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A Study of Belimumab in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00410384
Lead Sponsor
Human Genome Sciences Inc.
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and impact on quality of life of two different doses of belimumab administered in addition to standard therapy in subjects with active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
819
Inclusion Criteria
  • Clinical diagnosis of SLE by ACR criteria.
  • Active SLE disease.
  • Autoantibody-positive.
  • On stable SLE treatment regimen.

Key

Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant or nursing
  • Have received treatment with any B cell targeted therapy.
  • Have received treatment with a biological investigational agent in the past year.
  • Have received IV cyclophosphamide within 180 days of Day 0.
  • Have severe lupus kidney disease.
  • Have active central nervous system (CNS) lupus.
  • Have required management of acute or chronic infections within the past 60 days.
  • Have current drug or alcohol abuse or dependence.
  • Have a historically positive test or test positive at screening for HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Belimumab 1 mg/kgBelimumab 1 mg/kgBelimumab 1 mg/kg
Belimumab 10 mg/kgBelimumab 10 mg/kgBelimumab 10 mg/kg
PlaceboPlaceboPlacebo
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
SLE Responder Index (SRI) Response Rate at Week 52Baseline, 52 Weeks

Percentage of subjects with a ≥ 4 point reduction from baseline in SELENA SLEDAI score, and no worsening (increase of \< 0.30 points from baseline) in PGA, and no new BILAG A organ domain score or 2 new BILAG B organ domain scores compared with baseline.

SELENA SLEDAI is calculated from 24 individual descriptors; 0 indicates inactive disease and the maximum theoretical score is 105; scores \> 20 are rare. PGA is a visual analog scale scored from 0 to 3 (1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe). BILAG uses a single score for each of the 8 organ domains; range is from severe to no disease (A to E).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
SRI Response Rate at Week 76Baseline, 76 Weeks

Percentage of subjects with a ≥ 4 point reduction from baseline in SELENA SLEDAI score, and no worsening (increase of \< 0.30 points from baseline) in PGA, and no new BILAG A organ domain score or 2 new BILAG B organ domain scores compared with baseline.

SELENA SLEDAI is calculated from 24 individual descriptors; 0 indicates inactive disease and the maximum theoretical score is 105; scores \> 20 are rare. PGA is a visual analog scale scored from 0 to 3 (1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe). BILAG uses a single score for each of the 8 organ domains; range is from severe to no disease (A to E).

Percent of Subjects With a ≥ 4 Point Reduction From Baseline in SELENA SLEDAI Score at Week 52.Baseline, 52 Weeks
Mean Change in Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) at Week 24.Baseline, 24 Weeks

The PGA is a visual analog scale scored from 0 to 3. A score of 1 corresponds to mild lupus disease activity. A score of 2 correlates with moderate disease activity and a score of 3 with severe disease activity.

Mean Change From Baseline in Medical Outcomes 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) Physical Component Summary Score (PCS) at Week 24.Baseline, 24 Weeks

The SF-36 is a generic health related quality of life (HRQOL) measurement. The survey includes 36 questions grouped to 8 domains and 2 summary measures (physical and mental health component, PCS and MCS, respectively) assessing HRQOL. Responses are scored according to the SF-36v2™ manual. A score is calculated for each SF-36 domain based on the patient's response to each question within it. This is then transformed to a scale ranging from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) points. The PCS is norm-based where the mean=50 and standard deviation (SD)=10. Higher scores represent better physical health.

Percent of Subjects Whose Average Prednisone Dose Has Been Reduced by ≥ 25% From Baseline to ≤ 7.5 mg/Day During Weeks 40 Through 52Baseline, Weeks 40-52

Trial Locations

Locations (146)

Emory University

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheaumatic Diseases

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Institute of Rheumatology

🇨🇿

Prague, Czech Republic

Instituto Jalisciense de Investigacion Clinica

🇲🇽

Jalisco, Mexico

Leiden University Medical Center

🇳🇱

Leiden, Netherlands

Rambam Medical Center

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

Spitalul Clinic "Sf Maria"

🇷🇴

Bucuresti, Romania

Ohio State University

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Tufts - New England Medical Center

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The Rheumatic Disease Clinical Research Center

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston Institute for Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Talbert Medical Group

🇺🇸

Huntington Beach, California, United States

Valerius Medical Group & Research Ctr of Greater Long Beach, Inc.

🇺🇸

Long Beach, California, United States

The University of Arizona Arthritis Center

🇺🇸

Tucson, Arizona, United States

University of Southern California

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Wallace Rheumatic Study Center

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Arthritis Care Center, Inc.

🇺🇸

San Jose, California, United States

Inland Rheumatic Disease Specialties

🇺🇸

Upland, California, United States

UCLA Rheumatology

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Arthritis Associates of Colorado Springs

🇺🇸

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Specialties

🇺🇸

Aventura, Florida, United States

University of Miami-Division of Rheumatology and Immunology

🇺🇸

Miami, Florida, United States

Rheumatology Associates, SC

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Chicago Hospitals

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Medical Specialists Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Munster, Indiana, United States

Osteoporosis and Clinical Trials Center

🇺🇸

Cumberland, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins University

🇺🇸

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Osteoporosis & Clinical Trials Center

🇺🇸

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States

Stafford Medical Associates, PA

🇺🇸

Dover, New Hampshire, United States

AAIR Research Center

🇺🇸

Rochester, New York, United States

East Penn Rheumatology Associates

🇺🇸

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

STAT Research, Inc.

🇺🇸

Dayton, Ohio, United States

University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

Hospital Universitario La Paz

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

🇺🇸

El Paso, Texas, United States

Accurate Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Arthritis Clinic of Northern Virginia, P.C.

🇺🇸

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Texas Research Center

🇺🇸

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

CHU Sart Tilman

🇧🇪

Liege, Belgium

McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital

🇨🇦

Montreal, Canada

Rheumazentrum Favoriten

🇦🇹

Vienna, Austria

The Seattle Arthritis Clinic

🇺🇸

Seattle, Washington, United States

University Hospital

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

University Hospital Brno

🇨🇿

Brno, Czech Republic

Toronto Western Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hospital Clinica Biblica

🇨🇷

San Jose, Costa Rica

Nouvel Hospital Civil - Medecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique

🇫🇷

Stasbourg, France

Centre Hospitalier Universitarie (CHU) - PURPAA

🇫🇷

Toulouse, France

CHU Hospital de Bicetre

🇫🇷

Le Kremlin Bicetre, France

University Hospital Olomouc

🇨🇿

Olomouc, Czech Republic

Hospital Huriez

🇫🇷

Lille Cedex, France

Hospital FOCH

🇫🇷

Suresnes Cedex, France

Kerckhoff-Klink Bad Nauheim

🇩🇪

Bad Nauheim, Germany

Charite

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Uniklinik Dusseldorf-Klinik for Endokrinologie, Diabetologie and Rheumatologie Klinik

🇩🇪

Dusseldorf, Germany

Medizinische Universitatsklinik

🇩🇪

Freiburg, Germany

B'nai-Zion Medical Center

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

Universitatsklinikum Tubingen

🇩🇪

Tubingen, Germany

Universitatsklinik Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel

🇩🇪

Kiel, Germany

Universitatsklinikum Leipzig

🇩🇪

Leipzig, Germany

Universitatsklinik Mainz

🇩🇪

Mainz, Germany

Kaplan Medical Center

🇮🇱

Rehovot, Israel

Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center

🇮🇱

Petach Tikva, Israel

Sheba Medical Center

🇮🇱

Ramat Gan, Israel

Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Fray Antonio Alcalde"

🇲🇽

Guadalajara, Mexico

Policlinico di Modena

🇮🇹

Modena, Italy

Hospital Regional 1o de Octubre - ISSSTE

🇲🇽

Mexico City, Mexico

Insituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubirin

🇲🇽

Mexico City, Mexico

Ikazia Ziekenhuis

🇳🇱

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Malopolskie Centrum Medyczne

🇵🇱

Krakow, Poland

Gabinety Profesorow Osrodek Baden Klinicznych

🇵🇱

Lublin, Poland

Akademicki Szpital Klinika Reumatologii Chorob Wewnetrznych

🇵🇱

Wroclaw, Poland

University of Puerto Rico Medical Center

🇵🇷

Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Hospital Son Dureta

🇪🇸

Mallorca, Spain

Hospital Universitario San Cecilio

🇪🇸

Granada, Spain

Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset

🇸🇪

Stockholm, Sweden

Hospital Clinic i Provincial Barcelona

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Klinika Reumatologii im Prof. Eleonory Reicher

🇵🇱

Warszawa, Poland

Spitalul Clinic Colentina

🇷🇴

Bucuresti, Romania

Narodny Ustav Reumatickych Chorob

🇸🇰

Piestany, Slovakia

Hospital La Vall d'Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Sahlgrensja University Hospital

🇸🇪

Goteborg, Sweden

Freeman Hospital

🇬🇧

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Kansas University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

A. O. Ospedaliera-Universitaria Arcispedale

🇮🇹

Ferrara, Italy

A.O. Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo

🇮🇹

Milano, Italy

Policlinico Universitario of Padova

🇮🇹

Padova, Italy

A.O. San Camillo

🇮🇹

Rome, Italy

Policlinico Umberto 1

🇮🇹

Rome, Italy

U.O. di reumatologia Presidio Ospedaliero di Scafati

🇮🇹

Scafati, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliero University-Santa Maria della Misericordia

🇮🇹

Udine, Italy

Schlossparkklinik

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Hospital Regional Universitario de SAS - Carlos Haya

🇪🇸

Malaga, Spain

University of Pittsburgh

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

North Shore-LIJ Health System/Rheumatology and Allergy Clinic

🇺🇸

Lake Success, New York, United States

Universitatsklinik fur innere Medizin

🇦🇹

Graz, Austria

St. Thomas Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Washington University School of Medicine

🇺🇸

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Hospital for Special Surgery

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Gundersen Clinic, Ltd.

🇺🇸

Onalaska, Wisconsin, United States

Palmetto Clinical Trial at Piedmont Arthritis Clinic

🇺🇸

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Altoona Center for Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Duncanville, Pennsylvania, United States

Oklahoma Center For Arthritis Therapy & Research

🇺🇸

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Cliniques Universitaires

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

University Hospital Hradec Kralove

🇨🇿

Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Hopital for Joint Diseases

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Rheumatology Associates

🇺🇸

Smithtown, New York, United States

Fiechtner Research, Inc.

🇺🇸

Lansing, Michigan, United States

FA Universitat Erlangen Nurnberg

🇩🇪

Erlangen, Germany

Arthritis Northwest, PLLC

🇺🇸

Spokane, Washington, United States

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

🇩🇪

Hannover, Germany

Soroka University Medical Center

🇮🇱

Beer-Sheva, Israel

Physicians East, PA

🇺🇸

Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Friedrich Schiller Universitat

🇩🇪

Jena, Germany

Universitatsklinikum Frankfurt

🇩🇪

Frankfurt, Germany

Szpital Uniwerytecki nr Zim. dr. Jana Biziela

🇵🇱

Bydgoszcz, Poland

Selah Medical Clinical Research Unit

🇺🇸

Boise, Idaho, United States

SUNY-Downstate Medical Center

🇺🇸

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Feinstein Institute

🇺🇸

Manhasset, New York, United States

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

🇺🇸

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Research, PPLC

🇺🇸

Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States

Washington Hospital Center

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Carmel Medical Center

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

Tel-Aviv Saurasky Medical Center

🇮🇱

Tel-Aviv, Israel

Hospital General de México

🇲🇽

Mexico City, Mexico

Hospital Central de S.L.P. "Iganico Morones Prieto"

🇲🇽

San Luis Potosi, Mexico

University Medical Center Maastricht

🇳🇱

Maastricht, Netherlands

Erasmus Medical Center

🇳🇱

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Szpital Specjalistyczny Sw. Lukasza

🇵🇱

Konskie, Poland

Ponce School of Medicine

🇵🇷

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de Mexico y Municipios

🇲🇽

Toluca, Mexico

Rheumatology Associates of Central Florida

🇺🇸

Orlando, Florida, United States

Southwest Florida Clinical Research Center

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Tampa Medical Group, P.A.

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

University of Michigan Medical Center - Regents of University of Michigan

🇺🇸

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Wake Forest University Health Services

🇺🇸

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Oklahoma Medical Research Center

🇺🇸

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Walter Chase

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Arthritis Center of South Texas

🇺🇸

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Rheumatology Clinic

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

University of Alabama at Birmingham

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Kentuckiana Center for Better Bone and Joint Health

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Low Country Rheumatology, PA/Low Country Research Center

🇺🇸

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

🇺🇸

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Medical University of South Carolina

🇺🇸

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Montefiore Medical Center

🇺🇸

Bronx, New York, United States

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