Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of MOR103 in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

Summary

GM-CSF is considered to have a key role in the initiation and progression of arthritic inflammation. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, preliminary efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of multiple doses of MOR103, a human antibody to GM-CSF, in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis.

Timeline

Start

2009-12

Primary completion

2012-06

Completion

2012-06

Publications

• Results Behrens F, Tak PP, Ostergaard M, Stoilov R, Wiland P, Huizinga TW, Berenfus VY, Vladeva S, Rech J, Rubbert-Roth A, Korkosz M, Rekalov D, Zupanets IA, Ejbjerg BJ, Geiseler J, Fresenius J, Korolkiewicz RP, Schottelius AJ, Burkhardt H. MOR103, a human monoclonal antibody to granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, in the treatment of patients with moderate rheumatoid arthritis: results of a phase Ib/IIa randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2015 Jun;74(6):1058-64. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204816. Epub 2014 Feb 17.

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