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Filter by:This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study will compare the safety and efficacy of tapering methotrexate (MTX) versus maintaining MTX dosage in patients with severe active rheumatoid arthritis and an inadequate response to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) initiated on treatment with RoActemra/Actemra. Patients will receive RoActemra/Actemra 8 mg/kg intravenously every 4 weeks and MTX orally weekly throughout the study. At Week 24, patients achieving a good/moderate EULAR response will be randomized to Group A receiving tapering doses of MTX or Group B maintaining their dose of MTX. Anticipated time on study treatment is 56 weeks.
In rheumatoid arthritis patients with active disease despite optimal treatment with methotrexate, the main objective of this pilot study is to use advance imaging tools such as magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound to evaluate which treatment option is more efficacious: initiating methotrexate/sulfasalazine combination therapy, or switching to leflunomide monotherapy
The purpose of this study is to examine whether an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -guided treatment strategy based on a predefined treatment algorithm can prevent progression of erosive joint damage, increase remission rate and improve functional level in the short and long term in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
This open-label, single arm, multicenter long-term extension study of WA19926 will evaluate the safety and efficacy of RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who have completed the 104-week WA19926 core study. Eligible patients will receive RoActemra/Actemra 8 mg/kg intravenously every 4 weeks for up to 104 weeks.
When patients with psoriasis develop joint pain, it is often hard to decide whether or not the pain is due to psoriatic arthritis (PsA). At this time, doctors use information from the history and physical exam to determine the diagnosis. X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound have been used to help with the diagnosis but all three have limitations. A newer imaging technique, whole body Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) uses the idea that inflammatory cells take up sugar to locate inflammation in the body. Because patients with PsA have inflammatory cells in their joints and tendons, this type of scan allows the physician to take a picture of the whole body and locate inflammation. The investigators have found that some patients with psoriasis (but without arthritis) have inflammation in joints and tendons even before the patient has symptoms. In this study, the investigators will explore how well PET/CT works for assessing inflammation in patients with PsA. This would be a very exciting tool that could be used to find and treat inflammation before it causes damage or pain.
Phase II study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of BIIB057 in Subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis who have experienced an Inadequate Response to Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs).
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of MK-8457 + Methotrexate (MTX) in participants with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and an inadequate response or intolerance to anti-tumor necrosis factor α (anti-TNF-α) therapy. The primary hypothesis of this study is that among participants with active RA, MK-8457 100 mg twice daily (BID) + MTX will be superior to placebo + MTX as measured by the change in Disease Activity Score 28 C-Reactive Protein (DAS28-CRP) after 12 weeks of treatment.
This study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ASP015K monotherapy and to evaluate the dose-dependent response of ASP015K in moderate to severe Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) subjects given ASP015K for 12 weeks.
This multicenter, retrospective observational study will evaluate compliance an reasons for withdrawal in patients with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis on treatment with intravenous RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) in daily clinical practice. Data will be collected from each eligible patient over a period of 6 months.
This extension study of WA19926 will assess the long-term safety and the efficacy of RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Patients who have completed the core study WA19926 are eligible to participate. Patients will receive RoActemra/Actemra 8 mg/kg intravenously every 4 weeks. The anticipated time on study drug is 104 weeks.