The Efficacy and Safety of Atacicept in Combination With Mycophenolate Mofetil Used to Treat Lupus Nephritis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00573157 |
Recruitment Status
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Terminated
(The study was terminated due to unanticipated safety issues)
First Posted
: December 14, 2007
Results First Posted
: March 23, 2016
Last Update Posted
: March 23, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Lupus Nephritis | Drug: Atacicept Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil Drug: Placebo Drug: Corticosteroids | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 6 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2/3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Atacicept in Subjects With Lupus Nephritis in Combination With Mycophenolate Mofetil Therapy. |
Study Start Date : | December 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Atacicept Plus Mycophenolate mofetil Plus Corticosteroids |
Drug: Atacicept
Atacicept will be administered at a dose of 150 milligram (mg) subcutaneously (SC) twice weekly for 4 weeks followed by maintenance dose of 150 mg SC once weekly for 48 weeks.
Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil
MMF will be administered orally with a starting dose of 500 mg twice daily for 1 week, will be increased to 1000 mg twice daily for 1 week, then it will be adjusted to 1500 mg or lower twice daily as per investigator's discretion.
Drug: Corticosteroids
High dose CS of 0.8 mg per kilogram per day or maximum of 60 mg per day prednisone or prednisone equivalent, whichever is less will be administered for 4 Weeks and will be tapered to 7.5 to 10 mg/day up to Week 12.
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo Plus Mycophenolate mofetil Plus Corticosteroids |
Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil
MMF will be administered orally with a starting dose of 500 mg twice daily for 1 week, will be increased to 1000 mg twice daily for 1 week, then it will be adjusted to 1500 mg or lower twice daily as per investigator's discretion.
Drug: Placebo
Placebo will be administered at a dose of 150 mg SC twice weekly for 4 weeks followed by 150 mg SC once weekly for 48 weeks.
Drug: Corticosteroids
High dose CS of 0.8 mg per kilogram per day or maximum of 60 mg per day prednisone or prednisone equivalent, whichever is less will be administered for 4 Weeks and will be tapered to 7.5 to 10 mg/day up to Week 12.
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- Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Complete Renal Response (CRR), Partial Response, and Non-response [ Time Frame: At Week 52 ]Complete renal response (CRR): from baseline, a return to within 10% of normal for renal function (assessed by calculated glomerular filtration rate [GFR]), improvement in proteinuria (urine protein/creatinine ratio <0.5) & resolution of hematuria. Partial response (PR): from baseline, a <= 10% worsening in renal function ( by calculated GFR); 50% improvement in proteinuria (assessed by urine protein/creatinine ratio) & resolution of hematuria, Non-response (NR): Neither criteria for CR or PR was met. Subjects were also deemed NR if they had treatment failure, regardless of CR or PR status. Subjects cannot be treatment failures. A response of CRR was confirmed if the Week 52 value is CRRand if the Week 48 value is CRR and at least 4 weeks apart from Week 52 /if the Week 48 value was missing/ less than 4 weeks from Week 52, then the Week 56 response must be CRR - if the Week 52 value was missing, then Week 48 and Week 56 must be CRR.
- Percentage of Participants With Normalization of Renal Function [ Time Frame: At Week 52 ]
- Number of Participants With New Lupus Flares [ Time Frame: At Week 52 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) satisfying at least 4 out of the 11 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria (Appendix B)
- Renal biopsy performed consistent with active International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/PRS) class III or IV lupus nephritis
Exclusion Criteria:
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) less than or equal to (<=) 30 milliliter per minute (mL/min) per 1.73 square meter (m^2)
- Active central nervous system SLE deemed to be severe or progressive and/or associated with significant cognitive impairment
- Any treatment with MMF, azathioprine, or cyclophosphamide within the last 6 months, or known hypersensitivity to MMF or atacicept.
- Any prior treatment with abatacept, rituximab, belimumab, or other B cell modulating agents.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00573157
United States, Louisiana | |
Tulane University Hospital and Clinic Department of Internal Medicine | |
New Orleans,, Louisiana, United States | |
Northwest Louisiana Nephrology Research | |
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71101 | |
United States, Michigan | |
Wayne State University Lupus Database Departments of Internal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology Division of Rheumatology Wayne State University School of Medicine | |
Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
United States, New York | |
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research | |
Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030 | |
Seligman Center for Advanced Therapeutics | |
New York, New York, United States, 10003 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Wake Forest University Health Sciences | |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27109 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Rheumatology Clinical Research Unit, Division of Rheumatology University Hospitals Case Medical Center | |
Beachwood, Ohio, United States, 44122 | |
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine | |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267 | |
The Ohio State University Medical Center | |
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210 | |
Southwest Rheumatology and Research Group, LLC | |
Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States, 44130 | |
United States, South Carolina | |
1711 St. Julian Place | |
Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29204 | |
ACME Research, LLC | |
Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, 29118 | |
Czech Republic | |
Institute of Rheumatology | |
Prague, 128 50, Czech Republic | |
Malaysia | |
Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah | |
Kedah, Malaysia | |
Hospital University Kebangsaan Malaysia | |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
University of Malaya Medical Centre | |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Hospital Pulau Pinang | |
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia | |
Singapore | |
Changi General Hospital | |
Singapore, Singapore | |
Singapore General Hospital | |
Singapore, Singapore | |
Taiwan | |
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital | |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Study Director: | Medical Responsible | EMD Serono, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | EMD Serono |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00573157 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
28113 493G01 |
First Posted: | December 14, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | March 23, 2016 |
Last Update Posted: | March 23, 2016 |
Last Verified: | February 2016 |
Keywords provided by EMD Serono:
nephritis atacicept |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nephritis Lupus Nephritis Kidney Diseases Urologic Diseases Glomerulonephritis Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Connective Tissue Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases |
Mycophenolic Acid Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents Antibiotics, Antitubercular Antitubercular Agents Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |