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NCT Number: NCT04353492

An Open-label Study Evaluating Ofatumumab Treatment Effectiveness and PROs in Subjects With RMS Transitioning From Fumarate-based RMS Approved Therapies or Fingolimod to Ofatumumab

Open-label study to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment with ofatumumab in subjects transitioning from any fumarate-based RMS approved therapy or fingolimod due to breakthrough disease.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Novartis Investigative Site, Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

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About this study

This was a single arm, prospective, multicentre and open-label, 96-week study to evaluate the treatment effectiveness of ofatumumab (OMB) in subjects with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) transitioning from fumarate-based RMS approved therapies, such as dimethyl fumarate (DMF), diroximel fumarate (DRF), and monomethyl fumarate (MMF), or fingolimod due to breakthrough disease activity.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of MS according to the 2017 Revised McDonald criteria
  • Relapsing MS: relapsing forms of MS (RMS) including RMS and secondary progressive MS (SPMS)
  • Disability status at screening defined by Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of 0 to 4 (inclusive)
  • MS treatment history with a maximum of 3 Disease Modifying Therapies (DMTs), where all fumarates are considered as one DMT
  • Subject transitioning from either any fumarate-based RMS approved therapies, such as dimethyl fumarate (DMF) or diroximel fumarate (DRF), or fingolimod which was administered for a period of at least 6 months, as their last DMT before first study drug administration
  • Breakthrough disease activity while the participant was adequately using fumarates or fingolimod prior to transitioning for a minimum of 6 months as evidenced by one or more clinically reported relapses or one or more signs of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) activity (e.g. Gd+ enhancement, new or enlarging T2 lesions)
  • Neurologically stable within one month prior to first study drug administration

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects with primary progressive MS or SPMS without disease activity
  • Subjects meeting criteria for neuromyelitis optica
  • Disease duration of more than 10 years since diagnosis
  • Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
  • Women of child-bearing potential unless they are using highly effective forms of contraception during dosing and for at least 6 months after stopping study medication
  • Subjects with active chronic disease of the immune system other than MS or with immunodeficiency syndrome
  • Subjects with active systemic bacterial, fungal or viral infections (such as hepatitis, HIV, COVID-19), or known to have Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
  • Subjects with neurological symptoms consistent with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) or with confirmed PML
  • Subjects at risk of developing or having reactivation of syphilis or tuberculosis (e.g. subjects with known exposure to, or history of syphilis, or active or latent tuberculosis, even if previously treated), as confirmed by medical history or per local practice
  • Subjects with active hepatitis B and C disease, assessed locally
  • Have received any live or live-attenuated vaccines within 4 weeks prior to first study drug administration
  • Have been treated with medications as specified or within timeframes specified (e.g. corticosteroids, ofatumumab, rituximab, ocrelizumab, alemtuzumab, natalizumab, daclizumab, cyclophosphamide, teriflunomide etc.)
  • Subjects suspected of not being able or willing to cooperate or comply with study protocol requirements in the opinion of the investigator

Treatment and study plan

Ofatumumab

Biological

Subjects will receive ofatumumab injections in an autoinjector (AI) for subcutaneous administration containing 20 mg ofatumumab (50 mg/ml, 0.4 ml content)

Other names: OMB157

Primary outcomes

  1. Annualized Relapse Rate (ARR)

    Time frame: Up to 96 weeks from baseline

    ARR is the number of confirmed relapses in a year calculated based on cumulative number of relapses by patient (adjusted for time-in-study by patient). Confirmed relapses are those accompanied by a clinically relevant change in the expanded disability status scale (EDSS).

    ARR was estimated from fitting a negative binomial regression model with log-link, and adjusted for prior MS therapies as a factor, number of relapses in previous year, baseline EDSS, baseline number of T1 Gd-enhancing lesions and the subject's age at baseline as covariates.

    The primary analysis describes the ARR with one-sided 95% confidence bound and test for null hypothesis (H0): ARR >=0.18 versus alternative hypothesis (H1): ARR<0.18.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Time frame: From treatment day 1 to 100 days after last treatment up to approximatelly 26.6 months

    Number of of participants with treatment emergent AEs and SAEs including injection related reactions, abnormal laboratory results or vital signs reported and qualifying as AEs.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Single-arm, Prospective, Multicentre, Open-label Study to Evaluate Ofatumumab Treatment Effectiveness and Patient-reported Outcomes (PRO) in Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) Transitioning From Fumarate-based RMS Approved Therapies or Fingolimod

Acronym: ARTIOS

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2025
First posted
Apr 20, 2020
Registry last updated
Apr 9, 2026

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