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NCT Number: NCT07152366

Efficacy and Safety of Sequential Hormone Therapy and Tetuzumab Therapy in Patients With Moderate to Severe TAO in the Active Stage After Glucocorticoid Treatment.

Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is an organ-specific autoimmune disease closely related to thyroid disease, which leads the incidence of orbital disease in adults and is the most common cause of diffuse toxic goiter (Graves disease, GD). The clinical manifestations of TAO are complex and varied. In severe cases, it may seriously impair visual function, affect daily life, and even cause corneal ulceration, perforation, and blindness. Therefore, a reasonable and effective treatment plan should be chosen according to the degree of TAO. Tetuzumab (IBI311) is a fully human monoclonal insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor inhibitory antibody. It has binding activity against IGF-1R positive cells, can block the binding of IGF-1 and IGF-2 to IGF-1R, and has a dose-dependent effect. It can inhibit the proliferation of HT29 cells caused by the activation of the IGF-1R signaling pathway. Meanwhile, it can dose-dependently inhibit the proliferation of orbital fibroblasts and the secretion of hyaluronic acid (HA) in patients with TAO.

However, there are still significant gaps in the existing research evidence: There is a lack of reports on the efficacy and safety of Tetuzumab (IBI311) in the population after glucocorticoid treatment.

The aim of this clinical study is to:

1. To evaluate the efficacy of IBI311 treatment in patients with active moderate to severe TAO after glucocorticoid treatment. 2. To observe the safety of IBI311 treatment in patients with active moderate to severe TAO after glucocorticoid treatment.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200003, China

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Jian Zhou, MD

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Lian-quan Wu, MD

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Tuo Li, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86-13918507887

Tuo Li, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wei-yi Zhou, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86-18689756502

Wei-yi Zhou, MD

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Xiao-yun Feng, MD

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Yong-quan Shi, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Diagnosed with TAO by Bartley criteria.
  • Moderate to severe patients defined by EUGOGO.
  • CAS ≥4 (on the 7-item scale) for the study eye.
  • participants have received glucocorticoid treatment for TAO in the past,but did not responsive or has an unsatisfactory effect.

Exclusion criteria

  • Anticipated need for intervention due to sight-threatening complications or other significant and acute deterioration in vision.
  • Combined with other lesions in the orbit.
  • Receive orbital radiotherapy or surgical treatment for TED, including orbital decompression, strabismus surgery and eyelid retraction correction.
  • During the screening period, if either ear has a history of tinnitus or other hearing impairment; Or abnormal pure tone audiometry results (defined as an average bone conduction hearing threshold of ≥25 dB at 0.5, 1, 2, 4 kHz or a bone conduction hearing threshold of ≥40 dB at any frequency).
  • At the time of screening, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 3 times ULN, or accompanied by active hepatitis B (defined as HBsAg positive with HBV-DNA load greater than 1000 IU/mL), or being receiving anti-hepatitis B virus treatment.
  • During screening, the Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) was < 30 ml/min/1.73m2 (using the MDRD formula: GFR =186× serum creatinine (mg/dl) -1.154× (age) -0.203× (0.742 [if female]), unit conversion of serum creatinine: 1 μmol/L=0.0113 mg/dL); 10) At the time of screening, there was poorly controlled diabetes (defined as glycated hemoglobin ≥7.0% at the time of screening, or a new diabetes drug [oral or injection] or a dose change of the current prescribed diabetes drug > 10% within 60 days before screening).
  • Screening for poorly controlled hypertension, with systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg; Or adjust the antihypertensive drug (dosage or type of drug) within 30 days befor screening; Evidence of renal artery stenosis or unstable blood pressure (including orthostatic hypotension, etc.).
  • At the time of screening, the 12-lead ECG showed a heart rate of < 50 beats/min or > 100 beats/min. The ECG indicated active heart disease, or the researchers believed that the abnormal ECG at the time of screening would interfere with the interpretation of the ECG results in the subsequent follow-up process. Especially, QTcF > 450 ms (for men) and QTcF > 470 ms (for women) should be excluded.
  • HIV antibody or HCV antibody positive individuals or those with active syphilis (defined as those with positive non-specific syphilis antibodies or those who need anti-syphilis treatment after consultation by the infectious disease department).
  • Any major illness/condition or evidence of an unstable clinical condition that, in the investigators judgment, will substantially increase the risk to the participant, or confound the interpretation of safety assessments, if they were to participate in the study.
  • Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would impair the ability of the participant to comply with the study procedures or impair the ability to interpret data from the participants participation in the study.
  • Pregnant or lactating.

Treatment and study plan

IBI311

Drug

IBI311 is a fully human anti-IGF-1R mAb. IBI311 will be provided in single-dose 10-mL glass vials as a Injection solution containing.

Glucocorticoids

Drug

500mg methylprednisolone was intravenously injected once a day for 3 consecutive days. The next treatment was carried out with an interval of 2 weeks for a total of 8 times.

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of participants who were overall treatment responders after 4 times and at the end of treatment

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

    Subjects in the study eye with a reduction of ≥2 mm in exophthalmos and a reduction of ≥2 points in the clinical activity score (CAS) from baseline, and no deterioration in the contralateral eye (an increase of ≥2 mm in exophthalmos or an increase of ≥2 points in CAS)

  2. Percentage of participants who were CAS categorical responders after 4 times and at the end of the treatment

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

    The CAS is a 7-item description of clinical activity, including:

    • Spontaneous orbital pain;
    • Gaze evoked orbital pain;
    • Eyelid swelling that is considered to be due to active (inflammatory phase) thyroid eye disease/ Graves' Ophthalmopathy or Orbitopathy (TED/GO);
    • Eyelid erythema;
    • Conjunctival redness that is considered to be due to active (inflammatory phase) TED/GO (ignore "equivocal" redness);
    • Chemosis;
    • Inflammation of caruncle or plica. Each item is scored (1=present; 0=absent) and scores for each item are summed for total score of 0 (no inflammatory symptoms) to 7 (most inflammatory symptoms).

    CAS categorical responders were defined as subjects whose CAS in the study eyes decreased to 0 or 1 (with no or minimal inflammatory symptoms)

  3. Incidence and characterization of nonserious treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) during the treatment

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of participants who were diplopia responders after 4 times and at the end of the treatment

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

    Diplopia responders were defined as percentage of participants with ≥ 1 class improvement of eye motility from baseline assessed by Gorman score.

    Gorman score: 1 = no diplopia, 2 =intermittent diplopia, 3 = inconstant (gaze-evoked) diplopia, 4 = constant diplopia in primary or reading position.

  2. Percentage of participants who were proptosis responders after 4 times and and the end of the treatment

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

    Proptosis responders were defined as subjects whose exophthalmos in the study eye decreased by ≥2 mm compared to the baseline, and whose exophthalmos in the contralateral eye did not deteriorate (increase by ≥2 mm) after 4 times and and the end of the treatment

  3. Percentage of participants who were ATA categorical responders after 4 times and at the end of the treatment

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

    Participants whose baseline ATA score of the study eye was >4, with a reduction of ≥1 grade in the ATA score, while there was no corresponding deterioration in the contralateral eye (≥1 grade deterioration).

    The denominator is the number of subjects with a baseline ATA score grade >4

  4. Change of GO-QoL from baseline after 4 times and at the end of the treatment

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

  5. Changes of the visual field in the dark areas from baseline after 4 times and at the end of the treatment

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. MR Imaging changes of orbital contents compared with the baseline after 4 times and at the end of the treatment

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

    Including: exophthalmos, the volume of the lacrimal gland/optic nerve/extraocular muscle/retroorbital adipose tissue/ lacrimal gland, edema, inflammation, blood perfusion, fibrosis, and fatty changes

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Tuo Li, Vice Professor

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86-13918507887

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy and Safety of Sequential Hormone Therapy and Tetuzumab Therapy in Patients With Moderate to Severe TAO in the Active Stage After Glucocorticoid Treatment

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2035
First posted
Sep 3, 2025
Registry last updated
Sep 3, 2025

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