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NCT Number: NCT02205489

Management Of The Infusion-Associated Reactions In RRMS Patients Treated With LEMTRADA

Primary Objective:

To assess the distribution of IARs by severity grade when LEMTRADA is administered to RRMS patients who will be medicated according to specified algorithm designed to manage infusion associated reactions.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Investigational Site Number 056002, Bruges, Belgium

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About this study

The total duration of participation in the study per patient is approximately 13.5 months.

After the end of the second course of LEMTRADA treatment, patients will be followed by their physician in a regular healthcare setting until 48 months safety monitoring period is completed.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult RRMS patients who will be initiating treatment with Lemtrada according to local approved label.
  • Signed written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Previously treated with LEMTRADA.
  • Contraindications to LEMTRADA according to the labeling in the country.
  • Any known contraindications to the symptomatic therapy used in the infusion management guidance based on their local approved label.
  • Currently participating in another investigational interventional study.
  • Any technical/administrative reason that makes it impossible to enroll the patient in the study.
  • Patient is the Investigator or any Sub-investigator, research assistant, pharmacist, study coordinator, other staff or relative thereof directly involved in the conduct of the protocol.
  • Patient who has withdrawn consent before enrollment (starting from signed informed consent form).
  • Despite screening of the patient, enrolment is stopped at the study level.
  • Woman of childbearing potential not protected by highly-effective method(s) of birth control (as defined in a local protocol amendment in case of specific local requirement) and/or who are unwilling or unable to be tested for pregnancy.
  • Pregnancy (defined as positive beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) blood test), breast feeding.
  • Known infection with latent tuberculosis or active tuberculosis.
  • Known infection with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C.

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.

Treatment and study plan

alemtuzumab GZ402673

Drug

Pharmaceutical form:concentration for solution Route of administration: intravenous infusion

Other names: Lemtrada

Cetirizine

Drug

Pharmaceutical form:tablet Route of administration: oral

Ranitidine

Drug

Pharmaceutical form:tablet Route of administration: oral

methylprednisolone

Drug

Pharmaceutical form:tablet Route of administration: oral

Aciclovir

Drug

Pharmaceutical form:tablet Route of administration: oral

Esomeprazole

Drug

Pharmaceutical form:tablet Route of administration: oral

Ibuprofen

Drug

Pharmaceutical form:tablet Route of administration: oral

Paracetamol

Drug

Pharmaceutical form:tablet Route of administration: oral

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of IARs that are graded mild according to the Common Toxicity Criteria (CTC). An IAR is any adverse event occurring during or within 24 hours of LEMTRADA infusion.

    Time frame: up to 30 days in the first treatment course and the second treatment course, respectively

  2. Proportion of IARs

    Time frame: up to 30 days in the first treatment course and the second treatment course, respectively

  3. Proportion and type of serious IARs

    Time frame: up to 30 days in the first treatment course and the second treatment course, respectively

  4. Proportion by type (as defined by clinical symptoms)

    Time frame: up to 30 days in the first treatment course and the second treatment course, respectively

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Single Arm Study To Assess Comprehensive Infusion Guidance For The Management Of The Infusion- Associated Reactions (IARs) In Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) Patients Treated With LEMTRADA

Acronym: EMERALD

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jul 31, 2014
Registry last updated
Jun 9, 2016

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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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