Rheumatoid arthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Rheumatoid arthritis patient, according to ACR 1987 or ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria; Recently failed treatment with adalimumab (defined as DAS28-CRP >2.9) and not treated with a subsequent biological DMARD (bDMARD) or target synthetic DMARD (tsDMARD) Who has agreed to participate (written informed consent); Received adalimumab for at least 10 weeks in standard dosing (40mg subcutaneously every other week, either in monotherapy or combined with methotrexate or leflunomide); Stop adalimumab due to inefficacy, either alone or combined with side effects; Age 16 years or older.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Treatment with another TNF inhibitor prior to adalimumab Treatment with all non-TNFi options (abatacept, rituximab, sarilumab and tocilizumab) prior to adalimumab Scheduled surgery during the follow-up of the study or other pre-planned reasons for treatment discontinuation Life expectancy shorter than follow-up period of the study; No possibility to safely receive an TNF-inhibitor or a non TNF-inhibitor
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary objective is to evaluate whether a switching strategy based on adalimumab concentration is superior to usual care switching in rheumatoid arthritis patients failing adalimumab treatment with regard to mean time weighted DAS28CRP at 28 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary objectives include comparing response rates (EULAR good response), percentages of patients reaching low disease activity or remission (DAS28-CRP<2.9/2.4), percentages of non-responders to the subsequent biological, number and severity of adverse events and co-medication/rescue-medication use | — |
Contacts
Reade