A Study of Ocrelizumab in Participants With Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) Who Have Had a Suboptimal Response to an Adequate Course of Disease-Modifying Treatment (DMT)

Summary

The purpose of this prospective, multicenter, open-label, efficacy, and safety study is to assess the efficacy and safety of ocrelizumab in participants with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) who have had a suboptimal response to an adequate course of a Disease-Modifying Treatment (DMT). The study will consist of a Screening period (up to 4 weeks), an Open-label treatment period (96 weeks; with last dose administered at Week 72), and a Follow-up period of at least 2 years.

Timeline

Start

2016-09-09

Primary completion

2019-10-25

Completion

2020-12-15

Publications

• Vermersch P, Benedict RHB, Van Wijmeersch B, Cutter G, Kister L, Oreja-Guevara C, Siva A, Wiendl H, Wuerfel J, El Azzouzi B, Kuenzel T, Buffels R, Craveiro L, Dirks P, Comi G. Efficacy and Safety of Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Switching to Ocrelizumab Due to Suboptimal Treatment Response: Results of the 4-Year CASTING-LIBERTO Trial. Eur J Neurol. 2026 Jun;33(6):e70628. doi: 10.1111/ene.70628.
• Vermersch P, Oreja-Guevara C, Siva A, Van Wijmeersch B, Wiendl H, Wuerfel J, Buffels R, Kadner K, Kuenzel T, Comi G; CASTING Investigators. Efficacy and safety of ocrelizumab in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis with suboptimal response to prior disease-modifying therapies: A primary analysis from the phase 3b CASTING single-arm, open-label trial. Eur J Neurol. 2022 Mar;29(3):790-801. doi: 10.1111/ene.15171. Epub 2021 Nov 25.

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