Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of iptacopan compared to standard of care (SOC) to induce and maintain remission in study participants with active granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), when used in combination with rituximab (RTX) induction. The trial will also assess the impact of iptacopan on disease relapses, evolution of renal function and proteinuria, GC side effects, patients' immune status, and QoL.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 100 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Newly diagnosed or relapsed GPA and MPA (according to the 2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for GPA and MPA) requiring treatment with RTX and GC as per investigator's judgement. - BVAS assessment with ≥1 major item, or ≥3 minor items, or ≥2 renal items at Screening. - Positive antibody test for anti-proteinase 3 (PR3) or anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO) antibodies at Screening or with history of documented evidence of a positive antibody test.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Other systemic disease which constitutes the primary illness, including but not limited to: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus, IgA vasculitis (Purpura Schönlein-Henoch), rheumatoid vasculitis, Sjögren's syndrome, anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease, cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome or mixed connective tissue disease. - Alveolar hemorrhage requiring invasive pulmonary ventilation support at Screening. - Severe kidney disease defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <15 mL/minute/1.73m2, or kidney failure defined as receiving renal replacement therapy such as hemo(dia)filtration, hemo-/peritoneal dialysis, or having received a kidney transplant. - Received plasma exchange/-pheresis within 12 weeks prior to Screening.

Study Design

Phase
Phase 2
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Iptacopan
LNP023 administered orally
  • Drug: Iptacopan
    LNP023 administered orally
    Other names:
    • LNP023
  • Drug: Rituximab
    Standard of care
Placebo Comparator
Control
Matching placebo
  • Drug: Placebo
    Matching placebo administered orally
  • Drug: Rituximab
    Standard of care

Recruiting Locations

Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Research PLLC
Mesa, Arizona 85202
Contact:
Mandee Lochridge
Mandee.Lochridge@azarthritis.com

UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California 90095

Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota 55905
Contact:
Kara Jodry
507-284-2467
jodry.kara@mayo.edu

Northwell Health
New York, New York 10028
Contact:
516-708-2550

More Details

NCT ID
NCT06388941
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study Contact

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
1-888-669-6682
novartis.email@novartis.com

Detailed Description

This is a randomized, controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of iptacopan in combination with RTX induction therapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed or relapsed patients with active GPA or MPA.

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