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Long-Term Treatment Study of MRA for Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) from Study MRA220JP or MRA221JP - Article


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Rheumatoid Arthritis


Clinical Trial: Long-Term Treatment Study of MRA for Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) from Study MRA220JP or MRA221JP

This study is no longer recruiting patients.

Sponsored by: Chugai Pharmaceutical
Information provided by: Chugai Pharmaceutical
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00144586

Purpose

An open-label, extension, Phase III study to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of MRA in patients with RA who were paticipated in Study MRA220JP or MRA221JP
Condition Intervention Phase
Rheumatoid Arthritis
 Drug: MRA(Tocilizumab)
Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:  Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title: An Open-Label, Extension, Phase III Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of MRA in Patients with RA Who Were Paticipated in Study MRA220JP or MRA221JP

Further Study Details: 
Primary Outcomes: Efficacy:; 20% improvement based on the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria compared with the baseline value in the previous study.; Safety:; Incidence and severity of adverse events and adverse drug reactions; Pharmacokinetics:; The time course of the trough serum MRA concentration; at 0W, then every 4Wks
Secondary Outcomes: "Efficacy:; Time courses for DAS28, for ACR20%, 50%, and 70% improvement, and for each ACR core set variable.; at 0W, then every 4Wks"
Expected Total Enrollment:  41

Study start: March 2005

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:  20 Years   -   75 Years,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both
Criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • RA patients who participated in the previous studies
  • Patients who completed the last observation in the previous studies
  • Patients who were confirmed to have no problems with safety in the previous studies.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with Class IV Steinbrocker functional disorder at evaluation within 4 weeks before treatment with the investigational product
  • Patients who were not enrolled by 3 months after the last observation day of the previous study

Location Information

Study chairs or principal investigators

Takahiro Kakehi,  Study Director,  Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.   

More Information

Study ID Numbers:  MRA222JP
Last Updated:  September 2, 2005
Record first received:  September 2, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00144586
Health Authority: Japan: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-09-13


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