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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02115997
Other study ID # ML28550
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received
Last updated
Start date July 6, 2015
Est. completion date June 7, 2022

Study information

Verified date July 2022
Source Hoffmann-La Roche
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a perspective, Phase IV, multi-center, single arm, open-label, interventional study in adult participants with Wegener's granulomatosis (granulomatosis with polyangiitis [GPA]) or microscopic polyangiitis. Participants will be treated with rituximab (Ristova) and glucocorticoids. Rituximab will be administered by intravenous (IV) infusion at a dose of 375 milligrams per meter square (mg/m^2) body surface area once weekly during Weeks 1 to 4. Participants will also receive one or three pulses of methylprednisolone (1000 milligram [mg] each), followed by a tapering dose of oral prednisolone (start dose of 1 mg per kilogram per day). The dose of oral prednisone will be reduced as per evaluation by the investigator till the participant is completely off the drug. The participants will be followed up for duration of 6 months from the date of starting rituximab therapy with three follow-up visits at Days 52, 112 and 172. All adverse events occurring during this period will be captured.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 30
Est. completion date June 7, 2022
Est. primary completion date June 7, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Male or non-pregnant, non-nursing female - Diagnosed with Wegener's granulomatosis or Microscopic polyangiitis according to the definitions of the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference - Participants with either newly diagnosed or relapsing disease - Participants must have active disease as per the BVAS/WG greater than equal to (>/=) 3 that would normally require treatment with cyclophosphamide (CYC) - Participants willing to practice medically acceptable contraception during and 1 year after the completion of rituximab therapy - Participants must have severe disease i.e. one or more of the major BVAS/WG items depicting severity or disease severe enough to require treatment with CYC. - Participants must be positive for either proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (PR3-ANCA) or myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (MPO-ANCA) at the screening Exclusion Criteria: - History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to human, humanized, or murine monoclonal antibodies - Participants in a severely immunocompromised state - Participants with severe heart failure (New York Heart Association Class IV) or severe, uncontrolled cardiac disease - Participants having active severe infection or history of recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial or other infections - Participants who had a live vaccine fewer than 4 weeks before first dose of rituximab - Any other condition which puts the participant to undue risk for rituximab therapy as per local prescribing information or Investigator's judgment - Participants with any previous treatment with rituximab - Participants with any previous treatment with alemtuzumab - Participants who have had treatment with infliximab within the previous 3 months - Participants who have had treatment with adalimumab within the previous 2 months - Participants who have had treatment with etanercept within the previous month - Participants with any other investigational medication within the previous month

Study Design


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Intervention

Drug:
Methylprednisolone
Methyprednisolone will be administered 1 to 3 pulses at a dose of 1000 milligram (mg) IV at the discretion of the investigator.
Prednisone
Prednisone will be administered orally at tapered dose (start at 1 milligrams per kilogram per day [mg/kg/day]) at the discretion of investigator given daily until participants are off the drug.
Rituximab
Rituximab will be administered at 375 milligrams per meter square (mg/m^2) of body surface area given by IV infusion once weekly from Week 1 to 4.

Locations

Country Name City State
India Chanre Rheumatology and Immunology Center and Research Bangalore
India St. John's Medical College Hospital; Rheumatology Bangalore
India MULJIBHAI PATEL UROLOGICAL HOSPITAL; Nephrology Gujarat
India Fortis Memorial Research Instititute Gurgaon Haryana
India Medanta-The Medicity Gurgaon Haryana
India Yashoda Hospital Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh
India Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute; Department of Rheumatologz Mumbai Maharashtra
India Apollo BGS Hospitals Mysuru Karnataka
India Jasleen Hospital Nagpur
India Fortis Hospital Noida

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Hoffmann-La Roche

Country where clinical trial is conducted

India, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events Baseline up to 6 months
Primary Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score for Wegener's Granulomatosis (BVAS/WG) Score of 0 and Successfully Completed Prednisone Taper at 6 Months 6 months
Secondary Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a BVAS/WG Score of 0 During Treatment With Prednisone at a Dose of Less Than (<) 10 mg/day 6 months
Secondary Percentage of Participants With Refractory Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies-Associated Vasculitis (AAV) Who Achieved BVAS/WG Score of 0 and Successfully Completed Prednisone Taper at 6 Months 6 months
Secondary Percentage of Participants Who Achieved and Maintained Partial Remission (Defined as Having a BVAS/WG of 1 or 2) 6 months
Secondary Number of Severe Flares At Months 2, 4, 6
Secondary Number of Limited Flares At Months 2, 4, 6