Infliximab for Treatment of Axial Spondyloarthritis (P05336 AM1)

Summary

The primary objective of this study was to assess the proportion of participants in the infliximab plus naproxen arm versus the placebo plus naproxen arm, in a population of participants with moderate-to-severe active axial spondyloarthritis and disease duration of ≤3 years, who achieve the Assessment in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS) partial remission criteria.

Timeline

Start

2009-09

Primary completion

2011-04

Completion

2011-09

Publications

• Results Sieper J, Lenaerts J, Wollenhaupt J, Rudwaleit M, Mazurov VI, Myasoutova L, Park S, Song Y, Yao R, Chitkara D, Vastesaeger N; All INFAST Investigators. Efficacy and safety of infliximab plus naproxen versus naproxen alone in patients with early, active axial spondyloarthritis: results from the double-blind, placebo-controlled INFAST study, Part 1. Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Jan;73(1):101-7. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-203201. Epub 2013 May 21.
• Results Sieper J, Lenaerts J, Wollenhaupt J, Rudwaleit M, Mazurov VI, Myasoutova L, Park S, Song Y, Yao R, Chitkara D, Vastesaeger N; All INFAST Investigators. Maintenance of biologic-free remission with naproxen or no treatment in patients with early, active axial spondyloarthritis: results from a 6-month, randomised, open-label follow-up study, INFAST Part 2. Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Jan;73(1):108-13. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203460. Epub 2013 Jun 5.
• Poddubnyy D, Listing J, Sieper J. Brief Report: Course of Active Inflammatory and Fatty Lesions in Patients With Early Axial Spondyloarthritis Treated With Infliximab Plus Naproxen as Compared to Naproxen Alone: Results From the Infliximab As First Line Therapy in Patients with Early Active Axial Spondyloarthritis Trial. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 Aug;68(8):1899-903. doi: 10.1002/art.39690.

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