Relapsing-Remitting Multiple SclerosisPhase 2REFINENCT01405820
Exploratory Study of the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Multiple Regimens of Natalizumab in Adult Participants With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
A Phase 2 study testing natalizumab IV and natalizumab SC in people with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, run by Biogen at 64 sites in 5 countries.
Trial summary
The primary objective of this study is to explore the effects of multiple regimens of natalizumab on disease activity and safety in participants with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 55 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
- What is being tested?
- natalizumab IV and natalizumab SC
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 290 participants
- Where
- 64 sitesin 5 countries
- Study dates
- Aug 2011to Oct 2014
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 55 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Ability to provide written informed consent
- Subjects of childbearing potential must practice effective contraception during the study
- A documented diagnosis of Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)
- Free of MS relapse for 12 months prior to randomization
- Treatment with natalizumab for a minimum of 12 months immediately prior to randomization.
- In the 12 months prior to commencing natalizumab, subject must have experienced a minimal level of disease activity as defined by 2 or more documented clinical relapses OR 1 relapse and documented MRI activity, defined by the presence of at least 1 Gd enhancing lesion on MRI, unrelated to the relapse.
Who cannot join
- Known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), hepatitis C and/or hepatitis B virus
- Positive for anti-natalizumab antibodies at screening
- MRI positive for Gd-enhancing lesions at study entry
- Subjects for whom MRI is contraindicated
- History of any clinically significant cardiac, endocrinologic, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic (including diabetes), urologic, pulmonary, neurologic (except for RRMS), dermatologic, psychiatric, renal, or other major disease
- History of malignant disease, including solid tumors and hematologic malignancies (with the exception of cured basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin)
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- History of transplantation or any anti-rejection therapy
- History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions or known hypersensitivity to any drug
- A clinically significant infectious illness within 30 days prior to screening or progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) or other opportunistic infections at any time
- Signs or symptoms suggestive of any serious infection, based on medical history, physical examination or laboratory testing
- NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
Trial locations and contacts
64 sites in 5 countries.
64 sites in 5 countries
Germany21 sites
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Andernach
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Bamberg
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Berlin
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Bochum
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Bonn
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Dresden
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Emmendingen
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Erbach im Odenwald
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Erlangen
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Frankfurt
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Freiburg im Breisgau
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Heidelberg
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Jena
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Mainz
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Marburg
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München
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Neuburg am Inn
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Regensburg
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Tübingen
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Ulm
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Wermsdorf
Italy18 sites
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Bari
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Catania
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Cefalù
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Chieti
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Florence
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Gallarate
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L’Aquila
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Milan
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Montichiari
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Naples
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Orbassano
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Padova
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Palermo
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Pavia
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Pozzilli
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Roma
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Sassari
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Torino
France11 sites
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Amiens
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Besançon
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Bron
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Lille
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Montpellier
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Nantes
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Nice
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Paris
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Rennes
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Strasbourg
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Toulouse
Spain10 sites
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Barcelona
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Donostia / San Sebastian
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Girona
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Lleida
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Málaga
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Murcia
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Oviedo
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Pamplona
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Seville
Belgium4 sites
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Brasschaat
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Liège
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Overpelt
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Wilrijk
About this study
Official title: A Randomized, Blinded, Parallel-Group, Phase 2 Study Exploring the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Multiple Regimens of Natalizumab in Adult Subjects With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
The primary objective of this study is to explore the effects of multiple regimens of natalizumab on disease activity and safety in participants with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS).
Read the detailed description
This is a a dose and frequency (but not route of administration) blinded, prospective, randomized, dose-ranging study in patients with RRMS who have received natalizumab for at least 12 months according to the local prescribing guidelines. The study will explore dosing of natalizumab by subcutaneous and intravenous routes. Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 6 dosing regimens, blinded to natalizumab dose, but not route, for 60 weeks of treatment.
- Conditions
- Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
- Being tested
- natalizumab IV, natalizumab SC, IV Placebo, SC Placebo
- Medical subject headings
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
natalizumab IVDrug
Also called Tysabri, BG00002
natalizumab for IV Infusion
natalizumab SCDrug
Also called Tysabri, BG00002
natalizumab for Subcutaneous Injection
IV PlaceboDrug
Intravenous placebo to natalizumab
SC PlaceboDrug
Subcutaneous placebo to natalizumab
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Natalizumab 300 mg Intravenous (IV) Every 4 Weeks | Active comparator | Natalizumab 300 mg IV every 4 weeks for 60 weeks. Open-label natalizumab treatment 300 mg IV at Weeks 60, 64, and 68. Receives: Drug: natalizumab IV |
| Natalizumab 300 mg Subcutaneous (SC) Every 4 Weeks | Experimental | Natalizumab 300 mg SC every 4 weeks for 60 weeks. Open-label natalizumab treatment 300 mg IV at Weeks 60, 64, and 68. Receives: Drug: natalizumab IV; Drug: natalizumab SC |
| Natalizumab 300 mg IV Every 12 Weeks | Experimental | Natalizumab 300 mg IV every 12 weeks for 60 weeks with matching IV placebo administered during the intervening 4-week periods. Open-label natalizumab treatment 300 mg IV at Weeks 60, 64, and 68. Receives: Drug: natalizumab IV; Drug: IV Placebo |
| Natalizumab 300 mg SC Every 12 Weeks | Experimental | Natalizumab 300 mg SC every 12 weeks for 60 weeks with matching SC placebo administered during the intervening 4-week periods. Open-label natalizumab treatment 300 mg IV at Weeks 60, 64, and 68. Receives: Drug: natalizumab IV; Drug: natalizumab SC; Drug: SC Placebo |
| Natalizumab 150 mg IV Every 12 Weeks | Experimental | Natalizumab 150 mg IV every 12 weeks for 60 weeks with matching IV placebo administered during the intervening 4-week periods. Open-label natalizumab treatment 300 mg IV at Weeks 60, 64, and 68. Receives: Drug: natalizumab IV; Drug: IV Placebo |
| Natalizumab 150 mg SC Every 12 Weeks | Experimental | Natalizumab 150 mg SC every 12 weeks for 60 weeks with matching SC placebo administered during the intervening 4-week periods. Open-label natalizumab treatment 300 mg IV at Weeks 60, 64, and 68. Receives: Drug: natalizumab IV; Drug: natalizumab SC; Drug: SC Placebo |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Cumulative Number of Combined Unique Active Lesions
Cumulative number of combined unique active lesions (sum of the number of new gadolinium (Gd)-enhancing lesions and new or newly enlarging T2 hyperintense lesions not associated with Gd-enhancement on T1 weighted scans) based on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans Up to Week 60.
Measured: Up to Week 60
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Jul 2011 (estimated)
- Study startAug 2011
- Primary completionApr 2014
- Study completionOct 2014
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple SclerosisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by BiogenThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 290 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Biogen
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Medical Director, Study director, Biogen
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01405820
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 101MS206
- Other IDs
- 2010-024000-10
- Acronym
- REFINE
- Status last verified
- Aug 2015
- First submitted
- 14 Jul 2011
- Last updated
- 21 Aug 2015
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Aug 2015. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomized, Blinded, Parallel-Group, Phase 2 Study Exploring the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Multiple Regimens of Natalizumab in Adult Subjects With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01405820
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- REFINE / 101MS206
- Conditions
- Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 290 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- BiogenIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- Aug 2011
- Primary completion
- Apr 2014 (actual)
- Study completion
- Oct 2014 (actual)
- First posted
- 29 Jul 2011 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 29 Jul 2015
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The primary objective of this study is to explore the effects of multiple regimens of natalizumab on disease activity and safety in participants with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS).
Detailed description
This is a a dose and frequency (but not route of administration) blinded, prospective, randomized, dose-ranging study in patients with RRMS who have received natalizumab for at least 12 months according to the local prescribing guidelines. The study will explore dosing of natalizumab by subcutaneous and intravenous routes. Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 6 dosing regimens, blinded to natalizumab dose, but not route, for 60 weeks of treatment.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 6
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Natalizumab 300 mg Intravenous (IV) Every 4 Weeks | Active comparator | Drug: natalizumab IVNatalizumab 300 mg IV every 4 weeks for 60 weeks. Open-label natalizumab treatment 300 mg IV at Weeks 60, 64, and 68. |
| Natalizumab 300 mg Subcutaneous (SC) Every 4 Weeks | Experimental | Drug: natalizumab IV, Drug: natalizumab SCNatalizumab 300 mg SC every 4 weeks for 60 weeks. Open-label natalizumab treatment 300 mg IV at Weeks 60, 64, and 68. |
| Natalizumab 300 mg IV Every 12 Weeks | Experimental | Drug: natalizumab IV, Drug: IV PlaceboNatalizumab 300 mg IV every 12 weeks for 60 weeks with matching IV placebo administered during the intervening 4-week periods. Open-label natalizumab treatment 300 mg IV at Weeks 60, 64, and 68. |
| Natalizumab 300 mg SC Every 12 Weeks | Experimental | Drug: natalizumab IV, Drug: natalizumab SC, Drug: SC PlaceboNatalizumab 300 mg SC every 12 weeks for 60 weeks with matching SC placebo administered during the intervening 4-week periods. Open-label natalizumab treatment 300 mg IV at Weeks 60, 64, and 68. |
| Natalizumab 150 mg IV Every 12 Weeks | Experimental | Drug: natalizumab IV, Drug: IV PlaceboNatalizumab 150 mg IV every 12 weeks for 60 weeks with matching IV placebo administered during the intervening 4-week periods. Open-label natalizumab treatment 300 mg IV at Weeks 60, 64, and 68. |
| Natalizumab 150 mg SC Every 12 Weeks | Experimental | Drug: natalizumab IV, Drug: natalizumab SC, Drug: SC PlaceboNatalizumab 150 mg SC every 12 weeks for 60 weeks with matching SC placebo administered during the intervening 4-week periods. Open-label natalizumab treatment 300 mg IV at Weeks 60, 64, and 68. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 55 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Ability to provide written informed consent
- Subjects of childbearing potential must practice effective contraception during the study
- A documented diagnosis of Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)
- Free of MS relapse for 12 months prior to randomization
- Treatment with natalizumab for a minimum of 12 months immediately prior to randomization.
Key exclusion criteria (11 listed)
- Known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), hepatitis C and/or hepatitis B virus
- Positive for anti-natalizumab antibodies at screening
- MRI positive for Gd-enhancing lesions at study entry
- Subjects for whom MRI is contraindicated
- History of any clinically significant cardiac, endocrinologic, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic (including diabetes), urologic, pulmonary, neurologic (except for RRMS), dermatologic, psychiatric, renal, or other major disease
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| natalizumab IVAlso: Tysabri, BG00002natalizumab for IV Infusion | Drug | Natalizumab 150 mg IV Every 12 Weeks, Natalizumab 150 mg SC Every 12 Weeks, Natalizumab 300 mg IV Every 12 Weeks, Natalizumab 300 mg Intravenous (IV) Every 4 Weeks, Natalizumab 300 mg SC Every 12 Weeks, Natalizumab 300 mg Subcutaneous (SC) Every 4 Weeks |
| natalizumab SCAlso: Tysabri, BG00002natalizumab for Subcutaneous Injection | Drug | Natalizumab 150 mg SC Every 12 Weeks, Natalizumab 300 mg SC Every 12 Weeks, Natalizumab 300 mg Subcutaneous (SC) Every 4 Weeks |
| IV PlaceboIntravenous placebo to natalizumab | Drug | Natalizumab 150 mg IV Every 12 Weeks, Natalizumab 300 mg IV Every 12 Weeks |
| SC PlaceboSubcutaneous placebo to natalizumab | Drug | Natalizumab 150 mg SC Every 12 Weeks, Natalizumab 300 mg SC Every 12 Weeks |
Primary outcome
Cumulative Number of Combined Unique Active Lesions
Time frame: Up to Week 60
Cumulative number of combined unique active lesions (sum of the number of new gadolinium (Gd)-enhancing lesions and new or newly enlarging T2 hyperintense lesions not associated with Gd-enhancement on T1 weighted scans) based on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans Up to Week 60.
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Aug 2015.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Medical Director study director
Biogen
64 sites in 5 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing natalizumab IV and natalizumab SC in people with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, run by Biogen at 64 sites in 5 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Aug 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 64 sites in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Belgium. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 29 Jul 2015). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Cumulative Number of Combined Unique Active Lesions (time frame: Up to Week 60). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Aug 2015.