Open Label Extension Study of Epratuzumab in Japanese Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Subjects
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01534403 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 16, 2012
Last Update Posted : May 6, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | Biological: Epratuzumab | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 17 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2, Multicenter, Open-label, Long-term, Extension Study to Assess the Safety of Epratuzumab Treatment in Japanese Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
Study Start Date : | January 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | February 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Epratuzumab 4x600 mg every 12 weeks Group |
Biological: Epratuzumab
Epratuzumab 600 mg infusions delivered weekly for a total of 4 consecutive weeks (cumulative dose 2400 mg) over eight 12-week treatment cycles (ie, Weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25, 26, 27, 36, 37, 38, 39, 48, 49, 50, 51, 60, 61, 62, 63, 72, 73, 74, 75, 84, 85, 86, and 87) |
- Number of subjects reporting at least 1 Adverse Event (AE) during the Treatment Period (maximum 100 weeks) [ Time Frame: up to Week 100 ]
- Change from Baseline in levels of total B Cells in the peripheral blood circulation at Week 96 [ Time Frame: From Baseline (Week 0) to Week 96 ]
- Change from Baseline in levels of Monocyte in the peripheral blood circulation at Week 96 [ Time Frame: From Baseline (Week 0) to Week 96 ]
- Change from Baseline in levels of NK-Cells (Natural Killer-Cells) in the peripheral blood circulation at Week 96 [ Time Frame: From Baseline (Week 0) to Week 96 ]
- Change from Baseline in levels of total T Cells in the peripheral blood circulation at Week 96 [ Time Frame: From Baseline (Week 0) to Week 96 ]
- Epratuzumab plasma concentration at Week 96 [ Time Frame: Week 96 ]
- Number of subjects reporting anti-Epratuzumab in plasma at Week 96 [ Time Frame: Week 96 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject has completed the double-blind study SL0026 [NCT01449071] or terminated prematurely at Week 8 or later in SL0026 [NCT01449071] due to lack of efficacy
- Women of childbearing potential must agree to use an acceptable method of birth control/Written Informed Consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with active, severe SLE disease activity which involves the renal system and active, severe, neuropsychiatric SLE, defined as any neuropsychiatric element scoring British Isles Lupus Assessment Group Index (BILAG) level A
- Subjects with concurrent relevant medical conditions like defined chronic infections or high risk of new significant infections
- Substance abuse or dependence
- Significant hematologic abnormalities
- History of malignant cancer
- Subjects with any other condition which, in the investigator's judgment, would make the subject unsuitable for inclusion

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01534403
Japan | |
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Fukuoka, Japan | |
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Fukuoka, Japan | |
9 | |
Fukuoka, Japan | |
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Kitakyusyu, Japan | |
1 | |
Tokyo, Japan | |
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Tokyo, Japan |
Study Director: | UCB Clinical Trial Call Center | +1 877 822 9493 (UCB) |
Responsible Party: | UCB Pharma |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01534403 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
SL0027 |
First Posted: | February 16, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 6, 2016 |
Last Verified: | April 2016 |
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