A Study of Obexelimab in Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (MoonStone)

Last updated: November 14, 2025
Sponsor: Zenas BioPharma (USA), LLC
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Scar Tissue

Neurologic Disorders

Multiple Sclerosis

Treatment

Placebo

Obexelimab

Clinical Study ID

NCT06564311
ZB012-02-002
  • Ages 18-60
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study aims to examine the efficacy and safety of obexelimab in participants with relapsing multiple sclerosis

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosis of RMS (relapsing-remitting or secondary progressive with relapses)according to the 2017 revision of the McDonald diagnostic criteria

  2. An EDSS of ≤ 5.5 at the Screening Visit

  3. Must have documentation of:

  4. . at least 1 relapse within the previous year OR

  5. . ≥ 2 relapses within the past 2 years OR

  6. . ≥ 1 active Gd-enhancing brain lesion on an MRI scan within the past 6 monthsprior to screening

  7. Not of childbearing potential or willing to follow contraceptive guidance

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Primary progressive MS or secondary progressive MS without relapses

  2. Meet criteria for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

  3. Relapse in the 30 days prior to randomization

  4. ≥ 10 years disease duration from onset with patient's EDSS ≤ 2.0 (patient reportedis adequate in absence of written medical record)

  5. Has > 20 Gd+ lesions on brain MRI at screening

Study Design

Total Participants: 93
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Placebo
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
August 26, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
February 28, 2026

Study Description

The study consists of a Screening Period (Day -28 to Day -1), a 24-week treatment period (Part A and Part B), a 52 week open label extension and an expected 12-week Follow-up Period. Patients with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis will be randomized in 2:1 ratio to obexelimab or placebo. Randomization will be stratified by Gd lesion status at screening (≥ 1 vs 0).

Part A is the 12-week Randomized Placebo-Controlled Period (RCP), during which obexelimab or placebo will be administered as weekly subcutaneous (SC) injections. Following Part A, all patients will enter the Part B, a 12-week Open-Label Period (OLP), during which all patients will receive obexelimab administered as weekly SC injections. After Part B, patients will enter Part C, a 52-week Open-Label Extension (OLE), after which they will return for an in-clinic Safety Follow-Up Visit 12 weeks after the completion of Part C (i.e. Week 88). If at this time, B cells have not returned to baseline or above the lower limit of normal (LLN), patients will be asked to return every 12 weeks until B cells return to baseline or above the LLN (at minimum). The maximum expected duration of the study is 92 weeks (Screening Period = 4 weeks, Parts A, B and C = 76 weeks, Follow-up Period = 12 weeks).

Connect with a study center

  • Neuro-logisch Wien

    Vienna 2761369,
    Austria

    Site Not Available

  • Neuro-logisch Wien

    Wien,
    Austria

    Site Not Available

  • Rehabilitation & MS Center, Noorderhart Hospital

    Overpelt 2789403,
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • Rehabilitation & MS Center, Noorderhart Hospital

    Pelt,
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • AZ Delta-Deltalaan 1

    Roeselare,
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • AZ Delta-Deltalaan 1

    Roeselare 2787889,
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University

    Beijing,
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University

    Beijing 1816670,
    China

    Site Not Available

  • The First Affiliation Hospital of Soochow University

    Suzhou,
    China

    Site Not Available

  • The First Affiliation Hospital of Soochow University

    Suzhou 1886760,
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Tianjin Medical University General Hospital

    Tianjin,
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Tianjin Medical University General Hospital

    Tianjin 1792947,
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical Center of HUST

    Wuhan,
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical Center of HUST

    Wuhan 1791247,
    China

    Site Not Available

  • People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uyaur Autonomous Region

    Ürümqi,
    China

    Site Not Available

  • People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uyaur Autonomous Region

    Ürümqi 1529102,
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Klinicki bolnicki centar Zagreb

    Zagreb,
    Croatia

    Site Not Available

  • Klinicki bolnicki centar Zagreb

    Zagreb 3186886,
    Croatia

    Site Not Available

  • Fakultni nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brne

    Brno,
    Czechia

    Site Not Available

  • Fakultni nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brne

    Brno 3078610,
    Czechia

    Site Not Available

  • Nemocnice Jihlava

    Jihlava,
    Czechia

    Site Not Available

  • Nemocnice Jihlava

    Jihlava 3074199,
    Czechia

    Site Not Available

  • General University Hospital Praha

    Prague 3067696,
    Czechia

    Site Not Available

  • General University Hospital Praha

    Praha,
    Czechia

    Site Not Available

  • Aalborg Universitetshospial

    Aalborg,
    Denmark

    Site Not Available

  • Aalborg Universitetshospital

    Aalborg,
    Denmark

    Site Not Available

  • Aalborg Universitetshospital

    Aalborg 2624886,
    Denmark

    Site Not Available

  • Attikon University General Hospital

    Chaïdári,
    Greece

    Site Not Available

  • Attikon University General Hospital

    Chaïdári 260183,
    Greece

    Site Not Available

  • University General Hospital of Larissa

    Larissa,
    Greece

    Site Not Available

  • University General Hospital of Larissa

    Larissa 258576,
    Greece

    Site Not Available

  • Fondazione Isituto G. Giglio di Cefalu

    Cefalù,
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Fondazione Isituto G. Giglio di Cefalu

    Cefalù 2525041,
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • University of Florence

    Florence,
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • University of Florence

    Florence 3176959,
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed

    Pozzilli,
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed

    Pozzilli 3170006,
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Fondazione PTV Policlinico Tor Vergata

    Roma,
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Fondazione PTV Policlinico Tor Vergata

    Roma 8957247,
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Neurocentrum Bydgoszcz sp.z o.o.

    Bydgoszcz,
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Neurocentrum Bydgoszcz sp.z o.o.

    Bydgoszcz 3102014,
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • M.A. LEK A.M. Maciejowsy Spolka Cywilna

    Katowice,
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • M.A. LEK A.M. Maciejowsy Spolka Cywilna

    Katowice 3096472,
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Zanamed Medical Clinic Sp z o.o.

    Lublin,
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Zanamed Medical Clinic Sp z o.o.

    Lublin 765876,
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Wielospecjalistyczne Centrum Medyczne Ibismed

    Zabrze,
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Wielospecjalistyczne Centrum Medyczne Ibismed

    Zabrze 3080985,
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Clinico San Carlos

    Madrid,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon

    Madrid,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Clinico San Carlos

    Madrid 3117735,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon

    Madrid 3117735,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de La Arrixaca

    Murcia,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de La Arrixaca

    Murcia 2513416,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga

    Málaga,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga - Hospital General

    Málaga,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga

    Málaga 2514256,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga - Hospital General

    Málaga 2514256,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Virgen Macarena

    Sevilla,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Virgen Macarena

    Seville 2510911,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospipal La Fe Valencia

    Valencia,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospipal La Fe Valencia

    Valencia 2509954,
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Leicester General Hospital

    Leicester,
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Leicester General Hospital

    Leicester 2644668,
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Barts Health NHS Trust

    London,
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Barts Health NHS Trust

    London 2643743,
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Morriston Hospital

    Swansea,
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Morriston Hospital

    Swansea 2636432,
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • North Central Neurology

    Cullman, Alabama 35058
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • North Central Neurology

    Cullman 4057835, Alabama 4829764 35058
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Center for Neurology and Spine

    Phoenix, Arizona 85032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Perseverance Research Center

    Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Center for Neurology and Spine

    Phoenix 5308655, Arizona 5551752 85032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Perseverance Research Center

    Scottsdale 5313457, Arizona 5551752 85253
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Regina Berkovich MD PhD, Inc

    West Hollywood, California 90048
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Regina Berkovich MD PhD, Inc

    West Hollywood 5408076, California 5332921 90048
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Aqualine Clinical Research

    Naples, Florida 35105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida 33620
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Aqualine Clinical Research

    Naples 4165565, Florida 4155751 35105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of South Florida

    Tampa 4174757, Florida 4155751 33620
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Massachusetts Medical School

    Worcester, Massachusetts 01655
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Massachusetts Medical School

    Worcester 4956184, Massachusetts 6254926 01655
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Infusion Associates Plymouth

    Plymouth, Minnesota 55446
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Infusion Associates Plymouth

    Plymouth 5041926, Minnesota 5037779 55446
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sharlin Health Neuroscience Research

    Ozark, Missouri 65721
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MS Center for Innovations in Care

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63131
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MS Center for Innovations in Care

    St Louis 4407066, Missouri 4398678 63131
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Holy Name Medical Center

    Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Holy Name Medical Center

    Teaneck 5105262, New Jersey 5101760 07666
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Boster Center for MS

    Columbus, Ohio 43235
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Boster Center for MS

    Columbus 4509177, Ohio 5165418 43235
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • North Texas Institute of Neurology and Headache

    Plano, Texas 75024
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • North Texas Institute of Neurology and Headache

    Plano 4719457, Texas 4736286 75024
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MS Center of Greater Washington

    Vienna, Virginia 22182
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Center for Neurological Disorders

    Greenfield, Wisconsin 01301
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Center for Neurological Disorders

    Greenfield 5255068, Wisconsin 5279468 53228
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee 5263045, Wisconsin 5279468 53226
    United States

    Site Not Available

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