Longitudinal Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacodynamic, Immunological, and Biochemical

John F. Foley, MD229 enrolled

Overview

This is an open-label study of patients with relapsing forms of Multiple Sclerosis designed to assess the longitudinal pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, immunological, and biochemical sample collection with MRI and relapse analysis of a Tysabri patient cohort. The study hopes to identify secondary and tertiary risk stratification markers that would aid in the clinical management of patients who are JC antibody positive.

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) has been related to the utilization of Tysabri as a therapeutic agent in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The etiologic agent is the human polyomavirus JC. PML can result from lytic infection of glial cells via a mutant JC virus in multiple sclerosis patients being actively treated with Tysabri. The mutated JC virus is a neurotrophic virus that infects only humans. "The regulatory region sequence of the JC virus is hypervariable and contains determinants for neurotropism and neurovirulence." (Jensen and Major, 2001). In patients initially infected for the most part in childhood the virus tends to remain quiescent in kidneys, bone marrow and lymphoid tissue. The true incidence of JC virus seroprevalance is currently being assessed via two Biogen Idec clinical trials (STRATIFY 1 101JC401 and STRATIFY 2 101JC402). Application has been made to the FDA regarding a label change for Tysabri which will incorporate the use of the JC antibody assay. Upon FDA approval of the label change, the JC assay will serve as a primary risk stratification tool in the clinical use of Tysabri. Secondary and tertiary risk stratification markers would greatly aid in the clinical management of patients who are JC antibody positive.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

229

Conditions

Multiple Sclerosis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information (PHI) in accordance with national and local subject privacy regulations. * Aged 18 to 80 years old, inclusive, at the time of informed consent. * Must be a patient with a relapsing form of Multiple Sclerosis enrolled in the TOUCH Prescribing Program who is not expected to discontinue Tysabri® therapy prior to completion of the requirements of this study. * Must have participated in IIT I (Foley, IIT 1 001-001-TY) in March, April, or May of 2010. * Must have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan, performed prior to the initiation of treatment with natalizumab, on file. * Must weigh between 38 and 180 kg, inclusive. * Up to 40 patients will be asked to also participate in Part B, the PK/PD subset, * Approximately fifty patients will be asked to also participate in the sub-study Part C. These patients will have been in the bottom 20th percentile for iATP in Foley IIT 1 001-001-TY. Exclusion Criteria: * If subject answers 'Yes" to any question on the PML questionnaire that is not resolved prior to infusion as per standard operating procedure for natalizumab infusion. * If subject consumes alcohol within 24 hours of blood specimen collection.

Locations (1)

Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Clinic

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Duration Effect of natalizumab

Primary: To further understand the duration effect of natalizumab at the biochemical, cellular, and pharmacokinetic levels in natalizumab patients; identify biomarkers which could aid in patient risk modification for (PML). Assess the stability of natalizumab concentration via pharmacokinetic measurement in ug/ml.

Time frame: 18 months

Secondary Outcomes

Stability of cell trafficking inhibition

Secondary endpoint: Assess the stability of cell trafficking inhibition produced through steady state Natalizumab administration through an infusion cycle. Cell trafficking is measured via sVCAM, measurement units ng/mL.

Time frame: 18 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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