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A Study of Subcutaneous (SC) Tocilizumab (RoActemra/Actemra) in Participants With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Inadequate Response to Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
A Study of Subcutaneous (SC) Tocilizumab (RoActemra/Actemra) in Participants With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Inadequate Response to Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)

NCT02046616

CompletedPhase 3

Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche

Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Interventions: Tocilizumab, Methotrexate, Non-Biologic DMARDs

Countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden

This Phase IIIb, open-label, single-arm study will evaluate the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of SC tocilizumab (RoActemra/Actemra) in monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate or other non-biologic DMARDs in participants with active RA who are naive to tocilizumab. Participants will receive tocilizumab 162 milligrams (mg) subcutaneously weekly (QW) for 24 weeks.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Active RA according to the revised ACR (1987) criteria or EULAR/ACR (2010) criteria
* Moderate to severe RA with a DAS28-ESR score \>3.2 points
* Inadequate response and/or intolerance to MTX or other non-biologic DMARDs and/or where MTX or other non-biologic DMARDs are inappropriate
* Oral corticosteroids (less than or equal to \[\</=\] 10 mg per day prednisolone or equivalent) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) permitted if on stable dose regimen for greater than or equal to \[\>/=\] 4 weeks prior to baseline
* Permitted non-biologic DMARDs allowed if at stable dose for \>/=4 weeks prior to baseline
* Receiving treatment on an outpatient basis, not including tocilizumab
* Agreement to use reliable means of contraception as defined by protocol, among females of childbearing potential and males with female partners of childbearing potential

Exclusion Criteria:

* Major surgery (including joint surgery) within 8 weeks prior to screening or planned major surgery within 6 months following baseline
* Rheumatic autoimmune disease other than RA
* Functional Class IV as defined by the ACR Classification of Functional Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis
* Diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis or juvenile RA and/or RA before the age of 16
* Prior history of or current inflammatory joint disease other than RA
* Exposure to tocilizumab or any other biologic DMARDs at any time prior to baseline
* Treatment with any investigational agent within 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives of the investigational drug, whichever is longer) of screening
* Intra-articular or parenteral corticosteroids within 4 weeks prior to baseline
* History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to human, humanized, or murine monoclonal antibodies
* Evidence of serious concomitant disease or disorder
* Known active current or history of recurrent infection
* Any major episode of infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with intravenous (IV) antibiotics within 4 weeks of screening or oral antibiotics within 2 weeks of screening
* Active tuberculosis requiring treatment within the previous 3 years
* Positive for hepatitis B or hepatitis C
* History of or current active primary or secondary immunodeficiency
* Pregnant or lactating women
* Neuropathies or other conditions that might interfere with pain evaluation
* Inadequate hematologic, renal, or liver function
Locations (27)
  • Aalborg, Denmark
  • Glostrup Municipality, Denmark
  • Hellerup, Denmark
  • Holbæk, Denmark
  • Køge, Denmark
  • Odense, Denmark
  • Svendborg, Denmark
  • Helsinki, Finland
  • Hyvinkää, Finland
  • Joensuu, Finland
  • Jyväskylä, Finland
  • Lappeenranta, Finland
  • Oulu, Finland
  • Ålesund, Norway
  • Bergen, Norway
  • Drammen, Norway
  • Oslo, Norway
  • Trondheim, Norway
  • Jönköping, Sweden
  • Linköping, Sweden
  • Lund, Sweden
  • Malmö, Sweden
  • Örebro, Sweden
  • Simrishamn, Sweden
  • Stockholm, Sweden
  • Uppsala, Sweden
  • Västerås, Sweden