E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 17.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10039073 |
E.1.2 | Term | Rheumatoid arthritis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To evaluate the immunogenicity of sarilumab administered as monotherapy. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To evaluate the other safety aspects of sarilumab administered as monotherapy.
To assess the exposure of sarilumab administered as monotherapy. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthitis RA ≥ 3 months.
Moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis.
Patients who per Investigator judgment were incomplete responders to at least 12 weeks of an adequate dose of continuous treatment with or who were intolerant of one or a combnation of non-biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs).
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Patients < 18 years of age.
Past history of, or current, autoimmune or inflammatory systemic or localized joint disease(s) other than RA.
History of juvenile idiopathic arthritis or arthritis onset prior to age 16.
Severe active systemic RA, including but not limited to vasculitis, pulmonary fibrosis, and/or Felty's syndrome.
Prior treatment with any biologic anti-interleukin 6 (IL-6) or IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) antagonist therapies.
Treatment with prednisone >10 mg or equivalent per day, or change in dosage within 4 weeks prior to randomization.
New treatment with or dose-adjustment of on-going nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) or cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors within 4 weeks prior to randomization, except for the use of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid for cardiovasculaire diseases.
Use of parenteral glucocorticoids or intra-articular glucocorticoids injection within 4 weeks prior to randomization.
Prior treatment with a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor (tofacitinib).
New treatment or dose-adjustment to on-going medication for dyslipidemia, such as statin, within 6 weeks prior to randomization.
Participation in any clinical research study evaluating another investigational drug or therapy within 5 half-lives or 60 days of first dose of study drug administration, whichever is longer.
Patients with a history of malignancy other than adequately-treated carcinoma in-situ of the cervix, nonmetastatic squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin, within 5 years prior to the randimization visit. Nonmalignant lymphoproliferative disorders are also excluded.
Patients with active tuberculosis or untreated latent tuberculosis infection.
Pregnant or breast feeding women. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The incidence of anti-drug antibody (ADA) from baseline. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Safety as assessed by adverse events/serious adverse events, vital signs, physical examinations, clinical laboratory, ECGs from baseline.
Sarilumab exposure assessed by pre-dose serum sarilumab concentrations from baseline. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | Yes |
E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description |
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E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
Two strengths of sarilumab |
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E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 2 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 22 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Argentina |
Chile |
Czech Republic |
Estonia |
Hungary |
Poland |
Russian Federation |
United States |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 15 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 15 |