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Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment and Biopsy Study Assessing Certolizumab Pegol (Cimzia)

NCT01374971

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelBasic science

Summary

The purpose of this study is to conduct an Investigator-Sponsored Study to determine the potential immunomodulatory effects of Certolizumab Pegol (CZP) treatment at the site of disease activity (synovial lining) in subjects with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), using pre treatment and post treatment arthroscopic synovial biopsies and ex vivo on gene expression.

Timeline

Start
2011-09
Primary completion
2012-07
Completion
2012-07

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Certolizumab Pegol Protein / enzyme biologic 200 mg Subcutaneous

Indications