Study of MRA for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA)

Summary

This is a double-blind, Phase III study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and PK of MRA in patients with sJIA.

Timeline

Start

2004-05

Primary completion

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Completion

2005-10

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper compared with 16 (80%) of 20 in the tocilizumab group (p<0.0001). PMID 18358927 ↗

Publications

• Aoki C, Inaba Y, Choe H, Kaneko U, Hara R, Miyamae T, Imagawa T, Mori M, Oba MS, Yokota S, Saito T. Discrepancy between clinical and radiological responses to tocilizumab treatment in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2014 Jun;41(6):1171-7. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.130924. Epub 2014 May 1.
• Yokota S, Imagawa T, Mori M, Miyamae T, Takei S, Iwata N, Umebayashi H, Murata T, Miyoshi M, Tomiita M, Nishimoto N, Kishimoto T. Longterm safety and effectiveness of the anti-interleukin 6 receptor monoclonal antibody tocilizumab in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Japan. J Rheumatol. 2014 Apr;41(4):759-67. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.130690. Epub 2014 Mar 15.
• Yokota S, Imagawa T, Mori M, Miyamae T, Aihara Y, Takei S, Iwata N, Umebayashi H, Murata T, Miyoshi M, Tomiita M, Nishimoto N, Kishimoto T. Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, withdrawal phase III trial. Lancet. 2008 Mar 22;371(9617):998-1006. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60454-7.

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