Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Therapeutic Efficacy of SAR441344 in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSjS)

NCT ID: NCT04572841

Last Updated: 2025-10-09

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 84 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-11-12
• Study Completion Date: 2024-02-09

Brief Summary

Primary Objective:

To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of one dose level of SAR441344 versus placebo over 12 weeks in adult patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSjS), assessed by the change of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Sjögren's Syndrome Disease Activity Index (ESSDAI)

Secondary Objectives:

• To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of one dose level of SAR441344 versus placebo over 12 weeks in adult patients with pSjS
• To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy on fatigue of one dose level of SAR441344 versus placebo over 12 weeks in adult patients with pSjS
• To evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) exposure of one dose level of SAR441344 over 12 weeks in adult patients with pSjS
• To evaluate the safety and tolerability of one dose level of SAR441344 versus placebo in adult patients with pSjS as determined by adverse events (AEs)
• To evaluate the local tolerability of one dose level of SAR441344 versus placebo over 12 weeks in adult patients with pSjS
• To evaluate the safety and tolerability of one dose level of SAR441344 versus placebo over 12 weeks in adult patients with pSjS determined by electrocardiogram, vital signs, and laboratory evaluations
• To measure the immunogenicity of one dose level of SAR441344 versus placebo over 12 weeks in adult patients with pSjS

This is a multicenter, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, parallel group proof of concept Phase 2 study to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of SAR441344 in adult patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSjS), as well as safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD).

• Study visit frequency: every 2 weeks in the treatment period and every 4 weeks in the follow-up period.
• The total duration of the study will be 24 weeks (28 weeks including maximum screening duration) for each participant, including a 12-week treatment period and a 12-week follow-up period.

Conditions

Sjögren's Syndrome; Sjogren's Syndrome

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: QUADRUPLE

Study Groups

SAR441344

SAR441344 single intravenous (IV) loading dose on Day 1 followed by a single subcutaneous (SC) dose administered once every 2 weeks from Week 2 to Week 10 (5 administrations)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

SAR441344

Intervention Type: DRUG

Pharmaceutical form: solution for injection

Route of administration: intravenous or subcutaneous

Placebo

Matching placebo

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type: DRUG

Pharmaceutical form: solution for injection

Route of administration: intravenous or subcutaneous

Interventions

SAR441344

Pharmaceutical form: solution for injection

Route of administration: intravenous or subcutaneous

Intervention Type: DRUG

Placebo

Pharmaceutical form: solution for injection

Route of administration: intravenous or subcutaneous

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Participant must be 18 to 80 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent.
• Diagnosis of pSjS according to the American College of Rheumatology/EULAR 2016 criteria at Screening.
• Disease duration since first diagnosis of pSjS ≤15 years based on medical history.
• Participants with moderate to severe disease activity set with ESSDAI total score ≥5, based on the following domains at Screening: glandular, articular, muscular, hematological, biological, and constitutional, lymphadenopathy.
• Seropositive for anti-Ro/SSA antibodies.
• IgG > lower limit of normal (ULN) at Screening.
• Stimulated salivary flow rate of ≥0.1 mL/min at Screening or Baseline.
• Body weight within 45 to 120 kg (inclusive) and body mass index within the range of 18.0 to 35.0 kg/m2 (inclusive) at Screening.
• Contraceptive use by men or women should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies.
• Capable of giving signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Any autoimmune disease (except pSjS and Hashimoto thyroiditis) with or without secondary SjS.
• History, clinical evidence, suspicion or significant risk for thromboembolic events, as well as myocardial infarction, stroke, and/or antiphospholipid syndrome and any participants requiring antithrombotic treatment.
• Active life threatening or organ threatening complications of pSjS disease at the time of Screening based on treating physician evaluation including but not restricted to:

• Vasculitis with renal, digestive, cardiac, pulmonary, or CNS involvement characterized as severe,
• Active central nervous system (CNS) or peripheral nervous system (PNS) involvement requiring high dose steroids,
• Severe renal involvement defined by objective measures,
• Lymphoma.
• Cardiac heart failure Stage III or IV according to the New York Heart Association.
• Severe pulmonary impairment documented by an abnormal pulmonary function test.
• Serious systemic viral, bacterial or fungal infection (eg, pneumonia, pyelonephritis), infection requiring hospitalization or IV antibiotics or significant chronic viral (including history of recurrent or active herpes zoster), bacterial, or fungal infection (eg, osteomyelitis) 30 days before and during Screening.
• Participants with a history of invasive opportunistic infections, such as, but not limited to histoplasmosis, listeriosis, coccidioidomycosis, candidiasis, pneumocystis jirovecii, and aspergillosis, regardless of resolution.
• Evidence of active or latent tuberculosis (TB) as documented by medical history (eg, chest X rays) and examination, and TB testing: A positive or 2 indeterminate QuantiFERON® TB Gold tests at Screening (regardless of prior treatment status).
• Evidence of any clinically significant, severe or unstable, acute or chronically progressive, uncontrolled infection or medical condition (eg, cerebral, cardiac, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, gastrointestinal, neurologic, or any known immune deficiency) or previous, active or pending surgical disorder, or any condition that may affect participant safety in the judgment of the Investigator (including vaccinations which are not updated based on local regulation).
• History or presence of diseases which exclude diagnosis of SjS as per the American College of Rheumatology/EULAR 2016 criteria including, but not limited to, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, graft-versus-host disease, IgG4 related disease, and history of head and neck radiation treatment.
• History of systemic hypersensitivity reaction or significant allergies, other than localized injection site reaction, to any humanized monoclonal antibody.
• Clinically significant multiple or severe drug allergies, intolerance to topical corticosteroids, or severe post treatment hypersensitivity reactions (including, but not limited to, erythema multiforme major, linear IgA dermatosis, toxic epidermal necrolysis, and exfoliative dermatitis).
• Any prior history of malignancy or active malignancy, including lymphoproliferative diseases and lymphoma (except successfully treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, nonmetastatic squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin) within 5 years prior to Baseline.
• Unstable dose of nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and/or unstable use of topical and/or pharmacological stimulant treatment for salivary and lacrimal glands 4 weeks before Screening.
• High dose steroids, or a change in steroid dose within 4 weeks prior to Day 1/Randomization or expected changes during the course of the study.
• High dose of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, or methotrexate or change in hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine or methotrexate dose within 12 weeks prior to Day 1/Randomization or expected changes during the course of the study.
• Participants treated with the following medications/procedures prior to Screening:

• Previous treatment with azathioprine and other thiopurines, mycophenolate mofetil, sulfasalazine, or cyclosporine A within 3 months.
• Previous treatment with cyclophosphamide, leflunomide, or belimumab within 6 months.
• Previous treatment with rituximab within 12 months.
• Previous bone marrow transplantation, total lymphoid irradiation or ablative ultra high dose cyclophosphamide or IV Ig.
• Previous treatment with any other biologic drug within 5 times the half life of the drug.
• Received administration of any live (attenuated) vaccine within 3 months prior to Day 1/Randomization (eg, varicella zoster vaccine, oral polio, rabies).
• Clinically significant abnormal ECG or vital signs at Screening.
• Abnormal laboratory test(s) at Screening.
• Positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) serology (anti HIV1 and anti HIV2 antibodies) or a known history of HIV infection, active or in remission.
• Positive result on any of the following tests: hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti hepatitis B core antibodies (anti HBc Ab), anti hepatitis C virus antibodies (HCV-Ab).
• If female, pregnant and/or breastfeeding.

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Sanofi

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Clinical Sciences & Operations

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Sanofi

Locations

Omega Research Consultants Debary Site Number : 8400005

DeBary, Florida, United States

Altoona Center For Clinical Research Site Number : 8400001

Duncansville, Pennsylvania, United States

Ramesh C. Gupta, M.D. Site Number : 8400007

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Prolato Clinical Research Center Site Number : 8400009

Houston, Texas, United States

Investigational Site Number : 0320004

CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Investigational Site Number : 0320002

CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Investigational Site Number : 0320003

Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Investigational Site Number : 0320001

San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina

Investigational Site Number : 0560002

Ghent, , Belgium

Investigational Site Number : 0560001

Leuven, , Belgium

Investigational Site Number : 1240001

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Investigational Site Number : 1520002

Osorno, Los Lagos Region, Chile

Investigational Site Number : 1520001

Santiago, Reg Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

Investigational Site Number : 1520004

Viña del Mar, Región de Valparaíso, Chile

Investigational Site Number : 2500003

Limoges, , France

Investigational Site Number : 2500005

Marseille, , France

Investigational Site Number : 2500001

Montpellier, , France

Investigational Site Number : 2500004

Paris, , France

Investigational Site Number : 2500006

Paris, , France

Investigational Site Number : 2500002

Strasbourg, , France

Investigational Site Number : 2760001

Berlin, , Germany

Investigational Site Number : 3480003

Budapest, , Hungary

Investigational Site Number : 3480001

Debrecen, , Hungary

Investigational Site Number : 3480004

Székesfehérvár, , Hungary

Investigational Site Number : 4840002

Mexicali, Estado de Baja California, Mexico

Investigational Site Number : 4840001

Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Investigational Site Number : 4840003

Chihuahua City, , Mexico

Investigational Site Number : 4100004

Daegu, Daegu, South Korea

Investigational Site Number : 4100002

Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi, South Korea

Investigational Site Number : 4100001

Seoul, , South Korea

Investigational Site Number : 7240003

Seville, Andalusia, Spain

Investigational Site Number : 7240002

Málaga, , Spain

Investigational Site Number : 1580002

Taichung, , Taiwan

Investigational Site Number : 1580003

Tainan City, , Taiwan

Investigational Site Number : 1580001

Taipei, , Taiwan

Investigational Site Number : 1580005

Taoyuan, , Taiwan

Countries

United States; Argentina; Belgium; Canada; Chile; France; Germany; Hungary; Mexico; South Korea; Spain; Taiwan

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol

View Document

Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Related Links

https://sanofi.trialsummaries.com/Study/StudyDetails?id=25196&tenant=MT_SNY_9011

ACT16618 Plain Language Results Summary

Other Identifiers

U1111-1244-2266

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2020-000511-77

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ACT16618

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id