E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis |
forme recidivanti della sclerosi multipla |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
multiple sclerosis |
sclerosi multipla |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | SOC |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10029205 |
E.1.2 | Term | Nervous system disorders |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029205 - Nervous system disorders |
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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 evaluate the safety and efficacy of NU100 in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis as compared to placebo and an active comparator. The primary clinical objective selected for this Phase 3 study, the cumulative number of new combined unique active lesions (CALs; defined as new gadolinium T1-weighted lesions and non enhancing new and newly enlarging T2-weighted lesions) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans over the course of 4 and 12 months of treatment to demonstrate the superiority of NU100 to placebo and the non-inferiority of NU100 to Betaferon, respectively. |
L'obiettivo primario di questo studio è: valutare la sicurezza e l'efficacia di NU100 nei pazienti con sclerosi multipla recidivante remittente (SMRR) rispetto a placebo e un farmaco attivo di confronto. L’obiettivo clinico primario ha selezionato per questo studio di fase 3 il numero cumulativo di nuove lesioni attive uniche combinate (LAC; definite come nuove lesioni pesate in T1 con gadolinio e lesioni nuove e di recente espansione pesate in T2 non captanti) su scansioni di risonanza magnetica (RM) nel corso di 4 e 12 mesi di trattamento per dimostrare, rispettivamente, la superiorità del NU100 sul placebo e la non inferiorità di NU100 su Betaferon. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
see protocol |
come da protocollo |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Patients will be eligible to participate in the study if all of the following criteria are met at both screening (V-1) and baseline (V0): 1.Female or male patients, aged between 18 and 60 years, inclusive 2.Signed and dated statement of informed consent 3.Diagnosis of RRMS according to McDonald's Criteria – revision 2010 4.Interferon (IFN) beta-1b naïve 5.Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of < 5.5 6.At least 1 documented relapse in the past year (defined as the appearance of a new clinical sign/symptom [one that had been stable for at least 30 days] that persisted for a minimum of 24 hours in the absence of fever) ---or--- a subclinical sign/symptom (defined as a Gd enhancing lesion or a new T2 lesion demonstrated on MRI examination on a prior MRI that has been completed within 1 year of the screening MRI). The Screening (V1) MRI should not be used for this determination. 7.No relapse in the 4 weeks prior to the screening visit (V-1). 8.Must be in a clinically stable or improving neurological state 4 weeks preceding the screening visit (V-1) |
Criteri di inclusione I pazienti saranno ritenuti idonei a partecipare allo studio se sono soddisfatti tutti i seguenti criteri, allo screening (V-1) come al basale (V0): 1. Pazienti di sesso maschile o femminile, di età compresa tra i 18 e i 60 anni compresi 2. Dichiarazione firmata e datata del consenso informato 3. Diagnosi di SMRR secondo i criteri di McDonald - revisione 2010 (Polman et al., 2011) 4. Naïve all’interferone (IFN) beta-1b 5. Punteggio della Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) < 5,5 6. Almeno 1 recidiva documentata nell'ultimo anno (definita come la comparsa di un nuovo segno/sintomo clinico [che era stato stabile per almeno 30 giorni], persistente per almeno 24 ore in assenza di febbre) ---oppure--- un segno/sintomo subclinico (definito come una lesione captante gadolinio o una nuova lesione in T2 mostrata mediante esame RM su una precedente RM completata entro 1 anno dallo screening RM). La RM di screening (V-1) non deve essere utilizzata per questa determinazione 7. Nessuna ricaduta nelle 4 settimane precedenti la visita di screening (V-1). 8. Si deve trovare in uno stato neurologico clinicamente stabile o di miglioramento nelle 4 settimane precedenti la visita di screening (V-1). |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Patients meeting any of the following exclusion criteria at screening (V- 1) and baseline (V0) will not be enrolled in the study: 1.Relapse at the baseline visit (V0) or occurring within 4 weeks prior to the screening visit (V-1) 2.Intake of glatiramer acetate within 3 months prior to the screening (V- 1) visit 3.Intake of previous immunotherapy or immunosuppressant treatment, within 4 months prior to the screening (V-1) visit 4.Intake of or previously received therapy with cladribine or alemtuzumab 5.An active viral, bacterial, or systemic fungal infection within 1 week of baseline (V0) 6.Use of systemic steroids within 3 weeks prior to the screening (V-1) MRI 7.Progressive disease |
Criteri di esclusione I pazienti che soddisfano uno qualsiasi dei seguenti criteri di esclusione al momento dello screening (V-1) e al basale (V0) non saranno arruolati nello studio: 1. Ricaduta alla visita al basale (V0) o che si verifica nelle 4 settimane precedenti la visita di screening (V-1) 2. Assunzione di glatiramer acetato nei 3 mesi precedenti la visita di screening (V-1) 3. Immunoterapia o trattamento immunosoppressivo nei 4 mesi precedenti la visita di screening (V-1) 4. Attuale o precedente terapia con cladribina o alemtuzumab 5. Infezione sistemica virale, batterica o fungina attiva entro 1 settimana dal basale (V0) 6. Uso di steroidi sistemici nelle 3 settimane precedenti la RM di screening (V-1) 7. Malattia progressiva |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
•Cohort 1: new CALs after 4 months of treatment based on the MRI outcomes obtained at Months 2, 3, and 4 •Cohort 2: new CALs over 12 months of treatment based on the MRI outcomes obtained at Months 3, 6, 9, and 12 |
• Coorte 1: nuovi LAC dopo 4 mesi di trattamento sulla base degli esiti della risonanza magnetica ottenuti ai mesi 2, 3 e 4 • Coorte 2: nuovi LAC dopo 12 mesi di trattamento sulla base degli esiti della risonanza magnetica ottenuti ai mesi 3, 6, 9 e 12 |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
as per protocol |
come da protocollo |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
•Incidence of annualized relapse rates •Proportion of relapse-free patients at 12 months •Incidence and severity of all drug related flu-like symptoms (FLS) during the first 4 months of study participation in all patients. •Incidence of antibody (neutralizing antibodies [NABs]/binding antibodies [BABs]) formation against IFN beta-1b •Changes from baseline in the EDSS score after 3, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months of treatment •Sustained change in EDSS measured for at least 3 months •Changes from baseline in the Hamilton Depression Scale (HDS) score after 4, 6, 9, and 12 months of treatment •Changes from baseline in the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale-29 (MSIS- 29) score after 4, 6, 9, and 12 months of treatment |
• Incidenza del tasso annualizzato di recidive • Percentuale di pazienti liberi da recidive a 12 mesi • Incidenza e gravità di tutti i sintomi simil-influenzali (FLS) correlati ai farmaci durante i primi 4 mesi di partecipazione allo studio in tutti i pazienti. • Incidenza della formazione di anticorpi (anticorpi neutralizzanti [NAB]/anticorpi leganti [BAB]) anti-IFN beta-1b • Variazioni rispetto al basale nel punteggio della scala EDSS dopo 3, 4, 6, 9 e 12 mesi di trattamento • Cambiamento sostenuto nella scala EDSS, misurato per almeno 3 mesi • Variazioni rispetto al basale nel punteggio della Hamilton Depression Scale (HDS) dopo 4, 6, 9 e 12 mesi di trattamento • Variazioni rispetto al basale nel punteggio della Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale-29 (MSIS-29) dopo 4, 6, 9 e 12 mesi di trattamento |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
as per protocol |
come da protocollo |
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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 | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
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) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
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) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 3 |
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 | 8 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 150 |
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 | No |
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 |
Belarus |
Russian Federation |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
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 study will be considered completed when the last patient completes the final visit (V7). |
Lo studio si considerera' completato quando l'ultimo paziente avra' completato la visita finale (V7) |
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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 | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 12 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 21 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |