A Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Afimkibart (RO7790121) in Children With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age2-17
SponsorHoffmann-La Roche

About this trial

This Phase III, randomized, double-blind, multicenter, induction and maintenance study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Afimkibart (RO7790121) in pediatric participants with moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis (UC).

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Bodyweight >= 10 kilogram (kg)

Confirmed diagnosis of UC

Moderately to severely active UC, defined as modified Mayo Score (mMS) or 5 to 9 points, including endoscopic score of 2 or 3, confirmed by centrally read endoscopy (flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy)

Demonstrated intolerance or inadequate response (IR) to one or more of the following categories of drugs: systemic corticosteroids, immunomodulators, and/or biologic therapies as outlined in the protocol

Disqualifiers

Monogenic disorder pertaining to infant onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Current diagnosis of Crohn's disease (CD), abdominal/intrabdominal/perianal fistula and/or abscess, indeterminant colitis, IBD-unclassified, microscopic colitis, ischemic colitis, infectious colitis, radiation colitis, or active diverticular disease

Presence of an ostomy or ileoanal pouch

Current diagnosis or suspicion of primary sclerosing cholangitis

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Afimkibart

    Drug

    Afimkibart will be administered as IV infusion. Afimkibart will be administered as SC injection.

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Afimkibart Dose AExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Afimkibart Dose BExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Percentage of Participants With Clinical Remission at Week 52

Time frame
At Week 52

Secondary outcomes

1

Change From Baseline in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index (PUCAI) Response

Time frame
From Baseline, at Week 12
2

Percentage of Participants With PUCAI Remission

Time frame
At Week 12
3

Change From Baseline in Tummy Ulcerative Colitis (TUMMY-UC) Scores

Time frame
From Baseline to Week 12
4

Partial Modified Mayo Score (pmMS)

Time frame
At Week 12

Other outcomes

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