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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/09/036978 [Registered on: 30/09/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 31/07/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Biological 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A Study of Itolizumab in patients of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with or without Active Proliferative Lupus Nephritis.  
Scientific Title of Study   A Phase 1b Multiple Ascending-dose Study of EQ001 in Subjects with Systemic Lupus with or without Active Proliferative Lupus Nephritis.  
Trial Acronym  EQUALISE 
Secondary IDs if Any
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Secondary ID  Identifier 
NCT04128579  ClinicalTrials.gov 
Version 5.0 dated 03Mar2022 GCT/CT04/FF/2022/35244  DCGI 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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Name  Supriya Parui 
Designation  Senior Regulatory Submissions Coordinator 
Affiliation  Medpace Clinical Research India Private Limited 
Address  c/o SKP Group B-376 3rd Floor
Nirman Vihar New Delhi
East
DELHI
110092
India 
Phone  9773922367   
Fax    
Email  sparui@medpace.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

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Name  Dr Surinder Kher  
Designation  Clinical and Medical Lead 
Affiliation  Vibrance Clinical Research Private Limited 
Address  694/1, 25th Cross 9th Main 7th Sector
HSR Layout Bangalore -560102
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560102
India 
Phone  9900503671  
Fax    
Email  skher@vibranceclinical.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

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Name  Supriya Parui 
Designation  Senior Regulatory Submissions Coordinator  
Affiliation  Medpace Clinical Research India Private Limited 
Address  c/o SKP Group B-376 3rd Floor
Nirman Vihar New Delhi
South
DELHI
110092
India 
Phone  9773922367  
Fax    
Email  sparui@medpace.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Equillium, Inc. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Equillium Inc 
Address  2223 Avenida de la Playa, Suite 108 La Jolla, CA 92037 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Name  Address 
Medpace Clinical Research India Pvt Ltd  c/o SKP Group, B-376, 3rd Floor, Nirman Vihar New Delhi - 110092  
 
Countries of Recruitment     India
Poland
United States of America  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 4  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Sreejith Parameswaran  Jawahar Lal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research Pondicherry  Professor, Department of Nephrology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY 
91-9489148338

sparmeswaran@outlook.com 
Dr Dinesh Khullar  Max Super Speciality Hospital  Chairman, Department of Nephrology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi
New Delhi
DELHI 
91-9810124066

drdineshkhullar@gmail.com 
Dr Shyam Bihari Bansal  Medanta - The Medicity Hospital  Director of Nephrology & Kidney Transplant Medicine Medanta the Medicity Sector-38, Gurgaon, Haryana 122001
Gurgaon
HARYANA 
91-9810383522

drshyambansal@gmail.com 
Dr Manish Rathi  Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and research ( PGIMER)  Professor Department of Nephrology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Madhya Marg, Sector 12, Chandigarh, 160012, Chandigarh, India.
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
01722756734

drmanishrathi2000@yahoo.co.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 4  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee Intervention Studies JIPMER  Approved 
Max Healthcare Ethics Committee  Approved 
Medanta Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M321||Systemic lupus erythematosus withorgan or system involvement,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Itolizumab  Humanized IgG1 kappa immunoglobulin, anti-human CD6. The drug will be given at a dose of 1.6 mg/kg body weight subcutaneously. Each patient will be given 13 doses of the drug every two weeks for a period of 24 weeks 
Comparator Agent  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Type A Cohort Key Inclusion Criteria.
1. Is male or female, age ≥ 18 and ≤ 75 years
2. Has previously been documented to have met or currently meets Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) and/or American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for SLE
3. Received at least 1 immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory treatment for SLE at any time in the past or currently
4. Has documented elevation of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in the past or during Screening
5. Restricted SLE treatments are stable and/or washed out
6. During Screening, has adequate hematologic function

Type B Cohort Key Inclusion Criteria.
1. Is male or female, age ≥ 18 and ≤ 75 years
2. Meets SLICC and/or ACR criteria for SLE
3. Kidney biopsy with a histologic diagnosis of LN Classes III, IV (+/- V)
4. Has a urine protein to creatinine ratio of > 1000 mg/g
5. Requires induction treatment due to newly diagnosed LN or relapsing/flaring disease
6. During Screening has adequate hematologic function
7. Restricted SLE treatments are stable and/or washed out
8. Most recent eGFR ≥ 40 mL/min/1.73m2
9. Has evidence of serologic activity during Screening
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Key Exclusion Criteria:
1. Acute or chronic infections requiring systemic antibacterial, antifungal, or antiviral therapy
2. Positive for hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or HIV
3. Active TB or a positive TB test
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Incidence of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events. Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v5.0  Type A up to Day 57 or Type B up to Day 253 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
EQ001 serum concentrations  Type A up to Day 57 or Type B up to Day 253 
CD6 receptor occupancy. The % levels of free versus EQ001-bound CD6 receptor on T cells  Type A up to Day 57 or Type B up to Day 253 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="12" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "17"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="12" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 1 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
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17/12/2021 
Date of Study Completion (India) 19/09/2023 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  05/11/2019 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 18/01/2024 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
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Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
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The study will enroll up to 50 subjects, with up to 5 dose escalating cohorts of 6 open-label subjects enrolled for Type A-SLE and a single dose cohort of 20 open-label subjects enrolled for Type B-Lupus Nephritis.

Subjects will receive itolizumab administered subcutaneously every two weeks for a total of either 2 (Type A) or 13 (Type B) doses with 4 or 12 weeks of follow-up after the last dose of investigational product.


 
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