A Study of RoActemra/Actemra (Tocilizumab) in Comparison to Etanercept in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

Overview

Información sobre este estudio

This randomized, open-label, parallel-group, multicenter study will evaluate the rate of cardiovascular events of RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) in comparison to etanercept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Patients will be randomized to receive 8 mg/kg RoActemra/Actemra intravenously every 4 weeks or 50 mg etane rcept subcutaneously weekly. The anticipated time on study drug is up to 5 years.

Elegibilidad para la participación

Los requisitos de elegibilidad de los participantes incluyen la edad, el sexo, el tipo y el estadio de la enfermedad, y los problemas de salud o tratamientos previos. Las pautas difieren de un estudio a otro e identifican quiénes pueden o no pueden participar. No hay garantía de que cada persona elegible que desee participar en un ensayo se inscribirá. Comunícate con el equipo del estudio para analizar la elegibilidad del estudio y la posible participación.

Study closed to enrollment

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients, ≥50 years of age
  • Patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis ≥6 months duration
  • Inadequate response to at least one non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)
  • History of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) or presence of one or more additional CHD risk factors, including current cigarette smoking, hypertension, low HDL cholesterol, family history of premature CHD, diabetes, presence of extra-articular disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Major surgery within 8 weeks prior to screening or planned major surgery within 1 year of study start
  • Rheumatic autoimmune disease other than rheumatoid arthritis
  • History of, or current, inflammatory joint disease other than rheumatoid arthritis
  • Current or recent (within past 3 months) evidence of serious uncontrolled concomitant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease (Myocardial infarction, revascularization, stroke, transient ischaemic attack, or acute coronary syndrome)
  • History of diverticulitis, diverticulosis requiring treatment or other lower gastrointestinal tract conditions that might predispose to perforations
  • Active current infection or history of recurrent bacterial infection
  • Previous treatment with tocilizumab or etanercept

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Sede de Mayo Clinic Estatus

Rochester, Minn.

Investigador principal de Mayo Clinic

John Davis, M.D.

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