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Study of M5049 in DM and PM Participants (NEPTUNIA)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05650567
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : December 14, 2022
Last Update Posted : February 20, 2024
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
EMD Serono ( EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc. )

Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of orally administered M5049 in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, specifically dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) participants for 24 weeks.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Dermatomyositis Polymyositis Drug: M5049 high dose Drug: Placebo Phase 2

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 40 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase IIa, Randomized, Parallel, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Enpatoran in Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis Participants Receiving Standard of Care (NEPTUNIA)
Actual Study Start Date : January 19, 2023
Estimated Primary Completion Date : July 16, 2024
Estimated Study Completion Date : December 4, 2024


Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Double-blind Placebo Controlled (DBPC) Period: M5049 high dose Drug: M5049 high dose
Participants will receive film-coated tablets of M5049 at a high dose orally, twice daily up to 24 weeks.
Other Name: Enpatoran

Placebo Comparator: DBPC Period: Placebo Drug: Placebo
Participants will receive placebo matched to M5049 orally, twice daily up to 24 weeks.

Experimental: Open Label Extension (OLE) Period: M5049 high dose Drug: M5049 high dose
Participants will receive film-coated tablets of M5049 at a high dose orally, twice daily up to 24 weeks.
Other Name: Enpatoran




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. DBPC Period: American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) Total Improvement Score (TIS) at Week 24 [ Time Frame: at Week 24 ]
  2. DBPC Period: Number of Participants with Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs), Serious TEAEs and Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs) [ Time Frame: up to Week 26 ]
  3. DBPC Period: Number of Participants with Clinically Significant Changes from Baseline in Laboratory Parameters, Vital Signs and 12-Lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) Measurements [ Time Frame: up to Week 26 ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. DBPC Period: Number of Participants with American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) Total Improvement Score (TIS) Greater Than or Equal to (>=) 20, >= 40 and >= 60 [ Time Frame: Week 16 and Week 24 ]
  2. DBPC Period: Total Improvement Score (TIS) [ Time Frame: Week 4 up to Week 20 ]
  3. DBPC Period: Mean Score for Core Set Measures (CSM) from Week 4 up to Week 24. [ Time Frame: Week 4 up to Week 24 ]
  4. DBPC Period: Percent Change from Baseline in Most Abnormal Muscle-associated Enzyme at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 ]
  5. DBPC Period: Absolute Change from Baseline in the Core Set Measures (CSM) at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24' [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 ]
  6. DBPC Period: Percent Change from Baseline in Core Set Measures (CSM) at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24' [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 ]
  7. DBPC Period: Number of Participants with International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies (IMACS) Response [ Time Frame: Week 16 and Week 24 ]
  8. DBPC Period: Change from Baseline in Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index (CDASI) A and CDASI-D at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 ]
  9. DBPC Period: Percent Change from Baseline in Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index (CDASI) A and CDASI-D at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 ]
  10. DBPC Period: Change from Baseline in Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) Skin Activity Score at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 ]
  11. DBPC Period: Percent Change from Baseline in Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) Skin Activity Score at Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 ]
  12. OLE Period: Number of Participants with Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs), Serious TEAEs and Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs) [ Time Frame: up to Week 50 ]
  13. OLE Period: Number of Participants with Clinically Significant Changes from Baseline in Laboratory Parameters, Vital Signs and 12-Lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) Measurements [ Time Frame: up to Week 50 ]


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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of probable or definite DM or PM as per 2017 ACR/EULAR classification criteria, with positive autoantibody status. Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASyS) participants that meet classification criteria are allowed
  • Active disease on standard of care (SoC), must meet 1 of the criteria within 6 months prior to Screening: Pathological evidence of active myositis in muscle biopsy; Evidence of active myositis by Electromyography (EMG); Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with evidence of active myositis; or any muscle enzyme greater than or equal to (>=) 4 × upper limit of normal (ULN) at time of Screening; Active PM/DM skin rash as per cutaneous dermatomyositis area and severity index-A (CDASI-A) >= 7 at time of Screening
  • Minimum disease severity defined by: moderate to severe myopathy with manual muscle testing-8 (MMT-8) >= 80 and less than or equal to (<=) 142 AND at least 2 of the following core set measures (CSM) abnormalities: Patient Global Activity (PtGA) >= 2 centimeters (cm); Physician Global Activity (PGA) derived from myositis disease activity assessment tool (MDAAT) >= 2 cm; Extramuscular Activity Assessment derived from MDAAT >2 cm; At least 1 muscle enzyme > 1.5 times ULN; health assessment questionnaire-disability index (HAQ-DI) >= 0.25
  • Stable doses of oral corticosteroids (CS) and/or maximum of 1 non-corticosteroid immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory medications (methotrexate, 6 mercaptopurine, sulfasalazine, mycophenolate mofetil or sodium, azathioprine, leflunomide, cyclosporine, oral tacrolimus) for DM or PM
  • Participants have a body mass index (BMI) lower or Equal to 40.0 kilograms per square meter (kg/m^2)
  • Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Primary diagnosis of inclusion body myositis (IBM), malignancy-associated myositis (defined as diagnosis of myositis within 3 years of cancer), immune mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) with a biopsy characterized as necrotizing biopsy or IMNM with positive anti-signal recognition particle antibody (SRP) or anti 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) auto antibodies. Participants with anti-transcription intermediary factor 1 (TIF1) gamma antibody or newly diagnosed (within 1 year) anti MDAT5 antibody should have had adequate screening for cancer within 12 months of Day 1. Adequate screening of cancer is defined as up-to-date age and gender appropriate screening as per national guidelines
  • Primary diagnosis of juvenile DM, or adult participants previously diagnosed with juvenile DM
  • Any other active concurrent connective tissue disease associated with inflammatory myopathy in the Investigator's opinion. Eligibility of participants with diagnosis of concurrent connective tissue disease(s) will be reviewed and approved by an idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) expert committee
  • Severe interstitial lung disease defined as supplemental oxygen required at rest, or forced vital capacity (FVC) of <60 percent (%) predicted. Participants within 1 year of PM/DM diagnosis and anti-MDA5 antibody, should have been evaluated for interstitial lung disease (ILD) with high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) Chest
  • Any uncontrolled disease (for example [e.g.], severe respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurological, psychiatric, hematological, metabolic [including thyroiditis with increased/decreased thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)], renal [Estimated glomerular filtration rate < 40 milliliter per minute/1.73 m^2 as calculated by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation by the central laboratory], hepatic, endocrine/reproductive organ disease) other than DM/PM, that in the Investigator's or Sponsor/designee's opinion constitutes an inappropriate risk or contraindication for participation in the study or that could interfere with the study objectives, conduct, or evaluation
  • Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05650567


Contacts
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Contact: US Medical Information 888-275-7376 eMediUSA@emdserono.com
Contact: Communication Center +49 6151 72 5200 service@emdgroup.com

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Sponsors and Collaborators
EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc.
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Investigators
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Study Director: Medical Responsible Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Additional Information:
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Responsible Party: EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05650567    
Other Study ID Numbers: MS200569_0041
2022-501351-82-00 ( Other Identifier: EUCT number )
First Posted: December 14, 2022    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: February 20, 2024
Last Verified: February 2024
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Yes
Plan Description: We are committed to enhancing public health through responsible sharing of clinical trial data. Following approval of a new product or a new indication for an approved product in both the US and European Union, the study sponsor and/or its affiliated companies will share study protocols, anonymized patient data and study level data, and redacted clinical study reports with qualified scientific and medical researchers, upon request, as necessary for conducting legitimate research. Further information on how to request data can be found on our website bit.ly/IPD21
Supporting Materials: Study Protocol
Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP)
Clinical Study Report (CSR)
Analytic Code
Time Frame: Within six months after the approval of a new product or a new indication for an approved product in both the United States and the European Union
Access Criteria: Qualified scientific and medical researchers can request the data. Such requests must be submitted in writing to the company's portal and will be internally reviewed regarding criteria for researchers' qualification and legitimacy of the research proposal.
URL: https://bit.ly/IPD21

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by EMD Serono ( EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc. ):
Toll-like Receptor 7
Toll-like Receptor 8
Anti-synthetase syndrome
Idiopathic immune myopathies
Myositis
M5049
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Dermatomyositis
Polymyositis
Myositis
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Skin Diseases