Study of CE-224,535 A Twice Daily Pill To Control Rheumatoid Arthritis In Patients Who Have Not Totally Improved With Methotrexate

Summary

CE-224,535 is known to block a chemical that acts as a gateway to some of your immune cells. Blocking this gateway prevents the cells from pushing out 2 chemicals called IL-1 and IL-18 that are known to cause some of the inflammation seen in rheumatoid arthritis. It is hoped that taking this drug will reduce the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis

Timeline

Start

2008-04-07

Primary completion

2009-02-04

Completion

2009-02-04

Publications

• Stock TC, Bloom BJ, Wei N, Ishaq S, Park W, Wang X, Gupta P, Mebus CA. Efficacy and safety of CE-224,535, an antagonist of P2X7 receptor, in treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis inadequately controlled by methotrexate. J Rheumatol. 2012 Apr;39(4):720-7. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.110874. Epub 2012 Mar 1.

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