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Clarity Extension Study

Information source: EMD Serono
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Intervention: Oral Cladribine (Drug); Oral Cladribine (Drug); Oral Cladribine (Drug)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Enrolling by invitation

Sponsored by: EMD Serono

Summary

The purpose of this extension trial is to further evaluate the safety and tolerability of oral cladribine in subjects who have previously completed treatment within trial Protocol 25643.

Clinical Details

Official title: A Phase IIIb, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Parallel Group, ExtensionTrial to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Oral Cladribine in Subjects With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Who Have Completed Trial 25643 (CLARITY)

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Parallel Assignment

Primary outcome: Safety evaluations include clinical laboratory testing, EKGs and review of adverse events.

Secondary outcome: Efficacy will be evaluated on an annual basis and cumulatively over the duration of the 4 year study. Subjects will be evaluated with neurological exam for progression of disease and time to disability as well burden of disease as demonstrated on MRI.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: 65 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosed with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

- Randomized in Trial 25643

- Be male or female and between 18 and 65 years of age (inclusive, at time of informed

consent prior to entry into Trial 25643)

- Must weigh between 40-120 kg, inclusive

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects who were not enrolled in Oral Cladribine Protocol # 25643

- Subject has moderate to severe renal impairment

- Use of mitoxantrone, total lymphoid irradiation, myelosuppressive therapy, campath-1h,

cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate or natalizumab since their completion of Trial 25643

- Use of cytokine or anti-cytokine therapy, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or

plasmapheresis since their completion of Trial 25643

- Treatment with oral or systemic corticosteroids or adrenocorticotropic hormone within

28 days before Study Day 1

Locations and Contacts

Local Medical Info Office, Sydney, Australia

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Austria

Local Medical Info Office, Den Haag, Belgium

Local Medical Informtion Office, Zug, Brazil

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Bulgaria

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Croatia

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Czech Republic

Local Medical Info Office, Copenhagen, Denmark

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Estonia

Local Medical Info Office, Vantaa, Finland

Local Medical Info Office, Paris, France

Local Medical Info Office, Munich, Germany

Local Medical Info Office, Athens, Greece

Local Medical Info Office, Roma, Italy

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Latvia

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Lebanon

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Lithuania

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Morocco

Local Medical Info Office, Den Haag, Netherlands

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Poland

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Russian Federation

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Saudi Arabia

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Serbia and Montenegro

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Switzerland

Local Medical Info Office, Les Berges du Lac, Tunisia

Local Medical Info Office, Istanbul, Turkey

Local Medical Info Office, Zug, Ukraine

Local Medical Info Office, London, United Kingdom

Local Medical Info Office, Rockland, Massachusetts, United States

Additional Information

Starting date: February 2008
Last updated: March 21, 2008

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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