A Long-Term Extension Study to Learn More About the Safety of Litifilimab (BIIB059) Injections and Whether They Can Improve Symptoms of Adult Participants Who Have Active Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (LTE AMETHYST)

Last updated: April 17, 2025
Sponsor: Biogen
Overall Status: Active - Enrolling

Phase

3

Condition

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (Dle)

Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Treatment

BIIB059 (litifilimab)

Clinical Study ID

NCT06044337
230LE305
2023-504863-17-00
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

In this study, researchers will learn more about a study drug called litifilimab (BIIB059) in participants with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE). The study will focus on participants who have either active subacute CLE or chronic CLE, or both. They may also have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The participants did not respond to antimalarial therapy or had problems with the treatment that made it hard to continue.

The study will enroll only those participants who have completed treatment with litifilimab in the parent study, 230LE301.

The main objective of the study is learning more about the long-term safety of litifilimab.

The main question researchers want to answer is:

  • How many participants have adverse events and serious adverse events after taking litifilimab? Adverse events are unwanted medical problems that may or may not be caused by the study drug.

Researchers will also learn more about the effect of litifilimab on CLE. They will do this by measuring the symptoms of CLE over time using a variety of scoring tools. These include the Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index (CLASI), the Cutaneous Lupus Activity of Investigator's Global Assessment-Revised (CLA-IGA-R), and the SELENA-SLEDAI Flare Index (SFI).

Researchers will assess the effect litifilimab and CLE has on the quality of life of participants using a group of questionnaires. They will also study how litifilimab affects laboratory tests and how participants' immune systems respond to litifilimab.

The study will be done as follows:

  • The last visit of parent study 230LE301 will be the first visit of study 230LE305.

  • All participants will receive litifilimab as an injection under the skin once every 4 weeks. Both researchers and participants will know the dose and identity of the study drug.

  • The treatment period will last up to 104 weeks, or 2 years.

  • There will be a follow-up safety period that lasts up to 24 weeks.

  • In total, participants will have up to 33 study visits.

  • The total study duration for participants will be up to 128 weeks.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants who completed the parent study (230LE301 [NCT05531565], Part A or PartB) on study treatment (received treatment through Week 48 and attended the laststudy assessment visit at Week 52).

  • Ability of the participant to understand the purpose and risks of the study, toprovide informed consent, and to authorize the use of confidential healthinformation in accordance with national and local privacy regulations.

Exclusion

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Early Part A or Part B parent study (230LE301 [NCT05531565]) treatment terminators (participants who discontinued study treatment before Week 48).

  • Early Part A or Part B parent study terminators [participants who withdrew fromparent study participation before Week 52 and did not complete the parent studyextended treatment period (ETP)].

  • Participants who have developed any other medical diseases, conditions, orabnormalities, rendering their participation in the long-term extension (LTE) studyunsuitable in the opinion of the Investigator.

NOTE: Other protocol- defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Design

Total Participants: 322
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: BIIB059 (litifilimab)
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
October 03, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
December 11, 2029

Study Description

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability BIIB059 (litifilimab) in participants who completed the parent study 230LE301 (NCT05531565) with active subacute CLE and/or chronic CLE with or without systemic manifestations and refractory and/or intolerant to antimalarial therapy.

The secondary objectives of the study are to evaluate the long-term effect of litifilimab on disease activity and the effect of litifilimab in preventing disease damage in participants with active subacute CLE and/or chronic CLE with or without systemic manifestations and refractory and/or intolerant to antimalarials; to evaluate the long-term effect of litifilimab on preventing lupus flare in participants with CLE with SLE; to assess long-term use of oral corticosteroid (OCS) in participants receiving litifilimab treatment; to assess the impact of litifilimab on participant-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL); to evaluate long-term effect of litifilimab on laboratory parameters; to evaluate the immunogenicity and pharmacokinetics (PK) of litifilimab.

Connect with a study center

  • Centro de Investigaciones Medicas Tucuman

    San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman T4000AXL
    Argentina

    Site Not Available

  • APRILLUS Asistencia e Investigacion

    Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, C1406AGA
    Argentina

    Site Not Available

  • CEPIC - Centro Paulista de Investigação Clínica e Serviços Médicos

    São Paulo, Sao Paulo 04266-010
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • DCC 'Alexandrovska', EOOD

    Sofia, 1431
    Bulgaria

    Site Not Available

  • DCC Focus 5 - MEOH OOD

    Sofia, 1463
    Bulgaria

    Site Not Available

  • Laser Rejuvenation Clinics, Inc.

    Calgary, Alberta T2W 4X9
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • DIEX Recherche Sherbrooke Inc.

    Sherbrooke, Quebec J1L 0H8
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Centro Medico SkinMed

    Las Condes, 7580206
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • CIEC - Centro Internacional de Estudios Clínicos

    Santiago, 8420383
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • Clinical Research Chile SpA

    Valdivia, 5090000
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • Hopital Larrey

    Toulouse Cedex 9, Haute Garonne 31059
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hopital Edouard Herriot - CHU Lyon

    Lyon, Rhone 69003
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hopital Tenon

    Paris, 75020
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen

    Erlangen, Bayern 91054
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Fachklinik Bad Bentheim Dermatologie

    Bad Bentheim, Niedersachsen 48455
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Klinikum Oldenburg AoeR

    Oldenburg, Niedersachsen 26133
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Muenster

    Muenster, Nordrhein Westfalen 48149
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus TU

    Dresden, Sachsen 01307
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Halle (Saale)

    Halle, Sachsen Anhalt 06120
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Pecsi Tudomanyegyetem Klinikai Kozpont

    Pecs, 07632
    Hungary

    Site Not Available

  • Università degli studi di Firenze

    Firenze, 50121
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Fondazione IRCCS CA' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

    Milan, 20122
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Kanazawa University Hospital

    Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-Ken 920-8641
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Teikyo University Hospital

    Itabashi-ku, Tokyo-To 173-8606
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Hanyang University Seoul Hospital

    Seoul, 04763
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

    Seoul, 06591
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Clinstile, S.A. de C.V.

    Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal 06700
    Mexico

    Site Not Available

  • Investigacion y Biomedicina de Chihuahua, S.C.

    Chihuahua, 31000
    Mexico

    Site Not Available

  • Centro de investigacion medica y reumatologia

    Guadalajara, 44950
    Mexico

    Site Not Available

  • University Clinical Center of Serbia

    Belgrade, 11000
    Serbia

    Site Not Available

  • Artromac n.o.

    Kosice, 04011
    Slovakia

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega

    Valladolid, Cantabria 47012
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia

    Cordoba, Córdoba 14004
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda

    Majadahonda, Madrid 28222
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    Barcelona, 8041
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset - Solna

    Solna, 17000
    Sweden

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)

    Lausanne, Lucerne (Luzern) CH-1011
    Switzerland

    Site Not Available

  • Kantonsspital St. Gallen

    St. Gallen, 9007
    Switzerland

    Site Not Available

  • Taichung Veterans General Hospital

    Taichung, 407219
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital

    Taipei, 11217
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital

    Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2GW
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Dermatology Research Associates

    Los Angeles, California 90045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Inland Rheumatology Clinical Trials, Inc.

    Upland, California 91786
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • David Fivenson, MD, Dermatology, PLLC

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Revival Research Institute, LLC

    Troy, Michigan 48084
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Saint Louis University

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Thurston Arthritis Research Center

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7280
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Duke Dermatology South Durham

    Durham, North Carolina 27710
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas 75390-8896
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Precision Comprehensive Clinical Research Solutions

    Grapevine, Texas 76034
    United States

    Site Not Available

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