Study of Epratuzumab in Serologically-positive Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients With Active Disease

NCT ID: NCT00624351

Last Updated: 2011-09-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

227 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-01-31

Study Completion Date

2009-08-31

Brief Summary

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The primary objective of the study is to assess the dose response and the dose frequency of epratuzumab in patients with SLE.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Placebo

Phosphate-buffered Saline (PBS) infusions at study weeks 0, 1, 2, and 3.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Phosphate-buffered Saline (PBS) infusion.

EMAB 600mg

600 mg Epratuzumab infusions at study weeks 0, 1, 2, and 3.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Epratuzumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Epratuzumab at a concentration of 10 mg/mL prepared in 17.5 ml vials for slow intravenous infusion using only Phosphate buffered Saline (PBS) as a vehicle/buffer for the infusion procedure.

EMAB 100mg

100 mg Epratuzumab infusions at study weeks 0, and 2, and placebo at study weeks 1 and 3.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Epratuzumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Epratuzumab at a concentration of 10 mg/mL prepared in 17.5 ml vials for slow intravenous infusion using only Phosphate buffered Saline (PBS) as a vehicle/buffer for the infusion procedure.

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Phosphate-buffered Saline (PBS) infusion.

EMAB 400mg

400 mg Epratuzumab infusions at study weeks 0, and 2, and placebo at study weeks 1 and 3.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Epratuzumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Epratuzumab at a concentration of 10 mg/mL prepared in 17.5 ml vials for slow intravenous infusion using only Phosphate buffered Saline (PBS) as a vehicle/buffer for the infusion procedure.

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Phosphate-buffered Saline (PBS) infusion.

EMAB 1200mg

1200 mg Epratuzumab infusions at study weeks 0, and 2, and placebo at study weeks 1 and 3.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Epratuzumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Epratuzumab at a concentration of 10 mg/mL prepared in 17.5 ml vials for slow intravenous infusion using only Phosphate buffered Saline (PBS) as a vehicle/buffer for the infusion procedure.

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Phosphate-buffered Saline (PBS) infusion.

EMAB 1800mg

1800 mg Epratuzumab infusions at study weeks 0, and 2, and placebo at study weeks 1 and 3.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Epratuzumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Epratuzumab at a concentration of 10 mg/mL prepared in 17.5 ml vials for slow intravenous infusion using only Phosphate buffered Saline (PBS) as a vehicle/buffer for the infusion procedure.

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Phosphate-buffered Saline (PBS) infusion.

Interventions

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Epratuzumab

Epratuzumab at a concentration of 10 mg/mL prepared in 17.5 ml vials for slow intravenous infusion using only Phosphate buffered Saline (PBS) as a vehicle/buffer for the infusion procedure.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Placebo

Phosphate-buffered Saline (PBS) infusion.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Positive ANA result at visit 1
* Current diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by American College of Rheumatology revised criteria such that at least 4 of the 11 criteria are met
* Active moderate or severe SLE disease activity as demonstrated by British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG) A level disease activity in at least one body/organ system or BILAG B level disease activity in at least two body/organ systems if no BILAG A level disease is present
* If on antimalarials, dose regimen must be stable for 4 weeks prior to study entry.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients receiving any live vaccination within 2 weeks prior to visit 1 or during the course of the study
* Active severe SLE disease activity which involves the central nervous system (CNS) (defined by BILAG neurologic A level activity) including transverse myelitis, psychosis and seizures
* Active severe SLE disease activity which involves the Renal system (defined by BILAG renal level A activity or Grade III or higher World Health Organization (WHO) nephritis) or serum creatinine \>2.5mg/dL or clinically significant serum creatinine increase within the prior 4 weeks or proteinuria \>3.5gm/day
* Patients with a history of anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome AND use of oral anticoagulants or anti-platelet treatment
* Patients with a history of chronic infection, recent significant infection, or any current sign of symptom that may indicate an infection
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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UCB Pharma

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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UCB Clinical Trial Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

+1 877 822 9493 (UCB)

Locations

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

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La Jolla, California, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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San Leandro, California, United States

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Denver, Colorado, United States

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Farmington, Connecticut, United States

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Aventura, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Arlington, Virginia, United States

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Brussels, , Belgium

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Leuven, , Belgium

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Curitiba, , Brazil

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Goiânia, , Brazil

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Porto Alegre, , Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro, , Brazil

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São Paulo, , Brazil

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Sorocaba, , Brazil

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Chai Wan, , Hong Kong

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Shatin, , Hong Kong

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Debrecen, , Hungary

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Zalaegerszeg, , Hungary

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Bangalore, , India

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Hyderabad, , India

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Ludhiana, , India

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Madurai, , India

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Manipal, , India

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Nagpur, , India

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Kaunas, , Lithuania

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Klaipėda, , Lithuania

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Vilnius, , Lithuania

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Elblag, , Poland

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Gmina Końskie, , Poland

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Lublin, , Poland

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Poznan, , Poland

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Torun, , Poland

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Santander, , Spain

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Valencia, , Spain

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Donetsk, , Ukraine

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Ivano-Frankivsk, , Ukraine

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Kiev, , Ukraine

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Lviv, , Ukraine

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Birmingham, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Belgium Brazil Hong Kong Hungary India Lithuania Poland Spain Ukraine United Kingdom

References

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Hannon CW, McCourt C, Lima HC, Chen S, Bennett C. Interventions for cutaneous disease in systemic lupus erythematosus. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Mar 9;3(3):CD007478. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007478.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33687069 (View on PubMed)

Wallace DJ, Kalunian K, Petri MA, Strand V, Houssiau FA, Pike M, Kilgallen B, Bongardt S, Barry A, Kelley L, Gordon C. Efficacy and safety of epratuzumab in patients with moderate/severe active systemic lupus erythematosus: results from EMBLEM, a phase IIb, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Jan;73(1):183-90. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202760. Epub 2013 Jan 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23313811 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2007-002566-35

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SL0007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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