Efficacy and Safety of BCD-063 and Copaxone-Teva in Patients With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Inclusion criteria

• Previously diagnosed multiple sclerosis (MS, McDonald criteria 2005);
• Disease more, than 1 year prior to inclusion;
• Presence of 1 relapse previously OR at least 1 Gd+ lesion in T1 regimen;
• EDSS 0-5,5;
• Absence of exacerbations for 4 weeks prior to inclusion;
• Readiness of patients (both genders) to use reliable methods of contraception (at least 1 barrier method in combination with: spermicides, intrauterine device/oral contraceptives)

Exclusion criteria

• Secondary progressive and primary progressive forms of multiple sclerosis;
• Other diseases (except multiple sclerosis), which may affect the assessment of the severity of the symptoms of the underlying disease: mask, amplify, modify the symptoms of the underlying disease or cause the clinical manifestations and changes in the data of laboratory and instrumental methods of investigation similar to those of multiple sclerosis;
• Any acute or chronic infection in the acute stage;
• Verified HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis;
• Metabolic abnormalities (disorders), which manifest themselves as:

• raising the general level of creatinine is more than 2 times over the upper limit of the normal range;
• increase in transaminases (ALT, AST) or gamma-glutamyltransferase more than 2.5 times over the upper limit of the normal range;
• Violation of bone marrow function as reducing the total number of leukocytes <3000 /mcl, or a platelet count <125000 /mcl, hemoglobin concentration reduction, or <100 g / l;
• EDSS> 5,5 points;
• Liver disease in the stage of decompensation;
• Congestive heart failure, or not controlled by a drug therapy angina or arrhythmia;
• Pregnancy, breast-feeding or planned pregnancy during the study period;
• Use of any time prior to study any drug for modifying multiple sclerosis: interferon beta-1a, interferon beta-1b, glatiramer acetate, azathioprine, corticosteroids and immunomodulators (except for treating exacerbations corticosteroids), drugs and monoclonal antibodies, cytotoxic and / or immunosuppressive drugs, including, but not limited to drugs: mitoxantrone, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, fingolimod, cladribine; or total lymphoid irradiation system;
• System (IV, oral) corticosteroids within 30 days prior to the screening visit;
• Intolerance or allergy to glatiramer acetate, mannitol or other components of the BCD-063 preparations or Copaxone®-Teva;
• History of drug addiction, alcoholism and abuse of drugs;
• Contraindications to MRI (gadolinium allergic to or intolerant of closed spaces, any renal failure, which may interfere with the removal of gadolinium - an acute or chronic renal failure);
• Any malignancies, including in anamnesis;
• Vaccination within 4 weeks prior to study entry (prior to randomization);
• Participation in any other clinical trial within 30 days prior to screening or simultaneous participation in other clinical trials;
• Previous participation in this study.