Recruiting
Phase 3

Spesolimab

Sponsor:

LEO Pharma

Code:

NCT06624670

Conditions

Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Spesolimab

Placebo matching to spesolimab

Prednisone

Prednisolone

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called spesolimab helps people with pyoderma gangrenosum (PG). The main aim is to see whether spesolimab leads to closure of PG ulcers. This study is open to adults with ulcerative PG with at least 1 ulcer that measures between 5 cm\^2 to 80 cm\^2 in size.

This study has 2 parts. In Part 1, participants are put into groups randomly, which means by chance. 1 group gets spesolimab and the other group gets placebo. Placebo infusions look like spesolimab infusions, but do not contain any medicine. Every participant has a 2 in 3 chance of getting spesolimab. For the first 8 weeks, participants also take corticosteroid medicine by mouth.

In Part 2, participants are put into groups again. Participants without open ulcers have an equal chance of getting spesolimab or placebo. Participants with open skin ulcers will get spesolimab.

In both parts, participants receive spesolimab or placebo as an infusion into a vein every 4 weeks.

Participants are in the study for about 1.5 years. During this time, they visit the study site 20 times. At study visits, doctors check the participant's skin for signs of PG. The doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects. The results of the groups are compared to see whether the treatment works.

Conditions

Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Study ID

NCT06624670

Start date

Feb 5, 2025

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Aug 19, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov 12, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion criteria:

1. Adult trial participants, aged ≥18 years (if local legislation for age of consent differs, then local legislation will be followed) at screening.
2. Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with International Council on Harmonisation-Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) and local legislation prior to admission to the trial.
3. A confirmed diagnosis of ulcerative pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) (≥10 points on the PARACELSUS score) that requires systemic therapy in the opinion of the investigator. The diagnosis needs to be confirmed by an Adjudication Committee. Trial participants with mixed PG subtypes are eligible as long as the target lesion is of the ulcerative subtype.
4. At least one measurable (defined as measuring ≥5 cm\^2) PG ulcer. In trial participants with more than one PG ulcer, the target PG ulcer will be selected by the investigator and confirmed by external Adjudication Committee.
5. At the time of the Screening Visit, a maximum duration of 6 months since the target ulcer in the current PG episode was diagnosed. Target ulcers >6 months since diagnosis are allowed if they are active and progressing, as judged by the investigator and confirmed by an Adjudication Committee.
6. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must be ready and able to use highly effective methods of birth control per ICH M3 (R2) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly. A list of contraception methods meeting these criteria and instructions on the duration of use is provided in the participant information and in the protocol.

Exclusion criteria:

1. Trial participants with non-PG lesions.
2. Trial participants with a target PG ulcer measuring >80 cm\^2.
3. Trial participants with chronic, non-inflamed PG wounds or ulcers that are not responsive to immunosuppressive therapy, as determined by an Adjudication Committee.
4. Presence of active ulcer infection at the Screening Visit (unless treated and resolved prior to administration of the first dose of trial medication) based on investigator assessment.
5. Presence of persistent or recurring bacterial infection requiring systemic antibiotic therapy; or clinically significant viral, fungal, or parasitic infections within 2 weeks prior to the Screening Visit. Any such infection must be resolved, with treatment completed ≥2 weeks prior to the Screening Visit. No new/recurrent infections should have occurred prior to Visit 2.
6. "Active or latent tuberculosis (TB)

  • Participants with active TB are excluded
  • Participants with latent TB may be included if treatment of latent TB, as per local guidelines, is initiated prior to randomization and completed during the course of the trial."
7. Chronic or acute infections including Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and viral hepatitis (including occult hepatitis); the corresponding laboratory tests will be performed during screening. A trial participant can be re-screened if the trial participant was treated and is cured from the acute infection.
8. Severe, progressive, or uncontrolled hepatic disease, defined as >3x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) elevation in Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or alkaline phosphatase, or >2x ULN elevation in total bilirubin.

Further exclusion criteria apply.

Study Design

Enrollment

90 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Spesolimab

placebo comparator: Placebo

Interventions

Spesolimab

Solution for infusion

Placebo matching to spesolimab

Placebo matching to spesolimab

Prednisone

Prednisone

Prednisolone

Prednisolone

Primary outcome measure

  • Achievement of complete closure (PGAR-100 (100% pyoderma gangrenosum area reduction)) of the target PG ulcer at any time up to Week 26 and confirmed at the next consecutive visit (at least 2 weeks later) [ Time Frame: Up to Week 28. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Recruiting

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

Contacts

Medical Dermatology Specialists Phoenix

Recruiting

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006

Contacts

University of California Irvine

Recruiting

Irvine, California, United States, 92697

Contacts

University of Miami

Recruiting

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

Contacts

University of South Florida

Recruiting

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612

Contacts

Ada West Research

Recruiting

Meridian, Idaho, United States, 83646

Contacts

Dawes Fretzin Clinical Research Group, LLC-Indianapolis -68995

Recruiting

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46250

Contacts

Tulane University Hospital and Clinic

Recruiting

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112

Contacts

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

Contacts

University of Michigan

Recruiting

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

Contacts

Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Heater Road

Recruiting

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03766

Contacts

Dermatology at Lake Success

Recruiting

Lake Success, New York, United States, 11042

Contacts

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10029

Contacts

Red River Research Partners, LLC

Recruiting

Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58103

Contacts

Cleveland Clinic

Recruiting

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195

Contacts

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Recruiting

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210

Contacts

Oregon Health and Sciences University

Recruiting

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239

Contacts

University of Pennsylvania

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Contacts

Epiphany Dermatology

Recruiting

Lewisville, Texas, United States, 75056

Contacts

University of Utah Health MidValley Dermatology

Recruiting

Murray, Utah, United States, 84107

Contacts

Rejuvenation Dermatology Clinic

Recruiting

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5J 3S9

Contacts

University of Alberta Hospital (University of Alberta)

Recruiting

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7

Contacts

Women's College Hospital

Recruiting

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1B2

Contacts

McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)

Recruiting

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 3J1

Contacts

Centre de Recherche Saint-Louis

Recruiting

Québec, Canada, G1W 4R4

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

LEO Pharma

Last update posted

Sep 2, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by LEO Pharma on 2026-09-02.