A Study of Golimumab in the Treatment of Indian Participants With Active Spondyloarthropathy of Ankylosing Spondylitis or Psoriatic Arthritis

A Phase-IV, Multicenter, Noncomparative, Open-Label Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Golimumab (a Fully Human Anti-TNFα Monoclonal Antibody, Administered Subcutaneously) in the Treatment of Indian Patients With Active Spondyloarthropathy of Ankylosing Spondylitis or Psoriatic Arthritis

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety of subcutaneous (SC) golimumab in participants with active Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) or Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) over 24 weeks.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Arthritis, Psoriatic; Spondylitis, Ankylosing
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Golimumab

Detailed Description

This post-marketing study will evaluate safety and efficacy profile of golimumab (a fully human anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha [TNF-alpha] monoclonal antibodies [mAb], administered subcutaneously) in a real-world in Indian participants with active spondyloarthropathy of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA). AS is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that involves the sacroiliac joints, axial skeleton, entheses, and peripheral joints. PsA is a chronic, inflammatory, usually rheumatoid factor negative arthritis that is associated with psoriasis. Golimumab binds with high affinity to human TNF-alpha and inhibits TNF-alpha bioactivity, TNF-alpha-mediated cell cytotoxicity and TNF-alpha mediated endothelial cell activation. Golimumab also induces activation of complement-mediated cell lysis and reduces the development of arthritis. Study evaluation includes efficacy (efficacy parameters for AS and PsA) and safety. Participant's safety will be monitored throughout the study. The total duration of study will be approximately 24 weeks.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 100
• Phase: Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• India
  • Bangalore, India, 560079
    • Chanre Rheumatology & Immunology Center & Research
  • Bhubaneswar, India, 751005
    • Apollo Hospitals
  • Chennai, India, 600004
    • Chennai Meenakshi Multispeciality Hospital
  • Hyderabad, India, 500082
    • Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences NIMS
  • Kolkata, India, 700019
    • Apollo Multispeciality Hospital Ltd
  • New Delhi, India, 110029
    • All India Institute of Medical Sciences
  • New Delhi, India, 110060
    • Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
  • New Delhi, India, 1100776
    • Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
  • Pune, India, 411005
    • Sancheti Institute for Orthopedics & Rehabilitation

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

For participants with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS):

• Have a diagnosis of definite AS (according to the Modified New York Criteria)
• Either has an inadequate response (defined as Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index [BASDAI] greater than or equal to [>=]4) to current or past therapies (including biologics naïve participants). Participants who were receiving non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) had to have received continuous therapy for 3 months at the highest recommended doses or had to have been unable to receive a full 3-month course of full-dose NSAID or DMARD therapy because of intolerance, toxicity, or contraindications. Maximum recommended dosages for DMARDs if used, would be: methotrexate 25 milligram per week (mg/week), oral corticosteroids (less than or equal to [<=]10 milligram per day [mg/day] of prednisone or equivalent) or sulfasalazine 3 gram per day (g/day)

For participants with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA):

• Have PsA that was diagnosed at least 6 months prior to the first administration of study drug (according to the ClASsification criteria for Psoriatic ARthritis [CASPAR])
• Have at least 1 of the PsA subsets: Distal Interphalangeal (DIP) joint arthritis, polyarticular arthritis with the absence of rheumatoid nodules, arthritis mutilans, asymmetric peripheral arthritis, or spondylitis with peripheral arthritis
• Are negative for rheumatoid factors according to the reference range of the local laboratory conducting the test

Exclusion Criteria:

• Are pregnant, nursing, or planning a pregnancy or fathering a child during the study or within 6 months after receiving the last administration of study drug
• Have a known hypersensitivity to human immunoglobulin proteins or other components of golimumab
• Have a history of latent or active granulomatous infection, including histoplasmosis, or coccidioidomycosis, prior to screening
• Have a chest radiograph within 3 months prior to the first administration of study drug that shows an abnormality suggestive of a malignancy or current active infection, including tuberculosis (TB)
• Have had a nontuberculous mycobacterial infection or opportunistic infection (for example, cytomegalovirus, pneumocystosis, aspergillosis) within 6 months prior to screening

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Golimumab; Participants will receive golimumab 50 milligram (mg) subcutaneous (SC) injection at Week 0 and every 4 weeks (q4w) thereafter through Week 24. Concomitant medications may be allowed on a case by case basis as per the physician's judgement.	Drug: Golimumab; Participants will receive golimumab 50 mg SC injections at Week 0 and q4w thereafter through Week 24.; Other Names: SIMPONI

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)	An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a medicinal (investigational or non-investigational) product which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not related to that medicinal product. Any AE that occurred at or after the initial administration of study drug through the day of last dose plus 8 weeks was considered to be TEAE.	Up to Week 32
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)	An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a medicinal (investigational or non-investigational) product which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not related to that medicinal product. SAE was any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose may result in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, is a suspected transmission of any infectious agent via a medicinal product. Any AE that occurred at or after the initial administration of study drug through the day of last dose plus 8 weeks was considered to be TEAE.	Up to Week 32

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Participants With at Least 20 Percent (%) Improvement in the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS20) Criteria at Week 14	ASAS 20 response criteria was defined as an improvement from baseline of greater than (>)20% and >1 unit in at least 3 of following 4 ASAS domains on scale of 0-10 units and no worsening from baseline of >20% and >1 unit in the remaining ASAS domain on a scale of 0-10 units. The 4 ASAS domains were as follows (0-10 units numerical rating scale [NRS]): Patient's global assessment (PGA) of disease:0=not active spondylitis, 10=very active spondylitis; total and night Spinal pain: 0=no pain, 10=most severe pain; bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index (BASFI, self-assessment of participant's degree of mobility and functional ability represented as mean of 10 questions [8 of which relate to participant's functional anatomy and 2 relate to participant's ability to cope with everyday life): 0=easy, 10=impossible; and bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI, self-assessment survey of 6 questions for participant's disability due to AS): 0=none, 10=very severe).	Week 14
Percentage of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) Participants Meeting the American College of Rheumatology 20% Improvement Criteria (ACR20) at Week 14	ACR20 was is defined as greater than or equal to (>=) 20% improvement in swollen and tender joint count and >=20% improvement in 3 of following 5 assessments: patient's assessment of pain using Visual Analog Scale (VAS; 0-10 centimeter [cm], 0 cm=no pain and 10 cm=worst possible pain), PGA of disease activity by using VAS (the scale ranges from 0 cm to 10 cm, [0 cm=no pain to 10 cm=worst possible pain]), physician's global assessment of disease activity using VAS (scale ranges from 0 cm to 10 cm; [0 cm=very well and 10 cm=very poor]), participant's assessment of physical function measured by Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI, defined as a 20-question instrument assessing 8 functional areas. The derived HAQ-DI ranges from 0, indicating no difficulty, to 3, indicating inability to perform a task in that area) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or C-reactive protein (CRP) level.	Week 14
Percentage of AS Participants With ASAS20 Criteria at Week 24	ASAS 20 response criteria was defined as an improvement from baseline of greater than (>) 20% and >1 unit in at least 3 of following 4 ASAS domains on scale of 0 to 10 units and no worsening from baseline of >20% and >1 unit in the remaining ASAS domain on a scale of 0 to 10 units. The 4 ASAS domains were as follows (0 to 10 units NRS): PGA of disease:0=not active spondylitis, 10=very active spondylitis; total and night Spinal pain: 0=no pain, 10=most severe pain; BASFI, self-assessment of participant's degree of mobility and functional ability represented as mean of 10 questions [8 of which relate to participant's functional anatomy and 2 relate to participant's ability to cope with everyday life): 0=easy, 10=impossible; and BASDAI, self-assessment survey of 6 questions for participant's disability due to AS): 0=none, 10=very severe).	Week 24
Percentage of PsA Participants Meeting the ACR20 Criteria at Week 24	ACR20 was is defined as >=20% improvement in swollen and tender joint count and >=20% improvement in 3 of following 5 assessments: patient's assessment of pain using Visual Analog Scale (VAS; 0-10 centimeter [cm], 0 cm=no pain and 10 cm=worst possible pain), patient's global assessment of disease activity by using VAS (the scale ranges from 0 cm to 10 cm, [0 cm=no pain to 10 cm=worst possible pain]), PGA of disease activity using VAS (scale ranges from 0 cm to 10 cm; [0=very well and 10 cm=very poor]), participant's assessment of physical function measured by HAQ-DI, defined as a 20-question instrument assessing 8 functional areas. The derived HAQ-DI ranges from 0, indicating no difficulty, to 3, indicating inability to perform a task in that area) and ESR or CRP level.	Week 24

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson Private Limited

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 7, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 15, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): November 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 5, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 5, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): November 7, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 20, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 27, 2022
• Last Verified: December 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Infections; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous; Spinal Diseases; Bone Diseases; Psoriasis; Bone Diseases, Infectious; Ankylosis; Arthritis; Arthritis, Psoriatic; Spondylitis; Spondylarthritis; Spondylitis, Ankylosing; Spondylarthropathies; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Immunosuppressive Agents; Immunologic Factors; Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors; Golimumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: CR108559; CNTO148SPD4001 (Other Identifier: Johnson & Johnson Private Limited)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: Yes