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A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ASP015K in Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Subjects Who Have Had an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01554696
Lead Sponsor
Astellas Pharma Inc
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ASP015K in moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis subjects who are methotrexate-inadequate responders (MTX-IR).

Detailed Description

Subjects in each treatment group will continue to take their concomitant oral weekly dose of methotrexate (MTX) in addition to daily ASP015K or matching placebo, taken orally with food, daily for 12 weeks after randomization.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
379
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subject has rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosed according to the 1987 revised ACR criteria for at least 6 months prior to Screening
  • Subject has been treated with oral methotrexate (MTX) for a minimum of 90 days and at a stable dose for 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug
  • ≥6 tender/painful joints; ≥6 swollen joints
  • Subject meets the ACR 1991 Revised Criteria for Global Functional Status in RA Class I, II or III at Screening and Baseline
  • Subject's other medication taken for treatment of RA must be stable for at least 28 days prior to start of the study
  • Male and female subjects must be willing to comply with contraception requirements as well as restrictions regarding egg and sperm donation
  • Female subject must not be breastfeeding at Screening or during the study period, and for 60 days after the final study drug administration
  • Subject agrees not to participate in another interventional study while on treatment
Exclusion Criteria
  • Positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) test within 90 days of Screening
  • Abnormal chest x-ray indicative of an acute or chronic infectious process or malignancy
  • Receipt of live or live attenuated virus vaccination within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug
  • Known history of positive test for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis C antibody or history of a positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • History of any other autoimmune rheumatic disease, other than Sjogren's syndrome
  • Previous history of clinically significant infections or illness (requiring hospitalization or requiring parenteral therapy) within 90 days of the Baseline visit, or a history of any illness that would preclude participation in the study
  • History of any malignancy, except for successfully treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or in-situ carcinoma of the cervix
  • Does not meet specified washout criteria for the following RA medications: gold, azathioprine, minocycline, penicillamine, etanercept, certolizumab, adalimumab, golimumab, infliximab, cyclophosphamide, and leflunomide
  • Subject has previously used a non anti-TNF biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) (e.g., anakinra, abatacept, rituximab, tocilizumab)
  • Previous intolerance to Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors
  • Receipt of intra-articular or parenteral corticosteroid within 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug or is currently taking > 30 mg oral morphine (or narcotic equivalent) per day
  • Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) < 750/mm3
  • Receipt of plasma exchange therapy within 60 days prior to the start of study drug
  • Receipt of any investigational agent within 30 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to first dose of study drug
  • Receipt of medications that are CYP3A substrates with narrow therapeutic range within 14 days prior to first dose of study drug
  • History of heart failure, defined as New York Heart Association (NYHA) grade 3 or greater
  • History of long QT syndrome or prolonged QT interval
  • Any ongoing severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematological, gastrointestinal, metabolic, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurological, or infectious disease, or any ongoing illness which would make the subject unsuitable for the study. This includes stomatitis, gastrointestinal ulcers, or any other condition that would preclude continued treatment with methotrexate
  • Subject has any condition possibly affecting oral absorption (e.g., gastrectomy, other malabsorption syndromes, or clinically significant diabetic gastroenteropathy)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ASP015K lowest dosemethotrexateASP015K lowest dose daily in addition to concomitant weekly oral methotrexate
PlaceboPlaceboPlacebo daily in addition to concomitant weekly oral methotrexate
ASP015K high dosepeficitinibASP015K high dose daily in addition to concomitant weekly oral methotrexate
ASP015K lowest dosepeficitinibASP015K lowest dose daily in addition to concomitant weekly oral methotrexate
ASP015K low dosepeficitinibASP015K low dose daily in addition to concomitant weekly oral methotrexate
ASP015K low dosemethotrexateASP015K low dose daily in addition to concomitant weekly oral methotrexate
ASP015K medium dosepeficitinibASP015K medium dose daily in addition to concomitant weekly oral methotrexate
ASP015K medium dosemethotrexateASP015K medium dose daily in addition to concomitant weekly oral methotrexate
ASP015K high dosemethotrexateASP015K high dose daily in addition to concomitant weekly oral methotrexate
PlacebomethotrexatePlacebo daily in addition to concomitant weekly oral methotrexate
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Trough plasma concentration of ASP015K and metabolite(s)up to Week 12
Percentage of subjects achieving American College of Rheumatology Criteria 20 (ACR 20) responseWeek 12
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of subjects achieving ACR 50 responseWeek 12
Percentage of subjects achieving ACR 70 responseWeek 12
Change from baseline in Disease Activity Score using 28 joint count and C Reactive Protein (DAS28-CRP)Baseline and Week 12

Trial Locations

Locations (49)

University of California San Diego

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La Jolla, California, United States

The Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research

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Wheaton, Maryland, United States

Hospital Erasme

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Moliere Hospital

🇧🇪

Brussels, Belgium

Centro Integral De Reumatologia E Inmunologia

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Bogota, Colombia

IPS Rodrigo Botero SAS

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Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia

Medicity Sas

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Bucaramanga, Colombia

Servimed E.U.

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Bucaramanga, Colombia

Centro de medicina Interna Julian Coronel

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Cali, Colombia

DRC Gyogyszervizsgalo Kozpont Kft

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Balatonfured, Hungary

Rethy Pal Korhaz es Rendelointezet

🇭🇺

Bekescsaba, Hungary

Kenezy Hospital Institute of Clinical Pharmacology

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Debrecen, Hungary

Dr Javier Orozco Alcala Private Doctor´s office

🇲🇽

Guadalajara, Mexico

Cliditer S.A. de C.V.Huerta S.I.

🇲🇽

Mexico D.F., Mexico

Centro de Investigacion Clinica de Morelia, S.C.

🇲🇽

Morelia, Mexico

Centrum Osteoporozy i Chorob KKostno-Stawowych Daniluk Clinical Research Centre

🇵🇱

Bialystok, Poland

NZOZ Centrum Medyczne ProMiMed

🇵🇱

Krakow, Poland

Szpital Uniwersytecki nr. 2 im. Dr. Jana Biziela

🇵🇱

Bydgoszcz, Poland

Achieve Clinical Research, LLC

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Deerbrook Medical Asssociates

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Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States

Clincal Research Center of Reading

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Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States

Pacific Arthritis Center Medical Group

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Santa Maria, California, United States

The Talbert Group

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Huntington Beach, California, United States

Illinois Bone & Joint

🇺🇸

Morton Grove, Illinois, United States

Desert Medical Advances

🇺🇸

Palm Desert, California, United States

Arthritis Associates

🇺🇸

Orlando, Florida, United States

Center for Arthritis and Osteoporosis

🇺🇸

Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States

PMG Research

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Hickory, North Carolina, United States

Health Research of Oklahoma

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Altoona Center for Clinical Research

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Duncansville, Pennsylvania, United States

Center for Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease, P.C.

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Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Austin Rheumatology Research PA

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Austin, Texas, United States

Mountain State Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States

Rheumatology Consultants, PLLC

🇺🇸

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

MHAT Burgas

🇧🇬

Burgas, Bulgaria

MHAT Plovdiv AD

🇧🇬

Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Centro Integral de Reumatología del Caribe S.A.S

🇨🇴

Barranquilla, Colombia

MEDICAL PLUS, s.r.o. or REVMACENTRUM UH, s.r.o.

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Uherske Hradiste, Czechia

PV-MEDICAL s.r.o.

🇨🇿

Zlin, Czechia

Revita Clinic Rheumatology

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Budapest, Hungary

Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde Gutierrez

🇲🇽

Guadalajara, Mexico

NZOZ Osteo-Medic sc A. Racewicz, J. Supronik

🇵🇱

Bialystok, Poland

Zespol Poradni Specjalistycznych REUMED sp. Zo.o

🇵🇱

Lublin, Poland

Morales Vargas Centro de Investigacion, SC Rheumatology

🇲🇽

Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

Arthritis Associates of Colorado Springs

🇺🇸

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

MHAT "Sv. Ivan Rilski"

🇧🇬

Sofia, Bulgaria

Revmatologicky ustav

🇨🇿

Praha 2, Czechia

ARS Rheumatica

🇵🇱

Warszawa, Poland

Rheuma Medicus Zaktad Opieki Zdrowotnej Relle Brkolozka

🇵🇱

Wraszawa, Poland

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