A Study of RoActemra/ Actemra (Tociliumab) in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis Who Have Failed Treatment
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M459- Ankylosing spondylitis of unspecified sites in spineHealth Condition 2: null- Spondylitis Ankylosing
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/04/001666
- Lead Sponsor
- F Hoffman La Roche Ltd
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other (Terminated)
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 502
Adult patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age
- Ankylosing Spondylitis as defined by the modified New York criteria for greater than or equal to 3 months prior to baseline
- Active disease at screening and baseline (BASDAI greater than or equal to 4.0, spinal pain VAS greater than or equal to 40)
- Inadequate response or intolerant to 1 or more previous non-steroidal anti-rheumatic drugs (NSAIDs)
- Traditional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) must be withdrawn for at least 4 weeks prior to baseline (methotrexate, sulfasalazine and hyroxychloroquine or chloroquine may be allowed if at stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to baseline)
- Oral corticosteroids (greater than or equal to 10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) and NSAIDs/COX-2 inhibitors must be at stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to baseline
- Major surgery (including joint surgery) within 8 weeks prior to screening or planned major surgery within 6 months after randomization
- Total ankylosis of spine (as determined by investigator)
- Inflammatory rheumatic disease other than ankylosing spondylitis
- Active, acute uveitis at baseline
- Treatment with TNF antagonist therapy at any time prior to baseline
- Intra-articular or tendon injections or parenteral corticosteroids within 4 weeks prior to screening
- History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to humanized or murine monoclonal antibodies
- Active current or history of recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial or other infection
- History of or currently active primary or secondary immunodeficiency
- Body weight 150 kg
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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