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Clinical Trials in China / NCT05540327
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The Willow LTE Study With M5049 in Participants With SCLE, DLE and/or SLE (WILLOW LTE)

NCT05540327 · tracked via the Priya Life Science China tracker
Sponsor
Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Phase
Phase 2
Started
2022-09-16
Last updated
2026-07-20

Condition(s) studied

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

M5049 low dose →M5049 medium dose →M5049 high dose →Placebo

M5049 low dose: Participants will receive film-coated tablets of M5049 at a low dose orally, twice a day (BID) for up to 194 weeks.

M5049 medium dose: Participants will receive film-coated tablets of M5049 at a medium dose orally, BID for up to 194 weeks.

M5049 high dose: Participants will receive film-coated tablets of M5049 at a high dose orally, BID for up to 194 weeks.

Placebo: Participants will receive M5049 matching placebo orally, BID for up to 194 weeks.

Study summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the long term safety and efficacy of orally administered M5049 in participants with subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE), discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and/or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who have completed the 24 week treatment period of Willow study (MS200569\_0003 \[NCT05162586\]).

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
76 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: * Are SCLE, DLE and/or SLE that have completed the 24 week Treatment of the Willow Study * Have a Body Mass Index (BMI) within the less than or equal to (\<=) 40 kilograms per meter square (inclusive) at Screening * Participants who had successfully completed Week 48 of the Part 1 will have the opportunity to participate in the LTE Part 2. In exceptional cases and after Sponsor review, participants who have completed the Week 48 visit of the Part 1 within the previous 4-weeks may be considered for Part 2 participation based on eligibility review. Previous 4-weeks will be calculated from the Week 48 visit of Part 1 * Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who experienced serious event(s) related to the study intervention during the WILLOW study * Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with Long Term Extension (LTE) study participation * Ongoing or active clinically significant viral (including Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 \[(SARS-CoV-2)\], bacterial or fungal infection, or any major episode of infection requiring hospitalization * Received LTE prohibited medication during the WILLOW study or after the WILLOW study Week 24 * Participation in any other investigational drug study after the WILLOW study Week 24 * Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply

Primary outcome measure(s)

Trial sites (122)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Torrance California
Bay Area Arthritis and Osteoporosis Brandon Florida
Advance Medical Research Center Miami Florida
Dawes Fretzin Dermatology Group, LLC Indianapolis Indiana
AA MRC LLC Ahmed Arif Medical Research Center Grand Blanc Michigan
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota
Ohio State University - CTMO Parent Columbus Ohio
Ramesh C Gupta, MD Memphis Tennessee
Centro de Investigaciones Medicas Mar del Plata - CIM Buenos Aires Argentina
CINME - Centro De Investigaciones Metabolicas Buenos Aires Argentina
Buenos Aires Skin Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires Argentina
Hospital Militar Central Dr. Cosme Argerich Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires Argentina
Centro de Investigaciones Medicas Mar del Plata - CIM Mar del Plata Argentina
Instituto de Reumatologia Mendoza Argentina
Instituto Medico de alta Complejidad San Isidro S.A (IMAC) San Fernando Argentina
CER San Juan Centro Polivalente de Asistencia e Inv. Clinica San Juan Argentina
Centro Dermatologico Schejtman San Miguel Argentina
PSORIAHUE-Medicina Interdisciplinar San Miguel Argentina
Centro de Investigaciones Medicas Tucuman San Miguel de Tucumán Argentina
Investigaciones Clinicas Tucuman San Miguel de Tucumán Argentina
Monash Medical Centre Clayton Clayton Australia
Veracity Clinical Research Woolloongabba Australia
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte Brazil
Oncovida - Centro de Onco-Hematologia de Mato Grosso Cuiabá Brazil
Clínica SER da Bahia Graça Brazil
CMiP - Centro Mineiro de Pesquisa Juiz de Fora Brazil
Hospital Moinhos de Vento Moinhos de Vento Brazil
Fundacao Faculdade Regional de Medicina de Sao Jose do Rio Preto - CIP - Centro Integrado de Pesquisa São José Brazil
CEPIC - Centro Paulista de Investigação Clínica e Serviços Médicos São Paulo Brazil
DCC 'Sveti Georgi' EOOD - Cardiology Office Haskovo Bulgaria
MC Artmed OOD Plovdiv Bulgaria
DCC 1 Sevlievo EOOD Sevlievo Bulgaria
DCC Focus 5 - MEOH OOD Sofia Bulgaria
Military Medical Academy - MHAT - Sofia Sofia Bulgaria
UMHAT "Sv. Ivan Rilski", EAD - Clinic of Rheumatology Sofia Bulgaria
UMHAT "Sv. Ivan Rilski", EAD - Clinica of Rheumatology Sofia Bulgaria
Clinica Alemana de Osorno - Corporacion de Beneficencia Osorno Los Lagos Chile
BioMedica Research Group - Psicomedica Clinical and Research Group Santiago Chile
CeCim Biocinetic Santiago Chile
Centro Medico Prosalud Santiago Chile

+ 82 more sites — see the full list on the official registry below.

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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