13. Multiple sclerosis/Neuromyelitis optica Clinical trials / Disease details
Clinical trials : 3,340 / Drugs : 2,163 - (DrugBank : 383) / Drug target genes : 241 - Drug target pathways : 238
| No. | TrialID | Date_ enrollment | Date_ registration | Public_title | Scientific_title | Condition | Intervention | Primary_ sponsor | Secondary_ sponsor | Recruitment_ Status | Inclusion_ agemin | Inclusion_ agemax | Inclusion_ gender | Target_ size | Phase | Countries |
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| 1 | NCT05758831 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | February 28, 2023 | 17/2/2023 | RItuximab Versus Ocrelizumab in Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis. | A Prospective Randomized Trial of Non-inferiority Comparing RItuximab Versus Ocrelizumab in Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis | Multiple Sclerosis;Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: Perfusion of treatment Rituximab;Drug: Perfusion of treatment Ocrelizumab | Rennes University Hospital | NULL | Not yet recruiting | 18 Years | 55 Years | All | 386 | Phase 3 | France |
| 2 | EUCTR2020-001205-23-SE (EUCTR) | 08/02/2022 | 06/12/2021 | Ocrelizumab VErsus Rituximab off-Label at the Onset of Relapsing MS Disease | Ocrelizumab VErsus Rituximab off-Label at the Onset of RelapsingMS Disease (OVERLORD-MS) - OVERLORD-MS | Remitting Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis MedDRA version: 21.1;Level: PT;Classification code 10063399;Term: Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: Ocrevus Product Name: Ocrelizumab Trade Name: Rituximab Product Name: Rituximab | Helse Bergen HF, Haukeland University Hospital | NULL | Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished | Female: yes Male: yes | 211 | Phase 3 | Sweden | ||
| 3 | EUCTR2021-001973-21-SE (EUCTR) | 09/07/2021 | 04/06/2021 | Extension of Study GNC-401 with temelimab in patients with Multiple Sclerosis under treatment with rituximab | A long-term extension of Study GNC-401 with temelimab in patients with Relapsing forms of Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) under treatment with rituximab - ProTEct-MS Extension | Multiple Sclerosis MedDRA version: 21.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10080700;Term: Relapsing multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Product Name: Temelimab Product Code: GNbAC1 INN or Proposed INN: TEMELIMAB Product Name: Temelimab Product Code: GNbAC1 INN or Proposed INN: TEMELIMAB Product Name: Temelimab Product Code: GNbAC1 INN or Proposed INN: TEMELIMAB | GeNeuro Innovation SAS | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 40 | Phase 2 | Sweden | ||
| 4 | NCT04688788 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | April 28, 2021 | 22/12/2020 | Non-inferiority Study of Ocrelizumab and Rituximab in Active Multiple Sclerosis | Danish Non-inferiority Study of Ocrelizumab and Rituximab in MS (DanNORMS): A Randomized Study Comparing the Efficacy of Ocrelizumab and Rituximab in Active Multiple Sclerosis | Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis;Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis;Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: Rituximab;Drug: Ocrelizumab;Drug: Fexofenadine;Drug: Paracetamol;Drug: Methylprednisolone | Rigshospitalet, Denmark | Odense University Hospital;Aarhus University Hospital;Aalborg University Hospital;Herlev Hospital;Hillerod Hospital, Denmark;Zealand University Hospital;Kolding Sygehus;Regional Hospital Holstebro;Hvidovre University Hospital;Hospital of South West Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark;GCP unit, Copenhagen University Hospital;GCP-unit at Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;Hospital of Southern Jutland, Sønderborg, Denmark;Hospital of Central Denmark Region, Viborg, Denmark;Danske Regioner | Recruiting | 18 Years | 65 Years | All | 594 | Phase 3 | Denmark |
| 5 | ChiCTR2100043013 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-02-04 | Efficacy difference between low dose rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil in preventing recurrence of NMOSD | Efficacy difference between low dose rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil in preventing recurrence of NMOSD | Neuromyelitis optica spectrum diseases | low dose rituximab group: low dose rituximab ;mycophenolate mofetil group:mycophenolate mofetil ; | Shandong University Qilu Hospital | NULL | Pending | Both | low dose rituximab group:30;mycophenolate mofetil group:30; | Phase 4 | China | ||
| 6 | NCT04640818 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | December 17, 2020 | 18/11/2020 | Safety and Efficacy of Cladribine Therapy After Anti CD20 Therapy | Safety and Efficacy of a Therapy With Cladribine Following a Treatment With Anti CD20 Compounds in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Patients: a Pilot Study | Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: Cladribine Oral Tablet;Drug: Rituximab;Drug: Ocrelizumab | Claudio Gobbi | Merck AG Switzerland | Active, not recruiting | 18 Years | 80 Years | All | 45 | Switzerland | |
| 7 | EUCTR2020-002981-15-DK (EUCTR) | 15/12/2020 | 13/07/2020 | Non-inferiority study of ocrelizumab and rituximab in active multiple sclerosis. | Danish non-inferiority study of ocrelizumab and rituximab in MS (DanNORMS): A randomized study comparing the efficacy of ocrelizumab and rituximab in active multiple sclerosis. - DanNORMS | Multiple sclerosis. MedDRA version: 21.1;Level: PT;Classification code 10063400;Term: Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders MedDRA version: 21.1;Classification code 10063399;Term: Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis;Classification code 10063401;Term: Primary progressive multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: Ocrevus INN or Proposed INN: ocrelizumab Other descriptive name: OCRELIZUMAB Trade Name: Ruxience INN or Proposed INN: RITUXIMAB | Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center, Rigshospitalet | NULL | Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished | Female: yes Male: yes | 594 | Phase 3 | Denmark | ||
| 8 | NCT04578639 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | November 2, 2020 | 22/9/2020 | Ocrelizumab VErsus Rituximab Off-Label at the Onset of Relapsing MS Disease | Ocrelizumab VErsus Rituximab Off-Label at the Onset of Relapsing | Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: Rituximab;Drug: Ocrelizumab | Haukeland University Hospital | University Hospital, Akershus;Oslo University Hospital;Helse Stavanger HF;St. Olavs Hospital;University Hospital of North Norway | Recruiting | 18 Years | 60 Years | All | 211 | Phase 3 | Norway;Sweden |
| 9 | EUCTR2019-004822-15-SE (EUCTR) | 18/05/2020 | 17/01/2020 | A Clinical Trial Examining the Effects of Temelimab Following Rituximab Treatment in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial, Examining the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacodynamic Effects and Pharmacokinetics of Temelimab Following Rituximab Treatment in Patients with Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) - ProTEct-MS | Multiple Sclerosis MedDRA version: 21.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10080700;Term: Relapsing multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Product Name: Temelimab Product Code: GNbAC1 INN or Proposed INN: temelimab Product Name: Temelimab Product Code: GNbAC1 INN or Proposed INN: temelimab Product Name: Temelimab Product Code: GNbAC1 INN or Proposed INN: temelimab | GeNeuro Innovation SAS | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 40 | Phase 2 | Sweden | ||
| 10 | NCT03829566 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | November 2019 | 1/2/2019 | Autologous Transplant To End NMO Spectrum Disorder | Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD) | Neuromyelitis Optica;Devic's Disease;NMO Spectrum Disorder | Drug: Rituximab;Drug: Cyclophosphamide;Drug: Mesna;Drug: rATG;Drug: Methylprednisolone;Drug: G-CSF;Biological: IVIg;Biological: Autologous Stem Cells | Northwestern University | NULL | Withdrawn | 18 Years | 65 Years | All | 0 | Phase 2/Phase 3 | United States |
| 11 | NCT04121403 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | October 16, 2019 | 23/9/2019 | Norwegian Study of Oral Cladribine and Rituximab in Multiple Sclerosis (NOR-MS) | Norwegian Study of Oral Cladribine and Rituximab in Multiple Sclerosis (NOR-MS) A Prospective Randomized Open-label Blinded Endpoint (PROBE) Multicenter Non-inferiority Study | Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis;Multiple Sclerosis | Biological: Rituximab;Drug: Cladribine | Oslo University Hospital | University of Oslo;Göteborg University;Sykehuset Ostfold;Sykehuset Telemark;Vestre Viken Hospital Trust;Sorlandet Hospital HF;Helse Stavanger HF;Sykehuset Innlandet HF;Sykehuset i Vestfold HF;Helse Forde;University Hospital of North Norway;St. Olavs Hospital | Recruiting | 18 Years | 65 Years | All | 264 | Phase 3 | Norway |
| 12 | ChiCTR1900025744 | 2019-09-01 | 2019-09-07 | Clinical effectiveness and safety of Rituximab (Henlius) for optic neuritis secondary to neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a pilot clinical trial | Clinical effectiveness and safety Rituximab (Henlius) for optic neuritis secondary to neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a pilot clinical trial | neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) | 1:Intravenous 200mg Rituximab, 1/week*2, if the proportion of CD19+ B lymphocytes in peripheral blood is above 1% then repeat administration (200mg);2:Oral azathioprine (2.5-3 mg/kg bodyweight/day) or mycophenolate mofetil (750~3000mg/day); | The Ophthalmology Department of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Hospital | NULL | Recruiting | 18 | 70 | Both | 1:30;2:30; | Phase 4 | China |
| 13 | EUCTR2019-001505-24-NO (EUCTR) | 25/07/2019 | 28/05/2019 | A Clinical Study Comparing Rituximab and Cladribine for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis | Norwegian study of Oral cladribine versus Rituximab in Multiple Sclerosis (NOR-MS). A prospective randomized open-label blinded endpoint (PROBE) multicenter non-inferiority study. - NOR-MS | Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS) MedDRA version: 20.1;Level: PT;Classification code 10028245;Term: Multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders MedDRA version: 21.0;Classification code 10080700;Term: Relapsing multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders ;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: Rituximab konsentrat til infusjonsvaeske oppløsning 10 mg/ml Product Name: Rituximab Trade Name: Mavenclad tabletter 10 mg Product Name: Cladribine | Department of Neurology, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital | NULL | Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished | Female: yes Male: yes | 264 | Human pharmacology (Phase 1): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase 2): no Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase 3): yes Therapeutic use (Phase 4): no | Norway | ||
| 14 | NCT05762003 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | January 1, 2019 | 9/2/2023 | Czech Pharmaco-epidemiological Study on Disease Modifying Drugs | Czech Pharmaco-epidemiological Real World Data Study Focused on Effectiveness of Different Disease Modifying Drugs | Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: interferons, glatiramer acetate, teriflunomide, dimethyl fumarate, alemtuzumab, cladribine, fingolimod, ponesimod, rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab, natalizumab | IMPULS Endowment Fund | NULL | Completed | N/A | N/A | All | 17478 | Czechia | |
| 15 | EUCTR2018-000721-31-SE (EUCTR) | 04/07/2018 | 24/04/2018 | A clincial study comparing the effectiveness of two doses of the drug Rituximab during long-term treatment of the neurological disease Multiple Sclerosis. | RItuximab Long-Term DOSE Trial in Multiple Sclerosis – RIDOSE-MSA randomized trial of long-term dosage of rituximab in multiple sclerosisThe RIDOSE-MS trial is a multi-centre trial of long-term treatment with rituximab in MS, randomised between two different dosing regimens. Population: Patients with RRMS that has completed the RIFUND-MS trial in either the rituximab or DMF arm. In addition, patients will be recruited that has not participated in the RIFUND trial but has been treated with rituximab with the same protocol as in the RIFUND trial as part of clinical practice.Intervention: Treatment with rituximab (Mabthera®) 500 mg every six months. Both the previous rituximab and DMF arms from the RIFUND trial will be treated with rituximab in the RIDOSE trial.Control: After one year of treatment in RIDOSE-MS, patients will be randomised 1:1 to either continue with 500 mg every 6 months or 500 mg every 12 months and continue on this treatment schedule for another 3 years.Outcome: Primary outcome will be the proportion of patients remaining with no evidence of disease activity (NEDA) -3 over the randomised period of 3 years. As secondary endpoints progression of disability, brain atrophy, cognitive function and level of serum Neurofilament-Light will be evaluated. In addition, Patient-related outcome scales measuring fatigue, work ability and treatment satisfaction will be analysed. - RIDOSE-MS | Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), 20 - 52 years of age, that have completed the RIFUND-MS trial (EudraCT 2015-004116-38) will be offered to continue in this extension trial, RODOSE-MS. In addition, patients will be recruited that has not participated in the RIFUND trial but has been treated with rituximab with the same protocol as in the RIFUND trial as part of clinical practice.;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: Mabthera Product Name: Mabthera INN or Proposed INN: RITUXIMAB Trade Name: Mabthera Product Name: Mabthera INN or Proposed INN: RITUXIMAB | Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet Danderyd Hospital | NULL | Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished | Female: yes Male: yes | 200 | Phase 2 | Sweden | ||
| 16 | NCT03979456 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | July 4, 2018 | 3/6/2019 | RItuximab Long-Term DOSE Trial in Multiple Sclerosis - RIDOSE-MS | RItuximab Long-Term DOSE Trial in Multiple Sclerosis - RIDOSE-MS. A Randomized Trial of Long-term Dosage of Rituximab in Multiple Sclerosis | Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting | Drug: Rituximab | Karolinska Institutet | NULL | Active, not recruiting | 20 Years | 52 Years | All | 200 | Phase 3 | Sweden |
| 17 | EUCTR2017-000426-35-AT (EUCTR) | 17/04/2018 | 12/03/2018 | The efficacy of treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis, a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune, disease that leads to neurologic deficits and aggravates with flairs, with low doses of rituximab, an antibody directed against the CD20 epitope on B Lymphocytes, specific cells of the immune system contributing to the progression of the disease - a pilot trial | Efficacy of Rituximab at low doses in Multiple Sclerosis – A prospective, randomized, double-blind, active controlled, pilo trial - Low-dose Rituximab in MS | Relapse Remitting Multiple Sclerosis MedDRA version: 20.1;Level: PT;Classification code 10028245;Term: Multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders MedDRA version: 20.0;Classification code 10063399;Term: Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: Mabthera or biosimilar rituximab product Product Name: Rituximab Product Code: Rituximab INN or Proposed INN: RITUXIMAB Trade Name: Mabthera or biosimilar rituximab product Product Name: Rituximab Product Code: Rituximab INN or Proposed INN: RITUXIMAB | Medical University of Vienna - Department of Neurology | NULL | Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished | Female: yes Male: yes | 70 | Phase 2 | Austria | ||
| 18 | NCT03315923 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | December 1, 2017 | 17/10/2017 | Comparison of Clinical Effects of Rituximab and Glatiramer Acetate in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients | Comparison of Expanded Disability Status Scale, Gad-enhanced Brain Lesions, Annualized Relapse Rate, and Side Effects Between Active Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients on Rituximab and Glatiramer Acetate | Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: Rituximab;Drug: Glatiramer Acetate | Isfahan University of Medical Sciences | NULL | Completed | 18 Years | 55 Years | All | 84 | Phase 2/Phase 3 | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 19 | EUCTR2017-002634-24-SE (EUCTR) | 29/09/2017 | 06/07/2017 | MultipleMS – a study with the aim to accelerate personalised medicine in multiple sclerosis. | MultipleMS – Multiple-omics approach to accelerate personalised medicine in a prospective cohort of newly diagnosed MS and CIS patients. - MultipleMS | Newly diagnosed patients with Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) -both relapsing remitting and primary progressive);Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: Mabthera INN or Proposed INN: RITUXIMAB Trade Name: Tysabri INN or Proposed INN: NATALIZUMAB Trade Name: Tecfidera INN or Proposed INN: DIMETHYL FUMARATE Other descriptive name: DIMETHYL FUMARATE Trade Name: Gilenya INN or Proposed INN: FINGOLIMOD Other descriptive name: FINGOLIMOD Trade Name: Copaxone INN or Proposed INN: GLATIRAMER ACETATE Other descriptive name: GLATIRAMER ACETATE Trade Name: Betaferon INN or Proposed INN: INTERFERON BETA-1B Other descriptive name: INTERFERON BETA-1B Trade Name: Extavia INN or Proposed INN: INTERFERON BETA-1B Other descriptive name: INTERFERON BETA-1B Trade Name: Avonex INN or Proposed INN: INTERFERON BETA-1A Other descriptive name: INTERFERON BETA-1A Trade Name: Rebif INN or Proposed INN: INTERFERON BETA-1A Other descriptive name: | Karolinska Institutet | NULL | Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished | Female: yes Male: yes | 150 | Phase 4 | Sweden | ||
| 20 | EUCTR2016-003587-39-SE (EUCTR) | 22/05/2017 | 23/03/2017 | This is a long-term study of the safety, efficacy and patient satisfaction of the drug rituximab in comparison with other immunomodulatory treatments for multiple sclerosis. The study will use a national registry for both retrospective and prospective data retrieval. | COMBAT-MS (COMparison Between All immunoTherapies for Multiple Sclerosis)A prospective long-term cohort study of safety, efficacy and patient’s satisfaction of MS disease modulatory treatments in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis - COMparison Between All immunoTherapies for Multiple Sclerosis (COMBAT-MS) | Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) that has started on their first or second immunomodulatory drug at the earliest 2011-01-01 and at the latest 2018-06-30. The clinical course and response to treatment is thereafter followed until 2021-06-30;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: Mabthera INN or Proposed INN: RITUXIMAB Trade Name: Tysabri INN or Proposed INN: NATALIZUMAB Trade Name: Tecfidera INN or Proposed INN: DIMETHYL FUMARATE Other descriptive name: DIMETHYL FUMARATE Trade Name: Gilenya INN or Proposed INN: FINGOLIMOD Other descriptive name: FINGOLIMOD Trade Name: Copaxone INN or Proposed INN: GLATIRAMER ACETATE Other descriptive name: GLATIRAMER ACETATE Trade Name: Betaferon INN or Proposed INN: INTERFERON BETA-1B Other descriptive name: INTERFERON BETA-1B Trade Name: Extavia INN or Proposed INN: INTERFERON BETA-1B Other descriptive name: INTERFERON BETA-1B Trade Name: Avonex INN or Proposed INN: INTERFERON BETA-1A Other descriptive name: INTERFERON BETA-1A Trade Name: Rebif INN or Proposed INN: INTERFERON BETA-1A | Karolinska Institutet | NULL | Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished | Female: yes Male: yes | 3700 | Phase 4 | Sweden | ||
| 21 | NCT02980042 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | January 1, 2017 | 9/11/2016 | Tolerability and Safety of Switching From Rituximab to Ocrelizumab in Patients With Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis | Evaluating the Tolerability and Safety Profile of Switching From Rituximab to Ocrelizumab: A Real World Evaluation of Patients With Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis | Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: Ocrelizumab;Drug: Rituximab | University of Colorado, Denver | NULL | Completed | 18 Years | 65 Years | All | 200 | Phase 3 | United States |
| 22 | NCT02746744 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | May 2016 | 18/4/2016 | RItuximab Versus FUmarate in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis. | RItuximab Versus FUmarate in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis. A Randomized Phase 3 Study Comparing Rituximab With Dimethyl Fumarate in Early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis and Clinically Isolated Syndrome. | Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting | Drug: Rituximab;Drug: Dimethyl fumarate;Drug: Sodium Chloride solution | Anders Svenningsson | NULL | Completed | 18 Years | 50 Years | All | 200 | Phase 3 | Sweden |
| 23 | EUCTR2015-004116-38-SE (EUCTR) | 18/12/2015 | 20/10/2015 | A clincial study comparing the effectiveness of two drugs, named Rituximab and Dimethyl Fumarate (Tecfidera®), for the neurological disease Multiple Sclerosis. | RItuximab versus FUmarate in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis – RIFUND-MSA randomized phase 3 study comparing Rituximab with Dimethyl Fumarate in early Relapsing-Remitting Multiple SclerosisObjective: To compare the efficacy of rituximab on the ability to prevent relapses in early RRMS and CIS compared with dimethyl fumarate (DMF), which is an approved first-line medication for RRMS today, using a phase 3 design.Population: Patients with newly diagnosed RRMS or CIS with no more than 10 years disease duration (since diagnosis), 18 – 50 years of age and previously not treated with immunomodulating drugs OR treated with first-line injectables. Patients should display protocol-defined clinical or radiological disease activity during the preceding year before screening for inclusion.Intervention: Treatment with rituximab (Mabthera®) with an initial dose of 1000 mg intravenously (iv) followed by 500 mg iv every six months.Control: Treatment with DMF (Tecfidera®) 240 mg twice daily. The two treatments are randomised in a 1:1 proportion.Outcome: Primary outcome is the relative risk of experiencing a relapse during the two–year period for either compound. As secondary endpoints worsening on neurological disability, magnetic-resonance imaging-defined disease activity and effect on cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers will be analysed. In addition, health-economic evaluations of using rituximab as first-line treatment for RRMS will be performed. | Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or patients presenting with symptoms highly suspicious of MS while not completely fulfilling diagnostic criteria, 18 - 50 years of age and no more than 10 years of disease duration (from diagnosis). Patients treated with immunomodulatory drugs or treated with first-line injectable therapies (eg interferons or glatiramer acetate) may be included.;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: Mabthera INN or Proposed INN: RITUXIMAB Trade Name: Tecfidera INN or Proposed INN: DIMETHYL FUMARATE Other descriptive name: DIMETHYL FUMARATE | Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital | NULL | Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished | Female: yes Male: yes | 200 | Phase 3 | Sweden | ||
| 24 | NCT02545959 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | November 30, 2015 | 7/9/2015 | Intrathecal Rituximab in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis | Intrathecal Rituximab in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis | Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive;Nervous System Diseases | Drug: Rituximab IT;Drug: methylprednisolone IV;Drug: Rituximab IV | Centre Hospitalier de PAU | University Hospital, Bordeaux | Completed | 45 Years | N/A | All | 10 | Phase 2 | France |
| 25 | NCT03002038 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | September 2015 | 21/12/2016 | Comparison of Clinical Effects of Azathioprine and Rituximab NMO-SD Patients | Comparison of Annual Relapse Rate, Expanded Disability Status Scale, and Side Effects Between Azathioprine and Rituximab in Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders | Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder | Drug: Azathioprine;Drug: Rituximab | Isfahan University of Medical Sciences | NULL | Completed | 18 Years | 50 Years | All | 86 | Phase 2/Phase 3 | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 26 | EUCTR2014-005493-11-FR (EUCTR) | 31/08/2015 | 15/03/2018 | Study the action of a single dose of intrathecally-infused rituximab upon cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) biological targets, assuming that a definitive action upon CSF biological targets would be strongly predictive of a delayed clinical action in patients with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. | Intrathecal Rituximab in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis - EFFRITE | Patients included in our study suffer from a progressive form of Multiple sclerosis and will be treated by intravenous and intrathecal rituximab, with intravenous methylprednisolone.;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: Méthylprednisolone Mylan Product Name: méthylprednisolone Trade Name: Mabthera Product Name: rituximab Trade Name: Mabthera Product Name: rituximab | Centre Hospitalier de Pau | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 12 | Human pharmacology (Phase 1): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase 2): yes Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase 3): no Therapeutic use (Phase 4): no | France | ||
| 27 | JPRN-UMIN000017217 | 2015/04/21 | 21/04/2015 | An open-label extension study following the RIN-1 study to investigate the efficacy of rituximab against a relapse of neuromyelitis optica | An open-label extension study following the RIN-1 study to investigate the efficacy of rituximab against a relapse of neuromyelitis optica - RIN-2 | Neuromyelitis optica | Rituximab intravenous infusion | Clinical Research Center, Utano National Hospital, National Hospital Organization | Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. | Complete: follow-up complete | 16years-old | 80years-old | Male and Female | 40 | Phase 2,3 | Japan |
| 28 | EUCTR2013-002378-26-SE (EUCTR) | 13/11/2014 | 15/08/2013 | Switch To RItuXimab in MS extensionAn extension study of an ongoing clinical trial where people with multiple sclerosis switch therapy from interferon or glatiramere injections to rituximab, a monoclonal antibody that eliminate B lymphocytes | Switch To RItuXimab in MS extensionAn extension study of STRIX-MS - a phase 2 open label study of Rituximab in MS patients previously treated with self-injectibles using a target based therapy approach - STRIX-MSext | The original trial (EudraCT 2010-023021-38) recruited 74 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in stable condition while treated with first line injectible disease-modifying drugs (DMDs), eg beta-interferons or glatiramere acetate. This extension study involves the same patients, those that consent to participate in this extension trial. MedDRA version: 16.0;Level: PT;Classification code 10028245;Term: Multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: Mabthera® Product Name: Mabthera | Västerbottens Läns Landsting | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 74 | Phase 2 | Sweden | ||
| 29 | NCT02253264 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | November 2014 | 29/9/2014 | A Phase 1 Trial of Intrathecal Rituximab for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients | A Phase 1 Open-label Trial of Intrathecal Rituximab for Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients With Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evidence of Leptomeningeal Enhancement | Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis;Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: Rituximab | Johns Hopkins University | NULL | Completed | 18 Years | N/A | All | 8 | Phase 1 | United States |
| 30 | ChiCTR-ICR-15007177 | 2014-08-30 | 2014-05-30 | A Prospective Study on the Efficacy andSafety of Rituximab in Treatment for Neuromyelitis Optica associated Optic Neuritis | A Prospective Study on the Efficacy andSafety of Rituximab in Treatment for Neuromyelitis Optica associated Optic Neuritis | Neuromyelitis Optica associated Optic Neuritis | 1:Intravenous 100mg Rituximab, 1/week*4 ;2:Oral azathioprine (2.5-3 mg/kg bodyweight/day) or mycophenolate mofetil (1000-1500mg/day); | The Ophthalmology Department of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Hospital | NULL | Recruiting | 18 | 70 | Both | 1:30;2:30; | China | |
| 31 | JPRN-UMIN000013453 | 2014/05/10 | 18/03/2014 | A multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine the efficacy of rituximab against a relapse of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders with anti-aquaporin 4 antibody | A multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine the efficacy of rituximab against a relapse of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders with anti-aquaporin 4 antibody - RIN-1 | Neuromyelitis optica | Rituximab intravenous infusion Placebo | Clinical Research Center, NHO Utano National Hospital | Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. | Complete: follow-up complete | 16years-old | 80years-old | Male and Female | 40 | Phase 2,3 | Japan |
| 32 | NCT04256252 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | April 2014 | 2/2/2020 | Rituximab at Low dosE for neuromyelitiS optiCa spectrUm disordEr (RESCUE) | Rituximab at Low dosE for neuromyelitiS optiCa spectrUm disordEr (RESCUE): a Prospective, Multicenter, Open-label, Follow-up Clinical Trial | Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder | Drug: Rituximab | Tang-Du Hospital | NULL | Completed | 16 Years | 75 Years | All | 108 | Phase 4 | NULL |
| 33 | EUCTR2012-004436-36-DK (EUCTR) | 19/04/2013 | 22/04/2013 | Effect of rituximab in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis | A prospective pilotstudy of immunological and radiological effects of intrathecal rituximab in patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis | Multiple Sclerosis MedDRA version: 14.1;Level: PT;Classification code 10063400;Term: Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: MabThera (Rituximab) Product Name: MabThera INN or Proposed INN: RITUXIMAB | Odense University Hospital | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 15 | Phase 2 | Denmark | ||
| 34 | NCT02040116 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | February 2013 | 14/1/2014 | Study Evaluating Rapid Infusion Rituximab in Patients With Autoimmune Diseases | Study Evaluating Rapid Infusion Rituximab in Patients With Autoimmune Diseases | Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: Rituximab Infusion | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | NULL | Completed | 18 Years | 80 Years | All | 19 | Phase 4 | United States |
| 35 | EUCTR2012-000721-53-SE (EUCTR) | 07/12/2012 | 16/10/2012 | An extension trial of intrathecal therapy with monoclonal antibodies in progressive multiple sclerosis | ITT-PMS ExtensionAn extension study of intrathecal therapy with monoclonal antibodies in progressive multiple sclerosis - ITT-PMS Ext | Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis MedDRA version: 14.1;Level: PT;Classification code 10063400;Term: Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: Mabthera Product Name: Mabthera INN or Proposed INN: RITUXIMAB | Dept of Neurology, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | 30 | Phase 2 | Sweden | ||
| 36 | JPRN-UMIN000009421 | 2012/06/28 | 28/11/2012 | Efficacy and safety of rituximab for intractable immunogenic neurological disorder in children | Efficacy and safety of rituximab for intractable immunogenic neurological disorder in children - rituximab for pediatric neurological disorder | neuromyelitis optica (NMO), opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) | administration of rituximab | Department of Pediatrics, Kobe Universtiy Graduate School of Medicine | NULL | Recruiting | Not applicable | 18years-old | Male and Female | 10 | Not applicable | Japan |
| 37 | NCT01569451 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | February 2012 | 30/3/2012 | Comparison of Rituximab Induction Therapy Followed by Glatiramer Acetate | A Double Blinded, Randomized Study Comparing Rituximab Induction Therapy Followed by Glatiramer Acetate Therapy to Glatiramer Acetate Monotherapy in Patients With Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis | Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: Rituximab;Drug: Glatiramer Acetate;Other: Placebo | University of Colorado, Denver | Rocky Mountain MS Research Group, LLC | Completed | 18 Years | 55 Years | All | 53 | Phase 2 | United States |
| 38 | EUCTR2010-023021-38-SE (EUCTR) | 23/02/2011 | 26/11/2010 | Switch To RItuXimab in MSA phase 2 open label study of Rituximab in MS patients previously treated with self-injectibles using a target based therapy approach - STRIX-MS | Switch To RItuXimab in MSA phase 2 open label study of Rituximab in MS patients previously treated with self-injectibles using a target based therapy approach - STRIX-MS | Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in stable condition while treated with first line injectible disease-modifying drugs (DMDs), eg beta-interferons or glatiramere acetate MedDRA version: 12.1;Level: LLT;Classification code 10028245;Term: Multiple sclerosis | Trade Name: Mabthera INN or Proposed INN: RITUXIMAB | Västerbottens läns landsting | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | Phase 2 | Sweden | |||
| 39 | NCT01212094 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | September 2010 | 29/9/2010 | Double Blind Combination of Rituximab by Intravenous and Intrathecal Injection Versus Placebo in Patients With Low-Inflammatory Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (RIVITaLISe) | Double Blind Combination of Rituximab by Intravenous and Intrathecal Injection Versus Placebo in Patients With Low-Inflammatory Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (RIVITaLISe) | Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: Rituximab;Other: normal saline | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | NULL | Terminated | 18 Years | 65 Years | All | 44 | Phase 1/Phase 2 | United States |
| 40 | NCT01719159 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | November 2009 | 25/10/2012 | Intrathecal Therapy With Monoclonal Antibodies in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis | Intrathecal Therapy With Monoclonal Antibodies in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis | Progressive Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: Rituximab | Anders Svenningsson | Västerbotten County Council, Sweden | Completed | 18 Years | 65 Years | Both | 23 | Phase 2 | Sweden |
| 41 | EUCTR2008-002626-11-SE (EUCTR) | 02/07/2009 | 24/04/2009 | Intrathecal therapy with monoclonal antibodies in severe progressive multiple sclerosis | Intrathecal therapy with monoclonal antibodies in severe progressive multiple sclerosis - PMSIT | Severe progressive multiple sclerosis in which there is no other documented treatment avalilable or allready tested. It is estimated that the prognosis for these patients are poor without any effective treatment MedDRA version: 14.1;Level: PT;Classification code 10028245;Term: Multiple sclerosis;System Organ Class: 10029205 - Nervous system disorders | Trade Name: Mabthera Other descriptive name: RITUXIMAB | Dept of Neurology | NULL | Not Recruiting | Female: yes Male: yes | Phase 2 | Sweden | |||
| 42 | NCT00097188 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | December 2004 | 18/11/2004 | A Study to Evaluate Rituximab in Adults With Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis | A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Rituximab (Mabthera/Rituxan) in Adults With Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis | Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: rituximab | Genentech, Inc. | NULL | Completed | 18 Years | 55 Years | Both | 104 | Phase 2 | United States |
| 43 | NCT00087529 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | June 2004 | 9/7/2004 | A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Rituximab in Adults With Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis | A Phase II/III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Rituximab in Adults With Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis | Multiple Sclerosis | Drug: placebo;Drug: rituximab | Genentech, Inc. | NULL | Completed | 18 Years | 65 Years | All | 439 | Phase 2/Phase 3 | Canada;United States |
| 44 | NCT00501748 (ClinicalTrials.gov) | January 2004 | 12/7/2007 | Safety and Tolerability of Rituximab in Neuromyelitis Optica | Open Label Study of Safety and Tolerability of Rituximab in Neuromyelitis Optica, Recurrent Transverse Myelitis and Recurrent Bilateral Simultaneous Optic Neuritis | Neuromyelitis Optica | Drug: Rituximab | University of California, San Francisco | Genentech, Inc. | Completed | 12 Years | 86 Years | Both | 20 | Phase 1 | United States |
| 45 | EUCTR2008-005773-35-IT (EUCTR) | 15/01/2013 | AUTOLOUGUS STEM CELLS TRANSPLANTATION AFTER LINFOCYTE DEPLETION AS A NEW THERAPY FOR THE AGGRESSIVE AND DRUG RESISTANT FORMS OF MULTIPLE SLEROSIS IN THE ADULTS AND CHILDREN. - AUTOLOUGUS STEM CELLS TRANSPLANTATION IN SM | AUTOLOUGUS STEM CELLS TRANSPLANTATION AFTER LINFOCYTE DEPLETION AS A NEW THERAPY FOR THE AGGRESSIVE AND DRUG RESISTANT FORMS OF MULTIPLE SLEROSIS IN THE ADULTS AND CHILDREN. - AUTOLOUGUS STEM CELLS TRANSPLANTATION IN SM | MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS MedDRA version: 15.1;Level: LLT;Classification code 10028053;Term: MS;System Organ Class: 100000004852;Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] | Trade Name: ENDOXAN BAXTER INN or Proposed INN: Cyclophosphamide Trade Name: FLUDARA INN or Proposed INN: Fludarabine Trade Name: THYMOGLOBULINE INN or Proposed INN: Antithymocyte immunoglobulin (rabbit) Trade Name: MABTHERA INN or Proposed INN: Rituximab | AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA DI PADOVA | NULL | NA | Female: yes Male: yes | Phase 1 | Italy |