drugset / Trial / NCT01521923
A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Certolizumab Pegol in Combination With Methotrexate in the Treatment of Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARD)-naïve Adults With Early Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment
Summary
This study is intended to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Certolizumab Pegol (CZP) in combination with Methotrexate (MTX) for sustaining clinical response achieved in study RA0055 Period 1 \[NCT01519791\]. Subjects entering this study RA0055 Period 2 achieved sustained Low Disease Activity at Week 52 in study RA0055 Period 1.
Timeline
- Start
- 2012-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-07
- Completion
- 2015-09
Outcome
Missed primary endpoint
paper CONCLUSION: The study failed to meet its primary end point. PMID 28666080 ↗
registry p =0.112; Odds Ratio (OR) 1.719 (95% CI 0.881 to 3.354); Regression, Logistic NCT01521923 ↗
Publications
- Results Emery P, Bingham CO 3rd, Burmester GR, Bykerk VP, Furst DE, Mariette X, van der Heijde D, van Vollenhoven R, Arendt C, Mountian I, Purcaru O, Tatla D, VanLunen B, Weinblatt ME. Certolizumab pegol in combination with dose-optimised methotrexate in DMARD-naive patients with early, active rheumatoid arthritis with poor prognostic factors: 1-year results from C-EARLY, a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Jan;76(1):96-104. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-209057. Epub 2016 May 10.
- Results Weinblatt ME, Bingham CO 3rd, Burmester GR, Bykerk VP, Furst DE, Mariette X, van der Heijde D, van Vollenhoven R, VanLunen B, Ecoffet C, Cioffi C, Emery P. A Phase III Study Evaluating Continuation, Tapering, and Withdrawal of Certolizumab Pegol After One Year of Therapy in Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 Oct;69(10):1937-1948. doi: 10.1002/art.40196. Epub 2017 Sep 12.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Certolizumab Pegol | Protein / enzyme biologic | 200 mg | — |
| Background | Methotrexate | Small molecule | 15 mg | — |
| Background | Methotrexate | Small molecule | 25 mg | — |