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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of switching rheumatoid arthritis (RA) participants who have an inadequate response to their current treatment with either etanercept + methotrexate or adalimumab + methotrexate to treatment with golimumab 50 milligram (mg) subcutaneous (SC) injection (a needle inserted under the skin in the back of upper arm, upper thigh or stomach area) every 4 weeks + methotrexate. This study is also designed to evaluate the benefit and safety of switching participants from treatment with golimumab 50 mg subcutaneous injection every 4 weeks + methotrexate to golimumab 2 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) intravenous every 8 weeks + methotrexate, for those who do not achieve a marked improvement of their RA at Week 16.
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy, pharmacokinetics, safety, and immunogenicity of abatacept after subcutaneous and intravenous administration in Japanese participants with active rheumatoid arthritis and inadequate response to methotrexate.
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic debilitating disease, causing severe pain and progressive joint destruction and leading to partial loss of mobility. The disease has a severe impact on patients' quality of life, due to the pain and physical impairment it causes, which can also result in psychological and social difficulties. Moreover, the chronic nature of the disease deems necessary the long-term use of medication, causing significant costs to the patient and the healthcare system. The decline in functional ability can cause problems at work, with reduced productivity or even unemployment. In addition, RA can limit the patients' ability for self-care, hence imposing a further burden on the patients' families and the society. Many international studies have confirmed the reduced quality of life for people suffering from RA [1-3], as well as the large economic impact of the disease on the patients, the health system and society [4-6]. However, no assessment of the above impact of RA on the Greek population has been published so far. A wide research of the literature confirms the relationship between costs and quality of life on the one hand and functional ability (as measured by the Health Assessment Questionnaire) on the other hand. [7-8] The impact of functional ability on quality of life is straightforward, however studies also demonstrate that as disease symptoms progress, without proper treatment, the overall costs undertaken by the patient or the healthcare system can rise significantly. On the other hand, if effective treatment can lessen or postpone the most serious consequences of the disease (such as extensive joint damage that could lead to surgical replacement), the savings on healthcare can offset some of the costs of the more effective drug therapies. In the light of the above findings, it seems important that in order to properly assess therapeutic strategies for RA patients it is necessary to have an accurate view of the total burden of RA on the population. It is also important to be able to establish a robust relationship between functional ability and impact of RA on costs and quality of life.
In this open-label single arm study the safety and efficacy of Mabthera will be evaluated in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to methotrexate. Patients will receive MabThera (1000mg iv infusion) on days 1 and 15, and background methotrexate (10-25mg po or sc weekly). After the initial study period of 24 weeks, eligible patients may receive up to 3 re-treatments with MabThera. The anticipated time on study treatment is 1-2 years and target sample size is <50
Approximately 30% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis have an inadequate response to anti-TNF (primarily or loss of response), leaving two alternatives: rotation to a second anti-TNF or change of biologic, with a different mechanism of action, such as abatacept, rituximab and tocilizumab. No controlled trial compared these two strategies face to face. The present objective is to investigate the issue whether one of these strategies could have a better efficacy in a pragmatic trial in the setting of current practice.
This study aims to collect Australian data on the prevalence of undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis in patients with plaque psoriasis. In addition the study will assess disease severity and quality of life in Australian patients with psoriasis attending specialist dermatology clinics.
This open-label, single arm study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in combination with DMARDs in patients with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis who have an inadequate response to DMARDs. Patients will receive tocilizumab (8mg/kg iv infusion) every 4 weeks in addition to their current DMARD therapy. Anticipated time on study treatment is 48 weeks, and the target sample size is <100.
This open-label single arm study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of tocilizumab added to traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in patients with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis and an inadequate response to DMARDs. Patients will receive tocilizumab 8 mg/kg by intravenous infusion every 4 weeks for 24 weeks, in addition to their current non-biologic DMARDs at stable doses. Anticipated time on study treatment is 24 weeks, and the target sample size is 200.
The purpose of this trial is to assess the affect of Certolizumab Pegol (CZP) treatment on antibody response to T cell-independent and T cell-dependent immunizations using pneumococcal and influenza vaccines, respectively.
The objective of this trial is to compare the efficacy of Certolizumab (CZP) (CDP870) in combination with Methotrexate (MTX) to MTX alone in the treatment of signs and symptoms in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are incomplete responders to MTX.