Abatacept Post-marketing Clinical Study in Japan

May 12, 2017 updated by: Bristol-Myers Squibb

A Phase 4, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Abatacept in Combination Therapy With Methotrexate vs. Methotrexate Alone in Subjects With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response to Methotrexate

The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical efficacy including joint damage progression and safety of Abatacept plus Methotrexate (MTX) to placebo plus MTX.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

405

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Asahi, Japan, 289-2511
        • Local Institution
      • Fuchu, Japan, 183-8524
        • Local Institution
      • Fukuoka, Japan, 810-8563
        • Local Institution
      • Fukuoka, Japan, 813-0017
        • Local Institution
      • Funabashi, Japan, 274-0053
        • Local Institution
      • Hakodate, Japan, 040-8611
        • Local Institution
      • Hiroshima, Japan, 734-8551
        • Local Institution
      • Hitachi, Japan, 316-0015
        • Local Institution
      • Hokkaido, Japan, 078-8243
        • Local Institution
      • Iizuka, Japan, 820-8505
        • Local Institution
      • Kagoshima, Japan, 890-0067
        • Local Institution
      • Kagoshima, Japan, 891-0133
        • Local Institution
      • Kanazawa, Japan, 920-8616
        • Local Institution
      • Kasama, Japan, 309-1793
        • Local Institution
      • Kato, Japan, 673-1462
        • Local Institution
      • Kitakyushu, Japan, 800-0031
        • Local Institution
      • Kitakyushu, Japan, 800-0296
        • Local Institution
      • Kitakyushu, Japan, 807-8556
        • Local Institution
      • Kitamoto, Japan, 364-8501
        • Local Institution
      • Kobe, Japan, 650-0017
        • Local Institution
      • Kobe, Japan, 654-0047
        • Local Institution
      • Kochi, Japan, 781-0112
        • Local Institution
      • Koshi, Japan, 861-1196
        • Local Institution
      • Kumamoto, Japan, 862-0976
        • Local Institution
      • Matsumoto, Japan, 390-8601
        • Local Institution
      • Nagano, Japan, 380-8582
        • Local Institution
      • Nagaoka, Japan, 940-2085
        • Local Institution
      • Nagasaki, Japan, 850-0832
        • Local Institution
      • Nagoya, Japan, 460-0001
        • Local Institution
      • Nagoya, Japan, 466-8560
        • Local Institution
      • Narashino, Japan, 275-0006
        • Local Institution
      • Narita, Japan, 286-0041
        • Local Institution
      • Okayama, Japan, 700-8607
        • Local Institution
      • Osaka, Japan, 545-8585
        • Local Institution
      • Osaki, Japan, 989-6183
        • Local Institution
      • Oume, Japan, 198-0042
        • Local Institution
      • Sapporo, Japan, 001-0907
        • Local Institution
      • Sapporo, Japan, 060-0001
        • Local Institution
      • Sapporo, Japan, 060-8648
        • Local Institution
      • Sapporo, Japan, 063-0811
        • Local Institution
      • Sasebo, Japan, 857-1195
        • Local Institution
      • Sayama, Japan, 350-1305
        • Local Institution
      • Sendai, Japan, 980-6116
        • Local Institution
      • Sendai, Japan, 982-0032
        • Local Institution
      • Sendai, Japan, 983-8512
        • Local Institution
      • Shizuoka, Japan, 420-0821
        • Local Institution
      • Takaoka, Japan, 933-0874
        • Local Institution
      • Takasaki, Japan, 370-0053
        • Local Institution
      • Tokyo, Japan, 101-0062
        • Local Institution
      • Tokyo, Japan, 104-8560
        • Local Institution
      • Tokyo, Japan, 130-8575
        • Local Institution
      • Tokyo, Japan, 160-8582
        • Local Institution
      • Tokyo, Japan, 162-8543
        • Local Institution
      • Tokyo, Japan, 162-8655
        • Local Institution
      • Tokyo, Japan, 170-8476
        • Local Institution
      • Tokyo, Japan, 173-8610
        • Local Institution
      • Tokyo, Japan, 174-0071
        • Local Institution
      • Tokyo, Japan, 179-0072
        • Local Institution
      • Tomakomai, Japan, 053-0018
        • Local Institution
      • Toyama, Japan, 930-0138
        • Local Institution
      • Toyama, Japan, 930-0194
        • Local Institution
      • Utsunomiya, Japan, 321-0964
        • Local Institution
      • Yokohama, Japan, 231-8682
        • Local Institution
      • Yokohama, Japan, 236-0004
        • Local Institution
      • Yotsukaido, Japan, 284-0003
        • Local Institution
    • Chiba
      • Kamogawa-city, Chiba, Japan, 296-8602
        • Local Institution
    • Gifu
      • Kasamatsu-town, Gifu, Japan, 501-6061
        • Local Institution
    • Hyogo
      • Kakogawa-city, Hyogo, Japan, 675-8611
        • Local Institution
    • Kanagawa
      • Yokohama-city, Kanagawa, Japan, 245-8575
        • Local Institution
    • Okayama
      • Kurashiki-city, Okayama, Japan, 710-8602
        • Local Institution
    • Osaka
      • Izumisano-city, Osaka, Japan, 598-0048
        • Local Institution
    • Shizuoka
      • Fujieda-city, Shizuoka, Japan, 426-8677
        • Local Institution
    • Toyama
      • Toyama-city, Toyama, Japan, 930-8550
        • Local Institution
    • Yamaguchi
      • Shimonoseki-city, Yamaguchi, Japan, 750-8520
        • Local Institution

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • MTX inadequate responder
  • Biologic Naïve
  • Functional class I, II or III
  • ≥6 swollen and ≥6 tender joints
  • C-reactive protein (CRP) ≥2.0mg/dl or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) ≥28 mm/hr
  • Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody positive
  • Have erosion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any other rheumatic disease
  • Active angiitis on main organs excluding rheumatoid nodule

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group 1: Abatacept + Methotrexate (MTX)

Abatacept 10 mg/kg solution intravenous (IV) infusion, once monthly for 12 months

Methotrexate ≥6 mg/week for 12 months

Other Names:
  • BMS-188667 (Orencia)
Placebo Comparator: Group 2: Placebo matching with Abatacept + Methotrexate

Placebo matching with Abatacept 0 mg/kg solution, intravenous (IV) infusion once monthly for 12 months

Methotrexate ≥6 mg/week for 12 months

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20% response rate
Time Frame: 4 months (week 16)
4 months (week 16)
Change from baseline in Total Sharp Score (TSS) using the Modified van der Heijde Sharp (vdH-S) method to 6 months (Week 24)
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1), 6 months (Week 24)
Baseline (Day 1), 6 months (Week 24)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline in Disease Activity Score-28 (DAS28)-CRP to 4 months (Week16)
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1), 4 months (Week 16)
Baseline (Day 1), 4 months (Week 16)
Non-progressors rate for the structural damage
Time Frame: Baseline (Day 1), 6 months (Week 24)
The non-progressors rate is defined as the proportion of subjects meeting the change from baseline in the TSS at 6 months less than or equal to the smallest detectable difference (SDD) and/or the smallest detectable change (SDC)
Baseline (Day 1), 6 months (Week 24)
ACR 50 response rates
Time Frame: 4 months (Week16)
4 months (Week16)
ACR 70 response rates
Time Frame: 4 months (Week16)
4 months (Week16)
Safety and tolerability will be measured based on clinical Adverse Events, vital signs, and laboratory abnormalities
Time Frame: 12 months (Week52)
12 months (Week52)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 11, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 26, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

December 26, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 19, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 26, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

January 1, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 15, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

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