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Registration number
NCT02792218
Ethics application status
Date submitted
2/06/2016
Date registered
7/06/2016
Date last updated
1/10/2021

Titles & IDs
Public title
Efficacy and Safety of Ofatumumab Compared to Teriflunomide in Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
Scientific title
A Randomized, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Parallel-group Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Ofatumumab Versus Teriflunomide in Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2015-005418-31
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
COMB157G2301
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
ASCLEPIOS I
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis 0 0
Condition category
Condition code

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Ofatumumab subcutaneous injection
Treatment: Drugs - Teriflunomide-matching placebo capsules
Treatment: Drugs - Teriflunomide capsule
Treatment: Drugs - Matching placebo of ofatumumab subcutaneous injections

Experimental: OMB 20 mg - Ofatumumab 20 mg pre-filled syringes for subcutaneous injectionon on days 1 ,7 ,14, week 4 and every 4 weeks thereafter and a teriflunomide- matching placebo, taken orally once daily

Active comparator: TER 14 mg - Teriflunomide 14 mg oral capsule taken once daily and matching placebo for subcutaneous injections to ofatumumab on days 1, 7, 14, week 4 and every 4 weeks thereafter


Treatment: Drugs: Ofatumumab subcutaneous injection
Ofatumumab 20 mg pre-filled syringes for subcutaneous injection on days 1, 7, 14, week 4 and every 4 weeks thereafter

Treatment: Drugs: Teriflunomide-matching placebo capsules
Placebo capsule, matching in appearance to teriflunomide, taken orally once daily

Treatment: Drugs: Teriflunomide capsule
Teriflunomide 14 mg oral capsule taken once daily

Treatment: Drugs: Matching placebo of ofatumumab subcutaneous injections
Matching placebo of ofatumumab subcutaneous injections on days 1, 7, 14, week 4 and every 4 weeks thereafter
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Annualized Relapse Rate (ARR)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
3-month Confirmed Disability Worsening (3mCDW) Based on EDSS - Pooled Data
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline, every 3 months up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
3-month Confirmed Disability Worsening (3mCDW) Based on EDSS - Study COMB157G2301
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Baseline, every 3 months up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
6-month Confirmed Disability Worsening (6mCDW) Based on EDSS - Pooled Data
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Baseline, every 3 months up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
6-month Confirmed Disability Worsening (6mCDW) Based on EDSS - Study COMB157G2301
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Baseline, every 3 months up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
6-month Confirmed Disability Improvement (6mCDI ) Based on EDSS - Pooled Data
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Baseline, every 3 months up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
6-month Confirmed Disability Improvement (6mCDI ) Based on EDSS - Study COMB157G2301
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Baseline, every 3 months up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Number of Gd-enhancing T1 Lesions Per MRI Scan
Timepoint [7] 0 0
Baseline, yearly up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Number of New or Enlarging T2 Lesions on MRI Per Year (Annualized Lesion Rate)
Timepoint [8] 0 0
Baseline, yearly up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [9] 0 0
Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL) Concentration in Serum
Timepoint [9] 0 0
Month 3, 12 and 24
Secondary outcome [10] 0 0
Annualized Rate of Brain Volume Loss Based on Assessments of Percent Brain Volume Change From Baseline
Timepoint [10] 0 0
Baseline, months 12 and 24
Secondary outcome [11] 0 0
Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Relapse
Timepoint [11] 0 0
Baseline up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [12] 0 0
Annualized Relapse Rate (ARR) >8 Weeks After Onset of Treatment
Timepoint [12] 0 0
Baseline up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [13] 0 0
3-month Confirmed Disability Worsening (3mCDW) Based on EDSS > 8 Weeks After Onset of Treatment - Pooled Data
Timepoint [13] 0 0
Baseline up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [14] 0 0
6-month Confirmed Disability Worsening (6mCDW) Based on EDSS > 8 Weeks After Onset of Treatment - Pooled Data
Timepoint [14] 0 0
Baseline up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [15] 0 0
6-month Confirmed Cognitive Decline on Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) - Pooled Data
Timepoint [15] 0 0
Baseline, every 6 months up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [16] 0 0
6-month Confirmed Disability Worsening (6mCDW) or 6-month Confirmed Cognitive Decline (6mCCD) - Pooled Data
Timepoint [16] 0 0
Baseline up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [17] 0 0
Change in Cognitive Performance Measured by the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) - Pooled Data
Timepoint [17] 0 0
Baseline up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [18] 0 0
6-month Confirmed Worsening of at Least 20% in the Timed 25-Foot Walk (T25FW) - Pooled Data
Timepoint [18] 0 0
Baseline, every 3 months up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [19] 0 0
6-month Confirmed Worsening of at Least 20% in the 9-Hole Peg Test (9HPT) - Pooled Data
Timepoint [19] 0 0
Baseline, every 6 months up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [20] 0 0
6-month Confirmed Disability Improvement (6mCDI) Sustained Until End of Study (EOS) as Measured by EDSS - Pooled Data
Timepoint [20] 0 0
Baseline, every 3 months up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [21] 0 0
Number of New or Enlarging T2 Lesions on MRI Per Year From Month 12 Until End of Study (EOS)
Timepoint [21] 0 0
Month 12 up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [22] 0 0
Percent Change in T2 Lesion Volume Relative to Baseline
Timepoint [22] 0 0
Baseline, Month 12, Month 24
Secondary outcome [23] 0 0
No Evidence of Disease Activity (NEDA-4)
Timepoint [23] 0 0
Baseline, Month 12, Month 24
Secondary outcome [24] 0 0
Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29) Physical Impact Score Change From Baseline
Timepoint [24] 0 0
Baseline, every 6 months up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [25] 0 0
Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29) Psychological Impact Score Change From Baseline
Timepoint [25] 0 0
Baseline, every 6 months up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [26] 0 0
Annualized Relapse Rates (ARR) by NfL High-low Subgroups - Pooled Data
Timepoint [26] 0 0
Baseline up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [27] 0 0
Number of New or Enlarging T2 Lesions Per Year by NfL High-low Subgroups - Pooled Data
Timepoint [27] 0 0
Baseline, yearly up to 2.5 years
Secondary outcome [28] 0 0
Annual Rate of Percent Change in Brain Volume Loss by NfL High-low Subgroups - Pooled Data
Timepoint [28] 0 0
Baseline, Months 12 and 24
Secondary outcome [29] 0 0
Pharmacokinetic (PK) Concentrations of Ofatumumab
Timepoint [29] 0 0
Baseline, Weeks 4, 12, 24, 48, 96

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* 18 to 55 years of age
* Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS)
* Relapsing MS: relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) or secondary progressive MS (SPMS)
* At least 1 relapse during the previous 1 year or 2 relapses during the previous 2 years or a positive gadolinium-enhancing MRI scan in previous year
* Expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score of 0 to 5.5
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
55 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Primary progressive MS
* Disease duration of more than 10 years in patients with an EDSS score of 2 or less
* Patients with an active chronic disease of the immune system other than MS
* Patients at risk of developing or having reactivation of hepatitis
* Patients with active systemic infections or with neurological findings consistent with PML

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
20/09/2016
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
20/07/2020
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
930
Recruitment in Australia
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NSW
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Novartis Investigative Site - New Lambton Heights
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Novartis Investigative Site - St Leonards
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2305 - New Lambton Heights
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2065 - St Leonards
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
To compare the efficacy and safety of ofatumumab administered subcutaneously (sc) every 4 weeks versus teriflunomide administered orally once daily in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02792218
Trial related presentations / publications
Gartner J, Hauser SL, Bar-Or A, Montalban X, Cohen JA, Cross AH, Deiva K, Ganjgahi H, Haring DA, Li B, Pingili R, Ramanathan K, Su W, Willi R, Kieseier B, Kappos L. Efficacy and safety of ofatumumab in recently diagnosed, treatment-naive patients with multiple sclerosis: Results from ASCLEPIOS I and II. Mult Scler. 2022 Sep;28(10):1562-1575. doi: 10.1177/13524585221078825. Epub 2022 Mar 10.
Hauser SL, Bar-Or A, Cohen JA, Comi G, Correale J, Coyle PK, Cross AH, de Seze J, Leppert D, Montalban X, Selmaj K, Wiendl H, Kerloeguen C, Willi R, Li B, Kakarieka A, Tomic D, Goodyear A, Pingili R, Haring DA, Ramanathan K, Merschhemke M, Kappos L; ASCLEPIOS I and ASCLEPIOS II Trial Groups. Ofatumumab versus Teriflunomide in Multiple Sclerosis. N Engl J Med. 2020 Aug 6;383(6):546-557. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1917246.
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02792218