An Extension Study in Participants With Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the long-term safety and any side effects of baricitinib in participants who have completed a previous baricitinib rheumatoid arthritis study. The study provides 7 years of additional treatment with baricitinib.

Timeline

Start

2013-06-27

Primary completion

2020-11-12

Completion

2020-11-12

Publications

• Caporali R, Taylor PC, Aletaha D, Sanmarti R, Takeuchi T, Mo D, Haladyj E, Bello N, Zaremba-Pechmann L, Fang Y, Dougados M. Efficacy of baricitinib in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis up to 6.5 years of treatment: results of a long-term study. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2024 Oct 1;63(10):2799-2809. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keae012.
• Taylor PC, Takeuchi T, Burmester GR, Durez P, Smolen JS, Deberdt W, Issa M, Terres JR, Bello N, Winthrop KL. Safety of baricitinib for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis over a median of 4.6 and up to 9.3 years of treatment: final results from long-term extension study and integrated database. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Mar;81(3):335-343. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221276. Epub 2021 Oct 27.
• Wells AF, Jia B, Xie L, Valenzuela GJ, Keystone EC, Li Z, Quebe AK, Griffing K, Otawa S, Haraoui B. Efficacy of Long-Term Treatment with Once-Daily Baricitinib 2 mg in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: Post Hoc Analysis of Two 24-Week, Phase III, Randomized, Controlled Studies and One Long-Term Extension Study. Rheumatol Ther. 2021 Jun;8(2):987-1001. doi: 10.1007/s40744-021-00317-9. Epub 2021 May 24.
• Fleischmann R, Takeuchi T, Schiff M, Schlichting D, Xie L, Issa M, Stoykov I, Lisse J, Martinez-Osuna P, Rooney T, Zerbini CAF. Efficacy and Safety of Long-Term Baricitinib With and Without Methotrexate for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Experience With Baricitinib Monotherapy Continuation or After Switching From Methotrexate Monotherapy or Baricitinib Plus Methotrexate. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 Aug;72(8):1112-1121. doi: 10.1002/acr.24007.
• Tanaka Y, Fautrel B, Keystone EC, Ortmann RA, Xie L, Zhu B, Issa M, Patel H, Gaich CL, de Bono S, Rooney TP, Taylor PC. Clinical outcomes in patients switched from adalimumab to baricitinib due to non-response and/or study design: phase III data in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 Jul;78(7):890-898. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214529. Epub 2019 Apr 30.
• Winthrop KL, Bingham CO 3rd, Komocsar WJ, Bradley J, Issa M, Klar R, Kartman CE. Evaluation of pneumococcal and tetanus vaccine responses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving baricitinib: results from a long-term extension trial substudy. Arthritis Res Ther. 2019 Apr 18;21(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s13075-019-1883-1.
• Smolen JS, Genovese MC, Takeuchi T, Hyslop DL, Macias WL, Rooney T, Chen L, Dickson CL, Riddle Camp J, Cardillo TE, Ishii T, Winthrop KL. Safety Profile of Baricitinib in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis with over 2 Years Median Time in Treatment. J Rheumatol. 2019 Jan;46(1):7-18. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.171361. Epub 2018 Sep 15.
• Tanaka Y, McInnes IB, Taylor PC, Byers NL, Chen L, de Bono S, Issa M, Macias WL, Rogai V, Rooney TP, Schlichting DE, Zuckerman SH, Emery P. Characterization and Changes of Lymphocyte Subsets in Baricitinib-Treated Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Integrated Analysis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 Dec;70(12):1923-1932. doi: 10.1002/art.40680. Epub 2018 Oct 22.
• Taylor PC, Kremer JM, Emery P, Zuckerman SH, Ruotolo G, Zhong J, Chen L, Witt S, Saifan C, Kurzawa M, Otvos JD, Connelly MA, Macias WL, Schlichting DE, Rooney TP, de Bono S, McInnes IB. Lipid profile and effect of statin treatment in pooled phase II and phase III baricitinib studies. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Jul;77(7):988-995. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212461. Epub 2018 Feb 20.

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