CAMEO: Canadian Methotrexate and Etanercept Outcome Study

Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trial

Official title: Canadian Methotrexate and Etanercept Outcome Study: An Open Label Randomized Trial of Etanercept and Methotrexate Versus Etanercept Alone in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (CAMEO)

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the use of etanercept in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with or without methotrexate treatment over a 24 month period

Clinical Trial Description

This noninferiority study was a multicenter, open-label, randomized trial of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients who did not have an adequate response to methotrexate (MTX) had etanercept (50 mg/week subcutaneously [SC]) added to existing MTX therapy of at least 15 mg/week (or 10 mg/week in case of documented intolerance to higher doses of MTX) at baseline and were followed for 6 months. After 6 months of therapy, participants were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to one of the 2 treatment arms: either discontinue MTX (tapered over 6 weeks) and continue etanercept alone or continue both etanercept plus MTX for an additional 18 months. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arthritis
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid
• Rheumatoid Arthritis

• NCT number: NCT00654368
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Amgen
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: June 2008
• Completion date: February 2013