A Phase 2 interventional study of Vixarelimab and Placebo in Ulcerative Colitis, sponsored by Genentech, Inc.. Terminated at 65 sites in 12 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-02-24.
Sponsored by Genentech, Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of vixarelimab compared with placebo in participants with moderate to severe UC who have demonstrated inadequate response to, loss of response to, or intolerance to prior conventional or advanced therapy.
This study consists of two periods:
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Participants will receive vixarelimab subcutaneously (SC) during the induction period and the optional ATE period.
Drug: Vixarelimab
Participants will receive vixarelimab SC during the induction period and the optional ATE period.
Drug: Vixarelimab
Participants will receive placebo SC during the induction period and vixarelimab SC during the optional ATE period.
Drug: Vixarelimab · Drug: Placebo
Vixarelimab will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arms.
Also known as: RO7622888; KPL-716
Vixarelimab matching placebo will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arms.
Percentage of Participants With Clinical Remission at Week 12
Clinical remission was defined as modified Mayo Score (mMS) of ≤ 2, including stool frequency subscore ≤ 1, rectal bleeding subscore=0, \& endoscopy subscore ≤ 1 (score of 1 modified to exclude friability). MMS is a composite of 3 Mayo Score assessments, each scored on a scale from 0-3. The total score ranges from 0-9, with higher scores indicating more severe disease: stool frequency (0=Normal number of stools, 1=1-2 more stools than normal, 2=3-4 more stools than normal, 3=5 or more stools than normal); rectal bleeding (0=No blood seen or no bowel movement, 1=Stool with streaks of blood, 2=Stool with more than streaks of blood, 3=Blood alone passed); centrally read endoscopy (0=Normal appearance of mucosa, 1=Mild disease \[erythema, decreased vascular pattern\], 2=Moderate disease \[marked erythema, absent vascular pattern, friability, erosions\], 3=Severe disease \[spontaneous bleeding, ulceration\]). Percentages have been rounded off.
Time frame: At Week 12
Percentage of Participants With Clinical Response at Week 12
Clinical response was defined as decrease from baseline in mMS of ≥ 2 \& ≥ 30% reduction from baseline and also decrease in rectal bleeding subscore of ≥ 1 or absolute rectal bleeding subscore of ≤ 1. MMS is a composite of 3 Mayo Score assessments, each scored on a scale from 0-3. The total score ranges from 0-9, with higher scores indicating more severe disease. Rectal bleeding scores are: 0=No blood seen or no bowel movement, 1=Stool with streaks of blood, 2=Stool with more than streaks of blood, 3=Blood alone passed. Percentages have been rounded off.
Time frame: At Week 12
Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Improvement at Week 12
Endoscopic improvement was defined as a Mayo endoscopy subscore of ≤ 1 (score of 1 modified to exclude friability). Endoscopy scores were based on interpretation by a blinded central reader. The Mayo Score consists of participant-reported outcomes (stool frequency, rectal bleeding), endoscopy, and clinician-reported outcome (Physician's Global Assessment) components. The Mayo endoscopy sub-score ranges from 0 to 3 (0= No inflammation; 1= Mild inflammation \[erythema, decreased vascular pattern\]; 2=Moderate inflammation \[marked erythema, absent vascular pattern, and friability\]; 3= Severe inflammation \[ulceration and spontaneous bleeding\]), with higher scores indicating more severe disease. Percentages have been rounded off.
Time frame: At Week 12
Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Remission at Week 12
Endoscopic remission was defined as a Mayo endoscopy subscore of 0. Endoscopy scores were based on interpretation by a blinded central reader. The Mayo Score consists of participant-reported outcomes (stool frequency, rectal bleeding), endoscopy, and clinician-reported outcome (Physician's Global Assessment) components. The Mayo endoscopy sub-score ranges from 0 to 3 (0= No inflammation; 1= Mild inflammation \[erythema, decreased vascular pattern and mild friability\]; 2=Moderate inflammation \[marked erythema, absent vascular pattern, and friability\]; 3= Severe inflammation \[ulceration and spontaneous bleeding\]), with higher scores indicating more severe disease. Percentages have been rounded off.
Time frame: At Week 12
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product, regardless of causal attribution. An AE can therefore be any of the following: Any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product; Any new disease or exacerbation of existing disease; Recurrence of an intermittent medical condition not present at baseline; Any deterioration in a laboratory value or other clinical test, associated with symptoms or leads to change in study treatment or concomitant treatment or discontinuation from study treatment; AEs related to a protocol-mandated intervention, including those that occur prior to assignment of study treatment.
Time frame: Induction period: From treatment initiation up to 10 weeks follow-up after the final dose (up to 22 weeks); ATE period: From treatment initiation up to 10 weeks follow-up after the final dose (up to 56 weeks)
Serum Concentration of Vixarelimab at Specified Timepoints
Time frame: Weeks 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, and study completion/early termination (up to 22 weeks)
Induction: Number of Participants With Anti-drug Antibodies (ADAs)
Participants were considered to be ADA positive if they were ADA negative or had missing data at baseline but developed an ADA response following study drug exposure (treatment-induced ADA response), or if they were ADA positive at baseline and the titer of one or more post-baseline samples was at least 0.60 titer unit greater than the titer of the baseline sample (treatment-enhanced ADA response). The total number of participants who developed ADAs to vixarelimab was determined by summing the ADA-positive participants across all timepoints.
Time frame: Baseline and post-baseline visits (up to 12 weeks)
A total of 79 participants with active moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) took part in the study at 43 centers across 12 countries from 1 May 2024 to 16 June 2025.
| Milestone | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started | 27 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Completed | 15 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not completed | 12 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew: Adverse event | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew: Disease relapse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew: Lack of efficacy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew: Progressive disease | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew: Study terminated by sponsor | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milestone | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 17 |
| Completed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not completed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 17 |
| Withdrew: Adverse event | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew: Disease relapse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrew: Lack of efficacy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Progressive disease | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Study terminated by sponsor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 14 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical remission was defined as modified Mayo Score (mMS) of ≤ 2, including stool frequency subscore ≤ 1, rectal bleeding subscore=0, \& endoscopy subscore ≤ 1 (score of 1 modified to exclude friability). MMS is a composite of 3 Mayo Score assessments, each scored on a scale from 0-3. The total score ranges from 0-9, with higher scores indicating more severe disease: stool frequency (0=Normal number of stools, 1=1-2 more stools than normal, 2=3-4 more stools than normal, 3=5 or more stools than normal); rectal bleeding (0=No blood seen or no bowel movement, 1=Stool with streaks of blood, 2=Stool with more than streaks of blood, 3=Blood alone passed); centrally read endoscopy (0=Normal appearance of mucosa, 1=Mild disease \[erythema, decreased vascular pattern\], 2=Moderate disease \[marked erythema, absent vascular pattern, friability, erosions\], 3=Severe disease \[spontaneous bleeding, ulceration\]). Percentages have been rounded off.
| percentage of participants | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants With Clinical Remission at Week 12 | 11.1 (3.85 to 28.06) | 3.8 (0.68 to 18.89) | 11.5 (4.00 to 28.98) |
Clinical response was defined as decrease from baseline in mMS of ≥ 2 \& ≥ 30% reduction from baseline and also decrease in rectal bleeding subscore of ≥ 1 or absolute rectal bleeding subscore of ≤ 1. MMS is a composite of 3 Mayo Score assessments, each scored on a scale from 0-3. The total score ranges from 0-9, with higher scores indicating more severe disease. Rectal bleeding scores are: 0=No blood seen or no bowel movement, 1=Stool with streaks of blood, 2=Stool with more than streaks of blood, 3=Blood alone passed. Percentages have been rounded off.
| percentage of participants | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants With Clinical Response at Week 12 | 29.6 (15.85 to 48.48) | 19.2 (8.51 to 37.88) | 26.9 (13.70 to 46.08) |
Endoscopic improvement was defined as a Mayo endoscopy subscore of ≤ 1 (score of 1 modified to exclude friability). Endoscopy scores were based on interpretation by a blinded central reader. The Mayo Score consists of participant-reported outcomes (stool frequency, rectal bleeding), endoscopy, and clinician-reported outcome (Physician's Global Assessment) components. The Mayo endoscopy sub-score ranges from 0 to 3 (0= No inflammation; 1= Mild inflammation \[erythema, decreased vascular pattern\]; 2=Moderate inflammation \[marked erythema, absent vascular pattern, and friability\]; 3= Severe inflammation \[ulceration and spontaneous bleeding\]), with higher scores indicating more severe disease. Percentages have been rounded off.
| percentage of participants | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Improvement at Week 12 | 11.1 (3.85 to 28.06) | 3.8 (0.68 to 18.89) | 19.2 (8.51 to 37.88) |
Endoscopic remission was defined as a Mayo endoscopy subscore of 0. Endoscopy scores were based on interpretation by a blinded central reader. The Mayo Score consists of participant-reported outcomes (stool frequency, rectal bleeding), endoscopy, and clinician-reported outcome (Physician's Global Assessment) components. The Mayo endoscopy sub-score ranges from 0 to 3 (0= No inflammation; 1= Mild inflammation \[erythema, decreased vascular pattern and mild friability\]; 2=Moderate inflammation \[marked erythema, absent vascular pattern, and friability\]; 3= Severe inflammation \[ulceration and spontaneous bleeding\]), with higher scores indicating more severe disease. Percentages have been rounded off.
| percentage of participants | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants With Endoscopic Remission at Week 12 | 0 (0.00 to 12.46) | 0 (0.00 to 12.87) | 7.7 (2.14 to 24.14) |
An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product, regardless of causal attribution. An AE can therefore be any of the following: Any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product; Any new disease or exacerbation of existing disease; Recurrence of an intermittent medical condition not present at baseline; Any deterioration in a laboratory value or other clinical test, associated with symptoms or leads to change in study treatment or concomitant treatment or discontinuation from study treatment; AEs related to a protocol-mandated intervention, including those that occur prior to assignment of study treatment.
| Participants | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
| micrograms per milliliter (µg/mL) | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W |
|---|---|---|
| Week 0 | NA ± NA | NA ± NA |
| Week 1 | 62.9 ± 39.9 | 66.0 ± 45.2 |
| Week 2 | 126 ± 41.9 | 112 ± 62.9 |
| Week 4 | 127 ± 59.5 | 74.5 ± 65.7 |
| Week 8 | 135 ± 64.9 | 44.2 ± 110.2 |
| Week 12 | 143 ± 53.4 | 46.2 ± 86.6 |
| Study Completion/Early Termination | 123 ± 51.3 | 74.0 ± 68.6 |
Participants were considered to be ADA positive if they were ADA negative or had missing data at baseline but developed an ADA response following study drug exposure (treatment-induced ADA response), or if they were ADA positive at baseline and the titer of one or more post-baseline samples was at least 0.60 titer unit greater than the titer of the baseline sample (treatment-enhanced ADA response). The total number of participants who developed ADAs to vixarelimab was determined by summing the ADA-positive participants across all timepoints.
| Participants | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 0 | 1 |
| Post-baseline | 2 | 0 |
Collected over Induction period: From treatment initiation up to 10 weeks follow-up after the final dose (up to 22 weeks); ATE period: From treatment initiation up to 10 weeks follow-up after the final dose (up to 56 weeks). Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | 0/27 (0%) | 0/27 (0%) | 8/27 (29.6%) |
| Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | 0/26 (0%) | 3/26 (11.5%) | 9/26 (34.6%) |
| Arm C: Placebo | 0/26 (0%) | 1/26 (3.8%) | 3/26 (11.5%) |
| Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | 0/15 (0%) | 1/15 (6.7%) | 9/15 (60%) |
| Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | 0/10 (0%) | 0/10 (0%) | 5/10 (50%) |
| Arm C: Placebo to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | 0/17 (0%) | 0/17 (0%) | 8/17 (47.1%) |
| Event | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colitis ulcerativeGastrointestinal disorders | 0/27 | 2/26 | 1/26 | 0/15 | 0/10 | 0/17 |
| TuberculosisInfections and infestations | 0/27 | 0/26 | 0/26 | 1/15 | 0/10 | 0/17 |
| Gastroenteritis salmonellaInfections and infestations | 0/27 | 1/26 | 0/26 | 0/15 | 0/10 | 0/17 |
| Event | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo to Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RashSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | 0/27 | 2/26 | 0/26 | 2/15 | 0/10 | 0/17 |
| Colitis ulcerativeGastrointestinal disorders | 2/27 | 3/26 | 0/26 | 1/15 | 1/10 | 2/17 |
| Peripheral swellingGeneral disorders | 0/27 | 0/26 | 0/26 | 0/15 | 1/10 | 0/17 |
| Oral herpesInfections and infestations | 0/27 | 0/26 | 0/26 | 0/15 | 1/10 | 0/17 |
| SinusitisInfections and infestations | 0/27 | 0/26 | 0/26 | 1/15 | 1/10 | 0/17 |
| Upper respiratory tract infectionInfections and infestations | 1/27 | 2/26 | 2/26 | 0/15 | 1/10 | 0/17 |
| Joint injuryInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/27 | 0/26 | 0/26 | 0/15 | 1/10 | 0/17 |
| Muscle strainInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 0/27 | 0/26 | 0/26 | 0/15 | 1/10 | 0/17 |
| Thermal burnInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 0/27 | 0/26 | 0/26 | 0/15 | 1/10 | 0/17 |
| ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | 0/27 | 1/26 | 0/26 | 0/15 | 1/10 | 0/17 |
Modified intent-to-treat population (mITT) included all participants who received at least one dose of study treatment and had at least one post-baseline efficacy measurement, with participants grouped according to their assigned treatment.
| Age, Continuous(years) | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 44.1 ± 15.4 | 45.5 ± 18.0 | 40.6 ± 14.9 | 43.4 ± 16.0 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Male | 13 | 19 | 12 | 44 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 23 | 23 | 73 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Arm A: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q2W | Arm B: Vixarelimab 720 mg Q4W | Arm C: Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Asian | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 23 | 20 | 20 | 63 |
| More than one race | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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