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NCT Number: NCT01405820

Exploratory Study of the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Multiple Regimens of Natalizumab in Adult Participants With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

The primary objective of this study is to explore the effects of multiple regimens of natalizumab on disease activity and safety in participants with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS).

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Key information

Age range

18 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Research Site, Brasschaat, Belgium

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About this study

This is a a dose and frequency (but not route of administration) blinded, prospective, randomized, dose-ranging study in patients with RRMS who have received natalizumab for at least 12 months according to the local prescribing guidelines. The study will explore dosing of natalizumab by subcutaneous and intravenous routes. Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 6 dosing regimens, blinded to natalizumab dose, but not route, for 60 weeks of treatment.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ability to provide written informed consent
  • Subjects of childbearing potential must practice effective contraception during the study
  • A documented diagnosis of Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)
  • Free of MS relapse for 12 months prior to randomization
  • Treatment with natalizumab for a minimum of 12 months immediately prior to randomization.
  • In the 12 months prior to commencing natalizumab, subject must have experienced a minimal level of disease activity as defined by 2 or more documented clinical relapses OR 1 relapse and documented MRI activity, defined by the presence of at least 1 Gd enhancing lesion on MRI, unrelated to the relapse.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), hepatitis C and/or hepatitis B virus
  • Positive for anti-natalizumab antibodies at screening
  • MRI positive for Gd-enhancing lesions at study entry
  • Subjects for whom MRI is contraindicated
  • History of any clinically significant cardiac, endocrinologic, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic (including diabetes), urologic, pulmonary, neurologic (except for RRMS), dermatologic, psychiatric, renal, or other major disease
  • History of malignant disease, including solid tumors and hematologic malignancies (with the exception of cured basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin)
  • History of transplantation or any anti-rejection therapy
  • History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions or known hypersensitivity to any drug
  • A clinically significant infectious illness within 30 days prior to screening or progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) or other opportunistic infections at any time
  • Signs or symptoms suggestive of any serious infection, based on medical history, physical examination or laboratory testing

NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Treatment and study plan

natalizumab IV

Drug

natalizumab for IV Infusion

Other names: Tysabri, BG00002

natalizumab SC

Drug

natalizumab for Subcutaneous Injection

Other names: Tysabri, BG00002

IV Placebo

Drug

Intravenous placebo to natalizumab

SC Placebo

Drug

Subcutaneous placebo to natalizumab

Primary outcomes

  1. Cumulative Number of Combined Unique Active Lesions

    Time frame: Up to Week 60

    Cumulative number of combined unique active lesions (sum of the number of new gadolinium (Gd)-enhancing lesions and new or newly enlarging T2 hyperintense lesions not associated with Gd-enhancement on T1 weighted scans) based on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans Up to Week 60.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Biogen

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized, Blinded, Parallel-Group, Phase 2 Study Exploring the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Multiple Regimens of Natalizumab in Adult Subjects With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Acronym: REFINE

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Jul 29, 2011
Registry last updated
Aug 21, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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