A Study Comparing Sirukumab (CNTO 136) Monotherapy With Adalimumab (HUMIRA®) Monotherapy in the Treatment of Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (SIRROUND-H)
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Arthritis, Rheumatoid focused on measuring Rheumatoid arthritis, CNTO 136, Sirukumab, Adalimumab, HUMIRA®
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for at least 6 months before screening
- Have moderately to severely active RA with at least 8 of 68 tender joints and 6 of 66 swollen joints, at screening and at baseline
- Have previous or current treatment with methotrexate (MTX) and are considered intolerant to MTX, and/or are considered inappropriate for treatment with MTX, (including MTX-naïve subjects for whom it is inappropriate to administer MTX) and/or an inadequate responder to methotrexate
- Must not have received MTX or any other non-biologic DMARD including but not limited to sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, and bucillamine for at least 2 weeks prior to the first administration of the study agent
- C-reactive protein >= 10.00 mg/L or erythrocyte sedimentation rate >=28 mm/hr at screening
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has Functional Class IV as defined by the ACR Classification of Functional Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Has ever received biologic therapy for RA, including but not limited to the following: TNF-alpha inhibitors, tocilizumab, rituximab, anakinra, abatacept
- Has ever used tofacitinib therapy or any other JAK inhibitor
- Has received intra-articular, intramuscular, or IV corticosteroids for RA, including adrenocorticotrophic hormone during the 4 weeks prior to first study agent administration
- Has received leflunomide within 24 months before the first study agent administration and has not undergone a drug elimination procedure, unless the M1 metabolite is measured and is undetectable
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Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Group 1 (adalimumab 40 mg)
Group 2 (sirukumab 100 mg)
Group 3 (sirukumab 50 mg)
Adalimumab 40 mg SC at Weeks 0, 2, and every 2 weeks through Week 52. At Week 16, subjects who have < 20% improvement from baseline in both swollen and tender joint counts will early escape in a blinded fashion and receive adalimumab 40 mg every week through Week 52.
Sirukumab 100 mg SC at Weeks 0, 2, and every 2 weeks through Week 52. Subjects may meet the early escape criteria at Week 16 (< 20% improvement from baseline in both swollen and tender joint counts) but no sirukumab dose adjustments will made for these subjects. However, these subjects will receive placebo injections every 2 weeks between the sirukumab injections (ie, subjects that early escape will receive a weekly injection of alternating sirukumab and placebo, to preserve the blind).
Sirukumab 50 mg SC at Weeks 0, 4, and every 4 weeks through Week 52. Between sirukumab injections, placebo SC injections will be administered at Weeks 2, 6, and every 4 weeks through Week 50. At Week 16, subjects who have < 20% improvement from baseline in both swollen and tender joint counts will early escape in a blinded fashion and receive sirukumab 100 mg every 2 weeks through Week 52 and placebo injections every 2 weeks between the sirukumab injections (ie, subjects that early escape will receive a weekly injection of alternating sirukumab and placebo, to preserve the blind).