A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of JNJ-56022473 in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject must have a body weight in the range of 40 to 100 kilogram (kg), inclusive, and have a body mass index (BMI) of 18 to 32 kilogram per meter square (kg/m^2), inclusive, at screening
- Subjects eligible for enrollment in this study must qualify as follows: a) must meet Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) criteria for diagnosis of lupus and b) must have at least one non-serologic clinical activity defined by the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) within 3 months prior to first study agent administration
- Have a positive gene signature score during screening, prior to first administration of study agent
Subjects using allowed pre-existing lupus treatments, if stable for at least 6 weeks prior to the first dose of study medication:
- oral corticosteroids equivalent to an average dose up to or equal to (<=) 10 milligram (mg) of prednisone/day
- use of antimalarials (such as chloroquine or hydroxychloroguine) for at least 8 weeks
- maximum of 1 non-corticosteroid immunosuppressive drug
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject with history or suspected occurrence of drug-induced systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Subject has unstable lupus nephritis and/ or has active Central nervous system (CNS) lupus or history of severe CNS lupus, including but not limited to seizures, psychosis, transverse myelitis, CNS vasculitis and optic neuritis
- Major surgery prior to, and, if planned, during and shortly after the study is not eligible
- Subject has or has had an acute illness, including a common cold, within 2 weeks prior to the study agent administration or has had a major illness or hospitalization within 4 months prior to the screening visit
- Any other inflammatory diseases that might confound the evaluations of efficacy are excluded
Sites / Locations
- Charité Research Organisation GmbH
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
- Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Part A: JNJ-56022473 or Placebo (4:1)
Part B: JNJ-56022473 or Placebo (5:1)
Subjects will receive 3 subcutaneous (SC) administrations of the same dose level of JNJ-56022473 Dose 1, Dose 2, or Dose 3 or placebo every 2 weeks (in the ratio of 4:1 [4 active: 1 placebo]).
Subjects will receive 3 SC administrations of the same dose level of JNJ-56022473 or placebo every 2 weeks (in the ratio of 5:1 [5 active: 1 placebo]). The dose level(s) will be based upon an interim analysis (IA) of the Part A data.