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Generalized Myasthenia GravisPhase 2NCT03315130

Safety and Efficacy Study of RA101495 in Subjects With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

A Phase 2 study testing zilucoplan (RA101495) in people with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis, run by Ra Pharmaceuticals at 30 sites in 2 countries.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of RA101495 in patients with generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG). Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive daily SC doses of 0.1 mg/kg RA101495, 0.3 mg/kg RA101495, or matching placebo for 12 weeks. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 85 years
Conditions the study is for
Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
What is being tested?
zilucoplan (RA101495)
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
45 participants
Where
30 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
11 Oct 2017to 19 Nov 2020
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of gMG [Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) Class II-IVa] at Screening
  • Positive serology for acetylcholine receptor (AChR) autoantibodies
  • QMG score ≥ 12 at Screening and Randomization
  • No change in corticosteroid dose for at least 30 days prior to Randomization or anticipated to occur during the 12-week Treatment Period
  • No change in immunosuppressive therapy, including dose, for at least 30 days prior to Randomization or anticipated to occur during the 12-week Treatment Period

Who cannot join

  • Thymectomy within 6 months prior to Randomization or scheduled to occur during the 12 week Treatment Period
  • History of meningococcal disease
  • Current or recent systemic infection within 2 weeks prior to Randomization or infection requiring intravenous (IV) antibiotics within 4 weeks prior to Randomization

Trial locations and contacts

30 sites in 2 countries.

30 sites in 2 countries

United States26 sites
  • University of Maryland

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • University of Buffalo

    Buffalo, New York, 14260

  • Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

    Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805

  • University of Vermont

    Burlington, Vermont, 05405

  • The Research Center of Southern California

    Carlsbad, California, 92011

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612

  • Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

  • Wesley Neurology Clinic

    Cordova, Tennessee, 38018

  • University of Texas Southwestern

    Dallas, Texas, 75390

  • Wayne State University

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202

  • Michigan State University

    East Lansing, Michigan, 48864

  • University of Florida

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32209

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160

  • UCLA Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90095

  • Center for Neurological Disorders

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215

  • Diagnostic and Medical Clinic - Mobile

    Mobile, Alabama, 36604

  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520

  • Hospital for Special Surgery

    New York, New York, 10021

  • Mount Sinai Hospital

    New York, New York, 10029

  • University of California Irvine Health ALS and Neuromuscular Center

    Orange, California, 92868

  • Allegheny Neurological Associates

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132

  • University of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida, 33620

  • George Washington University

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20052

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Canada4 sites
  • University of Alberta Hospital

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7

  • London Health Sciences Centre University Hospital

    London, Ontario, N6A 5A5

  • Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4

  • Toronto General Hospital

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 2, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of RA101495 in Subjects With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of RA101495 in patients with generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG). Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive daily SC doses of 0.1 mg/kg RA101495, 0.3 mg/kg RA101495, or matching placebo for 12 weeks.

Being tested
zilucoplan (RA101495), Placebo
Medical subject headings
Myasthenia Gravis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • zilucoplan (RA101495)Drug

    Daily subcutaneous (SC) injection

  • PlaceboDrug

    Daily subcutaneous (SC) injection

Study groups in NCT03315130
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
0.1 mg/kg zilucoplan (RA101495)ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: zilucoplan (RA101495)
0.3 mg/kg zilucoplan (RA101495)ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: zilucoplan (RA101495)
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Main Portion: Change From Baseline to Week 12 in Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) Score

    The QMG is a standardized and validated quantitative strength scoring system that was developed specifically for myasthenia gravis (MG). The scale consists of 13 individual assessments, each scored on a 0-3 point scale (i.e., 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, and 3=severe). The total score is the sum of the individual scores with a range of 0-39. Higher scores are representative of more severe impairment.

    Measured: From Baseline to Week 12

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. Main Portion: Change From Baseline to Week 12 in the Myasthenia Gravis - Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) Scale

    The MG-ADL is a brief 8-item survey designed to evaluate MG symptom severity. The scale consists of 8 items each scored on a 0-3 point scale (i.e., 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, and 3=severe). The total score is the sum of the 8 individual scores with range of 0-24. Higher scores are associated with more severe symptoms of MG.

    Measured: From Baseline to Week 12

  2. Main Portion: Change From Baseline to Week 12 in the Myasthenia Gravis - Quality of Life 15r (MG-QOL15r) Survey

    The MG-QOL15r is a 15-item survey that was designed to assess quality of life in participants with MG. The survey consisted of 15 questions and the corresponding responses were each scored on a 0-2 point scale (0=Not much at all, 1=Somewhat, 2=Very Much). The total score is the sum of the 15 individual item scores with a range of 0-30. Higher scores indicate more severe impact of the disease on aspects of the participant's life.

    Measured: From Baseline to Week 12

  3. Main Portion: Change From Baseline to Week 12 in the MG Composite Scale Total Score

    The MG Composite is a 10-item scale that has been used to measure the clinical status of participants with MG, in order to evaluate treatment response. It consists of 10 items which included ptosis (score range=0 to 3), double vision on lateral gaze left/right/both (score range=0 to 4), eye closure (score range=0 to 2), talking (score range=0 to 6), chewing (score range=0 to 6), swallowing (score range=0 to 6), breathing (score range=0 to 9), neck flexion or extension (score range=0 to 4), shoulder abduction (score range=0 to 5) and hip flexion (score range= 0 to 5). The total score is the sum of the 10 individual scores with a range of 0-50. Higher scores in the MG Composite indicate more severe impairment due to the disease.

    Measured: From Baseline to Week 12

  4. Main Portion: Percentage of Participants With >= 3-point Reduction in QMG Total Score at Week 12

    The QMG is a standardized and validated quantitative strength scoring system that was developed specifically for MG. The scale consists of 13 individual assessments, each scored on a 0-3 point scale (i.e., 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate, and 3=severe). The total score is the sum of the individual scores with a range of 0-39. Higher scores are representative of more severe impairment.

    Measured: Week 12

  5. Main Portion: Percentage of Participants Who Required Rescue Therapy Over the 12-week Treatment Period

    Percentage of participants who used at least 1 dose of rescue medication were reported.

    Measured: Up to Week 12

  6. Main Portion: Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product, which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product. A serious adverse event (SAE) is any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose resulted in death, life-threatening, significant or persistent disability/incapacity, congenital anomaly/birth defect, important medical event, initial inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization.

    Measured: From Baseline to Week 12

  7. Main Portion: Change From Baseline in Sheep Red Blood Cell (sRBC) Lysis Assay at Week 12 (Pre-dose)

    A BioTek ELx800 automated microplate reader is used to measure the optical density at 415 nanometer (nm) of human plasma samples to calculate the percent lysis of sheep erythrocytes that has occurred as a result of total complement activity. The measure of complement activity is determined by the degree of hemolysis of the erythrocytes.

    Measured: Baseline and Week 12 (Pre-dose)

  8. Main Portion: Change From Baseline in C5 Levels at Week 12 (Pre-dose)

    Blood samples were collected from participants to assess Complement Component 5C levels.

    Measured: Baseline and Week 12 (Pre-dose)

  9. Main Portion: Plasma Concentration of RA101495 and Its Major Metabolites

    RA102758 and RA103488 are the metabolites of RA101495.

    Measured: 1, 3 and 6 hours postdose on Day 1; Pre-dose on Week 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12

  10. Main Portion: Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) on Day 1

    Cmax is defined as the maximum observed plasma concentration.

    Measured: Pre-dose, 1, 3 and 6 hours postdose on Day 1

  11. Main Portion: Time Corresponding to Cmax (Tmax) on Day 1

    Tmax is defined as the time to observe maximum plasma concentration.

    Measured: Pre-dose, 1, 3 and 6 hours postdose on Day 1

  12. Main Portion: Metabolites (RA102758 and RA103488) to Parent Ratio

    RA102758 and RA103488 are the metabolites of RA101495.

    Measured: Pre-dose, 1, 3 and 6 hours postdose on Day 1; Pre-dose on Week 1, 2, 4, 8 and 12

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Oct 2017
  2. Study start11 Oct 2017
  3. Primary completion10 Dec 2018
  4. Study completion19 Nov 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
45 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03315130
Sponsor's protocol ID
RA101495-02.201
Status last verified
Jul 2022
First submitted
16 Oct 2017
Last updated
27 Jul 2022
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Howard JF Jr, Nowak RJ, Wolfe GI, Freimer ML, Vu TH, Hinton JL, Benatar M, Duda PW, MacDougall JE, Farzaneh-Far R, Kaminski HJ; Zilucoplan MG Study Group; Barohn R, Dimachkie M, Pasnoor M, Farmakidis C, Liu T, Colgan S, Benatar MG, Bertorini T, Pillai R, Henegar R, Bromberg M, Gibson S, Janecki T, Freimer M, Elsheikh B, Matisak P, Genge A, Guidon A, David W, Habib AA, Mathew V, Mozaffar T, Hinton JL, Hewitt W, Barnett D, Sullivan P, Ho D, Howard JF Jr, Traub RE, Chopra M, Kaminski HJ, Aly R, Bayat E, Abu-Rub M, Khan S, Lange D, Holzberg S, Khatri B, Lindman E, Olapo T, Sershon LM, Lisak RP, Bernitsas E, Jia K, Malik R, Lewis-Collins TD, Nicolle M, Nowak RJ, Sharma A, Roy B, Nye J, Pulley M, Berger A, Shabbir Y, Sachdev A, Patterson K, Siddiqi Z, Sivak M, Bratton J, Small G, Kohli A, Fetter M, Vu T, Lam L, Harvey B, Wolfe GI, Silvestri N, Patrick K, Zakalik K, Duda PW, MacDougall J, Farzaneh-Far R, Pontius A, Hoarty M. Clinical Effects of the Self-administered Subcutaneous Complement Inhibitor Zilucoplan in Patients With Moderate to Severe Generalized Myasthenia Gravis: Results of a Phase 2 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2020 May 1;77(5):582-592. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.5125.

    PubMed 32065623

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing zilucoplan (RA101495) in people with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis, run by Ra Pharmaceuticals at 30 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jul 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 30 sites in United States, Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 27 Jun 2022). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Main Portion: Change From Baseline to Week 12 in Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) Score (time frame: From Baseline to Week 12). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03315130, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jul 2022.

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