The primary objectives of this study is to establish the safety and tolerability of single doses of MDX-1100 administered in dose-escalating cohorts to patients with active ulcerative colitis (UC).~The secondary objectives include:~to characterize the pharmacokinetic profile of MDX-1100,~to determine the pharmacodynamic effects of MDX-1100 on CXCL10-related surrogate markers,~to obtain preliminary evidence as assessed by the Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity Index (DAI),~to determine the immunogenic response to MDX-1100, and~determine the safety and efficacy of repeat doses in patients who respond to a single dose of MDX-1100.~This is a Phase I, multicenter, dose-escalation study of MDX-1100 (anti-CXCL10 human monoclonal antibody) in patients with UC, as defined by standard clinical, endoscopic and histological criteria and a DAI greater than or equal to 4 and less than or equal to 9. Three to six patients will be entered into each of 4 cohorts (0.3, 1.0, 3.0 or 10mg/kg). Starting with the lowest dose cohort (0.3mg/kg), patients will be administered a single dose of MDX-1100 at Day 1 and will be followed until 70 days from the last dose. Dose escalation may proceed when the third patient in the cohort has reached Day 29 and if no dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) have occurred. Dose escalation may proceed when the sixth patient reaches Day 29 and <2 DLTs have occurred in the cohort. Dose escalation will continue until the last cohort is enrolled or the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is defined.~Patients who respond to the initial dose, as defined by a decrease in the UC disease activity index (UCDAI) by greater than or equal to 3 points at Day 29 compared to baseline, will be offered the option of receiving up to 3 additional doses of MDX-1100 at their originally assigned dose level. Re-dosing will be permitted at the time of disease flare which is defined as a worsening of the modified UCDAI of greater than or equal to 2 compared to the prior nadir. In order to obtain PK data, the first re-dose may not be administered until Day 43 and all subsequent doses may be great than or equal to 28 days apart. A response in the repeat dosing phase will be defined as a decrease in the mUCDAI of greater than or equal to 2 as compared to the previous baseline mUCDAI. For the second infusion, the comparison will use the mUCDAI calculated at Day 29 or subsequent nadir.~The study will terminate approximately 70 days after the last patient has received the last dose of MDX-1100. It is anticipated that the maximum total time on study for any patient will be less than 1 year.
This is a Phase I dose-escalation study of MDX-1100. patients with ulcerative colitis will be enrolled into one of four dose cohorts, to receive of MDX-1100 at 0.3, 1.0, 3.0 or 10mg/kg. Three to six patients will be enrolled at each dose level, starting at the lowest dose level, for a maximum of 24 patients to be enrolled into the study. The study is designed to establish the safety and tolerability of single doses of MDX-1100 administered in dose-escalating cohorts to patients with ulcerative colitis. Other study objectives include characterizing a pharmacokinetic profile and pharmacodynamic effects of MDX-1100 and determination of immunogenic response to MDX-1100.