A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Satralizumab in Participants With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04660539 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : December 9, 2020
Last Update Posted : March 17, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder | Drug: satralizumab Drug: azathioprine (AZA) Drug: mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) Drug: oral corticosteroids | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 127 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Single Arm, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Satralizumab in Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 2, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | May 25, 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | May 25, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Satralizumab Treatment
Participants will receive satralizumab subcutaneously (SC) every 4 weeks (Q4W)
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Drug: satralizumab
Satralizumab will be administered by SC injection in the abdominal or femoral region at a dose of 120 mg (fixed dose) Q4W for up to 3 years
Other Name: Enspryng Drug: azathioprine (AZA) Participants are permitted to use AZA during the study as background immunosuppressive treatment at a maximum dose of 3 milligram per kilogram per day (mg/kg/day)
Other Name: non-investigational medicinal product (NIMP) Drug: mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) Participants are permitted to use MMF during the study as background immunosuppressive treatment at a maximum dose of 3000 mg/day
Other Name: NIMP Drug: oral corticosteroids Participants are permitted to use oral corticosteroids (prednisolone equivalent) during the study as background immunosuppressive treatment at a maximum dose of 15 mg/day
Other Name: NIMP |
- Percentage of Participants with Adverse Events (AE) AEs of Special Interest (AESI), Serious AEs (SAE), and Selected AEs [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]
- Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Scores [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]
- Percentage of Participants with Serious Infections and Hepatotoxicity [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]Participants with NMOSD who are treated with satralizumab
- Time to First Relapse (TFR) [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]
- Percentage of Relapse-Free Participants [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]
- Annualized Relapse Rate (ARR) [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]
- Change in Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) Score [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]
- Time to EDSS Worsening [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]
- Percentage of Participants without EDSS Worsening [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]
- Change in Visual Acuity Assessed by a Snellen 20-Foot Wall Chart [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]The test will be performed monocularly and participants may use their habitual distance glasses or contact lenses
- Concentrations of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Soluble IL-6 Receptor (sIL-6R) in Blood [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]Measured in picogram per milliliter (pg/mL)
- Concentration of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in Blood [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]Measured in milligram per liter (mg/L)
- Serum Concentration of Satralizumab at Specified Timepoints [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]
- Percentage of Participants with Anti-Drug Antibodies (ADAs) from the First Dose of Satralizumab in Studies BN40898 or BN40900 (parent studies) [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]
- Percentage of Participants with ADA to Satralizumab [ Time Frame: Up to 39 Months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants aged less than 18 years at the time of informed consent for Study BN40898 can continue treatment with a combination of oral corticosteroids and either AZA or MMF
- Participated in Study BN40898 or Study BN40900 with satralizumab in NMOSD, are on ongoing satralizumab treatment and were anti-aquaporin-4 IgG antibody (AQP4-IgG) seropositive at screening in these studies. Participants with NMOSD who were AQP4-IgG seronegative at screening in Study BN40898 or Study BN40900 can be enrolled if the investigator considers the continued treatment with satralizumab to be beneficial for the participant
- For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use adequate contraception during the treatment period and for 3 months after the final dose of satralizumab.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant during the study or within 3 months after the final dose of study drug. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test result on the baseline visit prior to initiation of study drug
- Evidence of any serious uncontrolled concomitant diseases that may preclude participation including nervous system disease, cardiovascular disease, hematologic/hematopoiesis disease, respiratory disease, muscular disease, endocrine disease, renal/urologic disease, digestive system disease, congenital or acquired severe immunodeficiency
- Known active infection that requires delaying the next satralizumab dose at the time of enrollment
- NMOSD relapse at the time of enrollment
- Laboratory abnormalities at the last assessment in Study BN40898 or Study BN40900 that preclude re-treatment with satralizumab

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04660539

Study Director: | Clinical Trials | Hoffmann-La Roche |
Responsible Party: | Hoffmann-La Roche |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04660539 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
WN42349 2020-003413-35 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | December 9, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 17, 2022 |
Last Verified: | March 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Qualified researchers may request access to individual patient level data through the clinical study data request platform (www.vivli.org). Further details on Roche's criteria for eligible studies are available here (https://vivli.org/ourmember/roche/). For further details on Roche's Global Policy on the Sharing of Clinical Information and how to request access to related clinical study documents, see here (https://www.roche.com/research_and_development/who_we_are_how_we_work/clinical_trials/our_commitment_to_data_sharing.htm). |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Neuromyelitis Optica Myelitis, Transverse Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Optic Neuritis Optic Nerve Diseases Cranial Nerve Diseases Demyelinating Diseases Eye Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases Mycophenolic Acid Azathioprine |
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