A Study of RoActemra/Actemra (Tocilizumab) in Patients With Active Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)

NCT ID: NCT00642460

Last Updated: 2016-07-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

112 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-05-31

Study Completion Date

2014-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of RoActemra/Actemra (tocilizumab) in patients with active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) who have an inadequate clinical response to NSAIDs and corticosteroids. In Part I of the study patients will be randomized 2:1 to receive iv infusions of RoActemra/Actemra (8mg/kg iv for patients \>=30kg, or 12mg/kg for patients \<30kg) or placebo, every 2 weeks. Stable NSAIDs and methotrexate will be continued throughout. After 12 weeks of double-blind treatment, all patients will have the option to enter Part II of the study to receive open-label treatment with RoActemra/Actemra for a further 92 weeks, followed by a 3-year continuation of the study in Part III in which, for patients who meet specific criteria, an optional alternative dosing schedule decreasing the study drug administration frequency will be introduced. Anticipated time on study treatment is up to 5 years.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra]

Intervention Type DRUG

8mg/kg (patients\>=30kg) or 12mg/kg (patients \<30kg) iv every 2 weeks. In Part III, administration frequency may be reduced to every 3 and every 4 weeks, respectively, according to an optional alternative dosing schedule.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Intervention Type DRUG

as prescribed

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

as prescribed

corticosteroids

Intervention Type DRUG

orally, as prescribed

2

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

iv every 2 weeks for 12 weeks

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Intervention Type DRUG

as prescribed

methotrexate

Intervention Type DRUG

as prescribed

corticosteroids

Intervention Type DRUG

orally, as prescribed

Interventions

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tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra]

8mg/kg (patients\>=30kg) or 12mg/kg (patients \<30kg) iv every 2 weeks. In Part III, administration frequency may be reduced to every 3 and every 4 weeks, respectively, according to an optional alternative dosing schedule.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

iv every 2 weeks for 12 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

as prescribed

Intervention Type DRUG

methotrexate

as prescribed

Intervention Type DRUG

corticosteroids

orally, as prescribed

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged 2-17 years of age
* Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis with \>= 6 months persistent activity
* Presence of active disease (\>=5 active joints, or \>=2 active joints + fever + steroids)
* Inadequate clinical response to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and corticosteroids due to toxicity or lack of efficacy

Exclusion Criteria

* Wheelchair-bound or bed-ridden
* Any other autoimmune, rheumatic disease or overlap syndrome other than systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
* Intravenous long-acting corticosteroids or intra-articular corticosteroids within 4 weeks of baseline, or throughout study
* Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), other than methotrexate
* Previous treatment with tocilizumab
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Augusta, Georgia, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

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Livingston, New Jersey, United States

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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La Plata, , Argentina

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Parkville, , Australia

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Subiaco, , Australia

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Westmead, , Australia

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Ghent, , Belgium

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Leuven, , Belgium

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Porto Alegre, , Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro, , Brazil

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São Paulo, , Brazil

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Prague, , Czechia

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Copenhagen, , Denmark

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Berlin, , Germany

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Bremen, , Germany

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Sankt Augustin, , Germany

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Athens, , Greece

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Heraklion, , Greece

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Ioannina, , Greece

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Genova, , Italy

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Milan, , Italy

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Padua, , Italy

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Roma, , Italy

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México, , Mexico

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Miexico City, , Mexico

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Utrecht, , Netherlands

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Oslo, , Norway

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Krakow, , Poland

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Lublin, , Poland

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Piešťany, , Slovakia

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Esplugas de Llobregat, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Valencia, , Spain

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Gothenburg, , Sweden

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Liverpool, , United Kingdom

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London, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Argentina Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Czechia Denmark Germany Greece Italy Mexico Netherlands Norway Poland Slovakia Spain Sweden United Kingdom

References

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Malattia C, Ruperto N, Pederzoli S, Palmisani E, Pistorio A, Wouters C, Dolezalova P, Flato B, Garay S, Giancane G, Wells C, Douglass W, Brunner HI, De Benedetti F, Ravelli A; Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) and the Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG). Tocilizumab may slow radiographic progression in patients with systemic or polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis: post hoc radiographic analysis from two randomized controlled trials. Arthritis Res Ther. 2020 Sep 10;22(1):211. doi: 10.1186/s13075-020-02303-y.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32912276 (View on PubMed)

Pardeo M, Wang J, Ruperto N, Alexeeva E, Chasnyk V, Schneider R, Horneff G, Huppertz HI, Minden K, Onel K, Zemel L, Martin A, Kone-Paut I, Siamopoulou-Mavridou A, Silva CA, Porter-Brown B, Bharucha KN, Brunner HI, De Benedetti F; Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) and the Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG). Neutropenia During Tocilizumab Treatment Is Not Associated with Infection Risk in Systemic or Polyarticular-course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2019 Sep;46(9):1117-1126. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.180795. Epub 2019 Mar 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30824645 (View on PubMed)

De Benedetti F, Brunner H, Ruperto N, Schneider R, Xavier R, Allen R, Brown DE, Chaitow J, Pardeo M, Espada G, Gerloni V, Myones BL, Frane JW, Wang J, Lipman TH, Bharucha KN, Martini A, Lovell D; Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation and the Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group. Catch-up growth during tocilizumab therapy for systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results from a phase III trial. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015 Mar;67(3):840-8. doi: 10.1002/art.38984.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25504861 (View on PubMed)

De Benedetti F, Brunner HI, Ruperto N, Kenwright A, Wright S, Calvo I, Cuttica R, Ravelli A, Schneider R, Woo P, Wouters C, Xavier R, Zemel L, Baildam E, Burgos-Vargas R, Dolezalova P, Garay SM, Merino R, Joos R, Grom A, Wulffraat N, Zuber Z, Zulian F, Lovell D, Martini A; PRINTO; PRCSG. Randomized trial of tocilizumab in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. N Engl J Med. 2012 Dec 20;367(25):2385-95. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1112802.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23252525 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2007-000872-18

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

WA18221

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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