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NCT05460832CompletedPhase 2

Phase 2b Study of MBS2320 in Participants With Methotrexate-Refractory RA

A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Phase 2b Study to Investigate the Efficacy & Safety of MBS2320 in Participants With Moderate to Severe Active Rheumatoid Arthritis With Inadequate Response to Methotrexate Alone

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 24 Apr 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects 1 percent of the population worldwide and up to 40 percent of patients don't respond to current treatments. MBS2320, the drug being tested in this trial, represents a new approach to treating RA, with the potential not only to reduce levels of inflammation but to also directly prevent bone damage. The aim of this project is to test the safety, tolerability and efficacy of MBS2320 in patients with RA in combination with an existing treatment, methotrexate. Approximately 224 participants with moderate to severe active RA who have not responded to treatment with Methotrexate will be enrolled from around 45 to 55 sites around the world. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive 1 of 3 doses of MBS2320 (5 mg, 20 mg, or 40 mg) or placebo (a "dummy" drug). The maximum duration of study participation for a participant will be 22 weeks, which consists of a Screening Period of up to 4 weeks, Treatment Period of 12 weeks, and a Follow-up Period of 6 weeks. Participants on the study will be asked to attend the hospital or clinic for regular visits during which they will have planned study assessments to evaluate the effectiveness, tolerability and safety of the study drug.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
248 (actual)
First submitted
12 Jul 2022
Start date
29 Aug 2022
Primary completion date
28 Dec 2023
Lead sponsor
Modern Biosciences Ltd
NCT number
NCT05460832
EudraCT number
2020-005496-13

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 248
  • From 29 Aug 2022 to the primary completion date, 28 Dec 2023
  • 46 sites in 8 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

  • Active infection that is clinically significant in the Investigator's opinion, or any infection requiring hospitalisation or treatment with intravenous antimicrobials ≤60 days of screening, or any infection requiring oral antimicrobial therapy ≤2 weeks of the baseline visit.

Other illness

  • Abnormality in the 12-lead ECG, heart rate or blood pressure at screening.
  • Any clinically significant neurological, GI, renal, hepatic, CV, psychiatric, respiratory, metabolic, endocrine, haematological, ophthalmic, or other major disorder which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would put the participant at risk by participating in the study.
  • Any current malignancy or a history of malignancy within 5 years prior to screening, with the exception of adequately treated or excised non-metastatic basal cell or squamous cell cancer of the skin or cervical carcinoma in situ.
  • Any other inflammatory or arthritic disease in addition to RA that may interfere with the study.

Other

  • Clinically significant features of arthroses that could interfer with study assessments and objectives.
    • This list contains only key exclusion criteria.

Who the study is looking for

  • Diagnosed with RA based on either the 1987-revised ACR classification criteria or the 2010 ACR/ EULAR criteria for ≥3 months prior to screening.
  • Has active RA as defined by the following minimum disease activity criteria:
    • ≥6 swollen joints (based on 66 joint counts)
    • ≥6 tender joints (based on 68 joint counts)
    • hsCRP \> upper limit of normal reference range (ULN)
  • Considered to be inadequately responding to oral or parenteral MTX therapy for ≥3 months and \<10 years prior to screening and to be tolerating a dose of 15 to 25 mg per week. Participants should also be on a stable dose of folic acid (or equivalent).
  • Except for MTX, must have discontinued all oral DMARDs prior to baseline visit.
  • If participants are taking NSAIDs or acetaminophen for stable medical conditions, they should be receiving these medications at a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to baseline visit and the doses of the medications should be kept stable throughout the study.
  • If participants are taking oral corticosteroids (equivalent to prednisolone ≤10 mg), or inhaled corticosteroids, they should be receiving these medications at a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to baseline visit for stable medical conditions.
    • This list contains only key inclusion criteria.

Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (46)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Site 1308 - Medical Center Medconsult Pleven OOD
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PlevenBulgariaUnknown status
Site 1302 - Medical Center Artmed OOD
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PlovdivBulgariaUnknown status
Site 1307 - Medical Center Excelsior OOD - PPDS
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SofiaBulgariaUnknown status
Site 1303 - Diagnostic and Consulting Center Aleksandrovska EOOD
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SofiaBulgariaUnknown status
Site 1306 - Diagnostic- Consultative Center Convex EOOD
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SofiaBulgariaUnknown status
Site 1301 - University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment - Prof. Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich AD
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Stara ZagoraBulgariaUnknown status
Site 1304 - Medical Center Leo Clinic EOOD, Varna
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VarnaBulgariaUnknown status
Site 2103 - Enroll SpA - PPDS
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ProvidenciaChileUnknown status
Site 2105 - CTR Estudios
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ProvidenciaChileUnknown status
Site 2104 - Meditek Ltda
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SantiagoChileUnknown status
Site 2107 - Hospital Dr Sotero Del Rio
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SantiagoChileUnknown status
Site 2106 - Biocinetic SpA
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SantiagoChileUnknown status
Site 2102 - Clinical Research Chile SpA - PPDS
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ValdiviaChileUnknown status
Site 2101 - Oncocentro APYS
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Viña del MarChileUnknown status
Site 1104 - CCR Ostrava s.r.o.
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OstravaCzechiaUnknown status
Site 1101 - CCR Czech
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PardubiceCzechiaUnknown status
Site 1103 - CLINTRIAL s.r.o.
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PragueCzechiaUnknown status
Site 1102 - MEDICAL PLUS, s.r.o.
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Uherské HradišteCzechiaUnknown status
Site 2402 - Clinica Medica Especializada en Reumatologia
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Guatemala CityGuatemalaUnknown status
Site 2406 - Clinica Medica Especializada en Medicina Interna
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Guatemala CityGuatemalaUnknown status
Site 2405 - Hospital Herrera Llerandi
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Guatemala CityGuatemalaUnknown status
Site 2401 - Clinica Medica Con Especialidad Reumatologia
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Guatemala CityGuatemalaUnknown status
Site 2404 - Reumacentro
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Guatemala CityGuatemalaUnknown status
Site 2206 - Centro de Alta Especialidad En Reumatologia E Investigacion Del Potosi SC
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Burócratas del EstadoMexicoUnknown status
Site 2203 - Centro de Estudios de Investigacion Basica Y Clinica SC
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GuadalajaraMexicoUnknown status
Site 2202 - Morales Vargas Centro de Investigacion SC
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LeónMexicoUnknown status
Site 2201 - Centro de Investigación en Artritis y Osteoporosis - PPDS
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MexicaliMexicoUnknown status
Site 2205 - Biológicos Especializados S.A. de C.V.
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Mexico CityMexicoUnknown status
Site 2204 - Centro de Investigación y Tratamiento Reumatológico S.C
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Miguel HidalgoMexicoUnknown status
Site 1006 - ClinicMed Daniluk, Nowak Spółka Jawna
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BialystokPolandUnknown status
Site 1002 - MICS Centrum Medyczne Bydgoszcz
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BydgoszczPolandUnknown status
Site 1009 - Szpital Uniwersytecki Nr 2 im. Dr Jana Biziela w Bydgoszczy
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BydgoszczPolandUnknown status
Site 1007 - NZOZ Lecznica MAK-MED
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NadarzynPolandUnknown status
Site 1004 -Twoja Przychodnia NCM
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Nowa SólPolandUnknown status
Site 1001 - ETYKA Osrodek Badan Klinicznych
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OlsztynPolandUnknown status
Site 1003 - Centrum Medyczne Reuma Park NZOZ
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WarsawPolandUnknown status
Site 1008 - Centrum Medyczne AMED
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WarsawPolandUnknown status
Site 1402 - Institute of Rheumatology Belgrade - PPDS
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BelgradeSerbiaUnknown status
Site 1403 - Institute of Rheumatology Belgrade - PPDS
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BelgradeSerbiaUnknown status
Site 1404 - Military Medical Academy
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BelgradeSerbiaUnknown status
Site 1405 - Institute of Rheumatology Belgrade - PPDS
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BelgradeSerbiaUnknown status
Site 1406 - Institute for Treatment and Rehabilitation Niska Banja
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Niška BanjaSerbiaUnknown status
Site 1401 - Special Hospital For Rheumatic Diseases Novi Sad
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Novi SadSerbiaUnknown status
Site 1201 - Univerzitetski Klinicki Centar Republike Srpske
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Banja LukaBosnia and HerzegovinaUnknown status
Site 1204 - Univerzitetski Klinicki Centar Republike Srpske
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Banja LukaBosnia and HerzegovinaUnknown status
Site 1202 - General Hospital Gradiška
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GradiskaBosnia and HerzegovinaUnknown status

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