Long-term Treatment Study of MRA for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA)

NCT ID: NCT00144612

Last Updated: 2009-12-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-07-31

Study Completion Date

2009-06-30

Brief Summary

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An open-label, extension, Phase III study to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of MRA in patients with sJIA who were participated in Studies MRA011JP or MRA316JP

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MRA(Tocilizumab)

Intervention Type DRUG

8mg/kg/2weeks

Interventions

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MRA(Tocilizumab)

8mg/kg/2weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Of the patients who received the three infusions of MRA at the same dose in the main evaluation period in the previous study and are currently in the continued treatment period
* the patients in whom it is confirmed that the drug is effective and there are no problems with safety (MRA316JP patients)
* Patients who proceed to the blind period and in whom the last observations are done after study completion or withdrawal
* Patients who receive the three infusions in the open-label period and do not meet the criteria for transition to the blind period

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who were not enrolled by 3 months after completion of the previous study
* Patients who have been treated with infliximab or etanercept from completion of the previous study until the start of treatment in this study
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chugai Pharmaceutical

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Chugai Pharmaceutical

Principal Investigators

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Takahiro Kakehi

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Chugai Pharmaceutical

References

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Aoki C, Inaba Y, Choe H, Kaneko U, Hara R, Miyamae T, Imagawa T, Mori M, Oba MS, Yokota S, Saito T. Discrepancy between clinical and radiological responses to tocilizumab treatment in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2014 Jun;41(6):1171-7. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.130924. Epub 2014 May 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24786929 (View on PubMed)

Yokota S, Imagawa T, Mori M, Miyamae T, Takei S, Iwata N, Umebayashi H, Murata T, Miyoshi M, Tomiita M, Nishimoto N, Kishimoto T. Longterm safety and effectiveness of the anti-interleukin 6 receptor monoclonal antibody tocilizumab in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Japan. J Rheumatol. 2014 Apr;41(4):759-67. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.130690. Epub 2014 Mar 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24634205 (View on PubMed)

Yokota S, Imagawa T, Mori M, Miyamae T, Aihara Y, Takei S, Iwata N, Umebayashi H, Murata T, Miyoshi M, Tomiita M, Nishimoto N, Kishimoto T. Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, withdrawal phase III trial. Lancet. 2008 Mar 22;371(9617):998-1006. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60454-7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 18358927 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MRA317JP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id