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A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Satralizumab in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

A Phase II Multicenter, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Satralizumab in Pediatric Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (SHIELD DMD)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06450639
Acronym
SHIELD DMD
Enrollment
50
Registered
2024-06-10
Start date
2025-04-04
Completion date
2028-06-30
Last updated
2026-03-27

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Conditions

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Keywords

DMD, IL6, IL6R, bone, muscle, fractures, BMD, inflammation

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of satralizumab, a humanized anti-interleukin-6 receptor (aIL-6R) monoclonal antibody, in ambulatory and non-ambulatory participants with DMD age ≥ 8 to \< 18 years old receiving corticosteroid therapy.

Detailed description

Participants will be included in two groups: ambulatory participants with fractures and non-ambulatory participants with or without a history of fractures (Group 1) and ambulatory participants who are fracture naive (Group 2) at baseline. The study will assess the potential of satralizumab to improve bone fragility and to increase muscle function. A weight tier based dose of satralizumab will be given by subcutaneous (SC) injection every 4 weeks (Q4W).

Interventions

Satralizumab will be administered SC in the abdominal or femoral region on Day 1, Weeks 2 and 4 (loading doses) and then Q4W from Weeks 8 to 104 (maintenance doses) until the study completion visit.

Sponsors

Hoffmann-La Roche
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
8 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: * Signed Informed Consent Form and Signed Assent Form when appropriate * Male at birth * A definitive diagnosis of DMD prior to screening based on documentation of clinical findings and prior confirmatory genetic testing using a clinical diagnostic genetic test * Age ≥ 8 and \< 18 years at the time of signing Informed Consent Form * Group 1 participants are required to meet the following criteria: \- Ambulatory (defined as able to walk independently without assistive devices) with a prior history of fractures: 1. Prior history of low-trauma fracture defined as: evidence of at least one prevalent vertebral compression fracture of Genant Grade 1 or 2 (or radiographic signs of VF) or history of at least one low-trauma long-bone fracture (upper or lower extremity) OR 2. Non-ambulatory, characterized as being non-ambulatory for a minimum of 6 months with onset of non-ambulatory status defined as participant- or caregiver-reported age of continuous wheelchair use approximated to the nearest month, and an North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA) walk score of "0" and inability to perform the 10-Meter Walk/Run (10 MWR) at the baseline visit, with or without fractures * Group 2 participants are required to meet the following criteria: * Be fracture naïve, defined as: no history of prior low-trauma fractures before the baseline visit nor any radiological findings indicative of prevalent VF at the screening visit * Be ambulatory defined as able to walk independently without assistive devices * Age ≥ 8 to \< 12 years old at the time of screening * Daily oral corticosteroids Key

Exclusion criteria

* Major surgery (e.g. spinal surgery) within 3 months prior to Baseline or planned surgery or procedure that would interfere with the conduct of the study for any time during this study * Presence of any clinically significant illness * Has serological evidence of current, chronic, or active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis C, or hepatitis B infection * Has a symptomatic infection (e.g. upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, pyelonephritis, meningitis) within 4 weeks prior to baseline * Body weight at screening \<20 or \> 100 kg * Evidence of a severe vertebral fracture (VF) (defined as Grade 3), assessed by radiographic imaging at screening and quantified using the Genant semiquantitative method * Treatment with prohibited therapies as defined by the protocol * Has received a live or live attenuated virus vaccine within 6 weeks of the Baseline visit or expects to receive a vaccination during the first 3 months after Baseline. * Has abnormal laboratory values considered clinically significant as defined by the protocol * Any medical condition that might interfere with the evaluation of LS BMD, such as severe scoliosis or spinal fusion. * Participant has previous or ongoing medical condition, medical history, physical findings or laboratory abnormalities that could affect safety, make it unlikely that treatment and follow-up will be correctly completed or impair the assessment of study results, in the opinion of the investigator * Participant has an allergy or hypersensitivity to the study medication or to any of its constituents Other protocol defined inclusion and

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Week 52 in Lumbar Spine (LS) Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Z-score Measured by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)Baseline to Week 52BMD of the LS is measured using DEXA

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
All Participants: Change From Baseline to Weeks 24, 52, and 104 in LS BMD Z-score Measured by DEXABaseline to Week 24, Week 52 and Week 104
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Weeks 24 and 104 in LS BMD Z-score Measured by DEXABaseline to Week 24 and Week 104
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Weeks 24, 52 and 104 in Total Body Less Head Bone Mineral Density (TBLH BMD) Z-score Measured by DEXABaseline to Week 24, Week 52 and Week 104
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Weeks 24, 52 and 104 in Total Hip BMD Z-score Measured by DEXABaseline to Week 24, Week 52 and Week 104
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Weeks 12, 24 and 52 in Circulating Bone Metabolism BiomarkersBaseline to Week 12, Week 24 and Week 52Bone biomarkers are produced from the bone remodeling process and include bone formation biomarkers, bone resorption biomarkers and regulators of bone turnover.
All Participants: Change From Baseline to Weeks 12, 24 and 52 in Circulating Bone Metabolism BiomarkersBaseline to Week 12, Week 24, and Week 52Bone biomarkers are produced from the bone remodeling process and include bone formation biomarkers, bone resorption biomarkers and regulators of bone turnover.
All Participants: Mean Number Per Participants of New Low-trauma Long-bone or Vertebral Fractures (VF)Baseline to Week 52 and Week 104"A low-trauma fracture is defined as one occurring spontaneously or resulting from a fall from a standing height or less, without major trauma or the influence of an external force (e.g. motor vehicle accident)".
All Participants: Percentage of Participants With New Low-trauma Long-bone or VFBaseline to Week 52 and Week 104
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Up to approximately 30 MonthsAn adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant temporally associated with the use of a study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment
Percentage of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Up to approximately 30 MonthsA SAE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose: results in death; is life threatening; requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization; results in persistent disability or incapacity; is a congenital anomaly or birth defect; medically significant.
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs)Up to approximately 30 Months
Observed Serum Concentration of Satralizumab at Specified Trough Timepoints up to Week 104Up to Week 104
Apparent Clearance of SatralizumabUp to Week 104Drug clearance is a quantitative measure of the rate at which a drug substance is removed from the blood.
Apparent Volume of Distribution of SatralizumabUp to Week 104Volume of distribution is defined as the theoretical volume in which the total amount of drug would need to be uniformly distributed to produce the desired plasma concentration of a drug.
Area Under the Concentration-time Curve of SatralizumabUp to Week 104Area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to the last quantifiable concentration of Satralizumab in plasma.
Percentage of Participants With Anti-drug Antibodies (ADAs) at Baseline and During the StudyUp to approximately 30 Months

Countries

Denmark, Italy, Poland, Spain, Ukraine, United States

Contacts

CONTACTReference Study ID Number: BN45398 https://forpatients.roche.com/
global-roche-genentech-trials@gene.com888-662-6728 (U.S.)
CONTACTGlobal Medical Information:
global-roche-genentech-trials@gene.com
STUDY_DIRECTORClinical Trials

Hoffmann-La Roche

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 28, 2026