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PEARL-SC Trial: A Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of A 623 Administration in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (PEARL-SC)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01162681
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 15, 2010
Last Update Posted : March 4, 2014
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Anthera Pharmaceuticals

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of three different doses of A-623 administered in addition to standard therapy in subjects with active SLE disease

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Drug: A-623 Other: Placebo Comparator Phase 2

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 547 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Double-Blind Phase 2b Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of A 623 Administration in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Study Start Date : July 2010
Actual Primary Completion Date : April 2012
Actual Study Completion Date : April 2012

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MedlinePlus related topics: Lupus

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: A-623 high dose weekly Drug: A-623
High dose given subcutaneously once a week for up to 52 weeks
Experimental: A-623 low dose weekly Drug: A-623
Low dose given subcutaneously once a week for up to 52 weeks
Experimental: A-623 high dose every 4 weeks Drug: A-623
High dose given subcutaneously once every 4 weeks for up to 52 weeks
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Other: Placebo Comparator
Placebo comparator is a matched volume given subcutaneously once a week or once every 4 weeks for up to 52 weeks


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. SLE response [ Time Frame: Various timepoints through Week 52 ]
    The % of subjects with SLE response compared with baseline at the time of assessment


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. B cell reduction [ Time Frame: Various timepoints through Week 52 ]
  2. Time to first flare [ Time Frame: Various timepoints through Week 52 ]
  3. FACIT-fatigue score [ Time Frame: Various timepoints through Week 52 ]
  4. Reduction in prednisone dose [ Time Frame: Various timepoints through Week 52 ]
  5. Change in IgG, IgM,C3 and C4 [ Time Frame: Various timepoints through Week 52 ]
  6. Flare rates [ Time Frame: Various timepoints through Week 52 ]
  7. SRI, using improvements of SELENA-SLEDAI of 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 [ Time Frame: Various timepoints through Week 52 ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of SLE by American College of Rheumatology guidelines.
  • On stable SLE treatment
  • Active SLE disease
  • Serologically active
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Receiving stable doses of prednisone between 7.5 mg and 40 mg per day

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe active vasculitis, active central nervous system lupus, active lupus nephritis, uncontrolled hypertension, or uncontrolled diabetes.
  • 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.
  • Malignancy within past 5 years
  • 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.
  • Participation in the active treatment arm of any Phase 2 or Phase 3 clinical trial for a molecule that primarily targets the B cell pathway in the past 18 months.
  • Prior administration of any B cell depleting therapy in the past 18 months.
  • Pregnant or nursing
  • History of congenital immunodeficiency
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Anthera Pharmaceuticals
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Responsible Party: Anthera Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01162681    
Other Study ID Numbers: AN-SLE3321
First Posted: July 15, 2010    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 4, 2014
Last Verified: January 2014
Keywords provided by Anthera Pharmaceuticals:
SLE
Lupus
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
 Autoimmune Diseases
A-623
Blisibimod
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Connective Tissue Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases