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Trial reportClinical pharmacokinetics2021

An Exposure-Response Analysis of the Clinical Efficacy of Ponesimod in a Randomized Phase II Study in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.

Per Olsson Gisleskog, Belén Valenzuela, Tatiana Scherz, Michel Burcklen, Juan Jose Pérez-Ruixo, Italo Poggesi

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Clinical pharmacokinetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01006265 (Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Dose-finding Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Three Doses of ACT-128800, an Oral S1P1 Receptor Agonist, Administered for Twenty-four Weeks in Patients With Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT01006265 phase2completednot on this map

Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Dose-finding Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Three Doses of ACT-128800, an Oral S1P1 Receptor Agonist, Administered for Twenty-four Weeks in Patients With Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis

TypeinterventionalSponsorActelionRan2009 to 2011Enrolled464ConditionsMultiple SclerosisArmsACT-128800 Dose 1, Placebo, ACT-128800 Dose 2, ACT-128800 Dose 3
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Per Olsson GisleskogPOG Pharmacometrics, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0706-8783
Belén ValenzuelaJanssen-Cilag Spain, part of Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2317-5028
Tatiana ScherzActelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, part of Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, Allschwil, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4262-7293
Michel BurcklenActelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, part of Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, Allschwil, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9459-3200
Juan Jose Pérez-RuixoJanssen-Cilag Spain, part of Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9890-745X
Italo PoggesiJanssen-Cilag Italy, part of Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, Milan, Italy. ipoggesi@its.jnj.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3079-6954
Janssen (Switzerland) · CHJanssen (Italy) · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivePonesimod is a sphingosphine-1-phosphate receptor modulator being developed for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The effects of disease-modifying treatments on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesions in relapsing multiple sclerosis accurately predict effects on clinical relapses, therefore MRI lesion counts are generally accepted efficacy endpoints in phase II clinical studies of multiple sclerosis disease-modifying treatments. Here, we characterize the effect of ponesimod systemic exposure on the cumulative number of T1 gadolinium-enhancing (Gd+) lesions and the annualized relapse rate in a phase IIb study.

methodsThis study assessed the cumulative number of new Gd+ lesions on T1-weighted MRI scans (primary endpoint) at weeks 12, 16, 20, and 24 and the annualized relapse rate (secondary endpoint). The effect of the demographic and prognostic covariates of sex, age, weight, T1 Gd+ lesions at baseline, and Expanded Disability Status Scale score at baseline were explored. Analyses were performed using NONMEM, Version 7.3.0 (ICON plc).

resultsAn increase in ponesimod exposure led to a statistically significant decrease in the cumulative T1 Gd+ lesions on MRI from week 12 to 24 of treatment. Increasing the ponesimod daily dose beyond 20 mg did not provide significant additional  benefits. Sex, age, T1 Gd+ lesions at baseline, and Expanded Disability Status Scale score at baseline were associated with a higher number of new cumulative T1 Gd+ from week 12 to 24 of treatment.

conclusionsThis analysis shows a relationship between ponesimod exposure and the cumulative number of new T1 Gd+ lesions. Sex, age, T1 Gd+ lesions at baseline, and Expanded Disability Status Score at baseline were not found to be importantly associated with the magnitude of ponesimod effect, and consequently, there is no indication from these analyses that dosage adjustments based on the explored covariates are warranted. CLINICAL

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01006265, registration date 1 November, 2009.

Indexed as

Multiple SclerosisMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingHumansInfantThiazolesTreatment OutcomeponesimodThiazoles

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PMID33914286
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