MRI Trial to exPlore the efficAcy and Safety of IMU-838 in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (EMPhASIS) (EMPhASIS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03846219 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : February 19, 2019
Results First Posted : July 23, 2021
Last Update Posted : February 11, 2022
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Study Type | Interventional |
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Study Design | Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor); Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Condition |
Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) |
Interventions |
Drug: IMU-838 (30 mg/day) Drug: IMU-838 (45 mg/day) Drug: Placebo Drug: IMU-838 (10 mg/day) |
Enrollment | 210 |
Recruitment Details |
The trial consists of a main trial (Cohort 1) and a sub-trial (Cohort 2): Cohort 1 compares 30 mg IMU-838, 45 mg IMU-838 and placebo and assesses the primary and key secondary endpoints; Cohort 2 compares 10 mg/day IMU-838 with placebo. The main trial consists of a blinded 24-week main treatment period and an optional initially blinded, then open-label extended treatment period of up to 9.5 years (currently ongoing). Results of the Cohort 1 main treatment period are reported. |
Pre-assignment Details | Patients were randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to once-daily oral treatment with 30 mg IMU-838, 45 mg IMU-838, or matching placebo for 24 weeks. At Week 24 (end-of-main treatment period), patients had the option to continue into the extended treatment period if they met respective eligibility criteria including an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. |
Arm/Group Title | IMU-838 (30 mg/Day) | IMU-838 (45 mg/Day) | Placebo |
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During the main treatment period (24 weeks), patients received once-daily oral doses of 30 mg IMU-838 (2 tablets of 15 mg vidofludimus calcium, IM90838) with an initiation dosing scheme of half the dose (1 tablet per day) during the first 7 days. | During the main treatment period (24 weeks), patients received once-daily oral doses of 45 mg IMU-838 consisting of 2 tablets of 22.5 mg vidofludimus calcium, IM90838) with an initiation dosing scheme of half the dose (1 tablet per day) during the first 7 days. | During the main treatment period (24 weeks), patients received once-daily oral doses of 2 tablets of placebo with an initiation dosing scheme of half the dose (1 tablet per day) during the first 7 days. |
Period Title: Overall Study | |||
Started [1] | 72 | 69 | 69 |
Patients Treated | 71 | 69 | 69 |
Completed | 69 | 65 | 64 |
Not Completed | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Reason Not Completed | |||
Withdrawal by Subject | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Fulfilled hepatoxicity-related stopping rules | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Physician Decision | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Patients randomized
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Arm/Group Title | IMU-838 (30 mg/Day) | IMU-838 (45 mg/Day) | Placebo | Total | |
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During the main treatment period (24 weeks), patients received once-daily oral doses of 30 mg IMU-838 (consisting of 2 tablets of 15 mg vidofludimus calcium [IM90838]). All patients received half the assigned dose during the first 7 days of the main treatment period (1 tablet per day) and then started taking the full assigned dose from Day 7 onwards (2 tablets once daily). |
During the main treatment period (24 weeks), patients received once-daily oral doses of 45 mg IMU-838 consisting of 2 tablets of 22.5 mg vidofludimus calcium [IM90838]). All patients received half the assigned dose during the first 7 days of the main treatment period (1 tablet per day) and then started taking the full assigned dose from Day 7 onwards (2 tablets once daily). |
During the main treatment period (24 weeks), patients received once-daily oral doses of 2 tablets of placebo. All patients received 1 tablet per day during the first 7 days of the main treatment period and then started taking 2 tablets once daily from Day 7 onwards. |
Total of all reporting groups | |
Overall Number of Baseline Participants | 72 | 69 | 69 | 210 | |
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Patients randomized
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Age, Continuous
[1] Median (Full Range) Unit of measure: Years |
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Number Analyzed | 71 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 209 participants | |
38.0
(18 to 55)
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36.0
(21 to 51)
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37.0
(21 to 55)
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36.0
(18 to 55)
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Measure Analysis Population Description: Full analysis set (FAS, the FAS consisted of all randomized patients who received at least 1 dose of the investigational medicinal product).
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Sex: Female, Male
[1] Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 71 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 209 participants | |
Female |
40 56.3%
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50 72.5%
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46 66.7%
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136 65.1%
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Male |
31 43.7%
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19 27.5%
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23 33.3%
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73 34.9%
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Measure Analysis Population Description: Full analysis set
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
[1] Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 71 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 209 participants | |
Hispanic or Latino |
0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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Not Hispanic or Latino |
71 100.0%
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69 100.0%
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69 100.0%
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209 100.0%
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Unknown or Not Reported |
0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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Measure Analysis Population Description: Full analysis set
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Race (NIH/OMB)
[1] Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 71 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 209 participants | |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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Asian |
0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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Black or African American |
0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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White |
71 100.0%
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69 100.0%
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69 100.0%
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209 100.0%
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More than one race |
0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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Unknown or Not Reported |
0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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Measure Analysis Population Description: Full analysis set
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Region of Enrollment
[1] Measure Type: Number Unit of measure: Participants |
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Romania | Number Analyzed | 72 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 210 participants |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
Ukraine | Number Analyzed | 72 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 210 participants |
40 | 36 | 42 | 118 | ||
Poland | Number Analyzed | 72 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 210 participants |
11 | 6 | 9 | 26 | ||
Bulgaria | Number Analyzed | 72 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 210 participants |
18 | 25 | 17 | 60 | ||
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Measure Analysis Population Description: Patients randomized
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Body mass index
[1] Mean (Standard Deviation) Unit of measure: Kg/m^2 |
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Number Analyzed | 71 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 209 participants | |
23.491 (5.311) | 24.786 (5.067) | 24.462 (4.758) | 24.239 (5.059) | ||
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Measure Analysis Population Description: Full analysis set
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Expanded Disability Status Scale
[1] [2] Mean (Standard Deviation) Unit of measure: Units on a scale |
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Number Analyzed | 71 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 209 participants | |
2.65 (0.83) | 2.56 (0.96) | 2.73 (0.90) | 2.65 (0.90) | ||
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Measure Description: The Expanded Disability Status Scale composite rating system ranges from 0 (normal neurological status) to 10 (death due to MS) in 0.5-unit increments. EDSS steps 1.0 to 4.5 refer to a functional status of patients with MS with some limitations within at least one functional system, but still able to walk without any aid. EDSS steps 5.0 to 9.5 are defined by the impairment to walk.
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Measure Analysis Population Description: Full analysis set
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Gadolinium enhancing (Gd+) lesions
[1] Mean (Standard Deviation) Unit of measure: Lesions |
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Number Analyzed | 71 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 209 participants | |
1.4 (2.4) | 0.9 (1.3) | 1.2 (2.1) | 1.2 (2.0) | ||
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Measure Analysis Population Description: Full analysis set
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T2 lesion load
[1] [2] Mean (Standard Deviation) Unit of measure: Cm^3 |
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Number Analyzed | 71 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 209 participants | |
13.341 (15.079) | 13.918 (12.946) | 11.980 (10.417) | 13.082 (12.940) | ||
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Measure Description: The T2 lesion load per participant was documented in the Case Report Form. In the analysis, a mean across all participants in each arm was calculated.
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Measure Analysis Population Description: Full analysis set
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MRI field strength
[1] Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 71 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 209 participants | |
1.5 Tesla |
65 91.5%
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66 95.7%
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67 97.1%
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198 94.7%
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3.0 Tesla |
6 8.5%
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3 4.3%
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2 2.9%
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11 5.3%
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Measure Analysis Population Description: Full analysis set
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Duration of disease
[1] Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 71 participants | 69 participants | 69 participants | 209 participants | |
<=4 years |
37 52.1%
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37 53.6%
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37 53.6%
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111 53.1%
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>4 years |
34 47.9%
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32 46.4%
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32 46.4%
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98 46.9%
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Measure Analysis Population Description: Full analysis set
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Name/Title: | Andreas Muehler, MD |
Organization: | Immunic AG |
Phone: | +4917678738359 |
EMail: | andreas.muehler@imux.com |
Responsible Party: | Immunic AG |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03846219 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
P2-IMU-838-MS 2018-001896-19 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Submitted: | January 21, 2019 |
First Posted: | February 19, 2019 |
Results First Submitted: | April 28, 2021 |
Results First Posted: | July 23, 2021 |
Last Update Posted: | February 11, 2022 |