Efficacy and Safety Study of Oral BG00012 With Active Reference in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Summary

To determine if treatment with BG00012 can decrease the number of MS relapses during a certain time period. Other goals of the study are to determine if, over time, BG00012 treatment can decrease the number of certain types of brain lesions commonly seen in MS patients and slow down the time it takes for MS to get worse. Other objectives of the study are to determine the safety and tolerability of BG00012, as well as the effect it may have on tests and evaluations used to assess MS. Additionally, glatiramer acetate is being used to compare its benefits and risks with placebo and BG00012.

Timeline

Start

2007-06

Primary completion

2011-08

Completion

2011-08

Publications

• Amezcua L, Mao-Draayer Y, Vargas WS, Farber R, Schaefer S, Branco F, England SM, Belviso N, Lewin JB, Mendoza JP, Shankar SL; ENDORSE Study Investigators. Efficacy of Dimethyl Fumarate in Young Adults with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Analysis of the DEFINE, CONFIRM, and ENDORSE Studies. Neurol Ther. 2023 Jun;12(3):883-897. doi: 10.1007/s40120-023-00475-8. Epub 2023 Apr 15.
• Gold R, Arnold DL, Bar-Or A, Fox RJ, Kappos L, Chen C, Parks B, Miller C. Safety and efficacy of delayed-release dimethyl fumarate in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: 9 years' follow-up of DEFINE, CONFIRM, and ENDORSE. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2020 May 12;13:1756286420915005. doi: 10.1177/1756286420915005. eCollection 2020.
• Mehta D, Miller C, Arnold DL, Bame E, Bar-Or A, Gold R, Hanna J, Kappos L, Liu S, Matta A, Phillips JT, Robertson D, von Hehn CA, Campbell J, Spach K, Yang L, Fox RJ. Effect of dimethyl fumarate on lymphocytes in RRMS: Implications for clinical practice. Neurology. 2019 Apr 9;92(15):e1724-e1738. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007262. Epub 2019 Mar 27.
• Fox RJ, Gold R, Phillips JT, Okwuokenye M, Zhang A, Marantz JL. Efficacy and Tolerability of Delayed-release Dimethyl Fumarate in Black, Hispanic, and Asian Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Post Hoc Integrated Analysis of DEFINE and CONFIRM. Neurol Ther. 2017 Dec;6(2):175-187. doi: 10.1007/s40120-017-0077-5. Epub 2017 Aug 2.
• Fernandez O, Giovannoni G, Fox RJ, Gold R, Phillips JT, Potts J, Okwuokenye M, Marantz JL. Efficacy and Safety of Delayed-release Dimethyl Fumarate for Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis in Prior Interferon Users: An Integrated Analysis of DEFINE and CONFIRM. Clin Ther. 2017 Aug;39(8):1671-1679. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2017.06.012. Epub 2017 Jul 25.
• Fox RJ, Chan A, Zhang A, Xiao J, Levison D, Lewin JB, Edwards MR, Marantz JL. Comparative effectiveness using a matching-adjusted indirect comparison between delayed-release dimethyl fumarate and fingolimod for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Curr Med Res Opin. 2017 Feb;33(2):175-183. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2016.1248380. Epub 2016 Nov 10.
• Gold R, Giovannoni G, Phillips JT, Fox RJ, Zhang A, Marantz JL. Sustained Effect of Delayed-Release Dimethyl Fumarate in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: 6-Year Interim Results From an Extension of the DEFINE and CONFIRM Studies. Neurol Ther. 2016 Jun;5(1):45-57. doi: 10.1007/s40120-016-0042-8. Epub 2016 Mar 1.
• Giovannoni G, Gold R, Fox RJ, Kappos L, Kita M, Yang M, Sarda SP, Zhang R, Viglietta V, Havrdova E. Relapses Requiring Intravenous Steroid Use and Multiple-Sclerosis-related Hospitalizations: Integrated Analysis of the Delayed-release Dimethyl Fumarate Phase III Studies. Clin Ther. 2015 Nov 1;37(11):2543-51. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2015.09.011. Epub 2015 Oct 31.
• Fox RJ, Kita M, Cohan SL, Henson LJ, Zambrano J, Scannevin RH, O'Gorman J, Novas M, Dawson KT, Phillips JT. BG-12 (dimethyl fumarate): a review of mechanism of action, efficacy, and safety. Curr Med Res Opin. 2014 Feb;30(2):251-62. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2013.849236. Epub 2013 Oct 22.
• Fox RJ, Miller DH, Phillips JT, Hutchinson M, Havrdova E, Kita M, Yang M, Raghupathi K, Novas M, Sweetser MT, Viglietta V, Dawson KT; CONFIRM Study Investigators. Placebo-controlled phase 3 study of oral BG-12 or glatiramer in multiple sclerosis. N Engl J Med. 2012 Sep 20;367(12):1087-97. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1206328.

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