A Study of Liquid Certolizumab Pegol as Additional Medication to Methotrexate in the Treatment of Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis and in Prevention of Joint Damage in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

Summary

A 24 week study in which patients are given study medication and assessed for signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. X-rays are performed to assess the progress of joint damage during the study.

Timeline

Start

2005-06

Primary completion

2006-09

Completion

2006-09

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper Significantly more patients in the certolizumab pegol 200 mg and 400 mg groups achieved an ACR20 response versus placebo (p< or =0.001); PMID 19015207 ↗

Publications

• Results Smolen J, Landewe RB, Mease P, Brzezicki J, Mason D, Luijtens K, van Vollenhoven RF, Kavanaugh A, Schiff M, Burmester GR, Strand V, Vencovsky J, van der Heijde D. Efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol plus methotrexate in active rheumatoid arthritis: the RAPID 2 study. A randomised controlled trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2009 Jun;68(6):797-804. doi: 10.1136/ard.2008.101659. Epub 2008 Nov 17.
• Results Strand V, Smolen JS, van Vollenhoven RF, Mease P, Burmester GR, Hiepe F, Khanna D, Nikai E, Coteur G, Schiff M. Certolizumab pegol plus methotrexate provides broad relief from the burden of rheumatoid arthritis: analysis of patient-reported outcomes from the RAPID 2 trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Jun;70(6):996-1002. doi: 10.1136/ard.2010.143586. Epub 2011 Mar 17.
• Results Hazes JM, Taylor P, Strand V, Purcaru O, Coteur G, Mease P. Physical function improvements and relief from fatigue and pain are associated with increased productivity at work and at home in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with certolizumab pegol. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2010 Oct;49(10):1900-10. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq109. Epub 2010 Jun 14.
• Results Paul S, Marotte H, Kavanaugh A, Goupille P, Kvien TK, de Longueville M, Mulleman D, Sandborn WJ, Vande Casteele N. Exposure-Response Relationship of Certolizumab Pegol and Achievement of Low Disease Activity and Remission in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Clin Transl Sci. 2020 Jul;13(4):743-751. doi: 10.1111/cts.12760. Epub 2020 Apr 1.
• Curtis JR, Winthrop K, O'Brien C, Ndlovu MN, de Longueville M, Haraoui B. Use of a baseline risk score to identify the risk of serious infectious events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis during certolizumab pegol treatment. Arthritis Res Ther. 2017 Dec 15;19(1):276. doi: 10.1186/s13075-017-1466-y.
• Smolen JS, van Vollenhoven R, Kavanaugh A, Strand V, Vencovsky J, Schiff M, Landewe R, Haraoui B, Arendt C, Mountian I, Carter D, van der Heijde D. Certolizumab pegol plus methotrexate 5-year results from the rheumatoid arthritis prevention of structural damage (RAPID) 2 randomized controlled trial and long-term extension in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Arthritis Res Ther. 2015 Sep 10;17(1):245. doi: 10.1186/s13075-015-0767-2.
• Combe B, Furst DE, Keystone EC, van der Heijde D, Luijtens K, Ionescu L, Goel N, Emery P. Certolizumab Pegol Efficacy Across Methotrexate Regimens: A Pre-Specified Analysis of Two Phase III Trials. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2016 Mar;68(3):299-307. doi: 10.1002/acr.22676.
• Kavanaugh A, Smolen JS, Emery P, Purcaru O, Keystone E, Richard L, Strand V, van Vollenhoven RF. Effect of certolizumab pegol with methotrexate on home and work place productivity and social activities in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Nov 15;61(11):1592-600. doi: 10.1002/art.24828.

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