A Study of Safety and Effectiveness of Golimumab in Participants With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Despite Methotrexate Therapy

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the clinical effectiveness and safety of golimumab intravenous (IV) infusions every 12 weeks with or without Methotrexate (MTX), compared with MTX alone, in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) despite concurrent MTX treatment. In addition, the safety of subcutaneous (SC) golimumab injections following transition from IV golimumab infusions will also be evaluated.

Timeline

Start

2006-09

Primary completion

2007-12

Completion

2009-09

Publications

• George MD, Ostergaard M, Conaghan PG, Emery P, Baker DG, Baker JF. Obesity and rates of clinical remission and low MRI inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Oct;76(10):1743-1746. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211569. Epub 2017 Jun 12.
• Baker JF, Conaghan PG, Smolen JS, Aletaha D, Shults J, Emery P, Baker DG, Ostergaard M. Development and validation of modified disease activity scores in rheumatoid arthritis: superior correlation with magnetic resonance imaging-detected synovitis and radiographic progression. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2014 Apr;66(4):794-802. doi: 10.1002/art.38304.
• Baker JF, Baker DG, Toedter G, Shults J, Von Feldt JM, Leonard MB. Associations between vitamin D, disease activity, and clinical response to therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2012 Sep-Oct;30(5):658-64. Epub 2012 Oct 17.
• Taylor PC, Ritchlin C, Mendelsohn A, Baker D, Kim L, Xu Z, Mack M, Kremer J. Maintenance of efficacy and safety with subcutaneous golimumab among patients with active rheumatoid arthritis who previously received intravenous golimumab. J Rheumatol. 2011 Dec;38(12):2572-80. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.110570. Epub 2011 Nov 15.
• Kremer J, Ritchlin C, Mendelsohn A, Baker D, Kim L, Xu Z, Han J, Taylor P. Golimumab, a new human anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha antibody, administered intravenously in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: Forty-eight-week efficacy and safety results of a phase III randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Apr;62(4):917-28. doi: 10.1002/art.27348.

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