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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04789850
Safety and Efficacy of Itacitinib in Adults With Systemic Sclerosis (SCLERITA)
Safety and Efficacy of Itacitinib in Adults With Systemic Sclerosis: a Phase II, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare systemic autoimmune connective tissue-disease characterized by fibrosis, inflammation, and vasculopathy. SSc is responsible for skin fibrosis that can either be limited or diffuse. The latter phenotype of the disease is commonly associated with visceral involvement and therefore similar to graft versus host disease (GvHD) reaction. It can be life threatening in case of pulmonary or cardiovascular involvement. Nonetheless SSc remains a severe disease responsible for important disability and a poor quality of life.
There is a growing body of evidence that supports the implication of the JAK-STAT tyrosine kinases pathway in the activation of fibroblasts of patients with SSc. A genetic polymorphism of STAT4 was found to be associated with the diffuse form of the disease and inhibition of STAT4 gene is associated with a decrease in TGF-ß and IL-6 cytokines activation, which are two major cytokines implicated in SSc pathogenesis. Recently, Pedroza et al. confirmed the implication of STAT3 in skin fibrosis mechanisms. Indeed, the authors showed an enhanced activation of STAT3 and demonstrated in vivo that the inhibition of STAT3 phosphorylation prevented skin fibrosis in a murine model of SSc. These data were confirmed by a work of Zhang et al. who showed that the inhibition of JAK1 was also needed to prevent skin and lung fibrosis. Altogether these works confirmed the implication of the JAK pathway in fibrosis mechanism.
Itacitinib is a Janus kinase inhibitor that specifically targets JAK1 and decreases STAT3 phosphorylation. Itacitinib was shown to efficiently treat patients with myelofibrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic plaque psoriasis. Very interestingly, itacitinib efficacy has also been reported in patients with acute GvHD. Altogether these data and studies reinforced the investigator's working hypothesis.
The efficacy and safety of this proposal must be tested.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Amiens, France, 80000
- Recruiting
- CH Amiens
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Angers, France, 49100
- Recruiting
- CHU Angers
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Annecy, France, 74370
- Recruiting
- CHU Annecy
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Bobigny, France, 93022
- Recruiting
- Avicenne Hospital
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Bordeaux, France, 33000
- Recruiting
- Chu Bordeaux
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Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 92100
- Recruiting
- Ambroise Paré Hospital
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Caen, France, 14000
- Recruiting
- CHU Caen
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Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63000
- Recruiting
- CHU Gabriel Montpied
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Créteil, France, 94000
- Recruiting
- Henry Mondor hospital
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Dijon, France, 21000
- Recruiting
- CHU Dijon
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Grenoble, France, 38700
- Recruiting
- CHU Grenoble
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Lille, France, 59000
- Recruiting
- CHU Lille
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Limoges, France, 87000
- Recruiting
- CHU Limoges
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Lyon, France, 69310
- Recruiting
- CHU Lyon Sud
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Marseille, France, 13015
- Recruiting
- Hôpital Nord
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Marseille, France, 13385
- Recruiting
- La Timone Hospital
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Montpellier, France, 34090
- Recruiting
- CHU Montpellier - rhumatology
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Montpellier, France, 34090
- Recruiting
- CHU Montpellier - St Eloi Hospital
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Nancy, France, 54035
- Recruiting
- CHU Nancy
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Nantes, France, 44093
- Recruiting
- CHU Nantes
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Nice, France, 06000
- Recruiting
- Hospital Pasteur - CHU Nice
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Paris, France, 75014
- Recruiting
- Cochin Hospital
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Paris, France, 75012
- Not yet recruiting
- Saint Antoine Hospital
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Paris, France, 75020
- Not yet recruiting
- Hospital Croix St Simon
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Poitiers, France, 86021
- Recruiting
- CHU Poitiers
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Reims, France, 51100
- Recruiting
- Robert Debre Hospital
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Rennes, France, 35200
- Recruiting
- Hopital Sud
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Rouen, France, 76000
- Not yet recruiting
- CHU Rouen
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Strasbourg, France, 67000
- Recruiting
- Nouvel Hospital Civil
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Toulouse, France, 31400
- Recruiting
- Rangueil hospital
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Tours, France, 37000
- Recruiting
- CHU Tours
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Valenciennes, France, 59300
- Recruiting
- CH Valenciennes
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patient (≥18 years old)
- Patient with a diagnosis of diffuse SSc, as defined by the American College of Rheumatology / EULAR 2013 criteria,
- Patient with a SSc disease duration of less than 36 months (defined as time from first non-Raynaud phenomenon manifestation) or with an active SSc disease, as defined by EUSTAR disease activity score,
- Patient with a modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) ≥ 10 and ≤ 35 units at screening,
- Negative pregnancy test for woman of childbearing potential, woman of childbearing potential should have reliable contraception for the 12 months' duration of the study,
- Patient able to give written informed consent prior to participation in the study,
- Affiliation to a social security scheme (profit or being entitled).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous treatment with itacitinib or a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor,
- Contra-indications to itacitinib or Janus kinase inhibitor,
- Failure to sign the informed consent or unable to consent
- Patient participating in another investigational therapeutic study,
- Current, or history of recurrent infections, including HBV, HCV, HIV,
- Patient with other uncontrolled diseases, including drug or alcohol abuse, severe psychiatric diseases, that could interfere with participation in the trial according to the protocol,
- Patient suspected not to be observant to the proposed treatments,
- Patient who have white blood cell count ≤ 4,000/mm3,
- Patient who have platelet count ≤ 100,000/mm3,
- Patients who have ALT or AST level greater that 3 times the upper limit of normal,
- Patient who have triglyceride level greater than 5g/L
- Pregnant or breastfeeding woman,
- Protected adults (including individual under guardianship by court order),
- Patient receiving or having received mycophenolate mofetil or methotrexate within the last month (possible inclusion beyond one month),
- Patient receiving or having received cyclophosphamide or rituximab within the last three months (possible inclusion beyond 3 months),
- Patient receiving or having received a biotherapy (anti-TNF, abatacept or tocilizumab) in the last 3 months (possible inclusion beyond 3 months)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Quadruple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Itacitinib
200mg of oral Itacitinib everyday for 360 days.
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200 mg oral for 360 days
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Oral placebo everyday for 360 days.
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200 mg oral for 360 days
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS) at 360 days
Time Frame: 360 days
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performed by the same investigator at day 0 and day 360 and the change in mRSS will be calculated following the formula: ΔmRSS= mRSSd360 - mRSSd0. To measure mRSS, skin thickness of the patient is rated by palpation at each of 17 anatomic sites using a scale of 0-3 (0 = normal skin; 1= mild thickness; 2= moderate thickness; 3=severe thickness with an inability to pinch the skin into a fold). The scores at each site are summed with a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 51 (17 sites) |
360 days
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Incidence of death
Time Frame: at 180 and 360 days
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at 180 and 360 days
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Incidence of Adverse Events
Time Frame: at 180 and 360 days
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according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) toxicity grading scale
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at 180 and 360 days
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Incidence of Severe Adverse Events
Time Frame: at 180 and 360 days
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according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) toxicity grading scale
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at 180 and 360 days
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Change in modified Rodnan skin score at 90, 180, 270 days
Time Frame: at 90, 180 and 270 days
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at 90, 180 and 270 days
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Proportion of patients who improved mRSS at 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
Time Frame: At 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
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At 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
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Proportion of patients with an active disease according to the European scleroderma trials and research group (EUSTAR)SSc activity score at 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
Time Frame: At 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
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EUSTAR SSc activity index score from 0 to 10 - a cut-off ≥ 2.5 identifies patients with active disease
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At 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
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Change in the Combined Response Index in Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (CRISS) score
Time Frame: At 180 and 360 days
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composite response index
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At 180 and 360 days
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SSc disease activity
Time Frame: At 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
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At 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
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Short Form-36 (SF-36) health questionnaire
Time Frame: At 0, 15, 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
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self-administered questionnaire of 36 items assessing the following 8 domains : physical functioning, bodily pain, role limitations attributable to physical health problems, general health perceptions, mental health, role limitations to emotional problems, vitality and social functioning (scale from 0 to 100)
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At 0, 15, 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
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EurolQol-5Domain (EQ-5D) health questionnaire
Time Frame: At 0, 15, 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
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self reported measure of quality of life - (scale from 0 to 100)
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At 0, 15, 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
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Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale
Time Frame: At 0, 15, 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
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self administered 20 questions- score range from 0 (no disability) to 3 (severe disability)
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At 0, 15, 90, 180, 270 and 360 days
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Collaborators and Investigators
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Gordon JK, Martyanov V, Franks JM, Bernstein EJ, Szymonifka J, Magro C, Wildman HF, Wood TA, Whitfield ML, Spiera RF. Belimumab for the Treatment of Early Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis: Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Pilot Trial. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 Feb;70(2):308-316. doi: 10.1002/art.40358. Epub 2017 Dec 29.
- Almeida C, Almeida I, Vasconcelos C. Quality of life in systemic sclerosis. Autoimmun Rev. 2015 Dec;14(12):1087-96. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2015.07.012. Epub 2015 Jul 23.
- Mouthon L. SSc in 2011: From mechanisms to medicines. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2012 Jan 10;8(2):72-4. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2011.203.
- Distler JH, Feghali-Bostwick C, Soare A, Asano Y, Distler O, Abraham DJ. Review: Frontiers of Antifibrotic Therapy in Systemic Sclerosis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 Feb;69(2):257-267. doi: 10.1002/art.39865. No abstract available.
- Wang Y, Fan PS, Kahaleh B. Association between enhanced type I collagen expression and epigenetic repression of the FLI1 gene in scleroderma fibroblasts. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Jul;54(7):2271-9. doi: 10.1002/art.21948.
- Landi C, Bargagli E, Bianchi L, Gagliardi A, Carleo A, Bennett D, Perari MG, Armini A, Prasse A, Rottoli P, Bini L. Towards a functional proteomics approach to the comprehension of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, systemic sclerosis and pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis. J Proteomics. 2013 May 27;83:60-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.03.006. Epub 2013 Mar 23.
- Kubo M, Ihn H, Yamane K, Tamaki K. Up-regulated expression of transforming growth factor beta receptors in dermal fibroblasts in skin sections from patients with localized scleroderma. Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Mar;44(3):731-4. doi: 10.1002/1529-0131(200103)44:33.0.CO;2-U. No abstract available.
- Zhang Y, Liang R, Chen CW, Mallano T, Dees C, Distler A, Reich A, Bergmann C, Ramming A, Gelse K, Mielenz D, Distler O, Schett G, Distler JHW. JAK1-dependent transphosphorylation of JAK2 limits the antifibrotic effects of selective JAK2 inhibitors on long-term treatment. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Aug;76(8):1467-1475. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210911. Epub 2017 May 6.
- Migita K, Izumi Y, Torigoshi T, Satomura K, Izumi M, Nishino Y, Jiuchi Y, Nakamura M, Kozuru H, Nonaka F, Eguchi K, Kawakami A, Motokawa S. Inhibition of Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) signalling pathway in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts using small molecule compounds. Clin Exp Immunol. 2013 Dec;174(3):356-63. doi: 10.1111/cei.12190.
- Xu Y, Wang W, Tian Y, Liu J, Yang R. Polymorphisms in STAT4 and IRF5 increase the risk of systemic sclerosis: a meta-analysis. Int J Dermatol. 2016 Apr;55(4):408-16. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12839. Epub 2015 Dec 29.
- Avouac J, Furnrohr BG, Tomcik M, Palumbo K, Zerr P, Horn A, Dees C, Akhmetshina A, Beyer C, Distler O, Schett G, Allanore Y, Distler JH. Inactivation of the transcription factor STAT-4 prevents inflammation-driven fibrosis in animal models of systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Mar;63(3):800-9. doi: 10.1002/art.30171.
- Kremer JM, Bloom BJ, Breedveld FC, Coombs JH, Fletcher MP, Gruben D, Krishnaswami S, Burgos-Vargas R, Wilkinson B, Zerbini CA, Zwillich SH. The safety and efficacy of a JAK inhibitor in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: Results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled phase IIa trial of three dosage levels of CP-690,550 versus placebo. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jul;60(7):1895-905. doi: 10.1002/art.24567. Erratum In: Arthritis Rheum. 2012 May;64(5):1487.
- Fridman JS, Scherle PA, Collins R, Burn T, Neilan CL, Hertel D, Contel N, Haley P, Thomas B, Shi J, Collier P, Rodgers JD, Shepard S, Metcalf B, Hollis G, Newton RC, Yeleswaram S, Friedman SM, Vaddi K. Preclinical evaluation of local JAK1 and JAK2 inhibition in cutaneous inflammation. J Invest Dermatol. 2011 Sep;131(9):1838-44. doi: 10.1038/jid.2011.140. Epub 2011 Jun 16.
- Deverapalli SC, Rosmarin D. The use of JAK inhibitors in the treatment of progressive systemic sclerosis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Aug;32(8):e328. doi: 10.1111/jdv.14876. Epub 2018 Mar 6. No abstract available.
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Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- P180613
- 2019-003430-16 (EudraCT Number)
Drug and device information, study documents
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