Multiple SclerosisPhase 3MUSETTENCT04544436
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of a Higher Dose of Ocrelizumab in Adults With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)
A Phase 3 study testing Ocrelizumab, Antihistamine and Methylprednisolone in people with Multiple Sclerosis, run by Hoffmann-La Roche at 120 sites in 21 countries.
Trial summary
This is a randomized, double-blind, controlled, parallel group, multicenter study to evaluate efficacy, safety and PK of a higher dose of ocrelizumab per intravenous (IV) infusion every 24 weeks (Q24W) in participants with RMS, in comparison to the approved 600 milligrams (mg) dose of ocrelizumab. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 55 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Multiple Sclerosis
- What is being tested?
- Ocrelizumab, Antihistamine and Methylprednisolone
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 864 participants
- Where
- 120 sitesin 21 countries
- Study dates
- 26 Nov 2020to 21 Feb 2028
- Phase
- Phase 3
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 55 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Diagnosis of RMS
- At least two documented clinical relapses within the last 2 years prior to screening, or one clinical relapse in the year prior to screening. No relapse 30 days prior to screening and at baseline
- Participants must be neurologically stable for at least 30 days prior to randomization and baseline
- EDSS score, at screening and baseline, from 0 to 5.5 inclusive
- Average T25FWT score over two trials at screening and over two trials at baseline respectively, up to 150 (inclusive) seconds
- Average 9HPT score over four trials at screening and over four trials at baseline respectively, up to 250 (inclusive) seconds
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- Documented magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain with abnormalities consistent with MS at screening
- Participants requiring symptomatic treatment for MS and/or physiotherapy must be treated at a stable dose. No initiation of symptomatic treatment for MS or physiotherapy within 4 weeks of randomization
- Females of childbearing potential, agreement to remain abstinent or use adequate contraceptive methods
- Female participants without reproductive potential may be enrolled e.g. if post-menopausal or if surgically sterile
Who cannot join
- History of primary progressive MS at screening
- Any known or suspected active infection at screening or baseline (except nailbed infections), or any major episode of infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV antimicrobials within 8 weeks or treatment with oral antimicrobials within 2 weeks, prior to and during screening
- History of confirmed or suspected progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
- History of cancer, including hematologic malignancy and solid tumors, within 10 years of screening
- Immunocompromised state
- Receipt of a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 6 weeks prior to randomization
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- Inability to complete an MRI or contraindication to gadolinium administration
- Contraindications to mandatory pre-medications for infusion-related reaction (IRRs)
- Known presence of other neurologic disorders that could interfere with the diagnosis of MS or assessments of efficacy and/or safety during the study
- Any concomitant disease that may require chronic treatment with systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressants during the course of the study
- Significant, uncontrolled disease that may preclude participant from participating in the study
- History of or currently active primary or secondary, non-drug-related, immunodeficiency
- Pregnant or breastfeeding or intending to become pregnant
- Lack of peripheral venous access
- History of alcohol or other drug abuse within 12 months prior to screening
- Treatment with any investigational agent within 24 weeks prior to screening or treatment with any experimental procedure for MS
- Previous use of anti- cluster of differentiation 20 (CD20s) (including ocrelizumab), unless the last infusion was more than 2 years before screening, B-cell count is normal, and the stop of the treatment was not motivated by safety reasons or lack of efficacy
- Previous treatment with fingolimod, siponimod, or ozanimod within 6 weeks of baseline
- Previous treatment with natalizumab within 4.5 months of baseline
- Previous treatment with interferons beta (1a or 1b), or glatiramer acetate within 2 weeks of baseline
- Any previous treatment with mitoxantrone, cladribine, atacicept, alemtuzumab, and daclizumab - Previous treatment with any other immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive medication not already listed above without appropriate washout as described in the applicable local label. If the washout requirements are not described in the applicable local label, then the wash out period must be five times the half-life of the medication
- Any previous treatment with bone marrow transplantation and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Any previous history of transplantation or anti-rejection therapy
- Treatment with IV immunoglobulin (Ig) or plasmapheresis within 12 weeks prior to randomization
- Systemic corticosteroid therapy within 4 weeks prior to screening
- Positive screening tests for active, latent, or inadequately treated hepatitis B
- Sensitivity or intolerance to any ingredient (including excipients) of ocrelizumab
- Any additional exclusionary criterion as per ocrelizumab local label, if more stringent than the above
Trial locations and contacts
120 sites in 21 countries.
120 sites in 21 countries
United States25 sites
The NeuroMedical Clinic of Central Louisiana
Alexandria, Louisiana, 71301
Dent Neurological Institute
Amherst, New York, 14226
American Health Network Institute, LLC
Avon, Indiana, 46123
Profound Research, LLC
Carlsbad, California, 92011
North Central Neurology Associates
Cullman, Alabama, 35058
UC Health Neurology
Dayton, Ohio, 45417
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan, 48202
Advanced Neurology of Colorado, LLC
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80528
Alabama Neurology Associates
Homewood, Alabama, 35209
Tri-State Mountain Neurology
Johnson City, Tennessee, 37604
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160
Evergreen MS Center
Kirkland, Washington, 98034
Hope Neurology
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37922
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106
Bhupesh Dihenia M.D. P.A.
Lubbock, Texas, 79410
Neurology Associates, PA
Maitland, Florida, 32751
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104
21st Century Neurology
Phoenix, Arizona, 85004
Lone Star Neurology of San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78258
Maine Medical Center
Scarborough, Maine, 04074
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California, 94305
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, 33612
Dragonfly Research, LLC
Wellesley, Massachusetts, 02481
Abington Neurological Associates
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, 19090
Russia14 sites
Vertebronevrologiya LLC
Kazan', Tatarstan Republic, 420047
KSMU Interregional Clinical Diagnostic Centre
Kazan', Tatarstan Republic, 420101
FSBHI Siberian Clinical Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency
Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, 660037
Neiro Clinica LLC
Moscow, Moscow Oblast, 117186
Research Center of Neurology of RAMS
Moscow, Moscow Oblast, 125367
Federal center of brain research and neurotechnologies
Moskva, Moscow Oblast, 117997
City Clinical Hospital #24
Moskva, Moscow Oblast, 127015
National Center of Social Significant Disease
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 197110
N.P. Bechtereva Institute of the Human Brain
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 197376
City Hospital #40 of Kurortniy Administrative District
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 197706
Saratov State Medical University of RosZdrav
Saratov, 410012
Nebbiolo Center for Clinical Trials
Tomsk, 634009
Ulyanovsk Regional Clinical Hospital
Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast, 432063
SHI Sverdlovsk Regional Clinical Hospital #1
Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, 620102
Poland13 sites
Neurocentrum Bydgoszcz sp. z o.o
Bydgoszcz, 85-796
COPERNICUS Podmiot Leczniczy Sp. z o. o. Szpital im. M. Kopernika
Gdansk, 80-803
MA-LEK Clinical Sp. Z o.o.
Katowice, 40-571
SPZOZ Uniwersytecki Szp. Klin. nr1 im.N.Barlickiego UM
Lodz, 90-153
Centrum Neurologii Krzysztof Selmaj
Lodz, 90-324
Indywidualna Praktyka Lekarska Prof. Dr Hab. N. Med. Konrad Rejdak.
Lublin, 20-410
EMC Instytut Medyczny SA
Późna, 60-309
Nmedis sp. z o.o.
Rzeszów, 35-323
Osrodek Badan Klinicznych Euromedis
Szczecin, 70-215
Centrum Medyczne NeuroProtect
Warsaw, 01-684
Klinika Neurologii I Wydzialu Lekarskiego WUM w Warszawie
Warsaw, 02-097
Instytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii II Klinika Neurologiczna
Warsaw, 02-957
Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny - Pa?Stwowy Instytut Badawczy
Warsaw, 04-141
Ukraine12 sites
5th Cherkasy City Center of Primary Health Care
Cherkasy, 18029
Mun.Med.Proph.Inst.?Chernihiv Reg.Hosp.?
Chernihiv, 14029
Bukovinsky SMU RMI Chernivtsi RCH
Chernivtsi, 58002
SI USSRI of Medical and Social Problems of Disabilities of MOHU
Dnipro, 49027
Regional Clinical Hospital
Ivano-Frankivsk, 76008
Municipal Nonprofit Enterprise of Kharkiv Regional Council Regional Clinical Hospital
Kharkiv, 61058
St.In.Inst. of Neurol.Psych.and Narcol.of the AMSU
Kharkiv, 61068
Medical Center of Private Execution First Private Clinic
Kyiv, 03037
Medical Center Dopomoga Plus
Kyiv, 03143
Lvivska oblasna tsentralna likarnia
Lviv, 79010
LCC "Medical center "Unimed"
Zaporizhzhya, 69035
Municipal Non-profit Enterprise Zaporizhzhya Regional Hospital Zaporizhzhya Regional Council
Zaporizhzhya, 69600
Italy8 sites
Universita? G. D'Annunzio
Chieti, Abruzzo, 66100
Fond. Istituto Neurologico C.Besta
Milan, Lombardy, 20133
AOU Seconda Università degli Studi
Naples, Campania, 80131
AOU Seconda Università degli Studi
Naples, Campania, 80138
IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Neuromed
Pozzilli, Molise, 86077
Policlinico Tor Vergata Dip. Neuroscienze-Clinica Neurologica-UOSD Sclerosi Multipla
Rome, Lazio, 00133
NCL Institute Neuroscience
Rome, Lazio, 00178
Policlinico Umberto I
Rome, Lazio, 00185
Germany7 sites
Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, 12203
St. Josef-Hospital, Klinik für Neurologie
Bochum, 44791
Universitätsklinikum "Carl Gustav Carus", Zentrum für Klinische Neurowissenschaften
Dresden, 01307
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel, 24105
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, 04103
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Ulm, 89081
Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik
Wiesbaden, 65191
Peru6 sites
Hospital IV Alberto Sabogal Sologuren
Bellavista, Callao 2
Clinica Internacional
Lima, 15001
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas - Hospital Mogrovejo
Lima, Lima 01
Hospital Maria Auxiliadora
Lima, Lima 29
Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo
Lima
Clinica Sanchez Ferrer
Trujillo, Lima 13009
Spain6 sites
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)
A Coruña, LA Coruna, 15006
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035
Hospital Puerta del Mar
Cadiz, 11009
Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga ? Hospital General
Málaga, 29010
Hospital Quiron de Madrid
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223
Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro
Vigo, Pontevedra
Brazil4 sites
Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba
Curitiba, Paraná, 81210-310
Clinica Neurologica
Joinville, Santa Catarina, 89201-165
IMV Pesquisa Neurológica
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90620-130
CPQuali Pesquisa Clinica Ltda
São Paulo, São Paulo, 01228-000
France4 sites
Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin
Bordeaux, 33076
CHU Hopital Gabriel Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, 63003
CH St Vincent de Paul
Lille, 59000
Hôpital Charles Nicolle
Rouen, 76031
Argentina3 sites
Centro de Especialidades Neurológicas y Rehabilitación - CENyR
Buenos Aires, C1424
CEMIC
Buenos Aires, C1431FWO
Centro de Investigaciones Médicas Tucuman
San Miguel de Tucumán, T4000AXL
Hungary3 sites
S-Medicon Egeszsegugyi Szolgaltato Kft.
Budapest, 1138
UNO Medical Trials Kft.
Budapest, 1152
Somogy Vármegyei Kaposi Mór Oktató Kórház
Kaposvár, 7400
Portugal3 sites
Hospital de Braga
Braga, 4710-243
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental - Hospital Egas Moniz
Lisbon, 1349-019
Hospital de Santa Maria
Lisbon, 1649-035
Switzerland3 sites
Universitätsspital Basel Medizin Neurologie
Basel, 4031
Inselspital Bern Medizin Neurologie
Bern, 3010
Ospedale Regionale di Lugano - Civico
Lugano, 6903
Belgium2 sites
Hospital Erasme
Brussels, 1070
Revalidatie en MS Centrum
Overpelt, 3900
Canada2 sites
Recherche Sepmus Inc.
Greenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2J2
Centre de Recherche Saint-Louis
Lévis, Quebec, G6W 0M5
About this study
Official title: A Phase IIIb Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of a Higher Dose of Ocrelizumab in Adults With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
This is a randomized, double-blind, controlled, parallel group, multicenter study to evaluate efficacy, safety and PK of a higher dose of ocrelizumab per intravenous (IV) infusion every 24 weeks (Q24W) in participants with RMS, in comparison to the approved 600 milligrams (mg) dose of ocrelizumab.
Read the detailed description
Participants will be treated for a minimum of 120 weeks in the double-blind treatment (DBT) phase. Upon positive primary results after the DBT phase, an optional higher dose extension treatment, open-label extension (OLE) phase is planned for eligible participants. The OLE will be carried out for approximately 96 weeks. Participants will be followed for safety for 48 weeks thereafter. Participants whose B-cell levels still did not replete to their baseline level or the low level of normal (LLN), whichever is lower, will move into the B-cell monitoring (BCM) phase following the safety follow-up phase. The study will end when all participants who were not treated with an alternative B-cell depleting therapy have repleted their B-cells to the baseline value or the LLN.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Being tested
- Ocrelizumab, Antihistamine, Methylprednisolone
- Keywords
- Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis; Higher Dose of CD20 Antibody Ocrelizumab; Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics
- Medical subject headings
- Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
OcrelizumabDrug
Also called Ocrevus
The actual higher dose of ocrelizumab will be assigned to participants based on their body weight at baseline: 1200 mg (body weight <75 kg) or 1800 mg (body weight ≥ 75 kg). The first dose of ocrelizumab will be administered as two 600 mg or 900 mg IV infusions given 14 days apart. For the subsequent doses, ocrelizumab will be administered as a single 1200 mg or 1800 mg IV infusion Q24W. During the optional OLE phase, participants will continue with their assigned dose of ocrelizumab (either 1200 or 1800 mg) for approximately 96 weeks (4 doses in total).
OcrelizumabDrug
Also called Ocrevus
Ocrelizumab will be administered at a dose of 600 mg Q24W. The first dose of ocrelizumab will be administered as two 300 mg IV infusions given 14 days apart. For the subsequent doses, ocrelizumab will be administered as a single 600 mg IV infusion Q24W.
AntihistamineDrug
Also called Non-Investigational Medicinal Product
Premedication with oral or IV antihistaminic drug (i.e., diphenhydramine 50 mg or an equivalent dose of an alternative) will be administered prior to each ocrelizumab infusion.
Also called Non-Investigation Medicinal Product
Premedication with 100 mg of methylprednisolone (or equivalent) will be administered by IV infusion prior to each ocrelizumab infusion.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Ocrelizumab Higher Dose | Experimental | Participants will be randomized to receive a minimum of 5 higher treatment doses based on their body weight at baseline: 1200 mg (participant's body weight <75 kilograms [kg]) or 1800 mg (participant's body weight ≥ 75 kg) of ocrelizumab administered by IV infusion Q24W in the DBT phase. During the optional OLE phase, participants will continue with their assigned dose of ocrelizumab (either 1200 or 1800 mg) for approximately 96 weeks (4 doses in total). Mandatory methylprednisolone (or equivalent) and antihistaminic drug (e.g., diphenhydramine or equivalent) will be administered approximately 30-60 minutes prior to the start of each ocrelizumab infusion. Receives: Drug: Ocrelizumab; Drug: Antihistamine; Drug: Methylprednisolone |
| Ocrelizumab Approved Dose | Active comparator | Participants will be randomized to receive a minimum of 5 treatment doses of 600 mg ocrelizumab administered by IV infusion Q24W in the DBT phase. During the optional OLE phase, participants will be offered a higher dose of ocrelizumab (either 1200 or 1800 mg), based on their body weight at OLE baseline, for approximately 96 weeks (4 doses in total). Mandatory methylprednisolone (or equivalent) and antihistaminic drug (e.g., diphenhydramine or equivalent) will be administered approximately 30-60 minutes prior to the start of each ocrelizumab infusion. Receives: Drug: Ocrelizumab; Drug: Antihistamine; Drug: Methylprednisolone |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Time to Onset of 12-week Composite Confirmed Disability Progression (cCDP12)
Time to onset of 12-week cCDP=first occurrence of a 12-week cCDP according to at least 1 of the 3 criteria: 1) CDP=12-week confirmed increase (CI) from baseline (FB) in expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score of ≥1.0 point in participants with baseline EDSS score of ≤5.5 or 12-week CI≥0.5 point in participants with baseline EDSS score of >5.5 OR 2) 12-week CI of ≥20% FB in Timed 25-foot Walk Test (T25FWT) score OR 3)12-week CI of ≥ 20% FB in 9-hole Peg Test (9-HPT) score. EDSS = disability scale that ranges in 0.5-point steps from 0 [normal]-10.0 [death]. In T25FWT test participants walked to a 25 foot course as quickly \& safely as possible. Score = average of 2 completed trials (in seconds). In 9-HPT, participants had to place \& remove pegs 1 by 1 into 9 holes arranged in a board \& complete 2 successful trials for each hand \& the amount of time (in seconds) required was recorded. In T25FWT \& 9-HPT the longer it took complete test= higher scores, indicating deterioration.
Measured: Up to approximately 4 years
Secondary outcomes (16)
Time to Onset of 24-week cCDP (cCDP24)
Time to onset of a 24 week cCDP=first occurrence of a 24-week cCDP according to at least 1 of 3 criteria: 1) CDP=24-week CI from baseline in EDSS score of ≥1.0 point in participants with baseline EDSS score of ≤5.5 or 24-week CI≥0.5 point in participants with baseline EDSS score of >5.5 OR 2) 24-week CI of ≥20% FB in T25FWT score OR 3) 24-week CI of ≥ 20% FB in 9-HPT score. EDSS = disability scale that ranges in 0.5-point steps from 0 [normal]-10.0 [death]. In T25FWT test participants walked to a 25 foot course as quickly \& safely as possible. Score = average of 2 completed trials (in seconds). In 9-HPT, participants had to place \& remove pegs 1 by 1 into 9 holes arranged in a board \& complete 2 successful trials for each hand \& the amount of time (in seconds) required was recorded. In T25FWT \& 9-HPT the longer it took complete test= higher scores, indicating deterioration.
Measured: Up to approximately 4 years
Time to Onset of 48-week cCDP (cCDP48)
Time to onset of a 48-week cCDP=first occurrence of a 48-week cCDP according to at least 1 of 3 criteria: 1) CDP=48-week CI from baseline in EDSS score of ≥1.0 point in participants with baseline EDSS score of ≤5.5 or 48-week CI≥0.5 point in participants with baseline EDSS score of >5.5 OR 2) 48-week CI of ≥20% FB in T25FWT score OR 3) 48-week CI of ≥ 20% FB in 9-HPT score. EDSS = disability scale that ranges in 0.5-point steps from 0 [normal]-10.0 [death]. In T25FWT test participants walked to a 25 foot course as quickly \& safely as possible. Score = average of 2 completed trials (in seconds). In 9-HPT, participants had to place \& remove pegs 1 by 1 into 9 holes arranged in a board \& complete 2 successful trials for each hand \& the amount of time (in seconds) required was recorded. In T25FWT \& 9-HPT the longer it took complete test= higher scores, indicating deterioration.
Measured: Up to approximately 4 years
Time to Onset of cCDP12 Independent of Protocol-defined Relapses (PDR) or Progression Independent of Relapse Activity (PIRA)
Time to onset of 12-week cCDP=first occurrence of a 12-week cCDP according to at least 1 of 3 criteria: 1) CDP=12-week CI from baseline in EDSS score of ≥1.0 point in participants with baseline EDSS score of ≤5.5 or 12-week CI≥0.5 point in participants with baseline EDSS score of >5.5 OR 2) 12-week CI of ≥20% FB in T25FWT score OR 3) 12-week CI of ≥ 20% FB in 9-HPT score. EDSS score, T25FWT \& 9-HPT are the same as defined in primary outcome measure. Protocol-defined relapse=occurrence of new or worsening neurological symptoms attributable to MS and immediately preceded by a relatively stable or improving neurological state of at least 30 days. Symptoms persist for at least 24 hours \& accompanied by objective neurological worsening consistent with an increase of one of the following: Half a step (0.5 point) on the EDSS; Two points on one of the functional system scores (FSS) (pyramidal, ambulation, cerebellar, brainstem, sensory, or visual); One point on ≥2 more of the FSS.
Measured: Up to approximately 4 years
Time to Onset of 12-week Confirmed Disability Progression (CDP12)
CDP was defined as a 12-week confirmed increase from baseline in EDSS score of ≥1.0 point in participants with a baseline EDSS score of ≤5.5 or a 12-week CI ≥0.5 points in participants with a baseline EDSS score of >5.5. The EDSS was used to measure changes in the disability level of participants with MS over time. EDSS is based on a standard neurological examination, incorporating functional systems (visual, brainstem, pyramidal, cerebellar, sensory, bowel and bladder, and cerebral [or mental]) that are rated and then scored as a FSS, and ambulation, which is scored as ambulation score. Each FSS is an ordinal clinical rating scale where score range from 0 to 5 or 6, and ambulation score that is rated from 0 to 16. These ratings along with observations and assistive devices were then used to determine the total EDSS score. The total EDSS score ranges from 0 (normal) to 10.0 (death) in 0.5-point steps.
Measured: Up to approximately 4 years
Time to ≥ 20% Increase in 12-week Confirmed T25FWT
T25FWT test is a performance measure used to assess walking speed based on a timed 25-foot walk. The participant was directed to start at one end of a clearly marked 25-foot course and was instructed to walk 25 feet as quickly and safely as possible. The Examining Investigator timed the participants from the start of the walk to the end of the 25 feet. The task was immediately administered again by having the participant walk back the same distance. Participants could use assistive devices (e.g., cane, crutch, or rollator) when performing the task. Score was the average of the two completed trials, measured in seconds. The longer it takes to walk, higher the score, indicating deterioration. A 20% change from baseline of the averaged T25FWT was considered clinically meaningful.
Measured: Up to approximately 4 years
Annual Rate of Percent Change From Baseline in Total Brain Volume
Brain volume was measured using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. Mean difference in annual rate of percent change from baseline in total brain volume between the higher and approved dose of ocrelizumab arms in participants with RMS where no treatment discontinuation nor initiation of alternative MS treatment occurred, are reported.
Measured: Up to approximately 4 years
Time to Onset of 12-week Confirmed 4-point Worsening in Symbol Digit Modality Test (SDMT)
The SDMT is a performance measure that demonstrated sensitivity in detecting the presence of cognitive impairment and changes in cognitive functioning over time \& in response to treatment. The SDMT presents a series of nine symbols, each paired with a single digit in a key at the top of a standard sheet of paper. Participants were asked to pair specific numbers with given geometric figures within 90 seconds. Responses were collected orally. The score is the number of correctly paired items in 90 seconds with a maximum score of 110 and minimum of 0. Higher scores indicate improvement. A four-point change from baseline was considered clinically meaningful.
Measured: Up to approximately 4 years
Time to Onset of 24-week Confirmed 8-point Increase in 12-item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale (MSWS-12)
The MSWS-12 was a 12-item self-report measure of the impact of MS on the participant's ability to walk during the past 2 weeks. Each item was scored on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely likely). Scores were summed and linearly converted to a 0-100 scale with higher scores indicating greater impact of MS on walking ability. An 8-point change was considered clinically meaningful.
Measured: Up to approximately 4 years
Fold Change From Baseline in Neurofilament Light (NfL) Chain at Week 48 for Participants Assigned to the Higher Dose Ocrelizumab Group
NfL is a biomarker of neuroinflammation in CSF. Ratio of change from baseline in NfL at Week 48 for RMS participants where no treatment discontinuation nor initiation of alternative MS treatment occurred within the ocrelizumab higher dose arm has been reported. The results correspond to fold change from baseline (ie ratio of adjusted geometric means at week 48 vs baseline).
Measured: Week 48
Fold Change From Baseline in NfL Chain at Week 48 for Participants Assigned to the Approved Dose Ocrelizumab Group
NfL is a biomarker of neuroinflammation in CSF. Ratio of change from baseline in NfL at Week 48 for RMS participants where no treatment discontinuation nor initiation of alternative MS treatment occurred within the ocrelizumab approved dose arm has been reported. The results correspond to fold change from baseline (ie ratio of adjusted geometric means at week 48 vs baseline).
Measured: Week 48
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)
AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product, regardless of causal attribution. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product.
Measured: From initiation of study drug up to approximately 4 years
Area Under the Serum Concentration-Time Curve (AUC) of Ocrelizumab Over the First Dosing Interval
Measured: Day 1 to Week 24
B-cell Levels in Blood
Measured: Baseline, Weeks 2, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, and 192
Percent Change From Baseline in B-cell Levels
Measured: Weeks 2, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, and 192
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved ≤ 5 B-cells/μL of Blood
Measured: Baseline, Weeks 2, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, and 192
Percentage of Participants With Anti-drug Antibodies (ADAs) to Ocrelizumab
Prevalence of ADAs at baseline was defined as the percentage of participants that is ADA positive at baseline. For determining post-baseline incidence, participants were considered to be ADA-positive if they were ADA-negative or had missing data at baseline but developed an ADA response following study drug exposure, or if they were ADA-positive at baseline and the titer of 1 or more post-baseline samples was at least 0.60 titer unit (t.u.) greater than the baseline titer result. Percentages have been rounded off.
Measured: Baseline up to approximately 4 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Sep 2020
- Study start26 Nov 2020
- Primary completion19 Dec 2024
- Study completion21 Feb 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Multiple SclerosisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Hoffmann-La RocheThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 864 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Clinical Trials, Study director, Hoffmann-La Roche
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04544436
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- BN42082
- Other IDs
- 2020-000893-69, 2023-506467-34-00, 2023
- Acronym
- MUSETTE
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 4 Sep 2020
- Last updated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: 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).
Publications
Hauser SL, Giovannoni G, Montalban X, Oh J, Bar-Or A, Sormani MP, Weber MS, Stoll S, Nicholas JA, Nehrych T, Bonek R, Selmaj K, Maciejowski M, Zecevic D, Raposo C, Owen R, Bonati U, Madjar K, Harfst E, Wang Q, Raievska A, Manfrini M, Schneble HM, Kappos L; MUSETTE and GAVOTTE Study Groups. Efficacy and safety of a bodyweight-adjusted higher dose of ocrelizumab in relapsing (MUSETTE) and primary progressive (GAVOTTE) multiple sclerosis: two multicentre, randomised, double-blind, parallel-group phase 3b trials. Lancet. 2026 May 30;407(10544):2180-2194. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00147-9.
PubMed 42208560