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Phase 3 Completed N=1,759 Randomized Double-blind Treatment

Filgotinib in Combination With Methotrexate in Adults With Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02889796 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
1,759
Serious AEs
6.2%
Results posted
Jan 2021
Primary outcomePrimary: Percentage of Participants Who Achieved an American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20% Improvement (ACR20) Response at Week 12 — 76.6; 69.8; 70.5; 49.9 percentage of participants — p=<0.001
◆ Published Evidence
Emerging
10citations · ~3 / year
Effect of Filgotinib on Body Mass Index (BMI) and Effect of Baseline BMI on the Efficacy and Safety of Filgotinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Rheumatology and therapy · 2023 · Open access · Likely link

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of filgotinib versus placebo for the treatment of signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as measured by the percentage of participants achieving an American College of Rheumatology 20% improvement response (ACR20) at Week 12.

Linked Publications (5)

  • Effect of Filgotinib on Body Mass Index (BMI) and Effect of Baseline BMI on the Efficacy and Safety of Filgotinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
    Rheumatology and therapy · 2023 · 10 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Patients with High Baseline Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Exhibit Better Response to Filgotinib as Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
    Rheumatology and therapy · 2024 · 5 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Filgotinib Demonstrates Efficacy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Independent of Smoking Status: Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 3 Trials and Claims-Based Analysis.
    Rheumatology and therapy · 2024 · 4 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Efficacy and safety of filgotinib in patients with moderately active rheumatoid arthritis and an inadequate response to methotrexate.
    Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2025 · 2 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • The Uncoupling of Disease Activity from Joint Structural Progression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Filgotinib.
    Rheumatology and therapy · 2025 · 1 citation · Open access · Likely link

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved an American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20% Improvement (ACR20) Response at Week 12
76.6; 69.8; 70.5; 49.9 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Score at Week 12
1.59; 1.55; 1.59; 1.63; -0.69; -0.56 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Disease Activity Score for 28 Joint Count Using C-Reactive Protein [DAS28 (CRP)] < 2.6 at Week 12
34.1; 23.8; 23.7; 9.3 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Modified Total Sharp Score (mTSS) at Week 24
32.47; 36.70; 34.82; 31.60; 0.13; 0.17 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved DAS28 (CRP) ≤ 3.2 at Week 12
49.7; 38.8; 43.4; 23.4 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) Physical Component Summary (PCS) Score at Week 12
33.4; 33.6; 32.8; 32.9; 9.2; 8.5 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)-Fatigue Score at Week 12
27.6; 27.8; 27.2; 26.9; 9.2; 9.1 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved ACR 50% Improvement (ACR50) at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
9.1; 5.8; 6.8; 1.1; 22.3; 12.9 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved ACR50 at Weeks 36, and 52
63.2; 57.7; 57.5; 67.9; 63.4; 64.2
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved ACR 70% Improvement (ACR70) at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
2.7; 1.3; 0.9; 0.4; 9.1; 3.3 0.008 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved ACR70 at Weeks 36, and 52
40.2; 35.4; 32.9; 44.7; 34.6; 44.4
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved ACR20 Response at Weeks 2, 4, and 24
37.3; 27.5; 33.5; 14.9; 51.6; 45.6 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved ACR20 Response at Weeks 36, and 52
82.9; 79.2; 76.3; 90.5; 86.9; 82.9
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: HAQ-DI at Weeks 2, 4, and 24
1.59; 1.55; 1.59; 1.63; -0.30; -0.22 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: HAQ-DI at Weeks 36, and 52
1.59; 1.55; 1.59; 1.68; 1.58; -0.88
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: Tender Joint Count Based on 68 Joints (TJC68) at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
25; 25; 24; 24; -8; -7 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: TJC68 at Weeks 36, and 52
25; 25; 24; 25; 24; -21
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: Swollen Joint Count Based on 66 Joints (SJC66) at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
15; 15; 16; 16; -6; -5 0.002 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: SJC66 at Weeks 36, and 52
15; 15; 16; 16; 15; -14
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: Subject's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (SGA) at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
67; 65; 67; 68; -16; -11 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: SGA at Weeks 36, and 52
67; 65; 67; 70; 66; -42
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PGA) at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
66; 65; 67; 66; -20; -18 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: PGA at Weeks 36, and 52
66; 65; 67; 68; 64; -51
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: Subject's Pain Assessment at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
65; 64; 64; 66; -16; -12 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: Subject's Pain Assessment at Weeks 36, and 52
65; 64; 64; 68; 65; -40
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP) at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
16.13; 16.74; 14.56; 16.25; -10.85; -7.67 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Individual ACR Component: hsCRP at Weeks 36, and 52
16.13; 16.74; 14.56; 16.54; 15.76; -11.51
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved an Improvement (Decrease) in the HAQ-DI Score ≥ 0.22 at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
52.5; 46.7; 51.9; 40.2; 66.2; 58.0 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved an Improvement (Decrease) in the HAQ-DI Score ≥ 0.22 at Weeks 36, and 52
77.1; 74.9; 71.5; 83.2; 77.7; 75.8
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in DAS28 (CRP) at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
5.8; 5.7; 5.7; 5.7; -1.3; -1.0 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in DAS28 (CRP) at Weeks 36, and 52
5.8; 5.7; 5.7; 5.9; 5.6; -3.2
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved DAS28 (CRP) ≤ 3.2 at Weeks 2, 4, and 24
13.1; 8.1; 9.8; 3.6; 25.5; 20.4 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved DAS28 (CRP) ≤ 3.2 at Weeks 36, and 52
67.4; 60.2; 58.2; 74.7; 66.5; 68.2
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved DAS28 (CRP) < 2.6 at Weeks 2, 4, and 24
5.1; 1.7; 3.4; 0.6; 13.7; 8.8 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Who Achieved DAS28 (CRP) < 2.6 at Weeks 36, and 52
50.3; 42.9; 42.5; 52.1; 46.1; 54.5
SECONDARY
American College of Rheumatology N Percent Improvement (ACR-N) at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
18.3; 14.0; 16.3; 8.0; 27.4; 23.0
SECONDARY
ACR N Percent Improvement (ACR-N) at Weeks 36, and 52
62.5; 59.1; 58.6; 63.2; 56.1; 66.0
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Response at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
58; 32; 27; 15; 237; 213
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With EULAR Response at Weeks 36, and 52
306; 276; 180; 139; 124; 99
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
39.5; 38.6; 39.2; 39.6; -12.7; -10.7 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in CDAI at Weeks 36, and 52
39.5; 38.6; 39.2; 41.4; 37.8; -32.1
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) at Weeks 2, 4, 12, and 24
41.2; 40.2; 40.6; 41.2; -14.0; -11.4 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in SDAI at Weeks 36, and 52
41.2; 40.2; 40.6; 43.0; 39.4; -33.3
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in mTSS at Week 52
32.62; 36.24; 33.94; 26.68; 32.38; 0.21 0.042 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With no Radiographic Progression From Baseline at Week 24
93.8; 91.1; 91.9; 87.2; 87.9; 85.9 0.002 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With no Radiographic Progression From Baseline at Week 52
92.1; 87.1; 88.6; 83.9; 83.7; 87.5
SECONDARY
36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) Physical Component Summary (PCS) Score at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
39.0; 38.2; 37.7; 36.1; 42.7; 42.1
SECONDARY
SF-36 PCS Score at Weeks 36, and 52
45.2; 44.4; 43.8; 45.2; 43.2; 45.6
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in SF-36 PCS Score at Weeks 4, and 24
33.4; 33.6; 32.8; 32.9; 5.6; 4.6 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in SF-36 PCS Score at Weeks 36, and 52
33.4; 33.6; 32.8; 32.2; 33.7; 11.6
SECONDARY
SF-36 Mental Component Summary (MCS) Score at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
47.8; 47.9; 47.9; 45.8; 49.3; 49.9
SECONDARY
SF-36 MCS Score at Weeks 36, and 52
50.1; 51.3; 50.7; 50.7; 50.3; 50.6
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in SF-36 MCS Score at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
43.9; 44.6; 44.1; 43.4; 3.9; 3.4 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in SF-36 MCS Score at Weeks 36, and 52
43.9; 44.6; 44.1; 43.9; 43.4; 6.2
SECONDARY
Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT)-Fatigue Score at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
33.9; 33.3; 32.9; 30.9; 36.8; 36.7
SECONDARY
FACIT-Fatigue Score at Weeks 36, and 52
38.9; 39.5; 38.6; 39.6; 37.4; 39.8
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in FACIT-Fatigue Score at Weeks 4, and 24
27.6; 27.8; 27.2; 26.9; 6.3; 5.7 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in FACIT-Fatigue Score at Weeks 36, and 52
27.6; 27.8; 27.2; 26.8; 27.9; 11.0
SECONDARY
Number of Participants by European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) Health Profile Categories at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
130; 129; 84; 100; 176; 173
SECONDARY
Number of Participants by EQ-5D Health Profile Categories at Weeks 36, and 52
202; 189; 122; 86; 78; 121
SECONDARY
EQ-5D Current Health VAS at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
59; 59; 60; 56; 66; 66
SECONDARY
EQ-5D Current Health VAS at Weeks 36, and 52
69; 72; 67; 73; 71; 72
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in EQ-5D Current Health VAS at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
48; 49; 47; 46; 11; 10 0.049 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in EQ-5D Current Health VAS at Weeks 36, and 52
48; 49; 47; 45; 47; 21
SECONDARY
Work Productivity and Activity Impairment-Rheumatoid Arthritis (WPAI-RA): Mean Percentage of Work Time Missed (Absenteeism) at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
8.5; 6.6; 9.2; 9.4; 6.6; 5.4
SECONDARY
WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Work Time Missed (Absenteeism) at Weeks 36, and 52
5.5; 7.7; 7.0; 6.8; 8.4; 4.8
SECONDARY
WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Impairment While Working Due to RA (Presenteeism) at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
34.3; 36.9; 35.6; 42.5; 26.3; 26.9
SECONDARY
WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Impairment While Working Due to RA (Presenteeism) at Weeks 36, and 52
20.2; 19.6; 21.2; 21.5; 25.8; 18.2
SECONDARY
WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Overall Work Productivity Impairment Due to RA at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
37.0; 39.5; 38.4; 45.1; 29.5; 29.3
SECONDARY
WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Overall Work Productivity Impairment Due to RA at Weeks 36, and 52
23.3; 23.9; 23.8; 24.0; 29.1; 20.6
SECONDARY
WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Activity Impairment Due to RA at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
44.6; 46.2; 46.4; 52.1; 35.1; 36.6
SECONDARY
WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Activity Impairment Due to RA at Weeks 36, and 52
28.3; 28.7; 31.3; 28.3; 32.3; 26.0
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Work Time Missed (Absenteeism) at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
12.0; 9.9; 16.0; 17.0; -1.4; -2.1
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Work Time Missed (Absenteeism) at Weeks 36, and 52
12.0; 9.9; 16.0; 18.3; 14.6; -4.4
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Impairment While Working Due to RA (Presenteeism) at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
49.1; 48.0; 50.8; 52.5; -15.1; -10.2
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Impairment While Working Due to RA (Presenteeism) at Weeks 36, and 52
49.1; 48.0; 50.8; 53.8; 53.6; -29.7
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Overall Work Productivity Impairment Due to RA at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
51.3; 50.6; 54.3; 55.8; -14.6; -10.2
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Overall Work Productivity Impairment Due to RA at Weeks 36, and 52
51.3; 50.6; 54.3; 56.6; 57.1; -28.9
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Activity Impairment Due to RA at Weeks 4, 12, and 24
61.5; 60.5; 61.3; 62.2; -17.0; -14.7
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in WPAI-RA: Mean Percentage of Activity Impairment Due to RA at Weeks 36, and 52
61.5; 60.5; 61.3; 62.9; 59.7; -32.6

Eligibility Criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria

  • Have a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) [2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) criteria] , and are ACR functional class I-III.
  • Have ≥ 6 swollen joints (from a swollen joint count based on 66 joints (SJC66)) and ≥ 6 tender joints (from a tender joint count based on 68 joints (TJC68)) at both screening and Day 1.
  • Ongoing treatment with a stable dose of MTX

Key Exclusion Criteria

  • Previous treatment with any janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor

NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/ Exclusion criteria may apply.

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02889796) and the linked publication. 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. Informational only — not medical advice.

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