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Sarilumab monotherapy or in combination with non-methotrexate disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in active rheumatoid arthritis: A Japan phase 3 trial (HARUKA)
| Content Provider | Oxford Academic |
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| Author | Kameda, Hideto Wada, Kazuteru Takahashi, Yoshinori Hagino, Owen van Hoogstraten, Hubert Graham, Neil Tanaka, Yoshiya |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Abstract | Objectives: To determine long-term safety and efficacy of sarilumab as monotherapy or with non-methotrexate (MTX) conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods: In this double-blind, randomized study (NCT02373202), patients received subcutaneous sarilumab 150 mg q2w (S150) or 200 mg q2w (S200) as monotherapy or with non-MTX csDMARDs for 52 weeks. The primary endpoint was safety.Results: Sixty-one patients received monotherapy (S150, n = 30; S200, n = 31) and 30 received combination therapy (S150 + csDMARDs, n = 15; S200 + csDMARDs, n = 15). Rates of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were 83.3%/90.3%/93.3%/86.7% for S150/S200/S150 + csDMARDs/S200 + csDMARDs, respectively. Nasopharyngitis and neutropenia were the most frequently reported TEAEs. One serious infection was reported in each monotherapy group and in the S200 + csDMARDs group. There were no cases of grade 4 neutropenia; no patients with grade 3 neutropenia experienced associated serious infection. Improvements in ACR20/50/70 response rates were generally similar between the two monotherapy groups and between the two combination groups; improvements in physical function (Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index, HAQ-DI) and DAS28-CRP were observed at weeks 24 and 52 (all groups).Conclusion: The safety profile of sarilumab was consistent with known class effects of interleukin-6 signaling blockade therapeutics. Sarilumab as mono- or combination therapy improved clinical signs/symptoms and physical function in Japanese RA patients. |
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| Ending Page | 248 |
| Starting Page | 239 |
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| ISSN | 14397595 |
| e-ISSN | 14397609 |
| DOI | 10.1080/14397595.2019.1639939 |
| Journal | Modern Rheumatology |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 30 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford Academic |
| Publisher Date | 2020-03-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Clinical Medicine Medicine and Health Rheumatology Rheumatoid Arthritis Sarilumab Japan Phase Iii Anti-il-6 Receptor |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Rheumatology |