Study of the Efficacy of Nintedanib+Tocilizumab in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis and Interstitial Lung Disease

NCT ID: NCT06297096

Last Updated: 2024-11-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

86 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-01-01

Study Completion Date

2028-03-30

Brief Summary

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The study includes adult patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) with interstitial lung disease (ILD) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nintedanib plus tocilizumab combination therapy compared to standard therapy (methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil) for 56 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Full title of the trial:

A multicentre clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the combination of nintedanib and tocilizumab compared to standard treatment in patients with systemic sclerosis and interstitial lung disease. Analysis with theranostic approach and assessment of cytokine activity, markers of inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis using computed tomography, positron emission tomography, and metabolome and transcriptome studies in selected patients. NINTOC-TU study.

Conditions

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Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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combined therapy Nintedanib + Tocilizumab with or without standard treatment + extended diagnostics

tocilizumab pre-filled syringe 162 mg subcutaneously once a week nintedanib tablets 150 mg twice a day or 2 x 100 mg a day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tocilizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Tocilizumab 162 mg s.c./week

Nintedanib

Intervention Type DRUG

Nintedanib - established doses of nintedanib for adults in the treatment of ILD, also SSc-ILD: 2 x 150 mg daily, in the event of e.g. increased liver enzyme levels, poorer treatment tolerance (e.g. diarrhea), the dose can be reduced to 2 x 100 mg

Standard therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

mycophenolate mofetil stable dose from 1000 - 3000 mg daily tablet 500 mg or 250 mg regardless of the preparation (Mycofit, CellCept, Mycophenolate mofetil, Myfenax) or methotrexate 10-25 mg/week orally or subcutaneously as above, regardless of the preparation

standard treatment (reference group) + extended diagnostics

mycophenolate mofetil stable dose from 1000 - 3000 mg daily tablet 500 mg or 250 mg regardless of the preparation (Mycofit, CellCept, Mycophenolate mofetil, Myfenax) or methotrexate 10-25 mg/week orally or subcutaneously as above, regardless of the preparation

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

mycophenolate mofetil stable dose from 1000 - 3000 mg daily tablet 500 mg or 250 mg regardless of the preparation (Mycofit, CellCept, Mycophenolate mofetil, Myfenax) or methotrexate 10-25 mg/week orally or subcutaneously as above, regardless of the preparation

Interventions

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Tocilizumab

Tocilizumab 162 mg s.c./week

Intervention Type DRUG

Nintedanib

Nintedanib - established doses of nintedanib for adults in the treatment of ILD, also SSc-ILD: 2 x 150 mg daily, in the event of e.g. increased liver enzyme levels, poorer treatment tolerance (e.g. diarrhea), the dose can be reduced to 2 x 100 mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard therapy

mycophenolate mofetil stable dose from 1000 - 3000 mg daily tablet 500 mg or 250 mg regardless of the preparation (Mycofit, CellCept, Mycophenolate mofetil, Myfenax) or methotrexate 10-25 mg/week orally or subcutaneously as above, regardless of the preparation

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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mycophenolate mofetil methotrexate

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Men or women aged 18-74 at the date of signing the informed consent.
2. Written informed consent in accordance with the International Harmonization Guidelines Harmonized Tripartite: Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) and local regulations signed before any study procedure.
3. Documented diagnosis of systemic sclerosis according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (former name - European League Against Rheumatism) - EULAR, meeting the criteria of active disease \[patients with limited and diffused SSc)\] and with an overall disease duration of less than or equal to (≤ 72 months).
4. Patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) confirmed by HRCT (min. 10% lung involvement).
5. Evaluation of skin induration with the modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) from 10 to 45 units inclusive.
6. Patients treated with conventional drugs such as mycophenolate mofetil, methotrexate; should be on stable doses for ≥ 8 weeks before and including the screening visit (W0).
7. Patients may be treated with standard therapy, but no new therapy or withdrawal of therapy within 8 weeks before the first screening visit (W0).
8. Patients taking oral glucocorticosteroids (GCS) should be on a stable dose of ≤ 10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent for at least 8 weeks before the baseline visit.
9. Patients of childbearing potential should agree to abstain from sexual activity or use a highly effective method of contraception throughout the study and for at least 3 months after the last dose of medicinal products.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients not fully capable of giving informed consent.
2. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
3. Major surgery within 8 weeks before screening (W0A).
4. Rheumatic disease other than systemic sclerosis (systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, mixed connective tissue disease). Diagnosis of secondary Sjögren's syndrome is acceptable.
5. Active diverticulitis and severe enteritis.
6. Untreated lipid disorders (Initiation of treatment and modification of the lipid profile enable re-screening for examination after 8 weeks from the start of hypolipidemic treatment).
7. Immunization with a live or attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before scheduled treatment.
8. Known hypersensitivity to human, humanized or murine monoclonal antibodies and hypersensitivity to peanut, soya.
9. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels greater than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN). If normalized, the patient may be considered for re-screening.
10. Bilirubin \>1.5 x ULN.
11. Creatinine clearance \<30 ml/min.
12. Significant pulmonary hypertension (PH).
13. Airway obstruction (forced expiratory volume before bronchodilation in 1 second (FEV1)/FVC \<0.7) and other clinically significant pulmonary abnormalities.
14. Cardiovascular diseases with heart failure NYHA III/IV.
15. More than 4 digital ulcers or a history of severe digital necrosis requiring hospitalization or severe other digital ulcers.
16. Bleeding risk (such as bleeding tendency, fibrinolysis, full dose of anticoagulants, high dose of antiplatelet therapy, history of central nervous system (CNS) bleeding events in the last year. (INR) \>2, prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin (PTT) \> 1.5 x ULN) and history of a thrombotic event within the last year, history of thrombosis still requiring full therapeutic anticoagulant therapy, fibrinolysis or high-dose antiplatelet therapy \> 150 mg ASA per day.
17. History of stroke, or myocardial infarction within 6 months before screening.
18. Prior treatment with pirfenidone or nintedanib if a minimum of 6 months had not been completed before enrolling the patient in the NINTOC-TU study.
19. Plasmapheresis and/or plasma exchange within the last 12 weeks before screening and use of immunoglobulins within the last 12 weeks and treatment with tocilizumab, treatments targeting B cell depletion, biologics (e.g. tumor necrosis factor antagonists), tyrosine kinase inhibitors, current treatment with alkylating agents (chlorambucil), autologous bone marrow transplantation, thalidomide, antithymocyte globulin, extracorporeal photopheresis.
20. Treatment with prednisone \>10 mg/day, azathioprine, hydroxychloroquine, colchicine, D-penicillamine, sulfasalazine if within 8 weeks before W0. Cyclophosphamide within \< 8 weeks of randomization visit (W 1). Rituximab within 6 months of visit (randomization W1).
21. Unstable (fluctuating) background therapy with mycophenolate mofetil or methotrexate in the last 8 weeks.
22. Patients with chronic liver disease (Child-Pugh A, B, C hepatic impairment).
23. Active or significant history of infection, including treatment with intravenous antibiotics within the last 4 weeks or oral antibiotics within 2 weeks before screening. Including active confirmed tuberculosis or latent tuberculosis without chemoprophylaxis following applicable local recommendations. Active infection with HBV, HCV, Herpes-Zoster virus in the last 12 months. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.
24. A positive result of the SARS-CoV-2 PCR test during the "0" visit is an exclusion criterion, while a history of infection more than 4 weeks before the screening tests and confirmed by a negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR test is not an exclusion criterion.
25. Active or history of malignancy, except for excised/cured local basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or cervical carcinoma in situ.
26. Active or past drug or alcohol abuse.
27. The inability to understand and comply with the requirements of the protocol (lack of compliance) excludes from participation in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

74 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medical Research Agency, Poland

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Poland

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Maria Maślińska, PhD, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Institute of Geriatrics,Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Locations

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Centrum Wsparcia Badań Klinicznych

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

Countries

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Poland

Central Contacts

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Maria Maślińska, PhD, MD

Role: CONTACT

226880632 ext. +48

Facility Contacts

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Justyna Kwiatkowska-Golańska

Role: primary

22 6880632 ext. +48

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Inoue Y, Suda T, Kitamura H, Okamoto M, Azuma A, Inase N, Kuwana M, Makino S, Nishioka Y, Ogura T, Takizawa A, Ugai H, Stowasser S, Schlenker-Herceg R, Takeuchi T. Efficacy and safety of nintedanib in Japanese patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases: Subgroup analysis of the randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 INBUILD trial. Respir Med. 2021 Oct;187:106574. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106574. Epub 2021 Aug 12.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Cottin V, Richeldi L, Rosas I, Otaola M, Song JW, Tomassetti S, Wijsenbeek M, Schmitz M, Coeck C, Stowasser S, Schlenker-Herceg R, Kolb M; INBUILD Trial Investigators. Nintedanib and immunomodulatory therapies in progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases. Respir Res. 2021 Mar 16;22(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s12931-021-01668-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Shima Y, Kawaguchi Y, Kuwana M. Add-on tocilizumab versus conventional treatment for systemic sclerosis, and cytokine analysis to identify an endotype to tocilizumab therapy. Mod Rheumatol. 2019 Jan;29(1):134-139. doi: 10.1080/14397595.2018.1452178. Epub 2018 Apr 9.

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Denton CP, De Lorenzis E, Roblin E, Goldman N, Alcacer-Pitarch B, Blamont E, Buch M, Carulli M, Cotton C, Del Galdo F, Derrett-Smith E, Douglas K, Farrington S, Fligelstone K, Gompels L, Griffiths B, Herrick A, Hughes M, Pain C, Pantano G, Pauling J, Prabu A, O'Donoghue N, Renzoni E, Royle J, Samaranayaka M, Spierings J, Tynan A, Warburton L, Ong V. Management of systemic sclerosis: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope. Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2023 Mar 14;7(1):rkad022. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkad022. eCollection 2023.

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Kowal-Bielecka O, Fransen J, Avouac J, Becker M, Kulak A, Allanore Y, Distler O, Clements P, Cutolo M, Czirjak L, Damjanov N, Del Galdo F, Denton CP, Distler JHW, Foeldvari I, Figelstone K, Frerix M, Furst DE, Guiducci S, Hunzelmann N, Khanna D, Matucci-Cerinic M, Herrick AL, van den Hoogen F, van Laar JM, Riemekasten G, Silver R, Smith V, Sulli A, Tarner I, Tyndall A, Welling J, Wigley F, Valentini G, Walker UA, Zulian F, Muller-Ladner U; EUSTAR Coauthors. Update of EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Aug;76(8):1327-1339. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209909. Epub 2016 Nov 9.

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Khanna D, Lescoat A, Roofeh D, Bernstein EJ, Kazerooni EA, Roth MD, Martinez F, Flaherty KR, Denton CP. Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: How to Incorporate Two Food and Drug Administration-Approved Therapies in Clinical Practice. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2022 Jan;74(1):13-27. doi: 10.1002/art.41933. Epub 2021 Nov 10.

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Flaherty KR, Brown KK, Wells AU, Clerisme-Beaty E, Collard HR, Cottin V, Devaraj A, Inoue Y, Le Maulf F, Richeldi L, Schmidt H, Walsh S, Mezzanotte W, Schlenker-Herceg R. Design of the PF-ILD trial: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase III trial of nintedanib in patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2017 Sep 17;4(1):e000212. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000212. eCollection 2017.

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Other Identifiers

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NIGRIR_004NINTOC-TU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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