A Study to Determine the Effect of Methotrexate (MTX) Dose on Clinical Outcome and Ultrasonographic Signs in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Treated With Adalimumab (MUSICA)

Summary

This study will investigate the efficacy of both low and high doses of methotrexate (MTX) in combination with open-label adalimumab (ADA) in patients who have had an inadequate response to high dose of MTX. The study will also evaluate the pharmacokinetics and safety of the two regimens of MTX in combination with ADA in participants with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Timeline

Start

2010-09

Primary completion

2013-01

Completion

2013-01

Publications

• Kaeley GS, MacCarter DK, Pangan AL, Wang X, Kalabic J, Ranganath VK. Clinical Responses and Synovial Vascularity in Obese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Adalimumab and Methotrexate. J Rheumatol. 2018 Dec;45(12):1628-1635. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.171232. Epub 2018 Sep 1.
• Kaeley GS, MacCarter DK, Goyal JR, Liu S, Chen K, Griffith J, Kupper H, Garg V, Kalabic J. Similar Improvements in Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Two Different Doses of Methotrexate in Combination with Adalimumab: Results From the MUSICA Trial. Rheumatol Ther. 2018 Jun;5(1):123-134. doi: 10.1007/s40744-018-0105-7. Epub 2018 Mar 24.
• Burmester GR, Kaeley GS, Kavanaugh AF, Gabay C, MacCarter DK, Nash P, Takeuchi T, Goss SL, Rodila R, Chen K, Kupper H, Kalabic J. Treatment efficacy and methotrexate-related toxicity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving methotrexate in combination with adalimumab. RMD Open. 2017 Sep 17;3(2):e000465. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2017-000465. eCollection 2017.
• 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.
• Kaeley GS, Evangelisto AM, Nishio MJ, Goss SL, Liu S, Kalabic J, Kupper H. Methotrexate Dosage Reduction Upon Adalimumab Initiation: Clinical and Ultrasonographic Outcomes from the Randomized Noninferiority MUSICA Trial. J Rheumatol. 2016 Aug;43(8):1480-9. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.151009. Epub 2016 Jun 15.
• Kaeley GS, Nishio MJ, Goyal JR, MacCarter DK, Wells AF, Chen S, Kupper H, Kalabic J. Changes in Ultrasonographic Vascularity Upon Initiation of Adalimumab Combination Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 Nov;68(11):2584-2592. doi: 10.1002/art.39751. Epub 2016 Sep 29.

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