Evaluating Efficacy and Safety of Etanercept 50 mg Twice Weekly (BIW) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Subjects Who Are Sub-Optimal Responders to Etanercept 50 mg Once Weekly (QW)

Summary

The purpose of this study objective will be to evaluate the efficacy and safety of etanercept 50 mg BIW in RA subjects who showed a sub-optimal response to standard dose etanercept (50 mg QW) and concomitant methotrexate therapy.

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Start

2005-05

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Publications

• Results Weinblatt ME, Schiff MH, Ruderman EM, Bingham CO 3rd, Li J, Louie J, Furst DE. Efficacy and safety of etanercept 50 mg twice a week in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had a suboptimal response to etanercept 50 mg once a week: results of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active drug-controlled study. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Jul;58(7):1921-30. doi: 10.1002/art.23493.

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