Study type

Study type

Non-interventional study

Scope of the study

Safety study (incl. comparative)
Non-interventional study

Non-interventional study design

Cohort
Study drug and medical condition

Name of medicine

KESIMPTA

Study drug International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name

OFATUMUMAB

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code

(L04AA52) ofatumumab
ofatumumab

Medical condition to be studied

Multiple sclerosis
Population studied

Age groups

Preterm newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
Term newborn infants (0 – 27 days)
Infants and toddlers (28 days – 23 months)
Adolescents (12 to < 18 years)
Adults (18 to < 46 years)
Adults (46 to < 65 years)

Special population of interest

Pregnant women

Estimated number of subjects

725
Study design details

Main study objective

The primary objective is to estimate and compare the prevalence of major structural defects in fetus/infants born to Kesimpta exposed pregnant women with MS versus 1) disease-matched pregnant women not exposed to Kesimpta, and 2) healthy pregnant women.

Outcomes

The primary outcome of the study is major structural birth defect.
Secondary outcomes:
- Spontaneous abortion/miscarriage
- Stillbirth
- Elective termination
- Preterm delivery
- Preeclampsia / eclampsia
- Pattern of 3 or more minor structural defects
- Small for gestational age
- Postnatal growth small for age at one year of age
- Developmental performance at approximately one year of age
- Serious or opportunistic infections in the first year

Data analysis plan

The primary outcome will be estimated in each cohort as a proportion (95% confidence interval) in pregnancies ending in at least one live born infant. As primary comparison, the crude RR and 95% CI for Kesimpta-exposed cohort vs. disease-Matched cohort will be estimated. Due to the observational nature of the study, the crude RR estimate will be further adjusted for potential confounders using propensity score (PS) methods. The primary analysis will be performed using the PS via inverse probability of treatment weighting. The secondary endpoints spontaneous abortion/miscarriage, stillbirth and premature delivery will be analyzed using survival analysis methods, elective termination, preeclampsia/eclampsia, small for gestational age will be analyzed like the primary outcome. Since multiple births will be included, minor structural defects, ASQ, and serious or opportunistic infections will be analyzed using generalized estimating equations approach.