Clinical trial • Phase II/III • Neurology
ROZANOLIXIZUMAB for Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
Phase II/III trial of ROZANOLIXIZUMAB for Generalized Myasthenia Gravis. open-label, none/not specified-controlled. 12 participants.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Neurology
- Trial Disease
- Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
- Trial Stage
- Phase II/III
- Drug Modality
- Monoclonal antibody|Other antibody
- Paediatric Trial
- Yes
- Orphan Drug
- Yes
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 25-09-2023
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 01-02-2024
Trial design
open-label, none/not specified-controlled Phase II/III trial across 5 sites in Italy, Poland.
- Open Label
- Yes
- Comparator
- None/Not specified
- Target Sample Size
- 12
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 126
Eligibility
Recruits 12 paediatric patients.
- Vulnerable Population
- Pediatric participants aged ≥2 to <18 years are included (isVulnerablePopulationSelected=true). Consent/assent materials are age-specific: parental / legally authorised representative consent forms and age-appropriate assent forms are available (documents listed include assent 6-11, assent 12-17, parental/LAR forms, ICFs for 13-17 and 18, and child-friendly 'little journey' app materials).
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant must be ≥2 to <18 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent/assent according to local regulation\n-\tStudy participant must have a documented diagnosis of generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) at Screening that includes a record confirming the presence of MG specific autoantibodies to acetylcholine receptor (AChR) or muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) prior to Screening\n-\tStudy participant has Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) Clinical Classification II to IVa at Screening\n-\tStudy participant has received existing conventional treatment(s) for gMG (eg, pyridostigmine, corticosteroids, and/or immune suppressants) prior to Screening\n-\tStudy participant has had an unsatisfactory clinical response or worsening of gMG symptoms and is in need of additional therapy (for example, plasma exchange (PEX) or treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin g (IVIg))"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant with severe weakness affecting oropharyngeal or respiratory muscles, or who has myasthenic crisis or impending crisis at Screening or Baseline\n-\tStudy participant has a known hypersensitivity to any components of the Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) or other anti-FcRn medications\n-\tStudy participant with any active or untreated thymoma\n-\tStudy participant has a history of thymectomy within 6 months prior to Screening\n-\tStudy participant has a clinically relevant active infection (eg, sepsis, pneumonia, or abscess) in the opinion of the Investigator, or had a serious infection (resulting in hospitalization or requiring parenteral antibiotic treatment) within 6 weeks prior to the first dose of IMP\n-\tStudy participant has received a live vaccination within 4 weeks prior to Baseline or intends to have a live vaccination during the course of the study"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"-\tOccurrence of serious Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) up to the End of Study (EOS) Visit (up to 18 weeks)\n-\tOccurrence of TEAEs leading to permanent withdrawal of Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) up to the EOS Visit (up to 18 weeks)\n-\tOccurrence of Adverse Event(s) of Special Monitoring (AESM) up to the EOS Visit (up to 18 weeks)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"-Measured as occurrence of events during study treatment and follow-up up to the End of Study visit (timeframe: up to 18 weeks)"}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Percent change in total Immunoglobulin G (IgG) from Baseline at the end of Week 6","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percent change from baseline in total IgG measured at Week 6"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Absolute change in total IgG from Baseline at the end of Week 6","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Absolute difference in total IgG from baseline measured at Week 6"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Percent change from Baseline in MG-specific autoantibodies (anti-AChR or anti-MuSK) levels at the end of Week 6","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Percent change from baseline in anti-AChR or anti-MuSK levels measured at Week 6"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Absolute change from Baseline in MG-specific autoantibodies (anti-AChR or anti-MuSK) levels at the end of Week 6","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Absolute change from baseline in anti-AChR or anti-MuSK levels measured at Week 6"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change from Baseline in myasthenia gravis-activities of daily living (MG-ADL) total score at the end of Week 6","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in MG-ADL total score assessed at Week 6"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change from Baseline in Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) total score at the end of Week 6","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline in QMG total score assessed at Week 6"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Occurrence of other TEAEs (including headache, nausea, and infusion site reactions) during Treatment Period 1 (TP1) and Observation Period 1(OP1)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Occurrence and reporting of specified TEAEs during TP1 and OP1"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Evaluation of local tolerability at each scheduled assessment during TP1","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of local tolerability at scheduled visits during Treatment Period 1"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Plasma concentration of rozanolixizumab at the 6-week treatment cycle","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Pharmacokinetic measurement: plasma concentration of rozanolixizumab during 6-week cycle"}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Incidence of antidrug antibodies (ADAs) at the end of Week 6","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence (presence/absence) of ADAs measured at Week 6"}
Recruitment
- Registry Or Advocacy Recruitment
- True, Center For Information And Study On Clinical Research Participation Inc.
- Digital Remote Recruitment
- True, child/participant-facing 'little journey' app materials and 'little journey app for parents' are listed among consent/information documents (used for participant information/ICF support)
- Planned Sample Size
- 12
- Recruitment Window Months
- 34
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent provided by parent/legal representative for minors; age-appropriate assent and information materials available (documents include assent 6-11, assent 12-17, parental/LAR ICFs, ICFs for 13-17 and adults). Documents are available in country languages (Italian and Polish are present among published ICFs) and there are child-friendly 'little journey' app materials.
Methods
- Recruitment brochures and procedures exist for Italy and Poland (documents: 'IT Recruitment Brochure it IT MG0006 Public' and 'POL-Recruitment-Brochure-MG0006-Public-pl-PL' and related recruitment procedure documents) indicating site-level recruitment materials
- Site staff augmentation and patient travel cost reimbursement services provided by Curandus sp. z o.o. (listed for Poland)
- Engagement with patient organisation/advocacy (Center For Information And Study On Clinical Research Participation Inc.) indicated in third parties
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 5
- Total Number Of Participants
- 12
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 08-01-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 16-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 798
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 3
Sites
- Site Name
- Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Di Bologna
- Department Name
- #40290: UOC Neuropsichiatria dell'età pediatrica
- Principal Investigator Name
- Anna Fetta
- Principal Investigator Email
- anna.fetta2@unibo.it
- Contact Person Name
- Anna Fetta
- Contact Person Email
- anna.fetta2@unibo.it
- Site Name
- L’Azienda Ospedaliera Di Rilievo Nazionale Santobono-Pausilipon
- Department Name
- #40733; UOC Neuroliga Pediatrica – Dipartimento di Neuroscienze
- Principal Investigator Name
- Antonio Varone
- Principal Investigator Email
- varone@unina.it
- Contact Person Name
- Antonio Varone
- Contact Person Email
- varone@unina.it
- Site Name
- IRCCS Foundation Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
- Department Name
- #40144:Dipartimento Neuroscienze Pediatriche SC Neuropsichiatria Infantile
- Principal Investigator Name
- Isabella Moroni
- Principal Investigator Email
- isabella.moroni@istituto-besta.it
- Contact Person Name
- Isabella Moroni
- Contact Person Email
- isabella.moroni@istituto-besta.it
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 19-12-2023
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 24-02-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 798
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 4
Sites
- Site Name
- Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego
- Department Name
- #40155: Klinika Neurologii
- Principal Investigator Name
- Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk
- Principal Investigator Email
- anna.kostera-pruszczyk@wum.edu.pl
- Contact Person Name
- Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk
- Contact Person Email
- anna.kostera-pruszczyk@wum.edu.pl
- Site Name
- Amicare Sp. z o.o. S.K.
- Department Name
- #40734: Neurology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Łukasz Przysło
- Principal Investigator Email
- l.przyslo@amicare.pl
- Contact Person Name
- Łukasz Przysło
- Contact Person Email
- l.przyslo@amicare.pl
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- UCB Biopharma
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- Belgium
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Parexel International (IRL) Limited
- Responsibilities
- Operational support roles (codes listed: 1,11,12,13,2,5,6,8)
- Name
- IQVIA Laboratories LLC
- Responsibilities
- Laboratory/testing services (code: 4)
- Name
- 4G Clinical B.V.
- Responsibilities
- Operational support (code: 3)
- Name
- Drug Development Solutions Limited
- Responsibilities
- Operational support (code: 4)
- Name
- BioAgilytix Europe GmbH
- Responsibilities
- Bioanalytical services (code: 4)
- Name
- CluePoints
- Responsibilities
- Data quality assessment services
- Name
- Advarra Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Site document repository / ethical review support
- Name
- Medidata Solutions International Limited
- Responsibilities
- Data platform / eClinical services (code: 7)
- Name
- Certara USA Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Modelling/statistics support (code: 7)
- Name
- RWS Life Sciences Inc.
- Responsibilities
- Scales & linguistic validation services
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Advarra Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Site document repository","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"RWS Life Sciences Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Scales & Linguistic validation services","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Parexel International (IRL) Limited","duties_or_roles":"Codes: 1,11,12,13,2,5,6,8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Poland","full_name":"Curandus sp. z o.o.","duties_or_roles":"Site staff augmentation services, patients travel costs reimbursement services","organisation_type":"Health care"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Medidata Solutions International Limited","duties_or_roles":"Code: 7","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Center For Information And Study On Clinical Research Participation Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Code: 11","organisation_type":"Patient organisation/association"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Certara USA Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Code: 7","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"CluePoints","duties_or_roles":"Data quality assessment services","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"4G Clinical B.V.","duties_or_roles":"Code: 3","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Drug Development Solutions Limited","duties_or_roles":"Code: 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Germany","full_name":"BioAgilytix Europe GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Code: 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"IQVIA Laboratories LLC","duties_or_roles":"Code: 4","organisation_type":"Laboratory/Research/Testing facility"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Rozanolixizumab
- Active Substance
- ROZANOLIXIZUMAB
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- SUBCUTANEOUS USE
- Route
- SUBCUTANEOUS
- Authorisation Status
- 1
- Orphan Designation
- Yes
- Investigational Product Name
- Immunoglobulins, normal human
- Active Substance
- Immunoglobulins, normal human
- Modality
- Other antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- UNKNOWN USE
- Authorisation Status
- 2
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