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Trial reportNeurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation2026

Long-Term Ravulizumab Efficacy and Safety in AQP4 Antibody-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Final CHAMPION-NMOSD Results.

Sean J Pittock, Michael H Barnett, Jeffrey L Bennett, Achim Berthele, Jérôme de Sèze, Michael Levy, Ichiro Nakashima, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Jacqueline Palace, Friedemann Paul and 5 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIRandomized Controlled TrialMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04201262 (A Phase 3, External Placebo-Controlled, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ravulizumab in Adult Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT04201262 phase3completednot on this map

A Phase 3, External Placebo-Controlled, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ravulizumab in Adult Patients With Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)

TypeinterventionalSponsorAlexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Ran2019 to 2024Enrolled58ConditionsNeuromyelitis Optica, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum DisorderArmsRavulizumab
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15 authors.

Sean J PittockDepartment of Neurology, Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.ORCID 0000-0002-6140-5584
Michael H BarnettBrain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2156-8864
Jeffrey L BennettDepartment of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Programs in Neuroscience and Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.ORCID 0000-0002-3346-1394
Achim BertheleDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9650-6222
Jérôme de SèzeDepartments of Neurology and Neuroimmunology CHU de Strasbourg, France.
Michael LevyMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-7969-8346
Ichiro NakashimaDivision of Neurology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2612-8948
Celia Oreja-GuevaraDepartment of Neurology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IDISSC, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9221-5716
Jacqueline PalaceSuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-4779-6133
Friedemann PaulExperimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6378-0070
Carlo PozzilliDepartment of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6360-4798
Ritu PathakHelios Global Group, Guilford, CT.
Kerstin AllenAlexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, Boston, MA.
Becky ParksAlexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, Boston, MA.
Ho Jin KimDepartment of Neurology, National Cancer Center, Goyang, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8672-8419

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesRavulizumab, a complement component 5 inhibitor, was approved for the treatment of adults with anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive (AQP4-Ab+) neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) based on results of the primary treatment period (PTP) of CHAMPION-NMOSD, a phase 3, open-label, external placebo-controlled trial. Here, we report the final efficacy and safety results of CHAMPION-NMOSD (PTP and the long-term extension [LTE]).

methodsAdult patients with AQP4-Ab+ NMOSD received an IV, weight-based loading dose of ravulizumab on day 1 and a maintenance dose on day 15 and every 8 weeks thereafter. After completion of the PTP (up to 2.5 years), patients could enter the LTE. The primary endpoint was time to first adjudicated on-trial relapse. The placebo group of the eculizumab phase 3 trial PREVENT was used as an external comparator because eculizumab availability at CHAMPION-NMOSD initiation precluded the use of concurrent placebo control.

resultsOf 58 patients enrolled in the trial, 56 entered and 55 completed the LTE. The overall median (range) follow-up was 170.3 (11.0-243.0) weeks, with 100.8 (53-137) weeks during the LTE. No patient receiving ravulizumab had an adjudicated on-trial relapse throughout the PTP (84.0 patient-years) and LTE (105.7 patient-years); relative reduction in risk of relapse vs placebo (n = 47) was 98.9% (95% CI 91.8-100; DISCUSSION: Long-term ravulizumab treatment (median follow-up, >3 years) continued to show significant relapse risk reduction in patients with AQP4-Ab+ NMOSD, and the safety profile was consistent with the known safety profile for ravulizumab. TRIAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04201262; EudraCT: 2019-003352-37. Submitted December 11, 2019. First patient enrolled: December 13, 2019. clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04201262. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: This study provides Class III evidence that long-term ravulizumab treatment, as compared with placebo, decreases the probability of clinical relapse in patients with AQP4-Ab+ NMOSD.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAquaporin 4Complement Inactivating AgentsNeuromyelitis OpticaOutcome Assessment, Health CareAdultAutoantibodiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAQP4 protein, humanAquaporin 4AutoantibodiesComplement Inactivating Agentsravulizumab

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PMID42441931
PMCPMC13372128

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