A Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy Study of Tulisokibart (MK-7240/PRA023) in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis (MK-7240-005)

NCT ID: NCT04996797

Last Updated: 2025-08-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

178 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-07-14

Study Completion Date

2025-07-14

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of tulisokibart in participants with moderately to severely active Ulcerative Colitis (UC). After the completion of the 12-week induction, all participants have the option to continue in the open-label extension for up to 170 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ulcerative Colitis

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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Cohort 1 Tulisokibart

Participants who are CDx+ and CDx- will receive tulisokibart administered by intravenous (IV) infusion at 1000 mg on Day 1, Week 0, and 500 mg on the first day of Weeks 2, 6, and 10. After the completion of the 12-week induction, all participants have the option to continue in the open-label extension for up to 170 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tulisokibart

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered by IV infusion

Cohort 1 Placebo

Participants who are CDx+ and CDx- will receive placebo administered by intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1, Week 0 and the first day of Weeks 2, 6, and 10. After the completion of the 12-week induction, all participants have the option to continue in the open-label extension for up to 170 weeks.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo administered by IV infusion

Cohort 2 Tulisokibart

Participants who are CDx+ will receive tulisokibart administered by intravenous (IV) infusion at 1000 mg on Day 1, Week 0 and 500 mg on the first day of Weeks 2, 6, and 10. After the completion of the 12-week induction, all participants have the option to continue in the open-label extension for up to 170 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tulisokibart

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered by IV infusion

Companion Diagnostic (CDx) Testing

Intervention Type DEVICE

PRA023 CDx Genotyping Assay

Cohort 2 Placebo

Participants who are CDx+ will receive placebo administered by intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1, Week 0 and the first day of Weeks 2, 6, and 10. After the completion of the 12-week induction, all participants have the option to continue in the open-label extension for up to 170 weeks.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Companion Diagnostic (CDx) Testing

Intervention Type DEVICE

PRA023 CDx Genotyping Assay

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo administered by IV infusion

Interventions

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Tulisokibart

Administered by IV infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

Companion Diagnostic (CDx) Testing

PRA023 CDx Genotyping Assay

Intervention Type DEVICE

Placebo

Placebo administered by IV infusion

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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MK-7240 PRA023

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Confirmed diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC)
* Has moderately to severely active UC as defined by 3-component Modified Mayo score
* Must have corticosteroid dependence or have had no response, insufficient response, loss of response, and/or intolerance to at least one of the following therapies: corticosteroid, immunosuppressants, or an approved anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF), anti-integrin, anti-interleukin 12/23 (anti-IL12/23), Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor (S1PR) modulator.

Exclusion Criteria

* Has diagnosis of Crohn's disease or indeterminate colitis
* Has current evidence of fulminant colitis, toxic megacolon, bowel perforation, total proctocoloectomy or partial colectomy
* Has current or impending need for colostomy or ileostomy
* Has had surgical bowel resection within 3 months before screening
* Has past or current evidence of definite low-grade or high-grade colonic dysplasia not completely removed
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Prometheus Biosciences, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Locations

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Mobile, Alabama, United States

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Sun City, Arizona, United States

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Glenview, Illinois, United States

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Liberty, Kansas, United States

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Chesterfield, Michigan, United States

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Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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Lubbock, Texas, United States

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Tyler, Texas, United States

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Leuven, , Belgium

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Liège, , Belgium

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Brno, , Czechia

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Afula, , Israel

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Beersheba, , Israel

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Holon, , Israel

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Petah Tikva, , Israel

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Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Rzeszów, , Poland

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Sopot, , Poland

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Torun, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Wroclaw, , Poland

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Prescot, Merseyside, United Kingdom

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London, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Belgium Canada Czechia France Georgia Hungary Israel Italy Poland United Kingdom

References

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Sands BE, Feagan BG, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Danese S, Rubin DT, Laurent O, Luo A, Nguyen DD, Lu J, Yen M, Leszczyszyn J, Kempinski R, McGovern DPB, Ma C, Ritter TE, Targan S; ARTEMIS-UC Study Group. Phase 2 Trial of Anti-TL1A Monoclonal Antibody Tulisokibart for Ulcerative Colitis. N Engl J Med. 2024 Sep 26;391(12):1119-1129. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2314076.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 39321363 (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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Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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MK-7240-005

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

PRA023

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2023-509741-12-00

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U1111-1309-6078

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2021-000091-11

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

PR200-102

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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