A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Satralizumab in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
SHIELD DMD
A Phase II Multicenter, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Satralizumab in Pediatric Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (SHIELD DMD)
2 other identifiers
interventional
30
6 countries
19
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of satralizumab, a humanized anti-interleukin-6 receptor (aIL-6R) monoclonal antibody, in ambulatory and non-ambulatory participants with DMD aged ≥ 8 to \< 18 years old receiving corticosteroid therapy.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_2
Started Apr 2025
19 active sites
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
June 5, 2024
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 10, 2024
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 4, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 26, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 18, 2026
May 15, 2026
May 1, 2026
1.4 years
June 5, 2024
May 13, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Week 24 in Lumbar Spine (LS) Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Z-score Measured by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
BMD of the LS is measured using DEXA.
Baseline up to Week 24
Secondary Outcomes (11)
All Participants: Change From Baseline to Week 24 in LS BMD Z-score Measured by DEXA
Baseline up to Week 24
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Week 24 in Total Body Less Head (TBLH) BMD Z-score Measured by DEXA
Baseline up to Week 24
Group 2: Change From Baseline to Week 24 in Total Hip BMD Z-score Measured by DEXA
Baseline up to Week 24
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
Up to 90 weeks
Percentage of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Up to 90 weeks
- +6 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (1)
Satralizumab
EXPERIMENTALSatralizumab will be administered SC in the abdominal or femoral region on Day 1, Weeks 2 and 4 (loading doses) and then Q4W from Weeks 8 until the study completion (maintenance doses).
Interventions
Satralizumab will be administered as SC injection in the abdominal or femoral region on Day 1, Weeks 2 and 4 (loading doses) and then Q4W from Week 8 until study completion (maintenance doses).
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Signed Informed Consent Form (ICF) and signed Assent Form when appropriate
- Male at birth
- A definitive diagnosis of DMD prior to screening based on documentation of clinical findings and prior confirmatory genetic testing using a clinical diagnostic genetic test
- Age ≥ 8 and \< 18 years at the time of signing ICF
- Group 1 participants are required to meet the following criteria: - Ambulatory (defined as able to walk independently without assistive devices) with a prior history of fractures: a) Prior history of low-trauma fracture defined as: evidence of at least one prevalent vertebral compression fracture of Genant Grade 1 or 2 (or radiographic signs of vertebral fractures \[VF\]) or history of at least one low-trauma long-bone fracture (upper or lower extremity) or b) Non-ambulatory, characterized as being non-ambulatory for a minimum of 6 months with onset of non-ambulatory status defined as participant- or caregiver-reported age of continuous wheelchair use, approximated to the nearest month, and an North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA) walk score of "0" and inability to perform the 10-Meter Walk/Run (10 MWR) at the baseline visit, with or without fractures
- Group 2 participants are required to meet the following criteria: - Be fracture-naïve, defined as: no history of prior low-trauma fractures before the baseline visit nor any radiological findings indicative of prevalent VF at the screening visit - Be ambulatory defined as able to walk independently without assistive devices - Age ≥ 8 to \< 12 years old at the time of screening
- Daily oral corticosteroids
You may not qualify if:
- Major surgery (e.g., spinal surgery) within 3 months prior to baseline or planned surgery or procedure that would interfere with the conduct of the study for any time during this study
- Presence of any clinically significant illness
- Has serological evidence of current, chronic, or active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
- Has a symptomatic infection (e.g., upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, pyelonephritis, meningitis) within 4 weeks prior to baseline
- Body weight at screening \< 20 or \> 100 kilograms (kg)
- Evidence of a severe VF (defined as Grade 3), assessed by radiographic imaging at screening and quantified using the Genant semiquantitative method
- Treatment with prohibited therapies as defined by the protocol
- Has received a live or live attenuated virus vaccine within 6 weeks of the baseline visit or expects to receive a live or live attenuated virus vaccine during the study
- Has abnormal laboratory values considered clinically significant as defined by the protocol
- Any medical condition that might interfere with the evaluation of LS BMD, such as severe scoliosis or spinal fusion
- Participant has previous or ongoing medical condition, medical history, physical findings or laboratory abnormalities that could affect safety, make it unlikely that treatment and follow-up will be correctly completed or impair the assessment of study results, in the opinion of the investigator
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (19)
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Center for Advanced Pediatrics
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
Corewell Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
Neurology Rare Disease Center
Flower Mound, Texas, 75028, United States
Child's Hosp King's Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
Rigshospitalet;Klinik for Børn og Unge med Hjerne- og Nervesygdomme
København Ø, 2100, Denmark
Policlinico Agostino Gemelli
Rome, Lazio, 00168, Italy
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico ?Carlo Besta?
Milan, Lombardy, 20133, Italy
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki
Lodz, 93-338, Poland
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne WUM, Centralny Szpital Kliniczny
Warsaw, 02-097, Poland
Hospital Sant Joan De Deu
Esplugues de Llobregas, Barcelona, 08950, Spain
Hospital U. Central de Asturias
Asturias, Principality of Asturias, 33011, Spain
Hospital Universitario Torrecardenas;Servicio de Neurologia
Almería, 04009, Spain
Hospital Universitario la Fe
Valencia, 46026, Spain
Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Children Clinical Hospital
Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv Governorate, 76018, Ukraine
Ohmatdyt - National Specialized children's hospital of MoH of Ukraine
Kyiv, 01135, Ukraine
Lvivska oblasna tsentralna likarnia
Lviv, 79010, Ukraine
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Clinical Trials
Hoffmann-La Roche
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 5, 2024
First Posted
June 10, 2024
Study Start
April 4, 2025
Primary Completion (Estimated)
August 26, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
November 18, 2026
Last Updated
May 15, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-05
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
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