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A Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Ocrelizumab in Comparison With Fingolimod in Children and Adolescents With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Interventions
Other: Ocrelizumab Placebo
Other: Fingolimod Placebo
Registration Number
NCT05123703
Lead Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Brief Summary

This double-blind, double-dummy study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of ocrelizumab compared with fingolimod in children and adolescents with RRMS aged between 10 and \< 18 years over a flexible duration. The double-blind period will last until after the last participant randomized has completed 24 weeks.

Detailed Description

This Phase III randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, multicenter study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of ocrelizumab administered by IV infusion every 24 weeks compared with fingolimod taken orally daily, in children and adolescents with RRMS aged between 10 and \< 18 years. The study plans to enroll 171 participants in a 1:1 randomization (ocrelizumab:fingolimod), globally. This study consists of a double-blind, double dummy period in which participants will be treated with either active ocrelizumab or active fingolimod for a flexible duration. Participants who complete the double-blind period will be offered the possibility to enter an optional open-label extension (OLE) treatment period of at least 144 weeks with ocrelizumab.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
171
Inclusion Criteria
  • Body weight ≥ 25 kilograms (kg)
  • Diagnosis of RRMS in accordance with the International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group (IPMSSG) criteria for pediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Version 2012, or McDonald criteria 2017
  • Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) at screening: 0-5.5, inclusive
  • For all countries except Germany, at least one MS relapse during the previous year or two MS relapses in the previous 2 years or evidence of at least one Gd enhancing lesion on MRI within 6 months

Inclusion Criteria for Optional OLE Period:

-Participants in Group A (ocrelizumab in the double-blind period [DBP]) and Group B (fingolimod in the DBP) who, in the opinion of the investigator, may benefit from switching to ocrelizumab and who have completed the DBP with study treatment (ocrelizumab/fingolimod), may participate in the OLE period

Exclusion Criteria
  • Known presence or suspicion of other neurologic disorders that may mimic MS
  • Significant uncontrolled somatic diseases, known active infection or any other significant condition that may preclude participant from participating in the study
  • Participants with severe cardiac disease or significant findings on the screening Electrocardiograph (ECG)

Exclusion Criteria for Optional OLE Period:

-Participants who have discontinued the study during the DBP

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
OcrelizumabOcrelizumabParticipants will receive ocrelizumab by intravenous (IV) infusion every 24 weeks (Q24W). The first dose is given as dual infusions of half the dose of ocrelizumab on Days 1 and 15 and subsequent doses are given as single infusions of ocrelizumab Q24W. Participants will also receive a placebo of fingolimod administered as once a day (QD) capsule.
OcrelizumabFingolimod PlaceboParticipants will receive ocrelizumab by intravenous (IV) infusion every 24 weeks (Q24W). The first dose is given as dual infusions of half the dose of ocrelizumab on Days 1 and 15 and subsequent doses are given as single infusions of ocrelizumab Q24W. Participants will also receive a placebo of fingolimod administered as once a day (QD) capsule.
FingolimodOcrelizumab PlaceboParticipants will receive fingolimod orally (PO) QD as per the prescribing information provided with fingolimod. Participants will also receive a placebo of ocrelizumab administered as IV infusion on Days 1 and 15, and Q24W thereafter.
FingolimodFingolimodParticipants will receive fingolimod orally (PO) QD as per the prescribing information provided with fingolimod. Participants will also receive a placebo of ocrelizumab administered as IV infusion on Days 1 and 15, and Q24W thereafter.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Annualized Relapse Rate (ARR)Baseline up to approximately 4 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of New or Enlarging T2-hyperintense Lesions (T2 lesions) as Detected by Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) During the Double-blind PeriodBaseline up to approximately 4 years
Number of New or Enlarging T2 Lesions by Week 96Baseline up to Week 96
ARR by Week 96Baseline up to Week 96
Number of T1 Gadolinium (Gd) Lesions at Week 12Week 12
Incidence and Severity of Adverse Events (AEs), With Severity Determined According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, Version 5.0 (NCI CTCAE v5.0)Baseline up to approximately 8 years
Prevalence of Anti-drug Antibodies (ADAs) at Baseline and Incidence of ADAs During the StudyBaseline up to approximately 8 years

Trial Locations

Locations (106)

UC San Diego

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La Jolla, California, United States

University of California San Francisco

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San Francisco, California, United States

Children's Hospital Colorado

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

Children's National Hospital

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Program at Boston Children's Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Washington University, Pediatric MS and other Demyelinating Disease Center

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

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New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Cleveland Clinic, Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

The Boster Center for MS

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

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UC San Diego
🇺🇸La Jolla, California, United States
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