Efficacy and Safety Study of Abatacept Subcutaneous Plus Methotrexate in Inducing Remission in Adults With Very Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

Summary

The primary purpose of the protocol is to demonstrate the ability of abatacept plus methotrexate to induce remission in patients with very early rheumatoid arthritis after 12 months of treatment and to maintain remission following 6 months of drug withdrawal.

Timeline

Start

2010-12

Primary completion

2013-09

Completion

2014-10

Publications

• Ahmad HA, Baker JF, Conaghan PG, Emery P, Huizinga TWJ, Elbez Y, Banerjee S, Ostergaard M. Prediction of flare following remission and treatment withdrawal in early rheumatoid arthritis: post hoc analysis of a phase IIIb trial with abatacept. Arthritis Res Ther. 2022 Feb 16;24(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s13075-022-02735-8.
• Keystone EC, Ahmad HA, Yazici Y, Bergman MJ. Disease activity measures at baseline predict structural damage progression: data from the randomized, controlled AMPLE and AVERT trials. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 Aug 1;59(8):2090-2098. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez455.
• Ahmad HA, Baker JF, Ostergaard M, Ye J, Emery P, Conaghan PG. Determining MRI Inflammation Targets When Considering a Rheumatoid Arthritis Treat-to-Target Strategy: Results of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Adv Ther. 2019 Sep;36(9):2384-2393. doi: 10.1007/s12325-019-01020-6. Epub 2019 Jul 5.
• Emery P, Burmester GR, Bykerk VP, Combe BG, Furst DE, Maldonado MA, Huizinga TW. Re-treatment with abatacept plus methotrexate for disease flare after complete treatment withdrawal in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: 2-year results from the AVERT study. RMD Open. 2019 Feb 8;5(1):e000840. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000840. eCollection 2019.
• Bykerk VP, Burmester GR, Combe BG, Furst DE, Huizinga TWJ, Ahmad HA, Emery P. On-drug and drug-free remission by baseline symptom duration: abatacept with methotrexate in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int. 2018 Dec;38(12):2225-2231. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4173-3. Epub 2018 Oct 20.
• Peterfy C, Burmester GR, Bykerk VP, Combe BG, DiCarlo JC, Furst DE, Huizinga TW, Wong DA, Conaghan PG, Emery P. Sustained improvements in MRI outcomes with abatacept following the withdrawal of all treatments in patients with early, progressive rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Aug;75(8):1501-5. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208258. Epub 2016 Feb 10.
• Emery P, Burmester GR, Bykerk VP, Combe BG, Furst DE, Barre E, Karyekar CS, Wong DA, Huizinga TW. Evaluating drug-free remission with abatacept in early rheumatoid arthritis: results from the phase 3b, multicentre, randomised, active-controlled AVERT study of 24 months, with a 12-month, double-blind treatment period. Ann Rheum Dis. 2015 Jan;74(1):19-26. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206106. Epub 2014 Nov 3.

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