Abstract: Infusion-Related Reactions in the Phase III Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled ORATORIO Study of Ocrelizumab in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (2016 CMSC Annual Meeting)

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Infusion-Related Reactions in the Phase III Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled ORATORIO Study of Ocrelizumab in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Exhibit Hall

Xavier Montalban, MD, PhD , Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelon, Spain

Douglas L Arnold, MD , McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Amit Bar-Or, MD, FRCPC , McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Jérôme de Seze, MD, PhD , University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Gavin Giovannoni, MBBCh, PhD, FCP (Neurol., SA), FRCP, FRCPath , Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Bernhard Hemmer, MD , Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany

Kottil Rammohan, MD , University of Miami, Miami, FL

Nicole Mairon, MD , F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland

Peter Chin, MD , Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA

Paulo Fontoura, MD, PhD , F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland

Hideki Garren, MD, PhD , F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland

Donna Masterman, MD , Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA

Annette Sauter, MD , F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland

Jerry Wolinsky, MD , University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX

Ashley J Porter, PhD , Articulate Science, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Background: Evidence suggests that B cells contribute to the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), including primary progressive MS (PPMS). Ocrelizumab (OCR) is a humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively targets CD20⁺ B cells. Infusion-related reactions (IRRs) have been observed with the administration of OCR.

Objectives: To evaluate the occurrence and associated symptom profile of IRRs in a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in PPMS (ORATORIO).

Methods: Patients were randomized (2:1) to receive OCR 600 mg via intravenous (IV) as two 300 mg infusions 14 days apart or placebo (PBO) infusions every 24 weeks for ≥120 weeks until a pre-specified number of 12-week confirmed disability progression events occurred. IRRs were defined as events that occurred during or within 24 hours of infusion. All patients were pretreated with IV infusion of methylprednisolone 100 mg or equivalent. Infusion rate adjustment and treatment with analgesics/antipyretics and antihistamines was permitted. IRRs were evaluated during infusion, shortly postinfusion (in clinic), and within 24 hours postinfusion.

Results: A total of 725 patients were included in the ORATORIO safety analysis: 239 in the PBO group and 486 in the OCR group. Throughout a mean treatment duration of approximately 3 years, the proportion of patients with at least 1 IRR was 25.5% (n=61) with PBO and 39.9% (n=194) with OCR; most were mild-to-moderate in severity (93.4% [n=57] and 96.9% [n=188], respectively). The most common IRR symptoms included skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders (45.9% [n=89] with OCR and 13.1% [n=8] with PBO). There were no life-threatening or fatal IRRs. The incidence of IRRs in the OCR group was highest with the first infusion (27.4%) and decreased markedly with subsequent dosing (11.6% at first infusion of dose 2). Overall, IRRs mostly occurred during infusion in the OCR group (61.3% compared with 37.7% in the PBO group). One patient (0.2%) withdrew from OCR treatment due to an IRR during the first infusion.

Conclusions: In a Phase III study of OCR in PPMS, IRRs were generally mild to moderate in severity, commonly occurred with the first infusion, and were manageable with premedication, infusion adjustments, and symptomatic treatment.

Supported by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

DX62 Infusion-Related Reactions in the Phase III Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled ORATORIO Study of Ocrelizumab in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

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Infusion-Related Reactions in the Phase III Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled ORATORIO Study of Ocrelizumab in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis