Clinical trial • Phase II • Neurology
INEBILIZUMAB for Generalized myasthenia gravis
Phase II trial of INEBILIZUMAB for Generalized myasthenia gravis. open-label. 8 participants.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Neurology
- Trial Disease
- Generalized myasthenia gravis
- Trial Stage
- Phase II
- Drug Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Paediatric Trial
- Yes
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 03-10-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 09-02-2026
Trial design
open-label Phase II trial in Italy, Poland, France and others.
- Open Label
- Yes
- Target Sample Size
- 8
Eligibility
Recruits 8 paediatric patients.
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Participants of childbearing potential unwilling to use protocol-specified method of contraception see (Section 11.5) during treatment and for an additional 6 months after the last dose of investigational product.
- Vulnerable Population
- Pediatric population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true). Study enrolls children aged 2 to <18 years. Age-specific subject information and informed consent/assent documents are provided (examples in documents list: L1 SIS and ICF Child, L1 SIS and ICF Adolescent, L1 SIS and ICF Parent/Legal Guardian, Pre-Adolescent Assent 11-14 years old, Adolescent Assent 15-18 years old), indicating parental/guardian consent and age-appropriate assent will be used.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Age ≥ 2 to < 18 years of age on the day of enrollment.\n- \"Diagnosis of gMG defined as: Positive serologic test for anti-AChR or anti-MuSK Ab titers as confirmed at screening (1 retest allowed), and; At least 1 of the following: History of abnormal neuromuscular transmission test results demonstrated by single-fiber electromyography or repetitive nerve stimulation; or; History of positive anticholinesterase test (eg, edrophonium chloride test); or Participant demonstrated improvement in gMG signs on oral cholinesterase inhibitors, as assessed by the treating physician; or Clinical syndrome consistent with a diagnosis of gMG, and not otherwise explained by another condition.\"\n- Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Clinical Classification Class II, III, or IV at the time of screening.\n- Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis score of 11 or greater at screening.\n- \"Participants may enter the study on: (1) Corticosteroids only, with no dose increase within 4 weeks prior to screening, or (2) One allowed non-steroidal immunosuppressive therapies (IST) (azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, or mycophenolic acid) with continuous use for at least 6 months prior to screening and no dose increase within 4 months prior to screening, or Combination of (1) corticosteroids with no dose increase within 4 weeks prior to screening and (2) one allowed non-steroidal IST with continuous use for at least 6 months prior to screening and no dose increase within 4 months prior to screening.\"\n- \"Participants may enter the study on a stable dose of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (pyridostigmine dose). The acetylcholinesterase inhibitor dose must have been stable for at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment.\""}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Thymectomy within 12 months prior to baseline (day 1) visit or planned thymectomy during the duration of the treatment period.\n- \"Unresected thymoma. Note: Participants with benign thymoma resected > 12 months prior to screening may enroll. Benign is defined as no known metastases and no extension into or beyond the capsule on pathological examination. Imaging to evaluate for thymoma must have been performed prior to screening per standard of care.\"\n- Hospitalization for any reason < 30 days prior to screening.\n- Current or recent gMG exacerbation that has not returned to baseline/resolved within at least 30 days prior to screening.\n- History of recurrent significant infections (eg, requiring hospitalization or IV antibiotics).\n- \"Receipt of any biologic B-cell-depleting therapy (eg, rituximab, ocrelizumab, obinutuzumab, ofatumumab, inebilizumab) or any experimental B-cell-depleting agent in the 6 months prior to screening.\"\n- \"Receipt of any other mAb or large molecule biologic, including but not limited to FcRn inhibitors, anti-TNF mAbs, anti-JAK Stat mAbs, and complement inhibitors within 6 months prior to screening.\"\n- Receipt within the 4 weeks prior to screening: Live attenuated vaccine (administration of inactivated [killed] vaccine is acceptable); Blood transfusion\n- \"Participants of childbearing potential unwilling to use protocol-specified method of contraception see (Section 11.5) during treatment and for an additional 6 months after the last dose of investigational product.\""}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- \"Pharmacokinetic parameters, including maximum observed concentration (Cmax), area under the concentration-time curve (AUC), halflife (t1/2), clearance (CL) and volume of distribution at steady state (Vss)\"","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pharmacokinetic parameters measured from concentration‑time data (Cmax, AUC, t1/2, CL, Vss) as listed in the endpoint."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in cluster of differentiation 20 (CD20)+ B-cell counts","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in CD20+ B-cell counts (as stated)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- \"Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events, treatment-emergent serious adverse events, adverse events of interest\"","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence (frequency) of treatment-emergent adverse events, serious adverse events and AEs of interest as captured during treatment."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Changes in laboratory parameters","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Laboratory parameter changes from baseline as monitored in scheduled assessments."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Changes in vital signs","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Changes from baseline in vital signs measured during scheduled assessments."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change in Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in QMG score as specified."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change in Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) score","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in MG-ADL score as specified."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Presence of anti-drug antibodies (ADAs)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of presence of anti-drug antibodies (ADAs) as specified."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 8
- Recruitment Window Months
- 49
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent will be obtained from parent(s)/legal guardian(s); age-appropriate assent obtained from pediatric participants where applicable. Subject information and informed consent/assent forms are provided for child, adolescent, parent/legal guardian and withdrawal scenarios (examples: L1 SIS and ICF Child, L1 SIS and ICF Adolescent, L1 SIS and ICF Parent Legal Guardian, Pre-Adolescent Assent 11-14 years old, Adolescent Assent 15-18 years old). Documents are available in multiple languages as indicated by document language suffixes (examples include ENG, ES, FR, IT, PL).
Methods
- Recruitment arrangements documents filed (document titles include 'K1 Recruitment arrangements For Publication' and variants) indicating planned formal recruitment procedures.
- Physician-facing referral letters (document: 'K2_Recruitment material_Referral letter_Physician Facing_For Publication' and 'K2_Recruitment material Dr to Dr Letter_For Publication') — channel: physician-to-physician referral; target audience: treating physicians/clinicians.
- GP/Primary care letter approach (document titles include 'Other subject information material GP letter FP' and 'GP letter' variants) — channel: GP letters; target audience: general practitioners to refer eligible pediatric patients.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 7
- Total Number Of Participants
- 4
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 03-11-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 10-02-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 99
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 1
Sites
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Meyer IRCCS
- Department Name
- Neuroscienze e genetica medica
- Principal Investigator Name
- Renzo Guerrini
- Principal Investigator Email
- r.guerrini@meyer.it
- Contact Person Name
- Renzo Guerrini
- Contact Person Email
- r.guerrini@meyer.it
- Site Name
- Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu
- Department Name
- Unita Operativa Complessa Malattie Muscolari e Neurodegenerative
- Principal Investigator Name
- Michela Catteruccia
- Principal Investigator Email
- michela.catteruccia@opbg.net
- Contact Person Name
- Michela Catteruccia
- Contact Person Email
- michela.catteruccia@opbg.net
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 09-01-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 09-02-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 31
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 1
Sites
- Site Name
- Lech Szczechowski, Wielospecjalistyczna Poradnia Lekarska "Synapsis"
- Principal Investigator Name
- Katarzyna Smilowska
- Principal Investigator Email
- kasia.smilowska@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Katarzyna Smilowska
- Contact Person Email
- kasia.smilowska@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Medicover Integrated Clinical Services Sp. z o.o.
- Principal Investigator Name
- Lukasz Rzepinski
- Principal Investigator Email
- lukasz.rzepinski@mics.medicover.com
- Contact Person Name
- Lukasz Rzepinski
- Contact Person Email
- lukasz.rzepinski@mics.medicover.com
France
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 26-11-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 10-02-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 76
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 1
Sites
- Site Name
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
- Department Name
- Service Nephrologie pediatrique
- Principal Investigator Name
- Kumaran DEIVA
- Principal Investigator Email
- kumaran.deiva@aphp.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Kumaran DEIVA
- Contact Person Email
- kumaran.deiva@aphp.fr
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 13-01-2026
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 11-02-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 29
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 1
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital Sant Joan De Deu Barcelona
- Department Name
- Servicio de Neurologia
- Principal Investigator Name
- Andres Nascimento Osorio
- Principal Investigator Email
- andres.nascimento@sjd.es
- Contact Person Name
- Andres Nascimento Osorio
- Contact Person Email
- andres.nascimento@sjd.es
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
- Department Name
- Servicio de Neurologia
- Principal Investigator Name
- Rafael Sivera Mascaro
- Principal Investigator Email
- sivera_raf@gva.es
- Contact Person Name
- Rafael Sivera Mascaro
- Contact Person Email
- sivera_raf@gva.es
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Amgen Inc.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Contract research organisations
- Name
- PPD Development LP
- Responsibilities
- [4]
- Name
- Almac Clinical Technologies LLC
- Responsibilities
- [3]
- Name
- Q Squared Solutions Limited
- Responsibilities
- [4]
- Name
- Labcorp Central Laboratory Services SARL
- Responsibilities
- [4]
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Mayo Collaborative Services LLC","duties_or_roles":"[4]","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Veeva Systems Inc.","duties_or_roles":"[6,7,8]","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"France","full_name":"Cerba","duties_or_roles":"[4]","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Q Squared Solutions Limited","duties_or_roles":"[4]","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Switzerland","full_name":"Labcorp Central Laboratory Services SARL","duties_or_roles":"[4]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"PPD Development LP","duties_or_roles":"[4]","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Almac Clinical Technologies LLC","duties_or_roles":"[3]","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"France","full_name":"Kayentis","duties_or_roles":"[7]","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Uplizna 100 mg concentrate for solution for infusion
- Active Substance
- INEBILIZUMAB
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVENOUS USE
- Route
- INTRAVENOUS USE
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing authorisation EU/1/21/1602/001 (Authorised)
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