An Open Label Extension Trial of Eculizumab in Relapsing NMO Patients

NCT ID: NCT02003144

Last Updated: 2022-08-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

119 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-01-12

Study Completion Date

2021-07-12

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether eculizumab long-term use is safe and effective in patients with relapsing NMO.

Detailed Description

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This study is an open label extension study to confirm the long term safety and efficacy of eculizumab in subjects with relapsing NMO who have completed the initial double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial ECU-NMO-301.

Conditions

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Neuromyelitis Optica Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Eculizumab

Eculizumab intravenous infusion every two weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

eculizumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Interventions

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eculizumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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Soliris

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patient completed the ECU-NMO-301 trial
2. Patient has given written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who have withdrawn from the ECU-NMO-301 trial as a result of an AE related to trial drug
2. Female patients who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or intend to conceive during the course of the trial
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Mayo Clinic Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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The Research Center of Southern California

Oceanside, California, United States

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Georgetown University Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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University of Miami McKnight Brain Institute

Miami, Florida, United States

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Neurological Services of Orlando

Orlando, Florida, United States

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Allied Physicians Inc. of Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

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University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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Baptist Health Lexington

Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States

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Johns Hopkins University Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Mayo Clinic - Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center NYU Langone Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

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Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

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Ohio Health Reserach Institute

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Center of Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

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The University of Texas Health Science

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Hospital Universitario Austral

Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Fundacion Rosarina de Neuro Rehabilitacion

Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

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Hospital General de Agudos Juan Antonio Fernandez

Ciudad Autonoma, Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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Hospital General de Agudos Dr. J. M. Ramos Mejia

Ciudad Autonoma, Buenos Aires,, , Argentina

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Brain and Mind Research Institute

Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

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St. Vincent's Hospital

Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

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The Ottawa Hospital

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Fundacion Cardiovascular de Colombia

Floridablanca, Santander Department, Colombia

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Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb

Zagreb, , Croatia

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VFN v Praze

Prague, , Czechia

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Krajska zdravotni, a.s. - Nemocnice

Teplice, , Czechia

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Århus Universitetshospital

Aarhus, , Denmark

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University Hospital Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

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University Hospital Heinrich Heine University

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Universitaetsmedizin Rostock

Rostock, , Germany

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Prince of Wales Hospital

Shatin, , Hong Kong

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Policlinico di Catania

Catania, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria

Napoli, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova

Padua, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea-Università di Roma La Sapienza

Rome, , Italy

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Chiba University Hospital

Chiba, Chiba, Japan

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Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital

Nishinomiya-shi, HyogoKen, Japan

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Kyoto Min-iren Chuo Hospital

Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

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Tohoku University Hospital

Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

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Yamaguchi University Hospital

Ube-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan

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Kyushu University Hospital

Fukuoka, , Japan

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National Center Hospital, NCNP

Tokyo, , Japan

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Hospital Umum Sarawak

Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

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Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, , Malaysia

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Republican Clinical Hospital for Rehabilitation of Healthcare Ministry of Republic of Tatarstan

Kazan', , Russia

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SBEI "Krasnoyarsk SMU n.a. Prof. V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky"

Krasnoyarsk, , Russia

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Federal State Budget Institution of Healthcare - Siberian District Medical Center of FMBA of Russia

Novosibirsk, , Russia

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SEIHPE "Rostov SMU of MoH of RF"

Rostov-on-Don, , Russia

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National Cancer Center

Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

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Seoul University National Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

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Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

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Korea University Anam Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University

Seoul, , South Korea

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Hospital de Cruces

Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain

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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia

Córdoba, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Clinico San Carlos

Madrid, , Spain

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Cheng Hsin General Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

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Thammasat University Hospital

Pathum Thani, , Thailand

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Hacettepe University Medical Faculty

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Trakya University Medical Faculty

Edirne, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Dokuz Eylul University Medicine Faculty

Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Kocaeli University Medical Faculty

Kocaeli, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ondokuz Mayis Univ. Med. Fac.

Samsun, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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The Walton Centre

Liverpool, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Argentina Australia Canada Colombia Croatia Czechia Denmark Germany Hong Kong Italy Japan Malaysia Russia South Korea Spain Taiwan Thailand Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

References

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Pittock SJ, Lennon VA, McKeon A, Mandrekar J, Weinshenker BG, Lucchinetti CF, O'Toole O, Wingerchuk DM. Eculizumab in AQP4-IgG-positive relapsing neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: an open-label pilot study. Lancet Neurol. 2013 Jun;12(6):554-62. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(13)70076-0. Epub 2013 Apr 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23623397 (View on PubMed)

Pittock SJ, Fujihara K, Palace J, Berthele A, Kim HJ, Oreja-Guevara C, Nakashima I, Levy M, Shang S, Yountz M, Miller L, Armstrong R, Wingerchuk DM; PREVENT Study Group. Eculizumab monotherapy for NMOSD: Data from PREVENT and its open-label extension. Mult Scler. 2022 Mar;28(3):480-486. doi: 10.1177/13524585211038291. Epub 2021 Sep 9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34498507 (View on PubMed)

Kim HJ, Nakashima I, Viswanathan S, Wang KC, Shang S, Miller L, Yountz M, Wingerchuk DM, Pittock SJ, Levy M, Berthele A, Totolyan N, Palace J, Barnett MH, Fujihara K; PREVENT Study Group. Eculizumab in Asian patients with anti-aquaporin-IgG-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A subgroup analysis from the randomized phase 3 PREVENT trial and its open-label extension. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2021 May;50:102849. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.102849. Epub 2021 Feb 20.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33676197 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

View Document

Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2013-001151-12

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ECU-NMO-302

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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