The purpose of this study is to assess the effects (good and bad) of CNTO 148 (golimumab) therapy in patients with ulcerative colitis

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 1350

Inclusion Criteria

1. Have received all study agent administrations and completed the Week 6 Mayo score evaluation in one of the induction studies of golimumab for UC (ie, C0524T16, EudraCT 2006-003397-94 or C0524T17, EudraCT 2006-003398-28).
2. Are able to complete the Week 0 visit on the same day as the Week 6 visit of the induction study C0524T16 or C0524T17.
3. During the study and for 6 months after receiving the last administration of study agent, women of childbearing potential or men capable of fathering children must agree to use adequate birth control measures (eg, abstinence, oral contraceptives, intrauterine device, barrier method with spermicide, surgical sterilization). Women of childbearing potential must test negative for pregnancy.
4. Must be able and willing to adhere to the study visit schedule and comply with other protocol requirements.
5. Are capable of providing informed consent, which must be obtained prior to any study-related procedures.

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 30
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 30

Exclusion Criteria

1. Had any of the following changes to their concomitant UC medications (ie, oral 5 ASA compounds, oral corticosteroids, 6-MP, AZA, methotrexate [MTX]) since Week 0 of an induction study (C0524T16, EudraCT 2006-003397-94 or C0524T17, EudraCT 2006-003398-28):
a. an increased dose
b. initiation of a concomitant UC medication except for dose equivalent substitutions

2. Have received any of the following therapies since Week 0 of the induction study:
a. rectal corticosteroid therapy (ie, corticosteroids administered to the rectum or sigmoid colon via foam, enema, or suppository)
b. rectal 5-ASA compounds (ie, 5-ASA compounds administered to the rectum or sigmoid colon via foam, enema, or suppository)
c. parenteral corticosteroids
d. pentoxifylline
e. total parental nutrition (TPN)
f. antibiotics for the treatment of UC (including but not limited to ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, or rifaximin)
g. immunomodulatory agents other than 6-MP/AZA or MTX (including but not limited to 6-thioguanine [6-TG], cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil [MMF], tacrolimus, and sirolimus)
h. immunomodulatory biologic agents (including but not limited to infliximab, anakinra, etanercept, adalimumab, rituximab, natalizumab, visilizumab)
i. thalidomide or related agents
j. investigational drugs
k. apheresis (eg, Adacolumn apheresis)

3. Have had, in the opinion of the investigator, a clinically significant hypersensitivity reaction in an induction study (C0524T16 or C0524T17).
4. Have signs and symptoms of latent or active granulomatous infection, including TB, histoplasmosis, or coccidioidomycosis.
5. Have signs and symptoms of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection or opportunistic infection (eg, cytomegalovirus, Pneumocystis carinii, aspergillosis).
6. Have had a clinically significant infection (eg, hepatitis, pneumonia, or pyelonephritis) or have received parenteral antibiotics for an infection since Week 0 of an induction study. Less serious infections (eg, acute upper respiratory tract infection, simple urinary tract infection) need not be considered exclusionary at the discretion of the investigator.
7. Have signs and symptoms of infection with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.
8. Have signs and symptoms of any malignancy.
9. Have signs and symptoms suggestive of possible lymphoproliferative disease, such as lymphoma or lymphadenopathy of unusual size or location (eg, nodes in the posterior triangle of the neck, infraclavicular, epitrochlear, or periaortic areas), or clinically significant hepatomegaly or splenomegaly.
10. Have signs and symptoms of CHF, including medically controlled asymptomatic CHF.
11. Have signs and symptoms of severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematologic, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic, psychiatric, or cerebral diseases.
12. Have signs and symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus.
13. Have signs and symptoms of demyelinating disease, such as multiple sclerosis or optic neuritis.
14. Have undergone a colectomy (partial or total) or an ostomy (ie, temporary colostomy, permanent colostomy, ileostomy, or other enterostomy) since Week 0 of the induction studies (C0524T16 or C0524T17).
15. Are pregnant or are planning pregnancy (both males and females) within 6 months following the last administration of study agent.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

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