Status:

COMPLETED

Mechanistic Studies of Teriflunomide in RRMS

Lead Sponsor:

University of Michigan

Conditions:

Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

This study is to address the mechanism of action of teriflunomide in a phase IV open label trial with Teriflunomide in multiple sclerosis. Researchers will recruit 20 relapsing remitting multiple scle...

Detailed Description

Multiple sclerosis is the most common autoimmune inflammatory and debilitating chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system mainly affecting young adults. There is a tremendous need to ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with clinically-defined relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) who " are newly starting on teriflunomide (AubagioTM) at the time of enrollment " have no evidence of relapse or corticosteroid treatment use within 2 months prior to enrollment
  • OR
  • Healthy controls who do not have a significant medical condition such as cancer, chronic infection, or autoimmune disease, have not taken steroids in the past 2 months, and who are not on an immune suppressant medication.
  • Ability to give informed consent
  • Willing to have blood drawn as scheduled in the protocol
  • Willing and able to complete all procedures and evaluations related to the study

Exclusion

  • Medical or psychiatric conditions that may affect the patient's ability to give informed consent
  • Has received an experimental drug within 30 days of enrollment
  • Concomitant other disease modifying medications (such as Rebif, Betaseron, Avonex, Copaxone, Gilenya, Tecfidera, Alemtuzumab, methotrexate, azathioprine, mitoxantrone, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, natalizumab, rituxan, ocrelizumab, etc.) without the minimal washout period stated below:
  • " rebif, betaseron, avonex, copaxone within 1 month " zinbryta, plegridy, gilenya, tecfidera within 2 months " natalizumab within 3 months " immunosuppressive/chemotherapeutic medications (e.g. azathioprine, methotrexate) within 6 months " cyclophosphamide within 1 year " rituximab, ofatumumab, ocrelizumab, cladribine within 1 year " alemtuzumab at any time " any mitoxantrone during previous 2 years prior to randomization or evidence of cardiotoxicity following mitoxantrone or a cumulative life-time dose of more than 60 mg/m2 " lymphoid irradiation, bone marrow transplantation or other immunosuppressive treatments with effects potentially lasting over 6 months, at any time
  • Has any contraindication to high-dose immunotherapy, including pregnancy, trying to become pregnant, or breast feeding during the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 17 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 13 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03464448

Start Date

April 17 2018

End Date

October 13 2021

Last Update

December 27 2022

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109