New MS drug combo shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT05798520
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested an experimental drug called BIIB091, alone or combined with an approved MS drug (diroximel fumarate), in 127 people with relapsing multiple sclerosis. The goal was to check safety and see if it reduces brain inflammation on MRI scans. Participants took pills twice daily for 48 weeks, and neither they nor their doctors knew which treatment they received.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BIIB091 (an experimental drug) and diroximel fumarate (an approved MS drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with relapsing multiple sclerosis, possibly improving disease control when used alone or with an existing therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 study with only 127 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects or fail to show clear benefit over current treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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127 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of RMS \[relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) or active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS)\] in accordance with the 2017 Revised McDonald criteria. 2. Time since MS symptom onset is \<20 years. 3. Must have expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score of 0 through 5.0 at screening and baseline. 4. Must have at least 1 of the following occurring prior to Baseline (Day 1): * ≥2 clinical relapses in the last 24 months (but not within 30 days prior to Baseline \[Day 1\]) with at least 1 relapse during the last 12 months prior to randomization. * ≥1 clinical relapse within the past 24 months (but not within 30 days prior to Baseline \[Day 1\]) and ≥1 new brain MRI lesion (Gd-positive and/or new or enlarging T2 hyperintense lesion) within the past 12 months prior to randomization. The screening MRI could be used to satisfy this criterion (if needed for inclusion, local reading is required). For new or enlarging T2 hyperintense lesions, the reference scan cannot be \>12 months prior to randomization. * ≥1 GdE lesion on brain MRI within 6 months prior to randomization. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) in accordance with the 2017 Revised McDonald criteria. 2. An MS relapse that has occurred within 30 days prior to Baseline (Day 1) or the participant has not stabilized from a previous relapse at the time of screening. 3. History of severe allergic, anaphylactic reactions or hypersensitivity reaction to BIIB091 or DRF, the excipients contained in the formulation, and if appropriate, any diagnostic agents to be administered during the study, including the following: * Known hypersensitivity to any components of the study treatment * Known hypersensitivity to previous fumarate or bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor treatments * History of hypersensitivity to parenteral administration of Gd-based contrast agents 4. Evidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection within the past 4 weeks prior to Baseline. 5. History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or a positive or indeterminate test result at screening for HIV. 6. Current or history of hepatitis C infection regardless of viral load. 7. Current or history of hepatitis B infection. 8. Current enrollment or plan to enroll in any other drug, biological, device, clinical study, or treatment with an investigational drug or approved therapy for investigational use within 90 days prior to randomization or 5 half-lives of the drug or therapy, whichever is longer. NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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'MHAT Avis - Medica' OOD
Pleven, 5800, Bulgaria
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Acibadem City Clinic Tokuda University Hospital Ead
Sofia, 1407, Bulgaria
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Berkeley, California, 94705, United States
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Tor Vergata
Roma, 00133, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I - Università di Roma La Sapienza
Roma, 00161, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria- Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Naples, 80138, Italy
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COPERNICUS Podmiot Leczniczy Sp. z o. o.,
Gdansk, 80-803, Poland
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Caribbean Center for Clinical Research
Guaynabo, San Juan, 00968, Puerto Rico
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Centrum Medyczne Pratia Katowice
Katowice, 40-081, Poland
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Centrum Neurologii K. Selmaj
Lodz, 90-324, Poland
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DCC Neoclinic EAD
Sofia, 1408, Bulgaria
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Diagnostic Consultation Center CONVEX EOOD
Sofia, 1680, Bulgaria
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Fakultni Thomayerova nemocnice
Praha 4-Krc, 14059, Czechia
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Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove
Hradec Králové, 50005, Czechia
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Fakultni nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brne
Brno, 65691, Czechia
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Fondazione Istituto G.Giglio di Cefalù
Cefalù, Palermo, 90015, Italy
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Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Casimiro Mondino
Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Fort Wayne Neurological Center
Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46804, United States
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Holy Name
Teaneck, New Jersey, 07666, United States
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HonorHealth Neurology
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85251, United States
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Córdoba, 14011, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
El Palmar, Murcia, 30120, Spain
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Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed-Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo
Pozzilli, Isernia, 86077, Italy
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IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Genova, 16132, Italy
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Inselspital - Universitaetsspital Bern
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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Instytut Zdrowia dr Boczarska-Jedynak sp.z.o.o, Sp.K
Oświęcim, 32-600, Poland
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International Neurorehabilitation Institute
Lutherville, Maryland, 21093, United States
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Klinikum Bayreuth GmbH- Hohe Warte
Bayreuth, Bavaria, 95445, Germany
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Krajska zdravotni a.s. - Nemocnice Teplice o.z.
Teplice, 41529, Czechia
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M.A. - LEK A.M.Maciejowscy SC.
Katowice, 40-571, Poland
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MHATNP 'Sv.Naum', EAD
Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria
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Med-Polonia Sp. z o.o.
Poznan, 60-693, Poland
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NZOZ 'NEURO-KARD', 'Ilkowski i Partnerzy' Sp. Partn. Lek.
Poznan, 61-853, Poland
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Nemocnice Jihlava p.o.
Jihlava, 58633, Czechia
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NeuroProtect Sp. z o.o.
Warsaw, 01-684, Poland
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Neurology Clinic, PC
Cordova, Tennessee, 38018, United States
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Neuropraxis Muenchen Sued
Unterhaching, Bavaria, 82008, Germany
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Nzoz Novo-Med
Katowice, 40-650, Poland
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Nzoz Palomed
Rzeszów, 35-323, Poland
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Ospedale Regionale di Lugano
Lugano, Canton Ticino, 6903, Switzerland
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Resmedica Sp.z o.o
Kielce, 25-726, Poland
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S.C Clubul Sanatatii SRL
Campulung Muscel, 115100, Romania
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S.C Neurocity S.R.L
Bucharest, 11302, Romania
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Samodzielny Publiczny Specjalistyczny Szpital Zachodni im. Jana Pawla II
Grodzisk Mazowiecki, 05-825, Poland
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South Shore Neurologic Associates, P.C.
Patchogue, New York, 11772, United States
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Spitalul Universitar de Urgenta Elias
Bucharest, 11461, Romania
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Studienzentrum fur Neurologie und Psychiatrie
Böblingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 71034, Germany
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Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie
Krakow, 31-503, Poland
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The Boster Center for Multiple Sclerosis
Columbus, Ohio, 43235, United States
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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The Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3900, United States
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UMHAT "Sv. Ivan Rilski", EAD
Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria
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UMHAT 'Dr. Georgi Stranski', EAD
Pleven, 5800, Bulgaria
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UMHAT 'Sv. Georgi', EAD
Plovdiv, 4002, Bulgaria
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Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus TU Dresden
Dresden, 01307, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf AoeR
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40225, Germany
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Universitaetsspital Zuerich
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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University First MHAT-Sofia, 'St. Joan Krastitel' EAD
Sofia, 1142, Bulgaria
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University of California at Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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University of Cincinnati Physicians Company
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of Colorado School of Medic
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc.
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131-0001, United States
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University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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Vanderbilt MS Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37215, United States
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Vero Beach Neurology and Research Institute
Vero Beach, Florida, 32960, United States
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Wake Forest University - School of Medicine - Central
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Wielospecjalistyczne Centrum Medyczne Ibismed
Zabrze, 41-800, Poland
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ZNS - Zentrum fuer Neurologisch-Psychiatrische Studien
Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 57076, Germany
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