Long-term Treatment Study of MRA for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA)

Summary

An open-label, extension, Phase III study to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of MRA in patients with sJIA who were participated in Studies MRA011JP or MRA316JP

Timeline

Start

2004-07

Primary completion

2005-06

Completion

2009-06

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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