Multiple Dose Study of UCB4940 as add-on to Certolizumab Pegol in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT ID: NCT02430909

Last Updated: 2017-05-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

159 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-30

Study Completion Date

2017-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy and body distribution of Bimekizumab (UCB4940) when added to Certolizumab Pegol treatment in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Neither the patient nor the doctor will know the treatment group.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Rheumatoid 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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CZP / CZP + PBO / CZP

Certolizumab Pegol (400 mg at Weeks 0, 2, and 4 followed by 200 mg every two weeks) until Week 30

+Placebo from Week 8 to Week 18

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Certolizumab Pegol

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

* Pharmaceutical form: Prefilled syringes
* Concentration: 200 mg/ml
* Route of administration: Subcutaneous injection

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

* Pharmaceutical form: Solution for infusion
* Concentration: 0.9% saline
* Route of administration: Intravenous infusion

CZP / CZP + UCB4940 / CZP

Certolizumab Pegol (400 mg at Weeks 0, 2, and 4 followed by 200 mg every two weeks) until Week 30

\+ UCB4940 from Week 8 until Week 18

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bimekizumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

* Pharmaceutical form: Solution for infusion
* Concentration: Vials at 80 mg/ml will be diluted with 0.9% sodium chloride to a final concentration to achieve the correct dose
* Route of administration: iv infustion

Certolizumab Pegol

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

* Pharmaceutical form: Prefilled syringes
* Concentration: 200 mg/ml
* Route of administration: Subcutaneous injection

CZP / CZP/ CZP

Certolizumab Pegol (400 mg at Weeks 0, 2, and 4 followed by 200 mg every two Weeks) until Week 30

Group Type OTHER

Certolizumab Pegol

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

* Pharmaceutical form: Prefilled syringes
* Concentration: 200 mg/ml
* Route of administration: Subcutaneous injection

Interventions

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Bimekizumab

* Pharmaceutical form: Solution for infusion
* Concentration: Vials at 80 mg/ml will be diluted with 0.9% sodium chloride to a final concentration to achieve the correct dose
* Route of administration: iv infustion

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Certolizumab Pegol

* Pharmaceutical form: Prefilled syringes
* Concentration: 200 mg/ml
* Route of administration: Subcutaneous injection

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Placebo

* Pharmaceutical form: Solution for infusion
* Concentration: 0.9% saline
* Route of administration: Intravenous infusion

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

To be eligible to participate in this study, all of the following criteria must be met:

* Subject is informed and given approved written Informed Consent Form (ICF).
* Subject is considered reliable and capable of adhering to the protocol.
* Subject must have a diagnosis of adult-onset moderate-to-severe RA of at least 6 months' duration as defined by ACR/EULAR 2010 classification criteria.
* Subject must have:

* ≥6 tender joints (out of 68)
* ≥6 swollen joints (out of 66)
* CRP≥10.0mg/L .
* Subject must have had inadequate response to at least 1 synthetic DMARD.
* Subject is at least 18 years and less than 70 years of age at Visit 1 (Screening).
* Female subjects must either be:

* postmenopausal
* permanently sterilized or,
* if of childbearing potential, must be willing to use at least 2 effective methods of contraception,
* Male subjects with partners of childbearing potential must be willing to use a condom when sexually active, during the study and for 5 months after last administration of study drug.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects are not permitted to enroll in the study if any of the following criteria is met:

* Subject has previously participated in this study or has previously been assigned to treatment in a study of the investigational medicinal product (IMP) under investigation in this study (UCB4940 and/or CZP).
* Subject has a history or active systemic/respiratory infection due to fungal, parasitic, or mycotic pathogens.
* Subjects with known tuberculosis (TB) infection, at high risk of acquiring TB infection, or latent TB infection are excluded.
* Subject is at high risk of infection.
* Subject has an active infection or has had a serious infection within 12 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug at Week 0.
* Subject has renal or liver impairment.
* Subject has a current or past history of gastrointestinal ulceration.
* Subject has active neoplastic disease or history of neoplastic disease.
* Subject has a concomitant diagnosis of any other inflammatory condition.
* Subject has a secondary, non-inflammatory condition or a known diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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PRA Health Sciences

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

UCB Celltech

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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UCB Cares

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

+1 844 599 2273 (UCB)

Locations

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Ra0123 101

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status

Ra0123 203

Balatonfüred, , Hungary

Site Status

Ra0123 201

Budapest, , Hungary

Site Status

Ra0123 202

Budapest, , Hungary

Site Status

Ra0123 204

Budapest, , Hungary

Site Status

Ra0123 801

Chisinau, , Moldova

Site Status

Ra0123 303

Bialystok, , Poland

Site Status

Ra0123 306

Lublin, , Poland

Site Status

Ra0123 304

Poznan, , Poland

Site Status

Ra0123 305

Poznan, , Poland

Site Status

Ra0123 301

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status

Ra0123 403

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

Ra0123 404

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

Ra0123 405

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

Ra0123 406

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

Ra0123 408

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

Ra0123 407

Saint Petersburg, , Russia

Site Status

Ra0123 402

Yaroslavl, , Russia

Site Status

Ra0123 410

Yaroslavl, , Russia

Site Status

Ra0123 501

Bratislava, , Slovakia

Site Status

Ra0123 601

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Czechia Hungary Moldova Poland Russia Slovakia United Kingdom

References

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Glatt S, Taylor PC, McInnes IB, Schett G, Landewe R, Baeten D, Ionescu L, Strimenopoulou F, Watling MIL, Shaw S. Efficacy and safety of bimekizumab as add-on therapy for rheumatoid arthritis in patients with inadequate response to certolizumab pegol: a proof-of-concept study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 Aug;78(8):1033-1040. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214943. Epub 2019 Jun 8.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31177099 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2014-003307-30

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RA0123

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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