Ofatumumab in Portuguese Multiple Sclerosis Patients - an Observational Study

NCT ID: NCT05809986

Last Updated: 2025-01-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

174 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-27

Study Completion Date

2026-09-15

Brief Summary

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This non-interventional study will compare the effect of Ofatumumab treatment between patients that began Ofatumumab within the 3 years after Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis and patients that began Ofatumumab with more than 3 years of Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis in a real-world setting in Portugal.

Detailed Description

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This is a 2 cohort, multi-center, observational study carried out in Portugal that aims to describe the effectiveness of Ofatumumab in a setting of routine medical care. Primary data will be collected from Multiple Sclerosis patients who initiate Ofatumumab early and later in their disease (cohorts 1 and 2, respectively).

Data will be collected during 3 visits distributed over a maximum period of 24 months. Exceptionally, if the patient shows Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) worsening in visit 2 or 3 (12 and 24 months after Ofatumumab initiation, respectively), there will be an additional visit 6±1 months after visit 2 or 3 for EDSS confirmation.

The study includes patients that have initiated Ofatumumab up to 12 months prior inclusion in the study OR Patients that are initiating Ofatumumab at the moment of study inclusion.

Patients in both cohorts will have to be treated with Ofatumumab for at least two years to compare No Evidence of Disease Activity (NEDA)-3 at 12 to 24 months, respectively.

Conditions

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Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Cohort 1: Early treatment arm

All patients who initiated Ofatumumab within 3 years after MS diagnosis (can be treatment-naive or switch).

Ofatumumab

Intervention Type OTHER

There is no treatment allocation. Ofatumumab will be prescribed by the physician as per locally approved label. No drug will be dispensed from Novartis

Cohort 2: Late treatment arm

All patients who initiated Ofatumumab with more than 3 years of MS diagnosis.

Ofatumumab

Intervention Type OTHER

There is no treatment allocation. Ofatumumab will be prescribed by the physician as per locally approved label. No drug will be dispensed from Novartis

Interventions

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Ofatumumab

There is no treatment allocation. Ofatumumab will be prescribed by the physician as per locally approved label. No drug will be dispensed from Novartis

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Kesimpta

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged 18 years or older
* Written informed consent obtained before participating in the study.
* Patient is willing and able to complete the assessments, including PRO questionnaires, as outlined in this study.
* Diagnosis of RMS per McDonald Criteria (2017) occurred prior to initiation of Ofatumumab.
* Treatment with Ofatumumab is in accordance with the Portuguese indication of Kesimpta® (i.e., treatment of adult patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) with active disease defined by clinical or imaging features).
* Patients that have initiated Ofatumumab up to 12 M prior inclusion in the study OR Patients that are initiating Ofatumumab at the moment of study inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria

* Use of investigational drugs during the study, OR between Ofatumumab initiation and inclusion into the study, OR within 5 half-lives of investigational drug before Ofatumumab initiation, OR until the expected pharmacodynamic effect has returned to baseline, whichever is longer.
* Use of high efficacy therapy (including Ocrelizumab, Natalizumab, Mitoxantrone, Rituximab and Alemtuzumab) in both cohorts prior to the initiation of Ofatumumab.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 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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Novartis Investigative Site

Amadora, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Novartis Investigative Site

Guimarães, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Novartis Investigative Site

Leiria, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Novartis Investigative Site

Lisbon, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Novartis Investigative Site

Lisbon, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Novartis Investigative Site

Lisbon, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Novartis Investigative Site

Matosinhos Municipality, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Novartis Investigative Site

Ponte de Lima, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Novartis Investigative Site

Porto, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Novartis Investigative Site

Setúbal, , Portugal

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Portugal

Central Contacts

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: CONTACT

+41613241111

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: CONTACT

Other Identifiers

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COMB157GPT04

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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