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TerminatedNCT03398837RESOLVE-1Updated Mar 29, 2021

Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Lenabasum in Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis

A Phase 3 interventional study of Lenabasum 5 mg and Lenabasum 20 mg in Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis, sponsored by Corbus Pharmaceuticals Inc.. Terminated at 74 sites in 12 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-03-29.

Sponsored by Corbus Pharmaceuticals Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Sponsor terminated open-label extension

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was May 2020, 6 years 5 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
365
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 153 studies in Scleroderma, Diffuse with a site in United States — 29 open to participants now, 39 under way, 5 of them phase 3. Scleroderma, Diffuse · United States.

Enrollment
4th of 120
365 · median 29
Started
2017
with 5 others
Phase 3
12 of 153
1 open now
Registered
87th of 153
by date

Among the 153 studies in Scleroderma, Diffuse with a site in United States, this one is the 4th largest by enrollment of the 120 interventional ones, is one of 6 that started in 2017, is one of 12 in phase 3, and was the 87th registered.

By phase

153 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

Phase 241 · 8 open
Observational32 · 9 open
Phase 123 · 6 open
No phase22 · 2 open
Phase 1/215 · 1 open
Phase 3this study12 · 1 open
Phase 2/36 · 2 open
Phase 42 · 0 open

By the year they started

First in 1992; this study’s year is marked. 6 started in 2017.

Size and results

Median enrollment 29 across the 120 interventional studies, 197 across the 32 observational. Of the 100 that completed or were terminated, 40 (40%) have results posted.

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Study summary

This is a Phase 3 multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study assessing the efficacy and safety of lenabasum for the treatment of diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (SSc). Approximately 354 subjects will be enrolled in this study at about 60 sites in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The planned duration of treatment with study drug is 52 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis

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Keywords

  • Scleroderma
  • cannabinoid receptor type 2 agonist
  • anabasum
  • JBT-101
  • lenabasum
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. ≥ 18 years of age at the time is signed.
  2. Diffuse cutaneous SSc (skin thickening on upper arms, upper legs, or trunk).
  3. Disease duration ≤ 6 years from the first non-Raynaud's symptom.
  4. No new or increased doses of medications within 8 weeks prior to Screening.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Unstable SSc or SSc with end-stage organ involvement at Screening or Visit 1.
  2. Any of the following values for laboratory tests at Screening:

    1. A positive pregnancy test in women of ;
    2. \< 9 g/dL for males and \< 8 g/dL for females;
    3. Neutrophils \< 1.0 ×10\^9/L;
    4. \< 75 ×10\^9/L;
    5. \< 50 mL/min according to the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease () Study equation;
    6. or alanine aminotransferase > 2.0 × .
  3. Any medical condition or concurrent medical therapies at Screening or Visit 1, including a history of non-compliance with medical treatments, that may put the subject at greater safety risk, influence response to study product, or interfere with study assessments.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(9)

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Immunosuppression

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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
365 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1

    Lenabasum 5 mg BID

    Drug: Lenabasum 5 mg

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2

    Lenabasum 20 mg BID

    Drug: Lenabasum 20 mg

  • Placebo comparator
    Cohort 3

    Placebo BID

    Other: Placebo oral capsule

Interventions

  • Subjects will receive lenabasum 5 mg twice daily.

  • Subjects will receive lenabasum 20 mg twice daily.

  • OtherPlacebo oral capsule

    Subjects will receive placebo twice daily.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of lenabasum compared to placebo for the American College of Rheumatology Combined Response Index in diffuse cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis score.

    The ACR CRISS exponential algorithm determines the predicted probability of improvement from baseline, incorporating change in mRSS, FVC % predicted, physician and patient global assessments, and HAQ-DI. The outcome is a continuous variable between 0.0 and 1.0 (0 - 100%). A higher score indicates greater improvement.

    Time frame: American College of Rheumatology Combined Response Index score through study completion, up to 1 year.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of lenabasum compared to placebo for the change from baseline in modified Rodnan skin score.

    mRSS evaluates a subject's skin thickness on a 4 point scale for 17 surface anatomic areas: 0 = normal skin; 1 = mild thickness; 2 = moderate thickness; 3 = severe thickness with inability to pinch skin into fold. The individual values of the 17 surface areas are summed to define the total skin score with a maximum score of 51.

    Time frame: Change from baseline through study completion, up to 1 year.

  2. Efficacy of lenabasum compared to placebo for the change from baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index.

    It includes 8 sections: dressing, arising, eating, walking, hygiene, reach, grip, and activities. There are 2 or 3 questions for each section. Scoring within each section is from 0 (without any difficulty) to 3 (unable to do). The individual scores of the eight sections are summed and divided by 8. The result is the disability index or functional disability index. A higher score indicates more functional disability.

    Time frame: Change from baseline through study completion, up to 1 year.

  3. Efficacy of lenabasum compared to placebo for the change from baseline in forced vital capacity.

    Time frame: Change from baseline through study completion, up to 1 year.

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Study locations

74 sites
  • University of California San Diego
    La Jolla, California 92037, United States
  • Pacific Arthritis Care Center
    Los Angeles, California 90045, United States
  • UCLA
    Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
  • Stanford University
    Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
  • Georgetown University Medical Center
    Washington, District of Columbia 20007, United States
  • Northwestern University
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
  • Tulane University Medical Center
    New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, United States
  • John Hopkins University, Scleroderma Center
    Baltimore, Maryland 21224, United States
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Rheumatology
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • Boston University Medical Center (BUMC) - General Clinical Research Unit (GCRU)
    Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
  • Michigan Medicine
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
  • University of Minnesota Health Clinical Research Unit
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
    Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, United States
  • Rutgers Clinical Research Center, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
  • The Steffens Scleroderma at The Center for Rheumatology
    Albany, New York 12203, United States
  • Columbia University Medical Center
    New York, New York 10032, United States
  • Hospital for Special Surgery
    New York, New York 10065, United States
  • Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
  • University of Toledo
    Toledo, Ohio 43614, United States
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System - PCAM, Dept. of Rheumatology
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
  • UPMC Arthritis and Autoimmunity Center, Falk Clinic
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
  • Metroplex Clinical Research Center
    Dallas, Texas 75231, United States
  • UTP Rheumatology Clinic
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, United States
  • Medical College of Wisconsin/Froedtert Hospital
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, United States
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital
    Adelaide, 5000, Australia
  • Liverpool Hospital
    Liverpool, Australia
  • St Vincent's Hospital
    Melbourne, 3065, Australia
  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
    Sydney, Australia
  • Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital
    Montréal, Canada
  • The Arthritis Centre
    Winnipeg, Canada
  • Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
    Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg 69120, Germany
  • Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Abteilung -Neue Therapien & Studien-
    Berlin, Germany
  • University Hospital Cologne, Department of Dermatology and Venereology
    Cologne, Germany
  • Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
    Erlangen, Germany
  • University Medical Center Freiburg
    Freiburg, Germany
  • Universitätsklinik Köln,Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie
    Köln, Germany
  • Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH, Zentrum Rheumatologie u. Klin. Immunologie, Studienambulanz
    Nauheim, Germany
  • University Hospital Ulm
    Ulm, Germany
  • Rambam Health Corporation
    Haifa, 3109601, Israel
  • Bnai Zion Medical Center
    Haifa, Israel
  • Meir Medical Center - Internal Medicine E
    Kefar Saba, Israel
  • Sheba Medical Center
    Ramat Gan, Israel
  • Kyushu University Hospital
    Fukuoka, Japan
  • Kanazawa University Hospital
    Kanazawa, Japan
  • Gunma University Hospital
    Maebashi, Japan
  • Hokkaido University Hospital
    Sapporo, Japan
  • National University Corporation Tohoku University Tohoku University Hospital
    Sendai, Japan
  • Osaka University Hospital
    Suita, Japan
  • Nippon Medical School Hospital
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Yokohama City University Hospital
    Yokohama, Japan
  • Seoul National University Hospital
    Seoul, 03080, Korea, Republic of
  • Asan Medical Center
    Seoul, 05505, Korea, Republic of
  • Hanyang University Medical Center
    Seoul, Korea, Republic of
  • The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
    Seoul, Korea, Republic of
  • Leiden University Medical Center
    Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
  • Erasmus Medical Center
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Haga Hospital
    The Hague, Netherlands
  • Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 1; Katedra i Klinika Dermatologii, Wenerologii i Dermatologii Dziecięcej Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie
    Lublin, Poland
  • Medyczne Centrum Hetmanska
    Poznań, Poland
  • Reum-Medica S.C
    Wrocław, Poland
  • Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset
    Valencia, Spain
  • Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
    Saint Gallen, Switzerland
  • University Hospital Zurich
    Zürich, Switzerland
  • Ninewells Hospital
    Dundee, Scotland DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
  • Freeman Hospital
    Newcastle, Tyne And Wear NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
  • Russell's Hall Hospital
    Dudley, West Midlands DY1 2HQ, United Kingdom
  • Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM)
    Leeds, United Kingdom
  • Royal Free Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust
    London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
  • Guy's and St.Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
    London, United Kingdom
  • Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
    Salford, M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Dec 2017 to primary completion in May 2020, 29 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 5, 2018
First posted
Jan 16, 2018
StartActual
Dec 18, 2017
Primary completionActual
May 27, 2020
CompletionActual
Dec 21, 2020
Last update
Mar 29, 2021
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 29, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03398837
Lead sponsor
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 16, 2018
Start date
Dec 18, 2017
Primary completion
May 27, 2020
Completion
Dec 21, 2020
Last update
Mar 29, 2021

Study contacts

Robert Spiera, MD
principal investigator · Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Chris Denton, MD
principal investigator · Professor of Experimental Rheumatology and Consultant Rheumatologist and Centre Head, Royal Free Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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