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Evaluating Etanercept Use in Patients With Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have Lost Response to Adalimumab

A Single Arm Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Etanercept in Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Failed to Respond or Lost a Satisfactory Response to Treatment With Adalimumab When Used as Their First Biologic Agent

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01927757
Acronym
ROCkIES
Enrollment
90
Registered
2013-08-23
Start date
2013-05-06
Completion date
2015-06-11
Last updated
2018-01-30

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

Conditions

Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis

Keywords

rheumatoid arthritis, etanercept, arthritis, adalimumab failure to respond, loss of response to adalimumab, ACR20, methotrexate, Swollen joints, tender joints

Brief summary

To evaluate the efficacy of etanercept in adults with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who did not respond to or lost a satisfactory response to adalimumab when used as their first biologic agent.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALEtanercept

Administered by subcutaneous injection

DRUGMethotrexate

Background methotrexate at least 15 mg weekly

Sponsors

Amgen
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Able to provide informed consent * Diagnosed with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis for at least 6 months * Active RA with at least 3 swollen and tender joints * Failure to respond to a combination treatment of adalimumab and methotrexate (must have taken combination at least 3 months) or loss of a satisfactory response to the combination of adalimumab and methotrexate, which was taken for at least 6 months (if currently taking adalimumab must complete 2 weeks without it prior to starting study drug) * Negative for hepatitis B and C * Negative serum and urine pregnancy tests before starting study * currently taking (stable dose) 15 mg methotrexate weekly for at least 8 weeks/has been taking methotrexate for at least 12 weeks total - lower dose of 10 mg per week is permitted with documented intolerability * Normal chest X-ray within 3 months * Negative testing for tuberculosis (TB)

Exclusion criteria

* Class IV RA (wheel-chair or bed-bound) * Significant concurrent medical conditions, including: (uncontrolled type 1 diabetes, poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, symptomatic heart failure, myocardial infarction in past year, history of unstable angina within past year, uncontrolled hypertension, severe chronic pulmonary disease, major chronic inflammatory or connective tissue disease other than RA, Multiple sclerosis, active malignancy, or history of cancer, alcoholic hepatitis or history of alcoholic liver disease) * Other inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With an American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20 Response at Week 12Baseline and Week 12A participant was a responder if the following 3 criteria for improvement from Baseline were met: • ≥ 20% improvement in tender joint count; • ≥ 20% improvement in swollen joint count; and • ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: o Patient Global Assessment of Joint Pain (measured on a 100 mm VAS); o Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale from 0 to 3, where zero represents no disability and three very severe, high-dependency disability; o C-reactive protein level.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With an ACR 20 Response at Week 12 by Response Failure Type SubgroupBaseline and Week 12A participant was a responder if the following 3 criteria for improvement from Baseline were met: • ≥ 20% improvement in tender joint count; • ≥ 20% improvement in swollen joint count; and • ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: o Patient Global Assessment of Joint Pain (measured on a 100 mm VAS); o Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale from 0 to 3, where zero represents no disability and three very severe, high-dependency disability; o C-reactive protein level.
Percentage of Participants With an ACR 20 Response at Week 24Baseline and Week 24A participant was a responder if the following 3 criteria for improvement from Baseline were met: • ≥ 20% improvement in tender joint count; • ≥ 20% improvement in swollen joint count; and • ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: o Patient Global Assessment of Joint Pain (measured on a 100 mm VAS); o Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale from 0 to 3, where zero represents no disability and three very severe, high-dependency disability; o C-reactive protein level.
Percentage of Participants With an ACR 50 Response at Weeks 12 and 24Baseline and Weeks 12 and 24A participant was a responder if the following 3 criteria for improvement from Baseline were met: • ≥ 50% improvement in tender joint count; • ≥ 50% improvement in swollen joint count; and • ≥ 50% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: o Patient Global Assessment of Joint Pain (measured on a 100 mm VAS); o Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale from 0 to 3, where zero represents no disability and three very severe, high-dependency disability; o C-reactive protein level.
Percentage of Participants With an ACR 70 Response at Weeks 12 and 24Baseline and Weeks 12 and 24A participant was a responder if the following 3 criteria for improvement from Baseline were met: • ≥ 70% improvement in tender joint count; • ≥ 70% improvement in swollen joint count; and • ≥ 70% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: o Patient Global Assessment of Joint Pain (measured on a 100 mm VAS); o Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale from 0 to 3, where zero represents no disability and three very severe, high-dependency disability; o C-reactive protein level.
Change From Baseline in Disease Activity Score 28-C-Reactive Protein (DAS28-CRP)Baseline and weeks 12 and 24The DAS28-CRP is a composite score to measure disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, derived from the following variables: * The number of swollen and tender joints assessed using the 28-joint count; * C-reactive protein (CRP) level * Patient's global assessment of disease activity assessed on a score from 0 to 100. The DAS28-CRP score ranges from zero up to approximately ten. DAS28-CRP scores above 5.1 indicate high disease activity. A negative change from baseline indicates improvement.
Percentage of Participants With an ACR 20 Response at Week 12 by Anti-adalimumab Antibody SubgroupBaseline and Week 12A participant was a responder if the following 3 criteria for improvement from Baseline were met: • ≥ 20% improvement in tender joint count; • ≥ 20% improvement in swollen joint count; and • ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: o Patient Global Assessment of Joint Pain (measured on a 100 mm VAS); o Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale from 0 to 3, where zero represents no disability and three very severe, high-dependency disability; o C-reactive protein level.
Percentage of Participants With DAS 28-CRP < 3.2Weeks 12 and 24The DAS28-CRP is a composite score to measure disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, derived from the following variables: • The number of swollen and tender joints assessed using the 28-joint count; • C-reactive protein (CRP) level • Patient's global assessment of disease activity assessed on a score from 0 to 100. The DAS28-CRP score ranges from zero up to approximately ten. DAS28-CRP scores less than 3.2 are considered low disease activity.
Change From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI)Baseline and weeks 12 and 24The HAQ-DI is a questionnaire on which participants are asked to rate their level of difficulty on daily activities (dressing and grooming, arising, eating, and walking) and personal abilities (hygiene, reach, grip, and activity) as well as their use of aids, devices, or help from another person for these activities and disabilities. Responses are scored from 0 indicating no difficulty to 3 indicating inability to perform a task in that area. The overall score is the average of each of the 8 category scores and ranges from 0 (no disability) to 3 (very severe, high-dependency disability).
Change From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 12Baseline and Week 12The Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36-Item Health Survey, Version 2 (SF-36) is a self-administered instrument that measures the impact of disease on overall quality of life and consists of 36 questions in eight domains (physical function, pain, general and mental health, vitality, social function, physical and emotional health). Norm-based scores were used in analyses of each domain, calibrated so that 50 is the average score and the standard deviation equals 10. Higher scores indicate a higher level of functioning.
Change From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 24Baseline and Week 24The Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36-Item Health Survey, Version 2 (SF-36) is a self-administered instrument that measures the impact of disease on overall quality of life and consists of 36 questions in eight domains (physical function, pain, general and mental health, vitality, social function, physical and emotional health). Norm-based scores were used in analyses of each domain, calibrated so that 50 is the average score and the standard deviation equals 10. Higher scores indicate a higher level of functioning.
Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Baseline, week 12 and week 24This 6-item assessment measures productivity losses during the past 7 days and includes measures on work time missed due to health, impairment while working due to health (the participant's assessment of the degree to which health affected their productivity while working), overall work impairment due to health (takes into account both hours missed due to health and the participant's assessment of the degree to which health affected their productivity while working) and activity impairment due to health (the degree in which health problems affected their ability to do regular daily activities). Scores for each measure are expressed from 0 to 100 with higher numbers indicating greater impairment and less productivity, i.e., worse outcomes.
Percentage of Participants With DAS28-CRP Improvement of ≥ 1.2 Units From BaselineBaseline and weeks 12 and 24The DAS28-CRP is a composite score to measure disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, derived from the following variables: • The number of swollen and tender joints assessed using the 28-joint count; • C-reactive protein (CRP) level • Patient's global assessment of disease activity assessed on a score from 0 to 100. The DAS28-CRP score ranges from zero up to approximately ten. DAS28-CRP scores above 5.1 indicate high disease activity.

Countries

Canada, Puerto Rico, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

This study was conducted at 30 centers in the United States and Canada. Participants were enrolled from 06 May 2013 to 02 December 2014. Patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who did not respond to or lost satisfactory response to adalimumab when used as the first biologic agent in combination with methotrexate were eligible.

Pre-assignment details

A total of 90 participants were enrolled in the study, however, 4 participants from 1 site were excluded from all efficacy analyses due to good clinical practice (GCP) violations. Three of these participants who received etanercept are included in safety results.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Etanercept
Participants received 50 mg etanercept once weekly by subcutaneous injection with methotrexate for 24 weeks.
85
Total85

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyDecision by Sponsor2
Overall StudyEthical Reasons4
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up2
Overall StudyOther1
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject14

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicEtanercept
Adalimumab Response Failure Type
Primary
33 participants
Adalimumab Response Failure Type
Secondary
52 participants
Age, Continuous56.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.1
Anti-adalimumab Antibody Status
Negative
56 participants
Anti-adalimumab Antibody Status
Positive
24 participants
Anti-adalimumab Antibody Status
Unknown
5 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
3 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black (or African American)
5 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Multiple
1 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
1 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
74 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
68 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
17 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
38 / 88
serious
Total, serious adverse events
4 / 88

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Participants With an American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20 Response at Week 12

A participant was a responder if the following 3 criteria for improvement from Baseline were met: • ≥ 20% improvement in tender joint count; • ≥ 20% improvement in swollen joint count; and • ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: o Patient Global Assessment of Joint Pain (measured on a 100 mm VAS); o Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale from 0 to 3, where zero represents no disability and three very severe, high-dependency disability; o C-reactive protein level.

Time frame: Baseline and Week 12

Population: Full analysis set with non-missing data

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With an American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20 Response at Week 1235.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Change From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 12

The Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36-Item Health Survey, Version 2 (SF-36) is a self-administered instrument that measures the impact of disease on overall quality of life and consists of 36 questions in eight domains (physical function, pain, general and mental health, vitality, social function, physical and emotional health). Norm-based scores were used in analyses of each domain, calibrated so that 50 is the average score and the standard deviation equals 10. Higher scores indicate a higher level of functioning.

Time frame: Baseline and Week 12

Population: Full analysis set; LOCF imputation was used.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 12Physical Functioning4.46 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 6.34
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 12Role Physical3.34 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 7.2
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 12Bodily Pain4.27 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 9.41
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 12General Health2.86 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 8.97
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 12Vitality3.48 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 9.31
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 12Social Functioning3.06 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 10.94
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 12Role Emotional4.20 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 9.8
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 12Mental Health3.38 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 9.24
Secondary

Change From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 24

The Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36-Item Health Survey, Version 2 (SF-36) is a self-administered instrument that measures the impact of disease on overall quality of life and consists of 36 questions in eight domains (physical function, pain, general and mental health, vitality, social function, physical and emotional health). Norm-based scores were used in analyses of each domain, calibrated so that 50 is the average score and the standard deviation equals 10. Higher scores indicate a higher level of functioning.

Time frame: Baseline and Week 24

Population: Full analysis set; LOCF imputation was used.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 24Physical Functioning5.03 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 7.66
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 24Role Physical4.19 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 7.68
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 24Bodily Pain6.36 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 9.72
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 24General Health2.62 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 8.64
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 24Vitality4.65 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 9.55
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 24Social Functioning2.90 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 10.42
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 24Role Emotional4.49 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 10.34
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at Week 24Mental Health3.66 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 9.55
Secondary

Change From Baseline in Disease Activity Score 28-C-Reactive Protein (DAS28-CRP)

The DAS28-CRP is a composite score to measure disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, derived from the following variables: * The number of swollen and tender joints assessed using the 28-joint count; * C-reactive protein (CRP) level * Patient's global assessment of disease activity assessed on a score from 0 to 100. The DAS28-CRP score ranges from zero up to approximately ten. DAS28-CRP scores above 5.1 indicate high disease activity. A negative change from baseline indicates improvement.

Time frame: Baseline and weeks 12 and 24

Population: Full analysis set, last observation carried forward imputation (LOCF) was used.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in Disease Activity Score 28-C-Reactive Protein (DAS28-CRP)Week 12-1.10 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.15
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in Disease Activity Score 28-C-Reactive Protein (DAS28-CRP)Week 24-1.33 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.26
Secondary

Change From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI)

The HAQ-DI is a questionnaire on which participants are asked to rate their level of difficulty on daily activities (dressing and grooming, arising, eating, and walking) and personal abilities (hygiene, reach, grip, and activity) as well as their use of aids, devices, or help from another person for these activities and disabilities. Responses are scored from 0 indicating no difficulty to 3 indicating inability to perform a task in that area. The overall score is the average of each of the 8 category scores and ranges from 0 (no disability) to 3 (very severe, high-dependency disability).

Time frame: Baseline and weeks 12 and 24

Population: Full analysis set, last observation carried forward imputation (LOCF) was used.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI)Week 12-0.269 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.54
EtanerceptChange From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI)Week 24-0.307 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.602
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With an ACR 20 Response at Week 12 by Anti-adalimumab Antibody Subgroup

A participant was a responder if the following 3 criteria for improvement from Baseline were met: • ≥ 20% improvement in tender joint count; • ≥ 20% improvement in swollen joint count; and • ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: o Patient Global Assessment of Joint Pain (measured on a 100 mm VAS); o Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale from 0 to 3, where zero represents no disability and three very severe, high-dependency disability; o C-reactive protein level.

Time frame: Baseline and Week 12

Population: Full analysis set with non-missing data

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With an ACR 20 Response at Week 12 by Anti-adalimumab Antibody Subgroup50.0 percentage of participants
Absence of Anti-adalimumab AntibodiesPercentage of Participants With an ACR 20 Response at Week 12 by Anti-adalimumab Antibody Subgroup32.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With an ACR 20 Response at Week 12 by Response Failure Type Subgroup

A participant was a responder if the following 3 criteria for improvement from Baseline were met: • ≥ 20% improvement in tender joint count; • ≥ 20% improvement in swollen joint count; and • ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: o Patient Global Assessment of Joint Pain (measured on a 100 mm VAS); o Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale from 0 to 3, where zero represents no disability and three very severe, high-dependency disability; o C-reactive protein level.

Time frame: Baseline and Week 12

Population: Full analysis set with non-missing data

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With an ACR 20 Response at Week 12 by Response Failure Type Subgroup27.3 percentage of participants
Absence of Anti-adalimumab AntibodiesPercentage of Participants With an ACR 20 Response at Week 12 by Response Failure Type Subgroup41.2 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With an ACR 20 Response at Week 24

A participant was a responder if the following 3 criteria for improvement from Baseline were met: • ≥ 20% improvement in tender joint count; • ≥ 20% improvement in swollen joint count; and • ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: o Patient Global Assessment of Joint Pain (measured on a 100 mm VAS); o Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale from 0 to 3, where zero represents no disability and three very severe, high-dependency disability; o C-reactive protein level.

Time frame: Baseline and Week 24

Population: Full analysis set with non-missing data

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With an ACR 20 Response at Week 2434.5 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With an ACR 50 Response at Weeks 12 and 24

A participant was a responder if the following 3 criteria for improvement from Baseline were met: • ≥ 50% improvement in tender joint count; • ≥ 50% improvement in swollen joint count; and • ≥ 50% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: o Patient Global Assessment of Joint Pain (measured on a 100 mm VAS); o Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale from 0 to 3, where zero represents no disability and three very severe, high-dependency disability; o C-reactive protein level.

Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 12 and 24

Population: Full analysis set with non-missing data

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With an ACR 50 Response at Weeks 12 and 24Week 1210.7 percentage of participants
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With an ACR 50 Response at Weeks 12 and 24Week 2415.5 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With an ACR 70 Response at Weeks 12 and 24

A participant was a responder if the following 3 criteria for improvement from Baseline were met: • ≥ 70% improvement in tender joint count; • ≥ 70% improvement in swollen joint count; and • ≥ 70% improvement in at least 3 of the 5 following parameters: o Patient Global Assessment of Joint Pain (measured on a 100 mm VAS); o Patient Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity (measured on a horizontal scale from 0 to 100); o Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI) scale from 0 to 3, where zero represents no disability and three very severe, high-dependency disability; o C-reactive protein level.

Time frame: Baseline and Weeks 12 and 24

Population: Full analysis set with non-missing data

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With an ACR 70 Response at Weeks 12 and 24Week 122.4 percentage of participants
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With an ACR 70 Response at Weeks 12 and 24Week 243.6 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With DAS 28-CRP < 3.2

The DAS28-CRP is a composite score to measure disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, derived from the following variables: • The number of swollen and tender joints assessed using the 28-joint count; • C-reactive protein (CRP) level • Patient's global assessment of disease activity assessed on a score from 0 to 100. The DAS28-CRP score ranges from zero up to approximately ten. DAS28-CRP scores less than 3.2 are considered low disease activity.

Time frame: Weeks 12 and 24

Population: Full analysis set, last observation carried forward imputation (LOCF) was used.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)Dispersion
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With DAS 28-CRP < 3.2Week 1213.1 percentage of participants95% Confidence Interval 1.15
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With DAS 28-CRP < 3.2Week 2422.6 percentage of participants95% Confidence Interval 1.26
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With DAS28-CRP Improvement of ≥ 1.2 Units From Baseline

The DAS28-CRP is a composite score to measure disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, derived from the following variables: • The number of swollen and tender joints assessed using the 28-joint count; • C-reactive protein (CRP) level • Patient's global assessment of disease activity assessed on a score from 0 to 100. The DAS28-CRP score ranges from zero up to approximately ten. DAS28-CRP scores above 5.1 indicate high disease activity.

Time frame: Baseline and weeks 12 and 24

Population: Full analysis set, last observation carried forward imputation (LOCF) was used.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)Dispersion
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With DAS28-CRP Improvement of ≥ 1.2 Units From BaselineWeek 1241.7 percentage of participants95% Confidence Interval 1.15
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With DAS28-CRP Improvement of ≥ 1.2 Units From BaselineWeek 2448.8 percentage of participants95% Confidence Interval 1.26
Secondary

Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)

This 6-item assessment measures productivity losses during the past 7 days and includes measures on work time missed due to health, impairment while working due to health (the participant's assessment of the degree to which health affected their productivity while working), overall work impairment due to health (takes into account both hours missed due to health and the participant's assessment of the degree to which health affected their productivity while working) and activity impairment due to health (the degree in which health problems affected their ability to do regular daily activities). Scores for each measure are expressed from 0 to 100 with higher numbers indicating greater impairment and less productivity, i.e., worse outcomes.

Time frame: Baseline, week 12 and week 24

Population: Full analysis set participants who were employed (for the first 3 scores); LOCF imputation was used. n indicates the number of participants included in each analysis.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Baseline: Percent Work Time Missed (n = 40)15.31 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 27.76
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Baseline: Percent Impairment While Working (n= 37)41.62 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 24.44
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Baseline: Percent Overall Work Impairment (n = 37)45.33 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 26.36
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Baseline: Percent Activity Impairment (n = 85)57.88 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 21.77
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Week 12: Percent Work Time Missed (n = 38)9.49 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 24.85
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Week 12: Percent Impairment While Working (n = 36)29.17 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 23.59
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Week 12: Percent Overall Work Impairment (n = 36)31.92 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 25.57
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Week 12: Percent Activity Impairment (n = 82)43.17 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 24.99
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Week 24: Percent Work Time Missed (n = 41)5.50 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 17.71
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Week 24: Percent Impairment While Working (n = 40)25.75 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 23.74
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Week 24: Percent Overall Work Impairment (n = 40)27.88 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 24.79
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Week 24: Percent Activity Impairment (n = 83)40.00 units on a scaleStandard Deviation 26.82

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026