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A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Novantrone Therapy Followed by Copaxone Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
Information provided by: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00203086
  Purpose

It is thought that treating Multiple Sclerosis with Novantrone for a short period of time prior to treatment with Copaxone may enhance the onset effect of Copaxone.


Condition Intervention Phase
Relapse Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Drug: glatiramer acetate
Drug: mitoxantrone
Phase IV

MedlinePlus related topics:   Multiple Sclerosis   

Drug Information available for:   Mitoxantrone hydrochloride    Mitoxantrone    Copolymer 1   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Prospective
Official Title:   A Multi-Centered, Two Arm, Open Label Extension Study (to Protocol NC-100) to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Short-Term Induction Treatment With Mitoxantrone (Novantrone®) Preceding Treatment With Glatiramer Acetate (Copaxone®) vs. Chronic Treatment With Glatiramer Acetate Alone in Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis

Further study details as provided by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries:

Estimated Enrollment:   40
Study Start Date:   October 2005
Study Completion Date:   December 2007

Detailed Description:

Multi-centered, follow-up safety and efficacy study with clinic visits at 24 and 36 months. Subjects completing the NC-100 clinical trial will be treated per the physician's usual clinical practice which may involve use of prescribed commercial products® administered in accordance with prescribing information

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   20 Years to 57 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Participation & completion of the NC-100 Clinical Trial.
  2. Able and willing to sign an Informed Consent.
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00203086

Locations
United States, Arizona
Barrow Neurological Institute    
      Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013
United States, Vermont
University of Vermont    
      Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401
Canada, Quebec
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital    
      Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4

Sponsors and Collaborators
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

Investigators
Study Director:     Lillian Pardo, MD     Teva Neuroscience, Inc.    
  More Information


For more information about Multiple Sclerosis  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site
 
For more information about Teva Neuroscience  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site
 

Study ID Numbers:   PM 025
First Received:   September 13, 2005
Last Updated:   September 2, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00203086
Health Authority:   United States: Food and Drug Administration;   Canada: Therapeutics Products Directorate

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Copolymer 1
Autoimmune Diseases
Multiple Sclerosis
Demyelinating Diseases
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Demyelinating diseases
Sclerosis
Mitoxantrone
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Immune System Diseases
Immunologic Factors
Antineoplastic Agents
Nervous System Diseases
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunosuppressive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Pathologic Processes
Sensory System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Analgesics
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Central Nervous System Agents

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 22, 2008




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