drugset / Trial / NCT04115293
Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Zilucoplan in Subjects With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment
Summary
The RAISE study is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study to confirm the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of zilucoplan in subjects with generalized Myasthenia Gravis. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive daily SC doses of 0.3 mg/kg zilucoplan or placebo for 12 weeks.
Timeline
- Start
- 2019-09-17
- Primary completion
- 2021-12-30
- Completion
- 2021-12-30
Publications
- Results Howard JF Jr, Bresch S, Genge A, Hewamadduma C, Hinton J, Hussain Y, Juntas-Morales R, Kaminski HJ, Maniaol A, Mantegazza R, Masuda M, Sivakumar K, Smilowski M, Utsugisawa K, Vu T, Weiss MD, Zajda M, Boroojerdi B, Brock M, de la Borderie G, Duda PW, Lowcock R, Vanderkelen M, Leite MI; RAISE Study Team. Safety and efficacy of zilucoplan in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis (RAISE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study. Lancet Neurol. 2023 May;22(5):395-406. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00080-7.
- Results Weiss MD, Freimer M, Leite MI, Maniaol A, Utsugisawa K, Bloemers J, Boroojerdi B, Howard E, Savic N, Howard JF Jr. Improvement of fatigue in generalised myasthenia gravis with zilucoplan. J Neurol. 2024 May;271(5):2758-2767. doi: 10.1007/s00415-024-12209-3. Epub 2024 Feb 24.
- Results de la Borderie G, Chimits D, Boroojerdi B, Brock M, Duda PW, Grimson F, Mahoney P, Strimenopoulou F, Cutter G, Aban I, Brauner S, Petersson M, Howard JF Jr, Bennett N. Maintenance of zilucoplan efficacy in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis up to 24 weeks: a model-informed analysis. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2024 Sep 21;17:17562864241279125. doi: 10.1177/17562864241279125. eCollection 2024.
- Results Hewamadduma C, Freimer M, Genge A, Leite MI, Utsugisawa K, Vu T, Boroojerdi B, Grimson F, Savic N, Vanderkelen M, Howard JF Jr; RAISE-XT study team. Changes in corticosteroid and non-steroidal immunosuppressive therapy with long-term zilucoplan treatment in generalized myasthenia gravis. J Neurol. 2025 Jun 12;272(7):457. doi: 10.1007/s00415-025-13113-0.
- Utsugisawa K, Masuda M, Boroojerdi B, Grimson F, Howard JF Jr; RAISE Study Team. Efficacy of zilucoplan in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis who have not previously received immunoglobulin or plasma exchange: A subgroup analysis from the Phase 3 RAISE study. J Neurol Sci. 2025 Jul 15;474:123550. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2025.123550. Epub 2025 May 16.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zilucoplan | Peptide | 0.3 mg/kg | Subcutaneous |