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Study to test whether apremilast is better than placebo (inactive substance in the same form as the drug) for the treatment of active Behçet’s disease (oral ulcers). This study also tests how well the body tolerates apremilast. The study is conducted in several centers in different countries.

A PHASE 3, MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL GROUP STUDY, FOLLOWED BY AN ACTIVE-TREATMENT PHASE TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF APREMILAST (CC-10004) IN THE TREATMENT OF SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE BEHÇET’S DISEASE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2014-002108-25-DE
Enrollment
204
Registered
2014-11-25
Start date
2015-06-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-08-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

SUBJECTS WITH ACTIVE BEHÇET’S DISEASE MedDRA version: 21.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10004212 Term: Behcet's disease System Organ Class: 100000004866

Interventions

Trade Name: Otezla Product Name: Apremilast Product Code: CC-10004 Pharmaceutical Form: Film-coated tablet INN or Proposed INN: APREMILAST CAS Number: 608141-41-9 Current Sponsor code: CC-10004 Other

Sponsors

Amgen Inc.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent document prior to any study related assessments/procedures being conducted. 2. Male and female subjects =18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent document. 3. Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements. 4. Diagnosed with Behçet’s disease meeting the International Study Group (ISG) criteria. 5. Oral ulcers that occurred at least 3 times in the previous 12-month period, including oral ulcers at the Screening Visit. 6. Subjects must have at least 2 oral ulcers at Visit 1 (Screening Visit), and: a) at least 2 oral ulcers at Visit 2 (day of randomization), when Visit 2 occurs at least 14 days after Visit 1, OR b) at least 3 oral ulcers at Visit 2 (day of randomization), when Visit 2 occurs at any time between 1 day and 42 days after Visit 1. 7. Have prior treatment with at least 1 non-biologic BD therapy, such as, but not limited to, topical corticosteroids, or systemic treatment. 8. Candidate for systemic therapy, for the treatment of oral ulcers. a. A candidate for systemic therapy is a subject, judged by the study Investigator, as someone whose mucocutaneous ulcers are considered inappropriate for topical therapy based on the severity of disease and extent of the affected area, or whose oral ulcers cannot be adequately controlled by topical therapy. 9. Laboratory Measures: Must meet the following laboratory measures: • Hemoglobin > 9 g/dL • White blood cell (WBC) count = 3000 /microL (= 3.0 X 109/L) and =14,000/microL (=14 X 109/L) • Platelet count = 100,000 /microL (= 100 X 109/L) • Serum creatinine = 1.5 mg/dL (= 132.6 µmol/L) • Total bilirubin = 2.0 mg/dL • Aspartate transaminase (AST [serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, SGOT]) and alanine transaminase (ALT [serum glutamate pyruvic transaminase, SGPT]) <1.5 X ULN. Subjects who fail screening due to = 1.5 X ULN AST/SGOT and/or ALT/SGPT will be allowed to repeat AST/SGOT and/or ALT/SGPT tests within the screening period. Repeat test results should be = ULN (within reference range) to be eligible. Laboratory tests will be allowed to be repeated 1 time, if in the Investigator’s clinical judgment, there is a reasonable possibility of the repeat tests not meeting the exclusion values, and with concurrence from the Medical Monitor. 10. Contraception Requirements: All FCBP must use one of the approved contraceptive options as described below while taking apremilast and for at least 28 days after administration of the last dose of the apremilast. At the time of study entry, and at any time during the study when a FCBP’s contraceptive measures or ability to become pregnant changes, the Investigator will educate the subject regarding contraception options and the correct and consistent use of effective contraceptive methods in order to successfully prevent pregnancy. All FCBP must have a negative pregnancy test at Visits 1 and 2. All FCBP subjects who engage in activity in which conception is possible must use one of the approved contraceptive options described below: Option 1: Any one of the following highly effective methods: hormonal contraception (oral, injection, implant, transdermal patch, vaginal ring); intrauterine device (IUD); tubal ligation; or partner’s vasectomy; OR Option 2: Male or female condom (latex condom or non latex condom NOT made out of natural [animal] membrane [for example, polyurethane]); PLUS one additional barrier method:

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Behçet’s disease-related active major organ involvement – pulmonary (eg, pulmonary artery aneurysm), vascular (eg, thrombophlebitis), gastrointestinal (eg, ulcers along the gastrointestinal tract), and central nervous systems (eg, meningoencephalitis) manifestations, and ocular lesions (eg, uveitis) requiring immunosuppressive therapy; however: • Previous major organ involvement is allowed if it occurred at least 1 year prior to screening and is not active at time of enrollment. • Subjects with mild BD-related ocular lesions not requiring systemic immunosuppressive therapy are allowed. • Subjects with BD-related arthritis and BD-skin manifestations are also allowed. Previous and Current Medications: 2. Previous exposure to biologic therapies for the treatment of BD oral ulcers * Previous biologic therapy exposure is allowed for other indications, including other manifestations of BD 3. Prior use of apremilast. 4. Use of any investigational medication within 4 weeks prior to Visit 2 or 5 pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic half-lives (whichever is longer). 5. Current use of strong cytochrome P450 enzyme inducers (eg, rifampin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, phenytoin) 6. Having received concomitant immune modulating therapy (except oral or topical corticosteroids) within: - Seven days prior to Visit 2 (Baseline Visit; day of randomization) for colchicine - Ten days prior to Visit 2 (Baseline Visit; day of randomization) for azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil - Four weeks (28 days) prior to Visit 2 (Baseline Visit; day of randomization) for cyclosporine, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, thalidomide, and dapsone Note: Oral and topical corticosteroids must have been tapered as appropriate and discontinued prior to the day of Visit 2 (day of randomization). - At least 5 terminal half-lives for all biologics, including, but not limited to, those listed below; within: - Four weeks prior to Visit 2 (Baseline Visit; day of randomization) for etanercept - Eight weeks prior to Visit 2 (Baseline Visit; day of randomization) for infliximab - Ten weeks prior to Visit 2 (Baseline Visit; day of randomization) for adalimumab, golimumab, certolizumab, abatacept, and tocilizumab - Six months prior to Visit 2 (Baseline Visit; day of randomization) for secukinumab 7. Having received intra-articular or parenteral corticosteroids within 6 weeks (42 days) prior to Visit 2 (Baseline Visit; day of randomization). General Health: 8. Any significant medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the subject from participating in the study. 9. Any condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the subject at unacceptable risk if he/she were to participate in the study. 10. Inability to provide voluntary consent. 11. Pregnant women or breast feeding mothers. 12. Systemic or opportunistic fungal infection. 13. Known active current or history of recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial or other infections (including but not limited to tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial disease, hepatitis B and C and herpes zoster, histoplasmosis, coccidiomycosis, but excluding onychomycosis) or any major episode of infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV or oral antibiotics within 4 weeks of the Screening Phase. 14. Clinically significant abnormality on chest radiograph. 15. Clinically significant abnormality on 12-lead ECG. 16. History of positiv

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of apremilast in the treatment of oral ulcers in active Behçet’s disease;Secondary Objective: - To evaluate the efficacy of apremilast in subjects with Behçet’s disease - To evaluate the effect of apremilast on Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) in subjects with Behçet’s disease ;Primary end point(s): Area under the curve (AUC) for the number of oral ulcers from baseline through Week 12;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 12 weeks after the start of the double-blind, placebo-controlled phase

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 12 weeks after the start of the double-blind, placebo-controlled phase followed by 52 weeks after the active treatment phase;Secondary end point(s): • Complete response rate for oral ulcers at Week 12 - A complete response is defined as the proportion of subjects who are oral ulcer free. • Change from baseline in the pain of oral ulcers as measured by VAS at Week 12 • Complete response rate for genital ulcers at Week 12 for subjects who had genital ulcers at Baseline - A complete response is defined as the proportion of subjects who are genital ulcer free. • Change from Baseline in the pain of genital ulcers, as measured by VAS at Week 12 in subjects who had genital ulcers at baseline • Change from baseline in disease activity as measured by Behçet’s Disease Current Activity scores (BD Current Activity Form) at Week 12 • Change from baseline in the BD QoL score at Week 12 • Change from Baseline in Behçet’s Syndrome Activity Score (BSAS) at Week 12 • Time to oral ulcer resolution (complete response), ie, the first instance when a subject has a complete response, during the Placebo-controlled Phase • Proportion of subjects with no oral ulcers following complete response, ie, the first time when a subject has a complete response, during the Placebo-controlled Phase • Number of oral ulcers following loss of complete response, ie, the first instance when a subject has a reappearance of oral ulcers following a complete response, during the Placebo-controlled Phase • Time to recurrence of oral ulcers following loss of complete response, ie, the first instance when a subject has a reappearance of oral ulcers following a complete response, during the Placebo-controlled Phase • Change from baseline in the total score of the Static Physician’s Global Assessment (PGA) of skin lesions (acne-like lesions, folliculitis and erythema nodosum) of BD at Week 12 in subjects who had BD skin lesions at baseline • Proportion of

Countries

France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Turkey, United States

Contacts

Public ContactMedical Information

Amgen (EUROPE) GmbH

medinfointernational@amgen.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026