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A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Anifrolumab Administered as Subcutaneous Injection and Added to Standard of Care Compared With Placebo Added to Standard of Care in Adult Participants With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis)

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis
Interventions
Combination Product: Anifrolumab (blinded)
Other: Placebo
Combination Product: Anifrolumab (unblinded, open label)
Registration Number
NCT06455449
Lead Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Brief Summary

The purpose of this multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled and double-blind study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous anifrolumab compared with placebo on the overall disease activity in participants with moderate to severe Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM) \[polymyositis (PM) or dermatomyositis (DM)\] while receiving standard of care (SoC) treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
240
Inclusion Criteria
  1. 18 - 75 years old
  2. Body weight 40 kg - ≤ 100 kg
  3. Must have "probable" or "definite" diagnosis of PM or DM according to the 2017 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for adult myositis.
  4. Moderate or severe disease activity per core set measurements.
  5. Currently receiving oral prednisone or other polymyositis or dermatomyositis treatments at a stable dose.
  6. No history of active tuberculosis or severe COVID-19.
  7. Male and female participants must follow contraception guidelines.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Participants with documented inclusion body myositis (IBM), immune mediation necrotizing myositis (IMNM), juvenile myositis (if diagnosed within 10 years prior to signing the ICF), drug-induced myositis, cancer associated myositis, amyopathic DM, and non inflammatory myopathies (eg, muscular dystrophies).
  2. PM and DM patients at a high risk of malignancy.
  3. Participants with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease.
  4. Participants with severe muscle damage or permanent weakness due to non-PM or non-DM conditions (i.e. stroke) as per the investigator's opinion.
  5. Any history of severe case of herpes zoster infection
  6. History of cancer (except adequately treated basal cell carcinoma or cervical cancer in-situ), immunodeficiency, HIV, HBV, active HCV .
  7. Any clinical cytomegalovirus or Epstein-Barr virus infection that has not completely resolved within 12 weeks prior to signing the ICF.
  8. Opportunistic infection requiring hospitalization or IV antimicrobial treatment within 3 years prior to randomization.
  9. Recent non-opportunistic infection requiring hospitalization or anti-infective treatment.
  10. Recent or concurrent enrollment in another clinical study with an investigational product.
  11. Lactating, breastfeeding, or pregnant females or females who intend to become pregnant or begin breastfeeding

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Anifrolumab (subcutaneous weekly injection)Anifrolumab (blinded)Anifrolumab subcutaneous injection once weekly
Anifrolumab (subcutaneous weekly injection)Anifrolumab (unblinded, open label)Anifrolumab subcutaneous injection once weekly
Placebo (subcutaneous weekly injection)PlaceboMatched placebo control subcutaneous injection once weekly
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Total Improvement Score (TIS) ≥ 40 response52 week

Participants who have at least moderate improvement in disease activity TIS ≥ 40 and has not met "confirmed deterioration" criteria at 2 consecutive visits

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Manual Muscle Testing 8 (MMT-8) (CSM)52 week

MMT-8 (CSM) change from baseline at Week 52.

Oral corticosteroid dose ≤ 7.5 mg/day52 week

Participants who achieve oral corticosteroid dose ≤ 7.5 mg/day at Week 52.

Moderate improvement in disease activity in participants with polymyositis (PM)52 week

Participants with PM who have at least moderate improvement in disease activity (TIS ≥ 40) at Week 52.

Moderate improvement in disease activity in dermatomyositis (DM) participants.52 week

Participants with DM who have at least moderate improvement in disease activity (TIS ≥ 40).

Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index (CDASI)8 week

CDASI activity change from baseline at Week 8 in DM participants only.

Manual Muscle Testing 8 (MMT-8) in PM participants52 Week

MMT-8 change from baseline at Week 52 in PM participants only.

Manual Muscle Testing 8 (MMT-8) in DM participants52 Week

MMT-8 change from baseline at Week 52 in DM participants only.

Core Set Measures (CSMs)52 week

Change from baseline at Week 52 in CSMs:

* PGA

* PtGA

* Muscle enzymes

* MDAAT extra-muscular disease activity

* HAQ-DI

Oral corticosteroid dose ≤ 7.5 mg/day in PM participants52 week

PM participants who achieve oral corticosteroid dose ≤ 7.5 mg/day at Week 52

Oral corticosteroid dose ≤ 7.5 mg/day in DM participants52 week

DM participants who achieve oral corticosteroid dose ≤ 7.5 mg/day at Week 52.

Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Activity Investigator Global Assessment (CDA-IGA)8, 24, & 52 week

DM Participants with CDA-IGA ≥ 2 at baseline who achieve:

* CDA-IGA score ≤ 1 at Week 8 (yes/no)

* CDA-IGA score ≤ 1 at Week 24 (yes/no)

* CDA-IGA score ≤ 1 at Week 52 (yes/no)

5-D itch8, 24, & 52 week

DM participants with CDASI activity \> 14 at baseline only:

* 5-D itch change from baseline at Week 8

* 5-D itch change from baseline at Week 24

* 5-D itch change from baseline at Week 52

Total Improvement Score (TIS) ≥ 20 Response8 week

Participants who have at least minimal improvement in disease activity TIS ≥ 20 at Week 8 and has not met "confirmed deterioration" criteria at 2 consecutive visits up and including Week 8

Total Improvement Score ≥ 60 Response52 week

Participants who have major improvement in disease activity TIS ≥ 60 at week 52 and has not met "confirmed deterioration" criteria at 2 consecutive visits up to and including Week 52

Cumulative Corticosteroid Use24, 52 week

* Cumulative corticosteroids use as determined by the normalized standardized AUC from baseline up to and including Week 24

* Cumulative corticosteroids use as determined by the normalized standardized AUC from baseline up to and including Week 52

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Research Site

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Hue, Vietnam

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