The study includes adult patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) with interstitial lung disease (ILD) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nintedanib plus tocilizumab combination therapy compared to standard therapy (methotrexate, mycophenolate mofetil) for 56 weeks.
Full title of the trial: A multicentre clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the combination of nintedanib and tocilizumab compared to standard treatment in patients with systemic sclerosis and interstitial lung disease. Analysis with theranostic approach and assessment of cytokine activity, markers of inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis using computed tomography, positron emission tomography, and metabolome and transcriptome studies in selected patients. NINTOC-TU study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
86
Tocilizumab 162 mg s.c./week
Nintedanib - established doses of nintedanib for adults in the treatment of ILD, also SSc-ILD: 2 x 150 mg daily, in the event of e.g. increased liver enzyme levels, poorer treatment tolerance (e.g. diarrhea), the dose can be reduced to 2 x 100 mg
mycophenolate mofetil stable dose from 1000 - 3000 mg daily tablet 500 mg or 250 mg regardless of the preparation (Mycofit, CellCept, Mycophenolate mofetil, Myfenax) or methotrexate 10-25 mg/week orally or subcutaneously as above, regardless of the preparation
Centrum Wsparcia Badań Klinicznych
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
The decrease in forced vital capacity (FVC) of the lungs
The decrease in forced vital capacity (FVC) of the lungs expressed in ml calculated after 56 weeks of treatment
Time frame: 56 weeks
Change in percent lung involvement
Change in percent lung involvement assessed by computed tomography (HRCT%) from baseline to assessment in 56 weeks of study
Time frame: 56 weeks
Assessment of absolute changes in DLCO
Assessment of absolute changes in DLCO at week 56 compared to baseline (baseline)
Time frame: 56 weeks
Assessment of the absolute changes in predicted FVC%
Assessment of the the absolute changes in predicted FVC% at week 56 from baseline
Time frame: 56 weeks
Change in the Six-minute walk test (6MWT) result
Change in the Six-minute walk test (6MWT) result at week 56 compared to the baseline value
Time frame: 56 weeks
Change in the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) score
Change in the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) score at week 56 (from min. 0 to max.3). Scores of 0 to 1 are generally considered to represent mild to moderate difficulty, 1 to 2 moderate to severe disability, and 2 to 3 severe to very severe disability.
Time frame: 56 weeks
A change in the patient's global assessment of disease activity
A change in the patient's global assessment of disease activity (Patient's Global Assessment - PtGA), assessment at week 56 - PtGA scoring on Visual Analog Scale from optimal condition - 0 mm (min) to 100 mm (max) - the worse condition.
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Time frame: 56 weeks
A change in the physician's global assessment of disease activity
A change in the physician's global assessment of disease activity (Physician's Global Assessment - PGA), assessment at week 56 - PGA scoring on Visual Analog Scale from optimal condition - 0 mm (min) to 100 mm (max) - the worse condition.
Time frame: 56 weeks
Assessment of the absolute changes from baseline in total scores in St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ)
Assessment of the absolute changes from baseline in total scores in St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) at 56 weeks. St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) ranges from 1 to 100, where 0 indicates best health and 100 indicates worst health.
Time frame: 56 weeks
Assessment of absolute changes compared to baseline values on the modified Rodnan skin Score (mRSS)
Assessment of absolute changes compared to baseline values on the modified Rodnan skin Score (mRSS) at week 56. mRSS is a semiquantitative score, ranging from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe), used to evaluate the skin thickness in 17 different cutaneous sites (for a total score from 0 (good) to 51 (the worst condition).
Time frame: 56 weeks
Percentage of participants with threshold improvement from baseline in modified Rodnan skin Score (mRSS)
Percentage of participants with threshold improvement from baseline in modified Rodnan skin Score (mRSS) at week 56. mRSS is a semiquantitative score, ranging from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe), used to evaluate the skin thickness in 17 different cutaneous sites (for a total score from 0 (good) to 51 (the worst condition).
Time frame: 56 weeks
Percentage of participants with modified Rodnan skin Score (mRSS) improvement greater than or equal to (>/=) 20%, 40%, or 60%
Percentage of participants with modified Rodnan skin Score (mRSS) improvement greater than or equal to (\>/=) 20%, 40%, or 60% \[time frame: baseline to week 56\]. mRSS is a semiquantitative score, ranging from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe), used to evaluate the skin thickness in 17 different cutaneous sites (for a total score from 0 (good) to 51 (the worst condition).
Time frame: Time frame: from baseline to week 56