.gov

    Recruitment status
    Study complete
    Actual primary completion date
    2010-04-05
    Actual study completion date
    2011-20-10

    Plain language summaries

    Plain language summaries of clinical trial results for Phase 2-4 clinical trials that were initiated on or after January 2022 will be posted by GSK within one year following study completion.

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