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Phase 3 N=1,063 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

Certolizumab Pegol for the Treatment of Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Enrolled (actual)
1,063
Serious AEs
7.0%
Results posted
May 2011
Primary outcome: Primary: American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 — 51.1; 25.9 percentage of subjects

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Certolizumab pegol (CZP) (Drug); Placebo (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
UCB Pharma
Primary completion
Mar 2010

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12
51.1; 25.9
SECONDARY
American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 for Subjects With Concomitant Methotrexate (MTX) Use.
52.5; 28.0
SECONDARY
American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 for Subjects Without Concomitant Methotrexate (MTX) Use.
48.1; 21.7
SECONDARY
American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 for Subjects With Prior Anti-tumor Necrosis (Anti-TNF) Use
47.2; 27.5
SECONDARY
American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 for Subjects Without Prior Anti-tumor Necrosis (Anti-TNF) Use
53.5; 25.0
SECONDARY
American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 for Subjects With Disease Duration < 2 Years
50.0; 30.0
SECONDARY
American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 12 for Subjects With Disease Duration ≥ 2 Years.
51.5; 24.7
SECONDARY
American College of Rheumatology 50% (ACR50) Response at Week 12
26.6; 9.9
SECONDARY
American College of Rheumatology 70% (ACR70) Response at Week 12.
12.9; 2.8
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in DAS28(CRP) [Disease Activity Score-28 (C-reactive Protein)] at Week 12
-1.70; -0.84
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in SDAI (Simplified Disease Activity Index) at Week 12
-19.66; -10.78
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in CDAI (Clinical Disease Activity Index) at Week 12
-18.96; -10.93
SECONDARY
DAS28(CRP) [Disease Activity Score-28 (C-reactive Protein)] Remission (<2.6) at Week 12
16.0; 5.7
SECONDARY
SDAI (Simplified Disease Activity Index) Remission (≤3.3) at Week 12
7.8; 1.9
SECONDARY
CDAI (Clinical Disease Activity Index) Remission (≤2.8) at Week 12
8.3; 1.9
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Tender Joint Count (TJC) at Week 12
-7.4; -4.5
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Swollen Joint Count (SJC) at Week 12
-6.4; -3.6
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) at Week 12
-0.38; -0.19
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in C-reactive Protein (CRP) at Week 12
0.55; 1.05
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS) at Week 12
-22.1; -10.7
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS) at Week 12
-21.5; -10.1
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS) at Week 12
-31.2; -19.0
SECONDARY
Time to Sustained American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response
40.4; 13.2
SECONDARY
European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Response at Week 12
28.9; 10.4; 44.5; 37.3; 26.6; 52.4
SECONDARY
American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) Response at Week 28
58.5
SECONDARY
American College of Rheumatology 50% (ACR50) Response at Week 28
35.0
SECONDARY
American College of Rheumatology 70% (ACR70) Response at Week 28
17.4
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in DAS28(CRP) [Disease Activity Score-28 (C-reactive Protein)] at Week 28
-1.94
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in SDAI (Simplified Disease Activity Index) at Week 28
-22.35
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in CDAI (Clinical Disease Activity Index) at Week 28
-21.66
SECONDARY
DAS28(CRP) [Disease Activity Score-28 (C-reactive Protein)] Remission (<2.6) at Week 28
22.6
SECONDARY
SDAI (Simplified Disease Activity Index) Remission (≤3.3) at Week 28
11.4
SECONDARY
CDAI (Clinical Disease Activity Index) Remission (≤2.8) at Week 28
12.1
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Tender Joint Count (TJC) at Week 28
-8.6
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Swollen Joint Count (SJC) at Week 28
-7.2
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) at Week 28
-0.46
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in C-reactive Protein (CRP) at Week 28
0.59
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain-Visual Analog Scale (PAAP-VAS) at Week 28
-23.1
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PtGADA-VAS) at Week 28
-23.0
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity-Visual Analog Scale (PhGADA-VAS) at Week 28
-35.6

Summary

This is a Phase IIIb multicenter study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of certolizumab pegol (CZP) administered to patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult patient with established moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis

Exclusion Criteria

  • All concomitant diseases or pathological conditions that could interfere and impact the assessment of the study treatment
  • Previous clinical trials and previous biological therapy that could interfere with the results in the present clinical trials
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00717236). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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