Clinical trial • Phase IV • Neurology

Ofatumumab for Relapsing multiple sclerosis

Phase IV trial of Ofatumumab for Relapsing multiple sclerosis. open-label. 15 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Neurology
Trial Disease
Relapsing multiple sclerosis
Trial Stage
Phase IV
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
04-03-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
06-06-2024

Trial design

open-label Phase IV trial across 16 sites in France, Germany, Italy and others.

Open Label
Yes
Target Sample Size
15
Trial Duration For Participant
365

Eligibility

Recruits 15 Vulnerable population considerations: The study enrols lactating women (adults ≥18 years). Written informed consent must be obtained from each adult participant prior to any study assessments. Parent/legal guardian consent forms are provided for infant-related assessments (documents labelled 'L1_ICF - Parent Legal Guardian' are included for some countries). No separate assent procedures for minors are described..

Pregnancy Exclusion
3. Pregnant woman, confirmed by positive serum pregnancy test during screening.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population considerations: The study enrols lactating women (adults ≥18 years). Written informed consent must be obtained from each adult participant prior to any study assessments. Parent/legal guardian consent forms are provided for infant-related assessments (documents labelled 'L1_ICF - Parent Legal Guardian' are included for some countries). No separate assent procedures for minors are described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Written informed consent must be obtained before any study assessment is performed."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 2. Participant is female with a relapsing form of MS and at least 18 years of age at the time of providing consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 3. Participant must be postpartum at the time of enrollment, plan to be exclusively breastfeeding and willing to provide breast milk samples."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 4. Participant has delivered term infant (at least 37 weeks gestation)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 5.\tParticipant must plan to initiate or re-initiate or have initiated or re-initiated treatment with ofatumumab between 2 to 24 weeks postpartum. The decision to be treated with ofatumumab and to breastfeed is made in accordance with the treating physician and must be completely independent of the decision to participate in this study."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Use of any investigational drugs within 5 half-lives of enrollment, or within 30 days or until the expected pharmacodynamic effect has returned to baseline, whichever is longer."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 9. Active infections, including mastitis (participant may be included once the infection is resolved)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 11. Participant with active hepatitis B disease prior to the initiation or re-initiation of ofatumumab. (Participant with positive hepatitis B serology should consult a liver disease expert before the start of treatment and should be monitored and managed following local medical standards to prevent hepatitis B reactivation.)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 12. History of malignancy of any organ system (other than localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ cervical cancer), treated or untreated, within the past 5 years, regardless of whether there is evidence of local recurrence or metastases."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 13. Any contraindication as per local label."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 14. Participant who has an infant with any abnormality that may interfere with breastfeeding or confound the study assessment in the opinion of the Investigator."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 10. Prior or current history of primary or secondary immunodeficiency, or participant in an otherwise severely immunocompromised state."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 2. Participant taking medications prohibited by the protocol (see Section 6.6.2) at screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 3. Pregnant woman, confirmed by positive serum pregnancy test during screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 4. Females of childbearing potential should use effective contraception as per local label."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 5. Participant has history of chronic alcohol abuse or drug abuse in the last year."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 6. Participant has any medical, obstetrical, psychiatric or other medical condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, can jeopardize or would compromise the subject’s ability to participate in this study or confound the study assessment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 7. Participant has history of breast implants, breast augmentation, or breast reduction surgery."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- 8. Participant has received anti-CD20 agents during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- The concentration of ofatumumab in breast milk at the following timepoints: (pre-dose) on the day of the second (or any subsequent) maintenance dose, then 7, 14, 21 and (pre-dose) 28 days after the second (or any subsequent) maintenance dose.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quantification of ofatumumab concentration in breast milk measured at specified timepoints: pre-dose on day of second (or any subsequent) maintenance dose, and at 7, 14, 21 and pre-dose 28 days after that maintenance dose."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of participants with at least 1 sample with quantifiable ofatumumab concentrations in breast milk","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants having at least one breast milk sample with ofatumumab concentration above the assay quantification limit."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Maximum concentration (Cmax) of ofatumumab in breast milk over 28 days after the second (or any subsequent) maintenance dose.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of Cmax in breast milk within 28 days following the second (or subsequent) maintenance dose."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- The exposure (area under the curve (AUC) of ofatumumab in milk over 28 days (from the second or any subsequent maintenance dose to the next maintenance dose after initiation or re-initiation of ofatumumab post-partum)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Calculation of AUC (0–28 days) for ofatumumab concentrations in breast milk from the second (or subsequent) maintenance dose to the next maintenance dose."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Milk/Plasma (M/P) ratio of ofatumumab at 28 days after the second or any subsequent maintenance dose.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Ratio of concentration of ofatumumab in milk versus plasma at 28 days after the second (or any subsequent) maintenance dose."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Estimated relative infant dose (RID, %) over 28 days after the lactating mother receives second or subsequent maintenance dose","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Estimated relative infant dose (%) calculated over 28 days after the mother receives the second or subsequent maintenance dose, based on measured milk concentrations and standard infant milk intake assumptions."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rate and nature of adverse events in the mothers treated with ofatumumab up to 12 months after ofatumumab treatment initiation/re-initiation","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Collection and tabulation of adverse events (frequency, severity, relationship) in mothers up to 12 months after ofatumumab initiation/re-initiation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rate and nature of serious adverse events and any infections in the breast-fed infants of mothers up to 12 months after ofatumumab treatment initiation/re-initiation","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Collection and tabulation of serious adverse events and infections in breastfed infants up to 12 months after maternal ofatumumab initiation/re-initiation."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
15
Recruitment Window Months
20
Consent Approach
Written informed consent must be obtained from each adult participant prior to any study assessments. Participants must be ≥18 years and sign the main adult ICF. Optional assessments have separate optional ICFs. Parent/legal guardian consent forms are available for infant-related assessments (country-specific Parent Legal Guardian ICF documents provided). ICF documents are available in local languages as provided (e.g., German, Italian, Polish, English).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
16
Total Number Of Participants
15

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
18-04-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
06-06-2024
Processing Time Days
49
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
6

Sites

Site Name
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
Department Name
1003: Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Jérôme DE SEZE
Principal Investigator Email
Jerome.de.seze@chru-strasbourg.fr
Contact Person Name
Jérôme DE SEZE
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rennes
Department Name
1002: Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Laure Michel
Principal Investigator Email
Laure.michel@chu-rennes.fr
Contact Person Name
Laure Michel
Contact Person Email
Laure.michel@chu-rennes.fr
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
1000: Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Sandra VUKUSIC
Principal Investigator Email
Sandra.vukusic@chu-lyon.fr
Contact Person Name
Sandra VUKUSIC
Contact Person Email
Sandra.vukusic@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
1001: Neurology
Principal Investigator Name
Elisabeth MAILLART
Principal Investigator Email
Elisabeth.maillart@aphp.fr
Contact Person Name
Elisabeth MAILLART
Contact Person Email
Elisabeth.maillart@aphp.fr

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
08-05-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
06-06-2024
Processing Time Days
29
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
3

Sites

Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
Department Name
2003:Neurologische Klinik
Principal Investigator Name
Antje Giede-Jeppe
Principal Investigator Email
Antje.giede-jeppe@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Contact Person Name
Antje Giede-Jeppe
Site Name
Multipel Studies Institut fuer klinische Studien GbR
Department Name
2001
Principal Investigator Name
Birte Elias-Hamp
Principal Investigator Email
Birte.eliashamp@neuropraxis-elias.de
Contact Person Name
Birte Elias-Hamp
Site Name
Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen AöR
Department Name
2002: Institut fuer klinische Neuroimmunologie
Principal Investigator Name
Tania Kuempfel
Principal Investigator Email
Tania.kuempfel@med.uni-muenchen.de
Contact Person Name
Tania Kuempfel
Site Name
Katholisches Klinikum Bochum gGmbH
Department Name
2000: Klinik für Neurologie
Principal Investigator Name
Kerstin Hellwig
Principal Investigator Email
Kerstin.hellwig@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Contact Person Name
Kerstin Hellwig

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-02-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
19-05-2025
Processing Time Days
80
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
2

Sites

Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino
Department Name
7001: S.C. Neurologia 2
Principal Investigator Name
Paola Cavalla
Principal Investigator Email
pcavalla@cittadellasalute.to.it
Contact Person Name
Paola Cavalla
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico Universitario Tor Vergata
Department Name
7000: Clinica neurologica
Principal Investigator Name
Girolama Alessandra Marfia
Principal Investigator Email
marfia@uniroma2.it
Contact Person Name
Girolama Alessandra Marfia
Contact Person Email
marfia@uniroma2.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti
Department Name
7002: S.C. Neurologia Universitaria
Principal Investigator Name
Aurora Zanghì
Principal Investigator Email
aurora.zanghi@unifg.it
Contact Person Name
Aurora Zanghì
Contact Person Email
aurora.zanghi@unifg.it

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
12-05-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
08-06-2025
Processing Time Days
27
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
4

Sites

Site Name
Nmedis Sp. z o.o.
Department Name
6001
Principal Investigator Name
Iwona Rosciszewska-Zukowska
Principal Investigator Email
iwona.rosciszewska@op.pl
Contact Person Name
Iwona Rosciszewska-Zukowska
Contact Person Email
iwona.rosciszewska@op.pl
Site Name
Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 Im.Prof.Stanislawa Szyszko Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego W Katowicach
Department Name
6003: Oddzial Neurologiczny
Principal Investigator Name
Monika Adamczyk-Sowa
Principal Investigator Email
msowa@sum.edu.pl
Contact Person Name
Monika Adamczyk-Sowa
Contact Person Email
msowa@sum.edu.pl
Site Name
Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Szpital Uniwersytecki W Krakowie
Department Name
6000: Zespol Poradni Specjalistycznych - Botaniczna 3 Poradnia Neurologiczn
Principal Investigator Name
Agnieszka Slowik
Principal Investigator Email
slowik@cm-uj.krakow.pl
Contact Person Name
Agnieszka Slowik
Contact Person Email
slowik@cm-uj.krakow.pl
Site Name
Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny W Bialymstoku
Department Name
6004: Klinika Neurologii i Oddzial Udarowy
Principal Investigator Name
Alina Kulakowska
Principal Investigator Email
alina.kulakowska@umb.edu.pl
Contact Person Name
Alina Kulakowska
Contact Person Email
alina.kulakowska@umb.edu.pl
Site Name
Resmedica Sp. z o.o.
Department Name
6002
Principal Investigator Name
Elzbieta Jasinska
Principal Investigator Email
ejasinska6@gmail.com
Contact Person Name
Elzbieta Jasinska
Contact Person Email
ejasinska6@gmail.com

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Novartis Pharma AG
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Switzerland

Contract research organisations

Name
Syneos Health Inc.
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties code: 1
Name
IQVIA Limited
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties code: 1
Name
Parexel International (IRL) Limited
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties code: 12
Name
Icon Clinical Research Limited
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties code: 1
Name
Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Limited
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties code: 4
Name
Q Squared Solutions LLC
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties code: 7

Third parties

  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Medical Equipment Supplies And Management Limited","duties_or_roles":"Medical Equipment Supplies and Management Limited (MESM): Industry pharmaceutical company - providing breast pumps, sterilizer kits and user guides for patients on study","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Syneos Health Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 1","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 1","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Parexel International (IRL) Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 12","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Q Squared Solutions LLC","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 7","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Q Squared Solutions Limited","duties_or_roles":"Specimen management – preparing lab kits and storing extra lab samples.","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code: 1","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Kesimpta 20 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe
Active Substance
Ofatumumab
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous
Route
Subcutaneous
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/21/1532/001)
Starting Dose
20 mg
Dose Levels
20 mg
Maximum Dose
maxDailyDoseAmount 20 mg; maxTotalDoseAmount 300 mg

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