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Evaluation of the Onset of Action in Highly Active MS (MAGNIFY)

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Multiple Sclerosis
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03364036
Lead Sponsor
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Brief Summary

The main purpose of the study was to determine the onset of Mavenclad® action by frequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment of the combined unique active (CUA) lesions in participants with highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
270
Inclusion Criteria
  • Highly active RMS as defined by:
  • One relapse in the previous year and at least 1 T1 Gadolinium (Gd)+ lesion or 9 or more T2 lesions, while on therapy with other disease modifying drugs (DMDs)
  • Two or more relapses in the previous year, whether on DMD treatment or not.
  • Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score less than equals to (<=) 5.0.
  • Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous exposure to drugs such as fingolimod, natalizumab, alemtuzumab, mitoxantrone and ocrelizumab.
  • Positive hepatitis C or hepatitis B surface antigen test and/or hepatits B core antibody test for immunoglobulin G (IgG) and/or immunoglobulin M (IgM).
  • Current or previous history of immune deficiency disorders including a positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) result.
  • Currently receiving immunosuppressive or myelosuppressive therapy with, for example, monoclonal antibodies, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine or azathioprine, or chronic use of corticosteroids.
  • History of tuberculosis , presence of active tuberculosis, or latent tuberculosis
  • Evidence or suspect of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
  • Active malignancy or history of malignancy.
  • Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Mavenclad®Mavenclad®-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change From Baseline Period (Period Screening to Baseline) in Counts of Combined Unique Active (CUA) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Lesions at Period 3 (Month 3-6)Baseline period (the period screening to Baseline), Period 3 (Month 3-6)

CUA lesions were measured by using MRI scans.

Change From Baseline Period (Period Screening to Baseline) in Counts of Combined Unique Active (CUA) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Lesions at Period 2 (Month 2-6)Baseline period (the period screening to Baseline), Period 2 (Month 2-6)

CUA lesions were measured by using MRI scans.

Change From Baseline Period (Period Screening to Baseline) in Counts of Combined Unique Active (CUA) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Lesions at Period 1 (Month 1-6)Baseline period (the period screening to Baseline), Period 1 (Month 1-6)

CUA lesions were measured by using MRI scans.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percent Change From Baseline in Counts of Immune Cell Subsets - T Cells at Month 3, 6, 12, 15, 18 and 24Baseline, Month 3, 6, 12, 15, 18 and 24

T cell population counts are: Total CD4 T cells (TBNK panel), CD4 Th1 cells (T cell panel), CD4 Th17 T cells (T cell panel), CD4 Regulatory T cells (T cell panel), and Total CD8 T cells (TBNK panel).

Percent Change From Baseline in Counts of Immune Cell Subsets - B Cells at Month 3, 6, 12, 15, 18 and 24Baseline, Month 3, 6, 12, 15, 18 and 24

B cell population counts are: CD19 B cells (TBNK panel), CD20 B cells (B cell panel), Memory B cells (B cell panel), Activated B cells (B cell panel), Total plasma cells (B cell panel), Short-lived plasma cells (B cell panel), Naïve B cells (B cell panel), Transitional B cells (B cell panel), and Regulatory B cells (B cell panel).

Percent Change From Baseline in Counts of Immune Cell Subsets - NK Cells at Month 3, 6, 12, 15, 18 and 24Baseline, Month 3, 6, 12, 15, 18 and 24.

NK cell population counts are: CD16+ CD56+ NK Cells, CD16+ NK Cells, NK p46 cells, CD16lowCD56bright, and CD16brightCD56dim.

Trial Locations

Locations (54)

Liverpool Hospital

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem Szent-Gyorgyi Albert Klinikai Kozpo

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Szeged, Hungary

Rambam MC

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Haifa, Israel

Klagenfurt1

🇦🇹

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria

University Hospital of Wales

🇬🇧

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

MS Clinical Trials Group

🇨🇦

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Barzilai Medical Center

🇮🇱

Ashkelon, Israel

Helsinki University Central Hospital

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Helsinki, Finland

FinnMedi Oy vastaanotto - Finn-Medi 3

🇫🇮

Tampere, Finland

John Hunter Hospital

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Hunter Region Mail Centre, Australia

Perron Institute - Neurology

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Nedlands, Australia

The Alfred Hospital

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Prahran, Australia

Nemocnice Pardubickeho kraje, a.s. Pardubicka nemocnice

🇨🇿

Pardubice, Pardubický Kraj, Czechia

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

Montreal Neurological Hospital

🇨🇦

Montreal, Canada

UB - State University of New York

🇨🇦

London, Ontario, Canada

Fakultni nemocnice Brno

🇨🇿

Brno-Bohunice, Czechia

FN Hradec Kralove

🇨🇿

Chocen, Czechia

Fakultni nemocnice v Motole

🇨🇿

Praha 5, Czechia

Turku University Hospital

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Turku, Finland

CHRU de Lille

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Lille cedex, France

CHU Montpellier-Nîmes - Hôpital Caremeau

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Nimes, France

CHU Nice - Hôpital Pasteur

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NICE Cedex 1, France

CHU Nîmes

🇫🇷

Nimes Cedex, France

Universitätsklinikum Essen

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Essen, Germany

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

🇩🇪

Hannover, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Bonn

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Bonn, Germany

Neuro Centrum Science GmbH

🇩🇪

Erbach, Germany

Neurologische Praxis Eppendorf

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Seconda Univesità degli Studi di Napoli, AOU

🇮🇹

Napoli, Italy

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig

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Leipzig, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Münster

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Munster, Germany

Policlinico Universitario SS Annunziata

🇮🇹

Chieti, Italy

IRCSS Neuromed Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo

🇮🇹

Roma, Italy

The Chaim Sheba Medical Center

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Tel-Hashomer, Israel

Universita di SIENA

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Siena, Italy

Indywidualna Praktyka Lekarska Prof. Konrad Rejdak

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Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland

Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 7 SUM

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Katowice, Poland

Hospital de Cruces

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Baracaldo Vizcaya, Vizcaya, Spain

Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda

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Madrid, Spain

Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 im. Prof. Stanislawa Szyszko SUM w Katowicach

🇵🇱

Zabrze, Poland

Akademiskt Specialist Centrum - Centrum för Neurologi, plan 5

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Stockholm, Sweden

Hospital Clinico San Carlos

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhus

🇸🇪

Göteborg, Sweden

Hospital Vithas NISA Sevilla

🇪🇸

Sevilla, Spain

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

🇬🇧

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Sheffield

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg

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Salzburg, Austria

Fakultni nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brne

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Brno, Czechia

CHU de Pontchaillou

🇫🇷

Rennes cedex 09, Ille Et Vilaine, France

Hôpital Civil

🇫🇷

Strasbourg, France

CHU de Poissy

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Poissy Cedex, France

Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus

🇩🇪

Dresden, Germany

Hospital La Fe

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

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