A Study to Learn About The Effects of Felzartamab on Thyroid Function and Its Safety in Adults With Graves' Disease Ages 18 to 75 Years Old (GRAVITATE)

July 20, 2026 updated by: Biogen

A Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter, Randomized Phase 2 Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Felzartamab in Graves' Disease

In this study, researchers will learn more about the use of felzartamab in participants with Graves' Disease, also known as GD. GD is an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system attacks its own healthy cells. In people with GD, the immune system produces abnormal antibodies, called thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies (TRAb), that attack the thyroid gland. This causes the thyroid to become too active and produce too much hormone, a condition called hyperthyroidism.

Participants with GD are often treated with anti-thyroid drugs, or ATDs, which are medicines that help bring thyroid hormone levels back to normal. Felzartamab is designed to target certain immune cells that produce the abnormal TRAb antibodies.

The main goal of the study is to learn whether felzartamab can help bring thyroid hormone levels back to normal and allow participants to stop taking ATDs. Participants will receive either felzartamab or placebo during the study. A placebo looks like the study drug but contains no real medicine.

The main question that researchers want to answer is:

• How many participants have normal thyroid levels without receiving any ATD medicine at Week 24?

Researchers will also learn more about the safety of felzartamab and how the body processes the drug.

The study will be done as follows:

  • Participants will be screened to check if they can join the study.
  • This is a double-blind study, which means neither the participants, study doctor, or site staff will know if participants are receiving felzartamab or a placebo.
  • Participants will be placed into 1 of 3 groups. Two groups will receive felzartamab while the other receives placebo.
  • Participants will receive felzartamab or placebo as intravenous (IV) infusions, which are slow injections into a vein using a needle. The Treatment Period will last 20 weeks.
  • During the Treatment Period, the study doctor may gradually lower the dose of the ATD if a participant's thyroid levels become normal.
  • Afterwards, participants will enter a follow-up period which will last 12 weeks.
  • In total, participants will have 22 study visits. Participants will stay in the study for about 9 months (up to 36 weeks).

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of felzartamab compared to placebo in participants with Grave's disease (GD). The secondary objectives of the study are to evaluate the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics (PK) of felzartamab in participants with GD.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

60

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

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

Description

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have active disease and are thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies (TRAb) positive, defined as:

    • Free thyroxine (FT4) and free triiodothyronine (FT3), within the reference range,
    • suppressed thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
    • TRAb levels > upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Participants must be receiving stable dose of anti-thyroid drugs (ATD) for at least 12 weeks prior to randomization.
  • Must agree to refrain from blood product donation from Screening through end of study. If a participant terminates early from the study, they must refrain from blood product donation for 90 days following the last dose of study drug.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of thyroidectomy or radioactive iodine therapy.
  • ATD dose change within 12 weeks prior to Day1, or anticipated need for dose adjustment prior to randomization (except for protocol-defined safety management).
  • Active, moderate-to-severe, or sight threatening thyroid eye disease (TED) (as assessed by the clinical activity score [CAS]), or requirement for imminent or ongoing TED-directed therapy (e.g., systemic glucocorticoids, biologic therapy, orbital radiation, surgery).
  • Any history of malignancy within 5 years prior to Screening except for adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri, basal or squamous cell carcinoma or non-melanomatous skin cancer.
  • History of hyperthyroidism not caused by GD (e.g. toxic multinodular goiter, autonomous thyroid nodule, acute inflammatory thyroiditis) and/or history or presence of thyroid storm.
  • Type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) > 8%.
  • Known or suspected history of hypersensitivity to felzartamab or its excipients.
  • Use of immunosuppressive therapy within 5 half-lives/12 weeks of Screening.
  • Co-existing autoimmune diseases that require systemic immunosuppressants (e.g., cyclosporine, methotrexate, biologics, monoclonals).
  • Prior use of an anti-Neonatal Fragment Crystallizable Receptor (FcRn) therapy or intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) within 6 months of the last dose prior to Screening.
  • Any condition that requires chronic use of high-dose steroids.

NOTE: Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Felzartamab
Participants will receive multiple IV doses of felzartamab.
Administered IV
Other Names:
  • MOR202
  • MOR03087
  • TJ202
  • BIIB148
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Participants will receive multiple IV doses of placebo.
Administered IV
Experimental: Felzartamab or Placebo
Participants will receive multiple IV doses of felzartamab or placebo.
Administered IV
Administered IV
Other Names:
  • MOR202
  • MOR03087
  • TJ202
  • BIIB148

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Percentage of Participants who are Euthyroid and off Anti-Thyroid Drugs (ATD) at Week 24
Time Frame: At Week 24
At Week 24

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Percentage of Participants who Have Down-Titrated to ≤ 50% of Their Baseline ATD and are Euthyroid at Week 12 and Week 24
Time Frame: At Weeks 12 and 24
At Weeks 12 and 24
Percentage of Participants who are Euthyroid at Week 12 and Week 24
Time Frame: At Weeks 12 and 24
At Weeks 12 and 24
Change From Baseline in Free Triiodothyronine (FT3)
Time Frame: Baseline up to Week 32
Baseline up to Week 32
Change From Baseline in Free Thyroxine (FT4)
Time Frame: Baseline up to Week 32
Baseline up to Week 32
Change From Baseline in Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Time Frame: Baseline up to Week 32
Baseline up to Week 32
Change From Baseline in ATD Levels
Time Frame: Up to Week 24
Up to Week 24
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI)
Time Frame: From first dose of study drug up to end of study follow-up (Up to Week 32)
From first dose of study drug up to end of study follow-up (Up to Week 32)
Felzartamab Serum Concentrations Over Time
Time Frame: Predose and at multiple timepoints postdose up to Week 24
Predose and at multiple timepoints postdose up to Week 24
Number of Participants with Anti-drug Antibodies (ADAs) Against Felzartamab
Time Frame: Baseline up to Week 24
Baseline up to Week 24

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Director: Medical Director, Biogen

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 (Estimated)

August 15, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

January 31, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

March 31, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 20, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 20, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

July 23, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 23, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 20, 2026

Last Verified

July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

In accordance with Biogen's Clinical Trial Transparency and Data Sharing Policy on https://www.biogentrialtransparency.com/

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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