An Extension of the 24-month, Double-blind, Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Study Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Fingolimod (FTY720) 1.25 mg and 0.5 mg Administered Orally Once Daily Versus Placebo in Patients With Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Intervention
- Fingolimod 1.25 mg
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Sponsor
- Novartis
- Enrollment
- 920
- Locations
- 4
- Primary Endpoint
- Annualized Aggregate Relapse Rate (ARR) During Months 0 to End of Study(Core [CFTY720D2301/NCT00289978] and Extension Study)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This extension study of was designed to evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of fingolimod (FTY720) in patients with multiple sclerosis. The Extension study was an extension to the 24-month Core study (CFTY720D2301/NCT00289978).
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients should complete the 24 month core study
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients with other chronic disease of the immune system, malignancies, acute pulmonary disease, cardiac failure, etc.
- •Pregnant or nursing women
- •Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
Arms & Interventions
Fingolimod 1.25 mg
Patients continued the same dose to which they had been randomized in the Core study (CFTY720D2301/NCT00289978), fingolimod 1.25 mg/day, in this Extension study.
Intervention: Fingolimod 1.25 mg
Fingolimod 0.5 mg
Patients continued the same dose to which they had been randomized in the Core study, fingolimod 0.5 mg/day, in this Extension study.
Intervention: Fingolimod 0.5 mg
Placebo-fingolimod
Patients randomized to placebo in the Core study were re randomized to fingolimod (either 0.5 or 1.25 mg/day) in this Extension study.
Intervention: Fingolimod 0.5 mg
Placebo-fingolimod
Patients randomized to placebo in the Core study were re randomized to fingolimod (either 0.5 or 1.25 mg/day) in this Extension study.
Intervention: Fingolimod 1.25 mg
Placebo-fingolimod 1.25 mg
Patients randomized to placebo in the Core study were re randomized to fingolimod 1.25 mg/day in this Extension study.
Intervention: Fingolimod 1.25 mg
Placebo-fingolimod 0.5 mg
Patients randomized to placebo in the Core study were re randomized to fingolimod 0.5 mg/day in this Extension study.
Intervention: Fingolimod 0.5 mg
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Annualized Aggregate Relapse Rate (ARR) During Months 0 to End of Study(Core [CFTY720D2301/NCT00289978] and Extension Study)
Time Frame: Months 0 to end of study (maximum up to 60 months)
ARR is defined as the number of confirmed relapses in a year. A relapse is defined as the appearance of a new or worsening of a previously stable or improving pre-existing neurological abnormality, separated by at least 30 days from onset of a preceding relapse. The abnormality must be present for at least 24 hours and occur in the absence of fever or infection. The annualized ARR for each treatment group was the mean of the annualized ARRs for all patients in the group, calculated as the total number of confirmed relapses divided by the total number of days on study multiplied by 365.25.
Time to First Confirmed Relapse up to End of Study: Kaplan-Meier Estimate of Percentage of Patients Relapse-free
Time Frame: Core baseline to end of study (maximum up to 60 months)
A relapse was confirmed when it was accompanied by an increase of at least half a step (0.5) on the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) or an increase of 1 point on two different Functional Systems (FS) of the EDSS or 2 points on one of the FS (excluding Bowel/Bladder or Cerebral FS). Kaplan-Meier estimates of the percentage of relapse-free patients at end of study and and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were presented for the treatment groups.
Annualized Aggregate Relapse Rate (ARR) During Months 0-24 (Core Study) and Months 24-48 (Extension Study)
Time Frame: Months 0-24 (core study) and Months 24-48 (extension study)
ARR is defined as the number of confirmed relapses in a year. A relapse is defined as the appearance of a new or worsening of a previously stable or improving pre-existing neurological abnormality, separated by at least 30 days from onset of a preceding relapse. The abnormality must be present for at least 24 hours and occur in the absence of fever or infection. The annualized ARR for each treatment group was the mean of the annualized ARRs for all patients in the group, calculated as the total number of confirmed relapses divided by the total number of days on study multiplied by 365.25.
Change (Expressed as Ratio) in the Annualized Aggregate Relapse Rate (ARR) From Months 0-24 (Core Study) to Months 24-48 (Extension Study)
Time Frame: Months 0-24 (core study) and Months 24-48 (extension study)
ARR is defined as the number of confirmed relapses in a year. A relapse is defined as the appearance of a new or worsening of a previously stable or improving pre-existing neurological abnormality, separated by at least 30 days from onset of a preceding relapse. The abnormality must be present for at least 24 hours and occur in the absence of fever or infection. The annualized ARR for each treatment group was the mean of the annualized ARRs for all patients in the group, calculated as the total number of confirmed relapses divided by the total number of days on study multiplied by 365.25.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in Mean Number of New or Newly Enlarged T2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Lesions During Months 0-24 (Core Study) and Months 24-48 (Extension Study)(Months 0-24 (core study) and Months 24-48 (extension study))
- Percentage of Patients Free of New or Newly Enlarged T2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Lesions During Months 0-24 (Core Study) and Months 24-48 (Extension Study)(Months 0-24 (core study) and Months 24-48 (extension study))
- Percent Change in Brain Volume From Month 0 to Month 24 (Core Study) and From Month 24 to Month 48 (Extension Study)(Months 0-24 (core study) and Months 24-48 (extension study))
- Percent Change in Brain Volume From Month 0 End of Study (Core and Extension Study)(Months 0 to end of study (maximum up to 60 months))
- Time to First 3-month Confirmed Disability Progression up to End of Study Based on Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS): Kaplan-Meier Estimate of Percentage of Patients Free of Disability Progression(Core baseline to end of study (maximum up to 60 months))