Extension Study of Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Tulisokibart in Participants With Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis (MK-7240-011)
Crohn Disease · Colitis, Ulcerative
What this study involves
The registry says this study is recruiting. Individual locations may have different availability.
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Age range
- Not specified - Not specified
- Sex eligible
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Participants
- 1380 Estimated
These are starting points, not an eligibility decision. The research team must review the full requirements.
About the research
Researchers want to learn more about tulisokibart (also known as MK-7240) in an extension study. Tulisokibart is a medicine designed to treat active, moderate to severe Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). An extension study is a type of study where people who received tulisokibart in certain other studies for CD or UC (called a parent study) may be able to join this study. The goals of this study are to learn about the safety of tulisokibart over time in people with CD or UC, and if people tolerate it.
Who may be able to participate?
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Has participated in a qualifying tulisokibart parent study for CD or UC
- The investigator determines that the participant derives clinical benefit from continued study intervention based upon clinical evaluations performed during their parent study
- A participant assigned female sex at birth is not breastfeeding during the study intervention period and for at least 14 weeks after the last dose of study intervention
- A participant of childbearing potential (POCBP) is not pregnant and has a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test (urine or serum) as required by local regulations within 24 hours (for a urine test) or 72 hours (for a serum test) before the first dose of study intervention
- A POCBP uses an acceptable contraceptive method, or adheres to penile-vaginal intercourse abstinence as their preferred and usual lifestyle (abstinent on a long-term and persistent basis)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has prematurely discontinued study intervention in their parent study
- Has received any protocol-specified prohibited medications during their parent study
- Has known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to tulisokibart or its excipients
Treatment, groups and participation
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- Assignment
- Not randomized
- Masking
- Quadruple masked
Group 1: Low Dose Unblinded
Participants receive a low dose subcutaneous (SC) tulisokibart regimen.
Drug: Tulisokibart
Group 2: High Dose Unblinded
Participants receive a high dose SC tulisokibart regimen.
Drug: Tulisokibart
Group 3: High Dose Blinded
Participants receive a blinded high dose SC tulisokibart regimen.
Drug: Tulisokibart
Group 4: Low Dose Blinded
Participants receive a blinded low dose SC tulisokibart regimen.
Drug: Tulisokibart · Drug: Placebo to tulisokibart
Tulisokibart DRUG
Humanized monoclonal antibody that binds human tumor necrosis factor-like cytokine 1A (TL1A), administered subcutaneously
Placebo to tulisokibart DRUG
Placebo matching SC tulisokibart
What researchers are measuring
Outcome measures describe what is being studied. They are not proof that a treatment works.
Primary measures
Number of Participants Who Experience an Adverse Event (AE)
Time frame: Up to approximately 378 weeks
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment. The number of participants who experience an AE will be reported.
Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an AE
Time frame: Up to approximately 364 weeks
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment. The number of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE will be reported.
Other measures
Percentage of Participants with Crohn's Disease Achieving Clinical Remission per Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) Score
Time frame: Up to Week 364
The percentage of participants who enrolled in their parent study with Crohn's disease who achieve clinical remission, as defined by CDAI score \<150, at Week 364 will be presented.
Percentage of Participants with Crohn's Disease Achieving Clinical Remission per Stool Frequency and Abdominal Pain Score
Time frame: Up to Week 364
The percentage of participants who enrolled in their parent study with Crohn's disease achieving clinical remission at Week 364 per stool frequency/abdominal pain score (SF/APS), as defined by average daily SF ≤2.8 and average daily APS ≤1.0 and both not greater than baseline will be presented.
Percentage of Participants with Crohn's Disease With Endoscopic Remission Per Simplified Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD)
Time frame: Up to Week 364
The Simplified Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD) measures ileocolonoscopic findings in Crohn's Disease. Each segment of the ileo-colon (terminal ileum; ascending, transverse, and descending colon; rectum) is scored from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 12 (severe disease; no more than one segment can have a score of 12, in which case the other 4 segments must each be ≤11), and the scores summed to produce an SES-CD ranging from 0 (overall least severe disease) to 56 (overall most severe disease). Endoscopic remission is defined as an SES-CD ≤4 and at least 2-point reduction from baseline and no subscore \>1 in any individual variable, as scored by central reader.
Percentage of Participants with Ulcerative Colitis Achieving Clinical Remission Per Modified Mayo Score (MMS)
Time frame: Up to Week 364
The Modified Mayo Score (MMS) is a composite score of ulcerative colitis (UC) disease activity on a scale of increasing severity from 0-9, calculated by summing three subscores: Endoscopic subscore (ES), scored on a scale of increasing severity from 0 (normal or inactive disease) to 3 (severe disease, such as spontaneous bleeding or ulceration); Stool frequency subscore (SFS), scored on a scale of increasing frequency from 0 (normal number of stools) to 3 (≥5 stools more than normal per day for the participant); and rectal bleeding subscore (RBS), scored on a scale of increasing severity from 0 (no blood seen) to 3 (blood alone passed). Clinical Remission is defined as an ES of 0 or 1, RBS of 0, and SFS of 0 or 1 and not greater than the baseline SFS.
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Open official results ↗Research locations (37)
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37 locations
Connecticut Clinical Research Institute ( Site 0297)Bristol, Connecticut, United StatesRecruiting
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital - Huron Gastroenterology Associates ( Site 0287)Ypsilanti, Michigan, United StatesRecruiting
BVL Research - Kansas ( Site 0292)Liberty, Missouri, United StatesRecruiting
New York Gastroenterology Associates ( Site 0253)New York, New York, United StatesRecruiting
GI Alliance - Digestive Health Associates of Texas - DHAT ( Site 0290)Garland, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
GI Alliance - Lubbock ( Site 0288)Lubbock, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
Caprock Gastro Research ( Site 0293)Lubbock, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
Southern Star Research Institute ( Site 0299)San Antonio, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
GI Alliance - Southlake ( Site 0298)Southlake, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
Tyler Research Institute ( Site 0294)Tyler, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
University of Virginia Health System ( Site 0291)Charlottesville, Virginia, United StatesRecruiting
Washington Gastroenterology - Tacoma ( Site 0295)Tacoma, Washington, United StatesRecruiting
Vojenská Nemocnice Brno-Internal department ( Site 0701)Brno, Brno-mesto, CzechiaRecruiting
Hepato-Gastroenterologie HK ( Site 0700)Hradec Králové, CzechiaRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice - Hôpital l'Archet ( Site 1002)Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, FranceRecruiting
CMC Ambroise Paré Hartmann - Institut des MICI ( Site 1003)Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, FranceRecruiting
CHRU De Nancy - Hopital de Brabois ( Site 1001)Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, FranceRecruiting
Hopital Claude Huriez CHRU LILLE ( Site 1004)Lille, Nord, FranceRecruiting
ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine Georgia ( Site 1104)Tbilisi, GeorgiaRecruiting
Békés Megyei Központi Kórház Dr. Réthy Pál Tagkórház-4. Belgyogyaszat Gasztroenterologia ( Site 1411)Békéscsaba, Bekes County, HungaryRecruiting
Semmelweis Egyetem ( Site 1400)Budapest, HungaryRecruiting
Rivermed Sp. z.o.o. ( Site 2206)Poznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
Centrum Diagnostyczno - Lecznicze Barska sp. z o.o. ( Site 2208)Włocławek, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
Krakowskie Centrum Medyczne ( Site 2210)Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
Centrum Medyczne Oporow ( Site 2212)Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
Melita Medical Sp. z o.o. ( Site 2204)Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, PolandActive, not recruiting
Przychodnia Futuremeds Wroclaw ( Site 2211)Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, PolandActive, not recruiting
1 Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny Z Poliklinika SPZOZ w Lublinie ( Site 2205)Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
Medrise Sp. z o.o. ( Site 2200)Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
EB Group Sp. Z o.o. Centrum Zdrowia MDM ( Site 2202)Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
Vivamed Sp. z o.o. ( Site 2201)Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
WIP Warsaw IBD Point Professor Kierkus ( Site 2209)Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
Vita Longa Sp. Zoo ( Site 2213)Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
Sonomed Sp. z o. o. ( Site 2203)Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
Bonifraterskie Centrum Medyczne ( Site 2207)Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
MAC Research - Merseyside ( Site 3401)Prescot, Knowsley, United KingdomRecruiting
Whipps Cross University Hospital ( Site 3400)London, Waltham Forest, United KingdomActive, not recruiting
Study team and timeline
- Lead sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Study start
- Nov 25, 2024 Actual
- Primary completion
- Dec 17, 2037 Estimated
- Study completion
- Dec 17, 2037 Estimated
- First posted
- Oct 21, 2024 Actual
- Last updated
- Nov 10, 2026 Actual
Official study contacts
Official study title
A Phase 3 Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Tulisokibart in Participants With Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis
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Retrieved: Nov 12, 2026 · Last registry update: Nov 10, 2026
