Abatacept in the Treatment and Prevention of Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Flares in Combination With Prednisone

NCT ID: NCT00119678

Last Updated: 2014-09-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

183 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-09-30

Study Completion Date

2008-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this clinical research study is to learn whether Abatacept can treat and prevent lupus flares; specifically, in patients with active lupus flares in at least one of three organ systems: skin (discoid lesions); inflammation of the lining of the heart (pericarditis), or inflammation of the lining of the lung (pleuritis/pleurisy); or inflammation of more than 4 joints (arthritis). All participants will receive prednisone or prednisone-equivalent treatment in combination with study medication. The safety of this treatment will also be studied.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Abatacept + Prednisone

Double Blind Period

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Abatacept

Intervention Type DRUG

Injectable, intravenous, 10 mg/kg, abatacept every 28 days, 12 months

Prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablets, oral, 30 mg, daily for 28 days then taper off, 12 months

Placebo + Prednisone

Double Blind Period

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Injectable, intravenous, 0 mg, every 28 days, 12 months

Prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablets, oral, 30 mg, daily for 28 days then taper off, 12 months

Abatacept

Open Label

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Abatacept

Intervention Type DRUG

Injectable, intravenous, 10 mg/kg, every 28 days

Interventions

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Abatacept

Injectable, intravenous, 10 mg/kg, abatacept every 28 days, 12 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Injectable, intravenous, 0 mg, every 28 days, 12 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Prednisone

Tablets, oral, 30 mg, daily for 28 days then taper off, 12 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Abatacept

Injectable, intravenous, 10 mg/kg, every 28 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Orencia Orencia

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* participants must be diagnosed with SLE and be experiencing an active lupus flare in at least one of three organ systems: skin (discoid lesions), inflammation of the lining of the heart (pericarditis), or inflammation of the lining of the lung (pleuritis/pleurisy); or inflammation of more than 4 joints within 14 days of a screening visit (arthritis)
* Stable dose of prednisone (\<30mg) for at least one month

Exclusion Criteria

* participants experiencing an active lupus flare in the kidney or central nervous systems
* Treatment with a stable dose of azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, or methotrexate for less than three months prior to the study
* participants with active viral or bacterial infections
* participants with any other autoimmune disease as a main diagnosis
* Prior treatment with rituximab
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bristol-Myers Squibb

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bristol-Myers Squibb

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Locations

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University Of Arizona Arthritis Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States

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Office Of Geoffrey S. Dolan, Md

Long Beach, California, United States

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8737 Beverly Blvd.

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Denver Arthritis Clinic

Denver, Colorado, United States

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Cria Research

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

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The University Of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Kentuckiana Center For Better Bone And Joint Health

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Kelly, Timothy

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Suny Downstate Medical Center

Brooklyn, New York, United States

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Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

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Ok Medical Research Foundations

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Texas Research Center

Sugarland, Texas, United States

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Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia

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Clayton, Victoria, Australia

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Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

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Malvern, Victoria, Australia

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Graz, , Austria

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Brussels, , Belgium

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Leuven, , Belgium

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Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

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Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro - Rj, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

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São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Bordeaux, , France

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Montpellier, , France

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Paris, , France

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Berlin, , Germany

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Düsseldorf, , Germany

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Freiburg im Breisgau, , Germany

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Ferrara, , Italy

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Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

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Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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Morelia, Michioacan, Mexico

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Ponce, , Puerto Rico

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Berea, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Panorama, Western Cape, South Africa

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Seoul, Sungdong-Gu, South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan

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Taichung, , Taiwan

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Taipei, , Taiwan

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Taipei, , Taiwan

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London, Greater London, United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada France Germany Italy Mexico Puerto Rico South Africa South Korea Taiwan United Kingdom

References

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Hu Y, Carman JA, Holloway D, Kansal S, Fan L, Goldstine C, Lee D, Somerville JE, Latek R, Townsend R, Johnsen A, Connolly S, Bandyopadhyay S, Shadick N, Weinblatt ME, Furie R, Nadler SG. Development of a Molecular Signature to Monitor Pharmacodynamic Responses Mediated by In Vivo Administration of Glucocorticoids. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 Aug;70(8):1331-1342. doi: 10.1002/art.40476. Epub 2018 Jul 12.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29534336 (View on PubMed)

Bandyopadhyay S, Connolly SE, Jabado O, Ye J, Kelly S, Maldonado MA, Westhovens R, Nash P, Merrill JT, Townsend RM. Identification of biomarkers of response to abatacept in patients with SLE using deconvolution of whole blood transcriptomic data from a phase IIb clinical trial. Lupus Sci Med. 2017 Jul 28;4(1):e000206. doi: 10.1136/lupus-2017-000206. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29214034 (View on PubMed)

Merrill JT, Burgos-Vargas R, Westhovens R, Chalmers A, D'Cruz D, Wallace DJ, Bae SC, Sigal L, Becker JC, Kelly S, Raghupathi K, Li T, Peng Y, Kinaszczuk M, Nash P. The efficacy and safety of abatacept in patients with non-life-threatening manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus: results of a twelve-month, multicenter, exploratory, phase IIb, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Oct;62(10):3077-87. doi: 10.1002/art.27601.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20533545 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IM101-042

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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