E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 8.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10063399 |
E.1.2 | Term | Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
•To investigate the MRI efficacy of six months' administration of Firategrast in subjects with relapsing-remitting MS |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To investigate the effect on the following parameters of 6 months' administration of Firategrast in subjects with relapsing-remitting MS: - safety and tolerability - dose-response relationship - relationship between efficacy endpoints and systemic exposure to Firategrast and the metabolite GW786375X - interaction between systemic exposure to Firategrast and systemic exposure to i.v. methylprednisolone during relapses - potential relationships between genetic variants and response to Firategrast, PK endpoints, and bilirubin levels - MS clinical scores - fatigue and employment status - utility of the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29) in clinical trials
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1.Written informed consent 2.Males or females, aged 18 to 65, inclusive 3.Diagnosis of RRMS with dissemination in time and space 4.EDSS of between 0 and 6.0 inclusive at the Screening visit 5.Occurrence of at least two relapses in previous 24 months with at least 1 relapse or documented evidence of gadolinium-enhancement on MRI (prior to screening) in the previous 12 months. Subject must not have had a relapse within 4 weeks prior to Screening. 6.Minimum of five T2 lesions on brain MRI at Visit 2 as determined by the central MRI analysis reader 7.A female subject is eligible to enter the study if she is of non-childbearing potential or has a negative urine pregnancy test at Screening, and agrees to the consistent and correct use of agreed methods of contraception. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1.Subjects receiving corticosteroids within 4 weeks of Screening for treatment of MS. If non-systemic steroids are being used for other chronic inflammatory conditions, subjects may be included at the discretion of the investigator after discussion with the GSK medical monitor 2.Use of a beta-interferon product, glatiramer acetate or azathioprine within 3 months of Screening, or use of Mitoxantrone within 12 months of Screening. Subjects who have received other therapies affecting the immune system (such as intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), cyclophosphamide, plasmapheresis, or any other immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory treatment) in the past may be included on a case by case basis after discussion with the GSK medical monitor. None of these treatments will be allowed during this study 3.Previous exposure to alemtuzumab, natalizumab, rituximab or Firategrast administration, bone marrow transplantation or whole body irradiation 4.Subjects with a cardiac pacemaker or any other type of metal implant or with any other contraindication for MRI (including known allergy to gadolinium) 5.Use of 4-aminopyridine, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone or any drug that is an inhibitor of or a substrate (with a low therapeutic index) for OATP at Screening. 6.Patients with clinically significant renal laboratory values: subjects with a calculated creatinine clearance <60ml/min (by Cockcroft and Gault) at Screening 7.Subjects with local urinalysis findings of 1) proteinuria, defined as greater than or equal to 1+ protein, on urine dipstick or 2) renal tubular cell casts or 3) greater than or equal to 5 red blood cells / high power field will be excluded from the study if the result is still present on a repeat urinalysis during the screening period. 8.Presence of clinically significant hepatic laboratory values: ALT, AST, GGT > 2.0- times the upper limit of normal (ULN); total bilirubin > 1.5 times the ULN at Screening 9.CD4 count <500, CD4:CD8 <1.0, JC viremia detected in plasma or white cells, idiopathic CD4/CD8 lymphopenia or secondary lymphopenia at Screening 10.Any findings on the MRI of the brain at Visit 2 other than MS, except for benign findings that (in the opinion of the central MRI reading site and local site investigator) require no further evaluation or treatment and do not impact patient's neurological health (e.g., small arachnoid cysts, venous angiomas) 11.Current or history of cancer, excluding localized non-melanoma skin cancer 12.Uncontrolled or any active bacterial, viral, or fungal infection at Screening. Any previous serious infections should be discussed with the GSK medical monitor (e.g. opportunistic or atypical infections) 13.History of tuberculosis (TB), positive chest X-ray for TB or positive intradermal reaction with tuberculin at Screening (prior chest X-ray or tuberculin reaction is acceptable if performed within previous 6 months). Subjects with known contraindication(s) to intradermal tuberculin testing should not be included 14.Known congenital or acquired immunodeficiency 15.Any abnormality on 12-lead ECG at Screening which is clinically significant in the opinion of the investigator 16.Subjects with positive hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C antibody, or HIV tests at Screening 17.Women who are lactating, pregnant (positive pregnancy test at Screening), or planning to become pregnant during the course of the study 18.Recent history or suspicion of current drug abuse (including analgesic abuse) or alcohol abuse within the last 6 months prior to Screening 19.Use of an investigational drug for condition other than MS within 30 days or five half lives (whichever is longer) preceding Screening. Prior use of an investigational drug for MS should be discussed with the GSK medical monitor 20.Any concurrent illness, disability or clinically significant abnormality (including laboratory tests) that may affect the interpretation of clinical efficacy or safety data or prevent the subject from safely completing the assessments required by the protocol
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary endpoint is the cumulative number of new gadolinium-enhancing lesions on monthly MRI scans. MRI is an accepted surrogate marker of MS burden of disease for exploratory trials. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Yes |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | Yes |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 9 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 54 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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The end of the study will occur when the last remaining randomised subject has completed the final visit assessments, i.e. date of last subject last visit and all queries relating to subject data have been answered. |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 2 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 1 |