Study to Assess Changes in the Immune Profile in Adults With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine changes in immune cells and proteins in response to treatment with two approved therapies for Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), abatacept versus adalimumab, both given in combination with methotrexate.

Timeline

Start

2015-11-19

Primary completion

2019-03-28

Completion

2019-03-28

Publications

• Rigby W, Buckner JH, Louis Bridges S Jr, Nys M, Gao S, Polinsky M, Ray N, Bykerk V. HLA-DRB1 risk alleles for RA are associated with differential clinical responsiveness to abatacept and adalimumab: data from a head-to-head, randomized, single-blind study in autoantibody-positive early RA. Arthritis Res Ther. 2021 Sep 18;23(1):245. doi: 10.1186/s13075-021-02607-7.

Drugs

Indications