Testing Afimkibart for moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis
Official title: A Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Afimkibart (RO7790121) in Children With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
A Phase III Randomized Double-Blind Multi-Center Treat-Through Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Induction and Maintenance Therapy With Afimkibart (RO7790121) in Children Aged 2 - 17 Years With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
Interventions
Afimkibart
Afimkibart will be administered as IV infusion. Afimkibart will be administered as SC injection.
Canadian Sites (1)
Hospital For Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for10 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Moderately to severely active UC, defined as modified Mayo Score (mMS) or 5 to 9 points, including endoscopic score of 2 or 3, confirmed by centrally read endoscopy (flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy)
- +Bodyweight \>= 10 kilogram (kg)
- +Confirmed diagnosis of UC
- +Demonstrated intolerance or inadequate response (IR) to one or more of the following categories of drugs: systemic corticosteroids, immunomodulators, and/or biologic therapies as outlined in the protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more →
Exclusion
- −Monogenic disorder pertaining to infant onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- −Presence of an ostomy or ileoanal pouch
- −Current diagnosis or suspicion of primary sclerosing cholangitis
- −Active tuberculosis (TB) infection suggested by positive TB testing, clinical symptoms, and/or chest imaging (X-ray or CT)
- −Current diagnosis of Crohn's disease (CD), abdominal/intrabdominal/perianal fistula and/or abscess, indeterminant colitis, IBD-unclassified, microscopic colitis, ischemic colitis, infectious colitis, radiation colitis, or active diverticular disease
- −Any major surgery within 6 weeks prior to screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more → or a major planned surgery during the study
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
Phase 3Phase 3A large study comparing a treatment against the current standard.Read more → — a large study comparing this against the current standard, usually across many hospitals.
What is being given or done in this study: Afimkibart.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
- designModule.phases
- armsInterventionsModule.interventions[].name
How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
You, the study team, the people giving the treatment, and the people analysing the results would all be kept unaware of which group you are in until the study ends.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
There are 2 groups in this study.
From the trial registry
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- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Who the study is looking for
The study lists an age range of 2 years to 17 years.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
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- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 100 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around March 2031.
The main measurement is taken over: At Week 52.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Percentage of Participants With Clinical Remission at Week 52 — measured over At Week 52.
From the trial registry
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- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT07158242 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About AfimkibartDrug
Afimkibart will be administered as IV infusion. Afimkibart will be administered as SC injection.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: an age range of 2 years to 17 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
You, the study team, the people giving the treatment, and the people analysing the results would all be kept unaware of which group you are in until the study ends.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists an age range of 2 years to 17 years.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: At Week 52.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2031-03-31.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 100 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists 3 locations, including: Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Lake Success, New York, United States; New York, New York, United States.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
This Phase III, randomized, double-blind, multicenter, induction and maintenance study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Afimkibart (RO7790121) in pediatric participants with moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis (UC).
Other Sites (2)
Northwell Health
Lake Success, New York, United States
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States
Worth passing on?
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