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Efficacy of Abatacept vs Adalimumab in Early, Autoantibody positive Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and who did not respond well to methotrexate

A Randomized, Head-to-head, Single-blind Study to Compare the Response to Treatment with Subcutaneous Abatacept vs Adalimumab, on Background Methotrexate, in Adults with Early, Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have "Shared Epitope" HLA Class II Risk Alleles and Have an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2020-000350-96-CZ
Enrollment
400
Registered
2021-06-10
Start date
2021-08-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Rheumatoid Arthritis MedDRA version: 23.1 Level: PT Classification code 10039073 Term: Rheumatoid arthritis System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

Interventions

Trade Name: Orencia Product Name: Abatacept Product Code: BMS-188667 Pharmaceutical Form: Solution for injection in pre-filled syringe INN or Proposed INN: ABATACEPT CAS Number: 332348-12-6 Current Sp

Sponsors

Bristol-Myers Squibb International Corporation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), defined as symptoms of RA that started = 12 months prior to screening and satisfied the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) 2010 criteria for the classification of RA at some point during the 12-month period - Naïve to any targeted (biologic or nonbiologic) disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), conventional synthetic DMARDs other than methotrexate (MTX), or investigational therapies for RA - Treated with MTX for at least 12 weeks, with a stable dose of oral or parenteral MTX for at least 4 weeks prior to randomization - Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide-2 (Anti-CCP-2) test that is > 3× the upper limit of normal and are positive for rheumatoid factor (RF) according to central lab testing during screening - At least a Disease Activity Score 28-joint count calculated using C-reactive protein (DAS28-CRP) = 3.2 at screening - At least 3 tender and at least 3 swollen joints at screening and at randomization Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 340 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 60

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Women who are breastfeeding - Autoimmune disease other than RA (e.g., psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE], vasculitis, seronegative spondyloarthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, Sjogren's syndrome) or currently active fibromyalgia - History of or current inflammatory joint disease other than RA (e.g., psoriatic arthritis, gout, reactive arthritis, Lyme disease) - At risk for tuberculosis - Recent acute infection - History of chronic or recurrent bacterial infection (e.g., chronic pyelonephritis, osteomyelitis, bronchiectasis) - History of infection of a joint prosthesis or artificial joint - History of systemic fungal infections (such as histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, or coccidiomycosis) - History of primary immunodeficiency - Current clinical findings or a history of a demyelinating disorder - 5 or more joints cannot be assessed for tenderness or swelling

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: To demonstrate the superiority in efficacy of abatacept compared with adalimumab, both on background MTX, in achieving clinical response (ACR50) at Week 24, in early, seropositive (RF+ and ACPA+) RA patients with the SE HLA Class II risk alleles (ie, SE+).;Secondary Objective: To compare the efficacy of abatacept with adalimumab, both on background MTX in achieving: - clinical remission criteria (DAS28-CRP remission) at Week 24 in early, seropositive RA patients with the SE HLA Class II risk alleles (ie, SE+). - clinical response (ACR50) at Week 24 in the whole study population of early, seropositive RA patients. - clinical remission criteria (CDAI remission) at Week 24 in early, seropositive RA patients with the SE HLA Class II risk alleles (ie, SE+). - improvement in pain at Week 24 in early, seropositive RA patients with the SE HLA Class II risk alleles (ie, SE+). To determine: - the efficacy over time by treatment in early, seropositive RA patients (SE+ subset and whole population). - the improvement in health-related quality of life over time by treatment in early, seropositive RA patients (SE+ subset and whole population).;Primary end point(s): Proportion of SE+ participants meeting ACR50 response at Week 24;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: At Week 24

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): 1. Proportion of SE+ participants achieving DAS28-CRP remission (DAS28-CRP < 2.6) at Week 24 2. Proportion of whole study population participants meeting ACR50 response at Week 24 3. Proportion of SE+ participants achieving CDAI remission (CDAI = 2.8) at Week 24 4. Mean change from baseline in SE+ participant-reported pain (VAS) at Week 24 5. Proportion of SE+ subset and whole population achieving ACR20/50/70 responses, DAS remission, CDAI remission, SDAI remission over the SBTP and OLTP; mean changes from baseline in DAS28-CRP, CDAI, SDAI over the SBTP and OLTP; mean changes from baseline in the 7 ACR core components over the SBTP and OLTP 6. Mean change from baseline in SF-36 in SE+ subset and whole population at Week 24 and Week 104 (4 physical and 4 mental subscales and the physical component and mental component summary);Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1-4. At Week 24 5. Over the SBTP and OLTP 6. At Week 24 and Week 104

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Czechia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

Public ContactGSM-CT

Bristol-Myers Squibb International Corporation

clinical.trials@bms.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026