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ENGYNE Exploring Gilenya in Patients With Neutralizing Antibodies Against Interferon

Phase 4
Withdrawn
Conditions
Multiple Sclerosis
Interventions
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WITHDRAWN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
Inclusion Criteria
  • 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)
Exclusion Criteria
  • 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
GroupInterventionDescription
FingolimodFingolimod-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients with active MRI lesions12 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
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients with adverse events12 months

safety of fingolimod as measured by number of adverse events

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