Two-period Crossover Study to Demonstrate the Comparability of Pharmacokinetics of Subcutaneous Ianalumab Between 2mL Auto-injector/2mL PFS with1mL Pre-filled Syringe in Adult Participants With Autoimmune Disease

Last updated: November 28, 2025
Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Sjogren's Syndrome

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis And Arthritic Pain

Treatment

VAY736 2ml AI

VAY736 1ml PFS

VAY736 2 ml PFS

Clinical Study ID

NCT06293365
CVAY736A2202
2023-508996-35-00
2023-508996-35
  • Ages 18-70
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the comparability of ianalumab exposure following the sub-cutaneous (s.c.) administration of one injection of 300 mg/2 mL auto-injector (AI) versus two injections of 150 mg/1 mL pre-filled syringe (PFS), and to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ianalumab following the s.c. administration of both devices in participants with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjögren's disease (SjD), or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

A second cohort will be included with the objective of demonstrating the comparability of pharmacokinetics of ianalumab between 1 x 2 mL Pre-filled Syringe (PFS) and 2 x 1 mL PFS.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Key Inclusion criteria:

  • Signed informed consent must be obtained before any assessment is performed.

  • Male and female patients aged 18 years to 70 years (inclusive).

  • Body weight at least 35 kg and not more than 150 kg and must have a body mass index (BMI) within the range of 18 - 35 kg/m2. BMI = Body weight (kg) / [Height (m)]2 atscreening.

  • Diagnosed with RA, SjD and/or SLE as determined by the investigator.

  • Have active disease (RA, SjD or SLE) that may benefit from B-cell depletion therapy,as determined by the investigator.

  • Participants currently receiving protocol-allowed SoC should be on stable doses ofSoC medications for 4 weeks prior to first dosing of study treatment.

  • Ability to communicate well with the investigator, understand and agree to complywith the requirements of the study.

Exclusion

Key Exclusion criteria:

  • Use of prohibited therapies.

  • Active viral, bacterial or other infections requiring systemic treatment at the timeof screening or baseline or history of recurrent clinically significant infection.

  • Plans for administration of live vaccines during the study period.

  • Uncontrolled co-existing serious disease.

  • Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women.

  • Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP), defined as all women physiologicallycapable of becoming pregnant, refusing or unable to use highly effective methods ofcontraception while on study treatment and for 6 months after stopping of studydrug.

  • US (and other countries, if locally required): sexually active males unless usingbarrier protection during intercourse with women of child-bearing potential whiletaking study treatment.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Design

Total Participants: 155
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: VAY736 2ml AI
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
July 02, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
January 04, 2029

Study Description

The study consists of the following periods:

Screening period (up to 4 weeks):

Following the signing of the informed consent, participants will be assessed for eligibility during this period of up to 4 weeks.

Treatment Period 1 + Treatment Period 2, (Week 0 to Week 24):

After completion of the screening period, eligible participants will be randomized at the Baseline visit (Week 0) to one of the 2 treatment sequences (treatment switch at Week 12) in a ratio of 1:1 described below:

  • Cohort 1:

    • Sequence 1: ianalumab 300 mg s.c. (2 x 1 mL PFS) monthly + SoC in Treatment Period 1 and ianalumab 300 mg s.c. (1 x 2 mL AI) monthly + SoC in Treatment Period 2

    • Sequence 2: ianalumab 300 mg s.c. (1 x 2 mL AI) monthly + SoC in Treatment Period 1 and ianalumab 300 mg s.c. (2 x 1 mL PFS) monthly + SoC in Treatment Period 2

  • Cohort 2:

    • Sequence 1: ianalumab 300 mg s.c. (2 x 1 mL PFS) monthly + SoC in Treatment Period 1 and ianalumab 300 mg s.c. (1 x 2 mL PFS) monthly + SoC in Treatment Period 2

    • Sequence 2: ianalumab 300 mg s.c. (1 x 2 mL PFS) monthly + SoC in Treatment Period 1 and ianalumab 300 mg s.c. (2 x 1 mL PFS) monthly + SoC in Treatment Period 2 In addition, within each sequence, participants will be further randomized to one of the predetermined injection sites with equal allocation, resulting in a total randomization combination of four (2 sequences x 2 injection sites) for Cohort 1 and six (2 sequences x 3 injection sites) for Cohort 2, respectively.

Extended Treatment period (Week 24 to Week 72): After completion of Week 24 assessment, all participants (who did not discontinue during treatment period) will have the option to enter the extended treatment period to receive ianalumab 300 mg s.c. (Cohort 1: 2 mL AI; Cohort 2: 2 x 1 mL PFS) monthly up to Week 68. The end of treatment (EOT) visit will be performed 4 weeks after the last study treatment administration, i.e., at Week 72.

Mandatory Post-Treatment safety follow-up period (from Week 72 to Week 88): Participants who completed the last study treatment or prematurely discontinued from study treatment will enter the post-treatment safety follow-up period.

Conditional Post-Treatment safety follow-up period (from Week 88 to Week 176) Post-treatment follow-up will be performed until B-cell recovery or up to 2 years. B-cell recovery is defined when CD19+ B-cell counts return to >= 50 cells/μL or >= 80% of baseline value, whichever occurs earlier.

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Ciudad Autonoma de Bs As, Buenos Aires C1055AAF
    Argentina

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Quilmes, Buenos Aires 1878
    Argentina

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Quilmes 3429652, Buenos Aires 3435907 1878
    Argentina

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Tucuman, San Miguel De Tucuman 4000
    Argentina

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    San Miguel de Tucumán 3836873, Tucumán Province 3833578 T4000DPK
    Argentina

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Buenos Aires, 1646
    Argentina

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Buenos Aires 3435910, C1055AAF
    Argentina

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5
    Canada

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8
    Canada

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Hamilton 5969782, Ontario 6093943 L8N 3Z5
    Canada

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Toronto 6167865, Ontario 6093943 M5T 2S8
    Canada

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Rimouski, Quebec G5L 5T1
    Canada

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Trois Rivieres, Quebec G9A 3Y2
    Canada

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Rimouski 6354895, Quebec 6115047 G5L 5T1
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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Trois-Rivières 6169141, Quebec 6115047 G9A 3Y2
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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Brno, 63800
    Czechia

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Brno 3078610, 638 00
    Czechia

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Prague 3067696, 128 00
    Czechia

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    Praha 2, 128 50
    Czechia

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Uherske Hradiste, 686 01
    Czechia

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Uherské Hradiště 3063739, 686 01
    Czechia

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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Debrecen 721472, Hajdu Bihar Megye 4032
    Hungary

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    Budapest, 1027
    Hungary

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    Budapest 3054643, 1036
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    Debrecen, 4032
    Hungary

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    Salerno, SA 84100
    Italy

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    Salerno 3168673, SA 84131
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    Krakow, 30 002
    Poland

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    Krakow 3094802, 30-002
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    Lublin, 20-607
    Poland

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    Lublin 765876, 20-607
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    Santiago Compostela, A Coruna 15706
    Spain

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    La Coruna, Galicia 15006
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    Santiago De Compostela, Galicia 15706
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    A Coruna, 15006
    Spain

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    A Coruña 3119841, 15006
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  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Madrid, 28034
    Spain

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    Madrid 3117735, 28034
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  • Pinnacle Research Group Llc

    Anniston, Alabama 36207
    United States

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  • Pinnacle Research Group Llc .

    Anniston, Alabama 36207
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Pinnacle Research Group Llc

    Anniston 4830198, Alabama 4829764 36207
    United States

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  • Providence Medical Foundation

    Fullerton, California 92835
    United States

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    La Palma, California 90623
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    Fullerton 5351247, California 5332921 92835
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    La Palma 5364022, California 5332921 90623
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    Winter Park, Florida 32789
    United States

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    Winter Park 4178560, Florida 4155751 32789
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  • Parris and Associates Rheumatology

    Lawrenceville, Georgia 30044
    United States

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  • Parris and Associates Rheumatology

    Lawrenceville 4205196, Georgia 4197000 30044
    United States

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  • Indiana Univ School of Dentistry

    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
    United States

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  • Indiana Univ School of Dentistry

    Indianapolis 4259418, Indiana 4921868 46202
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  • Ochsner Health System

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
    United States

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  • Ochsner Health System

    Baton Rouge 4315588, Louisiana 4331987 70809
    United States

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  • Ahmed Arif Medical Research Center

    Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439
    United States

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  • Ahmed Arif Medical Research Center

    Grand Blanc 4994320, Michigan 5001836 48439
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  • Paramount Med Rsrch and Consult LLC

    Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130
    United States

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  • Paramount Med Rsrch and Consult LLC

    Middleburg Heights 5162851, Ohio 5165418 44130
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  • RAO Research LLS

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116
    United States

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  • RAO Research LLC

    Oklahoma City 4544349, Oklahoma 4544379 73116
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  • Altoona Center for Clin Res

    Duncansville, Pennsylvania 16635
    United States

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  • Altoona Center for Clin Res .

    Duncansville, Pennsylvania 16635
    United States

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  • Altoona Center for Clin Res

    Duncansville 5187508, Pennsylvania 6254927 16635
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  • West Tennessee Research Institute

    Jackson, Tennessee 38305
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  • Shelby Research LLC

    Memphis, Tennessee 38119
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  • West Tennessee Research Institute

    Jackson 4632595, Tennessee 4662168 38305
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  • Shelby Research LLC

    Memphis 4641239, Tennessee 4662168 38119
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  • Novel Research LLC

    Bellaire, Texas 77401
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  • Southwest Rheum Rsrch LLC

    Mesquite, Texas 75150
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  • Uni of Texas Health Science Center

    San Antonio, Texas 78229
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  • Advanced Rheumatology of Houston

    Spring, Texas 77382
    United States

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    Spring, Texas 77382
    United States

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  • Novel Research LLC

    Bellaire 4673353, Texas 4736286 77401
    United States

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  • Southwest Rheum Rsrch LLC

    Mesquite 4710826, Texas 4736286 75150
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  • Uni of Texas Health Science Center

    San Antonio 4726206, Texas 4736286 78229
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  • Advanced Rheumatology of Houston

    Spring 4733624, Texas 4736286 77382
    United States

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