Part A: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to determine the efficacy and safety of 5 dose regimens of RO4402257 in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on stable methotrexate (MTX) therapy.Part B: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to determine the efficacy and safety of 1 dose of RO4402257 in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on stable methotrexate (MTX) therapy
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid ArthritisMedDRA version: 9.1Level: LLTClassification code 10039073Term: Rheumatoid arthritis
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2005-003495-38-GR
- Lead Sponsor
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 440
Able and willing to give written informed consent and to comply with the study protocol
Active RA as diagnosed by the 1987 American College of Rheumatology (ACR; formerly American Rheumatism Association) criteria (Appendix 2)
Age greater than or equal to 18 years
Receiving treatment for RA on an outpatient basis
Has received MTX for at least 24 weeks, of which the last 8 weeks prior to baseline was at a single dose level between 10 mg and 25 mg weekly; the route of administration also remained unchanged for the 8 weeks prior to baseline
If taking either hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) or chloroquine (CQ), dose must be stable for 8 weeks prior to baseline
Swollen joint count (SJC) greater than or equal to 6 (66 joint count) and tender joint count (TJC) greater than or equal to 8 (68 joint count) at screening and baseline
At screening, either high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) greater than or equal to 0.6 mg/dL (6 mg/L) or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) = 28 mm/h or morning stiffness greater than 45 minutes
Females of child-bearing potential and nonsterilized males with female partners of child-bearing potential only if willing to use a reliable means of contraception (e.g., physical barrier, contraceptive pill, patch, or IUD) during the study and for 4 weeks following the last dose of study drug
If female and of childbearing potential, must have a negative pregnancy test within 3 weeks prior to randomization and at baseline
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Major surgery (including joint surgery) within 8 weeks prior to screening or any planned surgery within 3 months after randomization
Rheumatic autoimmune disease other than RA (including systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease, scleroderma, polymyositis), or significant systemic involvement secondary to RA (e.g., vasculitis, pulmonary fibrosis, Felty’s syndrome); Sjögren’s Syndrome with RA is allowed
Bed-ridden or confined to a wheelchair
Prior history of, or current inflammatory joint disease other than RA (e.g., tophaceous gout, reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathy, Lyme disease)
Evidence of serious uncontrolled concomitant cardiovascular, nervous system, pulmonary (including asthma), renal, hepatic, endocrine (including uncontrolled diabetes mellitus), or gastrointestinal disease
History of malignancy, including solid tumors and hematologic malignancies (except basal cell carcinoma of the skin that has been excised and cured)
One of the following:
•History of active tuberculosis
•Chest radiographic findings consistent with active or latent tuberculosis
•Positive PPD (greater than or equal to 10 mm induration) unless there is a history of BCG immunization and the investigator ascertains that there is no recent history of tuberculosis exposure
Known active bacterial (including mycobacterial), viral (including HIV), fungal, or other infections (excluding fungal infections of nail beds)
Any episode of infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV antibiotics within 4 weeks prior to baseline or oral antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to baseline
History of recurrent bacterial infections as an adult
History of hereditary or acquired immune deficiency disorder
Immunization with a live vaccine within 4 weeks prior to baseline
Pregnant women or nursing (breastfeeding) mothers
History of alcohol, drug or chemical abuse within the six months prior to screening
Neuropathies or other conditions that might interfere with pain evaluation
Current DMARD therapy other than MTX , HCQ or CQ
Previous treatment with a biologic agent
Treatment with another investigational agent within 6 weeks of screening, or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is longer
Previous treatment with any cell depleting therapies, including investigational agents (e.g., CAMPATH, anti-CD4, anti-CD5, anti-CD3, anti-CD19, and anti-CD20)
Previous treatment with alkylating agents
Greater than 10 mg/day of prednisone (or equivalent; please refer to Appendix 1) < 4 weeks prior to the baseline visit
Intraarticular or parenteral corticosteroids < 4 weeks prior to the baseline visit
Sulfasalazine, azathioprine, cyclosporine, thalidomide, D-penicillamine, or tacrolimus within 8 weeks prior to baseline, and leflunomide within 12 weeks (or 4 weeks after 11 days of standard cholestyramine washout) prior to baseline
Gold compounds if less than 8 weeks prior to baseline; immunoadsorption columns if less than 6 months prior to baseline
Screening CPK > 2 x ULN
Screening alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT) > 1.5 x ULN
Screening calculated creatinine clearance (Cockroft-Gault) < 50 mL/minute (refer to Appendix 3 for Cockroft-Gault formula)
Screening platelet count < 100,000 cells/mm3
Screening hemoglobin < 9 g/dL
Screening white blood cells < 3000 cells/mm3
Positive Hepatitis B surface antigen or Hepatitis C antibody
History of positive HIV antibody or
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method