Study Comparing Etanercept (ETN) Against a Placebo for Etanercept on a Background Nonsteroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug (NSAIDs) in the Treatment of Early Spondyloarthritis (SpA) Patients Who do Not Have X-ray Structural Changes

Summary

This is a two part study. During period one there will be a comparison of Etanercept (ETN) against a placebo with both arms maintaining the background anti inflammatory drug prescribed by their Physician. The hypothesis is that Etanercept will be superior to the placebo arm as determined by the proportion of subjects achieving Assessments in Ankylosing Spondylitis (ASAS)40 improvement at 12 weeks. This will be followed by 92 weeks extension where everyone in the trial receives Etanercept (ETN) and a background non steroidal anti inflammatory drug(NSAID).

Timeline

Start

2011-02

Primary completion

2012-11

Completion

2014-10

Publications

• Maksymowych WP, Claudepierre P, de Hooge M, Lambert RG, Landewe R, Molto A, van der Heijde D, Bukowski JF, Jones H, Pedersen R, Szumski A, Vlahos B, Dougados M. Erosions on T1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Versus Radiography of Sacroiliac Joints in Recent-Onset Axial Spondyloarthritis: 2-Year Data (EMBARK Trial and DESIR Cohort). J Rheumatol. 2024 May 1;51(5):462-471. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2023-0906.
• Schneeberger EE, Citera G, de Leon DP, Szumski AE, Kwok K, Cutri M, Dougados M. Simplified Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (SASDAS) Versus ASDAS: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Rheumatol. 2022 Oct;49(10):1100-1108. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.211075. Epub 2022 Jul 15.
• Maksymowych WP, Claudepierre P, de Hooge M, Lambert RG, Landewe R, Molto A, van der Heijde D, Bukowski JF, Jones H, Pedersen R, Szumski A, Vlahos B, Dougados M. Structural changes in the sacroiliac joint on MRI and relationship to ASDAS inactive disease in axial spondyloarthritis: a 2-year study comparing treatment with etanercept in EMBARK to a contemporary control cohort in DESIR. Arthritis Res Ther. 2021 Jan 29;23(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s13075-021-02428-8.
• Dougados M, van der Heijde D, Tsai WC, Saaibi D, Marshall L, Jones H, Pedersen R, Vlahos B, Tarallo M. Relationship between disease activity status or clinical response and patient-reported outcomes in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: 104-week results from the randomized controlled EMBARK study. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2020 Jan 3;18(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s12955-019-1260-4.
• Dougados M, Maksymowych WP, Landewe RBM, Molto A, Claudepierre P, de Hooge M, Lambert RG, Bonin R, Bukowski JF, Jones HE, Logeart I, Pedersen R, Szumski A, Vlahos B, van der Heijde D. Evaluation of the change in structural radiographic sacroiliac joint damage after 2 years of etanercept therapy (EMBARK trial) in comparison to a contemporary control cohort (DESIR cohort) in recent onset axial spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Feb;77(2):221-227. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212008. Epub 2017 Sep 29.
• Maksymowych WP, Wichuk S, Dougados M, Jones HE, Pedersen R, Szumski A, Marshall L, Bukowski JF, Lambert RG. Modification of structural lesions on MRI of the sacroiliac joints by etanercept in the EMBARK trial: a 12-week randomised placebo-controlled trial in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Jan;77(1):78-84. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211605. Epub 2017 Sep 29.
• Brown MA, Bird PA, Robinson PC, Mease PJ, Bosch FVD, Surian C, Jones H, Szumski A, Marshall L, Wiid Z, Dougados M. Evaluation of the effect of baseline MRI sacroiliitis and C reactive protein status on etanercept treatment response in non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: a post hoc analysis of the EMBARK study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Jul;77(7):1091-1093. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211313. Epub 2017 Jul 3. No abstract available.
• Maksymowych WP, Wichuk S, Dougados M, Jones H, Szumski A, Bukowski JF, Marshall L, Lambert RG. MRI evidence of structural changes in the sacroiliac joints of patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis even in the absence of MRI inflammation. Arthritis Res Ther. 2017 Jun 6;19(1):126. doi: 10.1186/s13075-017-1342-9.
• Dougados M, van der Heijde D, Sieper J, Braun J, Citera G, Lenaerts J, van den Bosch F, Wei JC, Pedersen R, Bonin R, Jones H, Marshall L, Logeart I, Vlahos B, Bukowski JF, Maksymowych WP. Effects of Long-Term Etanercept Treatment on Clinical Outcomes and Objective Signs of Inflammation in Early Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: 104-Week Results From a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2017 Oct;69(10):1590-1598. doi: 10.1002/acr.23276. Epub 2017 Aug 31.
• Maksymowych WP, Dougados M, van der Heijde D, Sieper J, Braun J, Citera G, Van den Bosch F, Logeart I, Wajdula J, Jones H, Marshall L, Bonin R, Pedersen R, Vlahos B, Kotak S, Bukowski JF. Clinical and MRI responses to etanercept in early non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: 48-week results from the EMBARK study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Jul;75(7):1328-35. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-207596. Epub 2015 Aug 12.
• Dougados M, van der Heijde D, Sieper J, Braun J, Maksymowych WP, Citera G, Miceli-Richard C, Wei JC, Pedersen R, Bonin R, Rahman MU, Logeart I, Wajdula J, Koenig AS, Vlahos B, Alvarez D, Bukowski JF. Symptomatic efficacy of etanercept and its effects on objective signs of inflammation in early nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2014 Aug;66(8):2091-102. doi: 10.1002/art.38721.

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