A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Apremilast (CC-10004) in the Treatment of Behçet Disease

NCT ID: NCT00866359

Last Updated: 2020-06-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

111 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-08-01

Study Completion Date

2012-05-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess whether Apremilast is safe and effective in the treatment of patients with Behcet Disease.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Behcet Syndrome

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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A. Apremilast

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Apremilast (CC-10004)

Intervention Type DRUG

Treatment Phase Days 1-7: Titration from 10 mg BID apremilast tablets arm A (or matching placebo arm B) to 30 mg BID apremilast arm A(or matching placebo arm B) Day 8-84: Maintenance of 30 mg BID apremilast arm A (or matching placebo arm B) Dose reductions to 20 mg BID apremilast arm A (or matching placebo arm B) are permitted.

Extension Phase All subjects will be given active drug Days 85-91: All placebo subjects from Treatment phase will be dose titrated from 10 mg BID apremilast tablets arm A to 30 mg BID Apremilast.

Day 92-169: Maintenance of 30 mg BID apremilast arm A or dose reductions to 20 mg BID apremilast arm A (if not previously down titrated)

B. Placebo Comparator

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Treatment Phase Days 1-7: Titration from 10mg BID matching placebo (arm B) to 30mg BID placebo (arm B) Day 8-84: Maintenance of 30mg BID placebo (arm B). Dose reductions to 20 mg BID matching placebo (arm B) are permitted.

Extension Phase All subjects will be given active drug Days 85-91: All placebo subjects from Treatment phase will be dose titrated from 10 mg BID apremilast tablets arm A to 30 mg BID Apremilast.

Day 92-169: Maintenance of 30 mg BID apremilast or dose reductions to 20 mg BID apremilast (if not previously down titrated)

Interventions

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Apremilast (CC-10004)

Treatment Phase Days 1-7: Titration from 10 mg BID apremilast tablets arm A (or matching placebo arm B) to 30 mg BID apremilast arm A(or matching placebo arm B) Day 8-84: Maintenance of 30 mg BID apremilast arm A (or matching placebo arm B) Dose reductions to 20 mg BID apremilast arm A (or matching placebo arm B) are permitted.

Extension Phase All subjects will be given active drug Days 85-91: All placebo subjects from Treatment phase will be dose titrated from 10 mg BID apremilast tablets arm A to 30 mg BID Apremilast.

Day 92-169: Maintenance of 30 mg BID apremilast arm A or dose reductions to 20 mg BID apremilast arm A (if not previously down titrated)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Treatment Phase Days 1-7: Titration from 10mg BID matching placebo (arm B) to 30mg BID placebo (arm B) Day 8-84: Maintenance of 30mg BID placebo (arm B). Dose reductions to 20 mg BID matching placebo (arm B) are permitted.

Extension Phase All subjects will be given active drug Days 85-91: All placebo subjects from Treatment phase will be dose titrated from 10 mg BID apremilast tablets arm A to 30 mg BID Apremilast.

Day 92-169: Maintenance of 30 mg BID apremilast or dose reductions to 20 mg BID apremilast (if not previously down titrated)

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of Behçet Disease. At the time of diagnosis, subjects must meet the international study group criteria for Behçet Disease
* Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) must have negative pregnancy tests and agree to use two forms of contraception throughout the study.
* Males must use barrier contraception (latex condoms) when engaging in reproductive sexual activity with FCBP
* Laboratory criteria: Hgb ≥ 9 g/dL, WBC count ≥ 3000 /microL and ≤14,000/microL, platelet count ≥ 100,000 /microL,, serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL (≤ 132.6 μmol/L), total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL, AST and ALT ≤ 1.5 X ULN
* Two or more oral ulcers over the 28 day period before screening, with or without current treatment
* Two or more oral ulcers at the time of randomization (Visit 2, Baseline)

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or breast feeding
* Any condition which places the subject at risk
* Systemic fungal infection
* History of TB infection within 3 years
* History of recurrent bacterial infection
* Mycobacterium TB as indicated by a positive PPD skin test
* History of incompletely treated Mycobacterium tuberculosis
* Clinically significant chest x-ray abnormality at screening.
* Clinically significant ECG abnormality at screening
* History of HIV infection
* History of congenital or acquired immunodeficiency
* Hepatitis B surface antigen positive or Hepatitis B core antibody positive at screening
* Antibodies to Hepatitis C at screening
* History of malignancy (except for treated basal-cell skin carcinomas \> 3 years prior to screening)
* Any active major organ involvement of Behçet Disease
* Use of concomitant immune modulating therapy or topical corticosteroids.
* Use of ocular corticosteroids
* Use of any investigational medication within 4 weeks prior to randomization or 5 PK/PD half-lives (whichever is longer)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Amgen

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Amgen

Locations

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Mayo Clinic - Rheumatology and Internal Medicine

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status

E5, Boston University School of Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Eskişehir Osmangazi University

Eskişehir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

University of Istanbul

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Selçuk University

Konya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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United States Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Mease PJ, Hatemi G, Paris M, Cheng S, Maes P, Zhang W, Shi R, Flower A, Picard H, Stein Gold L. Apremilast Long-Term Safety Up to 5 Years from 15 Pooled Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Studies of Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Behcet's Syndrome. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2023 Sep;24(5):809-820. doi: 10.1007/s40257-023-00783-7. Epub 2023 Jun 14.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37316690 (View on PubMed)

Hatemi G, Melikoglu M, Tunc R, Korkmaz C, Turgut Ozturk B, Mat C, Merkel PA, Calamia KT, Liu Z, Pineda L, Stevens RM, Yazici H, Yazici Y. Apremilast for Behcet's syndrome--a phase 2, placebo-controlled study. N Engl J Med. 2015 Apr 16;372(16):1510-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1408684.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25875256 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EudraCT#: 2008-002722-11

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CC-10004-BCT-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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