Status:

COMPLETED

Effectiveness and Safety of Enbrel® (Etanercept) in Rheumatoid Arthritis Subjects Who Have Failed Remicade® (Infliximab)

Lead Sponsor:

Amgen

Conditions:

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the proportion of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) subjects achieving a "good" or "moderate" DAS28 response (EULAR28 criteria) at Week 16 with etanercept 50 mg subcut...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults with RA (ACR criteria) for greater than or equal to 6 months
  • Infliximab treatment for at least 18 weeks
  • Infliximab infusion prior to screening at an increased dosing regimen: 5 mg/kg every 4-8 weeks (dose), OR, 3 mg/kg every 4-6 weeks (frequency)
  • Failing infliximab defined by ALL of the following at screening and baseline visit: Disease Activity Score (DAS 28) greater than or equal to 4.5, greater than or equal to 5 swollen joints, greater than or equal to 5 tender joints
  • Subjects must be receiving stable methotrexate (MTX), at a dose of greater than or equal to 10 mg/week at least 10 weeks prior to screening
  • Stable disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD) therapy (including sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine), greater than or equal to 8 weeks prior to screening
  • Stable dose corticosteroids, less than 10 mg/day at greater than or equal to 4 weeks prior to screening
  • Stable dose of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) greater than or equal to 1 week prior to screening

Exclusion

  • ACR functional class IV - Prior treatment with etanercept
  • Receipt of any investigational drug/biologic within 28 days of study drug initiation
  • Active infection or predisposition to infection
  • Elective surgery planned during study period
  • Intra-articular, soft tissue, or intramuscular corticosteroid injections during 4 weeks prior to screening
  • Contraindications to etanercept as defined in the package insert
  • Severe co-morbidities: History of cancer within 5 years; Diagnosis of class III or IV congestive heart failure (CHF); Uncontrolled hypertension (HTN); CNS-demyelinating events suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS); Known HIV-positive status; Oxygen-dependent pulmonary status; Chronic hepatitis B or C; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE); Active or prior history of tuberculosis (TB) (or known exposure) or positive PPD without adequate TB prophylaxis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00099554

Start Date

May 1 2004

Last Update

November 13 2009

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