A Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Etrolizumab to Infliximab in Participants With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis Who Are Naïve to Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Inhibitors

Phase 3

Completed

Conditions: Ulcerative Colitis

Interventions: Drug: Etrolizumab
Drug: Infliximab
Other: Placebo (IV)
Other: Placebo (Injection)

Registration Number: NCT02136069

Lead Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche

Brief Summary: This is a multicenter, Phase III, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of etrolizumab compared with infliximab in treating participants with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) who are naive to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either etrolizumab 105 milligrams (mg) by subcutaneous (SC) injection once every 4 weeks (Q4W) + placebo (intravenous \[IV\] infusion at Weeks 0, 2, and 6, then once every 8 weeks \[Q8W\]) or infliximab 5 milligrams/kilogram (mg/kg) IV at Weeks 0, 2, and 6, then Q8W) + placebo (SC Q4W). Time on treatment is 54 weeks.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 397

Inclusion Criteria

Moderately to severely active UC as determined by the Mayo Clinic Score assessment (MCS)
Naive to treatment with any anti-TNF inhibitor therapy (including TNF inhibitor biosimilars)
An inadequate response to or intolerance of prior corticosteroid and/or immunosuppressant treatment
Background regimen for UC may include oral 5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA), oral corticosteroids, budenoside multi-matrix system (MMX), probiotics, azathioprine (AZA), 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP), or methotrexate (MTX) if doses have been stable during the screening period
Use of highly effective contraception during and at least 24 weeks after the last dose of study drug

Exclusion Criteria

A history of or current conditions and diseases affecting the digestive tract, such as indeterminate colitis, suspicion of ischemic, radiation or microscopic colitis, Crohn's disease, fistulas or abdominal abscesses, colonic mucosal dysplasia, intestinal obstruction, toxic megacolon, or unremoved adenomatous colonic polyps
Prior or planned surgery for UC
Past or present ileostomy or colostomy
Have received non-permitted inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) therapies (including natalizumab, vedolizumab, efalizumab, and tofactinib)
History of moderate or severe allergic or anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reactions to chimeric, human, or humanized antibodies; fusion proteins, or murine proteins; hypersensitivity to etrolizumab or any of its excipients
Chronic hepatitis B or C infection, Human deficiency virus (HIV) or tuberculosis (active or latent)

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Etrolizumab + Placebo (IV)	Etrolizumab	Participants will receive ertolizumab (SC) Q4W until Week 52 along with placebo matched to infliximab as IV infusion until Week 46.
Etrolizumab + Placebo (IV)	Placebo (IV)	Participants will receive ertolizumab (SC) Q4W until Week 52 along with placebo matched to infliximab as IV infusion until Week 46.
Infliximab + Placebo (Injection)	Placebo (Injection)	Participants will receive IV infusion of infliximab at Weeks 0,2, and 6, then every 8 weeks until Week 46 partnered with placebo matched to etrolizumab by SC injection Q4W until Week 52.
Infliximab + Placebo (Injection)	Infliximab	Participants will receive IV infusion of infliximab at Weeks 0,2, and 6, then every 8 weeks until Week 46 partnered with placebo matched to etrolizumab by SC injection Q4W until Week 52.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of Participants With Both Clinical Response at Week 10 and Clinical Remission at Week 54, as Determined by the Mayo Clinic Score (MCS)	Week 10, Week 54	Mayo Clinic Score (MCS) is a composite of 4 assessments, each rated from 0-3: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy, and physician's global assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe disease. Clinical Response is MCS with ≥3-point decrease and 30% reduction from baseline as well as ≥1-point decrease in rectal bleeding subscore or an absolute rectal bleeding score of 0 or 1. Clinical Remission is MCS ≤2 with individual subscores ≤1.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission at Week 54, as Determined by the MCS	Week 54	Mayo Clinic Score (MCS) is a composite of 4 assessments, each rated from 0-3: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy, and physician's global assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe disease. Clinical Remission is MCS ≤2 with individual subscores ≤1.
Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission at Both Week 10 and Week 54, as Determined by the MCS	Week 10 and Week 54	MCS is a composite of 4 assessments, each rated from 0-3: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy, and physician's global assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe disease. Clinical Remission is MCS ≤2 with individual subscores ≤1.
Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission at Week 54 Among Those With a Clinical Response at Week 10, as Determined by the MCS	Week 10 and Week 54	MCS is a composite of 4 assessments, each rated from 0-3: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy, and physician's global assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe disease. Clinical Remission is MCS ≤2 with individual subscores ≤1. Clinical Response is MCS with ≥3-point decrease and 30% reduction from baseline as well as ≥1-point decrease in rectal bleeding subscore or an absolute rectal bleeding score of 0 or 1.
Pharmacokinetics: Etrolizumab Serum Concentration	Weeks 2, 10, 12, 30, and 54
Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Remission at Week 10, Defined as MCS ≤2 With Individual Subscores ≤1	Week 10	MCS is a composite of 4 assessments, each rated from 0-3: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy, and physician's global assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe disease.
Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Remission at Week 54, as Determined by the MCS	Week 54	MCS is a composite of 4 assessments, each rated from 0-3: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy, and physician's global assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe disease. Endoscopic Remission is Endoscopy subscore = 0.
Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Response at Week 10, as Determined by the MCS	Week 10	MCS is a composite of 4 assessments, each rated from 0-3: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy, and physician's global assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe disease. Clinical Response is MCS with ≥3-point decrease and 30% reduction from baseline as well as ≥1-point decrease in rectal bleeding subscore or an absolute rectal bleeding score of 0 or 1.
Percentage of Participants With Improvement in Endoscopic Appearance of the Mucosa at Week 10, Determined by the MCS	Baseline to Week 10	MCS is a composite of 4 assessments, each rated from 0-3: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy, and physician's global assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe disease. Improvement in endoscopic appearance of the mucosa is Endoscopy subscore ≤1.
Percentage of Participants With Improvement in Endoscopic Appearance of the Mucosa at Week 54, as Determined by the MCS	Baseline to Week 54	MCS is a composite of 4 assessments, each rated from 0-3: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy, and physician's global assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe disease. Improvement in endoscopic appearance of the mucosa is Endoscopy subscore ≤1.
Percentage of Participants With Improvement in Endoscopic Appearance of the Mucosa at Both Week 10 and Week 54, as Determined by the MCS	Baseline to Week 10, Week 54	MCS is a composite of 4 assessments, each rated from 0-3: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy, and physician's global assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe disease. Improvement in endoscopic appearance of the mucosa is Endoscopy subscore ≤1.
Percentage of Participants Achieving Clinical Response at Both Weeks 10 and 54, as Determined by the MCS	Week 10, Week 54	MCS is a composite of 4 assessments, each rated from 0-3: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy, and physician's global assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe disease. Clinical Response is MCS with ≥3-point decrease and 30% reduction from baseline as well as ≥1-point decrease in rectal bleeding subscore or an absolute rectal bleeding score of 0 or 1.
Percentage of Participants That Achieve Clinical Remission Corticosteroid-Free at Week 54 (Off Corticosteroid for at Least 24 Weeks Prior to Week 54) Among Those Who Were Receiving Corticosteroids at Baseline, as Determined by the MCS	Week 54	MCS is a composite of 4 assessments, each rated from 0-3: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, endoscopy, and physician's global assessment. Higher scores indicate more severe disease. Clinical Remission is MCS ≤2 with individual subscores ≤1.
Number of Participants With Adverse Events Leading to Study Drug Discontinuation	Baseline until the end of study (up to 66 weeks)
Number of Participants With Infection-Related Adverse Events, Severity Determined According to the NCI CTCAE v4.0	Baseline until the end of study (up to 66 weeks)	All AEs were graded for severity using the NCI-CTCAE v4.0. Any AE not specifically listed was assessed per the following 5 grades: Grade 1 = mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; or intervention not indicated. Grade 2 = moderate; minimal, local, or non-invasive intervention indicated; or limiting age-appropriate instrumental activities of daily living. Grade 3 = severe or medically significant, but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; or limiting self-care activities of daily living. Grade 4 = life-threatening consequences or urgent intervention indicated. Grade 5 = death related to AE. Not all grades are appropriate for all AEs; some AEs have fewer than 5 options. The terms "severe" and "serious" are not synonymous and are independently assessed for each AE. Multiple occurrences of AEs were counted only once per participant at the highest (worst) grade.
Number of Participants With Serious Infection-Related Adverse Events	Baseline until the end of study (up to 66 weeks)
Number of Participants With Injection-Site Reactions, Severity Determined According to the NCI CTCAE v4.0	Baseline until the end of study (up to 66 weeks)	All adverse events (AEs) were graded for severity using the NCI-CTCAE v4.0. Any AE not specifically listed was assessed per the following 5 grades: Grade 1 = mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; or intervention not indicated. Grade 2 = moderate; minimal, local, or non-invasive intervention indicated; or limiting age-appropriate instrumental activities of daily living. Grade 3 = severe or medically significant, but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; or limiting self-care activities of daily living. Grade 4 = life-threatening consequences or urgent intervention indicated. Grade 5 = death related to AE. Not all grades are appropriate for all AEs; some AEs have fewer than 5 options. The terms "severe" and "serious" are not synonymous and are independently assessed for each AE. Multiple occurrences of AEs were counted only once per participant at the highest (worst) grade.
Number of Participants With Adverse Events, Severity Determined According to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, Version 4.0 (NCI CTCAE v4.0)	Baseline until the end of study (up to 66 weeks)	All adverse events (AEs) were graded for severity using the NCI-CTCAE v4.0. Any AE not specifically listed was assessed per the following 5 grades: Grade 1 = mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; or intervention not indicated. Grade 2 = moderate; minimal, local, or non-invasive intervention indicated; or limiting age-appropriate instrumental activities of daily living. Grade 3 = severe or medically significant, but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; or limiting self-care activities of daily living. Grade 4 = life-threatening consequences or urgent intervention indicated. Grade 5 = death related to AE. Not all grades are appropriate for all AEs; some AEs have fewer than 5 options. The terms "severe" and "serious" are not synonymous and are independently assessed for each AE. Multiple occurrences of AEs were counted only once per participant at the highest (worst) grade.
Number of Participants With Malignancies	Baseline until the end of study (up to 66 weeks)
Number of Participants With Hypersensitivity Reaction Events, Severity Determined According to the NCI CTCAE v4.0	Baseline until the end of study (up to 66 weeks)	All adverse events (AEs) were graded for severity using the NCI-CTCAE v4.0. Any AE not specifically listed was assessed per the following 5 grades: Grade 1 = mild; asymptomatic or mild symptoms; clinical or diagnostic observations only; or intervention not indicated. Grade 2 = moderate; minimal, local, or non-invasive intervention indicated; or limiting age-appropriate instrumental activities of daily living. Grade 3 = severe or medically significant, but not immediately life-threatening; hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization indicated; disabling; or limiting self-care activities of daily living. Grade 4 = life-threatening consequences or urgent intervention indicated. Grade 5 = death related to AE. Not all grades are appropriate for all AEs; some AEs have fewer than 5 options. The terms "severe" and "serious" are not synonymous and are independently assessed for each AE. Multiple occurrences of AEs were counted only once per participant at the highest (worst) grade.
Number of Participants With Anti-Therapeutic Antibodies (ATAs) to Etrolizumab	Weeks 0, 4, 10, 12, 30, and 54
Change From Baseline in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) Overall Score at Weeks 10, 30, and 54	Weeks 10, 30, and 54	The IBDQ is used to assess participant's health-related quality of life (QOL). The 32-item questionnaire contains four domains: bowel symptoms (10 items), systemic symptoms (5 items), emotional function (12 items), and social function (5 items). The items are scored on a 7-point Likert scale with a higher score indicating better health-related QOL. IBDQ score is a total score summed up from across all 32 questions on the questionnaire. The score can range from 32-224 and the higher score indicates a better quality of life.

Trial Locations

Locations (119): LKH - Universitätsklinikum der PMU Salzburg
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Salzburg, Austria
GZA Ziekenhuizen - Campus Sint-Vincentius
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Antwerpen, Belgium
Imeldaziekenhuis
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Bonheiden, Belgium
CHU St Pierre (St Pierre)
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Brussels, Belgium
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel; Neurology
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Bruxelles, Belgium
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc; Pharmacy
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Bruxelles, Belgium
UZ Gent
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Gent, Belgium
AZ Sint Elisabeth Herentals
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Herentals, Belgium
University of Calgary; Heritage Medical Research Clinic
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Zeidler Ledcor Centre - University of Alberta; Division of Gasroenterology
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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LKH - Universitätsklinikum der PMU Salzburg
🇦🇹Salzburg, Austria