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NCT04586023Active, not recruitingPhase 3

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fenebrutinib Compared With Teriflunomide in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS)

A Phase III Multicenter Randomized, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Parallel-group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fenebrutinib Compared With Teriflunomide in Adult Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

A study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fenebrutinib on disability progression and relapse rate in adult participants with RMS. Eligible participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either fenebrutinib or teriflunomide. At the end of the double-blind treatment (DBT) phase (after disclosure of the DBT results), the Sponsor will determine whether or not to initiate the open-label extension (OLE) phase of the study.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
751 (actual)
First submitted
8 Oct 2020
Start date
24 Mar 2021
Primary completion date
5 Sept 2025
Lead sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
NCT number
NCT04586023
EU CT number
2022-502618-95-00
EudraCT number
2020-001168-28

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Participants enrolled: 751
  • From 24 Mar 2021 to the primary completion date, 5 Sept 2025
  • 101 sites in 17 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Any concomitant disease that may require chronic treatment with systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressants during the course of the study
  • History of alcohol or other drug abuse within 12 months prior to screening
  • Adrenocorticotropic hormone or systemic corticosteroid therapy within 4 weeks prior to screening (inhaled and topical corticosteroids are allowed)
  • Receipt of a live-attenuated vaccine within 6 weeks prior to randomization
  • Any previous treatment with immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive medication without an appropriate washout period
    • OLE Exclusion Criteria:

Other illness

  • Any known or suspected active infection at screening, including but not limited to a positive screening tests for hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV), an active or latent or inadequately treated infection with tuberculosis (TB), a confirmed or suspected progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
  • History of cancer including hematologic malignancy and solid tumors within 10 years of screening
  • Known presence of other neurological disorders, that could interfere with the diagnosis of MS or assessments of efficacy or safety during the study and clinically significant cardiovascular, psychiatric, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, endocrine, metabolic or gastrointestinal (GI) disease
  • Acute liver disease
  • Chronic liver disease unless considered stable for \> 6 months
  • Presence of cirrhosis (Child-Pugh Class A, B, or C) or Gilbert's syndrome
  • History of or currently active primary or secondary (non-drug-related) immunodeficiency, including known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • Chronic liver disease unless considered stable for \> 6 months
  • Acute liver disease
  • Gilbert's syndrome

Lab values

  • Rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, total lactase deficiency, or glucose-galactose malabsorption

Age

  • Disease duration of \> 10 years from the onset of symptoms and an EDSS score at screening \< 2.0

Other

  • Female participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or intending to become pregnant
  • Male participants who intend to father a child during the study
  • A diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) or non-active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS)
  • Hypoproteinemia
  • Participants with significantly impaired bone marrow function or significant anemia, leukopenia, neutropenia or thrombocytopenia
  • Inability to complete an MRI scan
  • Cirrhosis (Child-pugh Class A, B or C)

Who the study is looking for

  • Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of 0 - 5.5 at screening
  • A diagnosis of RMS in accordance with the revised 2017 McDonald Criteria
  • Ability to complete the 9-hole Peg Test (9-HPT) for each hand in \< 240 seconds
  • Ability to perform the Timed 25-foot Walk Test (T25FWT) in \< 150 seconds
  • For female participants of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and refrain from donating eggs
  • For male participants: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and refrain from donating sperm
    • OLE Inclusion Criteria:
  • Completed the DBT phase of the study (remaining on study treatment; no other disease-modifying therapy (DMT) administered) and who, in the opinion of the investigator, may benefit from treatment with fenebrutinib
  • Participants randomized to the teriflunomide treatment arm during the DBT phase must undergo the accelerated teriflunomide elimination procedure (ATEP) prior to the first administration of open-label fenebrutinib
  • For female participants of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and refrain from donating eggs
  • For male participants: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and refrain from donating sperm

Age in the registry: 18 years to 55 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (101)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Johannes Kepler University Linz
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LinzAustriaActive, not recruiting
University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment Dr Georgi Stranski EAD
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PlevenBulgariaActive, not recruiting
Multiprofile Hospital For Active Treatment In Neurology And Psychiatry St. Naum EAD
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SofiaBulgariaActive, not recruiting
Freire Pesquisa Clinica
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Belo HorizonteBrazilUnknown status
L2 Ip Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas Ltda ME
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BrasíliaBrazilUnknown status
Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba
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CuritibaBrazilUnknown status
Clinica Neurologica
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JoinvilleBrazilUnknown status
Hospital Sao Lucas - PUCRS
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Porto AlegreBrazilUnknown status
IMV Pesquisa Neurológica
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Porto AlegreBrazilUnknown status
Núcleo de Pesquisa do Rio Grande do Sul
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Porto AlegreBrazilUnknown status
Praxis Pesquisa Médica
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Santo AndréBrazilUnknown status
CEMEC - Centro Multidisciplinar de Estudos Clínicos
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São Bernardo do CampoBrazilUnknown status
Jordy Sinapse Medicina LTDA ME
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São PauloBrazilUnknown status
Hospital Santa Marcelina
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São PauloBrazilUnknown status
Centro de Pesquisas Clinicas
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São PauloBrazilUnknown status
CIUSSS du Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean, Chicoutimi Hospital
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ChicoutimiCanadaUnknown status
University of Alberta Hospital
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EdmontonCanadaUnknown status
MUCH - Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital
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MontrealCanadaUnknown status
The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus
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OttawaCanadaUnknown status
CHU de Quebec
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QuébecCanadaUnknown status
Esbjerg Sygehus
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EsbjergDenmarkActive, not recruiting
Chu Gabriel Montpied
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Clermont-FerrandFranceActive, not recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
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NiceFranceActive, not recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rouen
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Rouen CedexFranceActive, not recruiting
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
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SalfordUnited KingdomUnknown status
Eginitio Hospital
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AthensGreeceActive, not recruiting
General University Hospital of Larissa
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LarissaGreeceActive, not recruiting
University General Hospital of Thessaloniki - AHEPA
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ThessalonikiGreeceActive, not recruiting
Nucare
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Guatemala CityGuatemalaUnknown status
Zydus Hospital
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AhmedabadIndiaUnknown status
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
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ChandigarhIndiaUnknown status
Christian Medical College and Hospital
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LudhianaIndiaUnknown status
Seth G.S Medical College K.E.M Hospital
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MumbaiIndiaUnknown status
Sir Gangaram Hospital
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New DelhiIndiaUnknown status
Max Super Speciality Hospital
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New DelhiIndiaUnknown status
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Centre
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PuneIndiaUnknown status
SRM Institute of Medical Sciences
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VadapalaniIndiaUnknown status
University Hospital Consorziale Policlinico
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BariItalyActive, not recruiting
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
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BresciaItalyActive, not recruiting
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Locale N. 8 Di Cagliari
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CagliariItalyActive, not recruiting
Universita' Degli Studi G. D'annunzio Di Chieti
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ChietiItalyActive, not recruiting
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
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GenoaItalyActive, not recruiting
IRCCS Foundation Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
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MilanItalyActive, not recruiting
Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II
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NaplesItalyActive, not recruiting
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
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PalermoItalyActive, not recruiting
Neurological Institute Foundation Casimiro Mondino
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PaviaItalyActive, not recruiting
Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed S.p.A.
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PozzilliItalyActive, not recruiting
Neurological Centre Of Latium Istituto Di Neuroscienze O In Breve N.C.L. Istituto Di Neuroscienze S.r.l.
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RomeItalyActive, not recruiting
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
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RomeItalyActive, not recruiting
Keimyung University - Dongsan Medical Center
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DaeguSouth KoreaUnknown status
National Cancer Center
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Goyang-siSouth KoreaUnknown status
Seoul National University Hospital
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Samsung Medical Center
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Unidad de Investigación en Salud
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Chihuahua CityMexicoUnknown status
Grupo Médico Camino S.C.
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MéxicoMexicoUnknown status
Clinstile, S.A. de C.V.
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Mexico CityMexicoUnknown status
Unidad de investigacion en salud (UIS)
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Mexico CityMexicoUnknown status
Mexico Centre for Clinical Research
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Mexico CityMexicoUnknown status
Neurocentrum Bydgoszcz sp. z o.o
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BydgoszczPolandActive, not recruiting
Vitamed Galaj i Cichomski sp.j.
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BydgoszczPolandActive, not recruiting
Krakowska Akademia Neurologii Sp. z o.o.
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CracowPolandActive, not recruiting
Malopolskie Centrum Diagnostyczne Medical Sp. z o.o.
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CracowPolandActive, not recruiting
Copernicus Podmiot Leczniczy Sp. z o.o
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GdanskPolandActive, not recruiting
Resmedica Sp. z o.o.
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KielcePolandActive, not recruiting
Centrum Neurologii Krzysztof Selmaj
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ŁódźPolandActive, not recruiting
Instytut Zdrowia Dr Boczarska-Jedynak Sp. z o.o. S.K.
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OswiecimPolandActive, not recruiting
Neurologiczny NZOZ Centrum Leczenia SM Ośrodek Badań Klinicznych im. dr n. med. Hanki Hertmanowskiej
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Plewiska k. PoznaniaPolandActive, not recruiting
Med Polonia Sp z o.o.
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PoznanPolandActive, not recruiting
Ilkowski I Partnerzy sp.p. Lekarzy
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PoznanPolandActive, not recruiting
WroMedica I Bielicka A Strzalkowska s c
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WroclawPolandActive, not recruiting
IBISMED Wielospecjalistyczne Centrum Medyczne
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ZabrzePolandActive, not recruiting
Regional clinical hospital named after prof. S.V. Ochapovsky
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KrasnodarRussiaUnknown status
FSBHI Siberian Clinical Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency
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KrasnoyarskRussiaUnknown status
Krasnoyarsk State Medical Academy
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KrasnoyarskRussiaUnknown status
Federal center of brain research and neurotechnologies
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MoskvaRussiaUnknown status
Regional Clinical Hospital n.a.Semashko
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Nizhny NovgorodRussiaUnknown status
National Center of Social Significant Disease
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Saint PetersburgRussiaUnknown status
Nebbiolo Center for Clinical Trials
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TomskRussiaUnknown status
American Health Network Institute, LLC
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AvonUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Cincinnati
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CincinnatiUnited StatesUnknown status
North Central Neurology Associates
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CullmanUnited StatesUnknown status
Integrated Neurology Services PLLC
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Falls ChurchUnited StatesUnknown status
Neuro Institute of New England P C
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FoxboroughUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Kansas Medical Center
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Kansas CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Hope Neurology
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KnoxvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc
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MilwaukeeUnited StatesUnknown status
Xenoscience
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PhoenixUnited StatesUnknown status
University of South Florida
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TampaUnited StatesUnknown status
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA
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TorranceUnited StatesUnknown status
Georgetown University Medical Center
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Washington D.C.United StatesUnknown status
Gazi University Medical Faculty
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AnkaraTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Baskent Universitesi Ankara Hastanesi
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ÇankayaTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Selcuk University Medical Faculty
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IstanbulTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Bakirkoy State Mental Hospital
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IstanbulTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Sancaktepe Training and Research Hospital
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IstanbulTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Kocaeli University Hospital
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KocaeliTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Ege Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi
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LzmirTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Mersin University Medical Faculty
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MersinTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine
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SamsunTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Karadeniz Tecnical Uni Med Fac
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TrabzonTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
Van Yuzuncu Yil University Hospital
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VanTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status

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