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# Study, Evaluating Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Immunogenicity and Safety Profiles of Rituximab Compared to MabThera® in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT06175338

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

Phase

Phase 1

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

Recruitment status

Active, not recruiting

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

Participants

208

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

Lead sponsor

Mabscale, LLC

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

Start date

2023-06-14

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

Number of sites

12

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

## Title and summary

**Summary**

A randomised, double blind, parallel group, multicentre study to compare the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity and safety of Rituximab (Mabscale LLC, Russia) versus MabThera® in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Short title**

Study, Evaluating Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Immunogenicity and Safety Profiles of Rituximab Compared to MabThera® in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Official title**

Randomized Double Blind Phase I Trial Comparing Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Immunogenicity and Safety of Rituximab (Mabscale LLC, Russia)+ Methotrexate+ Folic Acid and MabThera® Methotrexate+ Folic Acid in Adult Patients With Moderate or Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis With Insufficient Response to Treatment Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF-α)

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

## Status and phase

**Control arm**

Active comparator

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Registry reports results**

No

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Listing at source**

Listed

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Recruitment status**

Active, not recruiting

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Phase**

Phase 1

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Study type**

Interventional

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

## Dates

**Completion date**

2025-04-01

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**First posted**

2023-12-18

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Registry last updated**

2024-09-19

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**Primary completion date**

2024-11-01

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Start date**

2023-06-14

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

## Size and sites

**Actual participants**

208

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Participants**

208

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Participant count basis**

Actual

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Protocol amendments**

2

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Number of sites**

12

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

## Sponsor and oversight

**Data monitoring committee**

No

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Registry sponsor category**

Industry

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Lead sponsor**

Mabscale, LLC

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Source registry**

ClinicalTrials.gov

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

## Identifiers

**Registry ID**

NCT06175338

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**ClinicalTrials.gov ID**

NCT06175338

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

**Registry record**

Open registry record

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

## Study design

**Allocation**

Randomised

**Model**

Parallel groups

**Purpose**

Other

**Masking**

Triple masking

**Masked roles**

Participants, Care providers, Investigators

Sources for study design

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

## Outcomes

### Primary outcomes

1. AUC(w2-24)  
Timeframe: Day 1 to Week 24  
Area Under the Concentration Time Curve predose Day 1 to Week 24 (AUC(w2-24).
2. AUC0-inf  
Timeframe: Day 1 to Week 24  
Area Under the Concentration Time Curve extrapolated from 0 to infinity (AUC0-inf)
3. Cmax  
Timeframe: Dose 2 to the end of the study or Week 24  
Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) after Dose 2

### Secondary outcomes

1. Ctrough  
Timeframe: Day 1 to Day 15  
Residual concentration (Ctrough) before the second infusion on Day 15
2. AUC0-d15  
Timeframe: Day 1 - Day 15 (before infusion)  
Area under the concentration-time curve from 0 (directly pre-infusion on Day 1) before pre-infusion measurement on Day 15 (AUC0-d15)
3. AUC0-w12  
Timeframe: Day 1 - Week 12 (before infusion)  
Area under the concentration-time curve from 0 and before measurement at Week 12 (AUC0-w12)
4. AUCd15-n24  
Timeframe: Day 15 - Week 24  
Area under the concentration-time curve from measurement immediately before the second infusion (Day 15) before measuring in point Week 24 (AUCd15-n24)

Sources for outcomes

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

## Eligibility

**Sex**

All

**Age groups**

Adults, Older adults

**Minimum age**

18 Years

**Maximum age**

65 Years

**Healthy volunteers**

No

### Inclusion criteria

- Male and Female 18-65 y.o. with body weight 50-120 kg
- Patients with active rheumatoid arthritis with disease duration minimum 6 months prior to screening visit per ACR/EULAR 2019 criteria classification.
- Moderate or severe active course of rheumatoid arthritis, which is defined as the fulfillment of all of the following conditions:

  - ≥6 tender joints (based on a score of 68 joints) at screening and baseline; And
  - ≥6 swollen joints (based on a score of 66 joints) at screening and at baseline; And
  - level of C-reactive protein is not less than 10 mg/l or ESR is not less than 28 mm/hour at screening.
- Positive result of the analysis for antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide (≥10 units/ml) and / or the presence of rheumatoid factor (≥ 20 units/ml) at screening (see section).
- Received treatment for RA and experienced an inadequate response or intolerance to treatment with at least 1 anti-TNF alpha therapy;
- Must have received MTX for a minimum of 12 weeks, with the last 4 weeks, prior to screening at a stable dose 10-25 mg/week;

### Exclusion criteria

- Contraindications according to the MabThera SmPC and every serious coexisting diseases which, in the Investigator's opinion, would preclude subject participation
- History of current rheumatic autoimmune disease other than RA and current inflammatory joint disease other than RA
- Positive tests for HIV, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) Anti-HBc antibody, hepatitis C antibody
- Prior treatment with rituximab, other anti-CD20 mAb
- Pregnancy or lactation or women planning to get pregnant during the course of the study and/or within 12 months post last study drug infusion
- COVID prior 8 weeks prior to Screening visit or other acute systemic infection within 4 weeks prior to Day 1
- Allergic reaction or intolerance to rituximab, MabionCD20 or any of their components
- Severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to humanized or murine monoclonal antibodies or previous treatment of any lymphocyte-depleting therapies
- Confirmed current active tuberculosis (TB).
- Any significant cardiac disease
- History of a severe allergic reaction or anaphylactic reaction to a biological agent or history of hypersensitivity to any component of the study drug including known hypersensitivity or allergy to a murine product.

Sources for eligibility

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

## Sites

- Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal UniversityKaliningrad, Russia
- Scientific-Research Medical Complex Your HealthKazan', Russia
- LLC "Medical Center Revma-Med"Kemerovo, Russia
- LLC "Korolev Family Clinic №4"Korolyov, Russia
- Moscow City Clinical Hospital №1Moscow, Russia
- V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of RheumatologyMoscow, Russia
- Orenburg State Medical UniversityOrenburg, Russia
- JSC "Northwestern Center for Evidence-Based Medicine"Saint Petersburg, Russia
- LLC "Interleukin"Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Medical center "Capital-Polis"Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Saratov State Medical UniversitySaratov, Russia
- LLC "Biomed"Vladimir, Russia

Sources for sites

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06175338)

## Related records

### Drugs (1)

- [Rituximab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/rituximab-3fb73477-f618-414e-aa0a-9ccba4d6da3f.md)

### Lead sponsors (1)

- [Mabscale, LLC](https://trialight.com/data/company/mabscale-llc-07d42b8e-f3d1-4faf-bbd1-aabacfab76c6.md)

### Conditions (1)

- [Rheumatoid arthritis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/rheumatoid-arthritis-d68c565e-23a7-5361-8063-a982e61312c4.md) Primary condition

### Targets (1)

- [MS4A1](https://trialight.com/data/target/ms4a1-9e34d7a7-7b3d-5f02-928a-d18d9b50c1f8.md)

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