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Robert J Fox1, Heinz Wiendl1, Christian Wolf1
1From the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis (R.J.F.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; Department of Neurology with Institute of Translational Neurology (H.W.), University of Münster, Germany; Lycalis sprl (C.W.), Brussels, Belgium; Department of Medicine (N.D.S.), Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Italy; Department of Neurology (J. Sellner), Landesklinikum Mistelbach-Gänserndorf, Austria; Regional Clinical Hospital Department of Vascular Neurology (V.G.), Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine; Department of Neurology (K.R.), Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland; Medical University of Pleven (P.S.B.), Bulgaria; Immunic AG (D.V., H.K., M.O., V.S., A.R.M.), Gräfelfing, Germany; and independent consultant (J. Slizgi), Raleigh, NC.
Background And Objectives:
Vidofludimus calcium suppressed MRI disease activity compared with placebo in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in the first cohort of the phase 2 EMPhASIS study. Because 30 mg and 45 mg showed comparable activity on multiple end points, the study enrolled an additional low-dose cohort to further investigate a dose-response relationship.
Methods:
In a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial, patients with RRMS, aged 18-55 years, and with ≥2 relapses in the last 2 years or ≥1 relapse in the last year, and ≥1 gadolinium-enhancing brain lesion in the last 6 months. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1:1) vidofludimus calcium (30 or 45 mg) or placebo in cohort 1 and vidofludimus calcium (10 mg) or placebo (4:1) in cohort 2 for 24 weeks. The primary end point was the cumulative number of combined unique active (CUA) lesions at week 24. Secondary end points were clinical outcomes and safety.
Results:
Across cohorts 1 and 2, 268 patients were randomized to placebo (n = 81), 10 mg (n = 47) vidofludimus calcium, 30 mg (n = 71) vidofludimus calcium, or 45 mg (n = 69) vidofludimus calcium. The mean cumulative CUA lesions over 24 weeks was 5.8 (95% CI 4.1-8.2) for placebo, 5.9 (95% CI 3.9-9.0) for 10 mg treatment group, 1.4 (95% CI 0.9-2.1) for 30 mg treatment group, and 1.7 (95% CI 1.1-2.5) for 45 mg treatment group. Serum neurofilament light chain decreased in a dose-dependent manner. The number of patients with confirmed disability worsening after 24 weeks was 3 (3.7%) patients receiving placebo and 3 (1.6%) patients receiving any dose of vidofludimus calcium. Treatment-emergent adverse events occurred in 35 (43%) placebo patients compared with 11 (23%) and 71 (37%) patients in the 10 mg or any dose of vidofludimus calcium groups, respectively. The incidence of liver enzyme elevations and infections were similar between placebo and any dose of vidofludimus calcium. No new safety signals were observed.
Discussion:
Compared with placebo, vidofludimus calcium suppressed the development of new brain lesions with daily doses of 30 mg and 45 mg, but not 10 mg, establishing the lowest efficacious dose is 30 mg.
Classification Of Evidence:
This study provides Class II evidence that among adults with active RRMS and ≥1 Gd+ brain lesion in the past 6 months, the cumulative number of active lesions decreased with vidofludimus calcium.
Trial Registration Information:
ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03846219) and EudraCT (2018-001896-19).
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