NCT03889639

Brief Summary

Primary Objective: To determine the dose-response relationship for SAR442168 to reduce the number of new active brain lesions. Secondary Objectives:

  • To evaluate efficacy of SAR442168 on disease activity as assessed by imaging measures.
  • To evaluate the safety and tolerability of SAR442168.

Trial Health

93
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
130

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2019

Shorter than P25 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
9 countries

42 active sites

Status
completed

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

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 1, 2019

Completed
25 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 26, 2019

Completed
3 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 29, 2019

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 2, 2020

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 2, 2020

Completed
3.2 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

March 8, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

September 17, 2025

Status Verified

September 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

March 1, 2019

Results QC Date

December 7, 2022

Last Update Submit

September 16, 2025

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Assessment: Number of New Gadolinium (Gd) Enhancing T1-hyperintense Lesions

    Number of new Gd-enhancing T1-hyperintense lesions was detected by brain MRI at the end of 12 weeks of SAR442168 treatment (i.e., at Week 12 for Cohort 1 participants and Week 16 for Cohort 2 participants). Data was planned to be collected and analyzed on pooled population of participants at each dose level of SAR442168 (either in Cohort 1 and 2) and pooled population of participants receiving placebo in Cohort 2 and was not planned to collected during placebo administration in Cohort 1 (Weeks 12 to 16).

    After 12 weeks of SAR442168 treatment for SAR442168 reporting arms (i.e., at Week 12 for Cohort 1 participants, at Week 16 for Cohort 2 participants) and at Week 4 for Cohort 2 placebo

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Number of New or Enlarging T2 Lesions

    After 12 weeks of SAR442168 treatment for SAR442168 reporting arms (i.e., at Week 12 for Cohort 1 participants, at Week 16 for Cohort 2 participants), and at Week 4 for Cohort 2 placebo

  • Total Number of Gd-enhancing T1-hyperintense Lesions

    After 12 weeks of SAR442168 treatment for SAR442168 reporting arms (i.e., at Week 12 for Cohort 1 participants, at Week 16 for Cohort 2 participants), and at Week 4 for Cohort 2 placebo

  • Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events (TESAEs): Weeks 1-4 Period

    From Baseline up to Week 4

  • Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events and Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events: SAR442168 Treatment Period

    Weeks 1 to 12 for Cohort 1 participants and Weeks 4 to 16 for Cohort 2 participants

  • Number of Participants With Individual Clinically Relevant Abnormalities in Laboratory Tests (Hematology, Chemistry, Urinalysis), Vital Signs, and Electrocardiograms (ECG)

    Baseline up to Week 12 for Cohort 1 participants; Baseline up to Week 4 for Cohort 2 Placebo and from Weeks 4 to 16 for Cohort 2 SAR442168 receiving participants

Study Arms (8)

Cohort 1: SAR442168 5 mg Then Placebo

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received SAR442168 5 milligrams (mg), orally once daily for first 12 weeks then crossed over to matching placebo orally once daily for 4 weeks during the 16 weeks treatment period. To maintain the blinding, each participant was given a total of 4 tablets daily, either of SAR442168 or SAR442168 and placebo, to achieve the specified daily dose of SAR442168.

Drug: SAR442168Drug: PlaceboDrug: Locally approved intravenous contrast medium for contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Cohort 1: SAR442168 15 mg Then Placebo

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received SAR442168 15 mg, orally once daily for first 12 weeks then crossed over to matching placebo orally once daily for 4 weeks during the 16 weeks treatment period. To maintain the blinding, each participant was given a total of 4 tablets daily, either of SAR442168 or SAR442168 and placebo, to achieve the specified daily dose of SAR442168.

Drug: SAR442168Drug: PlaceboDrug: Locally approved intravenous contrast medium for contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Cohort 1: SAR442168 30 mg Then Placebo

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received SAR442168 30 mg, orally once daily for first 12 weeks then crossed over to matching placebo orally once daily for 4 weeks during the 16 weeks treatment period. To maintain the blinding, each participant was given a total of 4 tablets daily, either of SAR442168 or SAR442168 and placebo, to achieve the specified daily dose of SAR442168.

Drug: SAR442168Drug: PlaceboDrug: Locally approved intravenous contrast medium for contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Cohort 1: SAR442168 60 mg Then Placebo

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received SAR442168 60 mg, orally once daily for first 12 weeks then crossed over to matching placebo orally once daily for 4 weeks during the 16 weeks treatment period. To maintain the blinding, each participant was given a total of 4 tablets daily, either of SAR442168 or SAR442168 and placebo, to achieve the specified daily dose of SAR442168.

Drug: SAR442168Drug: PlaceboDrug: Locally approved intravenous contrast medium for contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Cohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 5 mg

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received placebo matching to SAR442168 tablets, orally once daily for first 4 weeks then crossed over to SAR442168 5 mg orally once daily for 12 weeks during the 16 weeks treatment period. To maintain the blinding, each participant was given a total of 4 tablets daily, either of SAR442168 or SAR442168 and placebo, to achieve the specified daily dose of SAR442168.

Drug: SAR442168Drug: PlaceboDrug: Locally approved intravenous contrast medium for contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Cohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 15 mg

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received placebo matching to SAR442168 tablets, orally once daily for first 4 weeks then crossed over to SAR442168 15 mg orally once daily for 12 weeks during the 16 weeks treatment period. To maintain the blinding, each participant was given a total of 4 tablets daily, either of SAR442168 or SAR442168 and placebo, to achieve the specified daily dose of SAR442168.

Drug: SAR442168Drug: PlaceboDrug: Locally approved intravenous contrast medium for contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Cohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 30 mg

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received placebo matching to SAR442168 tablets, orally once daily for first 4 weeks then crossed over to SAR442168 30 mg orally once daily for 12 weeks during the 16 weeks treatment period. To maintain the blinding, each participant was given a total of 4 tablets daily, either of SAR442168 or SAR442168 and placebo, to achieve the specified daily dose of SAR442168.

Drug: SAR442168Drug: PlaceboDrug: Locally approved intravenous contrast medium for contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Cohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 60 mg

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received placebo matching to SAR442168 tablets, orally once daily for first 4 weeks then crossed over to SAR442168 60 mg orally once daily for 12 weeks during the 16 weeks treatment period. To maintain the blinding, each participant was given a total of 4 tablets daily, either of SAR442168 or SAR442168 and placebo, to achieve the specified daily dose of SAR442168.

Drug: SAR442168Drug: PlaceboDrug: Locally approved intravenous contrast medium for contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Interventions

Pharmaceutical form: Film coated tablet; Route of administration: Oral

Cohort 1: SAR442168 15 mg Then PlaceboCohort 1: SAR442168 30 mg Then PlaceboCohort 1: SAR442168 5 mg Then PlaceboCohort 1: SAR442168 60 mg Then PlaceboCohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 15 mgCohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 30 mgCohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 5 mgCohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 60 mg

Pharmaceutical form: Film coated tablet; Route of administration: Oral

Cohort 1: SAR442168 15 mg Then PlaceboCohort 1: SAR442168 30 mg Then PlaceboCohort 1: SAR442168 5 mg Then PlaceboCohort 1: SAR442168 60 mg Then PlaceboCohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 15 mgCohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 30 mgCohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 5 mgCohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 60 mg

Pharmaceutical form: Solution for injection; Route of administration: Intravenous

Cohort 1: SAR442168 15 mg Then PlaceboCohort 1: SAR442168 30 mg Then PlaceboCohort 1: SAR442168 5 mg Then PlaceboCohort 1: SAR442168 60 mg Then PlaceboCohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 15 mgCohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 30 mgCohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 5 mgCohort 2: Placebo Then SAR442168 60 mg

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 55 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Participant must be 18 to 55 years of age, inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent.
  • Participant was diagnosed with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) according to the 2017 revision of the McDonald diagnostic criteria.
  • Participant must had at least 1 documented relapse within the previous year, OR greater than or equal to (\>=) 2 documented relapses within the previous 2 years, OR \>=1 active Gadolinium (Gd) enhancing brain lesion on an MRI scan in the past 6 months and prior to screening.
  • Participant had given written informed consent prior to undertaking any study-related procedure.

You may not qualify if:

  • The participant had been diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis according to the 2017 revision of the McDonald diagnostic criteria or with non relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
  • Requirement for concomitant treatment that could bias the primary evaluation.
  • Contraindication for MRI.
  • Contraindications to use MRI Gd contrast-enhancing preparations.
  • History of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  • History of active or latent tuberculosis.
  • Any other active infections that would adversely affect participation or investigational medicinal product administration in this study, as judged by the Investigator.
  • Presence of any screening laboratory or electrocardiogram values outside normal limits that were considered in the Investigator's judgment to be clinically significant.
  • Presence of liver injury.
  • At screening, the participant was positive for hepatitis B surface antigen and/or hepatitis B core antibody and/or was positive for hepatitis C antibody.
  • Bleeding disorder or known platelet dysfunction at any time prior to screening visit.
  • Participant had received any live (attenuated) vaccine (including but not limited to varicella zoster, oral polio, and nasal influenza) within 2 months before first treatment visit.
  • Participant was receiving strong inducers or inhibitors of cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) or CYP2C8 hepatic enzymes.
  • Participant was receiving anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapies.
  • Participant had taken other investigational drugs within 3 months or 5 half lives, whichever was longer, before screening visit.
  • +6 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (48)

Investigational Site Number 8400005

Cullman, Alabama, 35058, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400002

Maitland, Florida, 32761, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400004

Sunrise, Florida, 33351, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400009

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400007

Savannah, Georgia, 31406, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400001

Northbrook, Illinois, 60062, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400008

Dayton, Ohio, 45417, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400006

Westerville, Ohio, 43081, United States

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Investigational Site Number 8400003

Knoxville, Tennessee, 37922, United States

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Investigational Site Number 1240002

Gatineau, J8Y 1W2, Canada

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Investigational Site Number 1240001

Greenfield Park, J4V 2J2, Canada

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Investigational Site Number 1240003

Vancouver, V6T 2B5, Canada

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Investigational Site Number 2030007

Brno, 62500, Czechia

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Investigational Site Number 2030004

Hradec KrĂ¡lovĂ©, 50005, Czechia

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Investigational Site Number 2030003

Jihlava, 58633, Czechia

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Investigational Site Number 2030005

Ostrava - Poruba, 70852, Czechia

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Investigational Site Number 2030006

Pardubice, 53203, Czechia

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Investigational Site Number 2030001

Prague, 12808, Czechia

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Investigational Site Number 2030002

Praha 5 - Motol, 15006, Czechia

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Investigational Site Number 2330001

Tallinn, 11315, Estonia

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Investigational Site Number 2500004

Nancy, 54035, France

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Investigational Site Number 2500001

Nantes, 44093, France

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Investigational Site Number 2500002

Strasbourg, 67098, France

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Investigational Site Number 2500003

Toulouse, 31059, France

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Investigational Site Number 5280001

Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands

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Investigational Site Number 5280002

Sittard-Geleen, 6162 BG, Netherlands

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Investigational Site Number 6430006

Kazan', 420021, Russia

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Investigational Site Number 6430003

Moscow, 125367, Russia

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Investigational Site Number 6430002

Moscow, 127015, Russia

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Investigational Site Number 6430005

Saint Petersburg, 194044, Russia

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Investigational Site Number 6430004

Saint Petersburg, 197022, Russia

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Investigational Site Number 6430001

Saint Petersburg, 197110, Russia

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Investigational Site Number 6430007

Tyumen, 625000, Russia

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Investigational Site Number 7030001

Bratislava, 82606, Slovakia

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Investigational Site Number 7030002

Martin, 03659, Slovakia

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Investigational Site Number 7240006

Barakaldo, 48903, Spain

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Investigational Site Number 7240002

Barcelona, 08035, Spain

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Investigational Site Number 7240001

Madrid, 28007, Spain

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Investigational Site Number 7240004

Murcia, 30120, Spain

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Investigational Site Number 7240005

Salt, 17190, Spain

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Investigational Site Number 7240003

Seville, 41071, Spain

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Investigational Site Number 8040002

Chernivtsi, 58018, Ukraine

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Investigational Site Number 8040005

Dnipro, 49005, Ukraine

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Investigational Site Number 8040001

Lviv, 79010, Ukraine

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Investigational Site Number 8040006

Lviv, 79013, Ukraine

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Investigational Site Number 8040009

Odesa, 65025, Ukraine

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Investigational Site Number 8040003

Vinnytsia, 21005, Ukraine

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Investigational Site Number 8040007

Zhytomyr, 10002, Ukraine

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Results Point of Contact

Title
Trial Transparency Team
Organization
Sanofi

Study Officials

  • Clinical Sciences & Operations

    Sanofi

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 1, 2019

First Posted

March 26, 2019

Study Start

March 29, 2019

Primary Completion

January 2, 2020

Study Completion

January 2, 2020

Last Updated

September 17, 2025

Results First Posted

March 8, 2023

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Qualified researchers may request access to patient level data and related study documents including the clinical study report, study protocol with any amendments, blank case report form, statistical analysis plan, and dataset specifications. Patient level data will be anonymized and study documents will be redacted to protect the privacy of trial participants. Further details on Sanofi's data sharing criteria, eligible studies, and process for requesting access can be found at: https://vivli.org

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