CHABLIS-SC1: A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Blisibimod in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified April 2013 by Anthera Pharmaceuticals
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Anthera Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01395745
First received: July 14, 2011
Last updated: April 4, 2013
Last verified: April 2013
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous blisibimod administered in addition to standard therapy in subjects with active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) disease.


Condition Intervention Phase
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Drug: blisibimod
Drug: Placebo
Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Blisibimod Administration in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Further study details as provided by Anthera Pharmaceuticals:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Proportion of patients achieving an SLE Responder Index at week 52 [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Time to first severe SLE flare [ Time Frame: Baseline through 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Proportion of subjects able to reduce oral steroid dose to ≤7.5 mg/day prednisone [ Time Frame: Baseline through 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Change in the number of actively tender or swollen joints and in mucocutaneous disease activity [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Change in proteinuria from baseline [ Time Frame: Week 52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Proportion of subjects with improved patient-reported outcomes [ Time Frame: Week 52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Time to treatment failure [ Time Frame: Through Week 52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Change from baseline in B cell subsets, anti dsDNA, C3, C4 [ Time Frame: Through Week 52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Safety profile (AEs, vital signs, labs, physical exams) [ Time Frame: Through Week 52 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment: 400
Study Start Date: February 2013
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2015
Estimated Primary Completion Date: October 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: blisibimod weekly dose Drug: blisibimod
blisibimod administered via subcutaneous injection every week for 52 weeks
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Drug: Placebo
Placebo will be administered weekly via subcutaneous injection for 52 weeks

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Fulfill at least 4 diagnostic criteria for SLE defined by American College of Rheumatology
  • Positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and/or anti-double stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA)
  • Active SLE disease as defined by the appropriate SELENA-SLEDAI score
  • On stable SLE treatment including corticosteroid
  • 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe active vasculitis, active central nervous system lupus, active lupus nephritis, uncontrolled hypertension or poorly controlled diabetes
  • Malignancy within past 5 years
  • Known to be positive for HIV and/or positive at the screening visit for hepatitis B, or hepatitis C
  • Liver disease
  • Anemia, neutropenia, or thrombocytopenia
  • Active infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with parenteral antibiotics within the past 60 days or history of repeated herpetic viral infections
  • History of active tuberculosis or a history of tuberculosis infection
  • Pregnant or nursing
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01395745

Contacts
Contact: Monica Gangal 510-856-5600 ext 5574 mgangal@anthera.com

Locations
Georgia
Investigator Site 001 Recruiting
Tbilisi, Georgia, 0102
Investigator Site 002 Recruiting
Tbilisi, Georgia, 0186
Investigator Site 003 Recruiting
Tbilisi, Georgia, 0186
Sponsors and Collaborators
Anthera Pharmaceuticals
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Anthera Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01395745     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: AN-SLE3331
Study First Received: July 14, 2011
Last Updated: April 4, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Anthera Pharmaceuticals:
SLE
Lupus
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Autoimmune Diseases
A-623
Blisibimod

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Connective Tissue Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013