Substudy - Low Dose of Abatacept in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Summary

The purpose of this exploratory sub-study was to evaluate from a clinical perspective the impact on disease activity of lowering the dose of abatacept from 10 mg/kg to 5 mg/kg in subjects who had achieved remission (Disease Activity Score 28 \[DAS 28\]-erythrocyte sedimentation rate \[ESR\] \< 2.6) at Day 701 of study IM101023.

Timeline

Start

2007-04

Primary completion

2009-10

Completion

2009-10

Publications

• Westhovens R, Robles M, Ximenes AC, Wollenhaupt J, Durez P, Gomez-Reino J, Grassi W, Haraoui B, Shergy W, Park SH, Genant H, Peterfy C, Becker JC, Murthy B. Maintenance of remission following 2 years of standard treatment then dose reduction with abatacept in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and poor prognosis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2015 Mar;74(3):564-8. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206149. Epub 2014 Dec 30.

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