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Phase 3 N=33 Treatment

Evaluate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability, PK and PD of Emapalumab in Children and Adults With MAS in Still's or SLE

Macrophage Activation Syndrome · Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis · Still Disease · Systemic Lupus Erythematosus · SJIA

Enrolled (actual)
33
Serious AEs
66.7%
Results posted
Feb 2026
Primary outcome: Primary: Proportion of Subjects With Complete Response (CR) at Week 8 After First Administration of Emapalumab — 11; 4 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Emapalumab (Drug)
Age
Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 0+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum
Primary completion
Jun 2024

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Proportion of Subjects With Complete Response (CR) at Week 8 After First Administration of Emapalumab
11; 4
SECONDARY
Number of Patients With Glucocorticoids (GC)s Tapering to a Dose Below 50% of Prednisolone (PDN) Equivalent at the Time of Emapalumab Start or to the Same (or Lower) Dose Being Administered Before the Occurrence of MAS Whichever Occurs First
15; 7
SECONDARY
Number of Patients With GCs Tapering to ≤1mg/kg/Day of PDN Equivalent at Any Time Until End of Study (EOS).
19; 6
SECONDARY
Time to Achieve GCs Tapering
5; 1
SECONDARY
Time to First Complete Response (CR)
8.4; 5.9
SECONDARY
Proportion of Subjects With Overall Response as Defined by CR or Partial Response (PR)
16; 6
SECONDARY
Time to First Overall Response as Defined by CR or PR
2.9; 3.7
SECONDARY
MAS Recurrence at Anytime After Achievement of CR
4; 1
SECONDARY
Withdrawal From the Study Due to Lack of Response
0; 0
SECONDARY
Survival
23; 8

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of emapalumab in children and adults with macrophage activation syndrome (sHLH/MAS) in Still's disease (including systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult onset Still's disease) or with sHLH/MAS in systemic lupus erythematous, resenting an inadequate response to high dose glucocorticoid treatment.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion criteria Run-in phase in all cohorts

  • Informed consent provided by the subject or by the subject s' legally authorized representative(s) with the assent of subjects who are legally capable of providing it, as required by local law.
  • Male and female subjects aged between 6 months and 80 years of age at the time of diagnosis of MAS.
  • MAS defined as per the criteria defined below for each cohort and requiring treatment with GCs.

Interventional phase in all cohorts

  • Informed consent provided by the subject or by the subject's legally authorized representative(s) with the assent of subjects who are legally capable of providing it, as as required by local law.
  • Male and female subjects aged between 6 months and 80 years of age at the time of diagnosis of active MAS.
  • Subjects who have shown an inadequate response to high dose intravenous (i.v.) GCs administered for at least 3 days according to local standard clinical practice, including but not limited to pulses of 30 mg/kg PDN on 3 consecutive days. High i.v. GCs dose is recommended not to be lower than 2 mg/kg/ day PDN equivalent (or at least 60 mg/day in pediatric subjects of 30 kg or more, and at least 1g/day in adult MAS subjects). In case of rapid worsening of the subject's condition and/or laboratory parameters, as per Investigator judgment, inclusion may occur within less than 3 days from starting high dose GCs.
  • Diagnosis of active MAS confirmed by the treating rheumatologist, having ascertained the followings:

a. Febrile subjects presenting with ferritin > 684 ng/mL. b. and any 2 of: i. Platelet count ≤ 181 x109/L ii. AST-level > 48 U/L iii. Triglycerides > 156 mg/dL iv. Fibrinogen level ≤ 360 mg/dL

  • Female subjects of child-bearing potential willing to use highly effective methods of contraception from study drug initiation to 6 months after the last dose of study drug.

Specific inclusion criteria to Cohort 1 and Cohort 2

  • Cohort 1:
  • Confirmed sJIA diagnosis. For subjects presenting with MAS in the context of the onset of sJIA, high presumption of sJIA will suffice for eligibility.
  • Confirmed diagnosis of AOSD as per Yamaguchi criteria.
  • Cohort 2:
  • Confirmed diagnosis of SLE as per SLICC'12 criteria.

Exclusion criteria

  • Primary HLH documented by either the presence of a known causative genetic mutation or abnormal perforin expression and CD107a degranulation assay as described with primary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis or by the presence of family history.
  • Confirmed malignancy. Note: subjects with a suspected malignancy should have mononuclear cells typed by flow cytometry and/or tissue biopsy, as applicable, to rule out malignancy.
  • Treatment with canakinumab, JAK inhibitors, TNF inhibitors and tocilizumab at the time of emapalumab initiation.
  • Ongoing treatment with anakinra at a dose above 4 mg/kg at time of emapalumab initiation.
  • Subjects treated with etoposide for MAS in the last 1 month.
  • Clinically active mycobacteria (typical and atypical), Histoplasma Capsulatum, or Salmonella infections.
  • Evidence of leishmania infections.
  • Evidence of latent tuberculosis.
  • History of hypersensitivity or allergy to any component of the study drug.
  • Receipt of a Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine within 12 weeks prior to screening.
  • Receipt of a live or attenuated live (other than BCG) vaccine within 4 weeks prior to screening.
  • Pregnancy or lactating female subjects.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05001737). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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