NCT00410384

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and impact on quality of life of two different doses of belimumab administered in addition to standard therapy in subjects with active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease.

Trial Health

98
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Strong global presence with extensive site network
Enrollment
819

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2006

Typical duration for phase_3

Geographic Reach
19 countries

146 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2006

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 8, 2006

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 12, 2006

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2009

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2010

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

May 5, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

February 1, 2017

Status Verified

December 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

2.8 years

First QC Date

December 8, 2006

Results QC Date

April 7, 2011

Last Update Submit

December 2, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

AntibodiesAutoimmune DiseasesSystemic Lupus ErythematosusSLEBelimumabLupus

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • SLE Responder Index (SRI) Response Rate at Week 52

    Percentage of subjects with a ≥ 4 point reduction from baseline in SELENA SLEDAI score, and no worsening (increase of \< 0.30 points from baseline) in PGA, and no new BILAG A organ domain score or 2 new BILAG B organ domain scores compared with baseline. SELENA SLEDAI is calculated from 24 individual descriptors; 0 indicates inactive disease and the maximum theoretical score is 105; scores \> 20 are rare. PGA is a visual analog scale scored from 0 to 3 (1=mild, 2=moderate, 3=severe). BILAG uses a single score for each of the 8 organ domains; range is from severe to no disease (A to E).

    Baseline, 52 Weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • SRI Response Rate at Week 76

    Baseline, 76 Weeks

  • Percent of Subjects With a ≥ 4 Point Reduction From Baseline in SELENA SLEDAI Score at Week 52.

    Baseline, 52 Weeks

  • Mean Change in Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) at Week 24.

    Baseline, 24 Weeks

  • Mean Change From Baseline in Medical Outcomes 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) Physical Component Summary Score (PCS) at Week 24.

    Baseline, 24 Weeks

  • Percent of Subjects Whose Average Prednisone Dose Has Been Reduced by ≥ 25% From Baseline to ≤ 7.5 mg/Day During Weeks 40 Through 52

    Baseline, Weeks 40-52

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Adverse Event (AE) Overview

    Up to 80 Weeks

Study Arms (3)

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo

Drug: Placebo

Belimumab 1 mg/kg

EXPERIMENTAL

Belimumab 1 mg/kg

Drug: Belimumab 1 mg/kg

Belimumab 10 mg/kg

EXPERIMENTAL

Belimumab 10 mg/kg

Drug: Belimumab 10 mg/kg

Interventions

Placebo IV plus standard therapy; placebo administered on Days 0, 14, 28, and every 28 days thereafter through 72 weeks.

Placebo

Belimumab 1 mg/kg IV plus standard therapy; belimumab 1 mg/kg administered on Days 0, 14, 28, and every 28 days thereafter through 72 weeks.

Also known as: LymphoStat-B™, belimumab
Belimumab 1 mg/kg

Belimumab 10 mg/kg IV plus standard therapy; belimumab 10 mg/kg administered on Days 0, 14, 28, and every 28 days thereafter through 72 weeks.

Also known as: LymphoStat-B™, belimumab
Belimumab 10 mg/kg

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Clinical diagnosis of SLE by ACR criteria.
  • Active SLE disease.
  • Autoantibody-positive.
  • On stable SLE treatment regimen.

You may not qualify if:

  • Pregnant or nursing
  • Have received treatment with any B cell targeted therapy.
  • Have received treatment with a biological investigational agent in the past year.
  • Have received IV cyclophosphamide within 180 days of Day 0.
  • Have severe lupus kidney disease.
  • Have active central nervous system (CNS) lupus.
  • Have required management of acute or chronic infections within the past 60 days.
  • Have current drug or alcohol abuse or dependence.
  • Have a historically positive test or test positive at screening for HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (146)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35249, United States

Location

Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Research, PPLC

Paradise Valley, Arizona, 85253, United States

Location

The University of Arizona Arthritis Center

Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States

Location

Talbert Medical Group

Huntington Beach, California, 92646, United States

Location

Valerius Medical Group & Research Ctr of Greater Long Beach, Inc.

Long Beach, California, 90806, United States

Location

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

Location

Wallace Rheumatic Study Center

Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

Location

UCLA Rheumatology

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

Location

Arthritis Care Center, Inc.

San Jose, California, 95126, United States

Location

Inland Rheumatic Disease Specialties

Upland, California, 91786, United States

Location

Arthritis Associates of Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80910, United States

Location

Washington Hospital Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

Location

Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Specialties

Aventura, Florida, 33180, United States

Location

University of Miami-Division of Rheumatology and Immunology

Miami, Florida, 03136, United States

Location

Rheumatology Associates of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States

Location

Southwest Florida Clinical Research Center

Tampa, Florida, 33609, United States

Location

Tampa Medical Group, P.A.

Tampa, Florida, 33614, United States

Location

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States

Location

Selah Medical Clinical Research Unit

Boise, Idaho, 83704, United States

Location

Rheumatology Associates, SC

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Location

University of Chicago Hospitals

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

Location

Medical Specialists Clinical Research

Munster, Indiana, 46321, United States

Location

Kansas University Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

Location

Kentuckiana Center for Better Bone and Joint Health

Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

Location

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

Location

Osteoporosis and Clinical Trials Center

Cumberland, Maryland, 21502, United States

Location

Osteoporosis & Clinical Trials Center

Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740, United States

Location

Tufts - New England Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

Location

University of Michigan Medical Center - Regents of University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0358, United States

Location

Fiechtner Research, Inc.

Lansing, Michigan, 48910, United States

Location

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

Stafford Medical Associates, PA

Dover, New Hampshire, 03820, United States

Location

SUNY-Downstate Medical Center

Brooklyn, New York, 11203, United States

Location

North Shore-LIJ Health System/Rheumatology and Allergy Clinic

Lake Success, New York, 11042, United States

Location

Feinstein Institute

Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States

Location

Hopital for Joint Diseases

New York, New York, 10003, United States

Location

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, 10021, United States

Location

AAIR Research Center

Rochester, New York, 14618, United States

Location

Rheumatology Associates

Smithtown, New York, 11787, United States

Location

Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States

Location

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7600, United States

Location

Physicians East, PA

Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States

Location

Wake Forest University Health Services

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

Location

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

STAT Research, Inc.

Dayton, Ohio, 45408, United States

Location

Oklahoma Medical Research Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 74104, United States

Location

Oklahoma Center For Arthritis Therapy & Research

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104, United States

Location

East Penn Rheumatology Associates

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015, United States

Location

Altoona Center for Clinical Research

Duncanville, Pennsylvania, 16635, United States

Location

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

Location

Low Country Rheumatology, PA/Low Country Research Center

Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, United States

Location

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

Location

Palmetto Clinical Trial at Piedmont Arthritis Clinic

Greenville, South Carolina, 29601, United States

Location

Walter Chase

Austin, Texas, 78705, United States

Location

University of Texas - Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, 75390-8884, United States

Location

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

El Paso, Texas, 79905, United States

Location

The Rheumatic Disease Clinical Research Center

Houston, Texas, 77004, United States

Location

Accurate Clinical Research

Houston, Texas, 77034, United States

Location

Houston Institute for Clinical Research

Houston, Texas, 77074, United States

Location

Arthritis Center of South Texas

San Antonio, Texas, 78232, United States

Location

Texas Research Center

Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, United States

Location

Rheumatology Clinic

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84124, United States

Location

Arthritis Clinic of Northern Virginia, P.C.

Arlington, Virginia, 22205, United States

Location

The Seattle Arthritis Clinic

Seattle, Washington, 98133, United States

Location

Arthritis Northwest, PLLC

Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States

Location

Gundersen Clinic, Ltd.

Onalaska, Wisconsin, 54650, United States

Location

Universitatsklinik fur innere Medizin

Graz, 8036, Austria

Location

Rheumazentrum Favoriten

Vienna, 1100, Austria

Location

Cliniques Universitaires

Brussels, 1200, Belgium

Location

University Hospital

Leuven, 3000, Belgium

Location

CHU Sart Tilman

Liège, 4000, Belgium

Location

Toronto Western Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada

Location

Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheaumatic Diseases

Toronto, Ontario, M5T2S8, Canada

Location

McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital

Montreal, H3G 1A4, Canada

Location

Hospital Clinica Biblica

San José, Costa Rica

Location

University Hospital Brno

Brno, 62500, Czechia

Location

University Hospital Hradec Kralove

Hradec Králové, 50005, Czechia

Location

University Hospital Olomouc

Olomouc, 77520, Czechia

Location

Institute of Rheumatology

Prague, 12850, Czechia

Location

CHU Hospital de Bicetre

Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France

Location

Hospital Huriez

Lille, 59037, France

Location

Nouvel Hospital Civil - Medecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique

Stasbourg, 67091, France

Location

Hospital FOCH

Suresnes, 92151, France

Location

Centre Hospitalier Universitarie (CHU) - PURPAA

Toulouse, 31059, France

Location

Kerckhoff-Klink Bad Nauheim

Bad Nauheim, 61231, Germany

Location

Schlossparkklinik

Berlin, 10589, Germany

Location

Charite

Berlin, 13353, Germany

Location

Uniklinik Dusseldorf-Klinik for Endokrinologie, Diabetologie and Rheumatologie Klinik

Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany

Location

FA Universitat Erlangen Nurnberg

Erlangen, 91054, Germany

Location

Universitatsklinikum Frankfurt

Frankfurt, 60590, Germany

Location

Medizinische Universitatsklinik

Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany

Location

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Hanover, 30625, Germany

Location

Friedrich Schiller Universitat

Jena, 07740, Germany

Location

Universitatsklinik Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel

Kiel, 24105, Germany

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Universitatsklinikum Leipzig

Leipzig, 04103, Germany

Location

Universitatsklinik Mainz

Mainz, 55131, Germany

Location

Universitatsklinikum Tubingen

Tübingen, 72076, Germany

Location

Soroka University Medical Center

Beersheba, 84101, Israel

Location

B'nai-Zion Medical Center

Haifa, 31048, Israel

Location

Rambam Medical Center

Haifa, 31096, Israel

Location

Carmel Medical Center

Haifa, 34362, Israel

Location

Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center

Petah Tikva, 49100, Israel

Location

Sheba Medical Center

Ramat Gan, 52621, Israel

Location

Kaplan Medical Center

Rehovot, 76100, Israel

Location

Tel-Aviv Saurasky Medical Center

Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel

Location

A. O. Ospedaliera-Universitaria Arcispedale

Ferrara, 44100, Italy

Location

A.O. Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo

Milan, 20153, Italy

Location

Policlinico di Modena

Modena, 41100, Italy

Location

Policlinico Universitario of Padova

Padua, 35128, Italy

Location

A.O. San Camillo

Rome, 00152, Italy

Location

Policlinico Umberto 1

Rome, 00161, Italy

Location

U.O. di reumatologia Presidio Ospedaliero di Scafati

Scafati, 84018, Italy

Location

Azienda Ospedaliero University-Santa Maria della Misericordia

Udine, 33100, Italy

Location

Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Fray Antonio Alcalde"

Guadalajara, 45235, Mexico

Location

Instituto Jalisciense de Investigacion Clinica

Jalisco, 44100, Mexico

Location

Hospital General de México

Mexico City, 06726, Mexico

Location

Hospital Regional 1o de Octubre - ISSSTE

Mexico City, 07760, Mexico

Location

Insituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubirin

Mexico City, 14000, Mexico

Location

Hospital Central de S.L.P. "Iganico Morones Prieto"

San Luis Potosí City, 78240, Mexico

Location

Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de Mexico y Municipios

Toluca, 52170, Mexico

Location

Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden, 2333ZA, Netherlands

Location

University Medical Center Maastricht

Maastricht, 6229HX, Netherlands

Location

Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam, 3015CE, Netherlands

Location

Ikazia Ziekenhuis

Rotterdam, 3083AN, Netherlands

Location

Szpital Uniwerytecki nr Zim. dr. Jana Biziela

Bydgoszcz, 85-168, Poland

Location

Szpital Specjalistyczny Sw. Lukasza

Gmina Końskie, 26-200, Poland

Location

Malopolskie Centrum Medyczne

Krakow, 30-510, Poland

Location

Gabinety Profesorow Osrodek Baden Klinicznych

Lublin, 20-022, Poland

Location

Klinika Reumatologii im Prof. Eleonory Reicher

Warsaw, 02-637, Poland

Location

Akademicki Szpital Klinika Reumatologii Chorob Wewnetrznych

Wroclaw, 50-556, Poland

Location

Ponce School of Medicine

Ponce, 00716, Puerto Rico

Location

University of Puerto Rico Medical Center

Rio Piedras, 00935, Puerto Rico

Location

Spitalul Clinic "Sf Maria"

Bucharest, 011170, Romania

Location

Spitalul Clinic Colentina

Bucharest, 020125, Romania

Location

Narodny Ustav Reumatickych Chorob

Piešťany, 92112, Slovakia

Location

Hospital La Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, 08035, Spain

Location

Hospital Clinic i Provincial Barcelona

Barcelona, 08036, Spain

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Hospital Universitario San Cecilio

Granada, 18012, Spain

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Hospital Universitario La Paz

Madrid, 28046, Spain

Location

Hospital Son Dureta

Mallorca, 07014, Spain

Location

Hospital Regional Universitario de SAS - Carlos Haya

Málaga, 29010, Spain

Location

Sahlgrensja University Hospital

Gothenburg, 41345, Sweden

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Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset

Stockholm, 17176, Sweden

Location

St. Thomas Hospital

London, SE17EH, United Kingdom

Location

Freeman Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE77DN, United Kingdom

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicAutoimmune Diseases

Interventions

belimumab

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Connective Tissue DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesImmune System Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
GSK Response Center
Organization
GlaxoSmithKline

Study Officials

  • GSK Clinical Trials

    Human Genome Sciences Inc.

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 8, 2006

First Posted

December 12, 2006

Study Start

December 1, 2006

Primary Completion

September 1, 2009

Study Completion

March 1, 2010

Last Updated

February 1, 2017

Results First Posted

May 5, 2011

Record last verified: 2016-12

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Patient-level data for this study will be made available through www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com following the timelines and process described on this site.

Available IPD Datasets

Statistical Analysis Plan (HGS1006-C1056)Access
Annotated Case Report Form (HGS1006-C1056)Access
Study Protocol (HGS1006-C1056)Access
Individual Participant Data Set (HGS1006-C1056)Access
Dataset Specification (HGS1006-C1056)Access
Clinical Study Report (HGS1006-C1056)Access
Informed Consent Form (HGS1006-C1056)Access

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