The Efficacy and Safety of Atacicept in Combination With Mycophenolate Mofetil Used to Treat Lupus Nephritis

NCT ID: NCT00573157

Last Updated: 2016-03-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

6 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-12-31

Study Completion Date

2009-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to learn whether atacicept treatment leads to improvement in kidney function in subjects with active lupus nephritis in combination with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and corticosteroids. The study was sponsored by Merck Serono International; operational oversight was provided by ZymoGenetics.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lupus Nephritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Atacicept Plus Mycophenolate mofetil Plus Corticosteroids

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Atacicept

Intervention Type DRUG

Atacicept will be administered at a dose of 150 milligram (mg) subcutaneously (SC) twice weekly for 4 weeks followed by maintenance dose of 150 mg SC once weekly for 48 weeks.

Mycophenolate mofetil

Intervention Type DRUG

MMF will be administered orally with a starting dose of 500 mg twice daily for 1 week, will be increased to 1000 mg twice daily for 1 week, then it will be adjusted to 1500 mg or lower twice daily as per investigator's discretion.

Corticosteroids

Intervention Type DRUG

High dose CS of 0.8 mg per kilogram per day or maximum of 60 mg per day prednisone or prednisone equivalent, whichever is less will be administered for 4 Weeks and will be tapered to 7.5 to 10 mg/day up to Week 12.

Placebo Plus Mycophenolate mofetil Plus Corticosteroids

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Mycophenolate mofetil

Intervention Type DRUG

MMF will be administered orally with a starting dose of 500 mg twice daily for 1 week, will be increased to 1000 mg twice daily for 1 week, then it will be adjusted to 1500 mg or lower twice daily as per investigator's discretion.

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo will be administered at a dose of 150 mg SC twice weekly for 4 weeks followed by 150 mg SC once weekly for 48 weeks.

Corticosteroids

Intervention Type DRUG

High dose CS of 0.8 mg per kilogram per day or maximum of 60 mg per day prednisone or prednisone equivalent, whichever is less will be administered for 4 Weeks and will be tapered to 7.5 to 10 mg/day up to Week 12.

Interventions

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Atacicept

Atacicept will be administered at a dose of 150 milligram (mg) subcutaneously (SC) twice weekly for 4 weeks followed by maintenance dose of 150 mg SC once weekly for 48 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Mycophenolate mofetil

MMF will be administered orally with a starting dose of 500 mg twice daily for 1 week, will be increased to 1000 mg twice daily for 1 week, then it will be adjusted to 1500 mg or lower twice daily as per investigator's discretion.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo will be administered at a dose of 150 mg SC twice weekly for 4 weeks followed by 150 mg SC once weekly for 48 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Corticosteroids

High dose CS of 0.8 mg per kilogram per day or maximum of 60 mg per day prednisone or prednisone equivalent, whichever is less will be administered for 4 Weeks and will be tapered to 7.5 to 10 mg/day up to Week 12.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) satisfying at least 4 out of the 11 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria (Appendix B)
* Renal biopsy performed consistent with active International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/PRS) class III or IV lupus nephritis

Exclusion Criteria

* Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) less than or equal to (\<=) 30 milliliter per minute (mL/min) per 1.73 square meter (m\^2)
* Active central nervous system SLE deemed to be severe or progressive and/or associated with significant cognitive impairment
* Any treatment with MMF, azathioprine, or cyclophosphamide within the last 6 months, or known hypersensitivity to MMF or atacicept.
* Any prior treatment with abatacept, rituximab, belimumab, or other B cell modulating agents.
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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ZymoGenetics

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

EMD Serono

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Responsible

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

EMD Serono, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Locations

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Tulane University Hospital and Clinic Department of Internal Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Northwest Louisiana Nephrology Research

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Wayne State University Lupus Database Departments of Internal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology Division of Rheumatology Wayne State University School of Medicine

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Manhasset, New York, United States

Site Status

Seligman Center for Advanced Therapeutics

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Rheumatology Clinical Research Unit, Division of Rheumatology University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Beachwood, Ohio, United States

Site Status

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

The Ohio State University Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Southwest Rheumatology and Research Group, LLC

Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States

Site Status

1711 St. Julian Place

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

ACME Research, LLC

Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Institute of Rheumatology

Prague, 128 50, , Czechia

Site Status

Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah

Kedah, , Malaysia

Site Status

Hospital University Kebangsaan Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, , Malaysia

Site Status

University of Malaya Medical Centre

Kuala Lumpur, , Malaysia

Site Status

Hospital Pulau Pinang

Pulau Pinang, , Malaysia

Site Status

Changi General Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status

Singapore General Hospital

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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United States Czechia Malaysia Singapore Taiwan

References

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Ginzler EM, Wax S, Rajeswaran A, Copt S, Hillson J, Ramos E, Singer NG. Atacicept in combination with MMF and corticosteroids in lupus nephritis: results of a prematurely terminated trial. Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Feb 7;14(1):R33. doi: 10.1186/ar3738.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22325903 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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493G01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

28113

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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