An Open-Label, Single-Arm 4-Year Study to Evaluate Effectiveness and Safety of Ocrelizumab Treatment in Patients With Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
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Brief Summary:
study in participants with progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS).
Criteria
– Have a definite diagnosis of PMS (as per the revised McDonald 2010 criteria for PPMS
or Lublin et al. 2014 criteria for PMS)
– EDSS (Expanded Disability Status Scale) =6.5 at screening - Have a length of disease duration since Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PMS) disease symptom onsent = 10 years if baseline Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) =5.0 and =15 years if baseline EDSS >5.0
– Have a documented evidence of disability progression independent of relapse at any
point over the 2 years prior to the screening visit. In case relapse(s) have occurred
in the last 2 years, disability progression will have to be considered as independent
of relapse activity as per treating physician’s judgment
– Fulfill at least one of the 21 criteria assessing the evidence of disability
progression independent of relapse activity in the last 2 years using the pre-baseline
disability progression rating system checklist
– Have experience of having used a smartphone and connecting a smartphone to Wi-Fi
network providers
– For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent or use acceptable
contraceptive methods during the treatment period and for at least 6 months, or longer
if the local label is more stringent after the last dose of study drug
Exclusion Criteria:
– Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) at screening
– Inability to complete an MRI
– Gadolinium (Gd) intolerance
– Known presence of other neurological disorders
Exclusions Related to General Health:
– Positive screening tests for hepatitis B
– Pregnancy confirmed by positive serum β human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) measured at
screening
– Lactation
– Any concomitant disease that may require chronic treatment of systemic corticosteroids
or immunosuppressants during the course of the study
– History or currently active primary or secondary immunodeficiency
– Lack of peripheral venous access
– Significant or uncontrolled somatic disease or any other significant disease that may
preclude participant from participating in the study.
– Active infections must be treated and resolved before possible inclusion in the study.
– Participants in a severely immunocompromised state until the condition resolves
– Participants with known active malignancies or being actively monitored for recurrence
of malignancy
– Participants who have or have had confirmed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
(PML)
Exclusions Related to Medications:
– Hypersensitivity to ocrelizumab or to any of its excipients
– Previous treatment with B-cell targeted therapies (i.e., rituximab, ocrelizumab,
atacicept, tabalumab, belimumab, ofatumumab, or obinutizumab)
– Any previous treatment with alemtuzumab (Campath/Mabcampath/Lemtrada), total body
irradiation, or bone marrow transplantation
– Previous treatment with natalizumab where PML has not been excluded according to
specific algorithm
– Contraindications to or intolerance of oral or intravenous (IV) corticosteroids,
including methylprednisolone administered IV, according to the country label
– Systemic corticosteroid therapy within 4 weeks prior to screening
– All vaccines should be given at least 6 weeks before the first infusion of
ocrelizumab. Live/live attenuated vaccines should be avoided during treatment and
safety follow-up period until B cells are peripherally repleted
– Previous treatment with daclizumab or figolimod in the last 8 weeks
– Treatment with fampridine/dalfampridine (Fampyra)/Ampyra) or other symptomatic MS
treatment unless on stable dose for ≥30 days prior to screening
– Previous treatment with natalizumab in the last 12 weeks
– Previous treatment with azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate mofetil or
methotrexate in the last 12 weeks
– Treatment with any investigational agent within 24 weeks of screening (Visit 1) or
five half-lives of the investigational drug (whichever is longer) or treatment with
any experimental procedures for MS
– Previous treatment with mitoxantrone, cyclosporine or cladribine in the last 96 weeks
– Participants previously treated with teriflunomide within the last two years, unless
measured plasma concentrations are less than 0.02 mg/l. If above or not known, an
accelerated elimination procedure should be implemented before screening visit
Exclusions for Participants in the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Assessments:
– Participants with clinically relevant ocular pathologies, potentially interfering with
clinical and instrumental evaluations
Exclusions for Participants Participating in the Measurement of Motor Evoked Potentials:
– History of seizures
– Prior craniotomy or skull fracture
– Movable metallic implant in the head
– Implanted stimulators (e.g. cochlear implant or cardiac pacemaker, deep brain
stimulator)
– Known history of high intracranial pressure
Locations
- MS Center of California, Newport Beach, California, United States, 92663
- SC3 Research Group, Inc, Pasadena, California, United States, 91105
- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, 94117