ENGYNE Exploring Gilenya in Patients With Neutralizing Antibodies Against Interferon
- Registration Number
- NCT01621269
- Lead Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
- Brief Summary
Study to evaluate efficacy of fingolimod in patients with neutralizing antibodies over 12 months
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
- Male or female subjects aged 18-65 years
- Subjects with relapsing remitting MS defined by 2010 revised McDonald criteria
- Patients with Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of 0-6.5
- Interferon-beta (IFN-β) treatment for at least 18 months.
- Positive IFN-NAb titer at screening or within 6 months prior to screening
- Patients with disease activity despite treatment with IFN-ß measured by gadolinium-enhancing lesions on T1-weighted images on MRI using a triple-dose gadolinium protocol and/or new or newly enlarging T2 lesions (T2 lesions: compared to a reference MRI performed within the last 18 months)
- patients with previous or current disease of immune system
- active infections
- cardiovascular risk patients
- Patients unable to undergo MRI scans, including claustrophobia or history of hypersensitivity to gadolinium-DTPA
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Fingolimod Fingolimod -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of patients with active MRI lesions 12 months number of patients with neutralizing antibodies against IFN-ß with reduction of number of combined unique active lesions on brain MRI (CUAL) defined as those lesions that are new or recurrent or enlarging on T2-weighted scans or those that are new and taking Gd-enhancement on T1-weighted scans, avoiding double counting
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of patients with adverse events 12 months safety of fingolimod as measured by number of adverse events