Authorised Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) PR3-ANCA granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s)

OBI-WAN : Obinutuzumab for remission induction in patients with relapsing PR3-ANCA granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s). Phase 2 prospective, open-label study

EU CTIS ID: 2022-501557-36-00

What this study is testing

To determine the efficacy of obinutuzumab in patients with relapsing PR3-ANCA positive patients at week 24 (month 6), defined by: 1) the percentage of patients who achieved a BVAS of 0, 2) a negativation of PR3-ANCA, and 3) successful discontinuation of corticoids treatment after completion of the prednisone taper.

  • Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II)

A plain-language read of the study's public EU CTIS listing. The study team confirms the details.

Who can take part

You may be able to join if

  • Patient aged of 18 years or older
  • Patients with relapsing granulomatosis with polyangiitis positive for PR3-ANCA at inclusion, according to the ACR/EULAR 2022 classification criteria, and/or the 2012 revised Chapel Hill Consensus Conference definition.
  • Patients with an active disease defined as a Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS) ≥ 3
  • Patients within the first 21 days following initiation/increase of glucocorticoids at a dose ≤1 mg/kg/day
  • Patient able to give written informed consent prior to participation in the study
  • Affiliation with a mode of social security (profit or being entitled)

You likely can't join if

  • Patients with MPO-positive AAV, or other vasculitis, defined by the ACR criteria and/or the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference,
  • Patients unable to give written informed consent prior to participation in the study.
  • Patients with vasculitis in remission of the disease defined as a BVAS < 3,
  • Patients with a newly-diagnosis of GPA
  • Patients treated with rituximab within the last 6 months before inclusion,
  • Patients treated with cyclophosphamide within the last 6 months before inclusion,
See the full eligibility criteria
Who can join
  • Patient aged of 18 years or older
  • Patients with relapsing granulomatosis with polyangiitis positive for PR3-ANCA at inclusion, according to the ACR/EULAR 2022 classification criteria, and/or the 2012 revised Chapel Hill Consensus Conference definition.
  • Patients with an active disease defined as a Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS) ≥ 3
  • Patients within the first 21 days following initiation/increase of glucocorticoids at a dose ≤1 mg/kg/day
  • Patient able to give written informed consent prior to participation in the study
  • Affiliation with a mode of social security (profit or being entitled)
What rules you out
  • Patients with MPO-positive AAV, or other vasculitis, defined by the ACR criteria and/or the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference,
  • Patients unable to give written informed consent prior to participation in the study.
  • Patients with vasculitis in remission of the disease defined as a BVAS < 3,
  • Patients with a newly-diagnosis of GPA
  • Patients treated with rituximab within the last 6 months before inclusion,
  • Patients treated with cyclophosphamide within the last 6 months before inclusion,
  • Patients with severe cardiac failure defined as class IV in New York Heart Association
  • Subject known to be seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (included history of previous infection) or hepatitis C,
  • Patients with active cancer or recent cancer (< 5 years), except basocellular carcinoma and prostatic cancer of low activity controlled by hormonal treatment,
  • Patients with hypersensitivity to a monoclonal antibody or biologic agent,
  • Patients with severe liver insufficiency (prothrombin time <50% and total bilirubin >50 micrmol/L) or pulmonary insufficiency requiring nasal oxygen
  • Patients with hypersensitivity to obinutuzumab or to its excipients,
  • Patients with an active infection or a history of chronic or recurrent infections
  • Vaccination with live virus vaccines in the 4 weeks before study enrolment
  • Contra-indications to auxiliary medicinal products (methylprednisolone, paracetamol, prednisone, dexchlorpheniramine),
  • Patients with other uncontrolled diseases that could interfere with participation in the trial according to the protocol,
  • Patients suspected not to be observant to the proposed treatments,
  • Pregnant women and lactation,
  • Men who refuse to use effective method of contraception (condom) from the date of consent through the end of the study and at least 18 months after stopping obinutuzumab,
  • Patient participating in another investigational therapeutic study,
  • Protected adults (including individual under legal guardianship by court order or curatorship) or adults deprived of liberty,

The study team makes the final eligibility decision.

Questions & answers

Do participants get paid in this trial?

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How long does this study last?

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Who can join this trial?

This study is enrolling all sexes, 65+ years, 18-64 years. The study team makes the final eligibility decision.

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