Abatacept for the Treatment of Relapsing, Non-Severe, Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's)

Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's), Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis, Wegener's Granulomatosis, ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

In brief

Multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of abatacept to achieve sustained glucocorticoid-free remission in patients with relapsing non-severe granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) (GPA) . Participants will be randomized 1:1 to receive either abatacept 125 mg or placebo administered by subcutaneous injection once a week. Participants will continue on study treatment for a minimum of 12 months unless they experience a disease relapse or disease flare. Participants who experience a non-severe disease relapse, non-severe disease worsening, or who have not achieved remission by month 6 will have the option of entering an open-label trial period whereby they would receive open-label abatacept.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02108860
Run by: University of South Florida
People needed: 65
Starts: 2015-04-25
Expected to finish: 2023-12-20
Last updated by the study team: 2024-07-29

Who can join

Age: 15 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Patients must be considered as being best characterized as GPA and not microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) or eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) and must have met at least 2 of the 5 modified ACR classification criteria for GPA. These do not need to be present at the time of study entry. The modified ACR criteria are:
Nasal or oral inflammation, defined as the development of painful or painless oral ulcers or purulent or bloody nasal discharge
Abnormal chest radiograph, defined as the presence of nodules, fixed infiltrates, or cavities
Active urinary sediment, defined as microscopic hematuria (>5 red blood cells per high power field) or red blood cell casts
Granulomatous inflammation on biopsy, defined as histologic changes showing granulomatous inflammation within the wall of an artery or in the perivascular or extravascular area (artery or arteriole)
Positive anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) test specific for proteinase-3 or myeloperoxidase measured by enzyme-linked immunoassay
Relapse of GPA within the 28 days prior to screening where the active disease features meet the following definition of non-severe disease:
No disease manifestations that would be scored as a major element in the BVAS/WG
Absence of any disease feature that poses an immediate threat to either a critical individual organ or the patient's life
Age 15 and older
Willing and able to comply with treatment and follow-up procedures
Both women and men must be willing to use an effective means of birth control while receiving treatment through this study. Women should continue the use of an effective means of birth control for a minimum of 14 weeks after the last dose of study drug. Effective contraception methods include abstinence, oral contraceptives (birth control pills), IUD, diaphragm, Norplant, approved hormone injections, condoms, or medical sterilization. If applicable, participating sites will defer to their local authorities if they require stricter guidelines on the types of allowable contraception methods.
Willing and able to provide written informed consent (and written assent of minor participants if applicable.)

You may not qualify if…

Presence of involvement that does not meet the criteria for non-severe disease
Treatment with CYC within 3 months prior to screening
Treatment with methylprednisolone 1000 mg within 28 days prior to enrollment
Treatment with prednisone or prednisolone> 30 mg/day for > 28 days immediately prior to study entry
Initiation or dose increase of the maintenance immunosuppressive agent (MTX, AZA, MA) within 3 months prior to screening
Evidence of active infection (includes chronic infection)
Patients who are pregnant or who are nursing
Known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C, or a positive hepatitis B surface antigen
Inability to comply with study guidelines
Cytopenia: platelet count < 100,000/mm3, white blood cell count (WBC) < 3,000/mm3 (3 x 109/L), absolute neutrophil count < 1500/mm3, hemoglobin (Hgb) < 8.5 g/dL
Chronic renal insufficiency defined by a creatinine clearance of less than or equal to 20 ml/min
AST or ALT > 3 times above the upper limit of the normal laboratory range
Known current use of illegal drugs
Other uncontrolled disease (co-morbidity) that could prevent a patient from fulfilling the study requirements or that would substantially increase the risk of study procedures
History of malignancy within the past five years or any evidence of persistent malignancy, except fully excised basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin, or cervical carcinoma in situ which has been treated or excised in a curative procedure
Receipt of an investigational agent or device within 30 days prior to enrollment or 5 half lives of the investigational drug (whichever is longer)
A live vaccination fewer than 3 months before enrollment
Current clinical, radiographic, or laboratory evidence of active tuberculosis
A history of active tuberculosis within the past 3 years even if treated
A history of active tuberculosis greater than 3 years ago unless there is documentation of prior anti-tuberculosis treatment of appropriate duration and type
Latent tuberculosis unless there is documentation of prior anti-tuberculosis treatment of appropriate duration and type
Latent tuberculosis currently being treated with isoniazid (INH) or other therapy for latent tuberculosis given according to local health authority guidelines (e.g., Center for Disease Control (CDC)) who have received such therapy for 4 weeks or less prior to randomization (Day 1). Subjects with a positive tuberculosis screening test indicative of latent tuberculosis will be eligible for the study if they have no evidence of current tuberculosis on chest xray at screening and they are actively being treated for tuberculosis with INH or other therapy for latent tuberculosis given according to local health authority guidelines (e.g., CDC) that has been given for at least 4 weeks prior to randomization (Day 1). These subjects must complete treatment according to local health authority guidelines.
History of herpes zoster that resolved less than 2 months prior to enrollment
Treatment with rituximab or any other biologic B cell depleting agent within the past 6 months
Treatment with alemtuzumab or anti-thymocyte globulin within the last 12 months

Where it is running

Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States
University of South Florida Rheumatology — Tampa, Florida, United States
University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States
University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Mayo Clinic Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Hospital for Special Surgery — New York, New York, United States
Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Oregon Health & Science University — Portland, Oregon, United States
University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Vanderbilt University — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
University of Calgary — Calgary, Alberta, Canada
University of British Columbia, St. Paul's Rheumatology Clinic — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton — Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto — Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Medius Kliniken — Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany
St. Vincent's University Hospital — Dublin, Ireland
University of Aberdeen — Aberdeen, United Kingdom
University of Cambridge- Addenbrookes Hospital — Cambridge, United Kingdom
Nottingham University Hospitals — Nottingham, United Kingdom
Royal Berkshire Hospital — Reading, United Kingdom

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