AVONEX® Combination Trial - "ACT"

Treatment tested

• Methotrexate

  Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor

• Methylprednisolone

  Glucocorticoid receptor agonist

Other measures (1)

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 to 55, inclusive * Diagnosis of MS * A relapsing-remitting course * Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score 0.0-5.5 inclusive at Baseline * Currently receiving AVONEX® therapy * Treated with AVONEX® for at least 6 consecutive months prior * Breakthrough disease (clinical relapse or gadolinium-enhancing MRI lesion) during the prior 12 months, at least 6 months after initiating AVONEX therapy. Exclusion Criteria: * History of cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, or currently active hepatitis * History of poorly-controlled hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or peptic ulcer disease * History of aseptic bone necrosis, osteoporosis, or osteoporosis-related bone fracture * History of steroid-induced psychosis. * History of or abnormal laboratory results indicating significant illness * History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions or known drug hypersensitivity or intolerance to MTX, IVMP, or AVONEX®. * History of allergy to albumin * History of any episode of suicidal ideation or severe depression within 3 months of the Screening Visit. * History of seizure within 3 months prior to the Screening Visit. * Diagnosis of primary progressive, secondary progressive, or progressive relapsing MS * MS relapse with onset within 60 days prior to the Baseline Visit * Any metallic or electronic material or device in the body, or condition that precludes the subject from undergoing MRI with gadolinium administration * A clinically significant infectious illness (e.g., cellulitis, abscess, pneumonia, septicemia) within 30 days of the Screening Visit * Abnormal blood tests, performed at the Screening Visit, which exceed any of the limits defined by the study.

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of combination therapy with AVONEX plus low dose oral methotrexate (MTX), every other month courses of intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP), or both in patients with continued disease activity on AVONEX monotherapy.