Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy Study of Tulisokibart (MK-7240/PRA023) in Subjects With Systemic Sclerosis Associated With Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD) (MK-7240-007)

NCT ID: NCT05270668

Last Updated: 2025-10-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

154 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-03-29

Study Completion Date

2029-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of tulisokibart in participants with SSc-ILD.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease

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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Tulisokibart

Tulisokibart IV administered by IV infusion

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tulisokibart

Intervention Type DRUG

Tulisokibart administered at timepoints as directed by the protocol

Companion diagnostic ( CDx)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

CDx+ or CDx-

Placebo

Placebo administered by IV infusion

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Companion diagnostic ( CDx)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

CDx+ or CDx-

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Interventions

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Tulisokibart

Tulisokibart administered at timepoints as directed by the protocol

Intervention Type DRUG

Companion diagnostic ( CDx)

CDx+ or CDx-

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Placebo

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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PRA023 MK-7240

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Has confirmed diagnosis of systemic sclerosis with onset of disease ≤ 5 years ago.
* Has diffuse cutaneous scleroderma
* Has systemic sclerosis related interstitial lung disease confirmed by HRCT
* FVC ≥ 45% of predicted normal
* Diffusing capacity of lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO)≥ 45% of predicted normal
* If on background therapy, meets stable dosing requirements for nintedanib, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), methotrexate (MTX) OR azathioprine, and corticosteroids
* Women of childbearing potential are eligible to participate if not pregnant or breastfeeding and either willing to use an acceptable contraceptive method or sexually abstinent
* Able to provide written informed consent and understand and comply with the requirements of the study

Exclusion Criteria

* Has an airway obstruction per pulmonary function test (PFT) or clinically significant pulmonary arterial hypertension
* Has current clinical diagnosis of another inflammatory connective tissue disease
* Has any active infections, a serious infection within the past 3 months, or chronic bacterial infection
* Is a current smoker or smoking within 6 months of screening
* Has any concomitant medical conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, might place them in unacceptable risk for participation in the study
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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Prometheus Biosciences

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

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Locations

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Mayo Clinic - Scottsdale ( Site 4014)

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Pacific Arthritis Care Center ( Site 4008)

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Cedars Sinai Medical Center ( Site 4010)

Los Angeles, California, United States

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UCLA School of Medicine ( Site 4006)

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Stanford Health Care ( Site 4009)

Palo Alto, California, United States

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National Jewish Health Medical Center ( Site 4015)

Denver, Colorado, United States

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Yale University ( Site 4017)

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital ( Site 4005)

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

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Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center [Baltimore, MD] ( Site 4018)

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital ( Site 4003)

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Boston University School of Medicine ( Site 4021)

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Michigan Hospital ( Site 4001)

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ( Site 4013)

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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Hospital For Special Surgery ( Site 4020)

New York, New York, United States

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Cleveland Clinic Foundation ( Site 4019)

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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University of Toledo Medical Center ( Site 4002)

Toledo, Ohio, United States

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ( Site 4016)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina - PPDS ( Site 4004)

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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UT Physicians Rheumatology ( Site 4007)

Houston, Texas, United States

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Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin ( Site 4012)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Consultorios Médicos Dr. Doreski ( Site 4800)

CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Clínica Privada Independencia ( Site 4802)

Munro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Centro de Investigación Instituto Médico Río Cuarto ( Site 4801)

Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province, Argentina

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Instituto Medico de la Fundacion Estudios Clinicos ( Site 4803)

Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

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Royal Adelaide Hospital ( Site 4050)

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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St Vincents Hospital Melbourne ( Site 4051)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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UZ Gent ( Site 4401)

Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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UZ Leuven ( Site 4402)

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

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CHU de Liege ( Site 4400)

Liège, Wallonne, Region, Belgium

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University Of Alberta Hospital ( Site 4702)

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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St. Joseph's Health Care London ( Site 4701)

London, Ontario, Canada

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Mount Sinai Hospital [Toronto, Canada] ( Site 4700)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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BIOCINETIC Ltda ( Site 4854)

Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile

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Centro de Investigacion Clinica UC CICUC ( Site 4855)

Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile

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Centro Internacional de Estudios Clinicos CIEC ( Site 4851)

Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile

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Clinica Dermacross ( Site 4853)

Vitacura, Region M. de Santiago, Chile

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Centro de especialidades médicas Vanguardia ( Site 4850)

Temuco, Región de la Araucanía, Chile

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ONCOCENTRO APYS ( Site 4852)

Viña del Mar, Región de Valparaíso, Chile

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CHU de Bordeaux. Hopital Pellegrin ( Site 4202)

Bordeaux, Nord, France

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Hôpital Claude Huriez ( Site 4200)

Lille, Nord, France

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Hopital Cochin ( Site 4203)

Paris, , France

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Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg ( Site 4152)

Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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Kerckhoff-Klinik-Forschungs-GmbH ( Site 4153)

Bad Nauheim, Hesse, Germany

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Rheumazentrum am Krankenhaus Bad Doberan ( Site 4150)

Hohenfelde B Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Koeln ( Site 4151)

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Pecsi Tudomanyegyetem AOK ( Site 4250)

Pécs, Baranya, Hungary

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Budai Irgalmasrendi Korhaz ( Site 4252)

Budapest, , Hungary

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Del-pesti Centrumkorhaz Orszagos Hematologiai es Infektologiai Intezet ( Site 4253)

Budapest, , Hungary

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Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Kozpont ( Site 4251)

Debrecen, , Hungary

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Rambam Medical Center ( Site 4601)

Haifa, , Israel

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Meir Medical Center. ( Site 4604)

Kfar Saba, , Israel

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Galilee Medical Center ( Site 4602)

Nahariya, , Israel

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Rabin Medical Center ( Site 4603)

Petach Tikvah, , Israel

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Sheba Medical Center ( Site 4605)

Ramat Gan, , Israel

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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center ( Site 4606)

Tel Aviv, , Israel

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A.O.U. Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino ( Site 4304)

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi ( Site 4301)

Florence, , Italy

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Ospedale Policlinico San Martino ( Site 4305)

Genova, , Italy

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IRCCS Osp. Maggiore Policlinico ( Site 4306)

Milan, , Italy

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Ospedale San Raffaele di Milano ( Site 4307)

Milan, , Italy

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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo ( Site 4303)

Pavia, , Italy

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Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova ( Site 4300)

Reggio Emilia, , Italy

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Azienda Policlinico Umberto I ( Site 4302)

Roma, , Italy

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PanAmerican Clinical Research - Guadalajara ( Site 4900)

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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Centro de Investigación y Tratamiento Reumatológico S.C ( Site 4902)

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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Radboud University Medical Center ( Site 4650)

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Oslo Universitetssykehus HF. Rikshospitalet ( Site 4350)

Oslo, , Norway

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Instituto de Ginecologia y Reproduccion ( Site 4952)

Lima, , Peru

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Twoja Przychodnia Poznanskie Centrum Medyczne ( Site 4452)

Poznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji im.Prof. El. Reicher-ul.Spartanska 1 ( Site

Warszawa, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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Szpital Uniwersytecki nr 2 im. dr Jana Biziela w Bydgoszczy ( Site 4454)

Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

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Centrum Medyczne Oporow ( Site 4455)

Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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Centrum Medyczne Reuma Park NZOZ ( Site 4450)

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Bialymstoku - Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie 24A ( Site 4451)

Bialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

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Szpital Specjalistyczny nr 1 w Bytomiu ( Site 4453)

Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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HOSPITAL CLÍNIC DE BARCELONA ( Site 4105)

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre ( Site 4106)

Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de, Spain

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Hospital Central de Asturias ( Site 4109)

Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain

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Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron - PPDS ( Site 4107)

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau ( Site 4102)

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal ( Site 4101)

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga ( Site 4104)

Málaga, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset ( Site 4103)

Valencia, , Spain

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Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa ( Site 4100)

Zaragoza, , Spain

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Inselspital Bern ( Site 4502)

Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

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Kantonsspital St. Gallen ( Site 4501)

Sankt Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland

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Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve HUG ( Site 4503)

Geneva, , Switzerland

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Universitaetsspital Zuerich ( Site 4500)

Zurich, , Switzerland

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Kyiv City Clinical Hospital # 3 ( Site 4754)

Kyiv, Kyivska Oblast, Ukraine

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ME "Ternopil Regional Clinical Hospital of Ternopil Regional Council" ( Site 4750)

Ternopil, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine

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Vinnytsia Nat Med University n.a.M.Pyrogov,City Clinical Hospital #1 ( Site 4751)

Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine

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Medical Center OK!Clinic+LLC International Institute of Clinical Research ( Site 4753)

Kyiv, , Ukraine

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Institute of Rheumatology LLC ( Site 4752)

Kyiv, , Ukraine

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Royal Free Hospital ( Site 4550)

London, London, City of, United Kingdom

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Chapel Allerton Hospital ( Site 4551)

Leeds, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Argentina Australia Belgium Canada Chile France Germany Hungary Israel Italy Mexico Netherlands Norway Peru Poland Spain Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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PR200-104

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MK-7240-007

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2023-509743-27-00

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U1111-1309-6150

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2021-005206-10

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

7240-007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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