Clinical trial • Phase II • Neurology|Immunology|Infectious Disease
TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE for Multiple sclerosis
Phase II trial of TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE for Multiple sclerosis.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Neurology|Immunology|Infectious Disease
- Trial Disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Trial Stage
- Phase II
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 30-04-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 11-08-2025
Trial design
Randomised, placebo capsules, hard (identical to imp) as comparator arm; active imp is tenofovir alafenamide (vemlidy®) 25 mg oral capsules (max daily dose 25 mg) as add-on to anti-cd20 therapy (rituximab).-controlled Phase II trial across 5 sites in Norway.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Placebo capsules, hard (identical to IMP) as comparator arm; active IMP is Tenofovir alafenamide (Vemlidy®) 25 mg oral capsules (max daily dose 25 mg) as add-on to anti-CD20 therapy (rituximab).
- Target Sample Size
- 60
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 364
Stratification factors
- site
Eligibility
Recruits 60 No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Participants are adults aged 18-70 and must provide informed consent. Participant data handling described in the protocol/ICF: participants will be assigned a unique identifier; personal identifiable information will not be transferred; participants must be informed that their personal study-related data will be used by the sponsor in accordance with local data protection law; medical records may be examined by authorized auditors or regulatory inspectors. No assent procedures for minors (minors excluded)..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- 2. Women who are pregnant, as verified by a serum pregnancy test, or lactating.
- Vulnerable Population
- No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Participants are adults aged 18-70 and must provide informed consent. Participant data handling described in the protocol/ICF: participants will be assigned a unique identifier; personal identifiable information will not be transferred; participants must be informed that their personal study-related data will be used by the sponsor in accordance with local data protection law; medical records may be examined by authorized auditors or regulatory inspectors. No assent procedures for minors (minors excluded).
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- 1. Age 18 to 70 years (inclusive) at the time of signing the informed consent.\n- 2. Diagnosis of MS (regardless of subtype) according to the revised McDonald criteria\n- 3. EDSS 2-6.5 (included)\n- 4. A previous cerebral MRI with T2 lesion volume at least 15.00 cm3\n- 5. EBV-antibodies positive in blood sample\n- 6. WBC > 1.5 x 109/L\n- 7. Platelet (thrombocyte) counts > 50 x 109/L\n- 8. ALAT less than 2 times the upper normal reference limit (ULN)\n- 9. Serum creatinine < 200 µmol/L\n- 10. Creatinine clearance > 15 ml/min\n- 11. Serum bilirubin < 2 times the ULN\n- 12. Negative tests for HIV, chronic active hepatitis B and hepatitis C\n- 13. Treated with the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (CD20 mAbs) rituximab for at least 24 months prior to inclusion\n- 14. Highly effective contraceptive use by women\n- 15. Willingness and ability to participate in all study procedures, including lumbar puncture and air travel to Turku, Finland for MRI and PET imaging at inclusion and end of study"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- 1. History of hypersensitivity or other serious adverse reactions the study medication or the PET tracer\n- 2. Women who are pregnant, as verified by a serum pregnancy test, or lactating.\n- 3. History of pancreatitis\n- 4. Current users of medications that could interact with the study medication or the PET tracer, for details see Section 6.9 in the protocol\n- 5. Patients who previously have been treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)\n- 6. Any other condition that can influence the patient’s safety and compliance, or the evaluation of outcome\n- 7. Currently enrolled in other trials of an investigational drug, or less than 30 days since the last treatment with another investigational drug\n- 8. Exposure to more than 10 mSv doses of experimental ionizing radiation, in addition to that obtained from natural sources, in the past 12 months, equally to one CT scan during the past 12 months."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change in mean cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Neurofilament light chain level (NfL) between the treatment groups from baseline (week 0) to End of Study (EOS), (week 52).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean CSF NfL level measured at baseline (week 0) and at End of Study (week 52); comparison of change from baseline between treatment groups."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Difference in TSPO binding on PET between the treatment groups from baseline (week 0) to EOS (week 52).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"TSPO PET binding measured at baseline and week 52; comparison of change between treatment groups."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Change in patient reported outcomes of fatigue from baseline (week 0) to EOS (week 52).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient-reported fatigue outcome measures collected at baseline and week 52; comparison of change between groups."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Difference in number of PRLs in the treatment groups from baseline (week 0) to EOS (week 52).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number of Paramagnetic Rim Lesions (PRLs) assessed by MRI at baseline and week 52; comparison of change between groups."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Total number of AEs, SAEs and SUSARs","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety monitoring: count and comparison of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), and SUSARs across treatment arms during the study."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Treatment tolerability","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of tolerability via collected safety/tolerability data (e.g., discontinuations, reported tolerability measures) over the treatment period."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 60
- Recruitment Window Months
- 17
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent required from adult participants (ages 18-70). Subject information and informed consent form (L1_SIS and ICF) available as trial documents. Participants will be assigned a unique identifier; they must be informed that their personal study-related data will be used by the sponsor per local data protection law and that medical records may be examined by authorized auditors or regulatory inspectors. No assent for minors (minors excluded). Languages of ICF not specified in the available data.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 5
- Total Number Of Participants
- 60
Norway
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 28-07-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 10-04-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 256
- Number Of Sites
- 5
- Number Of Participants
- 60
Sites
- Site Name
- Stavanger Univ. Hosp.-Rogaland Hosp.
- Department Name
- Department of Neurology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Alok Bhan
- Principal Investigator Email
- alok.bhan@sus.no
- Contact Person Name
- Alok Bhan
- Contact Person Email
- alok.bhan@sus.no
- Site Name
- Vestre Viken HF
- Department Name
- Department of Neurology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Cecilia Smith-Simonsen
- Principal Investigator Email
- cecsim@vestreviken.no
- Contact Person Name
- Cecilia Smith-Simonsen
- Contact Person Email
- cecsim@vestreviken.no
- Site Name
- Haukeland Universitetssykehus
- Department Name
- Department of Neurology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Øivind Torkildsen
- Principal Investigator Email
- oivind.fredvik.grytten.torkildsen@helse-bergen.no
- Contact Person Name
- Øivind Torkildsen
- Contact Person Email
- oivind.fredvik.grytten.torkildsen@helse-bergen.no
- Site Name
- Akershus University Hospital
- Department Name
- Department of Neurology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Andreas Lossius
- Principal Investigator Email
- andreas.lossius@medisin.uio.no
- Contact Person Name
- Andreas Lossius
- Contact Person Email
- andreas.lossius@medisin.uio.no
- Site Name
- Oslo University Hospital HF
- Department Name
- Department of Neurology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Marton König
- Principal Investigator Email
- makoni@ous-hf.no
- Contact Person Name
- Marton König
- Contact Person Email
- makoni@ous-hf.no
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Oslo University Hospital HF
- Organisation Type
- Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
- Country Of Registered Address
- Norway
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE
- Active Substance
- TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL
- Route
- ORAL
- Authorisation Status
- EU-MP number SCP17542550; prodAuthStatus 2
- Starting Dose
- 25 mg
- Dose Levels
- 25 mg
- Frequency
- Daily
- Maximum Dose
- 25 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- Placebo capules, hard
- Modality
- Other
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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