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Kesimpta (Ofatumumab) Pregnancy Registry

An observational study in Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 100 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-01-14.

Sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jan 2023; still recruiting 3 years 9 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
725
Ages
18 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The Kesimpta Pregnancy Registry is an observational, exposure cohort designed study to examine pregnancy and infant outcomes in women and infants who are exposed to Kesimpta (ofatumumab) during pregnancy to treat MS.

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The study is expected to enroll for approximately 7 years and follow the pregnant women and their infant(s) over a maximum of 21 months.

The study will be conducted as two sub-studies leveraging independent ongoing pregnancy registries:

  • The Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS) Research Group, University of California, San Diego, USA (referred to as "OTIS") will serve as data source for the Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study;
  • The German MS and pregnancy registry - Deutschsprachigen Multiple Sklerose und Kinderwunsch Register (DMSKW) at Katholisches Klinikum Bochum gGmbH, St Josef Hospital, Bochum, Germany (referred to as "DMSKW") will serve as data source for the Kesimpta- DMSKW sub-study.

Both registries will independently collect and assess data related to the pregnancy and infant outcomes of interest and provide aggregate data which will be further combined (metaanalyses) by Novartis (referred to as the Sponsor) or a designated contract research organization (CRO).

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Conditions studied

  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Pregnancy

Keywords

  • PASS
  • Kesimpta
  • ofatumumab
  • Pregnancy
  • Multiple Sclerosis
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In context

Multiple Sclerosis

3,460 studies on the registry are indexed under Multiple Sclerosis; 661 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 725 is above the median of 100 across 1,016 observational studies indexed under Multiple Sclerosis.

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Lead sponsor

Novartis Pharmaceuticals is the lead sponsor of 2,673 studies on the registry; 228 are open to participants now.

Of its 576 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 431 (75%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Participants from sub-studies, namely the Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study and Kesimpta-DMSKW sub-study, of identical design, conducted in parallel, enrolling pregnant women (MS and non-MS) residing in US or Canada and pregnant women (MS only) from Germany respectively.

Inclusion criteria

Participants must meet all the criteria listed under the respective cohorts to enroll in that particular cohort of the registry:

Cohort 1: Kesimpta-Exposed Cohort

  1. Pregnant women
  2. Diagnosed with MS, with the indication validated by medical records when possible
  3. Administered Kesimpta for the treatment of MS at any time from 166 days prior to the first day of the LMP, or up to and including the end of pregnancy
  4. Agree to the conditions and requirements of the study including the interview schedule, release of medical records, the dysmorphology examination of live born infants (OTIS specific), and validated developmental performance questionnaire in live born children

Cohort 2: Disease-Matched Comparison Cohort (Comparison Group 1)

  1. Pregnant women
  2. Diagnosed with MS, with the indication validated by medical records when possible
  3. May or may not have taken another medication for MS in the current pregnancy
  4. Agree to the conditions and requirements of the study including the interview schedule, release of medical records, the dysmorphology examination of live born infants (OTIS specific), and validated developmental performance questionnaire in live born children

Cohort 3: Healthy Comparison Cohort (Comparison Group 2):Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study specific

  1. Pregnant women
  2. Agree to the conditions and requirements of the study including the interview schedule, release of medical records, the dysmorphology examination of live born infants, and validated developmental performance questionnaire in live born children

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Women meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from the cohort study:

Cohort 1: Kesimpta-Exposed Cohort

  1. Women who have enrolled in the Kesimpta cohort study with a previous pregnancy
  2. Women who have used Kesimpta for an indication other than a currently approved indication
  3. Women with exposure to any of the following medications within 5 half-lives (or pharmacodynamic effect when relevant) prior to conception:

    • Other anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody: same class as Kesimpta
    • S1P modulators: same class as Mayzent
    • Cladribine (Mavenclad): Based on the US label, animal studies indicate that there is positive evidence of teratogenicity for Cladribine
    • Teriflunomide (Aubagio): The teratogenecity of teriflunomide is unknown and currently under investigation.
    • New medications (marketed after 2021) indicated for the treatment of MS will be evaluated for inclusion/exclusion criteria as the study progresses.
  4. Retrospective enrollment after the outcome of pregnancy is known (i.e. the pregnancy has ended prior to enrollment)
  5. Results of diagnostic test(s) that are positive for a major structural defect prior to enrollment. However, women who have had any normal or abnormal prenatal screening or diagnostic test prior to enrollment are eligible as long as the test result does not indicate a major structural defect.

Cohort 2: Disease-Matched Comparison Cohort (Comparison Group 1)

  1. Administered Kesimpta 166 days before the first day of LMP or anytime during pregnancy
  2. Women with exposure to any of the following medications within 5 half-lives (or pharmacodynamic effect when relevant) of conception:

    • Anti CD-20 monoclonal antibody
    • Cladribine (Mavenclad)
    • S1P modulators
    • Teriflunomide (Aubagio) New medications (marketed after 2021) indicated for the treatment of MS will be evaluated for inclusion/exclusion criteria as the study progresses.
  3. Women who have enrolled in the Kesimpta cohort or BAF312A2403 Mayzent cohort with a previous pregnancy
  4. Retrospective enrollment after the outcome of pregnancy is known (i.e. the pregnancy has ended prior to enrollment)
  5. Results of diagnostic test(s) that are positive for a major structural defect prior to enrollment. However, women who have had any normal or abnormal prenatal screening or diagnostic test prior to enrollment are eligible as long as the test result does not indicate a major structural defect.

Cohort 3: Healthy Comparison Cohort (Comparison Group 2): Only applicable to Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study

  1. Administered Kesimpta 166 days before or Mayzent 4 days after the first day of LMP or anytime during pregnancy
  2. Women who have a diagnosis of a MS
  3. Women who have a current diagnosis of any autoimmune disease
  4. Women who have first contact with the project after prenatal diagnosis of any major structural defect
  5. Women treated with Mayzent or Kesimpta for non-MS indication
  6. Retrospective enrollment after the outcome of pregnancy is known (i.e. the pregnancy has ended prior to enrollment)
  7. Results of diagnostic test(s) that are positive for a major structural defect prior to enrollment. However, women who have had any normal or abnormal prenatal screening or diagnostic test prior to enrollment are eligible as long as the test result does not indicate a major structural defect.
  8. Women exposed to a known human teratogenic drugs during pregnancy
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
725 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Disease-matched cohort (Comparison Group 1)

    comparison group consisting of women diagnosed with MS who have not used Kesimpta during pregnancy (unexposed disease-matched comparison group).

  • Healthy cohort (only applicable in the Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study) (Comparison Group 2)

    healthy women who are not diagnosed with MS or any other autoimmune disease, have not had exposure to a known human teratogen, and have not taken Kesimpta in pregnancy (healthy comparison group). Since the DMSKW register is an MS population specific register that does not collect data on non-MS population, this cohort is only applicable in the Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study.

  • Kesimpta-exposed cohort

    women and infants who are exposed to Kesimpta during pregnancy to treat MS.

    Other: Kesimpta

Interventions

  • OtherKesimpta

    Prospective non-interventional study. There is no treatment allocation. Patients participating in from the two independent sub-studies, namely the Kesimpta-OTIS sub-study and Kesimpta-DMSKW sub-study, of identical design, conducted in parallel, enrolling pregnant women (MS and non-MS) residing in US or Canada and pregnant women (MS only) from Germany respectively are eligible for enrolling to this study.

    Also known as: Ofatumumab

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with major structural defects

    Number of participants with major structural defects will be collected

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with spontaneous abortion/miscarriage

    Number of participants with spontaneous abortion/miscarriage will be collected

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  2. Number of stillbirth cases

    Number of stillbirth cases will be collected

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  3. Number of elective termination cases

    Number of elective termination cases will be collected

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  4. Number of preterm delivery cases

    Number of preterm delivery cases will be collected

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  5. Number of preeclampsia / eclampsia cases

    Number of preeclampsia / eclampsia cases will be collected

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  6. Number of cases with pattern of 3 or more minor structural defects

    Number of cases with pattern of 3 or more minor structural defects will be collected

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  7. Number of participants small for gestational age

    Number of participants small for gestational age will be collected

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  8. Number of participants with postnatal growth small for age at one year of age

    Number of participants with postnatal growth small for age at one year of age will be collected

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  9. Developmental performance at approximately one year of age: Michaelis developmental milestones questionnaires

    The Michaelis developmental milestones questionnaires will be used to assess the developmental performance in live born infants.

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  10. Developmental performance at approximately one year of age: Denver developmental screening test

    Denver developmental screening test will be used to assess the developmental performance in live born infants;

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

  11. Number of serious or opportunistic infections in the first year of life.

    Number of serious or opportunistic infections in the first year of life will be collected

    Time frame: Up to 21 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • University of California San Diego OTIS
    La Jolla, California 92093-0934, United States
    • · Contact · 877-311-8972
    • Diana Johnson · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 14, 2025, 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
NCT05634967
Lead sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 2, 2022
Start date
Jan 5, 2023
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2033 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 28, 2033 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 14, 2025

Study contacts

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Contact
novartis.email@novartis.com
1-888-669-6682
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Contact
mothertobaby@health.ucsd.edu
+41613241111
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
study director · Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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