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Study of Vedolizumab (MLN0002) in Patients With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis (GEMINI I)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., January 2010
First Received: October 31, 2008   Last Updated: January 29, 2010   History of Changes
Sponsor: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Information provided by: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00783718
  Purpose

This multicenter, phase 3, randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled study in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis comprises two phases:

  • The Induction Phase, designed to establish the efficacy and safety of vedolizumab (MLN0002) for the induction of clinical response and remission
  • The Maintenance Phase, designed to establish the efficacy and safety of vedolizumab (MLN0002) for the maintenance of clinical response and remission

Condition Intervention Phase
Ulcerative Colitis
Drug: vedolizumab
Other: Placebo
Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Crossover Assignment
Official Title: A Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Blinded, Multicenter Study of the Induction and Maintenance of Clinical Response and Remission by MLN0002 in Patients With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis

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Further study details as provided by Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Proportion of patients with clinical response [ Time Frame: Week 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Proportion of patients in clinical remission [ Time Frame: Week 52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Proportion of patients in clinical remission [ Time Frame: Week 6 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Proportion of patients in clinical response [ Time Frame: Week 52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 826
Study Start Date: January 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date: October 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date: September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental
  • 1 arm for Induction Phase
  • 2 arms for Maintenance Phase
Drug: vedolizumab
Vedolizumab (MLN0002) is given at weeks 0, 2, 6 and then at 4-week intervals, or 8-week intervals for up to one year.
2: Placebo Comparator

Placebo add-on Comparator

  • 1 arm for Induction Phase
  • 1 arm for Maintenance Phase
Other: Placebo
The placebo infusion (IV) will be composed of normal saline. This is given at weeks 0, 2, 6 and then at 4-weekly intervals for up to one year.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 80 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Each patient must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be enrolled in the study:

1. Age 18 to 80

2 Diagnosis of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis

3. Demonstrated, over the previous 5 year period, an inadequate response to, loss of response to, or intolerance of at least one conventional therapy as defined by the protocol

4. May be receiving a therapeutic dose of conventional therapies for IBD as defined by the protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Evidence of abdominal abscess at the initial screening visit
  2. Extensive colonic resection, subtotal or total colectomy
  3. Ileostomy, colostomy, or known fixed symptomatic stenosis of the intestine
  4. Have received non permitted IBD therapies within either 30 or 60 days, depending on the medication, as stated in the protocol
  5. Chronic hepatitis B or C infection
  6. Active or latent tuberculosis
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00783718

Contacts
Contact: For a listing of recruitment sites in your area contact: Millennium Medical and Drug Information Center 1-866-835-2233 medical@mlnm.com

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Investigators
Study Director: Medical Monitor Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  More Information

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Responsible Party: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( Asit Parikh, M.D., Associate Medical Director )
Study ID Numbers: C13006
Study First Received: October 31, 2008
Last Updated: January 29, 2010
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00783718     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pathologic Processes
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Ulcer
Colonic Diseases
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Colitis, Ulcerative
Intestinal Diseases
Gastroenteritis
Colitis

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 08, 2010