Efficacy at 24 Weeks and Safety, Tolerability and Long Term Efficacy of Secukinumab (AIN457) in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and an Inadequate Response to Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor α (Anti-TNFα) Agents (CAIN457F2309 and CAIN457F2309E1)

Summary

The core and extension studies assessed the safety and efficacy of secukinumab when added to a background therapy in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis who are intolerant to or have had an inadequate response to anti-TNF-α agents. Patients received either secukinumab, placebo or abatacept (active comparator). The core study was completed. However, the extension study was prematurely terminated after the primary endpoint analysis of the core study at week 24 had demonstrated numerically higher efficacy for the active comparator abatacept compared to secukinumab.

Timeline

Start

2011-09

Primary completion

2015-02

Completion

2015-02

Publications

• Huang Y, Fan Y, Liu Y, Xie W, Zhang Z. Efficacy and safety of secukinumab in active rheumatoid arthritis with an inadequate response to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors: a meta-analysis of phase III randomized controlled trials. Clin Rheumatol. 2019 Oct;38(10):2765-2776. doi: 10.1007/s10067-019-04595-1. Epub 2019 May 14.
• Blanco FJ, Moricke R, Dokoupilova E, Codding C, Neal J, Andersson M, Rohrer S, Richards H. Secukinumab in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Phase III Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Comparator- and Placebo-Controlled Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 Jun;69(6):1144-1153. doi: 10.1002/art.40070. Epub 2017 May 3.

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Indications