A Study of Adalimumab in Japanese Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Summary

To evaluate the potential of adalimumab to inhibit radiographic progression in joint destruction compared with placebo in adult Japanese subjects with recent onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

Timeline

Start

2009-03

Primary completion

2011-03

Completion

2011-08

Publications

• Burmester GR, Landewe R, Genovese MC, Friedman AW, Pfeifer ND, Varothai NA, Lacerda AP. Adalimumab long-term safety: infections, vaccination response and pregnancy outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Feb;76(2):414-417. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209322. Epub 2016 Jun 23.
• Yamanaka H, Ishiguro N, Takeuchi T, Miyasaka N, Mukai M, Matsubara T, Uchida S, Akama H, Kupper H, Arora V, Tanaka Y. Recovery of clinical but not radiographic outcomes by the delayed addition of adalimumab to methotrexate-treated Japanese patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: 52-week results of the HOPEFUL-1 trial. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 May;53(5):904-13. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket465. Epub 2014 Jan 17.

Drugs

Indications