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Filter by:The purpose of this 2 phased, open-label study is to compare the safety and efficacy of etanercept with conventional Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drug (DMARD) therapy in Latin American subjects with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis over 128 weeks. Phase 1 is a randomized 24 week treatment period; Phase 2 is an optional open-label 104 week period that allows the investigator to choose continuation with the phase I treatment or the addition, discontinuation or titration of other DMARD therapy already being utilized for the study.
This single arm, open label study will assess the safety and efficacy, with regard to reduction of signs and symptoms,of treatment with tocilizumab in patients with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis. Patients will receive tocilizumab 8 mg/kg IV every 4 weeks for a total of 6 infusions. Patients already receiving methotrexate at entry into the study may continue with their treatment together with tocilizumab.The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is <100 individuals.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of LX3305 on methotrexate (MTX) pharmacokinetics and to evaluate the safety and tolerability of LX3305 given over 14 days in subjects with stable rheumatoid arthritis that are receiving stable doses of MTX.
This study is designed to provide safety and efficacy data to support the development of CP-690,550 in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis on background of methotrexate.
The aim of this study is to evaluate a simple and rapid method in order to better define and treat Polymyalgia Rheumatica by measuring levels of muscle achiness and pain with a blood pressure cuff.
The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effects of Rituxan therapy in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis on endothelial function and other markers of endothelial function
To continue to assess the clinical safety and efficacy of Certolizumab Pegol as add-on therapy with stable-dose Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
Infliximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed towards Tumor Necrosis Factor -alpha that is largely used in inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A relationship between dose and clinical outcomes was shown in populations of RA patients but there is an interindividual variability of this relationship. At an individual level, this dose-effet relationship can be separated into the dose-concentration (pharmacokinetic or PK) and the concentration-effet (pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic or PK-PD) relationships. Serum trough concentrations of infliximab have been shown to be variable between patients receiving the same treatment regimen. This PK variability may be explained by several factors (e.g. genetic and immunological factors). The concentration-effect relationship may also be variable and the sources of this variability need to be studied as well. To date no detailed infliximab PK analysis has been published. The sources of variability of the dose-effect relationship need to be characterized to optimize infliximab dosing regimen in patients. The FAKIR study is a multicenter prospective observational study that will focus on patients treated with infliximab. Its aims are: 1. to characterize the PK and PK-PD variability of infliximab in RA, using clinical criteria and biomarkers, assessed over time ; 2. to study the influence of the polymorphism of FCGRT (the gene encoding FcRn) on the PK variability of infliximab; to study the influence of the polymorphism of FCGR3A (the gene encoding Fc gamma RIIIa) on the PK-PD variability of infliximab; and to study the influence of antibodies toward infliximab on the PK and PK-PD variabilities of infliximab.
This study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of PF-04236921 administered monthly as three intravenous infusions. Each group of patients will be assigned to a dose level; Safety and tolerability of a low dose level will be required before proceeding to successively higher dose levels. Blood tests will be performed to measure the amount of drug and changes in measures of inflammation.
The study will try, in 2 separate parts, each using 12 research subjects, to see how a new form of the pill CE 224,535 gets released into the bloodstream and whether that is affected by food. In each part, subjects will switch among 4 treatment periods to take either different forms of the pill(s) or the same form either after fasting or eating a meal. The second part will only happen depending on whether the sponsor believes it is needed and will use separate subject than the first part.