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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01109940
Date of registration: 22/04/2010
Primary sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Public title: Safety and Tolerability of AIN457 in Adults (18-65 Years) With Moderate to Severe Ankylosing Spondylitis
Scientific title: An Open Label Non-randomized Extension Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of AIN457 (Anti Interleukin-17 Monoclonal Antibody) in Patients With Moderate to Severe Ankylosing Spondylitis
Date of first enrolment: April 2010
Target sample size: 39
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01109940
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Germany Netherlands United Kingdom United States
Contacts
Name:   Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Affiliation:  Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- A diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis

- Patients who took part in the core CAIN457A2209 study

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients for whom continued treatment with AIN457 is not considered appropriate by
the treating physician.

- Patients who were non-compliant or who demonstrated a major protocol deviation in the
core CAIN457A2209 study.

- Patients who discontinued from the core CAIN457A2209 study before Visit 14 (Week 16),
and patients who completed the core study or discontinued the core study more than 2
weeks before the baseline visit.

- Pregnant or lactating women

- Presence of active infection

- Positive PPD or HIV test in patients where repeated testing was deemed appropriate
due to their risk profile

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Intervention(s)
Biological: AIN457A
Primary Outcome(s)
Safety and tolerability (Vital signs, ECG, Hematology; Blood chemistry; Urinalysis, Adverse Events, Immunogenicity) [Time Frame: Up to 64 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Immunogenicity of AIN457 [Time Frame: Up to 64 weeks]
Pharmacokinetics of AIN457 at steady state [Time Frame: Up to 64 weeks]
Total IL-17 concentration in blood at steady-state [Time Frame: Up to 64 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
2009-011591-30
CAIN457A2209E1
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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