Effectiveness and Safety of Enbrel® (Etanercept) in Rheumatoid Arthritis Subjects Who Have Failed Remicade® (Infliximab)
A Phase 4, Open-Label, Single Arm, Observational Study Evaluating the Effectiveness and Safety of Enbrel® (Etanercept) 50 mg Once Weekly in Rheumatoid Arthritis Subjects Who Have Failed Remicade® (Infliximab)
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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 subcutaneously (SC) once weekly in patients who have failed infliximab.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_4 rheumatoid-arthritis
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2004
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 16, 2004
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 17, 2004
CompletedNovember 13, 2009
November 1, 2009
December 16, 2004
November 12, 2009
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Proportion of subjects achieving a "good" or "moderate" DAS28 response (as defined by EULAR28 criteria) at Week 16.
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Proportion of subjects who achieve ACR 20, 50, and 70 responses at Weeks 8 and 16.
Proportion of subjects who achieve good or moderate DAS28 response at Week 8 and the proportion who achieve remission (DAS28 less than 2.6) at Weeks 8 and 16
Absolute and percent changes from baseline in components of the ACR and DAS28 criteria (including HAQ) at Weeks 8 and 16.
Absolute changes from baseline in SF-36 and Valued Life Activities at Weeks 8 and 16
Subject incidence rate of SAEs over 16 weeks
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- 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
You may not qualify if:
- 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
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Amgenlead
Related Publications (1)
Bingham CO 3rd, Ince A, Haraoui B, Keystone EC, Chon Y, Baumgartner S. Effectiveness and safety of etanercept in subjects with RA who have failed infliximab therapy: 16-week, open-label, observational study. Curr Med Res Opin. 2009 May;25(5):1131-42. doi: 10.1185/03007990902841010.
PMID: 19317607RESULT
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
MD
Amgen
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 4
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 16, 2004
First Posted
December 17, 2004
Study Start
May 1, 2004
Last Updated
November 13, 2009
Record last verified: 2009-11