A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Mizoribine in the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis

A Multi-center, Randomized, Controlled, Open-label Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Mizoribine in Comparison With Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Lupus Nephritis

To demonstrate that the treatment effect in lupus nephritis of MZR is non-inferior to that of standard therapy CTX through analyzing overall remission rate after treatment.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Lupus Nephritis
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Cyclophosphamide (CTX); Drug: Mizoribine (MZR)

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 250
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Beijing
    • Beijing, Beijing, China
      • China-Japan Friendship Hospital
    • Beijing, Beijing, China
      • Chinese Pla General Hospital
    • Beijing, Beijing, China
      • Peking University People's Hospital
    • Beijing, Beijing, China
      • Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
  • Chongqing
    • Chongqing, Chongqing, China
      • The Third Affiliated Hospital of the Third Military Medical University (Daping Hospital)
  • Fujian
    • Fuzhou, Fujian, China
      • The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
  • Guangxi
    • Guilin, Guangxi, China
      • Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University
    • Nanning, Guangxi, China
      • The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University
  • Hebei
    • Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
      • The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University
  • Henan
    • Zhengzhou, Henan, China
      • The First Affiliated hospital of Zhengzhou University
  • Hubei
    • Wuhan, Hubei, China
      • Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
    • Wuhan, Hubei, China
      • Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
  • Jiangsu
    • Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
      • Wuxi People's Hospital
  • Jilin
    • Changchun, Jilin, China
      • The Second Hospital of Jilin University
  • Liaoning
    • Dalian, Liaoning, China
      • The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
    • Shenyang, Liaoning, China
      • The General Hospital Of Shenyang Military Region
  • Shandong
    • Jinan, Shandong, China
      • Shandong Provincial Hospital
    • Jinan, Shandong, China
      • The General Hospital of Jinan Military Region
    • Qingdao, Shandong, China
      • The Affilited Hospital of Qingdao University
  • Shanghai
    • Shanghai, Shanghai, China
      • Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University
    • Shanghai, Shanghai, China
      • Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medical
  • Shanxi
    • Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
      • The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
    • Xian, Shanxi, China
      • The First Affiliated Hospital of The Fourth Military Medical University (Xijing Hospital)
  • Sichuan
    • Chengdu, Sichuan, China
      • West China Hospital of Sichuan University
  • Yunnan
    • Kunming, Yunnan, China
      • Kuming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Region
  • Zhejiang
    • Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
      • The First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient has been diagnosed with SLE according to American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria in 1997;
• Patient who has had a kidney biopsy within 365 days prior to screening which was confirmed as class III, III+V, IV, IV+V, or V according to the pathologic classification of International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) in 2003;
• Patient with 24hr-urine protein ≥ 1.0g;
• SLE-DAI > 8 ;
• Male or female patient between 18 and 70 years (inclusive) at informed consent obtained date;
• Patient with body weight between 40kg and 80kg (inclusive) at screening;
• Patients who sign the informed consent form;

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient who had history of allergy to any investigational product (MZR, CTX) or hormone;
• Patient who had received accumulated dosage of CTX >3g within one year prior to screening.
• Patient who had received immunosuppressant or Chinese traditional medicine with immunosuppressive effect within 30 days prior to screening;
• Patient who had received prednisone>1.0mg/kg/day or equivalent dose of other oral glucocorticoid therapies within 30 days prior to screening;
• Patient who received other investigational drugs within 30 days prior to screening;
• Patient who have received plasma exchange therapy or immunoadsorption therapy within 30 days prior to screening;
• Patient who require pentostatin or live vaccine (not including flu vaccine);
• Patient who is undergoing renal replacement therapy;
• Patient who received kidney transplantation;
• Patient with malignancy;
• Patient with severe hypertension (SBP > 160mmHg or DBP > 100mmHg) which has not been effectively controlled;
• Patient with white blood cell count <3×109/L /L(=3.0 GI/L);
• Patient with SCr > 176.8μmol/L;
• Patient who has a value that is > 3 times of the upper limit of normal range for AST or ALT;
• Patient with hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV infection;
• Patient with other serious infections;
• Patient who is unsuitable for participating in this study in the opinion of investigators ( e.g. uncontrolled diabetes, central nervous system lupus , lupus encephalopathy, active psychosis,osteonecrosis of the femoral head, fulminant hepatitis, peptic ulcer, etc.);
• Female patient who is pregnant, currently breast feeding or willing to become pregnant;
• Patient with any other diseases that would affect the evaluation of efficacy or safety.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Mizoribine (MZR); Oral administration, daily dose of 150mg (50mg/tablet, t.i.d) All study subjects will receive standard steroid therapies during the study.	Drug: Mizoribine (MZR); Other Names: HE-69
Active Comparator: Cyclophosphamide (CTX); Intravenous injection with between 0.5 to 1.0 g/m2 body surface area each time (the maximum dose is 1.0 g/day each time). All study subjects will receive standard steroid therapies during the study.	Drug: Cyclophosphamide (CTX)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Total Remission rate	52 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Complete Remission rate	52 weeks
Partial Remission rate	52 weeks
Changes of Overall Remission rate	8 weeks, 20 weeks, 32 weeks, 44 weeks and 52 weeks
Changes of Complete Remission rate	8 weeks, 20 weeks, 32 weeks, 44 weeks and 52 weeks
Treatment failure rate	52 weeks
Changes and percentage change of 24 hours urine protein and serum albumin from the baseline	8 weeks, 20 weeks, 32 weeks, 44 weeks and 52 weeks
Changes of and percentage change of SCr, eGFR and BUN from the baseline	8 weeks, 20 weeks, 32 weeks, 44 weeks and 52 weeks
Changes of partial remission rate	8 weeks, 20 weeks, 32 weeks, 44 weeks and 52 weeks
Changes of immunological test (C3, Anti-DNA antibody, ANA, Anti-Sm antibody and Anti-phospholipid antibody) from baseline	20 weeks and 52 weeks
Changes of SLE-DAI score from baseline	20 weeks and 52 weeks
Progression to End-Stage Renal Disease or Doubling of SCr through the study.	52 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: November 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): March 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 1, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 1, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): October 3, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 7, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 5, 2019
• Last Verified: June 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Immune System Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases; Kidney Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Connective Tissue Diseases; Glomerulonephritis; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Nephritis; Lupus Nephritis; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Infective Agents; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Enzyme Inhibitors; Analgesics; Sensory System Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antirheumatic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Alkylating Agents; Myeloablative Agonists; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Antiprotozoal Agents; Antiparasitic Agents; Antimalarials; Cyclophosphamide; Mizoribine
• Other Study ID Numbers: HE-69-C-Lu-301