WA16291 is a Phase IIa "proof-of-concept" study. The primary objective of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of rituximab (a B cell depleting chimeric monoclonal antibody) used either as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate or cyclophosphamide in participants with rheumatoid arthritis who have failed prior Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug (DMARD) therapy and currently have an inadequate clinical response to methotrexate.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
161
Participants will receive 750 mg infusions of cyclophosphamide on Days 3 and 17
Participants will receive \>= 10 mg/week methotrexate orally up to 24 weeks
Participants will receive placebo in place of cyclophosphamide on Days 3 and 17
Participants will receive weekly oral placebo in place of Methotrexate
Participants will receive placebo in place of rituximab on days 1 and 15
Participants will receive 1g infusions of rituximab on Days 1 and 15
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Darlinghurst, Australia
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Kogarah, Australia
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Woodville, Australia
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Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Ghent, Belgium
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Liège, Belgium
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Prague, Czechia
...and 23 more locations
Percentage of participants achieving American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 50 response at Week 24
Time frame: Week 24
Percentage of participants achieving ACR 20 and ACR 70 responses at Week 24
Time frame: Week 24
Area Under the Curve (AUC) of American College of Rheumatology Response (ACRn)
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24
AUC of the mean Disease Activity Scores (DAS)
Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24
Change from Baseline in the Swollen Joint Count
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 12, 16, 20 and 24
Change from Baseline in the Tender Joint Count
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 12, 16, 20 and 24
Change from Baseline in participant's global assessment of disease activity using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24
Change from Baseline in physician's global assessment of disease activity using VAS
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24
Change from Baseline in the Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disease Index (HAQ-DI) scores
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 12, 16, 20 and 24
Change from Baseline in participant's pain measured by VAS
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 12, 16, 20 and 24
Change from Baseline in C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Levels
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 12, 16, 20 and 24
Change from Baseline in Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
Time frame: Baseline, Weeks 12, 16, 20 and 24
Mean change in Rheumatoid factor levels at 24 weeks
Time frame: Baseline and Week 24
Percentage of participants who withdrew due to insufficient therapeutic response
Time frame: Up to 24 Weeks
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