Baricitinib, Methotrexate as Monotherapy or Combination in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis - an Open Label Randomized Clinical Trial

Summary

The goal of this open-label randomized clinical trial is to assess the efficacy of baricitinib 2 mg in comparison to methotrexate 25 mg as monotherapy followed by baricitinib 4 mg in comparison to methotrexate 10 mg and baricitinib 2 mg combination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with moderate to severe disease activity. The main question it aims to answer: • Is there any difference in the efficacy of baricitinib as monotherapy in comparison to methotrexate monotherapy or methotrexate-baricitinib combination in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Timeline

Start

2023-04-01

Primary completion

2024-03-31

Completion

2024-03-31

Publications

• Background Fleischmann R, Schiff M, van der Heijde D, Ramos-Remus C, Spindler A, Stanislav M, Zerbini CA, Gurbuz S, Dickson C, de Bono S, Schlichting D, Beattie S, Kuo WL, Rooney T, Macias W, Takeuchi T. Baricitinib, Methotrexate, or Combination in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and No or Limited Prior Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Treatment. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 Mar;69(3):506-517. doi: 10.1002/art.39953.
• Background Islam N, Baron Basak T, OudeVoshaar MA, Ferdous N, Rasker JJ, Atiqul Haq S. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a Bengali Health Assessment Questionnaire for use in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Int J Rheum Dis. 2013 Aug;16(4):413-7. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12032. Epub 2013 Jan 22.
• Background Yamaoka K. Janus kinase inhibitors for rheumatoid arthritis. Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2016 Jun;32:29-33. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.03.006. Epub 2016 Mar 17.

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