A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Golimumab, a Fully Human Anti-TNFalfa Monoclonal Antibody, Administered Intravenously, in Subjects with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Despite Methotrexate Therapy
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2005-003232-21-LV
- Lead Sponsor
- Centocor B.V.
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 625
To be eligible for the study, subjects must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Are women or men 18 years of age or older.
2. Have a diagnosis of RA (according to the revised 1987 criteria of the ARA; Arnett et al, 1988) for at least 3 months prior to screening.
3. Have been treated with and tolerated MTX at a dose of at least 15 mg/week for at least 3 months prior to screening, and have been on a stable MTX dose of equal to or more than 15 mg/week and equal to or less than 25 mg/week for at least 4 weeks prior to screening.
4. Have active RA, as defined by persistent disease activity with at least 4 swollen and 4 tender joints, at the time of screening and at baseline and at least 2 of the following 4 criteria:
a. CRP equal to or more than 1.5 mg/dL at screening or ESR by Westergren method of equal to or more than 28 mm in the first hour at screening or baseline.
b. Morning stiffness of equal to or more than 30 minutes at screening and baseline.
c. Bone erosion by x-ray, and/or by MRI prior to the first administration of study agent.
d. Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (Anti-CCP) antibody-positive or rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive at screening.
5. If using NSAIDs or other analgesics for RA, must be on a stable dose for at least 2 weeks prior to the first administration of study agent.
6. If using oral corticosteroids, must be on a stable dose equivalent to equal to or less than 10 mg of prednisone/day for at least 2 weeks prior to first administration of study agent. If currently not using corticosteroids, the subject must have not received oral corticosteroids for at least 2 weeks prior to first administration of study agent.
7. Women of childbearing potential or men capable of fathering children must be using adequate birth control measures (eg, abstinence, oral contraceptives, intrauterine device, barrier method with spermicide, surgical sterilization) during the study and for 6 months after receiving the last administration of study agent. Female subjects of childbearing potential must test negative for pregnancy.
8. Are considered eligible according to the following TB screening criteria:
a. Have no history of latent or active TB prior to screening.
b. Have no signs or symptoms suggestive of active TB upon medical history and/or physical examination.
c. Have had no recent close contact with a person with active TB or, if there has been such contact, will be referred to a physician specializing in TB to undergo additional evaluation and, if warranted, receive appropriate treatment for latent TB prior to or simultaneously with the first administration of study agent.
d. Within 1 month prior to the first administration of study agent, either have negative diagnostic TB test results (defined as both a negative tuberculin skin test and a negative QuantiFERON-TB Gold test), or have a newly identified positive diagnostic TB test result (defined as either a positive tuberculin skin test or a positive QuantiFERON-TB Gold test) during screening in which active TB has been ruled out and for which appropriate treatment for latent TB has been initiated either prior to or simultaneously with the first administration of study agent.
e. Have a chest radiograph (both posterior-anterior and lateral views), taken within 3 months prior to the first administration of study agent and read by a qualified radiologist, with no evidence of current active TB or old inactive TB.
9. Have screening laboratory test result as follows:
a. Hemoglobin equal
Subjects meeting any of the following criteria may not be enrolled in the study:
1. Have other inflammatory diseases, including but not limited to PsA, AS, systemic lupus erythematosus, or Lyme disease, that might confound the evaluation of the benefit of golimumab therapy.
2. Have been treated with DMARDs (other than MTX)/systemic immunosuppressives during the 4 weeks prior to first administration of study agent.
3. Have received intra-articular, IM, or IV corticosteroids, including adrenocorticotropic hormone, during the 4 weeks prior to first administration of study agent.
4. Have a known hypersensitivity to human immunoglobulin proteins or other components of golimumab.
5. Have had a clinically serious adverse reaction to a biologic anti-TNFa agent.
6. Have received infliximab within 3 months prior to the first administration of study agent.
7. Have received either etanercept or adalimumab within 2 months prior to the first administration of study agent.
8. Have received rituximab or abatacept.
9. Have received natalizumab or other agents that target alpha-4-integrin.
10. Have received anakinra during the 4 weeks prior to first administration of study agent.
11. Have received alefacept or efalizumab within the 3 months prior to the first administration of the study agent.
12. Have used cytotoxic agents, including but not limited to chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide, nitrogen mustard, or other alkylating agents.
13. Have been treated with any investigational drug, including SC golimumab, within 5 half-lives of that drug prior to the first administration of study agent.
14. Are pregnant, nursing, or planning a pregnancy or fathering a child within 6 months after receiving the last administration of study agent.
15. Have a history of latent or active granulomatous infection, including TB, histoplasmosis, or coccidioidomycosis, prior to screening.
16. Have had a bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination within 12 months of screening.
17. Have a chest radiograph within 3 months prior to the first administration of study agent that shows an abnormality suggestive of a malignancy or current active infection, including TB, or calcified lesions consistent with old infections such as histoplasmosis.
18. Have ever had a nontuberculous mycobacterial infection or opportunistic infection
19. Have received, or are expected to receive, any live virus or bacterial vaccination within 3 months prior to the first administration of study agent, during the trial, or within 6 months after the last administration of study agent.
20. Have a history of an infected joint prosthesis, or have received antibiotics for a suspected infection of a joint prosthesis, if that prosthesis has not been removed or replaced.
21. Have had a serious infection, have been hospitalized for an infection, or have been treated with IV antibiotics for an infection within 2 months prior to first administration of study agent. Less serious infections need not be considered exclusionary at the discretion of the investigator.
22. Have a history of, or ongoing, chronic or recurrent infectious disease, including but not limited to, chronic renal infection, chronic chest infection, sinusitis, recurrent urinary tract infection, an open, draining, or infected skin wound, or an ulcer.
23. Are known to be infected with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.
24. Have a history of known demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis or optic neuritis.
25. Have current signs or symptoms of severe,
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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