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Clinical Trials/NCT01162681
NCT01162681
Completed
Phase 2

A Randomized, Double-Blind Phase 2b Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of A 623 Administration in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Anthera Pharmaceuticals74 sites in 7 countries547 target enrollmentJuly 2010

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
A-623
Conditions
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sponsor
Anthera Pharmaceuticals
Enrollment
547
Locations
74
Primary Endpoint
SLE response
Status
Completed
Last Updated
12 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of three different doses of A-623 administered in addition to standard therapy in subjects with active SLE disease

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
July 2010
End Date
April 2012
Last Updated
12 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of SLE by American College of Rheumatology guidelines.
  • On stable SLE treatment
  • Active SLE disease
  • Serologically active
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Receiving stable doses of prednisone between 7.5 mg and 40 mg per day

Exclusion Criteria

  • Severe active vasculitis, active central nervous system lupus, active lupus nephritis, uncontrolled hypertension, or uncontrolled diabetes.
  • Known to be positive for HIV and/or positive at the screening visit for hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.
  • Liver disease.
  • Anemia, neutropenia, or thrombocytopenia.
  • Malignancy within past 5 years
  • Active infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with parenteral antibiotics within the past 60 days or history of repeated herpetic viral infections.
  • History of active tuberculosis or a history of tuberculosis infection.
  • Participation in the active treatment arm of any Phase 2 or Phase 3 clinical trial for a molecule that primarily targets the B cell pathway in the past 18 months.
  • Prior administration of any B cell depleting therapy in the past 18 months.
  • Pregnant or nursing

Arms & Interventions

A-623 high dose weekly

Intervention: A-623

A-623 low dose weekly

Intervention: A-623

A-623 high dose every 4 weeks

Intervention: A-623

Placebo

Intervention: Placebo Comparator

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

SLE response

Time Frame: Various timepoints through Week 52

The % of subjects with SLE response compared with baseline at the time of assessment

Secondary Outcomes

  • Reduction in prednisone dose(Various timepoints through Week 52)
  • Time to first flare(Various timepoints through Week 52)
  • SRI, using improvements of SELENA-SLEDAI of 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9(Various timepoints through Week 52)
  • B cell reduction(Various timepoints through Week 52)
  • FACIT-fatigue score(Various timepoints through Week 52)
  • Change in IgG, IgM,C3 and C4(Various timepoints through Week 52)
  • Flare rates(Various timepoints through Week 52)

Study Sites (74)

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