Status:

TERMINATED

Efficacy and Safety Study of Abatacept to Treat Lupus Nephritis

Lead Sponsor:

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Conditions:

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this clinical research study is to learn if addition of abatacept is safe and improves the effectiveness of treatment of patients with active lupus nephritis who are also taking mycophe...

Detailed Description

Double Blind Period: Treatment, Parallel Assignment, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Randomized, Active Control, Safety/Efficacy Study Open Label Period: Prevention, Single Group Assignment, Op...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) as defined by meeting at least 4 of the 11 classification criteria of the American College of Rheumatology for the classification of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, either sequentially or coincident. The 4 criteria need not be present at study entry
  • Renal biopsy within 12 months prior to screening visit indicating active proliferative lupus glomerulonephritis (met ISN/RPS Class III or IV classification criteria \[2003\], excluding Class III \[C\], IV-S \[C\] and IV-G \[C\], or the World Health Organization Class III or IV classification criteria \[1982\], excluding Class IIIc, IVd). If the renal biopsy was performed \>3 months but ≤12 months prior to screening visit, at least 1 of the following 3 serologies (performed locally) must have been abnormal prior to screening visit: complement (C3 or C4) level below normal range OR anti-dsDNA \>upper limit of normal range.
  • A stable serum creatinine ≤3 mg/dL

Exclusion

  • Subjects with a rise in serum creatinine of ≥1 mg/dL within 1 month prior to the screening visit
  • Subjects with drug-induced SLE, as opposed to idiopathic SLE
  • Subjects with severe, unstable and/or progressive Central nervous system (CNS) lupus
  • Subjects with autoimmune disease other than SLE as their main diagnosis (e.g.; Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Multiple Sclerosis \[MS\])
  • Subjects who have received treatment with cyclophosphamide within 3 months of randomization (Day 1).
  • Subjects who have received treatment with rituximab \< 6 months prior to the screening visit

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

423 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00430677

Start Date

June 1 2007

End Date

August 1 2011

Last Update

March 20 2015

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University Of Alabama At Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

2

Arizona Arthritis Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724

3

Wallace Rheumatic Study Center

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

4

University Of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160