Efficacy and Safety of a New Formulation of Oral Cladribine Compared With Placebo in Participants With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (MyClad)

Last updated: April 14, 2025
Sponsor: Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Polymyositis (Inflammatory Muscle Disease)

Myasthenia Gravis Generalised

Neuropathy

Treatment

Cladribine Low Dose

Placebo

Cladribine High Dose

Clinical Study ID

NCT06463587
MS700568_0183
2023-507746-83-00
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this clinical study is to determine the efficacy and safety of a new oral cladribine formulation in participants with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) in comparison to placebo. It will also investigate the sustained efficacy, the need for retreatment, and the long-term safety of oral cladribine in gMG. An additional component is included to characterize the Pharmacokinetics (PK) of the new cladribine formulation in gMG participants. This study is divided into 3 periods: the double-blind placebo control (DBPC) pivotal period, and 2 extensions, the blinded extension (BE) and the retreatment (RT) period.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults of ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent.

  • Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis with generalized muscle weakness, meeting clinicalcriteria for Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Class II to IVa classification.

  • In participants positive for Acetylcholine receptor antibody (anti-AChR) ormuscle-specific kinase antibody(anti-MuSK)

  • In participants that are autoantibody seronegative and participants who arepositive for anti-low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 4 antibodies (anti-LRP4)

  • Has a Screening and Baseline MG-ADL score more than or equal to (>=) 6 with at least 50 percentage (%) of the total score due to non-ocular symptoms

  • If treated with oral corticosteroids: should be on a stable daily dose for at least 4 weeks before randomization. In such case, the daily dose of oral steroids shouldnot exceed 20 milligrams(mg)/day for prednisone/ prednisolone or 16 mg/day formethylprednisolone

  • If treated with acetylcholinesterase inhibitor should be on a stable daily dose forat least 4 weeks before randomization

  • Have a body weight >= 40 kilograms

  • Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Immunologic disorder other than MG or any other condition requiring chronic oral,intravenous, intramuscular, or intraarticular corticosteroid therapy.Well-controlled thyroid disease, as per the Treating Investigator or theparticipants regular treating physician recorded in the source documents, is notexclusionary

  • Molecularly characterized or suspected congenital myasthenic syndrome, Lambert-Eatonmyasthenic syndrome, inherited myopathy, muscular dystrophy, acquired myopathy orany other neurologic or systematic disease that mimics MG muscular weakness

  • Active, clinically significant viral, bacterial, or fungal infection, includingbrain MRI findings consistent with signs of infection such as PML, or any majorepisode of infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with parenteralanti-infectives within 4 weeks before or during Screening, or completion of oralantiinfectives within 2 weeks before or during Screening, or a history of recurrentinfections (i.e. 3 or more of the same type of infection in a 12-month rollingperiod). Vaginal candidiasis, onychomycosis, and genital or oral herpes simplexvirus considered by the Investigator to be sufficiently controlled would not beexclusionary.

  • Has a history of or current diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB)

  • Active malignancy, or history of cancer

  • Treatment with nonsteroidal immunosuppressants, used in gMG, such as azathioprine,mycophenolate mofetil, methotrexate, cyclosporine, tacrolimus within 4 weeks priorto randomization

  • Treatment with eculizumab, rozanolixizumab efgartigimod, ravulizumab, or zilucoplanwithin 8 weeks prior to randomization

  • History of thymectomy within 6 months prior to Screening.

  • History of generalized seizures (except for history of infantile febrile seizures).

  • Negative for Varicella Zoster Virus antibodies at screening.

  • Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply

Study Design

Total Participants: 240
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Cladribine Low Dose
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
June 25, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
July 23, 2030

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