Safety and Efficacy Study of IFX-1 in add-on to Standard of Care in GPA and MPA

This is an interventional treatment trial for Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (GPA) focused on measuring Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA), Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA), IFX-1, ANCA, AAV Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female, ≥18 years of age.
2. Diagnosis of GPA or MPA according to the definitions of the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference.
3. Have at least one "major" item, or at least three other items, or at least two renal items on the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS) Version 3.0.
4. New or relapsed GPA or MPA that require treatment with CYC or RTX plus GCs.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Any other multisystem autoimmune disease
2. Requires mechanical ventilation because of alveolar hemorrhage at Screening.
3. Human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C viral screening test showing evidence of active or chronic viral infection at Screening or a documented history of the human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.
4. Received CYC or RTX 12 weeks before Screening; if on azathioprine (AZA), methotrexate (MTX), mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), or mycophenolate sodium (MPS) at the time of Screening, these drugs must be withdrawn prior to receiving CYC or RTX.
5. Received more than 3 g cumulative high dose intravenous GCs within 4 weeks before Screening.
6. On an oral dose of a GC of more than 10 mg prednisone equivalent at Screening or for more than 6 weeks before Screening.
7. Received a CD20 inhibitor, anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment, abatacept, alemtuzumab, any other experimental or biological therapy, intravenous immunoglobulin or plasma exchange, antithymocyte globulin, or required dialysis within 12 weeks before Screening.
8. Received a live vaccination within 4 weeks before Screening or planned between Screening and Week 24.
9. Female subjects of childbearing potential unwilling or unable to use a highly effective method of contraception (pearl index <1%) such as complete sexual abstinence, combined oral contraceptive, vaginal hormone ring, transdermal contraceptive patch, contraceptive implant, or depot contraceptive injection in combination with a second method of contraception such as condom, cervical cap, or diaphragm with spermicide during the study and for at least 4 weeks after last administration of IFX-1 (timeframes for SOC have to be considered as described in the respective Prescribing Information).