Extension Study of ECU-MG-301 to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Eculizumab in Refractory Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Refractory Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
• Interventions: Biological: Eculizumab; Drug: Placebo

• Registration Number: NCT02301624
• Lead Sponsor: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Brief Summary

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of eculizumab in the treatment of refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) as an extension study for the participants who previously completed Study ECU-MG-301(NCT01997229).

Detailed Description

ECU-MG-302 was an extension study designed to provide the participants who completed Study ECU-MG-301 an opportunity to receive eculizumab and collect clinical data to provide long-term safety and efficacy information on eculizumab in participants with refractory gMG.

After receiving blinded study treatment (eculizumab or placebo) in Study ECU-MG-301 for 26 weeks, participants were eligible to enroll in the ECU-MG-302 extension study. Participants were to enter Study ECU-MG-302 within 2 weeks after completing their Week 26 visit in Study ECU-MG-301.

Study ECU-MG-302 consisted of a 4-week Blind Induction Phase to preserve the blinded nature of Study ECU-MG-301, an Open-Label Maintenance Phase (up to 4 years), and a Safety Follow-up visit 8 weeks after the last dose for participants who withdrew from the study or discontinued eculizumab treatment at any time and for any reason after receiving any amount of eculizumab.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-11-12
• Study First Submitted: 2014-11-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-11-25
• Study First Posted: 2014-11-26
• Primary Completion: 2019-01-15
• Study Completion: 2019-01-15
• Results First Submitted: 2019-12-09
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Results First Submitted QC: 2020-01-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-27
• Results First Posted: 2020-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 2020-02-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 117

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participant has completed Study ECU-MG-301.
2. Participant has given written informed consent.
3. Participant was willing and able to comply with the protocol requirements for the duration of the study.
4. Female participant of childbearing potential must have had a negative pregnancy test (serum human chorionic gonadotropin). All participants were required to practice an effective, reliable, and medically approved contraceptive regimen during the study and for up to 5 months following discontinuation of treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participants who withdrew from Study ECU-MG-301 as a result of an adverse event related to study drug.
2. Female participants who were pregnant, breastfeeding, or intended to conceive during the course of the study.
3. Unresolved meningococcal infection
4. Hypersensitivity to murine proteins or to one of the excipients of eculizumab
5. Any medical condition or circumstances that, in the opinion of the investigator, might have interfered with the participant's participation in the study, posed any added risk for the participant, or confounded the assessment of the participants.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Eculizumab/Eculizumab	Placebo	Blind Induction Phase: Participants who had received blinded treatment with eculizumab in Study ECU-MG-301 were administered eculizumab (4 vials/1200 milligrams \[mg\]) on Day 1 and Week 2 and placebo (4 vials/0 mg) at Weeks 1 and 3. Open-Label Maintenance Phase: Participants received open-label eculizumab (4 vials/1200 mg) every 2 weeks starting at Week 4 and continued throughout the study. Eculizumab 1200 mg was administered for up to 4 years in this extension study.
Eculizumab/Eculizumab	Eculizumab	Blind Induction Phase: Participants who had received blinded treatment with eculizumab in Study ECU-MG-301 were administered eculizumab (4 vials/1200 milligrams \[mg\]) on Day 1 and Week 2 and placebo (4 vials/0 mg) at Weeks 1 and 3. Open-Label Maintenance Phase: Participants received open-label eculizumab (4 vials/1200 mg) every 2 weeks starting at Week 4 and continued throughout the study. Eculizumab 1200 mg was administered for up to 4 years in this extension study.
Placebo/Eculizumab	Eculizumab	Blind Induction Phase: Participants who had received blinded treatment with placebo in Study ECU-MG-301 were administered eculizumab/placebo (3 vials/900 mg, plus 1 vial/0 mg, respectively) on Day 1 and Weeks 1 through 3. Open-Label Maintenance Phase: Participants received open-label eculizumab (4 vials/1200 mg) every 2 weeks starting at Week 4 and continued throughout the study. Eculizumab 1200 mg was administered for up to 4 years in this extension study.
Placebo/Eculizumab	Placebo	Blind Induction Phase: Participants who had received blinded treatment with placebo in Study ECU-MG-301 were administered eculizumab/placebo (3 vials/900 mg, plus 1 vial/0 mg, respectively) on Day 1 and Weeks 1 through 3. Open-Label Maintenance Phase: Participants received open-label eculizumab (4 vials/1200 mg) every 2 weeks starting at Week 4 and continued throughout the study. Eculizumab 1200 mg was administered for up to 4 years in this extension study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Count Of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events	Day 1 (after dosing) through End of Study (Week 208)	Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) are adverse events with onset on or after the first study drug dose in Study ECU-MG-302. Likewise, treatment-emergent serious adverse events (TESAEs) are serious adverse events that onset on or after the first study drug dose in Study ECU-MG-302. A summary of serious and all other non-serious adverse events, regardless of causality, is located in the Reported Adverse Events module.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change From Baseline In Myasthenia Gravis Activities Of Daily Living Profile (MG-ADL) Total Score At Week 4 And Week 130	Baseline, Week 4 and Week 130	The MG-ADL scale is a validated 8-item patient-reported outcome measure. Participants assessed their functional disability secondary to ocular (2 items), bulbar (3 items), respiratory (1 item), and gross motor or limb impairment (2 items). These 8 items were not weighted and were individually graded from 0 (normal) to 3 (most severe), providing a total MG-ADL score ranging from 0 to 24 points. A reduction in score indicates improvement in condition. Baseline was defined as the last available assessment prior to treatment (first study drug infusion) with eculizumab in Study ECU-MG-302. Change from Baseline in MG-ADL total score at Week 4 (blind induction phase) and at Week 130 (open-label eculizumab phase) are presented.