Phase II Trial of VDJ001 in Patients With Moderate-to-severe Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT ID: NCT05957107

Last Updated: 2025-07-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

181 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-05-26

Study Completion Date

2023-06-02

Brief Summary

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This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo and tocilizumab controlled phase II trial in RA patients to evaluate the initial efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic characteristics, and immunogenicity of VDJ001 in RA patients.

Detailed Description

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After screening, eligible subjects were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1:1 ratio to VDJ001 4 mg/kg group, VDJ001 6 mg/kg group, placebo group, and tocilizumab group to receive trial drug or control drug every 4 weeks. The treatment course was 12 weeks (D1, W4, W8 administration, followed up to W12).

Conditions

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Injection of recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody against interleukin-6 receptor 4 mg/kg

Recombinant Humanized Anti-interleukin-6 Receptor Monoclonal Antibody Injection 4 mg/kg as the low dose group.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Recombinant Humanized Anti-interleukin-6 Receptor Monoclonal Antibody Injection

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

The drug was administered once every 4 weeks.

Injection of recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody against interleukin-6 receptor6mg/kg

Recombinant Humanized Anti-interleukin-6 Receptor Monoclonal Antibody Injection 6mg/kg as the middle dose group.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Recombinant Humanized Anti-interleukin-6 Receptor Monoclonal Antibody Injection

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

The drug was administered once every 4 weeks.

placebo control

placebo control

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Recombinant Humanized Anti-interleukin-6 Receptor Monoclonal Antibody Injection

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

The drug was administered once every 4 weeks.

Tocilizumab Injection8mg/kg

Tocilizumab Injection8mg/kg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Recombinant Humanized Anti-interleukin-6 Receptor Monoclonal Antibody Injection

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

The drug was administered once every 4 weeks.

Interventions

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Recombinant Humanized Anti-interleukin-6 Receptor Monoclonal Antibody Injection

The drug was administered once every 4 weeks.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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Tocilizumab Injection placebo control

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subjects must meet all of the following criteria to be included:

1. Voluntarily sign the informed consent;
2. Age 18-75 years old (including boundary values);
3. RA was diagnosed according to the 1987 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria or the 2010 ACR and EULAR classification criteria;
4. Moderate to severe active RA was determined according to the following criteria: the number of joint swelling ≥6 (based on 66 joints) and the number of joint tenderness ≥6 (based on 68 joints), and the C-reactive protein (CRP) ≥10 mg/L or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) ≥28 mm/h;
5. Had received oral methotrexate (MTX) therapy for at least 12 weeks with a stable dose (MTX dose of 7.5-25 mg/ week) for at least 4 weeks before randomization; Subjects with a history of parenteral MTX use (subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intravenous) were eligible, but they had to have received a stable dose of MTX 7.5 to 25mg/ week orally for ≥4 weeks before randomization;
6. If subjects were taking prednisone or equivalent glucocorticoids at the time of screening, they were treated with a stable dose (prednisone dose ≤10mg/ day) for at least 4 weeks before randomization.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants who meet any of the following conditions will not be included in the study:

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1. Weight \>100 kg or \<40 kg.
2. Patients with ACR function grade IV or long-term bedridden/wheelchair-bound.
3. Persons with allergies or known allergies to any of the ingredients and/or other similar products under study.
4. The investigator determined that the subject had undergone or planned surgery that might affect the study evaluation of the evaluated joint.
5. Patients with rheumatic immune diseases other than rheumatoid arthritis, uncontrolled immune system diseases requiring oral corticosteroid treatment, were considered by the investigators to influence trial evaluators.
6. Primary or secondary immunodeficiency (previous or current active).
7. Previous or current cancer.
8. A history of any lymphoproliferative disease, such as EBV-associated lymphoproliferative disease, lymphoma, leukemia, myeloproliferative disease, multiple myeloma, or signs and symptoms suggestive of current lymphoproliferative disease.
9. The presence of serious, poorly controlled concomitant diseases, such as (but not limited to) neurological, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, and endocrine diseases, which in the judgment of the investigator may prevent the subjects from participating in the study.
10. Have any congenital or acquired neurological disease, vascular disease, or systemic disease, especially joint pain and swelling (e.g., Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, diabetic neuropathy) that may affect the evaluation of the effectiveness of this study.
11. The following infections are known: Recurrent active bacteria, viruses, fungi, mycobacteria infection or other (including but not limited to, and atypical mycobacteria tuberculosis disease, chest X-ray examination showed granulomatous disease, hepatitis c virus (HCV) infection, HIV infection, herpes zoster, but does not include the nail bed fungus infection), or 6 months before the filter has a history of chronic infection, Or any major episode of infection requiring hospitalization or intravenous antibiotic treatment within 4 weeks prior to screening or oral antibiotic treatment within 2 weeks prior to screening, or a history of tuberculosis; For those who screened positive for TB, enrollment was determined by the investigator after prophylactic treatment.
12. Subjects who received live/attenuated/inactivated COVID-19 vaccine within 4 weeks prior to the screening visit or were known to receive live/attenuated/inactivated COVID-19 vaccine during the 12-week treatment observation period.
13. Patients who had used lymphocyte depletion agents/therapies, alkylating agents, total lymphoid irradiation, or other therapies before screening or planned to use them during the study.
14. Previous treatment with IL-6 and IL-6R inhibitors.
15. Use biological DMARDs at the following times:

A) Anapheresis, etanercept: within 28 days before administration;

B) Adalimumab, infliximab: within 56 days before administration;

C) Golimumab and cetuzumab: within 70 days before administration;

D) Abacept: within 84 days before administration;

E) Denoxemide: within 150 days before administration;

F) Rituximab: within 180 days before administration.
16. Abiotic DMARDs other than MTX were administered within 28 days prior to dosing (subjects without chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, leflunomide within 56 days prior to dosing, or no more than 28 days after standard koleenamine treatment or active carbon washout were not eligible).
17. Had received intra-articular or extra-intestinal corticosteroid therapy within 28 days prior to dosing.
18. Who had been immunized with genofin, gold thiodextrose (gold for injection), gold thiomalate (gold for injection), or oral polio vaccine within 56 days prior to administration.
19. Patients who received intravenous immunoglobulin, plasma exchange or Prosorba column within 24 weeks before screening.
20. Participated in clinical studies of other drugs within 1 month prior to screening or within 5 half-lives of other experimental drugs, whichever is longer.
21. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, or if hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positive, HBV DNA test is added and HBV DNA\> the lower limit of detection.
22. The laboratory test value (retest is allowed, and the last test result shall prevail) meets any of the following conditions:

• Serum creatinine: female subjects had serum creatinine \>1.4 mg per deciliter (124 μmol per liter); Serum creatinine \> 1.6 mg/dL (141 μmol/L) in male subjects;

ALT or AST\> 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN);
* Platelet count \<80×109/ L;
* the WBC \< 3.5 x 109 / L;
* Total bilirubin \> 1.5 times ULN.
23. Female subjects who had a positive pregnancy test during pregnancy, or breastfeeding, or screening, or who were unable to use effective contraception from the screening period until 6 months after completion or termination of the trial (including male subjects and their female spouses).
24. Other ineligible subjects were judged by the investigator.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Beijing VDJBio Co., LTD.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Zhan-guo Li

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Peking University People's Hospital

Locations

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Peking University People's Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Baoji Central Hospital

Baoji, , China

Site Status

Beijing Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College

Bengbu, , China

Site Status

Chenzhou First People's Hospital

Chenzhou, , China

Site Status

Pingxiang People's Hospital

Jiangxi, , China

Site Status

Jilin Province People's Hospital

Jilin, , China

Site Status

Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College

Nanchong, , China

Site Status

Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School

Nanjing, , China

Site Status

Puyang Oilfield General Hospital

Pujiang, , China

Site Status

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

Shandong, , China

Site Status

Peking University Shenzhen Hospital

Shenzhen, , China

Site Status

People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Xinjiang, , China

Site Status

Zaozhuang Municipal Hospital

Zaozhuang, , China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

Zhengzhou, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Other Identifiers

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VDJ001-RA-II

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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