A Study to Assess the Effect of CellCept (Mycophenolate Mofetil) and Reduced Corticosteroids in Controlling Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis

NCT ID: NCT00683969

Last Updated: 2008-05-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

136 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-08-31

Study Completion Date

2007-05-31

Brief Summary

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The efficacy and safety of CellCept (1g po, bid for 36 weeks) will be assessed in patients with myasthenia gravis receiving prednisone, or other corticosteroids. During the study, patients will undergo gradual corticosteroid dose reduction, if they respond to treatment. The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is 100-500 individuals.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Myasthenia Gravis, Generalized

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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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept)

Intervention Type DRUG

1g bid for 36 weeks

2

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

po bid for 36 weeks

Interventions

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mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept)

1g bid for 36 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

po bid for 36 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* adult patients 18 to 80 years of age;
* diagnosis of myasthenia gravis;
* history of myasthenia weakness involving more than ocular (ie eye) or peri-ocular muscle;
* duration of myasthenia gravis symptoms (including ocular symptoms) \<=10 years;
* prednisone dose \>=20 mg/day (or equivalent alternate-day dose) for \>=4 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

* female patients who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or lactating;
* regularly scheduled plasma exchange (PE) or intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment, or PE or IVIG treatment within 2 weeks prior to randomization;
* any prior clinically significant use of CellCept or other immunosuppressive therapy (except corticosteroids), or within 8 weeks prior to randomization.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Aspreva Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hoffmann-La Roche

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche, 973-235-5000

Locations

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Sun City, Arizona, United States

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Sacramento, California, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

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Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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Rochester, New York, United States

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Upland, Pennsylvania, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Galveston, Texas, United States

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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London, Ontario, Canada

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Bordeaux, , France

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Nice, , France

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Düsseldorf, , Germany

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München, , Germany

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Regensburg, , Germany

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Tübingen, , Germany

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Hyderabad, , India

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Mumbai, , India

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New Delhi, , India

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Jerusalem, , Israel

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Milan, , Italy

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Roma, , Italy

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San Donato Milanese, , Italy

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Mexico City, , Mexico

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Mexico City, , Mexico

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Mexico City, , Mexico

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Leiden, , Netherlands

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Maastricht, , Netherlands

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Rotterdam, , Netherlands

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Kazan', , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Nizhniy Novgorad, , Russia

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Belgrade, , Serbia and Montenegro

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Kharkiv, , Ukraine

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Kiev, , Ukraine

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Zaporizhzhya, , Ukraine

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Liverpool, , United Kingdom

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Oxford, , United Kingdom

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Salford, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Canada France Germany India Israel Italy Mexico Netherlands Russia Serbia and Montenegro Spain Ukraine United Kingdom

References

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Sengupta M, Cheema A, Kaminski HJ, Kusner LL; Muscle Study Group. Serum metabolomic response of myasthenia gravis patients to chronic prednisone treatment. PLoS One. 2014 Jul 17;9(7):e102635. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102635. eCollection 2014.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25032816 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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WX17798

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

NCT00090636

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: nct_alias