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Difference in Efficacy of Natalizumab Versus Fingolimod for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Information source: University Hospital, Toulouse
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on August 23, 2015
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Multiple Sclerosis

Intervention: biological samples and clinical data (Procedure)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: University Hospital, Toulouse

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
David Brassat, MD,PHD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: U H Toulouse

Overall contact:
David Brassat, MD, PHD, Phone: 5 61 77 20 67, Ext: 33, Email: brassat.d@chu-toulouse.fr

Summary

Under the escalation treatment strategy when a patient displays breakthrough disease parameters under first line therapy, MS physicians are allowed by the EMEA to switch for Natalizumab (NTZ) or fingolimod (FGL). NTZ and FGL efficacy have been demonstrated by randomized therapeutic trial. As both treatments have been tested versus placebo a common way to compare them is to look at their respective annualized relapse risk ratio decrease. Roughly NTZ decrease by 70% and FGL by 50%. Nevertheless it is a terrible comparison since the placebo group had different behaviour in the 2 trials and the patients demographic features at baseline are also different. Therefore, it is right now totally impossible to compare these 2 drugs with a decent methodology. Only a head-to-head comparison could do it. Unfortunately this head-to-head comparison is not available and will not probably be done under the drug companies initiative. During the time of this study, we will perform a phase IV, observational, prospective head-to-head comparison of NTZ versus FGL efficacy in 600 patients. Our primary end point will be disease free patients after 1 year of treatment. Further, this trial will allow us to collect new biological samples, useful for a validation our project main aim. Further these new samples will be obtained from 3 European countries, which is a must if we want to generalize our conclusion obtained from a French cohort. Cooperation at the European level is thus essential for the implementation of this project .

Clinical Details

Official title: Essai de Phase IV, Multicentrique, Ouvert, Visant à Tester la différence d'efficacité du Natalizumab, Versus le Fingolimod, 2 médicaments Ayant Une AMM Pour le Traitement de la sclérose en Plaques

Study design: Time Perspective: Prospective

Primary outcome: Disease free patients

Secondary outcome: comparing the efficacy of Natalizumab with that of Fingolimod with regard to the annual incidence rate (comparison against the annual incidence rate criterion after 1 year

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: 55 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- diagnosis of relapsing-remitting MS in line with McDonald criteria;

- patient needing to be treated with FGL or NTZ, either:

- Patients who have not responded to complete and well-conducted treatment with

beta interferon. The patients should have presented at least one relapse during the course of the previous year while they were receiving treatment, and should present at least 9 hyper-intense lesions within T2 on a cerebral MRI, or at least 1 enhancing lesion following injection of Gadolinium; or

- Patients presenting severe and rapidly developing relapsing-remitting multiple

sclerosis, defined by 2 debilitating relapses or more during the course of one year, combined with 1 or more high-intensity lesion(s) following injection of Gadolinium on a cerebral MRI, or a significant increase in lesion load within T2 compared to a recent prior MRI.

- EDSS score between 0 and 6, not inclusive;

- patient who give informed consent, and signed the consent form;

- patient available for 12-month follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

- General exclusion criteria: The patient is subject to judicial protection,

supervision or guardianship, the patient is pregnant, is about to give birth, or is breast-feeding, or there is an existing medical or major psychiatric condition that, in the investigator's opinion, could represent a risk for the subject or could compromise compliance with the study protocol.

- Contraindication to the use of NTZ and FGL in line with the marketing authorisation:

for NTZ, the risk of tuberculosis assessed by means of intracutaneous reaction or quantiferon dosage, for FGL, positive VZV serology and an absence of risk factors for bradycardia and heart rate problems, and for both molecules, an absence of biological signs suggesting immunodepression (negative HIV serology, normal CD3, CD4, CD8 and CD19 levels, weight-adjusted dosage of immunoglobulin normal).

- prior treatment with FGL or NTZ;

- prior treatment with Mitoxantrone or Cyclophosphamide type immunosuppressants during

the 5 years before inclusion.

Locations and Contacts

David Brassat, MD, PHD, Phone: 5 61 77 20 67, Ext: 33, Email: brassat.d@chu-toulouse.fr

CHU Jean Minjoz, Besancon 25000, France; Not yet recruiting
Eric Berger, MD, Email: lrumbach@chu-besancon.fr
Eric Berger, MD, Principal Investigator

CHU bordeaux, Bordeaux 33 000, France; Not yet recruiting
Bruno Brochet, MD PHD, Email: bruno.brochet@chu-bordeaux.fr
bruno brochet, MD PHD, Principal Investigator

CHU de Caen, Caen 14033, France; Not yet recruiting
Gilles-Louis Defer, MD PHD, Email: defer-gi@chu-caen.fr
Gilles-Louis Defer, MD PHD, Principal Investigator

Chu Roger Salengro, Lille 59037, France; Not yet recruiting
Patrick Vermersch, MD PHD
Patrick Vermersch, MD PHD, Principal Investigator

Chu La Timone, Marseille 13385, France; Not yet recruiting
Jean Pelletier, MD PHD
Jean Pelletier, MD PHD, Principal Investigator

CHU Nancy, Nancy 54035, France; Not yet recruiting
Marc Debouverie, MD PHD
Marc Debouverie, MD PHD, Principal Investigator

CHU Nantes, Nantes 44093, France; Recruiting
David Laplaud, MD, Email: david.laplaud@chu-nantes.fr
David Laplaud, MD, Principal Investigator

Chu Pasteur, Nice 06002, France; Not yet recruiting
Christine Lebrun-Frenay, MD
Christine Lebrun-Frenay, MD, Principal Investigator

CHU Montpellier-Nîmes, Nimes 30029, France; Not yet recruiting
Pierre Labauge, MD PHD
Labauge Pierre, MD PHD, Principal Investigator

CHRU Strasbourg, Strasbourg 67098, France; Not yet recruiting
Jérôme De Seze, MD pHD
Jerome De Seze, MD PHD, Principal Investigator

Université de Muenter, Munster, Germany; Not yet recruiting
H Wiendl, MD PHD
H Wiendl, MD PHD, Principal Investigator

Hôpital Vall D'Hebron, Barcelone, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Xavier Montalban, MD PHD
XAVIER Montalban, MD PHD, Principal Investigator

Additional Information

Starting date: November 2013
Last updated: April 24, 2015

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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