Efficacy and Safety of CDP870 and Methotrexate Compared to Methotrexate Alone in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Summary

The main purpose of the study was to determine the efficacy of CDP870 in treating RA signs/symptoms in patients who were partial responders to MTX. Other purposes were to show additional efficacy without increased toxicity and the immunogenic response to CDP870 during combined CDP870 and MTX therapy.

Timeline

Start

2002-10

Primary completion

2004-01

Completion

2004-01

Publications

• Results Choy E, McKenna F, Vencovsky J, Valente R, Goel N, Vanlunen B, Davies O, Stahl HD, Alten R. Certolizumab pegol plus MTX administered every 4 weeks is effective in patients with RA who are partial responders to MTX. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012 Jul;51(7):1226-34. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker519. Epub 2012 Feb 16.

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