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Sub-cutaneous Infliximab in Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease

Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Psoriatic Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Spondyloarthritis
Interventions
Other: collection of clinical parameters and blood sample
Registration Number
NCT05424926
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brief Summary

TNFα inhibitors have revolutionized the management of patients suffering from inflammatory diseases in the field of rheumatology. Infliximab remains widely used in France, and infliximab biosimilars have been routinely used since 2015 in Cochin Hospital with an interchangeability strategy validated by two real life studies. REMSIMA® 120 mg is the first authorized subcutaneous (SC) form of infliximab to be administered at a fixed dose of 120 mg every 2 weeks. Scarce information is available regarding the safety and efficacy of proposing a switch from IV infliximab to SC REMSIMA® in the subsets of patients suffering from different rheumatic diseases in daily care. The primary objective of the SIC2 study will be determine the retention rate of Remsima SC at 6 months. The investigators will recruit adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis.

Detailed Description

TNFα inhibitors have revolutionized the management of patients suffering from inflammatory diseases in the field of rheumatology. Infliximab remains widely used in France, and infliximab biosimilars have been routinely used since 2015 in Cochin Hospital with an interchangeability strategy validated by two real life studies. REMSIMA® 120 mg is the first authorized subcutaneous (SC) form of infliximab to be administered at a fixed dose of 120 mg every 2 weeks. Scarce information is available regarding the safety and efficacy of proposing a switch from IV infliximab to SC REMSIMA® in the subsets of patients suffering from different rheumatic diseases in daily care. The primary objective of the SIC2 study will be determine the retention rate of Remsima SC at 6 months. The investigators will recruit adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis. Main inclusion criteria will be patients who have received at least 3 IV infliximab infusions and suffer from chronic inflammatory rheumatic condition with the absence of disease flare / progressive disease preventing the continuation of infliximab. The primary endpoint will be the percentage of patients who have agreed to receive SC REMSIMA® and who continued this treatment for at least 3 months. Secondary objectives will be the reasons of switching or not to Remsima, the need for patients to be re-established on iv infliximab, SC Remsima® discontinuation and adherence, changes in disease activity between the inclusion visit and the last visit, the safety profile of sc remsima®, the immunogenicity profile of sc remsima®.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
22
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients aged 18 or older
  • Patients who has received at least 3 IV infliximab infusions and suffer from chronic inflammatory rheumatic condition
  • Absence of disease flare / progressive disease preventing the continuation of infliximab
  • Patient affiliated to national insurance
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any patient whose doctor considers that he will not be able to comply with the obligations of the trial
  • Patients under curatorship or tutorship
  • Pregnant women

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patientscollection of clinical parameters and blood samplePatients
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of patients who have agreed to receive SubCutaneous (SC) REMSIMA® and who continued this treatment for at least 6 months.Month 6

Therapeutic maintenance of SC REMSIMA® at 6 months, defined by the percentage of patients who have agreed to receive SC REMSIMA® and who continued this treatment for at least 6 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients who requested to be re-established on intravenous(IV) infliximabMonth 3

Number of patients who requested to be re-established on iv infliximab

Percentage of positive ADAMonth 12

Immunogenicity profile of sc remsima®, consisting on the percentage of positive ADA at 12 months

Percentage of patients switching or not switching to remsima® SCDay 0

Percentage of patients switching or not switching to remsima® sc (refusal, need to maintain iv, etc.) with the analysis of the reasons of non-switching

Number of patients who requested to be re-established on iv infliximabMonth 12

Number of patients who requested to be re-established on iv infliximab

Questionnaire about reasons explaining the missing of a scheduled Remsina injectionMonth 12

Reasons of missing SC injections

Number of sc remsima® discontinuationMonth 12

Number of sc remsima® discontinuation

Questionnaire about reasons explaining Remsina discontinuationMonth 12

Reasons of sc remsima® discontinuation

Number of missing SC injectionsMonth 12

Number of missing SC injections

Frequencies of serious adverse effectsMonth 12

Safety profile of sc remsima®

Infliximab trough levelsMonth 12

Immunogenicity profile of sc remsima®, consisting on the course of infliximab trough levels between the inclusion visit and the 12 months visit.

Presence or absence of inflammatory flare since the last infusionMonth 12

Parameter measuring disease activity between the inclusion visit and the 12 months visit

Number of flares of diseaseMonth 12

Parameter measuring disease activity between the inclusion visit and the 12 months visit

Disease Activity Score DAS28 VS (Rheumatoid arthritis patient)Month 12

Parameter measuring disease activity between the inclusion visit and the 12 months visit (\< 2.6 remission, 2.6-3.2 low activity, 3.2-5.1 moderate activity, \>5.1 strong activity)

Scale of global appreciation of the activity (by the patient)Month 12

Scale of global appreciation of the activity (patient) : 0 to 100 (0 = lowest activity, 100 = highest activity) Parameter measuring disease activity between the inclusion visit and the 12 months visit

Scale of global appreciation of the activity (by the investigator)Month 12

Scale of global appreciation of the activity (by the investigator) : 0 to 100 (0 = lowest activity, 100 = highest activity) Parameter measuring disease activity between the inclusion visit and the 12 months visit

Number of swollen/painful joints (Rheumatoid arthritis patient)Month 12

Parameter measuring disease activity between the inclusion visit and the 12 months visit

Disease Activity Score DAS28 CRP (Rheumatoid arthritis patient)Month 12

Parameter measuring disease activity between the inclusion visit and the 12 months visit (\< 2.6 remission, 2.6-3.2 low activity, 3.2-5.1 moderate activity, \>5.1 strong activity)

BASDAI : Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (Ankylosing Spondylitis patient)Month 12

Score : 0 to 100 (0 = lowest activity, 100 = highest activity) Parameter measuring disease activity between the inclusion visit and the 12 months visit

Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score with CRP (ASDAS-CRP) (Ankylosing Spondylitis patient)Month 12

Parameter measuring disease activity between the inclusion visit and the 12 months visit (\< 1.3 inactive disease, 1.3-2.1 low activity, 2.1-3.5: high activity, \> 3.5 very high activity)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rheumatology Department, Cochin Hospital

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Paris, IDF, France

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