A 12-month, Randomized, Rater- and Dose-blinded Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Fingolimod 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg Administered Orally Once Daily With Glatiramer Acetate 20 mg Administered Subcutaneously Once Daily in Patients With Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS)
Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Clinical Development
FTY720/Fingolimod
Clinical Trial Protocol CFTY720D2312 / NCT01633112
A 12-month, randomized, rater- and dose-blinded study to 
compare the efficacy and safety of fingolimod 0.25 mg 
and 0.5 mg administered orally once daily with glatiramer 
acetate 20 mg administered subcutaneously once daily in 
patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
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Table of contents
Table of contents .................................................................................................................2
List of tables ........................................................................................................................5
List of figures ......................................................................................................................5
List of abbreviations............................................................................................................6
Glossary of terms.................................................................................................................9
Protocol synopsis...............................................................................................................23
1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................28
1.1
Background............................................................................................................28
1.2
Purpose ..................................................................................................................31
2
Study objectives.................................................................................................................32
2.1
Primary objective...................................................................................................32
2.2
Secondary objectives .............................................................................................32
32
33
3
Investigational plan ...........................................................................................................33
3.1
Study design...........................................................................................................33
3.2
Rationale of study design.......................................................................................35
3.3
Rationale of dose/regimen, duration of treatment .................................................36
3.4
Rationale for choice of comparator .......................................................................36
3.5
Purpose and timing of interim analyses/design adaptations..................................36
4
Population..........................................................................................................................36
4.1
Inclusion criteria ....................................................................................................37
4.2
Exclusion criteria...................................................................................................37
5
Treatment...........................................................................................................................41
5.1
Investigational and control treatment ....................................................................41
5.2
Treatment arms......................................................................................................41
5.3
Treatment assignment............................................................................................41
5.4
Treatment blinding.................................................................................................42
5.5
Treating the patient................................................................................................42
5.5.1
Patient numbering .................................................................................42
5.5.2
Dispensing the study treatment.............................................................43
5.5.3
Supply, storage, and tracking of study treatment..................................43
5.5.4
Instructions for prescribing and taking study treatment........................43
5.5.5
Guidelines for monitoring patients taking their first dose of 
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Permitted dose adjustments and interruptions of study treatment ........46
5.5.7
Recommendations on treatment of multiple sclerosis relapse..............47
5.5.8
Concomitant treatment..........................................................................48
5.5.9
Prohibited treatment..............................................................................48
5.5.10
Discontinuation of study treatment and premature patient 
withdrawal.............................................................................................49
5.5.11
Emergency unblinding of treatment assignment for patients on 
fingolimod.............................................................................................49
5.5.12
Study completion and post-study treatment..........................................50
5.5.13
Early study termination.........................................................................50
6
Visit schedule and assessments .........................................................................................50
6.1
Information to be collected on screening failures..................................................53
6.2
Patient demographics/other baseline characteristics .............................................53
6.3
Treatment exposure and compliance .....................................................................54
6.4
Efficacy..................................................................................................................54
6.4.1
Multiple sclerosis relapse......................................................................54
6.4.2
Expanded Disability Status Scale..........................................................55
6.4.3
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)....................................................55
56
57
6.4.6
Appropriateness of efficacy assessments..............................................57
6.5
Safety Assessments................................................................................................57
6.5.1
Physical examination ............................................................................57
6.5.2
Vital signs..............................................................................................58
6.5.3
Laboratory evaluations..........................................................................58
6.5.4
Electrocardiogram.................................................................................60
6.5.5
Ophthalmologic examinations and optical coherence tomography ......61
6.5.6
Pregnancy and assessments of fertility .................................................61
61
6.5.8
Chest x-ray ............................................................................................63
6.5.9
Pulmonary function tests.......................................................................63
6.5.10
Dermatological examination.................................................................64
6.5.11
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale..............................................64
6.5.12
Appropriateness of safety measurements..............................................65
6.6
Other assessments..................................................................................................65
6.6.1
Health-related quality of life.................................................................65
6.6.2
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Pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics .................................................66
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Safety monitoring..............................................................................................................67
7.1
Adverse events.......................................................................................................67
7.2
Serious adverse event reporting.............................................................................68
7.2.1
Serious adverse event notification: multiple sclerosis relapse..............69
7.3
Pregnancies............................................................................................................69
7.4
Data safety monitoring board ................................................................................69
8
Data review and database management.............................................................................70
8.1
Site monitoring ......................................................................................................70
8.2
Data collection.......................................................................................................70
8.3
Database management and quality control............................................................70
9
Data analysis......................................................................................................................71
9.1
Analysis sets ..........................................................................................................71
9.2
Patient demographics and other baseline characteristics.......................................72
9.3
Treatments (study drug, rescue medication, other concomitant therapies, 
compliance)............................................................................................................72
9.4
Analysis of the primary variable............................................................................72
9.4.1
Variable.................................................................................................72
9.4.2
Statistical model, hypothesis, and method of analysis..........................72
9.4.3
Handling of missing values, censoring, and discontinuations ..............74
9.5
Analysis of secondary variables ............................................................................75
9.5.1
Efficacy variables..................................................................................75
9.5.2
Safety variables .....................................................................................77
9.5.3
Resource utilization...............................................................................78
9.5.4
Health related quality of life .................................................................78
79
9.5.6
Pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics .................................................79
9.5.7
Biomarkers............................................................................................79
9.5.8
Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic .....................................................79
9.6
Sample size calculation..........................................................................................79
9.7
Power for the key secondary hypotheses...............................................................80
80
9.9
Interim analysis......................................................................................................80
10 Ethical considerations........................................................................................................81
10.1
Regulatory and ethical compliance........................................................................81
10.2
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Responsibilities of the investigator and IRB/IEC..................................................81
10.4
Publication of study protocol and results...............................................................81
11 Protocol adherence ............................................................................................................82
11.1
Protocol amendments.............................................................................................82
12 References (Available Upon Request) ..............................................................................82
13 Appendices ........................................................................................................................85
Appendix 1: Clinically notable laboratory values and vital signs.....................................85
Appendix 2:  2010 Revisions to the McDonald diagnosis criteria for MS .......................87
Appendix 3:  Guidance on safety monitoring....................................................................89
Appendix 4:  Guidance for ophthalmic monitoring ..........................................................94
96
List of tables
Table 6-1
Assessment schedule.............................................................................51
Table 6-2
Abbreviated schedule of assessments for patients who discontinue 
study drug..............................................................................................52
55
List of figures
Figure 3-1
Study design..........................................................................................34
 

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List of abbreviations
AE
adverse event
ALT
alanine aminotransferase
ANCOVA
analysis of covariance
AP
alkaline phosphatase
ARR
annualized relapse rate
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
AV
atrioventricular
CFR
United States Code of Federal Regulations
CNS
central nervous system
CO
carbon monoxide
CHMP
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
CPO
Country Pharma Organization
CRF
case report forms
CRO
contract research organization
C-SSRS
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
DLCO
diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide
DMD
disease modifying drug
DS&E
Drug Safety and Epidemiology
DSMB
data safety monitoring board
DTPA
diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid
eCRF
electronic case report/record form
ECG
electrocardiogram
EDSS
Expanded Disability Status Scale
EOT
end of treatment
FA
fluorescein angiography
FACS
fluorescein activated cell sorter
FAS
full analysis set
FEV1
forced expiratory volume in 1 second
FS
functional system
FVC
forced vital capacity
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GGT
gamma glutamyl-transferase
HbA1c
glycosylated hemoglobin/hemoglobin A1c
HRCT
high-resolution computed tomography
HSV
herpes simplex virus
ICH
International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for 
Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
IEC
independent ethics committee
IFN
interferon
Ig
immunoglobulin
IgG
immunoglobulin G
IM
intramuscular
IRB
institutional review board
IV
intravenous
IVRS
interactive voice response system 
MedDRA
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities
MS
multiple sclerosis
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
OCT
optical coherence tomography
QoL
quality of life
PBMC
peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
PD
pharmacodynamic
PFT
pulmonary function test
PRO
patient reported outcome
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SD
standard deviation
S1P
sphingosine 1-phosphate
SAE
serious adverse event
SC
subcutaneous
Treg
regulatory T cell
TSQM
Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication
ULN
upper limit of normal
VZV
varicella zoster virus
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Glossary of terms
Assessment
A procedure used to generate data required by the study
Baseline
The collection of pre-randomization information on subsequently 
randomized patients for future description and analysis. For any data 
analysis, the baseline for any data point will be clearly identified in the 
Statistical Analysis Plan.
Control drug
A study drug used as a comparator to reduce assessment bias, assess 
internal study validity, and/or evaluate comparative effects of the 
investigational drug
Enrollment
Point/time of patient entry into the study; the point at which informed 
consent must be obtained (i.e., before starting any of the procedures 
described in the protocol)
Investigational drug
The study drug whose properties are being tested in the study; this 
definition is consistent with US CFR 21 Section 312.3 and is synonymous 
with “investigational new drug.”
Medication number
A unique identifier on the label of each study drug package in studies that 
dispense study drug using an IVR system
Patient number
A number assigned to each patient who enrolls in the study. When 
combined with the center number, a unique identifier is created for each 
patient in the study.
Period
A minor subdivision of the study timeline; divides phases into smaller 
functional segments such as screening, baseline, titration, washout, etc.
Premature patient withdrawal
Point/time when the patient exits from the study before the planned 
completion of all study drug administration and assessments; at this time 
all study drug administration is discontinued and no further assessments 
are planned
Randomization number
A unique identifier assigned to each randomly assigned patient, 
corresponding to a specific treatment arm assignment
Stop study participation
Point/time at which the patient came in for a final evaluation visit or when 
study drug was discontinued whichever is later
Study drug
Any drug administered to the patient as part of the required study 
procedures; includes investigational drug and any control drugs
Study drug discontinuation
Point/time when patient permanently stops taking study drug for any 
reason; may or may not also be the point/time of premature patient 
withdrawal
Variable
Information used in the data analysis; derived directly or indirectly from 
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Amendment 02
Amendment rationale
This amendment implements changes to the CFTY720D2312 protocol amendment 1 (dated 
20-Nov-2012) to address recommendations and requests received from the United States (US) 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 
The FDA has approved the Sponsor’s proposal to reduce the sample size for this study. The 
FDA recommended to keep the number of patients in the fingolimod (FTY720) 0.25-mg 
treatment arm the same and agreed to reduce the other two treatment arms by up to 50% of the 
original sample size. This has led to a change in the randomization ratio between the three 
treatment groups and as a consequence an alteration of the calculated sample size. This 
sample size provides approximately 90% power for the primary objective. After the 
introduction of protocol amendment 2, the anticipated total number of patients to be screened 
is reduced to approximately 2610 from original 3190 patients. A screening failure rate of 25% 
is anticipated (supported by the current trend in this D2312 study [status Feb 2015]) and a 
total of 1960 randomized patients are targeted: fingolimod 0.25 mg (total 847 patients), 
fingolimod 0.5 mg (total 615 patients), and glatiramer acetate 20 mg (total 498 patients),
respectively.
In addition, this amendment implements modifications to the inclusion/exclusion criteria. 
These modifications are prompted by:

Feedback from study investigators and consultation with the study advisory group to help 
widening the pool of eligible subjects

Alignment of the protocol with fingolimod’s current US prescribing information and the 
prescribing information in other countries which are within the scope of this study as this 
is a Phase IIIb study with a marketed drug  
The exclusion criterion 1 related to history of malignancy was rationalized to allow inclusion 
of patients who are now free of the past malignancy and have no trace of malignancy for the 
last 5 years.
The exclusion criterion 3 related to use of previous multiple sclerosis (MS) treatments was 
modified bearing in mind the likely duration of pharmacodynamic (PD) action of previous 
therapies and the assessments inherent in the screening assessments (e.g., complete blood 
counts) to rule out the persistence of such PD actions. Also, the criterion was modified to 
introduce guidance on the washout for newly approved disease-modifying therapies namely 
teriflunomide and dimethyl fumarate.
The requirement for serology testing of hepatitis A, B, C, and E, at Screening was omitted. 
This criterion (exclusion criterion 8 in protocol amendment version 1) has been modified to be 
in alignment with the current US prescribing information and the prescribing information in 
other countries which are within the scope of this study which does not require such screening 
before initiating treatment with fingolimod in clinical practice. The liver functions are being 
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instances of liver infections/impairment (if any) early and are considered as adequate 
safeguards. 
The current exclusion criterion 8 regarding mandatory serologic screening for antibodies 
against varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a modification which also allows for alternative
acceptable evidence of immunity (as per Center for Disease Control guidance). This brings 
the protocol in alignment with the guidance in the current US prescribing information in this 
context. 
The current exclusion criteria 12, 13, and 14 have modified text to align with the 
US prescribing information and the prescribing information in other countries which are 
within the scope of this study. The exclusion clauses in protocol amendment version 1 were 
more restrictive than that recommended in the US prescribing information resulting in 
exclusion of those patients with certain pre-existing cardiac conditions or on concomitant 
drugs prolonging heart rate or atrioventricular (AV) conduction, who would have been 
otherwise eligible to initiate fingolimod with extended monitoring.
Certain clarifications and corrections were also done in the protocol as follows:
The exclusion criterion 16 provides clarification that patients with controlled asthma are 
allowed to participate in the study.
The prohibition period for the administration of a live or live-attenuated vaccine after 
fingolimod discontinuation was corrected from 12 to 8 weeks (as per US prescribing 
information). 
Clarification was provided that the patients known to be allergic to gadolinium (Gd) may 
participate in the trial with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performance modified only to 
forgo contrasted MRI images. 
The following erroneous paragraph was deleted: Patients experiencing bradycardia that has 
not resolved by the end of the 6-hour monitoring period must be hospitalized overnight. For 
these patients, the Day 2 dose of fingolimod should be given under the supervision of the 
treating physician, and the 6-hour monitoring period should be repeated per the procedures 
outlined for the first dose. 
Throughout the protocol, clarifications of wording and correction of minor inconsistencies 
were provided for improved study conduct. This included allowance of use of topical and 
inhaled steroids for indications other than MS in Section 5.5.8, relaxation on the dosing 
adjustments of symptomatic therapies for optimal patient care in Section 5.5.8, details of the 
assessments to be performed for ophthalmologic examination in Table 6-1 and Table 6-2, 
 
 
 
.
In Appendix 3, investigators were guided to consider appropriate antihypertensive 
medication/dosage adjustment for newly diagnosed hypertension as well as an aggravation of 
a pre-existing condition. The earlier guidance to consider the discontinuation of study drug 
was deleted as it was an erroneous statement and not in line with the US prescribing 
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alanine aminotransferase/aspartate aminotransferase rise above 5 times the upper limit of 
normal (ULN). 
Also, further clarity is being provided to investigators for interruption of glatiramer acetate 
when the lymphocyte count decreases below 50% of the baseline levels.
The protocol is also being amended to address safety updates in the investigator brochure 
(Edition 18) – in particular to provide additional guidance for safety monitoring for 
opportunistic infections and for basal cell carcinoma.

Notably, there have been reports of isolated cases of cryptococcal meningitis in MS
patients with relapsing MS receiving fingolimod. As a result, the fingolimod local product 
labeling will be updated to guide prescribers for vigilance, early detection, and diagnosis 
of such cases, should they occur. Similarly, the infection safety monitoring guidance is 
being updated in this protocol (Appendix 3).

Basal cell carcinoma has been reported in patients receiving fingolimod. The physical 
examination section has been amended to ask patients about any new or worsening skin 
lesions and to instruct investigators to refer patients to the dermatologist in cases where 
suspected precancerous or cancerous skin lesions are identified.
The requirement for chest x-ray at Screening was removed as it was considered unnecessary 
by investigators, in line with the current safety profile of fingolimod. The pulmonary function 
testing and clinical examination of the respiratory system are considered to be adequate 
screening measures to evaluate pulmonary status.
Changes to the protocol

The planned number of enrolled patients was reduced from 2250 to 1959 to provide a 
power of approximately 90% for the comparison of the annualized relapse rate (ARR) 
between fingolimod 0.5 mg to glatiramer acetate at a 2-sided significance level of 0.05. 
The power of the statistical test for the comparison of fingolimod 0.25 mg with glatiramer 
acetate will depend on whether the efficacy seen with fingolimod 0.5 mg is maintained in 
the lower dose (the 0.25-mg dose of fingolimod that has never been studied before). 
(Section 3.1, Section 4, and Section 9.6)

The randomization ratio to the three treatment arms (fingolimod 0.25 mg, fingolimod 
0.5 mg, and glatiramer acetate 20 mg) was changed from 1:1:1 to 5:3:2 to comply with the 
FDA recommendations on revision of the sample size in the three arms. The revised 
sample size calculation assumes that this switch will occur when a total of approximately 
700 patients have been randomized to treatment under the original randomization ratio. 
(Section 3.1 and Section 4) 

The alpha-propagation procedure was replaced in protocol amendment 2 by a step-down 
hierarchical testing procedure in which the approved dose of fingolimod is initially tested 
against glatiramer acetate (at a 2-sided significance level of 0.05), and only if this initial 
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at 2-sided significance level of 0.05). This change was introduced because of the alteration 
in the planned number of patients. (Section 9.4.2 and Section 9.6)

Consequently, the original primary objective of the study “The primary objective is to 
demonstrate that at least 1 dose (0.5 mg or 0.25 mg) of fingolimod is superior to 
glatiramer acetate 20 mg subcutaneous (SC) in reducing the annualized relapse rate (ARR)
up to 12 months in patients with relapsing-remitting MS” was reworded to: “The primary 
objective is to demonstrate that at least 1 dose (tested hierarchically 0.5 mg followed by 
0.25 mg) of fingolimod is superior to glatiramer acetate 20 mg SC in reducing the ARR up 
to 12 months in patients with relapsing-remitting MS.” (Section 2.1)

 
 

 
 

Inclusion criterion 7 was removed and appropriate text was added to exclusion criterion 3 
(see the following bullet point) with addition of instruction for dimethyl fumarate. 
(Section 4.1 and Section 5.5.8)

Exclusion criterion 1 was changed as follows: Patients with a history of malignancy of any 
organ system (other than cutaneous basal cell carcinoma) in the last 5 years that do not 
have confirmation of absence of a malignancy prior to randomization. (Section 4.2)

Exclusion criterion 3 was amended. The modified exclusion criterion is as follows:
(Section 4.2)

Intravenous (IV) immunoglobulin (Ig) within 4 weeks before randomization

Immunosuppressive/chemotherapeutic medications (e.g., azathioprine, 
cyclophosphamide, methotrexate) within 6 months before randomization

Natalizumab within 2 months before randomization

Previous treatment with lymphocyte-depleting therapies (e.g., rituximab, alemtuzumab, 
ofatumumab, ocrelizumab, or cladribine) within 1 year before randomization

Previous treatment with mitoxantrone 6 months before randomization

Use of teriflunomide within 3.5 months prior to randomization, except if active 
washout (with either cholestyramine or activated charcoal) was done. In that case,
plasma levels are required to be measured and to be below 0.02 mg/L before 
randomization.
No washout period is necessary for patients treated with dimethyl fumarate, 
interferon (IFN) beta, or glatiramer acetate. Patients being treated with dimethyl 
fumarate, glatiramer acetate, or IFN beta at the screening visit can continue drug 
intake up to the day before Day 1 of this study (i.e., there is no need for a washout 
period).

The earlier (in protocol amendment version 1) exclusion criteria 8 (screening for hepatitis 
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
Current exclusion criterion 8 has the following modified text regarding VZV: Patients 
without acceptable evidence of immunity to VZV at randomization (See Appendix 3 for 
guidance on acceptable evidence of immunity and requirement for serologic testing).
(Section 4.2, Section 6.5.3.2, and Table 6-1)

Exclusion criterion 13 in protocol amendment version 1 has been modified and divided in 
exclusion criteria 12, 13, 14, and 15 (Section 4.2) as listed in the following 4 bullet points:

Exclusion criterion 12: Patients who in the last 6 months experienced any of the 
following cardiovascular conditions or findings in the screening electrocardiogram 
(ECG):
-
myocardial infarction 
-
unstable angina
-
stroke
-
transient ischemic attack
-
decompensated heart failure requiring hospitalization or Class III/IV heart failure

Exclusion criterion 13: Patients with history or presence of a Mobitz Type II AV block, 
or a third-degree AV block or sick sinus syndrome, unless patient has a functioning 
pacemaker 

Exclusion criterion 14: Patients with baseline QTc interval >500 msec 

Exclusion criterion 15: Patients receiving Class Ia (e.g., ajmaline, disopyramide, 
procainamide, quinidine) or Class III antiarrhythmic drugs (e.g., amiodarone, 
bretylium, sotalol, ibutilide, azimilide, dofetilide)

Exclusion criterion 15 in protocol amendment version 1 has become exclusion criterion 16 
and is modified as follows: Patients with severe respiratory disease, pulmonary fibrosis, or 
Class III or IV chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or with clinically significant lung 
pathology on chest x-ray. Patients with controlled asthma are allowed to enter the study. 
(Section 4.2)

Exclusion criterion 14 in protocol amendment version 1 was deleted: Patients receiving 
current treatment with (at treatment initiation) beta blockers, heart-rate slowing 
calcium-channel blockers (e.g., ivadrabine, verapamil, or diltiazem), or other substances 
which may decrease heart rate such as digoxin, anticholinesterase agents, or pilocarpine. 
Advice from a cardiologist should be sought regarding the switch to nonheart rate 
lowering medicinal products. (Section 4.2) 
Similarly, text was deleted from Section 5.5.4 (Instructions for prescribing and taking 
study treatment): Due to a possible additive effect on heart rate reduction it is 
recommended not to initiate treatment with beta blockers, calcium-channel blockers, or 
digoxin within 1 week before randomization. In patients randomized to treatment with 
fingolimod, treatment with beta blockers, calcium-channel blockers, or digoxin should 
also not be initiated within one week after the start of study drug administration.

Exclusion criterion 25 in protocol amendment version 1 has become exclusion criterion 26 
and revised as follows: Patients with a score of 4 or 5 on the Suicidal Ideation item of the 
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) within 2 years of Screening, or any 
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Guidance was provided for re-screening of patients. (Section 4)

Additional monitoring guidelines were added for patients with any pre-existing 
cardiovascular conditions and those receiving concurrent therapy with drugs that slow 
heart rate or AV conduction (e.g., beta blockers, heart rate lowering calcium-channel 
blockers such as diltiazem, verapamil, or digoxin). (Section 5.5.5)

The following paragraph was deleted: “Patients experiencing bradycardia that has not 
resolved by the end of the 6-hour monitoring period must be hospitalized overnight.” For 
these patients, the Day 2 dose of fingolimod should be given under the supervision of the 
treating physician, and the 6-hour monitoring period should be repeated per the procedures 
outlined for the first dose. (Section 5.5.5) 

Topical and inhaled steroids were allowed at the discretion of the treating neurologist for 
indications other than MS. (Section 5.5.8)

There was modification to the statement regarding permitted medications for symptomatic 
treatment of MS. The current text reads as follows: Medications for the symptomatic 
treatment of MS such as baclofen, fampridine, methylphenidate, or modafinil are 
acceptable. As far as possible, every effort should be made to keep the dosages stable from 
Screening through end of treatment (EOT). (Section 5.5.8)

The prohibition period for the administration of a live or live-attenuated vaccine after 
fingolimod discontinuation was corrected from 12 to 8 weeks. The statement that the 
vaccines may be administered once the lymphocyte counts are in laboratory normal range 
was deleted. (Section 5.5.9 and Appendix 3)

Clarification is provided on what assessments are to be performed for ophthalmologic 
examination. The current text reads: The ophthalmology examination will include eye 
history, visual acuity, dilated ophthalmoscopy, and any procedures necessary to assess 
macular edema. Optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography will be done 
only if needed to confirm macular edema. (Table 6-1 and Table 6-2) 

Guidance was provided about the patients known to be allergic to Gd: The patients known 
to be allergic to Gd may participate in the trial with MRI assessment modified to forgo the 
contrasted MRI images. (Section 6.4.3)
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Guidance was provided when an MS relapse should be reported as a serious adverse event
(SAE). The text reads: Any MS relapse, as a general rule, should be reported on the 
relapse CRF instead of the adverse event (AE)/SAE forms. However, if, in the judgment 
of the investigator, an MS relapse is unusually severe or unexpected and warrants specific 
notification, then an SAE form must be completed and submitted according to SAE 
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Guidance on safety monitoring was revised with respect to the actions to be taken with 
newly diagnosed hypertension. The current text is: Newly diagnosed hypertension as well 
as an aggravation of a pre-existing condition must be reported as an AE and appropriate 
antihypertensive medication/dosage adjustment must be considered by the investigator. 
(Appendix 3)
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Clarification was provided under guidance on monitoring of patients with elevated liver 
function tests (Appendix 3). The current text is: If alanine aminotransferase/aspartate 
aminotransferase values reach 5 times the ULN, confirmed upon repeat testing within 
2 weeks of the initial result or sooner at the discretion of the investigator, the study drug 
must be permanently discontinued. Patients who develop symptoms suggestive of hepatic 
dysfunction such as unexplained vomiting or jaundice, should have liver enzymes checked 
and fingolimod should be discontinued if significant liver injury is confirmed. 

Investigators were advised to be vigilant for early diagnosis and treatment of cryptococcal 
meningitis and basal cell carcinoma (Appendix 3: Guidance for monitoring of infections; 
Section 6.5.1)
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The guidance to investigators for interruption of glatiramer acetate when the lymphocyte 
values decrease below 50% of baseline values was revised. (Appendix 3)

Clarity was provided on the blinded and unblinded reporting of results for fingolimod. 
(Appendix 3)
Changes to specific sections of the protocol are shown in the track changes version of the 
protocol using strike through red font for deletions and red underlined for insertions.
A copy of this amended protocol will be sent to the Institutional Review Boards 
(IRBs)/Independent Ethics Committees (IECs), and health authorities.
The changes described in this amended protocol require IRB/IEC approval prior to 
implementation. In addition, if the changes herein affect the informed consent, sites are 
required to update and submit for approval a revised informed consent that takes into account 
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Amendment 01
Amendment rationale 
This amendment implements changes to the CFTY720D2312 protocol (dated 23-Sep-2011) to 
address recommendations and requests received from the United States Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA) following their review of the protocol and to align aspects of the 
protocol with the current revised fingolimod (Gilenya™) label. 
 
 
 
The main changes involve inclusion of additional safety assessments, to allow comprehensive 
risk/benefit assessment of the 0.5 mg per day fingolimod dose [currently in the market], the 
lower 0.25 mg per day dose [under investigation in this study] and glatiramer acetate [control]. 
The safety assessments that are now being included for all participating patients are regular 
pulmonary function tests, dermatological examinations, ophthalmic examinations and 
assessment of suicidality. Specific guidance is provided for full workup in patients developing 
cardiac symptoms; pulmonary hypertension; ischemic or thrombotic events proteinuria. 
Suicidality assessment is also included in compliance with FDA guidance applicable to all 
drugs that have an effect on the central nervous system. 
Safety sections of this protocol are revised with regard to cardiac safety. In December 2011, 
the company reported a sudden, unexplained death of a patient within 24 hours after the 
administration of the first dose of commercial fingolimod 0.5 mg. While the cause of death is 
unknown, the role of fingolimod cannot be confirmed or excluded. The reporting of this event 
prompted a thorough review the cardiac safety data from clinical trials as well as spontaneous 
reports in the post-marketing setting.
In order to align the protocol with the current revised fingolimod label, this amendment 
additionally updates and modifies (1) specific exclusion criteria, (2) selected safety 
monitoring guidance and (3) revision of the requirements for first dose monitoring following 
fingolimod interruption. 
In addition, the amendment includes changes to facilitate the conduct of the study and 
includes clarifications of wording and other minor corrections.
The study is currently enrolling patients, and approximately 22 patients have been enrolled at 
the time of release of this amendment. 
In summary the changes in the amendment refer to the following:
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pulmonary function testing
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dermatological examinations
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additional ophthalmological examination at 6 months
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body weight monitoring
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addition of certain laboratory analyses
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collection of laboratory analysis data that are not associated with a regular study visit
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inclusion of patients with higher glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels but without
diabetic neuropathy
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collection of additional baseline characteristics for diabetic patients
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provision for full diagnostic workup in patients with an ischemic or thrombotic adverse 
event 
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a suicide severity rating assessment
Other changes to the protocol either for clarification, to improve conduct of the study, or to 
increase patient safety include:
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deletion of exclusion criterion regarding patients with history of vitamin B12 deficiency
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clarification of effective contraception methods
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deletion of redundant exclusion criterion pertaining to treatment with high dose steroids

additional instructions to minimize risk of unblinding of blinded site personnel

change of day of screening to be as early as 45 days prior to randomization
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further specification of study drug storage conditions
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specification of assay for detecting hepatitis C virus
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direction for central laboratory reporting of hematology results to maintain site blinding
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minor wording corrections and administrative changes
The protocol has been amended to expand the population to be evaluated to include diabetic 
patients whose glycosylated hemoglobin levels are moderately elevated. The changes 
included in this amendment will provide additional data for the safety profiles of the study 
treatments.
Changes to the protocol
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The authors of the protocol were changed. (Title cover page)
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Background (Section 1.1) was revised to include updated patient exposure, updated 
summary of adverse events, addition of atrioventricular (AV) conduction safety 
information, and statement regarding patients with cardiovascular or cerebrovascular 
disease for which fingolimod is not recommended.
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The screening visit has been changed to occur up to 45 days prior to randomization 
(Section 3.1, Figure 3-1, Table 6-1)
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Inclusion criterion #4 was changed to remove reference to systemic steroid use because 
this was covered within exclusion criterion #4. (Section 4.1)

The exclusion criterion regarding the use of intravenous immunoglobulin was changed for 
clarity to exclude any patients receiving intravenous immunoglobulin within 2 months 
prior to randomization. (Section 4.2)
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The exclusion criterion regarding uncontrolled diabetes was changed to allow 
participation by diabetics if their HbA1c level is 9% or less and they are without diabetic 
neuropathy. (Section 4.2)
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The exclusion criterion regarding history of vitamin B12 deficiency was removed. 
(Section 4.2)
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The exclusion criterion regarding serological markers to detect hepatitis C was changed to 
remove anti-hepatitis C virus IgM and to add hepatitis C virus RNA polymerase chain 
reaction (PCR) as an assay. (Section 4.2, Section 6.5.3.2, Table 6-1)

Exclusion criteria were expanded to exclude patients with additional cardiovascular 
conditions and patients receiving treatments which may decrease heart rate. (Section 4.2)

Exclusion criterion #15 was expanded to exclude patients who have clinically significant 
lung pathology by chest x-ray at Screening. A chest x-ray was added to assessments at the 
screening visit if an x-ray within the previous 3 months is not available. (Section 4.2, 
Table 6-1, Section 6.5.8)
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Exclusion criterion #22 pertaining to effective contraception was expanded to define 
highly effective methods of contraception. (Section 4.2)
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An exclusion criterion was added to exclude patients with a score of “yes” on item 4 or
item 5 of the Suicidal Ideation section of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-
SSRS), if this ideation occurred in the past 6 months prior to Screening, or “yes” on any 
item of the Suicidal Behavior section, except for the “Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious 
Behavior” in the past 2 years. (Section 4.2)
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Because different sourcing strategies may be applied for glatiramer acetate depending on 
the country and because this control treatment is unblinded to the dispensing pharmacist 
and treating physician, medication numbering was removed as a requirement for the label 
for glatiramer acetate. (Section 5.1)

The description of study drug storage specifies that all study drug is to be stored 
refrigerated. (Section 5.5.3)
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Management of patients with bradycardia following the first dose of fingolimod was 
changed to require overnight monitoring and second dose monitoring only if the patient 
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dose of fingolimod are required to be monitored overnight and second dose monitoring is 
required. (Section 5.5.5)
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A statement was added in Section 5.5.9 to clarify that fingolimod may be restarted after a 
patient receives a live or live attenuated vaccine.
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Additional diabetes-specific baseline characteristics will be collected in patients with 
diabetes. (Section 6.2)

The qualifications of the rater of the Expanded Disability Status Scale were clarified. 
(Section 6.4.2)
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A dermatological examination will be performed at Screening, 12 months, end of 
treatment, and end of study to identify new skin lesions. (Table 6-1, Table 6-2, Section 6.5, 
Section 6.5.10, and Section 9.5.2) 
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Systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be measured in the supine position followed by 
measurements with the patient standing, with documentation of orthostatic hypotension if 
it occurs. (Section 5.5.5 and Section 6.5.2)
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Discharge criteria following first dose have been expanded to include review of ECG for 
AV block, prolonged QTc, and decreasing heart rate. They also include requirement for 
overnight hospitalization in the event that pharmacologic intervention is required during 
first dose observation period or for prolonged QTc. (Section 5.5.5)

The requirement for restarting study drug and on-site monitoring after fingolimod 
interruption and restarting was changed. (Section 5.5.6)
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Direction was added that the central laboratory will only report hematology absolute 
counts of eosinophils, basophils, and monocytes to maintain site blinding. The central 
laboratory will only report absolute total white blood cell, neutrophil, and lymphocyte 
counts to the site in case of a clinically notable abnormality. (Section 6.5.3.1)

Body weight will be assessed at each visit to identify weight gain that may be indicative of 
edema. (Table 6-1, Section 6.5.2, Appendix 1)
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A footnote was added to Table 6-1 and Table 6-2 and text was added in Section 6.5.2
clarifying at which visits body temperature is to be measured.
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An additional ophthalmological examination will be performed at 6 months of treatment. 
(Table 6-1)
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Wording was added to clarify that blood samples are to be in the fasted state at the 
screening visit and to clarify that blood samples at subsequent visits are recommended to 
be in the fasted state. (Section 6.5.3)
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HbA1c will be included in all chemistry assessments. (Section 6.5.3.2)

Uric acid and bicarbonate will be included in the serum chemistry assessments. 
(Section 6.5.3.2)
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Urinalysis will be performed at all visits. Procedures have been added to follow-up edema, 
weight gain, or proteinuria with additional urinalysis and follow-up by nephrologist if 
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Patients who experience new significant cardiac symptoms or symptoms of pulmonary 
hypertension are to be referred to a specialist for further diagnostic workup. 
(Section 6.5.1)
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Pulmonary function tests (PFTs), including forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), 
forced vital capacity (FVC), and diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO), will be 
performed at Screening, Month 6, Month 12, end of study, and 3 months after study drug 
discontinuation. (Table 6-1, Table 6-2, Section 6.5.9, Section 9.5.2, and References) 
Guidance for monitoring pulmonary function is provided in Appendix 3.

Patients who are withdrawn from the study because of a respiratory adverse event(s) 
should be evaluated by a pulmonary specialist and further investigations (PFTs, chest 
x-ray or high-resolution computed tomography [HRCT], biopsy) as needed. (Section 6.5.9
and Section 7.1)
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The C-SSRS will be administered using an interactive voice response system (IVRS) at 
Screening and at every study visit after randomization. (Table 6-1, Table 6-2, 
Section 6.5.11, and Section 9.5.2)
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Patients experiencing an ischemic or thrombotic adverse event are to be referred to a 
specialist for a diagnostic workup and management. (Section 7.1)

Laboratory specimens that are not in association with a regular study visit are to be sent to 
the central laboratory for analysis and inclusion of the data in the study data sets. 
(Section 7.1)
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Notable values for additional laboratory assessments have been added to Appendix 1
(Clinically notable laboratory values and vital signs), and some notable values were 
changed.
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Previous Appendix 3 was deleted because exclusion criterion referring to this appendix 
was deleted.
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Appendix 3 was revised to require discontinuation of study drug if clinical symptoms of 
infection accompany lymphopenia. Discontinuation of study drug for lymphopenia in the 
absence of clinical signs of infection is at the discretion of the investigator. 

Appendix 3 was revised to require discontinuation of study drug in patients receiving 
glatiramer acetate who develop significant lymphopenia.

Appendix 4 was revised to include guidance on ophthalmic monitoring of patients with 
any visual disturbances while on therapy and in patients with diabetes mellitus or uveitis.
A copy of this amended protocol will be sent to the Institutional Review Boards 
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The changes described in this amended protocol require IRB/IEC approval prior to 
implementation. In addition, if the changes herein affect the Informed Consent, sites are 
required to update and submit for approval a revised Informed Consent that takes into account 
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Protocol synopsis
Title of study: A 12-month, randomized, rater- and dose-blinded study to compare the efficacy and 
safety of fingolimod 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg administered orally once daily with glatiramer acetate 20 mg 
administered subcutaneously once daily in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
Purpose and rationale: The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of fingolimod 
0.50 mg and fingolimod 0.25 mg to glatiramer acetate (20 mg) for the treatment of patients with 
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) as part of a postapproval commitment for the FDA.
 
 
 
Objectives:
Primary Objective:
The primary objective is to demonstrate that at least 1 dose (tested hierarchically 0.5 mg followed by
0.25 mg) of fingolimod is superior to glatiramer acetate 20 mg subcutaneous (SC) in reducing the 
annualized relapse rate (ARR) up to 12 months in patients with relapsing-remitting MS.
Secondary Objectives:
To evaluate in fingolimod 0.5 mg, fingolimod 0.25 mg, and glatiramer acetate 20 mg groups:

the change from Baseline in brain volume at Month 12 or end of study
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the number of active T2 lesions (new or newly enlarging lesions compared with Baseline) at 
Month 12 or end of study.
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the proportion of patients free of new or newly enlarging T2 lesions compared to Baseline at 
Month 12 or end of study
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the change from Baseline in T2 lesion volume at Month 12 or end of study
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the change from Baseline in the number and volume of T1 hypointense lesions at Month 12 
or end of study
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the number and volume of gadolinium (Gd)-enhancing T1 lesions at Month 12 or end of study
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the safety and tolerability up to Month 12
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the change from baseline in treatment satisfaction as measured by the Treatment Satisfaction 
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Population: 
The study population will consist of adult male and female patients with RRMS. Treatment-naïve 
patients and patients previously treated with disease-modifying therapies for MS, with the exception of 
S1P modulator therapy, are eligible to participate in the study. The anticipated total number of patients 
to be screened is approximately 2610, with approximately 1960 patients randomly assigned to study 
treatment.
Key Inclusion/Exclusion criteria:
Inclusion criteria:
1.
Written informed consent must be obtained before any assessment is performed 
2.
Male and female patients 18 to 65 years of age, inclusive.
3.
Patients with RRMS, as defined by 2010 revised McDonald criteria.
4.
Patients must be neurologically stable with no onset of relapse within 30 days of 
randomization.
5.
Patients with at least 1 documented relapse during the previous year or 2 documented 
relapses during the previous 2 years before randomization.
6.
Patients with an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of 0 to 6.0, inclusive, at 
Screening. A score of 6.0 indicates unilateral assistance (cane or crutch) required to walk at 
least 100 meters with or without resting.
Exclusion criteria:
1.
Patients with a history of malignancy of any organ system (other than cutaneous basal cell 
carcinoma) in the last 5 years that do not have confirmation of absence of a malignancy prior 
to randomization.
2.
Patients with an active chronic disease (or stable but treated with immune therapy) of the 
immune system other than MS (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Sjogren’s syndrome, 
Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis) or with a known immunodeficiency syndrome 
(HIV-antibody positive, AIDS, hereditary immune deficiency, drug-induced immune 
deficiency).
3.
Patients who have been treated with: 

Intravenous (IV) immunoglobulin (Ig) within 4 weeks before randomization
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Immunosuppressive/chemotherapeutic medications (e.g., azathioprine, 
cyclophosphamide, methotrexate) within 6 months before randomization
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Natalizumab within 2 months before randomization
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Previous treatment with lymphocyte-depleting therapies (e.g., rituximab, alemtuzumab, 
ofatumumab, ocrelizumab, or cladribine) within 1 year before randomization
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Previous treatment with mitoxantrone within 6 months before randomization
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Use of teriflunomide within 3.5 months prior to randomization, except if active washout 
(with either cholestyramine or activated charcoal) was done. In that case, plasma levels 
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No washout period is necessary for patients treated with dimethyl fumarate, interferon 
(IFN) beta, or glatiramer acetate.  
Patients being treated with dimethyl fumarate, glatiramer acetate, or IFN beta at the 
Screening visit can continue drug intake up to the day before Day 1 of this study (i.e., 
there is no need for a washout period).
4. Patients who have been treated with systemic corticosteroids or adrenocorticotropic hormones 
in the past 30 days prior to the screening magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure.
5. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (glycosylated hemoglobin >9%) or with diabetic 
neuropathy.
6. Patients with a diagnosis of macular edema during Screening (patients with a history of 
macular edema will be allowed to enter the study provided that they do not have macular 
edema at Screening).
7. Patients with severe active bacterial, viral, or fungal infections.
8. Patients without acceptable evidence of immunity to varicella zoster virus (VZV) at 
randomization (See Appendix 3 for guidance on acceptable evidence of immunity and 
requirement for serologic testing).
9.
Patients who have received any live or live-attenuated vaccines (including VZV, herpes 
simplex, or measles) within 1 month before randomization.
10. Patients who have received total lymphoid irradiation or bone marrow transplantation.
11. Patients with any unstable medical/psychiatric condition, as assessed by the primary treating 
physician at each site.
12. Patients who in the last 6 months experienced any of the following cardiovascular conditions 
or findings in the screening electrocardiogram (ECG): myocardial infarction, unstable angina, 
stroke, transient ischemic attack or decompensated heart failure requiring hospitalization or 
Class III/IV heart failure.
Investigational drug:
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Fingolimod (FTY720) 0.5-mg capsules for oral administration once daily
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Fingolimod (FTY720) 0.25-mg capsules for oral administration once daily
Both strengths of fingolimod capsule will be identical in appearance and will be packaged in identical 
bottles.
Control drug:
Glatiramer acetate 20-mg SC injection once daily.
Study design:
This is a multicenter, randomized, rater- and dose-blinded study to compare the efficacy and safety of 
0.25 mg and 0.5 mg of fingolimod with glatiramer acetate 20 mg SC in patients with RRMS. 
This study will consist of 3 periods:
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Screening Period: up to 45 days for all patients
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Treatment Period: 12 months of glatiramer acetate 20 mg, fingolimod 0.25 mg, or fingolimod 
0.5 mg

Follow-up Period will occur 3 months (12 weeks) after the last dose of study drug for all 
patients
After signing the informed consent, patients will enter the Screening Period to determine eligibility for 
the study. After inclusion/exclusion criteria are reviewed again and after safety assessments are 
conducted, patients will enter the Treatment Period and will be randomly assigned into one of three
groups (for details about the randomization see Section 9.6 - Sample size calculation):
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Group 1 will receive fingolimod 0.5 mg orally once a day for up to 12 months
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Group 3 will receive glatiramer acetate 20 mg subcutaneously once a day for up to 12 months
Patients will take their first dose of study drug at Visit 2. Thereafter, patients in each fingolimod 
treatment arm will take 1 capsule orally once a day for 12 months. Patients in the glatiramer acetate 
treatment arm will self-administer an SC injection of 20 mg of glatiramer acetate once a day for 
12 months. In order to ensure patient safety 6-hour first dose monitoring procedures are to be followed 
for patients receiving fingolimod. First-dose monitoring is to be conducted by the primary treating 
physician.
Starting at Visit 3/Month 1, all visits in the Treatment Period have a visit window of ±5 days. At 
Visit 7/end of treatment (EOT)/Month 12, the study staff should complete the study completion 
electronic case report form (eCRF).
The end-of-study follow-up visit will occur 3 months (12 weeks) after the last dose of study drug 
administration (for patients who complete the study and for patients who prematurely discontinue the 
study).
Efficacy assessments: 

MS ARR

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Safety assessments:

Physical and neurological examination

Vital sign measurements
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Laboratory evaluations
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ECG results
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Ophthalmologic examinations

Pulmonary function tests

Dermatological examination

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
Quality of life assessments:

Patient-reported outcomes for multiple sclerosis (TSQM, 
)
Data analysis:
The primary outcome is the ARR which is defined as the average number of confirmed relapses per 
year (i.e., the total number of confirmed relapses divided by the total days in the study multiplied by 
365.25). For the primary analysis, the number of relapses will include all the confirmed relapses 
experienced during the study. The time spent in the study will correspond to the observation period for 
all the relapses from first dose on study drug to end of study.
The 2 doses of fingolimod will be tested hierarchically versus glatiramer acetate in a step-down 
procedure. For each of the 2 fingolimod doses, the null hypothesis is that there is no difference in the 
ARRs between patients treated with fingolimod and patients treated with glatiramer acetate versus the 
alternative hypothesis that there is a difference between the 2 treatment groups. The null hypothesis 
will be rejected if the observed P value for the between-treatment comparison is less than the 
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H01: µ FTY 0.5 mg=µ glatiramer acetate versus HA1: µ FTY 0.5 mg≠µ glatiramer acetate 
H02: µ FTY0.25 mg=µ glatiramer acetate versus HA2: µ FTY0.25 mg≠µ glatiramer acetate 
No formal hypothesis will be tested between the 2 fingolimod doses because the study is not powered 
to detect a difference in treatment effect between these doses.
The hypotheses will be tested using a negative binomial regression model with log link, using 
treatment, number of relapses in the previous year before study enrollment, baseline EDSS, and 
baseline number of Gd-enhancing T1 lesions and country (or region) as covariates. In the analysis, the 
response variable is the number of confirmed relapses for each patient. The patient’s time in the study 
(natural log of time in years) is used as an offset variable to obtain the ARR, adjusted for the varying 
lengths of patient’s time in the study (time in years). The treatment effect of fingolimod doses versus 
glatiramer acetate will be presented as an ARR ratio with corresponding 95% confidence intervals and 
p values. 
To adjust for multiple testing in this study, a step-down hierarchical testing procedure will be used. 
There are 2 hypotheses being tested (H01, H02). Because it is highly likely that the approved dose of 
fingolimod (0.5 mg) is more efficacious than the lower dose (0.25 mg), the approved dose of 
fingolimod is initially tested against glatiramer acetate at a 2-sided significance level of 0.05. Only if 
this initial test H01 is rejected will H02, the low dose of fingolimod, be tested against glatiramer acetate 
also at a 2-sided significance level of 0.05.
The sample size calculations and power considerations follow the method outlined in Keene et al.,
2007 with a constant dispersion parameter k (k=0.2231). The power of the study was evaluated under 
various ARR assumptions and various dropout patterns based on the cumulative literature on 
glatiramer acetate and the Novartis data on fingolimod. The anticipated ARR for patients treated with 
0.5 mg fingolimod is µFTY 0.5 mg=0.195, the ARR for those treated with glatiramer acetate is 
µglatiramer acetate=0.30. Therefore, the estimated ARR reduction for fingolimod 0.5 mg versus glatiramer 
acetate is 35%. Assuming a dropout rate of 15% based on data from this D2312 study (status 
Feb-2015), the total 1960 randomized patients with approximately 847 patients in the fingolimod 
0.25-mg group, 615 patients in the fingolimod 0.5-mg group, and 498 patients in the glatiramer acetate 
20-mg group will achieve approximately 90% statistical power for the comparison of fingolimod 0.5 mg 
versus glatiramer acetate at a 2-sided significance level of 0.05. This calculation takes into account 
that patients who discontinue prematurely from the study can participate with partial data to the 
primary endpoint.
Fingolimod 0.25 mg has never been studied in a clinical trial in MS. Based on PK/PD modeling results, 
it is anticipated that the ARR in patients treated with fingolimod 0.25 mg is approximately 15% higher 
than in those treated with fingolimod 0.5 mg. In line with the PK/PD modeling, the anticipated ARR in 
patients treated with fingolimod 0.25 mg is µFTY 0.25 mg=0.225, which corresponds to a 25% reduction in 
ARR in patients treated with fingolimod 0.25 mg compared to those treated with glatiramer acetate. 
Following the multiplicity adjustment procedure, the power to detect a 25% reduction in ARR for 
patients treated with fingolimod 0.25 mg compared with patients treated with glatiramer acetate is 
approximately 68% at a 2-sided significance level of 0.05, if the primary objective for the fingolimod 
0.5-mg dose can be rejected first. A formal comparison between the two fingolimod doses is not 
intended, as the study is not powered for such a comparison.
The statistical software R (Version 2.13.1, open source) and the R library packages “MASS” and 
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Introduction
1.1
Background
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous 
system (CNS) causing pronounced neurological disability in young adults, primarily women, 
with disease onset typically occurring between the ages of 20 and 40 years. The approximate 
prevalence rate of MS in the United States is 400,000 (0.1%). 
Typically recurrent acute episodes (relapses) of neurological symptoms, which are followed 
by a complete or partial recovery, can be observed during the relapsing-remitting multiple 
sclerosis (RRMS) disease course. Approximately 50% of these patients progress to secondary 
progressive MS (SPMS) within 10 years and 90% within 25 years. Apart from these initially 
relapsing forms of MS, 10% to 15% of patients present with primary progressive MS (PPMS), 
which is characterized by steady deterioration of impairment without prior experience of 
relapses (Keegan et al, 2002).
Fingolimod (FTY720) Gilenya® is an oral, once-daily immunomodulatory drug that has been 
approved for the treatment of relapsing MS in the United States, Europe, and other countries. 
Pharmacologically, 
fingolimod, 
after 
phosphorylation 
to 
fingolimod-phosphate 
(fingolimod-P) targets a class of G protein-coupled receptors, which bind the pleiotropic 
sphingolipid mediator sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) and acts in large part by down-
modulating S1P/S1P receptor responses in the immune and the central nervous systems. It 
causes a reversible sequestration of a proportion of CD4+ and CD8+ positive T cells and
B cells from blood and spleen into lymph nodes and Peyer’s patches, apparently without 
affecting many of the functional properties of these cells. Under normal circumstances, T cells 
selectively require S1P1 activation for emigration from the thymus, and both T and B cells 
require this receptor for egress from peripheral lymphoid organs. Fingolimod-P acts as a 
super-agonist of the S1P1 receptor on lymphocytes, inducing its uncoupling/internalization 
and intracellular lysosomal degradation. The internalization and degradation of S1P1 renders 
these cells unresponsive to S1P, depriving them of the obligatory signal to egress from 
lymphoid organs and recirculate to peripheral inflammatory tissues. As a consequence, 
autoaggressive T cells remain trapped in the lymphoid system, i.e., in the autoantigen-draining 
cervical lymph nodes in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis MS, which reduces 
their recirculation to the CNS and abrogates central inflammation.
The lymphocytes trapped by fingolimod in the LNs contain the pro-inflammatory T-helper 
(CD4+) IL-17 producing lymphocyte subset (Th17): A T-helper subset which is derived from 
naïve T cells when these cells are stimulated in the presence TGF-β, IL-1β and IL-23. Th17 
cells manifest a phenotype of increased IL-17 production. Th17 cells have been shown to play 
an important role in the induction of autoimmune disease, but are crucial for the immune 
response against fungi and extracellular bacteria. Regulatory T-cells (Treg) are a subset of 
predominantly CD4+ T-cells differentiated from naïve T-cells in the periphery after 
stimulation with TGFβ and antigen (iTreg) or generated in the thymus (nTreg); other 
regulatory T-cell subtypes exist, including CD8+ Tregs. Tregs play an important role in the 
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In EAE, among other T-cells, Th17 cells transmigrate efficiently across the blood-brain-
barrier (BBB), disrupt BBB tight junctions, highly express granzyme B and kill human 
neurons, and promote CNS inflammation through additional CD4+ T-cell recruitment (Kebir 
2007). Accordingly, large numbers of Th17 cells are found in brain tissues from MS patients, 
particularly in acute and chronic active lesions (Tzartos 2008). Analysis of blood T-cells from 
fingolimod-treated MS patients now revealed strikingly reduced numbers of IL-17-producing 
Th17 cells in circulation (Mehling 2010), suggesting that fingolimod directly abrogates the 
inflammatory Th17 axis in MS.
Since fingolimod has a preferential impact on the levels of Th17 T-helper cells, the 
investigation of the counts and relative proportions of Th17 cells as compared to T-regulator 
(Treg) cells is of relevance for the determination of the effects of the drug on immune 
homeostasis, both in terms of immune defense as well as suppression of the auto-immunity.
In two Phase III studies in patients with RRMS fingolimod has demonstrated a significantly 
superior efficacy over current standard therapy with interferon (IFN) beta-1a intramuscular 
(IM) (standard of care) and over placebo, respectively:
In the one-year D2302 (TRANSFORMS) study in 1292 patients with RRMS, an active 
comparator trial against an established standard of care, fingolimod significantly reduced 
annualized relapse rates (ARR) by 52% (0.5 mg dose, ARR 0.21) and 38% (1.25 mg dose, 
ARR 0.26) vs. IFN beta-1a IM (ARR 0.43). These findings were supported by effects on 
disease activity as measured in brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (Cohen et al, 2010).

Results from the 2-year placebo-controlled D2301 (FREEDOMS) study in 1272 patients 
with RRMS show that fingolimod reduced the relapse rate by 54% for the 0.5 mg dose 
(ARR 0.18) and 60% for the 1.25 mg dose (ARR 0.16) compared to placebo (ARR 0.40; 
both comparisons p<0.001). In addition, fingolimod reduced the risk of progression of 
disability by 30 - 37% for patients on 0.5 mg (p=0.024) and 32 - 40% for those on 1.25 mg 
(p=0.017) compared to placebo over two years. These findings were supported by positive 
effects on brain lesions as measured by MRI scan (Kappos et al, 2010).
The safety profile of fingolimod has been well characterized in the MS clinical development 
program. As of 29 February 2012, the MS clinical trials exposure in global and local studies is 
estimated to be approximately 16,500 patient-years in more than 10,000 MS patients. For 
updated exposure and safety information, please refer to current investigator brochure.
The safety profile observed in the fingolimod MS clinical development program can be 
summarized as follows:

The overall incidence of adverse events (AEs) leading to discontinuation of study drug in 
[Study CFTY720D2301] was comparable for the fingolimod 0.5 mg/day (7.5%) and 
placebo group (7.7%) but higher in the fingolimod 1.25 mg/day group (14.2%). The 
overall incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs) was comparable between fingolimod 
groups (11.9% and 10.1% for fingolimod 1.25 mg/day and fingolimod 0.5 mg/day, 
respectively) and placebo (13.4%).

Specific AEs that were reported more commonly in MS patients treated with fingolimod 
than placebo included elevations of liver enzymes, in particular increases in alanine 
aminotransferase (ALT) and γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT), reductions in white blood cell 
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dose of fingolimod, macular edema, hypertension, dyspnea, bronchitis, and diarrhea. The 
AEs most prominently associated with fingolimod treatment (eg, liver enzyme elevations, 
bradycardia, and macular edema) appeared to show a dose response. There were no AEs 
that appeared to be specifically related to long-term treatment with fingolimod.

In general, the AE profile of fingolimod in MS patients did not depend on gender, age, or 
previous treatment with disease-modifying drugs. The only exception was liver enzyme 
elevations, which were more frequent in male patients than in female patients treated with 
fingolimod. 

The overall incidence of infections, including serious infections, was similar in the 
fingolimod treatment groups and the comparator arms (IFN or placebo) in both completed 
Phase III studies. A slightly higher frequency of lower respiratory tract infections 
(primarily bronchitis) was observed in fingolimod-treated patients, with an apparent dose 
effect. The current data showed no clear relationship between lymphocyte count and the 
incidence of infections on fingolimod treatment. 

The accumulated data from the MS program do not show an association of fingolimod 
therapy with the development of malignancies. In the FREEDOMS study, more cancers 
were seen in the placebo group than in the treated groups. Incidence estimates for various 
forms of skin cancer (and other malignancies) from pooled safety data are comparable 
between treatment groups and placebo. There appears to be no increased risk with greater 
duration of exposure (Kappos et al, 2010).

Initiation of fingolimod treatment has been associated with atrioventricular (AV) 
conduction delays usually as first-degree AV blocks (prolonged PR interval on 
electrocardiogram [ECG]). Second-degree AV blocks, usually Mobitz Type I 
(Wenckebach), have been observed in less than 0.5% of patients receiving fingolimod 
0.5 mg in clinical trials. The conduction abnormalities typically were transient, 
asymptomatic, usually did not require treatment, and resolved within the first 24 hours on 
treatment.  

Data on the safe use of fingolimod in pregnancy or with breast-feeding are limited, 
although preclinical data suggest risk to the fetus and newborn is possible.
In the post-marketing setting, isolated delayed onset events, including transient asystole and 
the 1 unexplained death, within 24 hours of the first dose, have occurred. These events have 
been confounded by concomitant medication and/or pre-existing diseases and the relationship 
to fingolimod is uncertain. It is recommended that fingolimod not be administered to patients 
with a history of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease or to those patients taking heart-
rate lowering medication.
Glatiramer acetate consists of the acetate salts of synthetic polypeptides, containing 
4 naturally occurring amino acids: L-glutamic acid, L-alanine, L-tyrosine, and L-lysine. The 
mechanisms by which glatiramer acetate acts in patients with MS are not fully understood. 
However, it is thought to act by modifying immune processes believed to be responsible for 
the pathogenesis of MS. This hypothesis is supported by findings of studies that have been 
carried out to explore the pathogenesis of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.
Evidence supporting the effectiveness of glatiramer acetate (20 mg/day) in decreasing the 
frequency of relapses in patients with RRMS comes from 2 placebo-controlled studies. In a 
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average number of relapses per patient over 24 months was reduced from 2.7 on placebo to 
0.6 in the glatiramer acetate arm (Bornstein et al, 1987). In a larger placebo-controlled 
multicentre study in 251 patients a reduction of the 2-year relapse rate from 1.68 on placebo 
to 1.19 on glatiramer acetate was observed (Johnson et al, 2001). Results in both studies were
supported by beneficial effects of glatiramer acetate on MRI markers of inflammatory disease 
activity and on other relapse-related endpoints, as compared to placebo.
In addition, 3 trials comparing high-dose IFN with glatiramer acetate were conducted. In the 
REGARD (Rebif® versus glatiramer acetate in patients with RRMS) open-label study in 764 
patients equally randomized to the two treatment arms, there were no significant differences 
between groups treated with 44 µg of subcutaneous (SC) IFN β-1a 3 times a week and 20 mg 
of SC glatiramer acetate daily after 96 weeks of treatment in the time of the first relapse, the 
annualized relapse rate (IFN β-1a 0.30; glatiramer acetate 0.29), or magnetic resonance 
imaging (MRI) outcomes (number and change in volume of T2 active lesions) (Mikol et al, 
2008).
The dose-blinded BEYOND study (N = 2244 in a 1:2:2 ratio) compared 20 mg SC glatiramer 
acetate with 250 µg and 500 µg of SC IFN beta-1b every other day. Results showed that the 
ARR was similar between groups (IFN beta-1b SC 500 μg 0.33; IFN beta-1b SC 250 μg 0.36; 
glatiramer acetate 0.34), with no significant difference in the time of the first relapse or the 
proportion of patients remaining relapse free. For MRI data, there were no significant 
differences in gadolinium (Gd)-enhancing lesions, T1 lesions, or normalized brain volume 
between groups. There were significant differences in the cumulative number of new T2 
lesions between the patients treated with IFN and glatiramer acetate, favouring IFN 
(O’Connor et al, 2009).
In the BECOME study in 75 patients with RRMS, efficacy of treatment with IFN beta-1b and 
glatiramer acetate was assessed by monthly MRI and relapse rate for up to 2 years. There 
were no significant differences in the number of combined active lesions on MRI between the 
2 groups. Correspondingly, the ARR between the 2 treatment groups did not show significant 
differences (IFN beta-1b 0.37; GA 0.33) (Cadavid et al, 2009).
1.2
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of fingolimod 0.50 mg and 
fingolimod 0.25 mg to glatiramer acetate (20 mg) for the treatment of patients with RRMS as 
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Study objectives
2.1
Primary objective
The primary objective is to demonstrate that at least one dose (tested hierarchically 0.5 mg 
followed by 0.25 mg) of fingolimod is superior to glatiramer acetate 20 mg SC in reducing the 
ARR up to 12 months in patients with relapsing-remitting MS.
2.2
Secondary objectives
To evaluate in fingolimod 0.5 mg, fingolimod 0.25 mg, and glatiramer acetate 20 mg groups:

the change from Baseline in brain volume at Month 12 or end of study

the number of active T2 lesions (new or newly enlarging lesions compared with Baseline) 
at Month 12 or end of study.

the proportion of patients free of new or newly enlarging T2 lesions compared to Baseline 
at Month 12 or end of study

the change from Baseline in T2 lesion volume at Month 12 or end of study

the change from Baseline in the number and volume of T1 hypointense lesions at 
Month 12 or end of study

the number and volume of Gd-enhancing T1 lesions at Month 12 or end of study

the safety and tolerability up to Month 12

the change from baseline in treatment satisfaction as measured by the Treatment 
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Investigational plan
3.1
Study design
This is a multicenter, randomized, rater- and dose-blinded study to compare the efficacy and 
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RRMS. Originally, approximately 2550 patients with RRMS were to be randomized, which 
has been reduced to a total of 1960 patients as per protocol amendment 2.
This study will consist of 3 periods:

Screening Period: up to 45 days for all patients

Treatment Period: 12 months of glatiramer acetate 20 mg, fingolimod 0.25 mg, or 
fingolimod 0.5 mg

Follow-up Period will occur 3 months (12 weeks) after the last dose of study drug for all 
patients
The study design is presented in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1
Study design
a. Follow-up will occur 3 months (12 weeks) after the last dose of study drug for all patients.
The assessment schedule is presented in Table 6-1. After signing the informed consent, 
patients will enter the Screening Period to determine eligibility for the study. After 
inclusion/exclusion criteria are reviewed again and after study assessments are conducted, 
patients will enter the Treatment Period and will be randomly assigned into one of the three
groups (for details about the randomization, see Section 9.6 - Sample size calculation):

Group 1 will receive fingolimod 0.5 mg orally once a day for up to 12 months

Group 2 will receive fingolimod 0.25 mg orally once a day for up to 12 months

Group 3 will receive glatiramer acetate 20 mg subcutaneously once a day for up to 
12 months
Patients will take their first dose of study drug at Visit 2. Thereafter, patients in each 
fingolimod treatment arm will take 1 capsule orally once a day for 12 months. Patients in the 
fingolimod 0.5
mg/day
Treatment Period
Screening 
Period
Day –45 to –1
glatiramer acetate 20
mg/day
Day 1 to Month 12
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glatiramer acetate treatment arm will self administer an SC injection of 20 mg of glatiramer 
acetate once a day for 12 months. In order to ensure patient safety during the first dose 
administration, patients will take the first dose at the study sites and procedures in the protocol 
must be followed for all patients receiving oral capsules as outlined in the first-dose 
monitoring instructions (Section 5.5.5). First-dose monitoring is to be conducted by the 
treating physician.
Starting at Visit 3/Month 1, all visits in the Treatment Period have a visit window of ±5 days. 
Sites are encouraged to comply with this visit window as much as possible.
The end-of-study follow-up visit will occur 3 months (12 weeks) after the last dose of study 
drug administration (for patients who complete the study and for patients who prematurely 
discontinue study).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.2
Rationale of study design
A randomized parallel-group design has been chosen as it provides an unbiased assignment to 
treatment and allows the direct comparison of efficacy, tolerability, and safety of the 
3 treatment arms. A double-blind design was considered not suitable for this study as it would 
require double-dummy treatment and thus daily sham injections for the two fingolimod arms. 
Daily sham injections for the majority of study patients in a study of 12-month duration are 
not considered to be ethical. 
The confirmation of relapses as the primary outcome measure by a blinded rater, and the dose 
blinding between the two doses of fingolimod, will provide sufficient protection against bias, 
as will the full blinding of all MRI endpoints. ARR has been selected as primary endpoint as it 
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3.3
Rationale of dose/regimen, duration of treatment
In previous Phase III studies in patients with RRMS, the doses of fingolimod 0.5 mg and 
fingolimod 1.25 mg were tested. Both doses showed similar efficacy in terms of relapse rate 
reduction, imaging parameters, and disability progression. The fingolimod 0.5-mg dose 
demonstrated a favorable safety profile compared with the fingolimod 1.25-mg dose based on 
the incidence of specific AEs of interest and the overall study drug discontinuation rate. 
The minimal effective dose may not have been identified in the clinical development program, 
although the exposure-response model based on the ARR and T2 lesion count suggests that 
fingolimod 0.5 mg lies at the inflection point of the dose-response curve and that further 
reduction of the dose would lead to a reduction in treatment effect. Based on discussions with 
the FDA, the sponsor agreed to conduct further efficacy and safety assessments using a lower 
dose of fingolimod, with the 0.25 mg dose being the agreed-upon dose to study.
A 1-year treatment duration is suitable to detect the anticipated differences in treatment effect 
on relapse rate between drugs in this study.
3.4
Rationale for choice of comparator
In this study, the efficacy and safety of fingolimod 0.25 mg and fingolimod 0.5 mg will each 
be compared to glatiramer acetate 20 mg SC. An active comparator with established efficacy 
has been chosen as control for this study since placebo treatment for a duration of 1 year is not 
considered ethically acceptable, given the availability of several disease-modifying drugs, 
including fingolimod, for treatment of the target population of this study.
Glatiramer acetate is the most commonly prescribed disease modifying drug (DMD) in the 
United States and several other countries. Therefore it represents an acceptable alternative to 
treatment with fingolimod and an appropriate comparator in this study.
 
 
3.5
Purpose and timing of interim analyses/design adaptations
Not applicable.
4
Population
The study population will consist of adult male and female patients with RRMS who meet all 
of the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria defined in Section 4.1 and 
Section 4.2, respectively. Treatment-naïve patients and patients previously treated with 
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to participate in the study. Patients being treated with first-line DMDs at the screening visit 
can continue drug intake up to the day before Day 1 of this study (i.e., there is no need for a 
washout period).
The original anticipated total number of patients to be screened was approximately 3190, with 
approximately 2550 patients randomly assigned to the study treatment arms in a ratio of 1:1:1 
under the assumption of a 20% screening failure rate. In protocol amendment 2, the 
anticipated total number of patients to be screened is reduced to approximately 2610. The 
screening failure rate is estimated to be 25% and a total of 1960 randomized patients are 
targeted. After the introduction of protocol amendment 2, and IRB approval at all sites in all 
countries, a new randomization ratio of 5:3:2 will be used for the 3 treatment arms of 
fingolimod 0.25 mg, fingolimod 0.5 mg, and glatiramer acetate 20 mg. 
Refer to Section 9.6 (Sample Size Calculations) for details.
The inclusion and exclusion criteria will be assessed at Screening and Randomization Visit 
(before patient is randomly assigned to treatment using an interactive voice response system 
[IVRS]). The results of all screening assessments must be available before randomization. A 
subject who is under screening but has not been enrolled due to failure to meet the inclusion 
criteria or failure to be randomized within the specified time per protocol, may be considered 
for re-screening if a change in the patient’s medical status or a modification of the study’s 
eligibility criteria makes the patient potentially eligible. Re-screening will be allowed on a 
case-by-case basis upon approval by the study Medical Monitor. A new informed consent 
form should be signed in case of re-screening and a new number will be assigned to the 
subject. The required re-screening procedures should be discussed with the Medical Monitor.
4.1
Inclusion criteria
Patients eligible for inclusion in this study have to fulfill all of the following criteria:
1. Written informed consent must be obtained before any assessment is performed  
 
2. Male and female patients 18 to 65 years of age, inclusive
3. Patients with RRMS, as defined by 2010 revised McDonald criteria (Appendix 2)
4. Patients must be neurologically stable with no onset of relapse within 30 days of 
randomization 
5. Patients with at least 1 documented relapse during the previous year or 2 documented 
relapses during the previous 2 years before randomization
6. Patients with an Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of 0 to 6.0, inclusive, at 
Screening. A score of 6.0 indicates unilateral assistance (cane or crutch) required to walk 
at least 100 meters with or without resting.
4.2
Exclusion criteria
Patients fulfilling any of the following criteria are not eligible for inclusion in this study:
1. Patients with a history of malignancy of any organ system (other than cutaneous basal cell 
carcinoma) in the last 5 years that do not have confirmation of absence of a malignancy 
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2. Patients with an active chronic disease (or stable but treated with immune therapy) of the 
immune system other than MS (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Sjogren’s 
syndrome, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis) or with a known immunodeficiency 
syndrome (HIV-antibody positive, AIDS, hereditary immune deficiency, drug-induced 
immune deficiency).
3. Patients who have been treated with: 

Intravenous (IV) immunoglobulin (Ig) within 4 weeks before randomization.

Immunosuppressive/chemotherapeutic medications (e.g., azathioprine, 
cyclophosphamide, methotrexate) within 6 months before randomization.

Natalizumab within 2 months before randomization.

Previous treatment with lymphocyte-depleting therapies (e.g. rituximab, alemtuzumab, 
ofatumumab, ocrelizumab, or cladribine) within 1 year before randomization.

Previous treatment with mitoxantrone within 6 months before randomization.

Use of teriflunomide within 3.5 months prior to randomization, except if active 
washout (with either cholestyramine or activated charcoal) was done. In that case
plasma levels are required to be measured and be below 0.02 mg/L before 
randomization.
No washout period is necessary for patients treated with dimethyl fumarate, IFN beta, or 
glatiramer acetate. Patients being treated with dimethyl fumarate, glatiramer acetate, or 
IFN beta at the screening visit can continue drug intake up to the day before Day 1 of this 
study (i.e., there is no need for a washout period).
4. Patients who have been treated with systemic corticosteroids or adrenocorticotropic 
hormones in the past 30 days prior to the screening MRI procedure.
5. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA1c] >9%) or 
with diabetic neuropathy.
6. Patients with a diagnosis of macular edema during Screening (patients with a history of 
macular edema will be allowed to enter the study provided that they do not have macular 
edema at Screening).
7. Patients with severe active bacterial, viral, or fungal infections.
8. Patients without acceptable evidence of immunity to varicella zoster virus (VZV) at 
randomization (See Appendix 3 for guidance on acceptable evidence of immunity and 
requirement for serologic testing).
9. Patients who have received any live or live-attenuated vaccines (including for VZV, 
herpes simplex, or measles) within 1 month before randomization.
10. Patients who have received total lymphoid irradiation or bone marrow transplantation.
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12. Patients who in the last 6 months experienced any of the following cardiovascular 
conditions or findings in the screening ECG:

Myocardial infarction 

Unstable angina

Stroke

Transient ischemic attack

Decompensated heart failure requiring hospitalization or Class III/IV heart failure
(Additional monitoring guidelines for patients with any pre-existing cardiovascular conditions 
are provided in Section 5.5.5.)
13. Patients with history or presence of a Mobitz Type II AV block, or a third-degree AV
block or sick sinus syndrome, unless patient has a functioning pacemaker.
14. Patients with baseline QTc interval >500 msec.
15. Patients receiving Class Ia (e.g., ajmaline, disopyramide, procainamide, quinidine) or 
Class III antiarrhythmic drugs (e.g., amiodarone, bretylium, sotalol, ibutilide, azimilide, 
dofetilide).
16. Patients with severe respiratory disease, pulmonary fibrosis, or Class III or IV chronic 
obstructive pulmonary disease, or with clinically significant lung pathology on chest x-ray. 
Patients with controlled asthma are allowed to enter the study.
17. Patients with any of the following hepatic conditions:

severe hepatic injury (Child-Pugh Class C)

total bilirubin greater than 2 times the upper limit of the reference range, unless in 
context of Gilbert’s syndrome

conjugated bilirubin greater than 2 times the upper limit of the reference range

aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) greater than 
2 times the upper limit of the reference range

alkaline phosphatase (AP) greater than 2 times the upper limit of the reference range

gamma glutamyl-transferase (GGT) greater than 2 times the upper limit of the 
reference range
18. Patients with a screening WBC count <3500/mm3 or lymphocyte count <800/mm3.
19. Patients with any of the following neurologic/psychiatric disorders:

history of substance abuse (drug or alcohol) in the past 5 years or any other factor (i.e., 
serious psychiatric condition) that may interfere with the patient’s ability to cooperate 
and comply with the study procedures

progressive psychiatric/neurological condition that may affect participation in the 
study
20. Patients who have received an investigational drug or therapy within 180 days or 
5 half-lives of randomization, whichever is longer.
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22. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a 
female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive 
human chorionic gonadotropin laboratory test.
23. Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of 
becoming pregnant, UNLESS they are using highly effective contraception during dosing 
with study treatment. Highly effective contraception includes:

Total abstinence (when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the 
patient). Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation 
methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception.

Female sterilization (have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy with or without 
hysterectomy) or tubal ligation at least 6 weeks before taking study treatment. In case 
of oophorectomy alone, only when the reproductive status of the woman has been 
confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment.

Male partner sterilization (at least 6 months prior to Screening). For female patients on 
the study, the vasectomized male partner should be the sole partner for that patient.

Use of oral, injected, or implanted hormonal methods of contraception or other forms 
of hormonal contraception that have comparable efficacy (failure rate <1%), for 
example, hormone vaginal ring or transdermal hormone contraception, placement of 
an intrauterine device or intrauterine system. 
Women are considered post-menopausal and not of child-bearing potential if they have 
had 12 months of natural (spontaneous) amenorrhea with an appropriate clinical profile 
(e.g. age appropriate, history of vasomotor symptoms) or have had surgical bilateral 
oophorectomy (with or without hysterectomy) or tubal ligation at least six weeks prior to 
Baseline. In the case of oophorectomy alone, only when the reproductive status of the 
woman has been confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment is she considered not 
of child bearing potential.
24. Patients who have previously been treated with glatiramer acetate discontinued treatment 
due to lack of efficacy or tolerability.
25. Patients with a history of treatment with fingolimod.
26. Patients with a score of 4 or 5 on the Suicidal Ideation item of the Columbia-Suicide 
Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) within 2 years of Screening, or any “yes” on the Suicidal 
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Treatment
5.1
Investigational and control treatment
Investigational drug

Fingolimod (FTY720) 0.5 mg capsules for oral administration once daily

Fingolimod (FTY720) 0.25 mg capsules for oral administration once daily
Both strengths of fingolimod capsule will be identical in appearance and will be packaged in 
identical bottles. Medication labels will comply with the legal requirements of each country 
and be printed in the local language. The medication labels will supply the medication number 
and information on storage conditions.
Control drug

Glatiramer acetate 20 mg SC injection once daily. 
The medication labels will supply information on storage conditions.
5.2
Treatment arms
There are 3 treatment arms. In the study, patients will be randomized to fingolimod 0.5 mg, 
fingolimod 0.25 mg, or glatiramer acetate 20 mg (for details about the randomization, see 
Section 9.6 – Sample size calculation).
5.3
Treatment assignment
At the Randomization Visit, all eligible patients will be randomized via interactive voice 
response system (IVRS) to 1 of the three treatment arms. The investigator, who is usually the 
treating physician or his /her delegate, will contact the IVRS after confirming that the patient 
fulfills all the inclusion/exclusion criteria. The IVRS will assign a randomization number to 
the patient, which will be used to link the patient to a treatment arm and will specify a unique 
medication number for the first package of study drug to be dispensed to the patient. The 
randomization number will not be communicated to the caller. 
The randomization numbers will be generated using the following procedure to ensure that 
treatment assignment is unbiased and concealed from patients and investigator staff. A patient 
randomization list will be produced by the IVRS provider using a validated system that 
automates the random assignment of patient numbers to randomization numbers. These 
randomization numbers are linked to the different treatment arms, which in turn are linked to 
medication numbers. A separate medication list will be produced by or under the 
responsibility of 
 using a validated system that automates the random assignment of 
medication numbers to study drug packs containing each of the study drugs. 
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5.4
Treatment blinding
In order to maintain rater-blinding, all efficacy assessments will be obtained by an 
Independent Evaluating Physician who must not otherwise be involved with any aspects of 
patient care and management. Patient care and management and other aspects of the conduct 
of the study at the study site will be under the responsibility of the Treating Physician.
The independent evaluating physician will remain blinded until the database lock and data 
analysis has been completed. In order to maintain rater-blinding, all patients will be instructed 
to wear appropriate clothing to completely cover typical or actual injection sites before all 
scheduled visits and relapse-related neurologic examinations, and not to discuss their 
treatment or AEs (e.g., injection site reactions) with the independent evaluating physician. 
These instructions will also be included on the appointment reminder cards. This procedure is 
essential to maintain the blinding of the efficacy assessments during the study. The treating 
physician and all other study staff should not discuss study treatment or AEs with the 
independent evaluating physician in order to maintain the “rater blind.” 
All patients receiving injections will be known to the treating physician to be in the glatiramer 
acetate treatment arm, therefore, only patients receiving oral study drug will require first dose 
safety monitoring visit to be performed by the treating physician.
To maintain blinding of treatment assignment, all patients will receive the same cooling bag 
to carry study drug.
Because of the extended duration of first-dose monitoring of patients receiving fingolimod, it 
is recommended that first-dose monitoring is performed, as far as possible, in a manner that 
prevents blinded site personnel from becoming aware of the duration of the monitoring period.
In order to maintain the blind for Novartis 
 staff, manual review of data listings that 
could potentially unblind personnel will be performed by reviewers who are independent of 
the study team.
5.5
Treating the patient
5.5.1
Patient numbering
Each patient is uniquely identified in the study by a combination of his/her center number and 
patient number. The center number is assigned by Novartis 
 to the investigative 
site. Upon signing the informed consent form, the patient is assigned a patient number by the 
investigator. At each site, the first patient is assigned patient number 1, and subsequent 
patients are assigned consecutive numbers (e.g., the second patient is assigned patient 
number 2, the third patient is assigned patient number 3). The investigator or his/her staff will 
contact the IVRS and provide the requested identifying information for the patient to register 
them into the IVRS. Only the assigned patient ID will be uploaded automatically in the 
database. Once assigned to a patient, the patient number will not be reused. If the patient fails 
to be randomized for any reason, the IVRS must be notified as far as possible within 2 days 
that the patient was not randomly assigned. The reason for not being randomized will be 
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5.5.2
Dispensing the study treatment
Each study site will be supplied with study drug for each treatment arm. One component of 
the packaging has a 2-part label. 
For fingolimod, each part of the label contains a medication number. At all drug dispensation 
visits, investigator staff will identify the fingolimod study drug package to dispense to the 
patient by calling the IVRS and obtaining the medication number. 
In countries where the label contains a medication number, site staff will identify the 
glatiramer acetate study drug package to dispense to the patient by calling the IVRS and 
obtaining the medication number. In countries where the glatiramer acetate label does not 
contain a medication number, glatiramer acetate will be dispensed from bulk stock at the site. 
The IVRS will still be involved in tracking dispensation of glatiramer acetate study drug.
Immediately before dispensing the package to the patient, investigator staff will detach the 
outer part of the label from the packaging and affix it to the source document (drug label 
form) containing that patient’s unique patient number.
5.5.3
Supply, storage, and tracking of study treatment
Study treatment must be received by a designated person at the study site, handled and stored 
safely and properly, and kept in a secured location to which only the investigator and 
designated assistants have access. Upon receipt, all study drugs should be stored refrigerated 
according to the instructions specified on the drug labels. Clinical supplies are to be dispensed 
only in accordance with the protocol.
Medication labels will be in the local language and will comply with the legal requirements of 
each country. They will include storage conditions for the drug but no information about the 
patient except for the medication number.
The investigator must maintain an accurate record of the shipment and dispensing of study 
drug in a drug accountability ledger. Monitoring of drug accountability will be performed by 
the 
 field monitor during site visits and at the completion of the trial. Patients will be 
asked to return all unused study drug and packaging at the end of the study or at the time of 
study drug discontinuation. 
At the conclusion of the study, and as appropriate during the course of the study, the 
investigator will return all used and unused study drug, packaging, drug labels, and a copy of 
the completed drug accountability ledger to the 
 monitor or to the address provided in the 
investigator folder at each site.
Blinded study drug (fingolimod) and glatiramer acetate will be provided to the study centers; 
no study drug will need to be purchased locally. Fingolimod and glatiramer acetate should be 
stored in a limited-access area, according to the instructions on the study drug label. 
5.5.4
Instructions for prescribing and taking study treatment
The study drugs (fingolimod 0.5-mg and 0.25-mg capsules and glatiramer acetate 20 mg) will 
be dispensed at the randomization visit (Visit 2). Drug will then be dispensed at scheduled 
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At Visits 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, patients randomly assigned to fingolimod 0.25 mg or 0.5 mg will 
receive a bottled supply of oral medication containing a sufficient number of capsules until 
their next scheduled visit. At Visits 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, patients randomly assigned to glatiramer 
acetate will receive a package containing a sufficient number of prefilled syringes to last until 
their next scheduled visit.
The fingolimod study drug needs to be taken once a day with or without food. Glatiramer 
acetate needs to be injected subcutaneously once a day. All study drugs should be 
administered preferably at the same time each day.
Site personnel will need to provide training to the patients or caregivers on the correct 
procedure for administration of SC injections. A patient leaflet will be provided with each 
supply of study drug. The patient leaflet describes information related to the study drug 
including: storage information, precautions, and instructions for administering SC injections. 
This information should be reviewed with the patients to ensure that they understand the 
correct procedure.
Once the eligibility of a patient for entry into the Treatment Period has been confirmed based 
on the study inclusion/exclusion criteria, the site will contact the IVRS to obtain a 
randomization number to identify study drug. Before administration of the first dose of the 
study drug, the investigator should reconfirm a list of concomitant medications taken by the 
patient. 
The first dose of study drug is administered at the randomization visit (Visit 2). The treating 
physician will monitor the first dose intake in the clinic for at least 6 hours or longer if 
discharge criteria are not met in those patients receiving oral study drug (fingolimod) (see 
Section 5.5.5 for guidance for monitoring of patients taking their first dose of the study drug). 
Patients receiving injectable study drug do not require prolonged monitoring in the clinic after 
the first dose.
Throughout the study, careful planning of patient visits is required to make sure that the 
patients will have enough study drug to last until the next scheduled visit.
The investigator and study personnel should promote compliance by instructing the patient to 
take the study drug exactly as prescribed and by stating that compliance is necessary for the 
patient’s safety and for the validity of the study. The patient should be instructed to contact 
the site if he or she is unable for any reason to take the study drug as prescribed.
All doses prescribed and dispensed to the patient and all dose interruptions during the study 
will be recorded in the IVRS and drug administration record in the eCRF.
5.5.5
Guidelines for monitoring patients taking their first dose of fingolimod 
The patient will stay at the site for a minimum of 6 hours after the first dose of fingolimod to 
be monitored for signs and symptoms of bradycardia. All fingolimod patients will have an 
ECG performed prior to dosing and at the end of the 6-hour monitoring period. (Glatiramer 
acetate patients will have a single ECG during the randomization visit.) The treating physician 
is responsible for monitoring the patient following the first intake of fingolimod, as well as 
managing bradycardia symptoms should they occur. He or she must review vital signs during 
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Baseline or predose ECG should be provided by the site and be available for comparison to 
the postdose ECG in order to determine if discharge criteria are met. 
Heart rate and blood pressure should be measured before the first dose of fingolimod, then 
every hour for at least 6 hours thereafter (by the treating physician or an assisting nurse). 
Blood pressure will be measured in the supine position and then the standing position at each 
time point. When obtaining the predose heart rate before the first dose, the patient should be 
allowed to rest in the supine position for 5 minutes before taking the heart rate. The heart rate 
and blood pressure measurements should be repeated twice to produce 3 baseline readings in 
the supine position for both heart rate and blood pressure (before the first dose of fingolimod 
only). Heart rate and blood pressure will then be measured in the same manner (i.e., 3 baseline 
readings) with the patient in the standing position before the first dose of fingolimod. For 
comparison to the postdose heart rate values, the lowest predose supine value and lowest 
predose standing value of heart rate should be used. Patients should receive the first dose of 
fingolimod before 12:00 PM (noon) in the outpatient setting.
Patients may be discharged after 6 hours ONLY if ALL of the following criteria are met:

supine heart rate must be at least 45 beats per minute

heart rate must not be the lowest hourly value measured during the observation period 
(which would suggest that nadir may not have been reached)

patients must have no symptoms associated with decreased heart rate or must not have 
received treatment for bradycardia

ECG at 6 hours after dosing should not show any new significant abnormalities 
(e.g., onset second-degree or third-degree AV block, QTc ≥500 msec) other than sinus 
bradycardia, that were not also observed at the patient’s predose ECG
If the discharge criteria listed above are not met after 6 hours, observation must be continued 
until symptoms resolve. 
If a patient requires treatment for bradycardia/bradyarrhythmia during the first dose 
observation, the patient should be monitored overnight, and the 6-hour monitoring procedure 
should be repeated for the second dose of study drug. 
If a patient experiences a QTc interval greater than or equal to 500 msec at 6 hours after the 
first dose, the patient should be monitored overnight, and the 6-hour monitoring procedure 
should be repeated for the second dose of study drug.
Patients with some pre-existing conditions (e.g., ischemic heart disease, history of myocardial 
infarction, congestive heart failure, history of cardiac arrest, cerebrovascular disease, 
uncontrolled hypertension, history of symptomatic bradycardia, history of recurrent syncope, 
severe untreated sleep apnea, AV block, sinoatrial heart block) may poorly tolerate the 
fingolimod-induced bradycardia, or experience serious rhythm disturbances after the first dose 
of fingolimod. Prior to treatment with fingolimod, these patients should have a cardiac 
evaluation by a physician appropriately trained to conduct such evaluation, and, if treated with 
fingolimod, should be monitored overnight with continuous ECG in a medical facility after 
the first dose.
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before dosing or during a 6-hour observation period, or at additional risk for QT prolongation 
(e.g., hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, congenital long-QT syndrome), or on concurrent 
therapy with QT-prolonging drugs with a known risk of torsades de pointes (e.g., citalopram, 
chlorpromazine, haloperidol, methadone, erythromycin) should be monitored overnight with 
continuous ECG in a medical facility.
Experience with fingolimod is limited in patients receiving concurrent therapy with drugs that 
slow heart rate or AV conduction (e.g., beta blockers, heart rate lowering calcium-channel 
blockers such as diltiazem or verapamil, or digoxin). Because the initiation of fingolimod 
treatment is also associated with slowing of the heart rate, concomitant use of these drugs 
during fingolimod initiation may be associated with severe bradycardia or heart block. The 
possibility of switching to drugs that do not slow the heart rate or AV conduction should be 
evaluated by the physician prescribing these drugs before initiating fingolimod. Patients who 
cannot switch should have overnight continuous ECG monitoring after the first dose. 
In addition to protocol mandated safety assessments and monitoring procedures, additional 
assessments may be required as per local prescribing information and should be followed 
accordingly. 
Patients should have written instruction on when to return to clinic and a 24-hour contact 
phone number to call in the event of any new or warranted symptoms (e.g., chest pain, 
dizziness, palpitations, syncope, nausea, vomiting). Patients should be instructed not to drive 
on the same day after the first dose of fingolimod administration.
Recommendations for management of bradycardia 
Prior to the administration of study drug, if, in the opinion of the investigator, the patient’s 
cardiovascular condition or medical history carry a significant risk for study participation, the 
patient should not be enrolled in the study, and the advice of a cardiologist should be sought. 
Atropine (SC or IV) is recommended as the first line treatment of bradycardia, up to a 
maximum daily dose of 3 mg.
Furthermore, the common guidelines for treatment of bradycardia (e.g., ACLS guidelines) 
should be followed as appropriate:

In case of clinical symptoms or hypotension, administration of atropine 1 mg, repeated 
administration in 3-5 minutes

If heart rate and/or blood pressure remains unresponsive, consider administration of 
dopamine drip 5-20 ug/kg/min or epinephrine drip 2-10 ug/min

Performance of transcutaneous pacing may also be considered
In the setting of decreased blood pressure, isoproterenol should be avoided/used with caution.
5.5.6
Permitted dose adjustments and interruptions of study treatment
Dose adjustments will not be allowed; however, drug interruptions will be allowed based on 
the judgment of the investigator. If an investigator determines that study drug should be 
stopped, then the SC injections or oral capsules, respectively, need to be stopped. Conditions 
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SAE

emergency medical condition or unplanned hospitalization involving the use of prohibited 
medications (Section 5.5.9)

abnormal laboratory value(s) or abnormal test or examination result(s) (e.g., ECG values, 
ophthalmic findings). See Appendix 3 and Appendix 4 for guidance on monitoring of 
patients with specific test abnormalities

hypersensitivity to the study drug

patient noncompliance

vaccination
The 6-hour monitoring procedure when restarting study drug is mandatory in the following 
cases:

the treatment lasted for 14 days or less and was interrupted for 1 day or more, or

the treatment lasted for more than 14 days and less than 29 days and was interrupted for
more than 7 consecutive days, or

the treatment lasted for 4 weeks or more and was interrupted for more than 14 consecutive 
days.
Should a patient randomized to one of the fingolimod treatment arms interrupt the study drug 
as described above and should the investigator decide to reinitiate treatment with the study 
drug, the first dose intake at restart must take place at the study site to ensure at least 6-hour 
monitoring by the treating physician in a similar manner as the first intake of the study drug 
(see for guidelines for monitoring of patients taking their first dose of the study drug in
Section 5.5.5).
A reason for the interruption of treatment and dates of interruption should be documented in 
the source documents as well as in the dosage administration eCRF.
5.5.7
Recommendations on treatment of multiple sclerosis relapse
A standard course of intravenous corticosteroids (methylprednisolone) on an inpatient or 
outpatient basis is allowed for treatment of relapses as clinically warranted. Steroid treatment 
should consist of 3 to 5 days and up to 1000 mg methylprednisolone/day.
Standard-of-care procedures will be followed during treatment of relapses.
Use of any oral tapering is not permitted.
The use of steroid therapy should be recorded in the use of steroids for treatment of relapses 
eCRF. Refer to Section 6.4.3 for the instruction on conduct of the study MRI during relapse 
and steroid treatment.
Investigators should consider the added immunosuppressive effects of corticosteroid therapy 
and increase vigilance regarding infections during such treatment and in the weeks following 
administration.
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Should a patient develop any neurological symptoms or signs, unexpected for MS in the 
opinion of the investigator or accelerated neurological deterioration, the investigator should 
immediately schedule an MRI and follow the guidance on monitoring of patients with 
symptoms or signs of neurological deterioration inconsistent with MS outlined by Appendix 3.
Steroids should not be taken before conducting the unscheduled MRI.
5.5.8
Concomitant treatment
All concomitant medications taken within 30 days before Screening (Visit 1) and during the 
study must be recorded. Both the start date and the end date for each medication should be 
captured on the prior medications/significant nondrug therapies eCRF, the previous MS 
treatment eCRF, the concomitant medications/significant nondrug therapies eCRF, and the 
steroid treatment of MS relapses eCRF.
Patients taking dimethyl fumarate, glatiramer acetate, or IFN beta before study entry may 
continue to take this medication up to the last day before randomization. These patients will 
be randomly assigned to and start study drug on the day of their next scheduled dose.
A standard short course of corticosteroids (methylprednisolone IV) is allowed for treatment of 
relapses (Section 5.5.7). Treatment with topical corticosteroids in the eyes, ears, or nose, on 
the skin or through inhalation, is also allowed, if the potential systemic absorption of the 
corticosteroid component due to that treatment can be regarded as negligible and the condition 
being treated does not warrant study discontinuation per protocol. If a course of systemic 
corticosteroid treatment is required for treatment of uveitis, this is also acceptable.
The medications allowed for the treatment of adverse reactions and relapses are not 
considered study supplies and, therefore, need to be supplied by the study site.
Medications for the symptomatic treatment of MS such as baclofen, fampridine, 
methylphenidate, or modafinil are acceptable. As far as possible, every effort should be made 
to keep the dosages stable from Screening through EOT.
The investigator should instruct the patient to notify the study site about any new medications 
that they take after the start of the study drug. All medications and significant nondrug 
therapies (including physical therapy and blood transfusions) administered after the patient 
starts treatment with study drug must be recorded on the concomitant medications/significant 
nondrug therapies eCRF and steroid therapies eCRF.
5.5.9
Prohibited treatment
Use of the following treatments is NOT allowed after randomization:

Immunosuppressive medication (e.g., cyclosporine, azathioprine, methotrexate, 
cyclophosphamide, mitoxantrone, cladribine)

Other concomitant medications: immunoglobulins, monoclonal antibodies (including 
natalizumab), IFN beta, adrenocorticotropic hormone, other disease-modifying 
medications approved for MS including those approved subsequent to the start of this 
study
The administration of any live or live-attenuated vaccine (including for measles) is prohibited 
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5.5.10
Discontinuation of study treatment and premature patient withdrawal
Patients may voluntarily withdraw from the study for any reason at any time. They may be 
considered withdrawn if they state an intention to withdraw, fail to return for visits, or become 
lost to follow-up for any other reason.
If premature withdrawal occurs for any reason, the investigator must make every effort to 
determine the primary reason for a patient’s premature withdrawal from the study and record 
this information on the study completion eCRF.
Patients may be withdrawn from the study for any of the following reasons:

Withdrawal of the informed consent

Lost to follow-up

Withdrawal at the investigator’s discretion
Patients who discontinue study drug should NOT be considered withdrawn from the study 
unless one of the previous reasons apply. These patients are required to follow the abbreviated 
schedule of assessment (see Table 6-2). Patients who discontinue the study drug should be 
treated according to the best standard of care. Protocol violations should not lead to patient 
withdrawal unless they indicate a significant risk to the patient’s safety.
For patients who are lost to follow-up (i.e., those patients whose status is unclear because they 
fail to appear for study visits without stating an intention to withdraw), the investigator should 
show due diligence by documenting in the source documents steps taken to contact the patient 
(e.g., dates of telephone calls, registered letters). In case of death, a patient will be considered 
withdrawn from the study.
The appropriate personnel from the site and Novartis 
 will assess whether study 
treatment should be discontinued for any patient whose treatment code has been broken 
inadvertently for any reason. Patients who discontinue study treatment should NOT be 
considered withdrawn from the study. A Study Drug Discontinuation Form should be 
completed, giving the date and primary reason for stopping study treatment. See Section 6 for 
the required assessments of these patients after discontinuation of study treatment. The 
investigator must also contact the IVRS to register the patient’s discontinuation from study 
drug. 
5.5.11
Emergency unblinding of treatment assignment for patients on 
fingolimod
Emergency unblinding should only be undertaken when it is essential to treat the patient 
safely and efficaciously. Most often, study drug discontinuation and knowledge of the 
possible treatment assignments are sufficient to treat a study patient who presents with an 
emergency condition. Emergency code breaks are performed using the IVRS. When the 
investigator contacts the system to unblind a patient, he or she must provide the requested 
patient identifying information and confirm the necessity to unblind the patient. The 
investigator will then receive details of the drug treatment for the specified patient and a fax 
or e-mail confirming this information. The system will automatically inform the 
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It is the investigator’s responsibility to ensure that there is a procedure in place to allow access 
to the IVRS in case of emergency. The investigator will inform the patient how to contact 
his/her backup in cases of emergency when he or she is unavailable. The investigator will 
provide protocol number, study drug name if available, patient number, and instructions for 
contacting the local Novartis CPO (or any entity to which it has delegated responsibility for 
emergency code breaks) to the patient in case emergency unblinding is required at a time 
when the investigator and backup are unavailable.
5.5.12
Study completion and post-study treatment
The study will be considered completed for an individual patient when he or she completes 
Visit 7/EOT. 
Patients who are prematurely withdrawn from the study will not be replaced.
The investigator also must provide follow-up medical care for all patients who are 
prematurely withdrawn from the study or must refer them for appropriate ongoing care.
5.5.13
Early study termination
The study can be terminated at any time for any reason by Novartis. Should this be necessary, 
the patient should be seen as soon as possible and treated as described in Table 6-2 for a 
prematurely withdrawn patient. The investigator may be informed of additional procedures to 
be followed in order to ensure that adequate consideration is given to the protection of the 
patient’s interests. The investigator will be responsible for informing the institutional review 
boards (IRBs) or independent ethics committees (IECs) of the early termination of the trial.
6
Visit schedule and assessments
The assessment schedule listing all assessments and visits to be performed under this protocol 
is provided in Table 6-1.
Starting at Visit 3, the visit window for all study visits is ±5 days. Sites are encouraged to 
comply with this visit window as much as possible. Follow-up will occur within 3 months 
after the last dose of study drug for all patients (i.e., 3 months from the last study drug 
dose/EOT for patients who completed the study or 3 months from the last study drug dose for 
patients who were discontinued from the study). For any patients who permanently 
discontinue study drug early but decide to continue in the study, if the follow-up visit falls 
within the visit window for a scheduled visit, then assessments for both visits should be 
combined and completed. In addition to the scheduled visits, patients may have unscheduled 
visits following an onset of MS relapse or for other reasons as indicated in the protocol. All 
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Table 6-1
Assessment schedule
Period
Screening
Treatment Period
FUa
Visit
1
2
3
4
5
6
7/EOT
Month
Day –45 
to –1
Day 1 
Randomization
1
3
6
9
12
EOT
+3
Visit window (days)
±5
±5
±5
±5
±5
±5
Obtain informed consent
X
Background/demography
X
Inclusion/exclusion criteria
X
X
Medical history
X
MS history/MS treatment
X
Prior/concomitant medication
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Pregnancy test (serum)
X
Pregnancy test (urine dipstick)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Physical examination
X
X
X
X
Ophthalmologic examinationb
X
X
X
X
Dermatology examination
X
X
Randomization
X
Vital signsc/body weight
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Pulmonary function tests
X
X
X
X
12-lead electrocardiogram
X
Xd
X
Blood chemistry and hematology
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Retrospective analysis blood sample
X
Serology
X
First-dose monitoring
X
Urinalysis 
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Study drug dispensation
X
X
X
X
X
Study drug accountability
X
X
X
X
X
Magnetic resonance imaging
X
X
EDSS
X
X
X
MS relapseg
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
TSQM
X
X
X
C-SSRS
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Adverse events/SAEs
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Study completion form
X
Abbreviations: C-SSRS=Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale; ECG=electrocardiogram; EDSS=expanded 
disability status scale; EOT=end of treatment; FU=follow-up; HSV=herpes simplex virus; MS=multiple sclerosis; 
 
; SAE=serious adverse event; 
; 
TSQM=treatment satisfaction questionnaire for medication.
a. Follow-up will occur 3 months (12 weeks) after the last dose of study drug for all patients.
b. The ophthalmology examination will include eye history, visual acuity, dilated ophthalmoscopy, and any 
procedures necessary to assess macular edema. Optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography will 
be done only if needed to confirm macular edema.
c. Body temperature is collected only at Screening, Visit 7/EOT, and at the follow-up visit.
d. A 12-lead ECG will be performed before fingolimod and glatiramer acetate administration, and 6 hours after the 
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e. Patients will be tested for human immunodeficiency virus, varicella zoster virus (as per guidance in
Appendix 3), HSV-1, HSV-2, and rubeola virus.
 
 
g. Patients should report symptoms indicative of a relapse at a scheduled visit or at any other time and will be 
instructed to immediately contact the treating physician if they develop new or reoccurring or worsening 
neurological symptoms. A neurological examination by the independent evaluating physician must be arranged as 
soon as possible, preferably within 7 days of the onset of symptoms.
Table 6-2
Abbreviated schedule of assessments for patients who discontinue 
study drug
Period
Off-Treatment
Visit
5
6
7/EOS
Month
6
9
12
Visit window (days)
±5
±5
±5
MS relapsesa
X
X
X
MS treatment/steroids
X
X
X
Concomitant medications
X
X
X
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
EDSS
X
TSQM
X
C-SSRS
X
X
X
Physical exam
X
X
Ophthalmologic examc
X
Dermatology examination
X
Vital signsd/body weight
X
X
X
Pulmonary function tests
X
Laboratory values
Xe
Xe
X
Adverse events
X
X
X
SAE reporting
X
X
X
Abbreviations: C-SSRS=Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale; EDSS=expanded disability status scale; 
EOS=end of study; MS=multiple sclerosis;
 
; SAE=serious adverse event; 
; TSQM=treatment satisfaction questionnaire for medication.
a. Patients should report symptoms indicative of a relapse at a scheduled visit or at any other time and will be 
instructed to immediately contact the treating physician if they develop new or reoccurring or worsening 
neurological symptoms. A neurological examination by the independent evaluating physician must be arranged 
as soon as possible, preferably within 7 days of the onset of symptoms.
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procedures necessary to assess macular edema. Optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography 
will be done only if needed to confirm macular edema.
d. Body temperature is collected only at Visit 7/EOS.
e. Urinalysis only.
6.1
Information to be collected on screening failures
Those patients who have signed informed consent and fail to meet all inclusion/exclusion 
criteria will not be randomized and will be deemed screening failures. A reason will be 
documented on the screening log eCRF.
6.2
Patient demographics/other baseline characteristics
Demographic data will be collected and recorded in the demography eCRF including date of 
birth, sex, and race. Multiple sclerosis history and previous MS treatment will be recorded in 
the MS history and previous MS treatment eCRF pages, respectively. The majority of 
evaluations (Table 6-1) will be performed at Screening. Only review of inclusion/exclusion 
criteria, vital signs, ECG, and urine pregnancy test (if applicable) will be repeated at Day 1, 
(randomization). The baseline laboratory values should be available before randomization 
(part of assessment of inclusion/exclusion criteria). 
The treating physician will ask about relevant diseases of the following organs and organ 
systems: skin; eyes, ears, nose, throat, head and neck (including the thyroid); lungs; heart; 
breasts; abdomen; lymph nodes; musculoskeletal (including extremities and spine); 
genitourinary, gynecological organs; and rectum. History of allergies, in particular with 
respect to Gd-diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid (Gd-DTPA) will be queried. Patients will 
be asked if they have a history of alcohol or drug abuse or a history of psychiatric disorders. 
Any previous disease or surgeries will also be documented. Medical history should be 
supplemented by review of the patient’s medical chart and/or by documented dialog with the 
patient’s treating physician. The source of information will be recorded in the relevant 
medical history/current medical conditions eCRF.
Previous MS history (including history of relapses) needs to be documented in the patient’s 
medical chart and/or in documented dialog with the patient’s treating physician.
Information relating to MS history will be collected in the study including: date of MS 
diagnosis, date of MS symptoms, eye history (e.g., optic neuritis or uveitis), MS relapse 
history (i.e., number of relapses since first MS symptoms and number of relapses that required 
steroid treatment), and history of medications used to treat MS. These data will be collected 
and recorded in the MS medical history, ophthalmology screening, and MS treatment eCRFs. 
Medications used to treat MS may include glatiramer acetate, IM IFN beta-1a, SC IFN 
beta-1a, IFN beta-1b, natalizumab, azathioprine, methotrexate, or any other medications used 
as MS treatments.
During the study medications to treat MS-related symptoms should be recorded in the 
concomitant medication eCRF. Multiple sclerosis history should be supplemented by review 
of the patient’s medical chart and/or by documented dialog with the patient’s primary treating 
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In patients with diabetes, diabetes-specific medical history to be collected and recorded in the 
eCRF will include type 1 vs. type 2, date of diabetes diagnosis, antidiabetic therapy, and 
presence of diabetes-related complications.
6.3
Treatment exposure and compliance
In order to collect accurate information about the study drug exposure, the following records 
should be maintained for each randomly assigned patient: records of study drug dispensed and 
returned, dosages administered (in blinded fashion) and intervals between visits. These data 
should be transcribed on the dosage administration record eCRF.
Compliance will be assessed by the investigator and/or study personnel at each visit using 
capsule and syringe counts and information provided by the patient. A monitor will perform 
and document drug accountability during site visits and at the end of the study.
6.4
Efficacy
6.4.1
Multiple sclerosis relapse
Patients should be instructed to report symptoms indicative of an MS relapse at any time, 
regardless of whether a visit is scheduled. A patient must be instructed to immediately contact 
the study site if a new, reoccurring, or worsening neurological symptom develops.

General definition of relapse: appearance of a new neurological abnormality or 
worsening of previously stable or improving preexisting neurological abnormality, 
separated by at least 30 days from onset of a preceding clinical demyelinating event. The 
abnormality must be present for at least 24 hours and occur in the absence of fever 
(<37.5°C) or infection.

Definition of confirmed relapse: a relapse must be confirmed by the independent 
evaluating physician (neurologist). It is recommended that this occur as soon as possible 
but no more than 7 days from the onset of symptoms. A relapse is confirmed when it is 
accompanied by an increase of at least half a step (0.5) on the EDSS or an increase of 
1 point on 2 different functional systems (FSs) of the EDSS or 2 points on 1 of the FS 
(excluding bowel and bladder and cerebral FSs). 
Reporting of relapse
In order to maintain rater-blinding, a special coordination between the treating physician and 
the independent evaluating physician (blinded rater) must be followed for relapse assessment. 
A patient may report symptoms indicative of a relapse at a scheduled visit or at any other time. 
Patients will be instructed to immediately contact the treating physician if they develop new 
or reoccurring or worsening neurological symptoms.
Upon reporting symptoms indicative of a relapse, the treating physician will assess whether 
the symptoms had onset in the presence of fever or infection. If fever or infection can be 
excluded, a neurological examination by the independent evaluating physician must be 
arranged as soon as possible, preferably within 7 days of the onset of symptoms. If fever or 
infection cannot be excluded, the neurological examination will be postponed until the fever 
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present). Treatment with steroids should not begin before the assessment by the independent 
evaluating physician.
Based on results of the neurological examination (change in FS and EDSS scores) provided 
by the independent evaluating physician, the treating physician will record if the relapse meets 
the criteria for “confirmed relapse” as per protocol 
. All 
relapses, whether confirmed or unconfirmed, 
 should be 
recorded on the summary of MS relapses eCRF.
6.4.2
Expanded Disability Status Scale
The EDSS is a scale for assessing neurologic impairment in MS and will be used to confirm 
an MS relapse. It is a 2-part system including: (1) a series of scores in each of the 8 FSs and 
(2) steps ranging from 0 (normal) to 10 (death due to MS). The FSs are Visual, Brain Stem, 
Pyramidal, Cerebellar, Sensory, Bowel and Bladder, Cerebral, and other functions. Fatigue is 
not to be considered in determining the Cerebral Functional score.
The EDSS will be derived based on the neurological examination performed by the 
independent evaluating physician, a neurologist with experience with MS patients. Other 
qualified individuals (e.g., registered nurse or nurse practitioner) with documented experience 
in MS clinical trials might be considered for the role of EDSS rater if approved by Novartis’ 
Medical Advisor. At site initiation, the EDSS rater must have received level “C” Neurostatus 
certification within the previous year unless the EDSS rater regularly performs the assessment, 
in which case the certification can be up to 2 years old. All EDSS raters must be recertified 
every 2 years. It is recommended that a backup EDSS rater be available at each site. The 
EDSS assessments will be done as detailed in Table 6-1 or Table 6-2 for patients that 
discontinued study drug or as needed during relapse assessments.
6.4.3
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
All MRIs will be performed at the visits as indicated in Table 6-1 or Table 6-2 for patients 
that discontinued study drug. 
The treating physician will be able to review all MRIs during the study. For analysis purposes, 
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Restrictions for magnetic resonance imaging schedule
To avoid potential interference caused by steroids used for the treatment of MS relapses, the 
following restrictions apply for this study:

In case of relapse, if an MRI is scheduled within 30 days of the initiation of steroid 
treatment, this MRI should be performed before steroid treatment is initiated

No MRI scan should be performed while a patient is on steroid therapy or within 30 days 
after termination of steroid therapy
Scanning T1-weighted image before and after administration of contrast medium 
(0.1 mmol/kg Gd-DTPA) as well as T2-weighted (T2 and proton density) images will be 
performed.
The contrast agent may occasionally cause nausea and vomiting. Allergic reactions may also 
occur very rarely and, in extremely rare instances, can be potentially serious and require 
immediate anti-anaphylactic treatment (IV epinephrine, dopamine, steroids, etc.). The patients 
known to be allergic to Gd may participate in the trial with MRI assessment modified to forgo 
contrasted MRI images.
Before the start of the study, a radiologist and technician from each center will receive an 
MRI manual outlining technical implementation, image quality requirements, and MRI 
administrative procedures. Each site will be asked to program the MRI scanner that is 
designated for evaluation of the study patients and perform and submit a “dummy scan” or 
“dry run” to assess the image quality and to evaluate the compatibility of the electronic data 
carrier. Once the dummy scan has been approved by the central MRI reader, all parameter 
settings for the study-specific MRI sequences must remain unchanged for the duration of the 
study.
Data handling and evaluation
The quality of each scan performed will be assessed by the blinded MRI reader. As soon as 
the scan is received by the central MRI reading center, it will be evaluated for quality, 
completeness, and adherence to the protocol. Confirmation of MRI quality or a description of 
the quality problems, if detected, will be communicated to the site. If the scan is incomplete or 
incorrectly performed, the study center will be asked to repeat it as soon as possible. After 
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6.5
Safety Assessments
Safety assessments include the following:

Physical and neurological examination

Vital sign measurements

Laboratory evaluations

ECG results

Ophthalmologic examinations

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs)

Dermatological examination

C-SSRS
6.5.1
Physical examination
A complete physical examination will be performed at visits as described in Table 6-1 or 
Table 6-2 for patients that discontinued study drug and will include an assessment of skin, 
head and neck, lymph nodes, heart, lungs, abdomen, and back, and comments on general 
appearance. Initial neurological examination (with fundoscopic examination) will be a part of 
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should ask the patient if they have any new or changed skin lesions as part of each physical 
examination. If skin lesions (suspected to be precancerous or cancerous) are identified during 
the physical examination, the patients should be referred to a dermatologist. (Also refer to 
Section 6.5.10 for dermatological examination).
All significant findings that are present at Screening must be reported on the relevant medical 
history/current medical conditions eCRF. Significant findings made after randomization that 
meet the definition of an AE must be recorded on the AEs eCRF.
Patients who experience new significant cardiac symptoms (e.g., congestive heart failure, new 
murmur, ischemic heart disease) or symptoms consistent with pulmonary hypertension 
(e.g., exertional dyspnea, chest pain, and syncope), should be referred to a specialist 
(e.g., cardiologist) for further diagnostic workup (e.g., echocardiography) and appropriate 
management as close as possible to the time of the onset of symptoms.
6.5.2
Vital signs
Vital signs will be collected as described in Table 6-1. These will include supine and standing 
heart rate and systolic and diastolic blood pressures. After the patient has been supine for 
5 minutes, systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be measured 3 times using an automated 
validated device (e.g., OMRON) with an appropriately sized cuff. The repeat measurements 
will be made at 1- to 2-minute intervals, and the mean of the 3 measurements will be used. In 
case the cuff sizes available are not large enough for the patient's arm circumference, a 
sphygmomanometer with an appropriately sized cuff may be used. Heart rate and blood 
pressure will then be measured in the same manner with the patient in the standing position. A 
sudden, significant fall in blood pressure (>20 mm Hg systolic or >10 mm Hg diastolic) 
between 2 and 5 minutes after standing from the supine position will be defined as orthostatic 
hypotension.
Body weight will be measured as described in Table 6-1. Body temperature will be measured 
only at Screening, Visit 7/EOT, and at follow-up. 
Clinically notable vital signs are defined in Appendix 1.
6.5.3
Laboratory evaluations
Routine blood samples will be collected as described in Table 6-1 and Table 6-2 and analyzed 
by the central laboratory. Blood samples taken at the screening visit are to be in the fasting 
state. Blood samples taken at subsequent visits are recommended to be in the fasting state. 
Details regarding collection of samples, shipment of samples, reporting of results, laboratory 
reference ranges, and alerting abnormal values will be supplied to the site before site initiation 
in a study laboratory manual. The results of the analysis will be made available to each site by 
the central laboratory, at the earliest, 48 hours after receipt of the samples by the central 
laboratory.
Investigators will be asked to comment on those abnormalities on the respective laboratory 
result page, including a notation of the clinical significance of each abnormal finding in the 
patient’s source documents. The laboratory sheets will be filed with the patient’s source 
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any diagnoses (or signs or symptoms if a diagnosis is not possible) associated with the 
abnormal findings should be recorded on the AE eCRF.
Clinically notable laboratory findings are defined in Appendix 1.
6.5.3.1
Hematology
Hematology parameter blood samples will be collected as described in Table 6-1 and will 
include: red blood cell count, total and differential WBC count (basophils, eosinophils, 
lymphocytes, monocytes, and neutrophils), platelet count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean 
corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin 
concentration, and red blood cell morphology. In a subset of patients CD4+, CD8+, Th17, Treg,
and other T-lymphocyte subsets will be determined.
For study blinding purposes (of fingolimod arms) only the absolute counts for eosinophils, 
basophils, and monocytes will be communicated to sites by the central laboratory. The 
absolute total WBC, neutrophil, and lymphocyte counts will be measured at each visit by the 
central laboratory and will be blinded from the sponsor and the Investigator and will only be 
communicated to the site in case of a notable abnormality as defined in Appendix 1 and as per 
guidance in Appendix 3.
6.5.3.2
Clinical chemistry and blood serology
Blood samples will be collected as described in Table 6-1 and will include the following 
parameters: sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, calcium, magnesium, phosphate, blood 
urea nitrogen, uric acid, random glucose, albumin, AP, creatinine, ALT, AST, GGT, amylase, 
total bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, HbA1c, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density 
lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein. Abnormal laboratory parameters inconsistent with 
clinical presentation of MS or suspicious of underlying medical condition should be repeated
for accuracy.
If an increase of amylase above the clinically notable value (≥300 U/L) is observed at any 
postrandomization visit, lipase should be tested to determine the origin of elevated amylase 
(pancreatic versus extra-pancreatic).
Serology testing will also be performed in all patients at Screening to determine the patient's 
immune status with respect to the following viruses:

Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1)

Herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2)

Rubeola (Measles)

Human immunodeficiency antibodies
Patients without acceptable evidence of immunity against VZV (per Appendix 3) at Screening 
will be excluded from the study. Patients testing positive for HIV are excluded from the study.
Patients who are negative for HSV-1 immunoglobulin G (IgG), HSV-2 IgG or rubeola IgG 
antibodies should be informed of their status and be instructed to promptly report any 
exposure to these viruses e.g., to a person with cold sores, herpes genitalis, or measles, 
respectively. In case of exposure, early treatment with appropriate antiviral drugs and/or 
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A positive IgG antibody result does not indicate active infection per se, but only evidence of 
prior exposure to viral antigens through past infection or vaccination. Patients with prior 
infection may be at risk of viral reactivation (e.g., cold sores, genital ulcers or shingles) and 
should be instructed to inform the investigator of any signs or symptoms suggestive of these 
conditions, so that prompt treatment may be initiated. 
If a patient experiences symptoms of a new ischemic or thrombotic AE, the following 
additional laboratory 
assessments should be performed: prothrombin time/partial 
thromboplastin time, homocysteine, activated protein C, lupus anticoagulant, antiphospholipid 
antibody, protein C, protein S, fibrinogen, and antithrombin III.
A serum pregnancy test will be conducted at Screening on all females, regardless of 
child-bearing potential.
 
 
6.5.3.3
Urinalysis
Urinalysis will be performed as indicated in Table 6-1 and Table 6-2. The following 
parameters will be analyzed: leukocytes, specific gravity, bilirubin, blood, glucose, ketones, 
pH, protein, and urobilinogen. 
If a patient experiences edema or significant weight gain (Appendix 1), urinalysis by dipstick 
for proteinuria will be performed. If dipstick urinalysis detects proteinuria, urinalysis should 
be repeated. If proteinuria is confirmed upon repeat testing, the protein/creatinine ratio should 
be determined in a spot urine sample. In case of abnormal spot urine protein/creatinine ratio, 
the patient should be referred to a nephrologist for further evaluation and assessments, 
including possible 24-hour urine collection.
6.5.4
Electrocardiogram
Standard 12-lead ECGs will be collected as described in Table 6-1. Digital ECG devices will 
be provided to each clinical site by the central ECG reader for the duration of the study. The 
screening ECG report from the central reader must be available to confirm patient eligibility 
before randomization. A 12-lead ECG will be performed at Visit 2 before study drug 
administration for patients receiving fingolimod and patients receiving glatiramer acetate and 
6 hours after the study drug administration, for patients receiving fingolimod only. 
See Section 5.5.5 for guidelines for monitoring patients taking their first dose of fingolimod 
who had a prolonged QTc interval (>450 msec males, >470 msec females) before dosing or 
during a 6-hour observation period, or at additional risk for QT prolongation (e.g., 
hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, congenital long-QT syndrome), or on concurrent therapy 
with QT-prolonging drugs with a known risk of torsades de pointes.
Detailed instructions describing the process for recording and transmission of the ECGs will 
be outlined in the study-specific manual and provided to the site before the start of the study. 
Paper ECGs will be printed, photocopied to preserve the ink if necessary, and kept at the site 
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Interpretation of the tracing must be made by a qualified physician. Each ECG tracing should 
be labeled with the study number, patient initials, patient number, date, and kept in the source 
documents at the study site. Only clinically significant abnormalities should be reported as 
medical history/current medical conditions or AEs on the eCRF. Clinically significant 
findings must be discussed with the Medical Monitor before enrolling the patient in the study.
6.5.5
Ophthalmologic examinations and optical coherence tomography
An ophthalmic examination will be performed to screen for macular edema as described in 
Table 6-1 and Table 6-2 for patients that discontinued study drug. An optical coherence 
tomography (OCT) and fluorescein angiography (FA) will be done only if needed to confirm 
macular edema. If there is a suspicion of macular edema at Screening, an OCT and FA should 
be performed to confirm the diagnosis. If the diagnosis is confirmed, the patient should be 
deemed a screening failure and should not be randomly assigned.
Patients with a history of or newly diagnosed uveitis after initiation of study drug may require 
more frequent ophthalmic evaluations. Refer to the Guidance for Ophthalmic Monitoring 
(Appendix 4) for details on monitoring of patients with uveitis during the study. 
Study drug must be discontinued in any patient who has a diagnosis of macular edema 
confirmed by OCT and FA.
Patients with a diagnosis of macular edema must be followed up monthly and more frequently 
if needed based on the ophthalmologist’s judgment. Further ophthalmologic evaluations will 
be conducted until such time as resolution is confirmed or no further improvement is expected 
by the ophthalmologist (based on a follow-up period of not less than 3 months). If the patient 
does not show definite signs of improvement on examination by specialized testing (e.g., 
OCT) 6 to 8 weeks after discontinuation of study drug, then therapy for macular edema in 
conjunction with an ophthalmologist experienced in the management of this condition should 
be initiated.
6.5.6
Pregnancy and assessments of fertility
Serum pregnancy test will be performed for all women by the central laboratory as detailed in 
Table 6-1. Patients becoming pregnant will be recommended to interrupt the study drug. 
Additional pregnancy testing may be performed at the investigator’s discretion during the 
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6.5.8
Chest x-ray
This section is no longer applicable after the changes made at protocol amendment 2.
6.5.9
Pulmonary function tests
Pulmonary function tests evaluating FEV1, FVC, and DLCO will be performed at Screening, 
Month 6, Month 12, End of Study, and 3 months after study drug discontinuation as indicated 
in Table 6-1 and Table 6-2. This test will be conducted in all patients who are enrolled into 
the study and in the manner consistent with the standard pulmonary laboratory practice. 
Any condition that might affect the outcome of PFTs including infection, respiratory 
symptoms, occupational exposures (including asbestos), and cigarette smoking, needs to be 
collected before every PFT testing and transcribed to the PFT eCRF page. 
Patients who discontinue study drug due to respiratory AE(s) should be evaluated by a 
pulmonary specialist and further investigations (e.g., PFTs, chest x-ray or HRCT, biopsy) 
should be performed as needed. 
Spirometry
The technician should demonstrate the appropriate technique to the patient and follow the 
standard procedure. The quality of the tests must be accounted for including the technicians’ 
comments (especially when, despite proper coaching of the patient, full collaboration cannot 
be achieved). The FEV1/FVC ratio will be calculated centrally by the trial statistician.
A minimum of 3 acceptable maneuvers will be performed at each visit. The acceptability 
criteria are a satisfactory start of test and a satisfactory end of test. In addition, the technician 
should observe that the patient understood the instructions and performed the maneuver with a 
maximum inspiration, a good start, a smooth continuous exhalation, and maximal effort. The 
largest FVC and the largest FEV1 will be recorded, after examining the data from all of the 
acceptable curves, even if the 2 values do not come from the same curve. Please refer to the 
American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society guidelines for standardization of 
spirometry (Miller et al, 2005a; Miller et al, 2005b) and single breath determination of carbon 
monoxide uptake in the lung (MacIntyre et al, 2005).
If for any reason a patient is permanently discontinued from study medication the patient will 
have PFTs performed at his last visit or within 30 days of the study drug discontinuation. 
Refer to Appendix 3 for Guidance on monitoring patients with pulmonary function safety 
concern.
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1):
The FEV1 describes the volume (in Liters) that is expelled within one second of forced 
expiration after a maximal inspiration and reflects the large airway resistance. A decrease in 
FEV1 serves as a good parameter for detection of an obstructive ventilatory defect.
Forced vital capacity (FVC):
The FVC denotes the volume of gas (in Liters) which is exhaled during a forced expiration 
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is normal or might be slightly decreased in obstructive disease but shows a mild to severe 
decrease in restrictive disease.
Diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO):
Gas exchange is assessed by the DLCO evaluated by the single breath holding method. It is a 
measurement of carbon monoxide (CO) transfer from the lung to pulmonary capillary blood 
over a breath-holding period. Due to ability of CO to bind to hemoglobin, the diffusion 
capacity needs to be corrected for hemoglobin to reflect an altered lung gas transport rather 
than altered hemoglobin.
The average of at least 2 acceptable tests that meet the repeatability requirement of either 
being with 3 mL CO/min/mm Hg (or 1 mmol/min/kPa) of each other or being within 10% of 
the highest value should be reported.
A DLCO test is acceptable if it fulfills all the following criteria:

Use of proper quality-controlled equipment 

Inspired volume of greater than 85% of largest vital capacity in less than 4 seconds

A stable calculated breath hold for 10 (±2) seconds. There should be no evidence of leaks 
or Valsalva or Mueller maneuvers

Expiration in less than 4 seconds (and sample collection time less than 3 seconds), with 
appropriate clearance of dead space and proper sampling/analysis of alveolar gas
All values must be corrected for hemoglobin concentration in the study. 
The DLCO is usually expressed in European CI conventional units: mL CO/min/torr (or 
mL CO/min/mm Hg), whereas the US mainly uses SI units: mmol CO/min/kPa (Conversion 
factor: SI units × 2.986 = CI units).
6.5.10
Dermatological examination
A dermatologist will complete a dermatological examination as outlined in Table 6-1 and 
Table 6-2 to support monitoring of patients for the potential development of new skin cancers 
during the study. For patients who discontinue treatment early, a dermatological examination 
should be performed at end of study. Study drug should be discontinued in patients who 
develop a new skin cancer during the study. 
6.5.11
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
The C-SSRS, is a semi-structured interview designed to systematically assess and track 
suicidal AEs (behavior and ideation) throughout different settings including clinical studies. 
The C-SSRS captures the occurrence, severity, and frequency of suicide-related thoughts and 
behaviors. The C-SSRS will be administered by an IVRS with the patient entering responses 
directly into the IVRS. Caregivers will not be allowed to answer the C-SSRS questions on 
behalf of the patient. Sites must review reports received from the system for any answers 
indicative of suicidal ideation and AEs. Adverse events ascertained through the administration 
of the C-SSRS will be documented. This scale was developed by researchers at Columbia 
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(Table 6-1 and Table 6-2). In case the score is 4 or above, the patient must be referred to the 
health care professional for further assessment and/or treatment.
6.5.12
Appropriateness of safety measurements
The safety assessments selected are standard for this indication and patient population. 
Ophthalmic evaluation has been included for detection of macular edema. Macular edema is 
an AE of special interest in patients treated with fingolimod because of the higher incidence 
seen in treated patients compared with active and placebo control groups in previous studies.
6.6
Other assessments
6.6.1
Health-related quality of life
Patients must complete the TSQM, 
 questionnaires before other 
clinical assessments at any given visit. Completed questionnaires will be reviewed and 
examined by the investigator before the clinical examination for responses that may indicate 
potential AEs or SAEs. The investigator should review not only the responses to the questions 
in the questionnaires but also for any unsolicited comments written by the patient.
If the occurrence of AEs or SAEs is confirmed, the physician must record the events. 
Investigators should not encourage the patients to change the responses reported in the 
questionnaires.
6.6.1.1
Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication v1.4 (TSQM v1.4)
Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) was developed and validated as 
a general measure for treatment satisfaction (Atkinson 2004). The TSQM version 1.4 contains 
14 items assessing the following 4 domains: Global Satisfaction, Effectiveness, Side Effects, 
and Convenience. This PRO must be completed prior to any other study visits assessments at 
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Resource utilization
Not applicable.
6.6.3
Pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics
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7
Safety monitoring
7.1
Adverse events
An AE is the appearance or worsening of any undesirable sign, symptom, or medical 
condition occurring after starting the study drug even if the event is not considered to be 
related to study drug. Study drug includes the investigational drug under evaluation and the 
comparator drug that is given during any phase of the study. Medical conditions and diseases 
present before starting study drug are only considered AEs if they worsen after starting study 
drug. Abnormal laboratory values or test results constitute AEs only if they induce clinical 
signs or symptoms, are considered clinically significant, or require therapy.
The occurrence of AEs should be sought by nondirective questioning of the patient at each 
visit during the study. Adverse events also may be detected when they are volunteered by the 
patient during or between visits or through physical examination, laboratory test, or other 
assessments. All AEs must be recorded in the AEs eCRF with the following information:
1. the severity grade (mild, moderate, or severe)
2. its relationship to the study drug(s) (suspected/not suspected)
3. its duration (start and end dates or if continuing at final examination)
4. whether it constitutes a serious AE (SAE)
An SAE is defined as an event which:

is fatal or life threatening 

results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity
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constitutes a congenital anomaly/birth defect
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requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, unless 
hospitalization is for:

routine treatment or monitoring of the studied indication, not associated with any 
deterioration in condition
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elective or preplanned treatment for a preexisting condition that is unrelated to the 
indication under study and has not worsened since the start of study drug
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treatment on an emergency outpatient basis for an event not fulfilling any of the 
definitions of a SAE given above and not resulting in hospital admission 

social reasons and respite care in the absence of any deterioration in the patient’s 
general condition
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is medically significant, i.e., defined as an event that jeopardizes the patient or may 
require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes previously listed
Unlike routine safety assessments, SAEs are monitored continuously and have special 
reporting requirements (Section 7.2).
All AEs should be treated appropriately. Treatment may include one or more of the following: 
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interrupted; study drug permanently discontinued due to this AE; concomitant medication 
given; nondrug therapy given; or patient hospitalized/patient’s hospitalization prolonged. The 
action taken to treat the AE should be recorded on the AE CRF. 
For patients who experience an ischemic or thrombotic AE, specialist advice should be sought 
to determine diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. If a laboratory screen for coagulation 
abnormalities is deemed appropriate, it should include the following additional assessments: 
prothrombin time/partial thromboplastin time, homocysteine, activated protein C, lupus 
anticoagulant, 
antiphospholipid 
antibody, 
protein 
C, 
protein 
S, 
fibrinogen, 
and 
antithrombin III.
Patients who discontinue due to respiratory AEs should be evaluated by a pulmonary 
specialist and additional investigations (e.g., PFTs, chest x-ray or HRCT, biopsy) should be 
performed as needed.
Once an AE is detected, it should be followed until its resolution or until it is judged to be 
permanent, and assessment should be made at each visit (or more frequently, if necessary) of 
any changes in severity, the suspected relationship to the study drug, the interventions 
required to treat it, and the outcome. Sites should send all unscheduled laboratory samples to 
the central laboratory to ensure that the laboratory data are included in the clinical database 
and reported.
Information about common side effects already known about the investigational drug can be 
found in the investigator brochure or will be communicated between investigator brochure 
updates in the form of investigator notifications. This information will be included in the 
patient informed consent and should be discussed with the patient during the study as needed.
7.2
Serious adverse event reporting
To ensure patient safety, every SAE, regardless of suspected causality, occurring after the 
patient has provided informed consent and until 30 days after the patient has stopped study 
participation (defined as time of last dose of study drug taken or last visit whichever is later), 
must be reported to Novartis within 24 hours of learning of its occurrence.
Any SAEs experienced after this 30-day period should only be reported to Novartis if the 
investigator suspects a causal relationship to the study drug. 
Recurrent episodes, complications, or progression of the initial SAE must be reported as 
follow-up to the original episode, regardless of when the event occurs. This report must be 
submitted within 24 hours of the investigator receiving the follow-up information. An SAE 
that is considered completely unrelated to a previously reported one should be reported 
separately as a new event.
Information about all SAEs is collected and recorded on the Serious Adverse Event Report 
Form. The investigator must assess the relationship of any SAE to study drug, complete the 
Serious Adverse Event Report Form in English, and send the completed, signed form by fax 
within 24 hours to the local Novartis Drug Safety and Epidemiology Department. The 
telephone and telecopy number of the contact persons in the local Clinical Safety and 
Epidemiology Department, specific to the site, are listed in the investigator folder provided to 
each site. The original copy of the SAE Report Form and the fax confirmation sheet must be 
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Follow-up information is sent to the same person to whom the original Serious Adverse Event 
Report Form was sent, using a new Serious Adverse Event Report Form stating that this is a 
follow-up to the previously reported SAE and giving the date of the original report. The 
follow-up information should describe whether the event has resolved or continues, if and 
how it was treated, whether the blind was broken or not, and whether the patient continued or 
withdrew from study participation.
If the SAE is not previously documented in the investigator’s brochure or package insert (new 
occurrence) and is thought to be related to the Novartis study drug, a Drug Safety and 
Epidemiology Department associate may urgently require further information from the 
investigator for health authority reporting. Novartis may need to issue an investigator 
notification to inform all investigators involved in any study with the same drug that this SAE 
has been reported. Suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions will be collected and 
reported to the competent authorities and relevant ethics committees in accordance with 
Directive 2001/20/EC or as per national regulatory requirements in participating countries.
7.2.1
Serious adverse event notification: multiple sclerosis relapse
Any MS relapses, as a general rule, should be reported on the relapse CRF instead of the 
AE/SAE forms. However, if, in the judgment of the investigator, any MS relapse is unusually 
severe and warrants specific notification, then an SAE Report Form must be completed and 
submitted according to SAE reporting procedures outlined above.
7.3
Pregnancies
To ensure patient safety, each pregnancy in a patient on study drug must be reported to 
Novartis within 24 hours of learning of its occurrence. The pregnancy should be followed up 
to determine outcome, including spontaneous or voluntary termination, details of the birth, 
and the presence or absence of any birth defects, congenital abnormalities, or maternal and/or 
newborn complications.
Pregnancy should be recorded on a Clinical Trial Pregnancy Form and reported by the 
investigator to the local Novartis Drug Safety and Epidemiology Department. Pregnancy 
follow-up should be recorded on the same form and should include an assessment of the 
possible relationship to the Novartis study drug of any pregnancy outcome. Any SAE 
experienced during pregnancy must be reported on the SAE Report Form.
7.4
Data safety monitoring board
An FTY720 data safety monitoring board (DSMB) has been established with a primary goal 
to monitor the safety of patients participating in all FTY720 studies, including the present 
study. The DSMB is an external board comprising specialists with specific knowledge of MS 
and other areas related to the safety of FTY720. Specific AEs of interest from this study will 
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Data review and database management
8.1
Site monitoring
Before study initiation, at a site initiation visit or at an investigator’s meeting, a Novartis 
representative (i.e., CRO monitor or clinical team manager) will review the protocol and 
(e)CRFs with the investigators and their staff. During the study, the field monitor will visit the 
site regularly to check the completeness of patient records, the accuracy of entries on the 
(e)CRFs, the adherence to the protocol and to Good Clinical Practice, the progress of 
enrollment, and to ensure that study drug is being stored, dispensed, and accounted for 
according to specifications. Key study personnel must be available to assist the field monitor 
during these visits.
The investigator must maintain source documents for each patient in the study, consisting of 
case and visit notes (hospital or clinic medical records) containing demographic and medical 
information, laboratory data, ECGs, MRI films, and the results of any other tests or 
assessments. All information on (e)CRFs must be traceable to these source documents in the 
patient’s file. The investigator must also keep the original informed consent form signed by 
the patient (a signed copy is given to the patient).
The investigator must give the field monitor access to all relevant source documents to 
confirm their consistency with the (e)CRF entries. Novartis monitoring standards require full 
verification for the presence of informed consent, adherence to the inclusion/exclusion criteria, 
documentation of SAEs, and the recording of data that will be used for all primary and safety 
variables. Additional checks of the consistency of the source data with the (e)CRFs are 
performed according to the study-specific monitoring plan. No information in source 
documents about the identity of the patients will be disclosed.
8.2
Data collection
Designated investigator staff will enter the data required by the protocol into the eCRF using 
fully validated software that conforms to 21 CFR Part 11 requirements. Designated 
investigator site staff will not be given access to the electronic data capture system until they 
have been trained. Automatic validation programs check for data discrepancies and, by 
generating appropriate error messages, allow the data to be confirmed or corrected before 
transfer of the data to the CRO working on behalf of Novartis. The investigator must certify 
that the data entered into the eCRF are complete and accurate. After database lock, the 
investigator will receive a CD-ROM of the patient data for archiving at the investigational site.
8.3
Database management and quality control
Novartis or designated CRO working on behalf of Novartis review the data entered into the 
eCRFs by investigational staff for completeness and accuracy and instructs the site personnel 
to make any required corrections or additions. Queries are sent to the investigational site using 
an electronic data query. Designated investigator site staff is required to respond to the query 
and confirm or correct the data.
Concomitant medication entered into the database will be coded using the WHO Drug 
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Medical history/current medical conditions and AEs will be coded using the Medical 
Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) terminology.
Laboratory samples, ECG readings, MRI readings, 
 will be processed centrally 
and the results will be sent electronically to a designated CRO.
Randomization codes and data about all study drug dispensed to the patient and all IVRS 
recorded dosage changes will be tracked using an IVRS. The system will be supplied by a 
vendor, who will also manage the database. The database will be sent electronically to 
Novartis (or a designated CRO).
Each occurrence of a code break via IVRS will be reported to the clinical team and monitor. 
The code break functionality will remain available until study shut down or upon request of 
Novartis.
9
Data analysis
9.1
Analysis sets
The following analysis sets will be used: 

Randomized set: consists of all patients who are assigned randomization numbers. The 
patients in this set are called randomized patients. This set will be used to summarize 
patient disposition, demographic and baseline characteristics, and protocol deviation 
information.

Full-analysis set (FAS): Consists of all patients who are randomly assigned and take at 
least 1 dose of study drug. Following the intent-to-treat principle, patients will be grouped 
according to the assigned treatment at randomization. Efficacy analyses will be performed 
on the FAS unless otherwise notified.

Per-protocol set: Consists of all patients in the FAS who do not have any major protocol 
deviations that could confound the interpretation of analyses conducted on the FAS. Major 
protocol deviations will be determined according to the predefined protocol deviation 
criteria before treatment unblinding. Any efficacy data after study drug discontinuation 
will be excluded. The per-protocol set will only be used for the supportive analyses of the 
primary efficacy variable.

Safety set: Consists of all patients in the FAS who take at least 1 dose of study drug. 
Patients will be analyzed according to the treatment they have actually taken. Safety and 
tolerability analyses will be performed on the safety set unless otherwise notified.

Follow-up set: The follow-up set consists of all patients in the safety set who have follow-
up visit data or who have at least 1 safety assessment (AEs, laboratory test, vital sign 
measurement, or ophthalmology assessments) 46 days or more than 46 days after study 
drug discontinuation. Patients will be grouped in the same way as previously described for 
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9.2
Patient demographics and other baseline characteristics
Demographics and background information will be summarized using frequency distributions 
for categorical variables and descriptive statistics of mean, SD, minimum, median, and 
maximum for continuous variables. Background information includes prior MS treatment, 
relevant medical history/current medical conditions, duration of the disease, the number of 
relapses experienced in the last 2 years before study enrollment, baseline MRI assessments, 
and baseline EDSS.
9.3
Treatments (study drug, rescue medication, other concomitant 
therapies, compliance)
Duration (days) of exposure to study drug will be summarized by treatment group. Frequency 
distributions will be used to summarize patient disposition and reasons for discontinuation of 
study drug. Patients who prematurely discontinue the study drug will be listed along with the 
reason for discontinuation.
The cumulative corticosteroid dose used after the start of study drug for the treatment of MS 
relapses will be summarized by treatment group in dose equivalent to methylprednisolone (the 
conversion factors will be detailed in the statistical analysis plan). The cumulative duration of 
the corticosteroid use will be summarized similarly.
9.4
Analysis of the primary variable
The primary analysis will be based on the FAS.
9.4.1
Variable
The primary outcome is the ARR which is defined as the average number of confirmed 
relapses per year (i.e., the total number of confirmed relapses divided by the total days in the 
study multiplied by 365.25). For the primary analysis, the number of relapses will include all 
the confirmed relapses experienced during the study. The time spent in the study will 
correspond to the observation period for all the relapses from first dose on study drug to end 
of study.
9.4.2
Statistical model, hypothesis, and method of analysis
The two doses of fingolimod will be tested hierarchically versus glatiramer acetate in a 
step-down procedure. For each of the two fingolimod doses, the null hypothesis is that there is 
no difference in the ARRs between patients treated with fingolimod and those treated with 
glatiramer acetate versus the alternative hypothesis that there is a difference between the 
two treatment groups. In order to preserve the Type I experiment-wise error rate, the null 
hypothesis will be rejected if the observed p value for the between-treatment comparison is 
less than the significance level as specified in the multiplicity adjustment procedure described 
later in this section. 
H01: µ FTY 0.5 mg=µ glatiramer acetate versus HA1: µ FTY 0.5 mg≠µ glatiramer acetate
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No formal hypothesis will be tested between the 2 fingolimod doses because the study is not 
powered to detect a difference in treatment effect between these doses.
The hypotheses will be tested using a negative binomial regression model with log link, using 
treatment, number of relapses in the previous year before study enrollment, baseline EDSS, 
and baseline number of Gd-enhancing T1 lesions and country (or region) as covariates. In the 
analysis, the response variable is the number of confirmed relapses for each patient. The 
patient’s time in the study (natural log of time in years) is used as an offset variable to obtain 
the ARR, adjusted for the varying lengths of patient’s time in the study (time in years). Study 
centers will be pooled to country or region (based on geographical proximity and/or known or 
expected regional differences in medical care) in order to minimize the impact of 
low-enrolling centers/countries on the analysis (such as nonconvergence of the analysis 
model). Details of pooling will be provided in the statistical analysis plan before database lock. 
The SAS procedure GENMOD (or other software with similar functionality) will be used to 
conduct the analysis.
The treatment effect of each dose of fingolimod versus glatiramer acetate will be presented as 
an ARR ratio with corresponding 95% confidence intervals and p values. The relative 
reduction in ARR will be presented as “percentage change,” calculated as (
/
FTY
GA




-1). 
Multiplicity adjustment for statistical hypothesis testing
The primary hypotheses tests will be tested using a hierarchical step-down procedure to 
control the experiment-wise error rate.
This study is designed to compare each of 2 doses of fingolimod to glatiramer acetate based 
on ARR. There are 2 hypotheses being tested (H01, H02). 
Because it is highly likely that the approved dose of fingolimod (0.5 mg) is more efficacious 
than the lower dose (0.25 mg), the approved dose of fingolimod is initially tested against 
glatiramer acetate at a 2-sided significance level of 0.05. Only if this initial test H01 is 
rejected will H02, the low dose of fingolimod, be tested against glatiramer acetate also at a 
2-sided significance level of 0.05. 
Different scenarios of the anticipated treatment effect between fingolimod 0.5mg or 0.25mg 
versus glatiramer acetate have been evaluated based on the available data on fingolimod and 
the cumulative literature on glatiramer acetate. A 30% treatment benefit of fingolimod 0.5mg 
over glatiramer acetate could be anticipated on the basis of double-blind, 24-months, 
placebo-controlled studies of glatiramer acetate (Johnson et al, 2001) and fingolimod 
[Study CFTY720D2301] alone. However, more recent studies on glatiramer acetate, in a less 
active population, in a total of over 3000 patients, suggest that the efficacy of glatiramer 
acetate on ARR and other endpoints is similar to that of IFN beta-1a SC (REGARDS) or IFN 
beta-1b SC (BEYOND). The observed relapse rates on glatiramer acetate were 0.29 in 
REGARDS and 0.34 in BEYOND, compared to 0.3 (INF beta-1a SC) and 0.33 (INF beta-1b 
SC), respectively. In Study FTY720D2302, a double-blind 1-year study, fingolimod 0.5 mg 
was directly compared to IFN beta-1a IM. The ARR (0.21) in patients treated with fingolimod 
0.5 mg was reduced by 52% compared to the ARR (0.43) in patients treated with INF beta-1a 
IM. Overall, the reduction in ARR in patients treated with fingolimod 0.5 mg compared to 
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purpose of this study, a 35% lower ARR in patients treated with fingolimod 0.5 mg 
(ARR=0.195) compared to those treated with glatiramer acetate (ARR=0.30) is assumed. 
Fingolimod 0.25 mg has never been tested in a clinical trial. Based on PK/PD modeling a 14% 
higher ARR in patients on fingolimod 0.25 mg compared to those on fingolimod 0.5 mg is 
anticipated. However, the uncertainty of this estimate is substantial. A 95% confidence 
interval from the PK/PD model for the ARR in patients on fingolimod 0.25 mg ranges from 
ARR=0.183 to ARR=0.303. For the purpose of this study, an ARR of 0.225 is assumed in 
patients treated with fingolimod 0.25 mg, which corresponds to an increase in ARR of 
approximately 15% compared to fingolimod 0.5 mg and a relative treatment effect of 25% 
compared to glatiramer acetate.
9.4.3
Handling of missing values, censoring, and discontinuations
All patients in the FAS will be included in the primary analysis, i.e., the number of confirmed 
relapses observed up to the end of patient’s participation in the study. Patients who 
discontinue from study treatment will remain in the study and follow the assessment schedule. 
Relapses will be counted regardless of whether a patient is on or off study drug. Therefore, it 
is expected that all randomized patients can contribute to the primary analysis. The primary 
analysis model adjusts for missing information (early study discontinuations) under some 
statistical assumptions (noninformative dropouts and constant ARR). 
Additionally the following supportive analyses will be conducted:
The primary analysis will be repeated using the per-protocol set to provide an analysis of on-
treatment data from patients who have no major protocol violations. Relapses that occurred 
after permanent discontinuation of study drug will be excluded and log (time on study drug in 
years) rather than log (time on study in years) will be used as the offset variable in the 
negative binomial model with log link.
To assess the impact of missing data on the primary analysis, a sensitivity analysis will be 
performed on ARRs in the full-analysis set using a nonparametric method with imputations. 
The ARRs will be analyzed by means of a rank analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with 
treatment, and number of relapses in the previous year before study enrollment, baseline 
EDSS, and baseline number of Gd-enhancing T1 lesions as covariates (Stokes 2000). An 
adjustment for country or region can be considered prior to database lock and will be defined 
in the analysis plan. A month-by-month imputation scheme will be used whereby missing data 
in any given month of the study will be imputed with the overall mean number of relapses 
(calculated from all patients across all treatment groups) in the corresponding month. 
A supplementary analysis using the same negative binomial model as in the primary analysis 
to be performed on all relapses (i.e., confirmed and unconfirmed relapses) in the full-analysis 
set will be performed. Additional analyses to further assess the robustness of the results 
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Analysis of secondary variables
9.5.1
Efficacy variables
All efficacy analyses of secondary variables specified in this section will be conducted on the 
full-analysis set unless otherwise specified.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
The analyses on MRI parameters will be performed on the full analysis set in the subset of 
patients who have MRI scans done during the study.
The MRI efficacy variables are listed as following: 

Percent change in brain volume from baseline at Month 12 or end of study

Number of new and newly enlarging T2 lesions (compared with baseline MRI scan) at 
Month 12 or at end of study

Proportion of patients free of new/newly enlarging T2 lesions compared to baseline at 
Month 12 or end of study 

Change (and % change) from Baseline in total volume of T2 lesions at Month 12 or end of 
study

Number of new T1 hypointense (acute or chronic) lesions compared to baseline, at 
Month 12 or end of study 

Change and % change from baseline in total volume of T1 hypointense lesions (acute or 
chronic) at Month 12 or end of study

Number of Gd-enhancing T1 lesions at Month 12 or end of study

Total volume of Gd-enhancing T1 lesions at Month 12 or end of study
The number of new or newly enlarging T2 lesions at Month 12 or end of study and number of 
Gd-enhancing T1 lesions at Month 12 or the end of study will be analyzed using a negative 
binomial regression model with log link, using treatment, age, baseline T2 lesion number, 
baseline number of Gd-enhancing T1 lesions, and the number of relapses experienced in the 
previous year before study enrollment as covariates. An adjustment for country or region can 
be considered prior to database lock and will be defined in the analysis plan. For the analysis 
of T2 lesions, an offset variable will be used in the negative binomial analysis to adjust for the 
time in years (since start of study drug).
The proportion type variables will be analyzed using a logistic regression model with 
treatment, age, corresponding baseline value, baseline number of Gd-enhancing T1 lesions, 
and the number of relapses experienced in the previous year before study enrollment as 
covariates. An adjustment for country or region can be considered prior to database lock and 
will be defined in the analysis plan.
The continuous variables (change, percent change, and total volume) will be analyzed using a 
rank ANCOVA model adjusted for treatment, age, corresponding baseline value, and the 
number of relapses experienced in the previous year before study enrollment as covariates. An 
adjustment for country or region can be considered prior to database lock and will be defined 
in the analysis plan. A parametric analysis, especially for the change in brain volume, may be 
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9.5.2
Safety variables
All safety analyses will be conducted on the safety set.
Safety assessments will include: AEs, infections, bradycardia events, laboratory test results, 
vital sign measurements, dermatological examinations, PFTs, ophthalmic examinations, ECG 
data, and C-SSRS.
Adverse events will be summarized by presenting, for each treatment group, the number and 
percentage of patients having any AE by primary system organ class and preferred term. 
Infections will be considered AEs and summarized with the AEs. Severe AEs, SAEs, 
drug-related AEs, and the AEs leading to premature discontinuation of study drug will be 
presented in a similar format as AEs. Infections will also be summarized separately. Notable 
events will include death, nonfatal SAEs (including infections), and AEs (including 
infections) leading to study drug discontinuation. The frequencies and percentages of patients 
will be tabulated by treatment group.
Laboratory data will be summarized by presenting summary statistics of raw data and change 
from baseline values, by presenting shift tables using clinically notable ranges (Baseline to 
most extreme post-baseline value), and by flagging notable values in data listings. For liver 
function tests, the frequencies and percentages of patients with elevations of 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 
times the upper limit of normal will be summarized by visit and treatment group.
Estimated creatinine clearance will be summarized by presenting summary statistics by visit 
and treatment group. Change from baseline analyses will be presented by visit and treatment 
group.
Vital sign data will be summarized by presenting summary statistics for change from baseline 
values (both for the period 6 hours after the first dose and for further assessments by visit and 
by end of treatment). The incidence rates of notable vital sign abnormalities will be 
summarized. Further, the frequency distribution for pulse by visit and the frequency 
distribution for percent decline in pulse during first 6 hours will be presented.
Body weight and temperature data will be summarized by presenting summary statistics for 
change from baseline values by visit and at end of treatment. The incidence rates of notable 
weight and temperature abnormalities will be summarized.
Dermatological examination tables and patient listing will be summarized by visit and 
treatment group.
Pulmonary function test data will consist of the following parameters: FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, 
and DLCO. Summary tables and listings will be produced for both absolute values and 
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summary statistics of change from baseline. A FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, DLCO measurement 
below 80% of predicted will be considered to be abnormal.
The ophthalmic data will be summarized using distribution tables, summary statistics, and 
change from baseline by visit and treatment group. The patient listing will also be provided. 
The incidence (number and percentage) of macular edema in patients with and without 
diabetes will be reported by treatment group. Further analyses can be specified depending on 
the number of patients with diabetes in the trial.
The ECG intervals will be summarized by presenting summary statistics for change from 
baseline values by visit. The (uncorrected) QT interval will be corrected according to the 
Fridericia’s formula. The maximum increase in corrected QT interval from baseline will be 
summarized and the frequencies of patients who fulfill the abnormality criteria based on the 
corrected QT interval will be calculated.
Frequency distribution of treatment-emergent suicidal ideation and behaviors from C-SSRS 
will be summarized. 
Follow-up visit data will be summarized to assess patient’s safety after discontinuation of the 
study drug. 
9.5.3
Resource utilization
Not applicable.
9.5.4
Health related quality of life
Analysis of Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM v1.4)
The primary analysis for the TSQM will be between group change in Global Satisfaction from 
baseline to Month 12. Analyses of the Effectiveness, Side Effects, and Convenience domains 
will also be conducted. 
For the TSQM, responses to items are summed and transformed so that higher scores indicate 
greater satisfaction. Specifically, TSQM scale scores are computed by adding the items 
loading on each domain. The lowest possible score is subtracted from the composite score and 
divided by the greatest possible score range. This provides a transformed score between 0 and 
1 that is then multiplied by 100. If more than one item is missing from a subscale of the 
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9.6
Sample size calculation
The study will randomize a total of 1960 patients, and is planned to provide approximately 
90% power for the comparison of fingolimod 0.5 mg to glatiramer acetate at a 2-sided
significance level of 0.05.
The sample size calculation is based on simulations from a negative binomial distribution
with a constant dispersion parameter k. 
The power of the study was evaluated under various ARR assumptions and various dropout 
patterns based on the cumulative literature on glatiramer acetate and the Novartis data on 
fingolimod. The basis of the assumptions for this study and their level of uncertainty are 
presented in Section 9.4.2 under the sub-header “Multiplicity adjustment for statistical 
hypothesis testing”. The anticipated overdispersion parameter (k=0.2231) was observed in the 
Month-12 analysis of Study CFTY720D2301. The anticipated ARR for patients treated with 
0.5 mg fingolimod is µFTY 0.5 mg=0.195, the ARR for those treated with glatiramer acetate is 
µglatiramer acetate=0.30. Therefore, the estimated ARR reduction for fingolimod 0.5 mg versus 
glatiramer acetate is 35%. 
The total sample size of 1960 randomized is predetermined but the exact sample size of each 
arm will depend on when the randomization ratio switch occurs. For example, if the 
randomization ratio is switched when a total of 800 patients have been randomized from an 
original ratio of 1:1:1 for fingolimod 0.25 mg, fingolimod 0.5 mg, or glatiramer acetate, 
respectively to a ratio of 5:3:2, then 847 patients will be randomized to fingolimod 0.25 mg, 
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more than 90% power to demonstrate superiority of fingolimod 0.5 mg dose versus glatiramer 
acetate in terms of ARR at a 2-sided significance level of 0.05 assuming a 15% drop-out rate. 
The calculations take into account that patients who discontinue prematurely from the study 
can participate with partial data to the primary endpoint.
Fingolimod 0.25 mg has never been studied in a clinical trial in MS. Based on PK/PD 
modeling results, it is anticipated that the ARR in patients treated with fingolimod 0.25mg is 
approximately 15% higher than in those treated with fingolimod 0.5mg. However, the 
uncertainty of this estimate is high; the 95% confidence interval of the estimated ARR in 
fingolimod 0.25 mg group ranges from 0.18 to 0.30. It is therefore anticipated that fingolimod 
0.25mg is less efficacious than fingolimod 0.5mg, but more efficacious than glatiramer 
acetate. In line with the PK/PD modeling the anticipated ARR in patients treated with 
fingolimod 0.25 mg is µFTY 0.25 mg =0.225, which corresponds to a reduction in ARR of 25% in 
patients treated with fingolimod 0.25 mg compared to those treated with glatiramer acetate. 
Following the multiplicity adjustment procedure in Section 9.4.2, the power to detect a 25% 
reduction in ARR for patients treated with fingolimod 0.25 mg compared with patients treated 
with glatiramer acetate is approximately 68% at a 2-sided significance level of 0.05, if the 
primary objective for the fingolimod 0.5-mg dose can be rejected first. If fingolimod 0.25 mg 
is similarly efficacious as fingolimod 0.5 mg (i.e., ARR reduction versus glatiramer acetate is 
35% rather than 25%), the power to detect this treatment effect at a 2-sided significance level 
of 0.05 is approximately 88%. If fingolimod 0.25 mg is similarly efficacious as glatiramer 
acetate (i.e., estimated ARR in the fingolimod 0.25-mg group is at the high end of range 
proposed by the PK/PD model), there will be no significant difference at a 2-sided 
significance level of 0.05.
The statistical software R (Version 2.13.1, open source) and the R library packages “MASS” 
and “PSCL” were used for sample size calculations and power analysis.
9.7
Power for the key secondary hypotheses
Not applicable.
9.9
Interim analysis
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Ethical considerations
10.1
Regulatory and ethical compliance
This clinical study was designed and shall be implemented and reported in accordance with 
the ICH Harmonized tripartite guidelines for Good Clinical Practice, with applicable local 
regulations (including European Directive 2001/20/EC, US Code of Federal Regulations Title 
21, and Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare), and with the ethical principles laid 
down in the Declaration of Helsinki.
10.2
Informed consent procedures
Eligible patients may only be included in the study after providing written (witnessed, where 
required by law or regulation), IRB/IEC-approved informed consent, or, if incapable of doing 
so, after such consent has been provided by a legally acceptable representative of the patient. 
In cases where the patient’s representative gives consent, the patient should be informed about 
the study to the extent possible given his or her understanding. If the patient is capable of 
doing so, he or she should indicate assent by personally signing and dating the written 
informed consent document or a separate assent form. Informed consent must be obtained 
before conducting any study-specific procedures (i.e., all of the procedures described in the 
protocol). The process of obtaining informed consent should be documented in the patient’s 
source documents. 
 will provide to investigators in a separate document a proposed informed consent form 
that complies with the ICH Good Clinical Practice guideline and regulatory requirements and 
is considered appropriate for this study. Any changes to the proposed consent form suggested 
by the investigator must be agreed to by 
 before submission to the IRB/IEC, and a copy 
of the approved version must be provided to the 
 monitor after IRB/IEC approval.
10.3
Responsibilities of the investigator and IRB/IEC
The protocol and the proposed informed consent form must be reviewed and approved by a 
properly constituted IRB/IEC before study start. A signed and dated statement that the 
protocol and informed consent have been approved by the IRB/IEC must be given to 
Novartis/
 before study initiation. Before study start, the investigator is required to sign a 
protocol signature page confirming his/her agreement to conduct the study in accordance with 
these documents and all of the instructions and procedures found in this protocol and to give 
access to all relevant data and records to Novartis/
 monitors, auditors, Novartis/
 
Clinical Quality Assurance representatives, designated agents of Novartis/
 IRBs/IECs, 
and regulatory authorities as required. If an inspection of the clinical site is requested by a 
regulatory authority, the investigator must inform Novartis 
 immediately that this 
request has been made.
10.4
Publication of study protocol and results
Novartis assures that the key design elements of this protocol will be posted in a publicly 
accessible database such as clinicaltrials.gov. In addition, upon study completion and 
finalization of the study report the results of this trial will be either submitted for publication 
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Protocol adherence
Investigators agree that they will apply due diligence to avoid protocol deviations. Under no 
circumstances should the investigator contact Novartis or its agents, if any, monitoring the 
trial to request approval of a protocol deviation as no authorized deviations are permitted. If 
the investigator feels that a protocol deviation would improve the conduct of the study, this 
must be considered a protocol amendment. Unless such an amendment is agreed upon by 
Novartis and approved by the IRB/IEC, it cannot be implemented. All significant protocol 
deviations will be recorded and reported in the clinical study report.
11.1
Protocol amendments
Any change or addition to the protocol can only be made in a written protocol amendment that 
must be approved by Novartis, Health Authorities where required, and the IRB/IEC. Only 
amendments that are required for patient safety may be implemented before IRB/IEC 
approval. Notwithstanding the need for approval of formal protocol amendments, the 
investigator is expected to take any immediate action required for the safety of any patient 
included in this study, even if this action represents a deviation from the protocol. In such 
cases, Novartis should be notified of this action and the IRB/IEC of the study site should be 
informed within 10 working days.
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Appendices
Appendix 1: Clinically notable laboratory values and vital signs
Only selected lab parameters identified as notable which have been shown to be sensitive to 
fingolimod exposure are included.
CRITERIA FOR NOTABLE LABORATORY ABNORMALITIES
Notable Values
Laboratory Variable
Standard Units
SI Units
LIVER FUNCTION AND RELATED VARIABLES
SGOT (AST)
>82 U/L
>82 U/L
SGPT (ALT)
>90 U/L
>90 U/L
Total bilirubin
2.0 mg/dL
34.2 mol/L
Alkaline phosphatase
>280 U/L
>280 U/L
RENAL FUNCTION / METABOLIC AND ELECTROLYTE VARIABLES
Glucose `
200 mg/dL
11.11 mmol/L
Creatinine
2.0 mg/dL
176 umol/L
Amylase
300 U/L
300 U/L
Cholesterol
240 mg/dL
6.21 mmol/L
Triglycerides
≥300 mg/dL
≥3.39 mmol/L
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
≤2 mg/dL
≥30 mg/dL
≤0.7 mmol/L
≥10.7 mmol/L
Sodium
<125 mEq/L
>154 mEq/L
<125 mmol/L
>154 mmol/L
Chloride
≤85 mEq/L
≥119mEq/L
≤85 mmol/L
≥119 mmol/L
Potassium
≤3.0 mEq/L
≥6.0 mEq/L
≤3.0 mmol/L
≥6.0 mmol/L
Magnesium
≤1.0 mg/dL 
≥3.0 mg/dL
≤0.40 mmol/L
≥1.23 mmol/L
Calcium
≤7.5 mg/dL
≥11.6 mg/dL
≤1.87 mmol/L
≥2.89 mmol/L
Phosphate
≤2.0 mg/dL
≥5.3 mg/dL
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Notable Values
Laboratory Variable
Standard Units
SI Units
HEMATOLOGY VARIABLES
Hemoglobin
10.0 g/dL (M/F)
100 g/L (M/F)
Platelets (Thrombocytes)
100 k/mm3
600 k/mm3
100 x 109/L
600 x 109/L
Leukocytes (WBCs)
2.0 k/mm3
15 k/mm3
2.0 x 109/L
15 x 109/L
HEMATOLOGY VARIABLES: DIFFERENTIAL
Granulocytes (Poly, Neutrophils)
1,000 /mm3
12000/mm3
1 x 109/L
12 x 109/L
Lymphocytes
<200/mm3
8000/mm3
<0.2 x 109/L
8 x 109/L
Red blood cells
<3,300,000/mm3
>6,800,000/mm3
<3.3 x 1012/L
>6.8 x 1012/L
NOTABLE VITAL SIGNS AND BODY WEIGHT
Vital Sign Variable
Notable Criteria
Pulse (beats/min)
>120 bpm or Increase of 15 bpm from baseline
Or
<50 bpm or Decrease of 15 bpm from baseline
Systolic BP (mm Hg)
160 mm Hg or Increase of 20 mm Hg from baseline
Or
90 mm Hg or Decrease of 20 mm Hg from baseline
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
100 mm Hg or Increase of 15 mm Hg from baseline
Or
50 mm Hg or Decrease of 15 mm Hg from baseline
Body Temperature (°C)
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Appendix 2:  2010 Revisions to the McDonald diagnosis criteria for MS
Guidelines from International Panel on the diagnosis of MS
(McDonald et al, 2001; Polman et al, 2005; Polman et al, 2011)
Clinical Presentation
Additional Data Needed for MS Diagnosis
2 or more attacksa; objective
clinical evidence of 2 or more
lesions or objective clinical
evidence of 1 lesion with
reasonable historical evidence
of a prior attackb
Nonec
Two or more attacksa; objective clinical 
evidence of 1 lesion
Dissemination in space, demonstrated by: 
≥1 T2 lesion in at least two out of four MS-
typical regions of the CNS (periventricular, 
juxtacortical, infratentorial, or spinal cord)d
OR
Await a further clinical attacka implicating a 
different CNS site
One attacka; objective clinical evidence of 2 or
more lesions
Dissemination in time, demonstrated by:
Simultaneous 
presence 
of 
asymptomatic 
gadolinium-enhancing 
and 
non-enhancing 
lesions at any time.
OR
A new T2 and/or gadolinium-enhancing 
lesion(s) on follow-up MRI, irrespective of its 
timing with reference to a baseline scan.
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One attacka; objective clinical evidence of 1 
lesion (clinically isolated syndrome)
Dissemination 
in 
space 
and 
time, 
demonstrated by:
For DIS
≥1 T2 lesion in at least two out of four MS-
typical regions of the CNS periventricular, 
juxtacortical, infratentorial, or spinal cord)d
OR
Await a second clinical attacka implicating a 
different CNS site
AND
For DIT
Simultaneous 
presence 
of 
asymptomatic 
gadolinium-enhancing 
and 
non-enhancing 
lesions at any time.
OR
A new T2 and/or gadolinium-enhancing 
lesion(s) on follow-up MRI, irrespective of its 
timing with reference to a baseline scan.
OR
Await a second clinical attacka
If the Criteria are fulfilled the diagnosis is MS.
a.An attack (relapse; exacerbation) is defined this as patient-reported or objectively observed events typical of an acute 
inflammatory demyelinating event in the CNS, current or historical, with duration of at least 24 hours, in the absence of fever 
or infection. It should be documented by contemporaneous neurological examination, but some historical events with 
symptoms and evolution characteristic for MS, but for which no objective neurological findings are documented, can provide 
reasonable evidence of a prior demyelinating event. Reports of paroxysmal symptoms (historical or current) should, however, 
consist of multiple episodes occurring over not less than 24 hours. Before a definite diagnosis of MS can be made, at least 
one attack must be corroborated by findings on neurological examination, visual evoked potential (VEP) response in patients 
reporting prior visual disturbance, or MRI consistent with demyelination in the area of the CNS implicated in the historical 
report of neurological symptoms.
bClinical diagnosis based on objective clinical findings for two attacks is most secure. Reasonable historical evidence for one 
past attack, in the absence of documented objective neurological findings, can include historical events with symptoms and 
evolution characteristics for a prior inflammatory demyelinating event; at least one attack, however, must be supported by 
objective findings.
cNo additional tests are required. However, it is desirable that any diagnosis of MS be made with access to imaging based on 
these Criteria. If imaging or other tests (for instance, CSF) are undertaken and are NEGATIVE, extreme caution needs to be 
taken before making a diagnosis of MS and alternative diagnoses must be considered. There must be no better explanation for 
the clinical presentation and objective evidence must be present to support a diagnosis of MS.
dGadolinium-enhancing lesions are not required; symptomatic lesions are excluded from consideration in subjects with 
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Appendix 3:  Guidance on safety monitoring
Patients whose blood pressure reading is ≥140 (systolic) and/or ≥90 mm Hg (diastolic) should 
have their blood pressure retested after 15 minutes of rest. If the blood pressure is still 
elevated, they should be followed up in one month by an unscheduled visit if the scheduled 
visit is not due. Should systolic BP ≥140 and/or diastolic BP ≥90 mm Hg values be confirmed 
at the second visit, the patient should be referred to his primary care physician, an 
independent internist or to the specialty hypertension clinic for evaluation, diagnosis and 
treatment of hypertension.
Patients with BP values of >160/100 mm Hg (confirmed by repeat testing) at any visit during 
the study should be immediately referred as above for evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of 
hypertension. 
Newly diagnosed hypertension as well as an aggravation of a preexisting condition must be 
reported as an AE and appropriate antihypertensive medication/dosage adjustment must be 
considered by the investigator.
Guidance on monitoring of patients with elevated liver function tests
In case of detection of elevated ALT/AST values >2 and <5 times the ULN range, additional 
blood chemistry panel including ALT, AST, AP, GGT, total and conjugated bilirubin, 
albumin may be performed at the investigator’s discretion.
If ALT/AST values reach 5 times the ULN, confirmed upon repeat testing within two weeks 
of the initial result or sooner at the discretion of the investigator, the study drug must be 
permanently discontinued. Patients who develop symptoms suggestive of hepatic dysfunction 
such as unexplained vomiting or jaundice, should have liver enzymes checked and fingolimod 
should be discontinued if significant liver injury is confirmed. 
In case of isolated elevation of bilirubin over 2.0 mg/dl (34.2 umol/L) unless in context of 
Gilbert’s syndrome, confirmed upon repeat testing within two weeks of the initial result, the 
investigator must discontinue the study drug. Additional evaluations may be performed at the 
discretion of the investigator.
For any unscheduled laboratory assessments performed locally, an identical sample should 
also be sent to the central laboratory for analysis and capture in the central database. 
An interruption or discontinuation of the study drug should be clearly documented and 
reflected on Dosage Administration Record CRF. AE/SAEs need to be filed as appropriate.
Guidance on monitoring of patients with notable lymphopenia
Fingolimod results in sequestration of a proportion of the circulating lymphocytes in lymph 
nodes with resultant reduction in circulating lymphocyte counts. Average circulating 
lymphocytes counts are expected to be around 0.5 -0.6 x109 /L or 500- 600 cells/mm3. Please 
see Investigator Brochure for more details. As such, the absolute total WBC, neutrophil and 
lymphocyte counts will be measured at each visit by the central laboratory, but will be 
reported blinded for subjects randomized to fingolimod. Lymphocyte counts below 0.2x109/L 
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testing within 2 weeks. If the repeat test confirms lymphocyte counts below 0.2x109/L, the 
investigator should perform at least monthly retests. Results will only be reported blinded 
again once they reach 0.6x109/L.
If the repeat test confirms the lymphocyte count is below 0.2x109/L or 200 cells/mm3 and 
there are no signs or symptoms of infection, the patient can continue on study medication at 
the discretion of the investigator with regular monitoring for signs of infections. 
If the patient presents with signs of infection and the lymphocyte count is below 0.2x109/L, 
the study drug must be temporarily interrupted, and the investigator should consider treatment 
with a specific therapy on the basis of the clinical diagnosis in consultation with an infectious 
disease specialist. Reinitiation of the study drug can only be considered once the lymphocyte 
count reaches 600 cells/mm3 as confirmed by the central laboratory and after discussion with 
the Medical Monitor.
If the patient is randomized to the glatiramer acetate treatment group and presents with 
significant lymphopenia (<50% baseline) confirmed on repeat test by central laboratory 
within two weeks, study drug must be interrupted and further diagnostic work-up needs to be 
initiated. The investigator should only consider re-initiation of the glatiramer acetate after a 
thorough diagnostic workup has been performed, diagnosis/cause for the lymphopenia has 
been established, treatment has been initiated as adequate, and only after discussion with 
Medical Monitor and if the patient shows no signs or symptoms of infection or malignancy.
Guidance on monitoring of patients with symptoms of neurological 
deterioration, inconsistent with MS course
Should a patient develop any manifestations that, in opinion of the investigator, are atypical
for multiple sclerosis including unexpected neurological or psychiatric symptom/signs (e.g. 
rapid cognitive decline, behavioral changes, cortical visual disturbances or any other 
neurological cortical symptoms/sign), or any symptom/sign suggestive of an increase of 
intracranial pressure or accelerated neurological deterioration, the investigator should 
schedule a complete physical and neurological examination and an MRI as soon as possible 
and before beginning any steroid treatment. Conventional MRI as defined in the protocol as 
well as Fluid-attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) and Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) 
sequences are recommended for differential diagnosis of Posterior reversible encephalopathy 
syndrome. The MRI must be evaluated by the local neuroradiologist. The investigator will 
contact the Medical Advisor at Novartis to discuss findings and diagnostic possibilities as 
soon as possible. AE/SAEs need to be filed as appropriate.
In case of new findings in the MRI images in comparison with the previous available MRI 
which are not compatible with MS lesions, the study drug will be discontinued and other 
diagnostic evaluations need to be performed at the discretion of the investigator. In case of 
presence of new hyperintense T2-weighted lesions in the MRI which may be infectious in 
origin it is recommended to collect a cerebrospinal fluid sample if indicated. Analysis of the 
CSF sample including cellular, biochemical and, microbiological analysis (e.g. herpes virus, 
JC virus), to confirm/exclude an infection (e.g. PML) should be performed. In the event of 
suspected CNS infection, a CSF aliquot should be sent to a central laboratory (designated by 
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Only when the differential diagnosis evaluations have excluded other possible diagnosis than 
MS and after discussion with the Medical Advisor at Novartis, the study drug may be 
restarted.
Guidance on monitoring of patients with infections
All infections that develop during the study will be reported as AEs. Investigators are 
requested to specifically ask about infections at each visit. Treatment and additional 
evaluations will be performed at discretion of the investigator. 
The investigator should be vigilant for risk of infections including opportunistic infections due 
to bacterial infections (e.g., atypical mycobacteria), viral infections (e.g., HSV, VZV, JCV), 
or fungal infections (e.g., cryptococcus agents) and should remind the patient of the risk of 
infections and to instruct them to promptly report any symptoms of infections to the 
investigator. The patients must also be reminded to always carry their Patient Information 
Card (with site contact information and which identifies them as participants in a clinical 
study with an agent with potential immunosuppressive effects) and to show this to any local 
healthcare provider they may consult and ask that the investigator be contacted. 
When evaluating a patient with a suspected infection, the most sensitive tests available should 
be used (i.e. that directly detect the pathogen, as with PCR). 
The investigator should consider early treatment with specific therapy on the basis of clinical 
diagnosis or suspicion thereof (e.g., antiviral treatment for herpes simplex or VZV; treatment 
for cryptococcus) in consultation with infectious disease experts, as appropriate. Investigators 
should be aware that in the post-marketing setting with fingolimod, isolated cases of 
cryptococcal meningitis have been reported. Patients reporting symptoms and signs (such as, 
but not limited to, headache accompanied with stiff neck, sensitivity to light, fever, confusion, 
tiredness, body aches, chills, vomiting, and/or nausea) consistent with meningitis should 
undergo prompt diagnostic evaluation. If (cryptococcal) meningitis is diagnosed, appropriate
antibiotic treatment should be initiated as soon as possible. The investigator should inform the 
Novartis medical expert and the CRO’s medical expert of any such cases.
Suspension of treatment with fingolimod should be considered if a patient develops a serious 
infection, and consideration of benefit-risk should be undertaken prior to re-initiation of 
therapy.
Investigators should consider the added immunosuppressive effects of corticosteroid therapy 
for treatment of MS attack/relapse and increase vigilance regarding infections during such 
therapy and in the weeks following administration.
Patients should be evaluated for evidence of immunity to VZV based on any of the following:

Laboratory evidence of immunity or laboratory confirmation of disease

Diagnosis or verification of a history of VZV or herpes zoster by a health care 
provider
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An epidemiologic link to another typical VZV case or to a laboratory confirmed case, 
or

Evidence of laboratory confirmation, if testing was performed at the time of acute 
disease
The VZV vaccination of antibody-negative patients should be considered prior to 
commencing treatment with fingolimod, following which initiation of study drug should be 
postponed for at least 1 month to allow full effect of vaccination to occur. 
Serology testing for antibody status of HSV-1 and HSV-2 and rubeola (measles) is performed 
at screening to profile infection risk in study patients. The investigator should inform the 
patients of their immune status based on these serology results and of the potential risks of 
primary infections or viral reactivation while taking fingolimod.
A positive IgG antibody test result does not indicate active infection per se, but only evidence 
of exposure to viral antigens via past infection or vaccination. These patients may however, be 
at risk for viral reactivation, which may manifest as:  
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VZV virus IgG positive: Shingles
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HSV-1 IgG positive: Cold sores
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HSV-2 IgG positive: Herpes genitalis
The investigator should instruct the patient to be alert to and report any symptoms or signs 
suggestive of cold sores, genital ulcers or shingles, so that appropriate anti-viral treatment can 
be initiated in consultation with a local infectious disease expert (if needed). 
A negative IgG antibody test result for HSV-1, HSV-2, and rubeola places patients at risk for 
more severe and atypical manifestations of primary infection in the event they are exposed to 
these viruses while they are immunosuppressed (taking study drug and/or corticosteroids).  
Patients who are negative for HSV-1 IgG, HSV-2 IgG and rubeola antibodies should be 
instructed to promptly report any exposure to these viruses i.e. to a person with cold sores, 
herpes genitalis, respectively. In case of exposure, early treatment with appropriate antiviral 
drugs should be considered in consultation with a local infectious diseases expert.
It is also important to ask the patient receiving fingolimod to report if they are exposed to 
anyone who has recently received a live or live attenuated vaccine and manifested a skin rash 
after the vaccination so that it can be decided, in consultation with an infectious disease expert, 
if antiviral therapy is warranted. 
It should be noted that live or live attenuated vaccines are prohibited while fingolimod 
patients are taking study drug and for 8 weeks after study drug discontinuation.
Guidance on monitoring pulmonary function 
Patients reporting any respiratory symptoms such as dyspnea, shortness of breath, chest 
tightness, wheezing should be seen at an unscheduled visit for clinical assessment. A full 
pulmonary function test (FEV1, FVC, and DLCOc [i.e., DLCOcorrected]) and a bronchodilator 
reversibility test need to be performed, preferably on the same day. If PFTs demonstrate 
reduction of FEV1 or FVC values to 80% or below of baseline values, initiation of treatment 
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In case of reduction of FEV1, FVC, and/or DLCOc below 80% of baseline values, the patient’s 
pulmonary status will require a follow-up as soon as possible within no more than 1 month, 
including history of respiratory symptoms (eg, dyspnea, shortness of breath, chest tightness, 
wheezing), physical examination, FEV1, FVC, DLCOc measurement, and a bronchodilator 
reversibility test. 
Should repeat PFT values (FEV1, FVC, and/or DLCOc) remain below 80% of baseline values 
or should a worsening of the previously reported respiratory symptoms be observed, the 
patient will be referred to pneumologist (pulmonologist) for further evaluation, including 
chest HRCT and treatment. A standard referral letter explaining a reason for referral should be 
accompanied by the sponsor’s information letter about the investigational drug (FTY720).
In case of reduction of FEV1, FVC, and/or DLCOc below 60% of baseline value in any visit, 
the study drug should be discontinued and the patient must be immediately referred to 
pneumologist (pulmonologist) for further evaluation, including chest HRCT and treatment. 
In case of persistent reduction of FEV1, FVC, and/or DLCOc below 80% over 3-month period 
despite appropriate treatment, the Primary Treating Physician should consider an interruption 
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Appendix 4:  Guidance for ophthalmic monitoring
In MS studies, macular edema was reported in 0.4% of patients receiving fingolimod 0.5 mg, 
and the majority occurred in the first 3-4 months. Some patients presented with blurred vision 
or decreased visual acuity, but others were asymptomatic and diagnosed during routine 
ophthalmological 
examinations. 
Macular 
edema 
generally 
improved 
or 
resolved 
spontaneously after discontinuation; continuation of fingolimod in patients with macular 
edema has not been evaluated. Patients with diabetes mellitus or with uveitis are at increased 
risk of macular edema. Fingolimod has not been studied in multiple sclerosis patients with 
concomitant diabetes mellitus. 
Ophthalmic examinations, including optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fluorescein 
angiography (FA), for assessment of macular edema are scheduled as outlined in Table 6-1.
Similar assessments must be performed as part of an unscheduled ophthalmology visit for any 
patient who presents with new visual symptoms. If patients report visual disturbances at any 
time while on therapy, evaluation of the fundus, including the macula, should be carried out 
by an ophthalmologist.
Guidance on monitoring patients for possible macular edema
If macular edema is suspected during the study, an OCT must be performed as a confirmatory 
test. If macular edema diagnosis is confirmed on OCT, study drug must be permanently 
discontinued.
These patients must be followed-up with monthly ophthalmologic evaluations, including OCT, 
until such time as resolution is confirmed or no further improvement is expected by the 
ophthalmologist (based on a follow-up period of not less than three months). If the patient 
does not show definite signs of improvement on examination by specialist testing (e.g., OCT) 
after 6-8 weeks after discontinuation of study drug, then therapy for macular edema in 
conjunction with an ophthalmologist experienced in the management of this condition should 
be initiated and further managed by the ophthalmologist until either resolution of the macular 
edema or there is absence of any evidence of further improvement.
The discontinuation of the study drug should be clearly documented and reflected on Dosage 
Administration Record CRF. AE/SAEs need to be filed as appropriate. For patients 
discontinuing study drug due to a diagnosis of macular edema, copies of the colored OCT as 
well as source documents of ophthalmic examination should be kept at the site as source 
documents. These documents may need to be submitted for review by an independent panel if 
needed. 
Guidance on monitoring patients with uveitis
Patients with a history of uveitis or findings compatible with active uveitis at screening can 
enter the study given that there is no evidence of macular edema in the screening ophthalmic 
examination.
In order to specifically assess the risk of macular edema in the MS population with co-
existing uveitis, each patient with findings in any ophthalmic examination compatible with 
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planitis, vasculitis, chorioretinitis) under the discretion of the investigator should undergo 
more frequent ophthalmic examinations. It is the discretion of the investigator to determine 
the frequency of these ophthalmic examinations. Adjustments to the schedule can be made to 
align these evaluations with other planned study visits. 
A suspicion of macular edema will require an OCT to be performed (refer to Guidance for 
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