Efficacy and Safety of Abatacept in Patients With Primary Sjögren's Syndrome

Summary

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a common chronic auto-immune disease, characterised by inflammation of the exocrine glands, resulting in progressive dryness of the eyes and the mouth. Furthermore, many patients experience extraglandular symptoms such as restricting fatigue. Currently, biological agents have been introduced in various systemic autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. No biological agent has yet been approved for the treatment of pSS. In an open-label study, we have shown that abatacept treatment of pSS patients has promising results (Meiners et al., 2014). Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of subcutaneous abatacept treatment in pSS in a larger and randomized clinical trial.

Timeline

Start

2014-08

Primary completion

2019-02

Completion

2019-08

Publications

• Background Meiners PM, Vissink A, Kroese FG, Spijkervet FK, Smitt-Kamminga NS, Abdulahad WH, Bulthuis-Kuiper J, Brouwer E, Arends S, Bootsma H. Abatacept treatment reduces disease activity in early primary Sjogren's syndrome (open-label proof of concept ASAP study). Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Jul;73(7):1393-6. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204653. Epub 2014 Jan 28.
• Steinmetz TD, Verstappen GM, Schulz SR, de Wolff L, Wilbrink R, Visser A, Terpstra J, Bootsma H, Kroese FGM. Association of Circulating Antibody-Secreting Cell Maturity With Disease Features in Primary Sjogren's Syndrome. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2023 Jun;75(6):973-983. doi: 10.1002/art.42422. Epub 2023 Mar 22.
• de Wolff L, van Nimwegen JF, Mossel E, van Zuiden GS, Stel AJ, Majoor KI, Olie L, Los LI, Vissink A, Spijkervet FKL, Verstappen GMPJ, Kroese FGM, Arends S, Bootsma H. Long-term abatacept treatment for 48 weeks in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome: The open-label extension phase of the ASAP-III trial. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2022 Apr;53:151955. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2022.151955. Epub 2022 Jan 10.

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