Tests nipocalimab against placebo in adults with lupus
Tests nipocalimab against placebo in adults with moderate to severe lupus.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: A Study of Nipocalimab in Adults With Moderate to Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Key facts
- Where
- Caen Cedex 9, Grenoble Cedex 9, Le Mans Cedex 9, Lyon Cedex 04, Paris, and Toulouse Cedex 9, FranceSee the 6 sites
- Phase
- Phase 3
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 75 years old?
Source: NCT07438496, who can take part
Where in France
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Caen NormandieCaen Cedex 9, FranceTaking people
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble AlpesGrenoble Cedex 9, FranceTaking people
- Centre Hospitalier Le MansLe Mans Cedex 9, FranceTaking people
- Hospices Civils De LyonLyon Cedex 04, FranceTaking people
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux de ParisParis, FranceTaking people
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De ToulouseToulouse Cedex 9, FranceTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
- Trial code
- NCT07438496EU 2025-523552-31-00
- Record updated
- 3 November 2026
- Original description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well nipocalimab works as compared to placebo in participants with moderate to severe Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, a long-term disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues, causing swelling and redness in various organs).Read full original descriptionShow less
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study of Nipocalimab in Adults With Moderate to Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well nipocalimab works as compared to placebo in participants with moderate to severe Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, a long-term disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues, causing swelling and redness in various organs).
Inclusion: Medically stable on the basis of physical examination, medical history, vital signs and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at screening; Clinical diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) for more than or equal to (>=) 24 weeks prior to screening and meeting european league against rheumatism/american college of rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) classification criteria; Must have a systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) score >= 6 and a clinical SLEDAI-2K >= 4 at screening, AND a clinical SLEDAI-2K score >= 4 points at Week 0. For eligibility, points attributed to "lupus headache," "alopecia," and "organic brain syndrome" are excluded; Participants of childbearing potential must have a negative serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) test at screening and a negative urine (β- hCG) test at Week 0 prior to randomization; Has at least 1 BILAG-2004 A score or 2 BILAG-2004 B scores observed at screening.
Exclusion: Any unstable or progressive manifestation of SLE that is likely to warrant escalation in therapy beyond permitted background medications; Has shown a previous severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction, such as anaphylaxis, to therapeutic proteins; Confirmed or suspected clinical immunodeficiency syndrome not related to treatment of SLE or has a family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency unless confirmed absent in the participant; Suspected or known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to nipocalimab or its excipients, or excipients used in the placebo formulation; History of severe, progressive and/or uncontrolled hepatic, gastrointestinal, renal, pulmonary, cardiovascular, psychiatric, neurological or musculoskeletal disorder, hypertension, and/or any other medical or uncontrolled autoimmune disorder (s) or clinically significant abnormalities in screening laboratory.