A Study to Investigate the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Remibrutinib Versus Placebo in Adult Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorNovartis Pharmaceuticals

About this trial

A study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Remibrutinib versus placebo in adult patients with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis who are on stable, standard-of-care (SOC) treatment.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Adult patients with gMG (age 18-75 years)

Confirmed diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) Class II-IV gMG at screening and likely not in need of a respirator for the duration of the study, as judged by the Investigator

Documented evidence of positive serologic testing for AChR+ antibody or MuSK+ antibody at screening, OR seronegative for both AChR and MuSK antibodies at screening

Baseline MG-ADL score ≥ 6 with ≥ 50% of the total score due to non ocular symptoms

Disqualifiers

Prior to baseline have been treated with intravenous immunoglobulins or plasma exchange (IVIg/PLEX) in the past month, with rituximab in the past 6 months, eculizumab in the past 2 months, ravulizumab or other complement inhibitors in the past 3 months, efgartigimod or other anti-FcRn therapies in the past 3 months, or had a thymectomy in the past 6 months or a planned thymectomy during the trial period

Women of child bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception during dosing and for 1 week after stopping of study treatment

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Remibrutinib (Blinded)

    Drug

    Remibrutinib (Blinded) active treatment

  • Placebo

    Other intervention

    Placebo

  • Remibrutinib (Open Label)

    Drug

    Remibrutinib (Open Label) active treatment

Treatment groups

180 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Remibrutinib armExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: Placebo armPlacebo comparator 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change from baseline to Month 6 in Myasthenia Gravis Activity of Daily Living (MG-ADL) total score

The MG-ADL is a categorical scale that assesses MG symptoms and their effects on daily activities. MG-ADL is composed of items related to patient's assessment of functional disability secondary to ocular (2 items), bulbar (3 items), respiratory (1 item), and gross motor or limb (2 items) impairment related to effects from MG. Each item is assessed on a 4-points scale where a score 0 represents normal function and a score 3 represents loss of ability to perform that function (total score 0 to 24).

Time frame
Baseline to Month 6

Secondary outcomes

1

Change from baseline to Month 6 in Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) total score

The Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) Score is a 13-item direct physician assessment scoring system that quantifies disease severity, based on impairments of body functions and structures. The total QMG score ranges from 0 to 39, where higher scores indicated greater disease severity. The QMG score is composed of the following items: ocular (2 items), facial (1 item), bulbar (2 items), gross motor (6 items), axial (1 item) and respiratory (1 item).

Time frame
Baseline to Month 6
2

Proportion of participants with ≥ 5 points reduction from baseline to Month 6 of QMG total score without rescue medication and/or strongly confounding prohibited medication

The Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) Score is a 13-item direct physician assessment scoring system that quantifies disease severity, based on impairments of body functions and structures. The total QMG score ranges from 0 to 39, where higher scores indicated greater disease severity. The QMG score is composed of the following items: ocular (2 items), facial (1 item), bulbar (2 items), gross motor (6 items), axial (1 item) and respiratory (1 item).

Time frame
Baseline to Month 6
3

Proportion of participants with ≥ 3 points reduction from baseline to Month 6 of Myasthenia Gravis Activity of Daily Living (MG-ADL) scale total score without rescue medication and/or strongly confounding prohibited medication

The MG-ADL is a categorical scale that assesses MG symptoms and their effects on daily activities. MG-ADL is composed of items related to patient's assessment of functional disability secondary to ocular (2 items), bulbar (3 items), respiratory (1 item), and gross motor or limb (2 items) impairment related to effects from MG. Each item is assessed on a 4-points scale where a score 0 represents normal function and a score 3 represents loss of ability to perform that function (total score 0 to 24).

Time frame
Baseline to Month 6
4

Proportion of participants achieving Minimal Symptom Expression (MSE) at Month 6, defined as MG-ADL score of 0 or 1 at Month 6 without rescue therapy and/or strongly confounding prohibited medication

The MG-ADL is a categorical scale that assesses MG symptoms and their effects on daily activities. MG-ADL is composed of items related to patient's assessment of functional disability secondary to ocular (2 items), bulbar (3 items), respiratory (1 item), and gross motor or limb (2 items) impairment related to effects from MG. Each item is assessed on a 4-points scale where a score 0 represents normal function and a score 3 represents loss of ability to perform that function (total score 0 to 24).

Time frame
Month 6

Other outcomes

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