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Without the participation of people with MS, it would be impossible to develop new and better therapies and other interventions.

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Kesimpta (Ofatumumab) Pregnancy Registry

Study Purpose

The Kesimpta Pregnancy Registry is an observational, exposure cohort designed study to examine pregnancy and infant outcomes in women and infants who are exposed to Kesimpta (ofatumumab) during pregnancy to treat MS.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms

Yes
Study Type

An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes.


An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.


Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.

Observational
Eligible Ages 18 Years and Over
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants must meet all the criteria listed under the respective cohorts to enroll in that particular cohort of the registry: Cohort 1: Kesimpta-Exposed Cohort. 1. Pregnant women. 2. Diagnosed with MS, with the indication validated by medical records when possible. 3. Administered Kesimpta for the treatment of MS at any time from 166 days prior to the first day of the LMP, or up to and including the end of pregnancy. 4. Agree to the conditions and requirements of the study including the interview schedule, release of medical records, the dysmorphology examination of live born infants (OTIS specific), and validated developmental performance questionnaire in live born children. Cohort 2: Disease-Matched Comparison Cohort (Comparison Group 1) 1. Pregnant women. 2. Diagnosed with MS, with the indication validated by medical records when possible. 3. May or may not have taken another medication for MS in the current pregnancy. 4. Agree to the conditions and requirements of the study including the interview schedule, release of medical records, the dysmorphology examination of live born infants (OTIS specific), and validated developmental performance questionnaire in live born children. Cohort 3: Healthy Comparison Cohort (Comparison Group 2):Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study specific. 1. Pregnant women. 2. Agree to the conditions and requirements of the study including the interview schedule, release of medical records, the dysmorphology examination of live born infants, and validated developmental performance questionnaire in live born children.

Exclusion Criteria:

Women meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from the cohort study: Cohort 1: Kesimpta-Exposed Cohort. 1. Women who have enrolled in the Kesimpta cohort study with a previous pregnancy. 2. Women who have used Kesimpta for an indication other than a currently approved indication. 3. Women with exposure to any of the following medications within 5 half-lives (or pharmacodynamic effect when relevant) prior to conception:
  • - Other anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody: same class as Kesimpta.
  • - S1P modulators: same class as Mayzent.
  • - Cladribine (Mavenclad): Based on the US label, animal studies indicate that there is positive evidence of teratogenicity for Cladribine.
  • - Teriflunomide (Aubagio): The teratogenecity of teriflunomide is unknown and currently under investigation.
  • - New medications (marketed after 2021) indicated for the treatment of MS will be evaluated for inclusion/exclusion criteria as the study progresses.
4. Retrospective enrollment after the outcome of pregnancy is known (i.e. the pregnancy has ended prior to enrollment) 5. Results of diagnostic test(s) that are positive for a major structural defect prior to enrollment. However, women who have had any normal or abnormal prenatal screening or diagnostic test prior to enrollment are eligible as long as the test result does not indicate a major structural defect. Cohort 2: Disease-Matched Comparison Cohort (Comparison Group 1) 1. Administered Kesimpta 166 days before the first day of LMP or anytime during pregnancy. 2. Women with exposure to any of the following medications within 5 half-lives (or pharmacodynamic effect when relevant) of conception:
  • - Anti CD-20 monoclonal antibody.
  • - Cladribine (Mavenclad) - S1P modulators.
  • - Teriflunomide (Aubagio) New medications (marketed after 2021) indicated for the treatment of MS will be evaluated for inclusion/exclusion criteria as the study progresses.
3. Women who have enrolled in the Kesimpta cohort or BAF312A2403 Mayzent cohort with a previous pregnancy. 4. Retrospective enrollment after the outcome of pregnancy is known (i.e. the pregnancy has ended prior to enrollment) 5. Results of diagnostic test(s) that are positive for a major structural defect prior to enrollment. However, women who have had any normal or abnormal prenatal screening or diagnostic test prior to enrollment are eligible as long as the test result does not indicate a major structural defect. Cohort 3: Healthy Comparison Cohort (Comparison Group 2): Only applicable to Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study. 1. Administered Kesimpta 166 days before or Mayzent 4 days after the first day of LMP or anytime during pregnancy. 2. Women who have a diagnosis of a MS. 3. Women who have a current diagnosis of any autoimmune disease. 4. Women who have first contact with the project after prenatal diagnosis of any major structural defect. 5. Women treated with Mayzent or Kesimpta for non-MS indication. 6. Retrospective enrollment after the outcome of pregnancy is known (i.e. the pregnancy has ended prior to enrollment) 7. Results of diagnostic test(s) that are positive for a major structural defect prior to enrollment. However, women who have had any normal or abnormal prenatal screening or diagnostic test prior to enrollment are eligible as long as the test result does not indicate a major structural defect. 8. Women exposed to a known human teratogenic drugs during pregnancy

Trial Details

Trial ID:

This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.

NCT05634967
Phase

Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans.

Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data.

Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs.

Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.

Lead Sponsor

The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Principal Investigator Affiliation Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Industry
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries United States
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Multiple Sclerosis, Pregnancy
Study Website: View Trial Website
Additional Details

The study is expected to enroll for approximately 7 years and follow the pregnant women and their infant(s) over a maximum of 21 months. The study will be conducted as two sub-studies leveraging independent ongoing pregnancy registries:

  • - The Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS) Research Group, University of California, San Diego, USA (referred to as "OTIS") will serve as data source for the Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study; - The German MS and pregnancy registry - Deutschsprachigen Multiple Sklerose und Kinderwunsch Register (DMSKW) at Katholisches Klinikum Bochum gGmbH, St Josef Hospital, Bochum, Germany (referred to as "DMSKW") will serve as data source for the Kesimpta- DMSKW sub-study.
Both registries will independently collect and assess data related to the pregnancy and infant outcomes of interest and provide aggregate data which will be further combined (metaanalyses) by Novartis (referred to as the Sponsor) or a designated contract research organization (CRO).

Arms & Interventions

Arms

: Disease-matched cohort (Comparison Group 1)

comparison group consisting of women diagnosed with MS who have not used Kesimpta during pregnancy (unexposed disease-matched comparison group).

: Healthy cohort (only applicable in the Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study) (Comparison Group 2)

healthy women who are not diagnosed with MS or any other autoimmune disease, have not had exposure to a known human teratogen, and have not taken Kesimpta in pregnancy (healthy comparison group). Since the DMSKW register is an MS population specific register that does not collect data on non-MS population, this cohort is only applicable in the Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study.

: Kesimpta-exposed cohort

women and infants who are exposed to Kesimpta during pregnancy to treat MS.

Interventions

Other: - Kesimpta

Prospective non-interventional study. There is no treatment allocation. Patients participating in from the two independent sub-studies, namely the Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study and Kesimpta-DMSKW sub-study, of identical design, conducted in parallel, enrolling pregnant women (MS and non-MS) residing in US or Canada and pregnant women (MS only) from Germany respectively are eligible for enrolling to this study.

Contact a Trial Team

If you are interested in learning more about this trial, find the trial site nearest to your location and contact the site coordinator via email or phone. We also strongly recommend that you consult with your healthcare provider about the trials that may interest you and refer to our terms of service below.

Novartis Investigative Site, La Jolla, California

Status

Recruiting

Address

Novartis Investigative Site

La Jolla, California, 92093

Site Contact

[email protected]

1-888-669-6682

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1-888-669-6682


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