WOE of Anti-CD20 Therapies

January 26, 2024 updated by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

The Wearing-off Effect of Anti-CD20 Therapies in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

The nature, intensity, and prevalence of this wearing-off effect remain poorly understood. To our knowledge, there is no consensus in the literature on what symptoms constitute a wearing-off effect, nor is there a single validated scale that measures wearing-off effect. The current study will explore the wearing-off effect associated with OCR and OMB, using a variety of validated scales assessing MS symptoms (i.e., fatigue, mobility, pain, depression, cognition), as well as some global questions on wearing-off. In addition, impact of worsening of MS symptoms on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and their work productivity will be assessed using relevant MS-specific validated scales

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This will be a non-interventional, primary data collection study in patients with MS treated with an established anti-CD20 treatment regimen (OCR or OMB) in the United States. Patients who satisfy the inclusion criteria and consent to participate in the study will be surveyed at four timepoints at the beginning and the end of OCR or OMB treatment cycles according to the following assessment schedule:

  • Assessment 1. 0-10 days before 1st dose post-enrollment (index dose)
  • Assessment 2: 5-14 days after index dose
  • Assessment 3: 0-10 days before 2nd dose post-enrollment (follow-up dose)
  • Assessment 4: 5-14 days after follow-up dose dose

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

150

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • East Hanover, New Jersey, United States, 07936
        • Recruiting
        • Novartis Investigational site

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients with MS who are taking ofatumumab or ocrelizumab

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

OCR sample:

  • Self-reported diagnosis of RMS, SPMS or CIS
  • ≥21 years old at the time of initial contact
  • Under treatment with OCR at the time of initial contact
  • Have been on OCR for ≥ 1 year at the time of initial contact (i.e., prevalent users)
  • Able to answer the questionnaires in English

OMB sample

  • Self-reported diagnosis of RMS, SPMS or CIS
  • ≥21 years old at the time of initial contact
  • Under treatment with OMB at the time of initial contact
  • Have been on OMB for ≥6 months at the time of initial contact (i.e., prevalent users)
  • Able to answer the questionnaires in English

Exclusion Criteria:

OCR sample:

  • Currently participating in a clinical trial involving MS drugs
  • Last Ocrevus infusion was less than 3 months back

OMB sample:

Currently participating in a clinical trial involving MS drugs

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
OMB
Patients under treatment with ofatumumab (OMB) for at least 6 months prior to study start
Drug: ofatumumab
self-injectable every month
Other Names:
  • KESIMPTA
OCR
Patients under treatment with Ocrelizumab (OCR) for at least 1 year prior to study start.
Drug: ocrelizumab
infusion therapy administered every six months
Other Names:
  • Ocrevus

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of patients who experience wearing-off effect
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
The wearing-off effect questionnaire for this study was modified from a pre-existing tool designed by (Toorop, et al., 2022) such that it is now suitable to assess wearing-off in patients on either infusible or self-injectable disease modifying therapies (DMTs) with different dosing intervals. There is no numeric rating scale (NRS) associated with this endpoint.
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Proportion of patients with worsening ≥1 category for PROMIS physical health NRS
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
The PROMIS Global-10 is a publicly available global health assessment tool that allows measurements of symptoms, functioning, and healthcare-related quality of life (HRQoL) for a wide variety of chronic diseases and conditions. PROMIS physical health is measured using the item 3 from the PROMIS Global-10. Scale for PROMIS physical health a is from 1 (worst) - 5 (best).
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Proportion of patients with worsening ≥ 1 category for PROMIS mental health NRS
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
The PROMIS Global-10 is a publicly available global health assessment tool that allows measurements of symptoms, functioning, and healthcare-related quality of life (HRQoL) for a wide variety of chronic diseases and conditions. PROMIS mental health is measured using the item 4 from the PROMIS Global-10. Scale for PROMIS mental health is from 1 (worst) - 5 (best).
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Proportion of patients with worsening ≥ 1 category for PROMIS fatigue NRS
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
The PROMIS Global-10 is a publicly available global health assessment tool that allows measurements of symptoms, functioning, and healthcare-related quality of life (HRQoL) for a wide variety of chronic diseases and conditions. PROMIS fatigue is measured using the item 8r from the PROMIS Global-10. Scale for PROMIS fatigue is from 1 (worst) - 5 (best).
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Proportion of patients with worsening ≥1 category for PROMIS pain NRS
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose
The PROMIS Global-10 is a publicly available global health assessment tool that allows measurements of symptoms, functioning, and healthcare-related quality of life (HRQoL) for a wide variety of chronic diseases and conditions. PROMIS pain is measured using the item 7rc from the PROMIS Global-10. Scale for PROMIS fatigue is from 0 (worst) - 10 (best).
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose
Median score change for the physical health, mental health, fatigue and pain domains of PROMIS NRS
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.

PROMIS is a publicly available system of highly reliable, precise measures of patient-reported health status relevant to a variety of chronic conditions including MS.

Mean score change for PROMIS physical health, mental health fatigue and pain NRS to be provided.
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Proportion of patients with worsening ≥ 1 category for Neuro-QoL fatigue scale
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Neuro-QoL is a publicly available set of self-report measures that assesses the HRQoL of adults and children with neurological disorders. Neuro-QoL is comprised of item banks and scales that evaluate symptoms, concerns, and issues that are relevant across disorders along with instruments that assess areas most relevant for specific patient populations. The Neuro-Qol fatigue scale is an eight-item short form with a scale ranging from 29.5 (best) - 74.1 (worst).
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Median score change for Neuro-QoL fatigue scale
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Neuro-QoL is a publicly available set of self-report measures that assesses the HRQoL of adults and children with neurological disorders. Neuro-QoL is comprised of item banks and scales that evaluate symptoms, concerns, and issues that are relevant across disorders along with instruments that assess areas most relevant for specific patient populations. The Neuro-Qol fatigue scale is an eight-item short form with a scale ranging from 29.5 (best) - 74.1 (worst).
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Proportion of patients with worsening ≥ Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) for Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
The FSS is a publicly available, self-report, nine-item instrument designed to assess fatigue as a symptom of a variety of different chronic conditions and disorders. Answers are scored on a seven-point scale where 1 corresponds to strongly disagreeing and 7 corresponds to strongly agreeing. Scale for FSS is from 9 (best) - 63 (worst), or 1 (best) - 7 (worst) if the mean of all the scores is reported. The MCID for the mean FSS score is in the 0.5-1.1 range based on (Robinson, et al., 2009)
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Mean score change for Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
The FSS is a publicly available, self-report, nine-item instrument designed to assess fatigue as a symptom of a variety of different chronic conditions and disorders. Answers are scored on a seven-point scale where 1 corresponds to strongly disagreeing and 7 corresponds to strongly agreeing. Scale for FSS is from 9 (best) - 63 (worst), or 1 (best) - 7 (worst) if the mean of all the scores is reported. The MCID for the mean FSS score is in the 0.5-1.1 range based on (Robinson, et al., 2009)
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Proportion of patients with worsening ≥ significant individual difference (SID) for Neuro-QoL mobility scale
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Neuro-QoL is a publicly available set of self-report measures that assesses the HRQoL of adults and children with neurological disorders. Neuro-QoL is comprised of item banks and scales that evaluate symptoms, concerns, and issues that are relevant across disorders along with instruments that assess areas most relevant for specific patient populations. The Neuro-Qol mobility scale is an eight-item short form with a scale ranging from 16.5 (worst) - 58.6 (best).
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Proportion of patients with worsening ≥ SID for Neuro-QoL depression scale
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Neuro-QoL is a publicly available set of self-report measures that assesses the HRQoL of adults and children with neurological disorders. Neuro-QoL is comprised of item banks and scales that evaluate symptoms, concerns, and issues that are relevant across disorders along with instruments that assess areas most relevant for specific patient populations. The Neuro-Qol depression scale is an eight-item short form with a scale ranging from 36.9 (best) - 75.0 (worst).
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Proportion of patients with worsening ≥ SID for Neuro-QoL cognition scale
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Neuro-QoL is a publicly available set of self-report measures that assesses the HRQoL of adults and children with neurological disorders. Neuro-QoL is comprised of item banks and scales that evaluate symptoms, concerns, and issues that are relevant across disorders along with instruments that assess areas most relevant for specific patient populations. The Neuro-Qol cognition scale is an eight-item short form with a scale ranging from 17.3 (worst) - 64.2 (best).
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Mean score change for Neuro-QoL mobility, depression and cognition domains
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Neuro-QoL is a publicly available set of self-report measures that assesses the HRQoL of adults and children with neurological disorders. Neuro-QoL is comprised of item banks and scales that evaluate symptoms, concerns, and issues that are relevant across disorders along with instruments that assess areas most relevant for specific patient populations.
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mean score change for both domains (physical impact and psychological impact) of Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29)
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
The MSIS-29 questionnaire evaluates the influence of MS-related symptoms on physical and psychological functioning in daily life and contains 29 questions, of which 20 address the physical impact component and nine assess the psychological impact. Physical and psychological scale scores are generated by summing individual items and then transformed to a 0 (best) -100 (worst) scale.
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Proportion of patients with worsening ≥ MCID for the MSIS-29
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
The MSIS-29 questionnaire evaluates the The MSIS-29 questionnaire evaluates the influence of MS-related symptoms on physical and psychological functioning in daily life and contains 29 questions, of which 20 address the physical impact component and nine assess the psychological impact. Physical and psychological scale scores are generated by summing individual items and then transformed to a 0 (best) -100 (worst) scale. The MCID for the physical impact score (6.8) and psychological impact score (7.4) are based on the work from (Greene, et al., 2023).
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
Mean score change for each of the 4 domains of the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire for MS (WPAI:MS)
Time Frame: Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.
The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment: MS (WPAI:MS) questionnaire is a well validated instrument measuring the effect of MS on work productivity and regular activities during the past seven days. The questions are computed according to specific calculation rules and have four scores: (1) percentage work time missed due to health (absenteeism); (2) percentage impairment at work due to health (presenteeism); (3) percentage overall work productivity loss due to MS; and (4) percentage daily activity impairment outside of work due to MS. Scale for each of the 4 domains is 0% (best) - 100% (worst).
Up to 10 days before index dose (first dose) post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after index dose, up to 10 days before second dose post enrollment, from 5 to 14 days after second dose.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Investigators

  • Study Director: Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 4, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

February 3, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

February 3, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 31, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 31, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

November 7, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

January 29, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • COMB157AUS22

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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