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NCT00642902 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

A Phase 2 Study of Atacicept in Subjects With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (ATAMS)

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by EMD Serono.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
255
Enrollment target

NCT00642902: Clinical Trial Phase 2 study, sponsored by EMD Serono.

NCT00642902 is a Phase 2 study that was terminated before completion, run by EMD Serono. The registered enrollment target is 255 participants, above the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (92% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00642902, a Phase 2 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by EMD Serono.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
255 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

To evaluate the safety and tolerability of atacicept and to explore if atacicept reduces central nervous system inflammation in subjects with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) as assessed by frequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study is randomised. Study medication is administered via subcutaneous (under the skin) injections.

Primary Outcome

Analysis of T1 Gd-enhancing lesions was done using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. Only post-baseline scans were included in the calculation of this endpoint (excluding the Study Day 1 scan which had been conducted before first dosing).

Interventions

  • DRUG Atacicept
  • DRUG Placebo matched to atacicept

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 255 participants
Start Date 2008-04
Est. Completion 2009-09
Phase Phase 2
EMD Serono

71 total trials

Why NCT00642902 stopped before completion

NCT00642902 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 255 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, above the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (92% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Atacicept is the first listed.

NCT00642902 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00642902 about?

NCT00642902 is a clinical study titled "A Phase 2 Study of Atacicept in Subjects With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (ATAMS)". To evaluate the safety and tolerability of atacicept and to explore if atacicept reduces central nervous system inflammation in subjects with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) as assessed by frequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study is randomised. Study medication is administered via su...

What is the current status of trial NCT00642902?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 255 participants. The study started on 2008-04. Estimated completion is 2009-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00642902?

The interventions under investigation include: Atacicept (DRUG), Placebo matched to atacicept (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00642902?

This trial is sponsored by EMD Serono, which has 71 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00642902's enrollment target sits among peer trials

255 218th of 2000 higher than 1,782 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00642902, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00642902 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.