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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ASP5094 in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis on Methotrexate

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Other: Methotrexate therapy
Registration Number
NCT03257852
Lead Sponsor
Astellas Pharma Inc
Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of ASP5094 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with background methotrexate (MTX).

Detailed Description

The study drug will be intravenously administered.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
66
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subject has RA diagnosed according to the 1987 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria or the 2010 ACR/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) criteria at least 6 months prior to screening.

  • Subject meets the 1991 ACR Revised Criteria for the Classification of Global Functional Status in RA Class I, II, or III at screening.

  • At screening and baseline, subject has active RA as evidenced by both of the following:

    • ≥ 6 tender/painful joints (using 68-joint assessment)
    • ≥ 6 swollen joints (using 66-joint assessment)
  • Subject meets the criterion for a CRP level (Latex Agglutination method) at screening.

  • Subject who has continuously received Methotrexate for at least 90 days prior to screening and who is able to continue a stable dose of Methotrexate from at least 28 days prior to screening throughout the study period.

Exclusion Criteria
  • Subject has deviated from the criteria for previous and concomitant treatment before baseline.
  • Subject has an ongoing infection requiring antibiotics.
  • Subject is determined to be an inadequate responder to a prior biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) or Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors.
  • Subject has participated in previous ASP5094 clinical trial.
  • Subject has participated in a clinical trial or post-marketing clinical study of another ethical drug or medical device within 12 weeks (84 days).
  • Subject has another inflammatory arthritis than RA, or any other articular symptom which may affect on joint assessment.
  • Subject meets any of the criteria for laboratory values at screening.
  • Subject has a positive T-SPOT or QuantiFERON Gold test within 90 days prior to screening or at screening.
  • Subject has a history of or concurrent malignant tumor.
  • Subject has autoimmune disease except for RA or any severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematological, gastrointestinal, metabolic, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurological, or mental illness.
  • Subject has a history of clinically significant allergy.
  • Subject has clinically significant abnormalities on 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) at screening.
  • Subject has a history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.
  • Subject had surgery within 30 days prior to screening or has a planned elective surgery.
  • Subject has a wound that is currently healing at baseline.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ASP5094 GroupASP5094To be intravenously administered ASP5094 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with methotrexate.
ASP5094 GroupMethotrexate therapyTo be intravenously administered ASP5094 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with methotrexate.
Placebo GroupPlaceboTo be intravenously administered ASP5094 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with methotrexate.
Placebo GroupMethotrexate therapyTo be intravenously administered ASP5094 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with methotrexate.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ACR50 response rateWeek 12

To assess ACR (American College of Rheumatology) 50 for efficacy

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ACR50 response rateUp to Week 16

To assess ACR (American College of Rheumatology) 50 for efficacy

ACR20 response rateUp to Week 16

To assess ACR (American College of Rheumatology) 20 for efficacy

Anti-ASP5094 anti-bodiesUp to Week 16

To assess Anti-ASP5094 anti-bodies for immunogenicity

ACR70 response rateUp to Week 16

To assess ACR (American College of Rheumatology) 70 for efficacy

Percentage of subjects achieving SDAI score ≦ 3.3 (SDAI remission)Up to Week 16

To assess SDAI (Simplified Disease Activity Index) score for efficacy

Change from baseline in DAS28-CRP scoreBaseline and Up to Week 16

To assess DAS28-CRP (Disease Activity Score28 - C-reactive protein) for efficacy

Change from baseline in Tender Joint Count (68 joints)Baseline and Up to Week 16

To assess Tender Joint Count for efficacy

Percentage of subjects achieving DAS28-ESR score for remission (<2.6)Up to Week 16

To assess DAS28-ESR score for efficacy

Percentage of subjects achieving DAS28-CRP score for low disease activity (≦3.2)Up to Week 16

To assess DAS28-CRP score for efficacy

Percentage of subjects achieving DAS28-ESR score for low disease activity (≦3.2)Up to Week 16

To assess DAS28-ESR score for efficacy

Change from baseline in CRPBaseline and Up to Week 16

To assess CRP (C-reactive protein) for efficacy

Percentage of subjects achieving EULAR response criteria of "Good Response"Up to Week 16

To assess EULAR (European league Against Rheumatism) response criteria for efficacy

Serum concentration of TNF-αUp to Week 16

To assess TNF-α (Tumor Necrosis Factor-α) for pharmacodynamics

Change from baseline in DAS28-ESR scoreBaseline and Up to Week 16

To assess DAS28-ESR (Disease Activity Score28 - Erythrocyte sedimentation rate) for efficacy

Change from baseline in Swollen Joint Count (66 joints)Baseline and Up to Week 16

To assess Swollen Joint Count for efficacy

Percentage of subjects achieving DAS28-CRP score for remission (<2.6)Up to Week 16

To assess DAS28-CRP score for efficacy

Percentage of subjects achieving EULAR response criteria of "Good Response" or "Moderate Response"Up to Week 16

To assess EULAR response criteria for efficacy

Percentage of subjects achieving ACR/EULAR score for remissionUp to Week 16

To assess ACR/EULAR remission for efficacy

Change from baseline for the HAQ-DIBaseline to Up to Week 16

To assess HAQ-DI (Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index) for efficacy

Serum concentration of MMP3Up to Week 16

To assess MMP3 (Matrix metalloproteinase 3) for pharmacodynamics

Serum concentration of IL-6Up to Week 16

To assess IL-6 (Interleukin-6) for pharmacodynamics

Change from baseline in ESRBaseline and Up to Week 16

To assess ESR (Erythrocyte sedimentation rate) for efficacy

Percentage of subjects achieving CDAI score ≦ 2.8 (CDAI remission)Up to Week 16

To assess CDAI (Clinical Disease Activity Index) score for efficacy

Safety assessed by incidence of adverse eventsUp to Week 16

Adverse events will be coded using Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA).

Safety assessed by laboratory tests: HematologyUp to Week 16

To assess hematology as a criteria of safety variables.

Safety assessed by laboratory tests: BiochemistryUp to Week 16

To assess Biochemistry as a criteria of safety variables.

Safety assessed by laboratory tests: UrinalysisUp to Week 16

To assess Urinalysis as a criteria of safety variables.

Safety assessed by vital signs: Body temperatureUp to Week 16

To assess the vital sign as a criteria of safety variables.

Safety assessed by vital signs: Sitting blood pressureUp to Week 16

To assess the vital sign as a criteria of safety variables.

Safety assessed by vital signs: pulse rateUp to Week 16

To assess the vital sign as a criteria of safety variables.

Safety assessed by weightUp to Week 16

To assess the weight as a criteria of safety variables.

Safety assessed by standard 12-lead electrocardiogramUp to Week 16

To assess the cardiovascular system functioning as a criteria of safety variables.

Serum concentration of ASP5094Up to Week 16

To assess Serum concentration of ASP5094 for pharmacokinetics

Trial Locations

Locations (31)

Site JP00016

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Ichinomiya, Japan

Site JP00005

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Kitamoto, Japan

Site JP00011

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Oita, Japan

Site JP00025

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Kobe, Japan

Site JP00027

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Asahikawa, Japan

Site JP00008

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Fukuoka, Japan

Site JP00006

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Kyoto, Japan

Site JP00010

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Kumamoto, Japan

Site JP00020

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Nagano, Japan

Site JP00014

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Nagoya, Japan

Site JP00003

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Osaki, Japan

Site JP00024

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Tsukuba, Japan

Site JP00017

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Tomakomai, Japan

Site JP00009

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Fukuoka, Japan

Site JP00012

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Kanuma, Japan

Site JP00028

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Kawachinagano, Japan

Site JP00030

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Kobe, Japan

Site JP00018

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Meguro, Japan

Site JP00022

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Okayama, Japan

Site JP00019

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Sagamihara, Japan

Site JP00007

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Sanuki, Japan

Site JP00001

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Sapporo, Japan

Site JP00023

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Shimonoseki, Japan

Site JP00013

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Toyohashi, Japan

Site JP00015

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Chiba, Japan

Site JP00026

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Fukuoka, Japan

Site JP00002

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Asahikawa, Japan

Site JP00029

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Beppu, Japan

Site JP00021

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Shizuoka, Japan

Site JP00004

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Takasaki, Japan

Site JP00031

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Yokohama, Japan

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