Clinical trial • Phase II • Immunology

Mosunetuzumab for Systemic lupus erythematosus | Lupus nephritis

Phase II trial of Mosunetuzumab for Systemic lupus erythematosus | Lupus nephritis. open-label, none/not specified-controlled. 25 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology
Trial Disease
Systemic lupus erythematosus | Lupus nephritis
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Bispecific antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
06-06-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
09-09-2025

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled Phase II trial across 4 sites in Italy.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Target Sample Size
25
Trial Duration For Participant
728

Eligibility

Recruits 25 adults.

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during the study or within the time frame in which contraception is required. Participants of childbearing potential must have a negative blood pregnancy test result at screening prior to initiation of study treatment

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Diagnosis of SLE for ≥ 6 months as assessed using the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) Classification Criteria at screening\n- Cohort 1 Active Class III and/or Class IV LN per 2018 International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) Criteria as confirmed through local laboratory testing of a kidney biopsy sample obtained within 3 months of screening, which must meet all of the following criteria: – ≥3 points on the NIH activity index, excluding any contribution from interstitial activity – < 50% glomerulosclerosis and < 50% tubulointerstitial fibrosis – Concomitant Class V disease is permitted\n- Cohort 1 Participants with biopsy-proven active LN as described above must also meet the following criteria for enrollment: – urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) ≥ 1.5 g/g on a 24-hour urine collection at screening per the central laboratory – C3 complement below the lower limit of normal at screening per the central laboratory – Active LN despite treatment for at least 6 months with standard nonsteroidal LN therapy (e.g. mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, voclosporin, other calcineurin inhibitors, belimumab, rituximab) – Participants previously treated with B-cell-depleting therapy (e.g. rituximab) are eligible to participate as long as the last treatment was given more than 6 months prior to screening\n- Cohort 2 Participants with SLE must have autoantibody positivity, hypocomplementemia, and high disease activity at screening despite treatment with advanced therapy\n- Cohort 2 Active disease despite treatment for at least 6 months with either cyclophosphamide or a biologic (e.g., belimumab, anifrolumab, rituximab or other anti-CD20 agent) – Participants previously treated with B cell-depleting therapy (e.g. rituximab) are eligible to participate as long as the last treatment was given more than 6 months prior to screening\n- Cohort 2 Participants with SLE must have autoantibody positivity, hypocomplementemia, and high disease activity at screening despite treatment with advanced therapy as follows: - Either an anti-double-stranded DNA antibody or anti-Smith antibody above the upper limit of normal at screening per the central laboratory - C3 complement level below the lower limit of normal at screening per the central laboratory - Active disease at screening, defined as total SLEDAI-2K >= 12, as well as extrarenal SLEDAI-2K score >= 8"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during the study or within the time frame in which contraception is required. Participants of childbearing potential must have a negative blood pregnancy test result at screening prior to initiation of study treatment\n- Treatment with investigational therapy within 30 days or 5 drug-elimination half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to initiation of study treatment and during the study\n- Major surgery requiring hospitalization during the 4 weeks prior to screening or during screening, or any planned surgery or procedure requiring hospitalization during the 12 weeks following study drug administration\n- Alcohol or substance abuse within the 12 months prior to screening\n- Active infection of any kind, excluding fungal infection of the nail beds\n- History of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Achievement of drug-free remission by Week 76","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of participants who achieve DORIS remission by Week 76\n- Proportion of participants who achieve CRR at Weeks 24, 52, 76, and 104\n- Proportion of participants who achieve PRR at Weeks 24, 52, 76, and 104\n- Incidence and severity of adverse events, with severity determined according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, Version 5.0 (NCI CTCAE v5.0) and Cytokine-Release Syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) severity determined according to the 2019 American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) CRS and ICANS Consensus grading criteria.\n- Change from baseline in targeted vital signs\n- Change from baseline in targeted clinical laboratory test results\n- Longitudinal changes in titers of anti-dsDNA and anti-Smith antibodies\n- Longitudinal changes in complement C3 and C4\n- Serum concentrations of mosunetuzumab at specified timepoints\n- Relevant PK parameters of mosunetuzumab\n- Prevalence of anti-drug antibodies (ADAs) at baseline and incidence of ADAs during the study\n- B cell levels in the blood (CD19+, absolute counts in blood) at specified timepoints\n- Change in Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) – Fatigue from baseline to Week 76\n- Change in Subject’s Global Assessment of Disease Activity (SGA) from baseline to Week 76","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
25
Recruitment Window Months
33

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
4
Total Number Of Participants
25

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
07-08-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
24-04-2026
Processing Time Days
260
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
5

Sites

Site Name
Humanitas Mirasole S.p.A.
Department Name
Rheumatology and Clinical immunology
Contact Person Name
Elisa Gremese
Contact Person Email
elisa.gremese@hunimed.eu
Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Department Name
UOC Rheumatology
Contact Person Name
Maria Antonietta D'Agostino
Site Name
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Degli Spedali Civili Di Brescia
Department Name
SC Nephrology
Contact Person Name
Federico Alberici
Contact Person Email
federico.alberici@unibs.it
Site Name
Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco
Department Name
SCdU Nephrology and Dialysis
Contact Person Name
Roberta Fenoglio
Contact Person Email
roberta.fenoglio@unito.it

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Switzerland

Contract research organisations

Name
Iqvia Rds Inc.
Responsibilities
Global CRO, Monitoring, Project Management, Regulatory Expertise, Safety Reporting

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Iqvia Rds Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Global CRO, Monitoring, Project Management, Regulatory Expertise, Safety Reporting","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Switzerland","full_name":"Labcorp Central Laboratory Services SARL","duties_or_roles":"Central Laboratory","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"WCG Clinical Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Investigator Training","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC","duties_or_roles":"Specialty Lab","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Scout Clinical","duties_or_roles":"Site Expense Reimbursement","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Nephropathology Associates PLC","duties_or_roles":"Specialty Lab","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Almac Clinical Technologies LLC","duties_or_roles":"IxRS Provider","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"MicroCoat Biotechnologie GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Specialty Lab","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Mosunetuzumab
Active Substance
Mosunetuzumab
Modality
Bispecific antibody
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous injection

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