Evaluation of the Onset of Action in Highly Active MS (MAGNIFY)

NCT ID: NCT03364036

Last Updated: 2023-03-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

270 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-05-28

Study Completion Date

2022-02-21

Brief Summary

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The main purpose of the study was to determine the onset of Mavenclad® action by frequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment of the combined unique active (CUA) lesions in participants with highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Multiple Sclerosis

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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Mavenclad®

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mavenclad®

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants received Mavenclad® 3.5 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) of body weight over 2 years, administered as 1 treatment course of 1.75 mg/kg per year.

Interventions

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Mavenclad®

Participants received Mavenclad® 3.5 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) of body weight over 2 years, administered as 1 treatment course of 1.75 mg/kg per year.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Cladribine

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Highly active RMS as defined by:
* One relapse in the previous year and at least 1 T1 Gadolinium (Gd)+ lesion or 9 or more T2 lesions, while on therapy with other disease modifying drugs (DMDs)
* Two or more relapses in the previous year, whether on DMD treatment or not.
* Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score less than equals to (\<=) 5.0.

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous exposure to drugs such as fingolimod, natalizumab, alemtuzumab, mitoxantrone and ocrelizumab.
* Positive hepatitis C or hepatitis B surface antigen test and/or hepatits B core antibody test for immunoglobulin G (IgG) and/or immunoglobulin M (IgM).
* Current or previous history of immune deficiency disorders including a positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) result.
* Currently receiving immunosuppressive or myelosuppressive therapy with, for example, monoclonal antibodies, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine or azathioprine, or chronic use of corticosteroids.
* History of tuberculosis , presence of active tuberculosis, or latent tuberculosis
* Evidence or suspect of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
* Active malignancy or history of malignancy.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Responsible

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Locations

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Liverpool Hospital

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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John Hunter Hospital

Hunter Region Mail Centre, , Australia

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Perron Institute - Neurology

Nedlands, , Australia

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The Alfred Hospital

Prahran, , Australia

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Klagenfurt1

Klagenfurt, , Austria

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Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg

Salzburg, , Austria

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MS Clinical Trials Group

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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UB - State University of New York

London, Ontario, Canada

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University of Alberta

Edmonton, , Canada

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Montreal Neurological Hospital

Montreal, , Canada

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Fakultni nemocnice Brno

Brno-Bohunice, Brno-Bohunice, Czechia

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Nemocnice Pardubickeho kraje, a.s. Pardubicka nemocnice

Pardubice, Pardubický kraj, Czechia

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Fakultni nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brne

Brno, , Czechia

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FN Hradec Kralove

Choceň, , Czechia

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Fakultni nemocnice v Motole

Prague, , Czechia

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Helsinki University Central Hospital

Helsinki, , Finland

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FinnMedi Oy vastaanotto - Finn-Medi 3

Tampere, , Finland

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Turku University Hospital

Turku, , Finland

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CHU de Pontchaillou

Rennes, Ille Et Vilaine, France

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CHRU de Lille

Lille, , France

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CHU Nice - Hôpital Pasteur

Nice, , France

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CHU Montpellier-Nîmes - Hôpital Caremeau

Nîmes, , France

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CHU Nîmes

Nîmes, , France

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CHU de Poissy

Poissy, , France

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Hôpital Civil

Strasbourg, , France

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Universitätsklinikum Bonn

Bonn, , Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus

Dresden, , Germany

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Neuro Centrum Science GmbH

Erbach im Odenwald, , Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Essen

Essen, , Germany

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Neurologische Praxis Eppendorf

Hamburg, , Germany

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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Hanover, , Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Leipzig

Leipzig, , Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Münster

Münster, , Germany

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Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem Szent-Gyorgyi Albert Klinikai Kozpo

Szeged, , Hungary

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Barzilai Medical Center

Ashkelon, , Israel

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Rambam MC

Haifa, , Israel

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The Chaim Sheba Medical Center

Tel Litwinsky, , Israel

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Policlinico Universitario SS Annunziata

Chieti, , Italy

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Seconda Univesità degli Studi di Napoli, AOU

Napoli, , Italy

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IRCSS Neuromed Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo

Roma, , Italy

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Universita di SIENA

Siena, , Italy

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Indywidualna Praktyka Lekarska Prof. Konrad Rejdak

Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland

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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 7 SUM

Katowice, , Poland

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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 im. Prof. Stanislawa Szyszko SUM w Katowicach

Zabrze, , Poland

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Hospital de Cruces

Baracaldo Vizcaya, Vizcaya, Spain

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Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Clinico San Carlos

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Vithas NISA Sevilla

Seville, , Spain

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Hospital La Fe

Valencia, , Spain

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Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhus

Gothenburg, , Sweden

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Akademiskt Specialist Centrum - Centrum för Neurologi, plan 5

Stockholm, , Sweden

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University Hospital of Wales

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Birmingham, , United Kingdom

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Sheffield

Sheffield, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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Australia Austria Canada Czechia Finland France Germany Hungary Israel Italy Poland Spain Sweden United Kingdom

References

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de Stefano N, Barkhof F, Montalban X, Achiron A, Derfuss T, Chan A, Hodgkinson S, Prat A, Leocani L, Schmierer K, Sellebjerg F, Vermersch P, Wiendl H, Keller B, Roy S; MAGNIFY-MS Study Group. Early Reduction of MRI Activity During 6 Months of Treatment With Cladribine Tablets for Highly Active Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis: MAGNIFY-MS. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2022 Jun 14;9(4):e1187. doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000001187. Print 2022 Jul.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 35701185 (View on PubMed)

Schmierer K, Wiendl H, Barkhof F, Montalban X, Achiron A, Derfuss T, Chan A, Hodgkinson S, Prat A, Leocani L, Sellebjerg F, Vermersch P, Jin H, Sponton L, Chudecka A, Gardner L, De Stefano N. Clinical and mechanistic effects of cladribine in relapsing multiple sclerosis: 2-year results from the MAGNIFY-MS Study. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2025 Jul 31;18:17562864251351760. doi: 10.1177/17562864251351760. eCollection 2025.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40756532 (View on PubMed)

Wiendl H, Barkhof F, Montalban X, Achiron A, Derfuss T, Chan A, Hodgkinson S, Prat A, Leocani L, Schmierer K, Sellebjerg F, Vermersch P, Jin H, Chudecka A, Kloetgen A, Lin D, Gardner L, De Stefano N. Blood biomarker dynamics in people with relapsing multiple sclerosis treated with cladribine tablets: results of the 2-year MAGNIFY-MS study. Front Immunol. 2025 Feb 3;16:1512189. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1512189. eCollection 2025.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39963134 (View on PubMed)

Wiendl H, Schmierer K, Hodgkinson S, Derfuss T, Chan A, Sellebjerg F, Achiron A, Montalban X, Prat A, De Stefano N, Barkhof F, Leocani L, Vermersch P, Chudecka A, Mwape C, Holmberg KH, Boschert U, Roy S; MAGNIFY-MS Study Group. Specific Patterns of Immune Cell Dynamics May Explain the Early Onset and Prolonged Efficacy of Cladribine Tablets: A MAGNIFY-MS Substudy. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2022 Nov 21;10(1):e200048. doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000200048. Print 2023 Jan.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36411081 (View on PubMed)

Schmierer K, Wiendl H, Oreja-Guevara C, Centonze D, Chudecka A, Roy S, Boschert U. Varicella zoster virus and influenza vaccine antibody titres in patients from MAGNIFY-MS who were treated with cladribine tablets for highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2022 Nov;28(13):2151-2153. doi: 10.1177/13524585221099413. Epub 2022 Jun 7. No abstract available.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35672923 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2017-002631-42

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MS700568_0022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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