Efficacy and Safety Study of GB-0998 for Treatment of Steroid-resistant Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis (PM/DM)

Japan Blood Products Organization

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 3

Conditions

Dermatomyositis

Polymyositis

Treatments

Drug: Placebo of GB-0998

Drug: GB-0998

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT00335985

0998-12

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial will carry out to assess the efficacy of GB-0998 in the treatment of the steroid-resistant polymyositis and dermatomyositis based on the changes in manual muscle strength (MMT) scores as primary endpoint, and in addition, to assess the safety of GB-0998.

Enrollment

26 patients

Sex

All

Ages

16 to 75 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients who have been defined as "definite" based on the criteria of Bohan and Peter for polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
Patients who are defined as steroid-resistant ones based on the changes of scores on manual muscle testing (MMT) and serum levels of creatine kinase (CK) during observation period before administration of drug.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with malignant tumors.
Patients with acute interstitial pneumonia, including acute exacerbation of chronic.
Patients with severe muscular atrophy for a long period.
Patients with severe infectious disease.
Patients who have the anamnesis of shock or hypersensitivity to this drug.
Patients with severe hepatic disorder or severe renal disorder.
Patients who have the anamnesis of cerebral infarction or ischemic heart disease, or who having symptom of these diseases.
Patients who have been diagnosed as IgA deficiency in their past history.
Pregnant, lactating, and probably pregnant patients, and patients who want to become pregnant.
Patients who were administered immunoglobulin dosage within 6 weeks before consent.