A Study of Vedolizumab in Children and Teenagers With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

NCT ID: NCT04779307

Last Updated: 2025-10-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

121 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-19

Study Completion Date

2025-07-01

Brief Summary

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Vedolizumab is a medicine that helps to reduce inflammation and pain in the digestive system. In this study, children and teenagers with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis will be treated with vedolizumab.

The main aim of the study is to check if participants achieve remission after treatment with vedolizumab. Remission means symptoms improve or disappear and an endoscopy shows no or limited signs of disease.

The study is also evaluating side effects of vedolizumab in the children and teenager with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.

Participants will receive 3 infusions of vedolizumab over 6 weeks. Then, those who have a clinical response will receive 1 of 3 doses of vedolizumab once every 8 weeks. They will receive the same dose every time.

Detailed Description

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The drug being tested in this study is called vedolizumab. Vedolizumab is being tested to treat pediatric participants who have moderately to severely active UC. Participants to be enrolled must have failed response to, lost response to, or been intolerant to at least 1 of the current standard of care (SOC) induction and maintenance therapies for UC including immunomodulators (eg, azathioprine \[AZA\], 6-mercaptopurine \[6-MP\], methotrexate \[MTX\]), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) antagonists (eg, infliximab, adalimumab).

The study will enroll approximately 120 patients.

During the Induction Period participants will receive 3 doses of vedolizumab IV infusion at Day 1, Week 2, and Week 6 based on their weight at Baseline:

* Participants ≥30 kg, Vedolizumab 300 mg
* Participants \>15 to \<30 kg, Vedolizumab 200 mg
* Participants 10 to 15 kg, Vedolizumab 150 mg

At Week 14, participants who achieve clinical response will be randomly assigned (by chance, like flipping a coin) in a 1:1 ratio to one of the 2 double-blind dose groups (high dose and low dose), stratified by previous exposure/failure to TNF-α antagonists therapy or naive to TNF-α antagonists therapy, and weight. Participants will receive vedolizumab IV infusions every 8 weeks (Q8W) up to Week 46 during the Maintenance Period as follows:

* Participants ≥30 kg, Vedolizumab 300 mg (High dose) or 150 mg (Low dose)
* Participants \>15 to \<30 kg, Vedolizumab 200 mg (High dose) or 100 mg (Low dose)
* Participants 10 to 15 kg, Vedolizumab 150 mg (High dose) or 100 mg (Low dose)

The dose will remain blinded to the participant and study doctor and staff during the study (unless there is an urgent medical need). All participants will be administered vedolizumab via IV infusion. In participants who demonstrate lack of maintenance of clinical response during the Maintenance Period the dose will be escalated in a blinded fashion based on the weight at the time of the worsening of disease. In addition one-time rescue therapy with corticosteroids is allowed during Maintenance period.

This multi-center trial will be conducted worldwide. After the Week 54 visit, participants who are younger than 18 years may be eligible to continue receiving vedolizumab in extension study MLN0002-3029 (NCT05442567). Participants who do not maintain corticosteroid-free clinical response at Week 54 or who discontinue study drug at any time during the induction or maintenance periods of this study will undergo an end of study (EOS) or early termination (ET) visit, as well as a safety visit 18 weeks after the last dose of vedolizumab, in addition these participants would enter study MLN0002-3029 for an observational long-term follow-up (LTFU) period of 2 years after the last dose of study drug in the current study. During the LTFU period, data will be collected either by clinic visit OR, if site attendance is not feasible, by phone call every 6 months.

Conditions

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Colitis, Ulcerative

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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Induction Period: Participants ≥30 kg, Vedolizumab 300 mg

Vedolizumab 300 mg, intravenous (IV) infusion, at Day 1, Weeks 2 and 6 in the Induction Period. Participants with UC having Baseline weight of ≥30 kg are included in this arm.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vedolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Vedolizumab IV infusion.

Induction Period: Participants >15 to <30 kg, Vedolizumab 200 mg

Vedolizumab 200 mg, IV infusion, at Day 1, Weeks 2 and 6 in the Induction Period. Participants with UC having Baseline weight of \>15 to \<30 kg are included in this arm.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vedolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Vedolizumab IV infusion.

Induction Period: Participants 10 to 15 kg, Vedolizumab 150 mg

Vedolizumab 150 mg, IV infusion, at Day 1, Weeks 2 and 6 in the Induction Period. Participants with UC having Baseline weight of 10 to 15 kg are included in this arm.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vedolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Vedolizumab IV infusion.

Maintenance Period: Participants ≥30 kg, Vedolizumab 300 mg

Vedolizumab 300 mg, IV infusion, once every 8 weeks (Q8W) from Week 14 up to Week 46 in the Maintenance Period. Participants with Week 14 weight of ≥30 kg who achieved clinical response at Week 14 randomized to this high dose arm group will receive vedolizumab 300 mg.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vedolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Vedolizumab IV infusion.

Maintenance Period: Participants ≥30 kg, Vedolizumab 150 mg

Vedolizumab 150 mg, IV infusion, Q8W from Week 14 up to Week 46 in the Maintenance Period. Participants with Week 14 weight of ≥30 kg who achieved clinical response at Week 14 randomized to this low dose arm group will receive vedolizumab 150 mg.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vedolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Vedolizumab IV infusion.

Maintenance Period: Participants >15 to <30 kg, Vedolizumab 200 mg

Vedolizumab 200 mg, IV infusion, Q8W from Week 14 up to Week 46 in the Maintenance Period. Participants with Week 14 weight of \>15 to \<30 kg who achieved clinical response at Week 14 randomized to this high dose arm group will receive vedolizumab 200 mg.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vedolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Vedolizumab IV infusion.

Maintenance Period: Participants >15 to <30 kg, Vedolizumab 100 mg

Vedolizumab 100 mg, IV infusion, Q8W from Week 14 up to Week 46 in the Maintenance Period. Participants with Week 14 weight of \>15 to \<30 kg who achieved clinical response at Week 14 randomized to this low dose arm group will receive vedolizumab 100 mg.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vedolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Vedolizumab IV infusion.

Maintenance Period: Participants 10 to 15 kg, Vedolizumab 150 mg

Vedolizumab 150 mg, IV infusion, Q8W from Week 14 up to Week 46 in the Maintenance Period. Participants with Week 14 weight of 10 to 15 kg who achieved clinical response at Week 14 randomized to this high dose arm group will receive vedolizumab 150 mg.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vedolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Vedolizumab IV infusion.

Maintenance Period: Participants 10 to 15 kg, Vedolizumab 100 mg

Vedolizumab 100 mg, IV infusion, Q8W from Week 14 up to Week 46 in the Maintenance Period. Participants with Week 14 weight of 10 to 15 kg who achieved clinical response at Week 14 randomized to this low dose arm group will receive vedolizumab 100 mg.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vedolizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Vedolizumab IV infusion.

Interventions

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Vedolizumab

Vedolizumab IV infusion.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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MLN0002 ENTYVIO KYNTELES

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Has moderately to severely active UC, unresponsive or intolerant to their current standard of care (SOC).
2. Weighs ≥10 kg at the time of screening and enrollment into the study.
3. Participants with UC diagnosed at least 1 month before screening. Participants with moderately to severely active UC based on a modified Mayo score of 5 to 9 (sum of Mayo endoscopic subscore, stool frequency subscore, and rectal bleeding subscore) with a Mayo endoscopic subscore of ≥2 (with the presence of mucosal friability excluding an endoscopic subscore of 1 and mandating a score of at least 2) at screening endoscopy.
4. Has failed, lost response to, or been intolerant to treatment with at least 1 of the following agents: corticosteroids (eg, azathioprine \[AZA\], 6-mercaptopurine \[6-MP\], methotrexate \[MTX\]), immunomodulators, and/or tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) antagonist therapy (eg, infliximab, adalimumab). This includes participants who are dependent on corticosteroids to control symptoms and who are experiencing worsening of disease in the moderate-to-severe range when attempting to wean off corticosteroids.
5. Has evidence of UC extending proximal to the rectum (i.e., not limited to proctitis), at a minimum.
6. Has extensive colitis or pancolitis of \>8 years' duration or left-sided colitis of \>12 years' duration must have documented evidence of a negative surveillance colonoscopy within 12 months before screening.
7. Participants with vaccinations that are up-to-date based on the countrywide, accepted schedule of childhood vaccines.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Has previous exposure to approved or investigational anti-integrins including, but not limited to natalizumab, efalizumab, etrolizumab, or Abrilumab (AMG 181), or mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1 (MAdCAM-1) antagonists or rituximab.
2. Has received an investigational biologic within 60 days or 5 half-lives before screening (whichever is longer); or an approved biologic or biosimilar agent within 2 weeks before the first dose of study drug or at any time during the screening period.
3. Has active cerebral/meningeal disease, signs/symptoms or history of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) or any other major neurological disorders including stroke, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor or neurodegenerative disease.
4. Has had clinically significant infection (eg, pneumonia, pyelonephritis, coronavirus disease 2019 \[COVID-19\]) within 30 days prior to first dose of study drug.
5. Has received any live vaccinations within 30 days prior to first dose of study drug.
6. Participants who currently require surgical intervention or are anticipated to require surgical intervention for UC during this study.
7. Has had subtotal or total colectomy or have a jejunostomy, ileostomy, colostomy, ileo-anal pouch, or known fixed stenosis of the intestine.
8. Participants with a current diagnosis of indeterminate colitis.
9. Participants with clinical features suggesting monogenic very early onset inflammatory bowel disease.
10. Participant with active or latent tuberculosis (TB), as evidenced by a diagnostic TB test performed within 30 days of screening or during the screening period that is positive, defined as:

* Positive QuantiFERON test or 2 successive indeterminate QuantiFERON tests, OR
* A TB skin test reaction ≥5 mm. NOTE: If participants have received Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine then a QuantiFERON TB Gold test should be performed instead of the TB skin test.
11. Participants with evidence of positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb). Hepatitis B virus (HBV) immune participants (ie, hepatitis B surface antigen \[HBsAg\]-negative and hepatitis B antibody-positive) may, however, be included. Note: If a participant tests negative for HBsAg, but positive for HBcAb, the participant would be considered eligible if the absence of HBV DNA is confirmed by HBV DNA polymerase chain reaction reflex testing performed in the central laboratory.

Participants with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) (ie, positive HCV antibody \[HCVAb\] and HCV RNA). Note: Subjects who are HCVAb-positive without evidence of HCV RNA may be considered eligible (spontaneous viral clearance or previously treated and cured \[defined as no evidence of HCV RNA at least 12 weeks before baseline\]).
12. The participant has evidence of dysplasia or history of malignancy other than a successfully treated nonmetastatic cutaneous squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma or localized carcinoma in situ of the cervix.
13. Has positive stool studies for ova and/or parasites or stool culture at screening visit.
14. Has positive Clostridioides difficile (C difficile) stool test at screening visit.
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Takeda

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Phoenix Childrens Hospital -1919 E Thompson Rd

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Rady Childrens Hospital San Diego - PIN

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status

Childrens Center For Digestive Healthcare

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Advocate Children's Hospital Park Ridge

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

MNGI Digestive Health PA-Plymouth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Mayo Clinic - PIN

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Goryeb Children's Hospital

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh-120 Lytton Ave

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Texas Childrens Hospital West Campus

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Carilion Children's Tanglewood Center

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Children's Hospital at Westmead

Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status

Queensland Childrens Hospital

South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Site Status

Monash Health, Monash Medical Centre

Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne - PIN

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

UZ Antwerpen

Edegem, Antwerpen, Belgium

Site Status

Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel - PIN

Jette, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Site Status

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen(UZ)Leuven-Campus Gasthuisberg

Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium

Site Status

University of Alberta Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Site Status

British Columbia Children's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

London Health Sciences Centre

London, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University - PIN

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Henan Children's Hospital Zhengzhou Children's Hospital

Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Site Status

Children's Hospital of Fudan University

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status

The Children's Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Klinika Za Djecje Bolesti Zagreb

Zagreb, City of Zagreb, Croatia

Site Status

Children's Hospital "Agia Sofia"

Athens, Attica, Greece

Site Status

Attikon University General Hospital

Chaïdári, Attica, Greece

Site Status

Ippokratio General Hospital of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, , Greece

Site Status

Clinexpert Gyogycentrum

Budapest, , Hungary

Site Status

Semmelweis Egyetem

Budapest, , Hungary

Site Status

Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen Varmegyei Kozponti Korhaz es Egyetemi Oktatokorhaz

Miskolc, , Hungary

Site Status

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

Site Status

Hadassah Medical Center - PPDS

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

Site Status

Rambam Medical Center - PPDS

Haifa, , Israel

Site Status

Carmel Medical Center

Haifa, , Israel

Site Status

Schneider Childrens Medical Center of Israel Petah Tikvah PIN

Petah Tikva, , Israel

Site Status

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Tel Aviv, , Israel

Site Status

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II

Napoli, Campania, Italy

Site Status

Azienda USL di Bologna

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Site Status

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I - Universita di Roma La Sapienza

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Site Status

Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori - ASST di Monza A. O. San Gerardo

Monza, Monza E Brianza, Italy

Site Status

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria A Meyer - INCIPIT - PIN

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Site Status

AOU dell'Universita degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli - Piazza Luigi Miraglia, 2

Napoli, , Italy

Site Status

Kurume University Hospital

Kurume, Hukuoka, Japan

Site Status

Juntendo University Hospital

Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

Site Status

National Center for Child Health and Development

Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Site Status

Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital

Kumamoto, , Japan

Site Status

Saitama Children's Medical Center

Saitama, , Japan

Site Status

Uniwersytecki Szpital Dzieciecy

Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

WIP Warsaw IBD Point Profesor Kierkus

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

Instytut 'Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka'

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

Korczowski Bartosz, Gabinet Lekarski

Rzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

Gornoslaskie Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka Im. Sw. Jana Pawla II Spsk Nr 6 Sum W Katowicach

Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

Twoja Przychodnia SCM

Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

SPZOZ Centralny Szpital Kliniczny UM w Lodzi - ul. Pomorska 251

Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki

Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital

Daegu, Daegu Gwang'yeogsi, South Korea

Site Status

Gachon University Gil Medical Center

Seoul, Incheon Gwang'yeogsi, South Korea

Site Status

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, South Korea

Site Status

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, South Korea

Site Status

The Royal London Hospital

London, London, City of, United Kingdom

Site Status

Great Ormond Street Hospital

London, London, City of, United Kingdom

Site Status

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Site Status

Noahs Ark Childrens Hospital for Wales

Cardiff, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United States Australia Belgium Canada China Croatia Greece Hungary Israel Italy Japan Poland South Korea United Kingdom

Related Links

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https://clinicaltrials.takeda.com/study-detail/60423c99eb9d7e001f5bc623

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Other Identifiers

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2020-004300-34

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

jRCT2071210030

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2023-509018-12-00

Identifier Type: CTIS

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MLN0002-3024

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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