Approval Probability 71%
TA Base Rate26%
Adjusted LOA41%
ML RiskLOW_RISK
| NCT ID | Title | Phase | Status | Enrollment | Velocity | Design | Start | Completion | Last Updated | Sites | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT00468546 | A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MabThera (Rituximab) in Combination With Methotrexate (MTX) in Participants With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Failed on Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Therapy | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | 520 | — | — | May 1, 2003 | Jul 1, 2012 | Oct 25, 2016 | 115 | United States, Belgium +9 |
American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20 response is defined as \>= 20% improvement (reduction) in score compared with baseline for both tender joint count (TJC)-68 joints and swollen joint count (SJC)-66 joints, as well as for 3 of the additional 5 ACR core set variables: Patient's Assessment of Pain over the previous 24 hours using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) ranging from score 0 (no pain) to 100 (unbearable pain); Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity and Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity over the previous 24 hours using a VAS ranging score 0 (no disease activity) to 100 (maximum disease activity); Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ):8 domains (dressing/grooming, arising, eating, walking, hygiene, reach, grip; common daily activities) rated on a 4-point scale (0=without any difficulty to 3=unable to do) for a total possible score of 0 (best) to 3 (worst); and acute-phase reactant, either C-reactive protein (CRP) or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).
| Arm | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Placebo Plus Methotrexate | PLACEBO_COMPARATOR | Participants will be administered placebo by intravenous infusion on Days 1 and 15 along with MTX 10-25 mg per os (p.o.) or parenterally once a week up to 24 weeks and will be followed up to Week 104. |
| Rituximab plus Methotrexate | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants will be administered rituximab 1000 mg as intravenous infusion on Days 1 and 15 along with MTX 10-25 mg p.o. or parenterally once a week up to Week 24 and will be followed up to Week 104. |
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MabThera/Rituxan | DRUG | 1 |
| Methotrexate | DRUG | 2 |
| Placebo | OTHER | 3 |
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult participants 18-80 years of age with active RA for at least 6 months; * Received treatment for RA on an outpatient basis and experienced an inadequate response or intolerance to treatment with at least 1 anti-TNF alpha therapy (etanercept, infliximab or adalimumab); * Mu...