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An Extension Study of Tocilizumab in Patients Completing Treatment in Tocilizumab Core Studies

Status: No longer recruiting

Protocol number: WA18696

Sponsor: F Hoffman-La Roche Ltd

Company division: Pharmaceutical

Official Scientific Title: Long-term extension study of safety during treatment with tocilizumab in rheumatoid arthritis patients completing treatment in tocilizumab core studies WA18062, WA18063 and WA17824

Brief summary: This single arm study will evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients who have completed treatment in the tocilizumab core studies of adults with rheumatoid arthritis. Patients will receive tocilizumab alone or in combination with standard anti-rheumatic treatment. The anticipated time on study treatment is 2+ years, and the target sample size is 500+ individuals. Target sample size is 2068.

Study phase: III

Study type: Interventional; Treatment; Non-Randomized; Open Label; Uncontrolled; Single Group; Safety/Efficacy study

Condition: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Intervention type: Drug

Intervention name: tocilizumab

Primary outcome: 1. Efficacy: Concomitant corticosteroid treatment; proportion of patients with ACR20/50/70 response; individual components of the ACR core set; withdrawals from treatment. Time frame: Every 12 weeks 2. Change in DAS28; categorical DAS responders; maintenance of ACR20/50/70 response. Time frame: 24, 48, 96, 264 weeks.

Key secondary outcomes: 1. Quality of life: The HAQ, SF 36, EQ-5D, FACIT fatigue scale Time frame: Every 12 weeks 2. Safety: AEs, laboratory parameters Time frame: Throughout study

Inclusion criteria:

  • patients who have completed participation in one of the core studies in adult rheumatoid arthritis.

Exclusion criteria:

  • treatment with any investigational agent since the last administration of study drug in core studies;
  • treatment with iv gamma globulin, plasmapheresis or prosorba column since the last administration of study drug in core studies;
  • treatment with an anti-TNF or anti-IL1 agent, or a T-cell costimulation modulator or any biologic since the last administration of study drug in core studies;
  • previous treatment with any cell-depleting therapies, including investigational agents;
  • parenteral, intramuscular or intra-articular corticosteroids within 6 weeks prior to baseline in WA18696.

Gender: Males or Females

Age limits: Min: 18 Years Max: N/A (No limit)

Accepts healthy volunteers: No

Anticipated start date: September, 2005

Trial registration date: 12/12/2005

Date last updated: 12/2/2008


Link to trial result

This trial was conducted at the following locations:

Argentina

  • Buenos Aires
  • Rosario

Australia

  • Hobart
  • Malvern
  • Shenton Park
  • Sydney
  • Woolloongabba

Belgium

  • Hasselt
  • Merksem

Brazil

  • Campinas
  • Goiania
  • Rio De Janeiro

Canada

  • Calgary, AB
  • Edmonton, AB
  • Victoria, BC
  • Winnipeg, MB
  • St John'S
  • Burlington, ON
  • Hamilton, ON
  • Kitchener, ON
  • London, ON
  • Mississauga, ON
  • Ottawa, ON
  • Toronto, ON
  • Montreal, QC
  • Quebec City, QC
  • Sainte-Foy, QC
  • Saskatoon, SK

China

  • Beijing
  • Guangzhou
  • Hefei Anhui
  • Hong Kong
  • Jinan
  • Shanghai
  • Tuen Mun

Costa Rica

  • San José

Czech Republic

  • Hradec Kralove
  • Praha

Denmark

  • Herlev

Finland

  • Helsinki
  • Jyvaeskylae

France

  • Amiens
  • Bordeaux
  • Boulogne-Billancourt
  • Brest
  • Grenoble
  • Le Kremlin-Bicetre
  • Lille
  • Lyon
  • Marseille
  • Montpellier
  • Nantes
  • Nice
  • Paris
  • Pierre Benite
  • Rennes
  • Rouen
  • Saint-Etienne
  • Strasbourg
  • Toulouse

Germany

  • Aachen
  • Berlin
  • Dresden
  • Essen
  • Herne
  • Hildesheim
  • Köln
  • München
  • Osnabrück
  • Sendenhorst
  • Vogelsang-Gommern
  • Würzburg

Iceland

  • Reykjavik

Israel

  • Ashkelon
  • Haifa
  • Rishon Lezion

Italy

  • Brescia
  • Genova
  • Milano
  • Padova
  • Pavia
  • Pisa
  • Udine

Lithuania

  • Kaunas
  • Klaipeda
  • Panevezys
  • Siauliai
  • Vilnius

Mexico

  • Guadalajara
  • Leon
  • Mexico City
  • Tijuana

Netherlands

  • Nijmegen

Norway

  • Levanger
  • Lillehammer

Panama

  • Panama City

Peru

  • Lima

Portugal

  • Lisboa

Russian Federation

  • Moscow
  • Ryazan
  • St Petersburg
  • Tula

Slovenia

  • Ljubljana
  • Maribor

South Africa

  • Cape Town
  • Durban
  • Pinelands
  • Pretoria
  • Radiokop
  • Soweto

Spain

  • Barakaldo
  • Barcelona
  • Madrid
  • Malaga
  • Pontevedra
  • Santiago de Compostela

Sweden

  • Stockholm
  • Umea

Switzerland

  • Lausanne

Thailand

  • Bangkok
  • Chiang Mai

United Kingdom

  • Basingstoke
  • Birmingham
  • Derby
  • Leeds
  • London
  • Manchester
  • Middlesborough
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Oxford
  • Southampton
  • Stoke-on-Trent

United States

  • Birmingham, AL
  • Huntsville, AL
  • Paradise Valley, AZ
  • Peoria, AZ
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Scottsdale, AZ
  • Tucson , AZ
  • Little Rock, AR
  • Long Beach, CA
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Palm Desert, CA
  • Palm Springs, CA
  • Palo Alto, CA
  • San Diego , CA
  • San Jose, CA
  • San Leandro, CA
  • Upland, CA
  • Aurora, CO
  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • Newark, DE
  • Aventura, FL
  • Delray Beach, FL
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Palm Harbor, FL
  • Sarasota , FL
  • Tampa, FL
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Boise, ID
  • Idaho Falls, ID
  • Meridan, ID
  • Morton Grove, IL
  • Springfield, IL
  • Vernon Hills, IL
  • Indianapolis , IN
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Des Moines, IA
  • Bowling Green, KY
  • Lexington, KY
  • Louisville, KY
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • Shreveport, LA
  • Portland, ME
  • Frederick, MD
  • Wheaton, MD
  • Pittsfield, MA
  • Worcester, MA
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • Kalamazoo, MI
  • Lansing, MI
  • Royal Oak, MI
  • Eagan, MN
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • St Cloud, MN
  • Flowood, MS
  • Tupelo, MS
  • Springfield, MO
  • St Louis, MO
  • Billings, MT
  • Lincoln, NE
  • Reno , NV
  • Dover, NH
  • Haddon Heights, NJ
  • New Brunswick, NJ
  • Passaic, NJ
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Albany, NY
  • Binghamton, NY
  • Lake Success, NY
  • New York, NY
  • Orchard Park, NY
  • Plainview, NY
  • Syracuse, NY
  • Asheville, NC
  • Chapel Hill, NC
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Durham, NC
  • Hickory , NC
  • Raleigh, NC
  • Wilmington, NC
  • Beachwood, OH
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Dayton, OH
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Tulsa , OK
  • Eugene, OR
  • Allentown, PA
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • Danville, PA
  • Duncansville, PA
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • West Reading, PA
  • Willow Grove, PA
  • Ponce, PR
  • Johnston, RI
  • Charleston, SC
  • Columbia, SC
  • Greenville, SC
  • Hixson, TN
  • Jackson, TN
  • Nashville, TN
  • Amarillo, TX
  • Austin, TX
  • Dallas, TX
  • Houston, TX
  • Mesquite, TX
  • Burlington, VT
  • Chesapeake, VA
  • Norfolk , VA
  • Mountlake Terrace, WA
  • Olympia, WA
  • Seattle, WA
  • Spokane , WA
  • Tacoma, WA
  • Glendale, WI
  • La Crosse, WI

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