Clinical trial • Phase III • Immunology

INEBILIZUMAB for Myasthenia gravis

Phase III trial of INEBILIZUMAB for Myasthenia gravis.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology
Trial Disease
Myasthenia gravis
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
05-04-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
07-05-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, placebo: 10 ml (nominal) solution containing 10 mm histidine/histidine hydrochloride, 75 mm sodium chloride, 106 mm (4% [w/v]) trehalose dihydrate, and 0.02% (w/v) polysorbate 80, ph 6.0 administered intravenously (placebo arm). dose and schedule not specified in the available record.-controlled Phase III trial across 13 sites in Germany, France, Spain and others.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Placebo: 10 mL (nominal) solution containing 10 mM histidine/histidine hydrochloride, 75 mM sodium chloride, 106 mM (4% [w/v]) trehalose dihydrate, and 0.02% (w/v) polysorbate 80, pH 6.0 administered intravenously (placebo arm). Dose and schedule not specified in the available record.
Biomarker Stratified
True, biomarker: antibody status (AChR-Ab+ vs MuSK-Ab+)
Target Sample Size
105
Trial Duration For Participant
364

Eligibility

Recruits 105 isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true. Subject information and informed consent forms are provided (Main Adult ICF, Double Blind ICF, Open Label ICF, Safety follow-up ICF, Pregnancy ICF). Documents indicate adult consent forms in multiple languages, but no details on assent or consent procedures for minors are provided in the available record..

Pregnancy Exclusion
9. Females of childbearing potential who are sexually active with a nonsterilized male partner must use at least one highly effective contraception method from the time of screening and for 6 months after the final dose of IP. Periodic abstinence, the rhythm method, or the withdrawal method is not an acceptable methods of contraception
Vulnerable Population
isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true. Subject information and informed consent forms are provided (Main Adult ICF, Double Blind ICF, Open Label ICF, Safety follow-up ICF, Pregnancy ICF). Documents indicate adult consent forms in multiple languages, but no details on assent or consent procedures for minors are provided in the available record.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Diagnosis of MG with anti-AChR or anti-MuSK antibody\n- 2. MGFA Clinical Classification Class II, III, or IV.\n- 3. MG-ADL score at the time of screening and randomization between 6 and 10 with > 50% of this score attributed to non-ocular items, or an MG-ADL score ≥ 11.\n- 4. QMG score ≥ 11 or greater at the time of screening and at randomizatio\n- 5. Subjects must be on: a. Corticosteroids only, with no dose increase within 4 weeks prior to randomization, or b. One allowed non-steroidal IST, with continuous use for ≥ 6 months prior to randomization and no dose increase within 4 months prior to randomization, or c. Combination of (1) corticosteroids with no dose increase within 4 weeks prior to randomization and (2) one allowed non-steroidal IST with continuous use for ≥ 6 months prior to randomization and no dose increase within 4 months prior to randomization. Allowed ISTs, alone or in combination with corticosteroids, are azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, and mycophenolic acid.\n- 9. Females of childbearing potential who are sexually active with a nonsterilized male partner must use at least one highly effective contraception method from the time of screening and for 6 months after the final dose of IP. Periodic abstinence, the rhythm method, or the withdrawal method is not an acceptable methods of contraception"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 8. Thymectomy within the 12 months prior to baseline (Day 1) visit or planned thymectomy during the duration of the RCP.\n- 25. History of untreated hepatitis C infection, or positive antibody test for hepatitis C virus (HCV) unless the subject is considered to be cured following antiviral therapy and has an HCV viral load below the limit of detection ≥ 24 weeks after completion of treatment at site or central lab.\n- 30. Hospitalization for any reason < 30 days prior to randomization.\n- 31. Current or recent MG deterioration that has not returned to baseline/resolved within ≥ 30 days prior to randomization.\n- 9. Receipt of the following medications or treatments at any time prior to randomization: a. Alemtuzumab, b. Total lymphoid irradiation, c. Bone marrow transplant, d. T-cell vaccination therapy, e. Natalizumab, 10. Receipt of rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab, obinutuzumab, inebilizumab, or any experimental B-cell depleting agent within the 6 months prior to Day 1, unless the subject has a CD19+ B-cell count ≥ 40 cells/μL according to the central laboratory at screening. 11. Receipt of Leflunomide within 1 year prior to Day 1. 12. Receipt of the following within the 3 months prior to Day 1: a. Tocilizumab, b. Belimumab, c. Eculizumab, d. Cyclophosphamide, e. Ravulizumab, f. Neonatal Fc receptor blockers (efgartigimod alfa) g. Abatacept, h. Etanercept, i. Mitoxantrone, j. Sirolimus\n- 10. Receipt of the following within the 4 weeks prior to Day 1: a. Cyclosporine (except eye drops) b. Tacrolimus (except topical) (tacrolimus ≤ 3 mg/day is allowed in Japan only; see inclusion criterion 7C) c. Methotrexate d. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) or SC Ig e. PLEX treatment f. Thalidomide g. Tofacitinib\n- 11. Current use of: a. Corticosteroids (prednisone > 40 mg/day or > 80 mg over a 2-day period, or equivalent dose of other corticosteroids) b. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (pyridostigmine > 480 mg/day) or unstable dose in the 2 weeks prior to Day 1 c. Azathioprine > 3 mg/kg/day d. Mycophenolate mofetil > 3 g/day or mycophenolic acid > 1440 mg/day e. Any IST, alone or in combination with corticosteroids, except for azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, and mycophenolic acid.\n- 12. Concurrent/previous enrollment in another clinical study involving an investigational treatment within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives of the investigational treatment, whichever is longer, prior to Day 1.\n- 13. Receipt of a live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to randomization. Administration of inactivated (killed) vaccines is acceptable.\n- 14. History of untreated hepatitis C infection, or positive antibody test for hepatitis C virus (HCV) unless patient is considered to be cured following antiviral therapy and has a HCV viral load below the limit of detection ≥ 24 weeks after completion of treatment at site or central lab\n- 15. Hospitalization for any reason < 30 days prior to randomization\n- 16. Current or recent myasthenia gravis exacerbationdeterioration that has not returned to baseline/resolved within at least 30 days prior to randomization."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) score at Week 26 in the overall study population (ie, the AChR-Ab+ and MuSK-Ab+ populations).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in MG-ADL score measured at Week 26 in the overall study population (includes AChR-Ab+ and MuSK-Ab+ populations)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1 (Key). Change from baseline in Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) score at Week 26 in the overall study population","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in QMG score at Week 26 in overall population."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2 (Key). Change from baseline in MG-ADL score at Week 26 in the AChR-Ab+ population.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in MG-ADL score at Week 26 in the AChR-Ab+ subpopulation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 3 (Key). Change from baseline in QMG score at Week 26 in the AChR-Ab+ population","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in QMG score at Week 26 in the AChR-Ab+ subpopulation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 4 (Key). Change from baseline in MG-ADL score at Week 26 in the MuSK-Ab+ population.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in MG-ADL score at Week 26 in the MuSK-Ab+ subpopulation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 5 (Key). Change from baseline in QMG score at Week 26 in the MuSK-Ab+ population","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in QMG score at Week 26 in the MuSK-Ab+ subpopulation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1 (Additional). The proportion of subjects with ≥ 3-point improvement in MG-ADL score at Week 26 and no use of rescue therapy between Day 28 and Week 26 in the overall study population, the AChR-Ab+ population, and the MuSK-Ab+ population and at Week 52 and no use of rescue therapy between Day 28 and Week 52 in the AChR-Ab+ population.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of subjects achieving ≥3-point improvement in MG-ADL at specified timepoints without rescue therapy between specified days/weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2 (Additional). Change from baseline in MG-ADL score at Week 52 in the AChR-Ab+ population.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in MG-ADL score at Week 52 in AChR-Ab+ population."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 3 (Additional). Change from baseline in QMG score at Week 52 in the AChR-Ab+ population","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in QMG score at Week 52 in AChR-Ab+ population."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 4 (Additional). Change from baseline in Myasthenia Gravis Composite (MGC) score at Week 26 in the overall study population, the AChR-Ab+ population, and the MuSK-Ab+ population and at Week 52 in the AChR-Ab+ population.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in MGC score at Weeks 26 and 52 in specified populations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 5 (Additional). Change from baseline in Myasthenia Gravis Quality of Life-15, revised score at Week 26 in the overall study population, the AChR-Ab+ population, and the MuSK-Ab+ population and at Week 52 in the AChR-Ab+ population","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in MG-QOL-15r at Weeks 26 and 52 in specified populations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 6 (Additional). Patient Global Impression of Change score at Week 26 in the overall study population, the AChR-Ab+ population, and the MuSK-Ab+ population and at Week 52 in the AChR-Ab+ population.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PGIC score at Week 26 (and Week 52 for AChR-Ab+) in specified populations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 7 (Additional). Time to first MG exacerbation by Week 26 in the overall study population, the AChR-Ab+ population, and the MuSK-Ab+ population and by Week 52 in the AChR-Ab+ population.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-event: time to first MG exacerbation by specified weeks in specified populations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 8 (Additional). The safety and tolerability of inebilizumab as measured by the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events, adverse events of special interest, and treatment-emergent serious adverse events. Laboratory measurements will also be evaluated as part of safety","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety endpoints measured by incidence of TEAEs, AESIs, serious AEs, and laboratory evaluations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 9 (Additional). The proportion of subjects with steroid tapered to ≤ 5 mg/day at Week 26 for the overall study population, the AChR-Ab+ population, and the MuSK-Ab+ population and at Week 52 for the AChR-Ab+ population.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of subjects achieving steroid taper to ≤5 mg/day at specified weeks in specified populations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 10 (Additional). The proportion of subjects in whom steroid dose was reduced by ≥ 50% by Week 26 for the overall study population, the AChR-Ab+ population, and the MuSK-Ab+ population and by Week 52 for the AChR-Ab+ population.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion with ≥50% steroid dose reduction by specified weeks in specified populations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 11 (Additional). The proportion of subjects achieving minimal symptom expression, defined as MG-ADL = 0 or 1, at Week 26.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion achieving MG-ADL = 0 or 1 at Week 26."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 12 (Additional). Anti-drug antibody status and titer during the study in the overall study population, the AChR-Ab+ population, and the MuSK-Ab+ population.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of anti-drug antibody presence and titer during study in specified populations."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
105
Recruitment Window Months
87
Consent Approach
Informed consent obtained from adult participants. Subject information and informed consent forms are listed (Main Adult ICF, Main Double Blind ICF, Main Open Label ICF, Safety Follow Up ICF, Pregnancy ICF, etc.). ICFs/patient-facing documents are available in multiple languages (English, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish). No details on assent for minors or age-specific consent procedures are provided in the available record.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
13
Total Number Of Participants
125

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-04-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
10-05-2024
Processing Time Days
22
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
25

Sites

Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Essen AöR
Department Name
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen
Contact Person Name
Tim Hagenacker
Contact Person Email
Tim.Hagenacker@uk-essen.de

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-04-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
16-03-2026
Processing Time Days
697
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
25

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Sabrina SACCONI
Contact Person Email
sacconi.s@chu-nice.fr
Site Name
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Aleksandra NADAJ-PAKLEZA

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-04-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
19-03-2026
Processing Time Days
700
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
25

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol
Department Name
Neurologia
Contact Person Name
Alicia Martínez
Site Name
Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofia
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Eduardo Agüera
Contact Person Email
doctoredu@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Del Mar
Department Name
Neurology
Contact Person Name
Miguel Angel Rubio
Contact Person Email
97495@parcdesalutmar.cat

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-04-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
20-03-2026
Processing Time Days
701
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
25

Sites

Site Name
IRCCS Foundation Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Department Name
UOC Neurology IV - Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular diseases
Contact Person Name
Carlo Giuseppe Antozzi
Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Department Name
Department of Neurosciences
Contact Person Name
Raffaele Iorio

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-04-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
23-03-2026
Processing Time Days
704
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
25

Sites

Site Name
Med Polonia Sp. z o.o.
Department Name
Med Polonia
Contact Person Name
Karolina Piasecka-Stryczyńska
Site Name
Gornoslaskie Centrum Medyczne Im Prof. Leszka Gieca Sląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego W Katowicach
Department Name
Oddział Neurologii
Contact Person Name
Anetta Lasek-Bal
Contact Person Email
bfdzial@gcm.pl
Site Name
Mtz Clinical Research Powered By Pratia
Department Name
MTZ Clinical Research Powered by Pratia
Contact Person Name
Małgorzata Zajda
Contact Person Email
malgorzata.e.zajda@gmail.com
Site Name
Krakowska Akademia Neurologii Sp. z o.o.
Department Name
Centrum Neurologii Klinicznej
Contact Person Name
Andrzej Szczudlik
Contact Person Email
olga.fraczek@neurologia.org.pl
Site Name
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Im. Prof. K. Gibinskiego Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego W Katowicach
Department Name
Oddział Neurologii
Contact Person Name
Joanna Siuda
Contact Person Email
jsiuda@sum.edu.pl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Horizon Therapeutics Ireland Designated Activity Company
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Ireland

Contract research organisations

Name
Parexel International Limited
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties codes: 8
Name
Medpace Inc.
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties codes: 1,12,2,3,5,6,7,9

Third parties

  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Fisher Clinical Services GmbH","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Fisher Clinical Services GmbH","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Parexel International Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Fisher Clinical Services GmbH","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Veeva Systems Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Switzerland","full_name":"Labcorp Central Laboratory Services SARL","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medpace Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 1,12,2,3,5,6,7,9","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Yale University School Of Medicine","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 4","organisation_type":"Educational Institution"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Yprime LLC","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 3","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
INEBILIZUMAB
Active Substance
INEBILIZUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous use
Route
Intravenous
Maximum Dose
300 mg (max daily); 3000 mg (max total)
Investigational Product Name
10 mL (nominal) solution containing 10 mM histidine/histidine hydrochloride, 75 mM sodium chloride, 106 mM (4% [w/v]) trehalose dihydrate, and 0.02% (w/v) polysorbate 80, pH 6.0
Modality
Other
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous use
Route
Intravenous

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