Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Rilonacept Treatment in Participants With Recurrent Pericarditis

Summary

The primary objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of rilonacept treatment in participants with recurrent pericarditis.

Timeline

Start

2019-01-07

Primary completion

2020-05-29

Completion

2022-06-30

Publications

• Background Klein AL, Imazio M, Cremer P, Brucato A, Abbate A, Fang F, Insalaco A, LeWinter M, Lewis BS, Lin D, Luis SA, Nicholls SJ, Pano A, Wheeler A, Paolini JF; RHAPSODY Investigators. Phase 3 Trial of Interleukin-1 Trap Rilonacept in Recurrent Pericarditis. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jan 7;384(1):31-41. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2027892. Epub 2020 Nov 16.
• Cremer PC, Lin D, Luis SA, Petersen J, Abbate A, Jellis CL, Kwon D, Brucato A, Fang F, Insalaco A, LeWinter M, Lewis BS, Zou L, Nicholls SJ, Klein AL, Imazio M, Paolini JF; RHAPSODY Investigators. Pericardial late gadolinium enhancement and time to recurrence: a substudy from RHAPSODY, a phase 3 clinical trial of rilonacept in recurrent pericarditis. Eur Heart J Imaging Methods Pract. 2023 May 26;1(1):qyad003. doi: 10.1093/ehjimp/qyad003. eCollection 2023 May.
• Brucato A, Trotta L, Arad M, Cremer PC, Insalaco A, Klutstein M, LeWinter M, Lin D, Luis SA, Wasserstrum Y, Clair J, Wang S, Klein AL, Imazio M, Paolini JF; RHAPSODY Investigators. Absence of Pericarditis Recurrence in Rilonacept-Treated Patients With COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: Results From the RHAPSODY Long-term Extension. CJC Open. 2024 Mar 4;6(6):805-810. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.02.002. eCollection 2024 Jun.
• Imazio M, Klein AL, Brucato A, Abbate A, Arad M, Cremer PC, Insalaco A, LeWinter MM, Lewis BS, Lin D, Luis SA, Nicholls SJ, Sutej P, Wasserstrum Y, Clair J, Agarwal I, Wang S, Paolini JF; RHAPSODY Investigators. Sustained Pericarditis Recurrence Risk Reduction With Long-Term Rilonacept. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Mar 19;13(6):e032516. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.032516. Epub 2024 Mar 12.
• Thomas GK, Bonaventura A, Vecchie A, van Tassell B, Imazio M, Klein A, Luis SA, Abbate A. Interleukin-1 Blockers for the Treatment of Recurrent Pericarditis: Pathophysiology, Patient-Reported Outcomes, and Perspectives. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2024 Jun 1;83(6):503-510. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000001435.
• Brucato A, Wheeler A, Luis SA, Abbate A, Cremer PC, Zou L, Insalaco A, Lewinter M, Lewis BS, Lin D, Nicholls S, Pancrazi M, Klein AL, Imazio M, Paolini JF. Transition to rilonacept monotherapy from oral therapies in patients with recurrent pericarditis. Heart. 2023 Jan 27;109(4):297-304. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321328.
• Brucato A, Lim-Watson MZ, Klein A, Imazio M, Cella D, Cremer P, LeWinter MM, Luis SA, Lin D, Lotan D, Pancrazi M, Trotta L, Klooster B, Litcher-Kelly L, Zou L, Magestro M, Wheeler A, Paolini JF; RHAPSODY Investigators. Interleukin-1 Trap Rilonacept Improved Health-Related Quality of Life and Sleep in Patients With Recurrent Pericarditis: Results From the Phase 3 Clinical Trial RHAPSODY. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Oct 18;11(20):e023252. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.023252. Epub 2022 Oct 17.
• Klein AL, Imazio M, Brucato A, Cremer P, LeWinter M, Abbate A, Lin D, Martini A, Beutler A, Chang S, Fang F, Gervais A, Perrin R, Paolini JF. RHAPSODY: Rationale for and design of a pivotal Phase 3 trial to assess efficacy and safety of rilonacept, an interleukin-1alpha and interleukin-1beta trap, in patients with recurrent pericarditis. Am Heart J. 2020 Oct;228:81-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.07.004. Epub 2020 Jul 14.

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