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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics (PK), and Pharmacodynamics (PD) of Satralizumab in Participants With Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartic Acid Receptor (NMDAR) or Anti-leucine-rich Glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1) Encephalitis

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
NMDAR Autoimmune Encephalitis
LGI1 Autoimmune Encephalitis
Interventions
Other: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT05503264
Lead Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety, PK, and PD of satralizumab in participants with NMDAR and LGI1 encephalitis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
152
Inclusion Criteria
  • Reasonable exclusion of tumor or malignancy before baseline visit (randomization)
  • Onset of AIE symptoms ≤ 9 months before randomization
  • Meet the definition of "New Onset" or "Incomplete Responder" AIE
  • For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use adequate contraception during the treatment period and for at least 3 months after the final dose of satralizumab or placebo
  • For participants enrolled in the extended China enrollment phase at China's sites: participants who are current residents of mainland China, Hong Kong, or Taiwan, and of Chinese ancestry

NMDAR AIE Cohort:

  • Age ≥ 12 years
  • Diagnosis of probable or definite NMDAR encephalitis

LGI1 AIE Cohort

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Diagnosis of LGI1 encephalitis
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any untreated teratoma or thymoma at baseline visit (randomization)
  • History of carcinoma or malignancy, unless deemed cured by adequate treatment with no evidence of recurrence for ≥ 5 years before screening
  • For participants with NMDAR AIE, history of negative anti-NMDAR antibody in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) using a cell-based assay within 9 months of symptom onset
  • Historically known positivity to an intracellular antigen with high cancer association or glutamate decarboxylase 65 (GAD-65)
  • Historically known positivity to any cell surface neuronal antibodies other than NMDAR and LGI1, in the absence of NMDAR and LGI1 antibody positivity
  • Confirmed paraneoplastic encephalitis
  • Confirmed central or peripheral nervous system demyelinating disease
  • Alternative causes of associated symptoms
  • History of herpes simplex virus encephalitis in the previous 24 weeks
  • Any previous/concurrent treatment with interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitory therapy (e.g., tocilizumab), alemtuzumab, total body irradiation, or bone marrow transplantation
  • Any previous treatment with anti-cluster of differentiation 19 antibody (CD19 antibody), complement inhibitors, neonatal Fc receptor antagonists, anti-B-lymphocyte stimulator monoclonal antibody
  • Any previous treatment with T-cell depleting therapies, cladribine, or mitoxantrone
  • Treatment with oral cyclophosphamide within 1 year prior to baseline
  • Treatment with any investigational drug (including bortezomib) within 24 weeks prior to screening
  • Concurrent use of more than one immunosuppressive therapy (IST) as background therapy
  • Contraindication to all of the following rescue treatments: rituximab, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), high-dose corticosteroids, or intravenous (IV) cyclophosphamide
  • Any surgical procedure, except laparoscopic surgery or minor surgeries within 4 weeks prior to baseline, excluding surgery for thymoma or teratoma removal
  • Planned surgical procedure during the study
  • Evidence of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
  • Evidence of serious uncontrolled concomitant diseases
  • Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • Active or presence of recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial infection, or other infection
  • Infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV anti-infective agents within 4 weeks prior to baseline visit
  • Positive hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) test at screening
  • Evidence of latent or active tuberculosis (TB)
  • History of drug or alcohol abuse within 1 year prior to baseline
  • History of diverticulitis or concurrent severe gastrointestinal (GI) disorders that, in the investigator's opinion, may lead to increased risk of complications such as GI perforation
  • Receipt of live or live-attenuated vaccine within 6 weeks prior to baseline visit
  • History of blood donation (1 unit or more), plasma donation or platelet donation within 90 days prior to screening
  • History of severe allergic reaction to a biologic agent
  • History of suicide attempt within 3 years prior to screening except if this is clearly associated with and occurs during the acute phase of LGI-1 or NMDAR encephalitis
  • Any serious medical condition or abnormality in clinical laboratory tests that, in the investigator's judgment, precludes safe participation in and completion of the study
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant during the study or within 3 months after the final dose of study drug

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
LGI1 AIE Placebo CohortPlaceboAdults with LGI1 encephalitis
NMDAR Autoimmune Encephalitis (AIE) CohortSatralizumabAdults and adolescents with definite or probable NMDAR encephalitis
LGI1 AIE CohortSatralizumabAdults with LGI1 encephalitis
NMDAR AIE Placebo CohortPlaceboAdults and adolescents with definite or probable NMDAR encephalitis
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Part 1: Proportion of Participants in NMDAR AIE Cohort With Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) Score Improvement ≥ 1 From Baseline and no Use of Rescue Therapy at Week 24Baseline up to Week 24
Part 1: Proportion of Participants in LGI1 AIE Cohort With mRS Score Improvement ≥ 1 From Baseline and no Use of Rescue Therapy at Week 52Baseline up to Week 52
Part 2: Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)From Week 52 up to 2 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Part 1 (NMDAR AIE Cohort and LGI1 Cohort): Time to mRS Score Improvement ≥ 1 From Baseline Without Use of Rescue TherapyBaseline up to Week 52
Part 1 (NMDAR AIE Cohort and LGI1 AIE Cohort): Time to Rescue TherapyBaseline up to Week 52
Part 1 (NMDAR AIE Cohort and LGI1 AIE Cohort): Proportion of Participants With Sustained Seizure Cessation at Week 24Baseline up to Week 24

Sustained seizure cessation is defined as 4 consecutive weeks of no seizures maintained until Week 24 and no use of rescue therapy.

Part 1 (NMDAR AIE Cohort): Change in Clinical Assessment Scale in Autoimmune Encephalitis (CASE) Score From Baseline at Week 24Baseline up to Week 24
Part 1 (LGI1 AIE Cohort): Change in CASE Score From Baseline at Week 52Baseline up to Week 52
Part 1 (NMDAR AIE Cohort): Montreal Overall Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) Total Score at Week 24Baseline up to Week 24
Part 1 (LGI1 AIE Cohort): MOCA Total Score at Week 52Baseline up to Week 52
Part 1 (LGI1 AIE Cohort): Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) Score at Week 52Baseline up to Week 52
Part 1 (NMDAR AIE Cohort): mRS Score at Week 24 (as Measured on a 7-point Scale)Baseline up to Week 24
Part 1: Percentage of Participants With AEsBaseline, Week 52, 2 Years

Severity determined according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, Version 5.0 (NCI CTCAE V5.0)

Parts 1 and 2: Change from Baseline in Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)Baseline up to 2 years

The C-SSRS includes 'yes' or 'no' responses for assessment of suicidal ideation and behavior as well as numeric ratings for severity of ideation, if present (from 1 to 5, with 5 being the most severe). Greater lethality or potential lethality of suicidal behaviors (endorsed on the behavior subscale) indicates increased risk.

Trial Locations

Locations (81)

SPSK nr 1

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Zabrze, Poland

Regionalny Szpital Specjalistyczny im. W. Bieganskiego

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Grudzi?dz, Poland

Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie

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Kraków, Poland

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

UC San Diego

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La Jolla, California, United States

Hoag Memorial Hospital

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Newport Beach, California, United States

UCSF- Multiple Sclerosis Centre

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San Francisco, California, United States

University of Colorado

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

University of Maryland Medical Center

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins Hospital

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Neurology

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Mayo Clinic - Rochester

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

NYU-Langone Medical Center

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New York, New York, United States

University Hospitals of Cleveland

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Univ of Pennsylvania Med Ctr

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Texas at Houston

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Houston, Texas, United States

Swedish Neuroscience Institute

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Medical College of Wisconsin

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Hospital Ramos Mejía

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Caba, Argentina

Hospital Britanico

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Ciudad Autonoma Bs As, Argentina

Sanatorio del Sur S.A.

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San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina

Kepler Universitätsklinikum GmbH - Neuromed Campus

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Linz, Austria

Medizinische Universität Wien

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Wien, Austria

CEDOES - Diagnóstico e Pesquisa

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Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba

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Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Centro de Pesquisas Clinicas

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Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University

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Beijing City, China

Beijing Tongren Hospital

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Beijing, China

Beijing Tiantan Hospital,Capital Medical University

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Beijing, China

The First Hospital of Jilin University

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Changchun City, China

The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

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Changsha, China

West China Hospital - Sichuan University

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Chengdu City, China

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

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Fuzhou City, China

Guangzhou First Municipal People's Hospital

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Guangzhou, China

Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University

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Jining, China

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

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Shanghai City, China

The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University

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Taiyuan, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

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Wenzhou City, China

Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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Wuhan City, China

Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove

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Hradec Kralove, Czechia

Fakultni nemocnice v Motole

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Praha 5, Czechia

Odense Universitetshospital, Neurologisk Afdeling N

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Odense C, Denmark

Hopital neurologique Pierre Wertheimer - CHU Lyon

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Bron, France

Hopital Pitié Salpétrière - CHU

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Paris, France

CHU Saint Etienne - Hôpital Nord

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Saint Etienne, France

CHRU - Hôpital Bretonneau

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Tours, France

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

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Kumasi, Ghana

A. O. U. Federico II

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Napoli, Campania, Italy

AOU Seconda Università degli Studi

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Napoli, Campania, Italy

Instytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii II Klinika Neurologiczna

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Warszawa, Poland

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù

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Roma, Lazio, Italy

Irccs A.O.U.San Martino Ist

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Genova, Liguria, Italy

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

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Milano, Lombardia, Italy

Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

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Milano, Lombardia, Italy

Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Mondino IRCCS

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Pavia, Lombardia, Italy

AOU Policlinico Giaccone

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Palermo, Sicilia, Italy

Fujita Health University Hospital

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Aichi, Japan

Chiba University Hospital

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Chiba, Japan

Kyushu University Hospital

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Fukuoka, Japan

Fukuoka University Hospital

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Fukuoka, Japan

Gifu University Hospital

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Gifu, Japan

Hokkaido University Hospital

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Hokkaido, Japan

Hyogo prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital

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Hyogoken, Japan

Kobe University Hospital

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Hyogo, Japan

Kagoshima City Hospital

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Kagoshima, Japan

St.Marianna University School of Medicine hospital

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Kanagawa, Japan

Kitasato University Hospital

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Kanagawa, Japan

Tokai University Hospital

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Kanagawa, Japan

Tohoku University Hospital

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Miyagi, Japan

Kindai University Hospital

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Osaka-sayama, Japan

Osaka University Hospital

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Osaka, Japan

Ageo Central General Hospital

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Saitama, Japan

Juntendo University Hospital

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Tokyo, Japan

Nihon University Itabashi Hospital

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Tokyo, Japan

Seoul National University Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Erasmus MC

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

China Medical University Hospital

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North Dist., Taiwan

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Linkou

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Taoyuan City, Taiwan

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