Treatment with leflunomide in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica

2024-514210-12-00 Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) Ongoing, recruiting

Start 1 Sep 2024 · Status Ongoing, recruiting · 1 EU/EEA countries · 2 sites

Overview

Sponsor-declared trial summary

Phase Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III)
Status Ongoing, recruiting
Participants planned 94
Countries 1
Sites 2

polymyalgia rheumatica

To investigate whether the use of leflunomide can prevent relapses during corticosteroid tapering in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica

Key facts

Sponsor
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Participant type
Patients
Age range
18-64 years, 65+ years
Gender
Male and Female
Therapeutic area
Diseases [C] - Immune System Diseases [C20]
Trial duration
1 Sep 2024 → ongoing
Decision date (initial)
2024-08-12
Transition trial
Yes
Low-intervention
No
Rare-disease indication
No
Vulnerable population
No

External identifiers

EU CT number
2024-514210-12-00
EudraCT number
2017-001079-22

Trial design

CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding

Main objective

Scope: Therapy, Efficacy, Others, Safety

To investigate whether the use of leflunomide can prevent relapses during corticosteroid tapering in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica

Conditions and MedDRA coding

polymyalgia rheumatica

Eligibility criteria

Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor

Inclusion criteria 1

  1. 1. Female or male aged ≥ 50 years 2. PMR according to the ACR/EULAR 2012 PMR core (essential) classification criteria 3. Newly diagnosed PMR being on corticosteroids glucocorticoids for less than 4 weeks

Exclusion criteria 1

  1. 1. Presence of any other connective tissue disease, including vasculitis/giant-cell arteritis 2. PMR on glucocorticoidsglucocorticosteroids for >4 week or >25 mg/day 3. History of alcohol or drug abuse or current alcohol or drug abuse 4. Transplanted organ (except corneal transplant performed more than 3 months prior to screening) 5. Evidence (as assessed by the investigator) of active infection, presence of hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C antibody in blood, HIV positivity. 6. Malignancy within 5 years prior to screening, except for nonmelanoma skin cancer 7. Exposure to DMARD/biological in the last 5 years 8. Pain syndromes, e.g. fibromyalgia, drug-induced myalgia 9. Active thyroid disease 10. Neurological diseases, e.g. Parkinson's disease 11. Contraindications for leflunomide 12. Laboratory abnormalities: renal or hepatic impairment, anemia and significant cytopenia 13. Uncontrolled or poorly controlled hypertension 14. Major surgery or hospitalization within 3 month prior to screening

Endpoints

Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)

Primary endpoints 1

  1. the time to the first relapse at 12 months

Investigational products

Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary

Test 1

Leflunomide Mylan 10 mg, filmomhulde tabletten

PRD10157344 · Product

Active substance
Leflunomide
Pharmaceutical form
FILM-COATED TABLET
Route of administration
ORAL
Max daily dose
20 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
14600 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
104 Week(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AA13 — LEFLUNOMIDE
Marketing authorisation
RVG 106344
MA holder
MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
MA country
Netherlands
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
Yes
Modification description
It will be over-encapsulated in Blue opaque oblong shaped capsules size 0

Comparator 1

Placebo

SUB21402 · Substance

Active substance
Placebo
Pharmaceutical form
FILM-COATED TABLET
Route of administration
ORAL
Max daily dose
0 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
0 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
52 Week(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
- — -
Marketing authorisation
-
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
Yes
Modification description
It will be over-encapsulated in Blue opaque oblong shaped capsules size 0

Sponsors and contacts

Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties

Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Sponsor organisation
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Address
Hanzeplein 1
City
Groningen
Postcode
9713 GZ
Country
Netherlands

Scientific contact point

Organisation
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Contact name
E. Brouwer

Public contact point

Organisation
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Contact name
E. Brouwer

Locations

1 EU/EEA country · 2 investigational sites

By country

CountryMS statusPlanned subjectsSites
Netherlands Ongoing, recruiting 94 2
Rest of world 0

Investigational sites

Netherlands

2 sites · Ongoing, recruiting
Ziekenhuisgroep Twente
Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Zilvermeeuw 1, Postbus 7600, Almelo
Umcg
Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ, Groningen

Country notifications

Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State

Country Trial startTrial end Recruitment startRecruitment end Early termination
Netherlands 2024-09-01 2024-09-02

Results and documents

Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial

Documents 5 files

Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.

TypeTitleVersion
Protocol (for publication) D1_Protocol_2024-514210-12-00_redacted 2
Recruitment arrangements (for publication) Blanc document 1
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_ICF 2
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) L1_SIS_redacted 2
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) Blanc document 1

Application history

1 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications

#TypeCodeSubmittedReference MSConclusionDecision date
1 INITIAL IN 2024-07-23 Netherlands Acceptable with conditions
2024-08-12
2024-08-12