A Clinical Trial of Tulisokibart (MK-7240) in Participants With Pulmonary Sarcoidosis (MK-7240-016)

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC

About this trial

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat active pulmonary sarcoidosis (PS).

This trial will help researchers learn if a trial medicine called tulisokibart can treat symptoms of active PS. The goal of this trial is to learn if tulisokibart works better than placebo to increase the length of time until PS gets worse.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Has a diagnosis of sarcoidosis of ≥6 months before Screening confirmed by tissue biopsy

Has lung parenchymal involvement consistent with pulmonary sarcoidosis (PS) by chest X-ray or chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) either via historical evidence or at Screening

Has active PS within 3 months before Screening

Disqualifiers

Has a history of cancer and is disease free for <5 years

Has cardiac, ocular, neurosarcoidosis, or other manifestations of sarcoidosis that requires systemic treatment that may interfere with protocol specifications, or has a clinically significant electrocardiogram abnormality that requires evaluation or intervention

Is receiving treatment for pulmonary hypertension

Has a history of fungal respiratory infection within 12 months before screening without documentation of completed treatment

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Tulisokibart

    Drug

    Subcutaneous (SC) administration

  • Placebo

    Other intervention

    SC administration

  • Background prednisone therapy

    Drug

    Oral administration

Treatment groups

158 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: TulisokibartExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: PlaceboPlacebo comparator 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Time to First Worsening of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis (PS)

Worsening of PS is based on clinical judgment of worsening PS, along with pulmonary function tests and/or impaired or unacceptable loss of quality of life as measured by the King's Sarcoidosis Questionnaire (KSQ)-lung score. The time to first worsening of PS will be reported.

Time frame
Up to approximately 52 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Number of Participants Experiencing Worsening of PS

Worsening of PS is based on clinical judgment of worsening PS, along with pulmonary function tests and/or impaired or unacceptable loss of quality of life as measured by the KSQ-lung score. The number of participants with worsening of PS will be reported.

Time frame
Up to approximately 52 weeks
2

Number of Participants With One or More Adverse Events (AEs)

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The number of participants with one or more adverse events will be reported.

Time frame
Up to approximately 66 weeks
3

Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Drug Due to One or More AEs

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The number of participants who discontinue study drug due to one or more AEs will be reported.

Time frame
Up to approximately 52 weeks

Other outcomes

Locations

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