Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Ianalumab on Top of Standard-of-care Therapy in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SIRIUS-SLE 2)

NCT ID: NCT05624749

Last Updated: 2025-12-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

280 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-21

Study Completion Date

2029-04-20

Brief Summary

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The trial will evaluate efficacy, safety and tolerability of ianalumab compared to placebo, given as monthly subcutaneous (s.c.) injection on top of standard-of-care (SoC) treatment in participants with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Detailed Description

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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter phase 3 study to evaluate efficacy, safety and tolerability of ianalumab on top of standard-of-care therapy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SIRIUS-SLE 2)

Conditions

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Keywords

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, SLE, B cell depletion, SLEDAI-2K, BILAG-2004, SRI, ANA

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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ianalumab s.c. monthly

ianalumab s.c. monthly

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ianalumab

Intervention Type DRUG

ianalumab s.c. monthly

placebo s.c. monthly

placebo s.c. monthly

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo s.c. monthly

Interventions

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ianalumab

ianalumab s.c. monthly

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

placebo s.c. monthly

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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VAY736

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female participants aged 12 years or older at the time of screening, or limited to 18 years or older in European Economic Area countries and other countries where inclusion of participants below 18 years is not allowed.
* Diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus meeting the 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) SLE classification criteria at least 6 months prior to screening.
* Elevated serum titers at screening of anti-nuclear antibodies ≥ 1:80 as determined by a central laboratory with a SLE-typical fluorescence pattern.
* Currently receiving CS and/or anti-malarial treatment and/or another disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) as specified in the protocol.
* SLEDAI-2K criteria at screening: SLEDAI-2K score ≥ 6 points, excluding points attributed to "fever", "lupus headache", "alopecia", and "organic brain syndrome"
* BILAG-2004 disease activity level at screening of at least 1 of the following:

* BILAG-2004 level 'A' disease in ≥ 1 organ system, Or
* BILAG-2004 level 'B' disease in ≥ 2 organ systems
* Weigh at least 35 kg at screening

* Active viral, bacterial or other infections requiring intravenous or intramuscular treatment for clinically significant infection
* Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV)
* Evidence of active tuberculosis infection
* History of primary or secondary immunodeficiency, including a positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test result at screening
* Any one of the following abnormal laboratory values prior to randomization:

* Platelets \< 25000/ mm\^3 (\< 25 x 10\^3/ μL)
* Hemoglobin (Hgb) \< 8.0 g/dL (\< 5 mmol/L), or \< 7.0 g/dL (\< 4.3 mmol/L) if related to participant's SLE such as in active hemolytic anaemia
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) (\< 0.8 x 10\^3/ μL)
* Severe organ dysfunction or life-threatening disease at screening
* Presence of severe lupus kidney disease as defined by proteinuria above 2 g/day or equivalent using spot urine protein creatinine ratio, or serum creatinine greater than 2.0 mg/dL (176.84 µmol/L), or requiring immune-suppressive induction or maintenance treatment at screening
* Receipt of live/attenuated vaccine within a 4-week period before first dosing
* Any uncontrolled, co-existing serious disease, which in the opinion of the investigator will place the participant at risk for participation or interfere with evaluation for SLE-related symptoms
* Non-lupus conditions such as asthma, gout or urticaria, requiring intermittent or chronic treatment with systemic CS
* History of malignancy of any organ system other than localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ cervical cancer
* Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women.
* Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP), defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception while on study treatment and for 6 months after stopping of investigational drug.
* Any surgical, medical, psychiatric or additional physical condition that may jeopardize participation in this study

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior treatment with ianalumab
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Pinnacle Research Group LLC

Anniston, Alabama, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Calif Irvine Med Cntr

Irvine, California, United States

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Advanced Medical Research

La Palma, California, United States

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University of California LA

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Homestead Assoc In Research Inc

Homestead, Florida, United States

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IRIS Research and Development

Plantation, Florida, United States

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Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Willow Rheumatology Wellness

Willowbrook, Illinois, United States

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Bluegrass Community Research Inc

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Site Status COMPLETED

Accurate Clinical Research

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

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UMC New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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University Of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Ahmed Arif Medical Research Center

Grand Blanc, Michigan, United States

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Washington Univ School Of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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West Tennessee Research Institute

Jackson, Tennessee, United States

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Novel Research LLC

Bellaire, Texas, United States

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La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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San Miguel, Tucumán Province, Argentina

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Caba, , Argentina

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Caba, , Argentina

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San Miguel de Tucumán, , Argentina

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Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia

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Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia

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St Leonards, , Australia

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Concepción, Bio Bio, Chile

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Valdivia, Los Ríos Region, Chile

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Santiago, RM, Chile

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Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

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Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

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Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

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Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

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Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia

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Bucaramanga, Santander Department, Colombia

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Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

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Bogotá, , Colombia

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Angers, , France

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Clermont-Ferrand, , France

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Grenoble, , France

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Lyon, , France

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Tours, , France

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Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

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Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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Kozhikode, Kerala, India

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Kolhāpur, Maharashtra, India

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Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

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Nashik, Maharashtra, India

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Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Pune, Maharashtra, India

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New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

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Secunderabad, Telangana, India

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Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

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New Delhi, , India

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Puducherry, , India

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Visakhapatnam, , India

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Ancona, AN, Italy

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Caserta, CE, Italy

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Cona, FE, Italy

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Milan, MI, Italy

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Padua, PD, Italy

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Pisa, PI, Italy

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Roma, RM, Italy

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Torino, TO, Italy

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Napoli, , Italy

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Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

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Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

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Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

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Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

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Kuala Lumpur, , Malaysia

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Selangor Darul Ehsan, , Malaysia

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León, Guanajuato, Mexico

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Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

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Afumaţi, Ilfov, Romania

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Brasov, , Romania

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Bucharest, , Romania

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Gwangju Gwangyeoksi, Gwangju, South Korea

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Daejeon, Korea, South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan

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Taichung, , Taiwan

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Taipei, , Taiwan

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Taoyuan District, , Taiwan

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Doncaster, , United Kingdom

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Leicester, , United Kingdom

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London, , United Kingdom

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London, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Argentina Australia Chile Colombia France Germany India Italy Malaysia Mexico Romania South Korea Taiwan United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 1-888-669-6682

Email: [email protected]

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +41613241111

Facility Contacts

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Ruby Fields

Role: primary

Ahmad Walid Roshan

Role: primary

Ray Beshai

Role: primary

Aima Ohiwerei

Role: primary

Mario Hernandez

Role: primary

Jhon Galindo

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Toby Amoss

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Lubna Ali

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Jacob Seep

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Cathryn Leggio

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Vinh Nguyen

Role: primary

Iman Abdelrahman

Role: primary

Rebecca Sweeney

Role: primary

Stacey Carmody

Role: primary

Rachel Williams

Role: primary

Hassan Khan

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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CVAY736F12302

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

2022-002690-29

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2023-508499-12-00

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id