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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 17 June 2013
Main ID:  EUCTR2010-018331-18-GB
Date of registration: 18/03/2010
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
Public title: A 52 week, Single center, Open-label Study to Evaluate Neutrophil function and survival effects of Tocilizumab (TCZ) in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) on Background Non-biologic DMARDs who have an Inadequate Response to Current Non-biologic DMARD and/or Anti-TNF Therapy
Scientific title: A 52 week, Single center, Open-label Study to Evaluate Neutrophil function and survival effects of Tocilizumab (TCZ) in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) on Background Non-biologic DMARDs who have an Inadequate Response to Current Non-biologic DMARD and/or Anti-TNF Therapy
Date of first enrolment: 12/05/2010
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Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2010-018331-18
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design:  Controlled: no Randomised: no Open: yes Single blind: no Double blind: no Parallel group: no Cross over: no Other: no If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: Placebo: Other:  
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Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Adult (= 18 years) patients with moderate to severe active RA of = 6 months duration
DAS28 = 3.2 at screening and baseline
Patients must have discontinued biologic DMARDs prior to receiving tocilizumab (patient must have discontinued etanercept for = 2 weeks, infliximab or adalimumab for = 8 weeks, anakinra for = 1 week, rituximab > 24 weeks [or B-cell count has returned to levels prior to treatment and patient meets requirement for active disease])
If continuing non-biologic DMARDs, the dose must be stable for 8 weeks

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
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F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
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Exclusion criteria:
Major surgery (including joint surgery) within 8 weeks prior to screening or not recovered from prior surgery
History of or current inflammatory joint disease or rheumatic autoimmune disease other than RA
Active current infection or history of recurrent bacterial, viral, fungal, or mycobacterial infection
Pregnant women or nursing (breast feeding) mothers


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Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Adult Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
MedDRA version: 12.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10039073 Term: Rheumatoid arthritis
Intervention(s)

Trade Name: RoActemra®
Product Code: Ro 487-7533/F01
Pharmaceutical Form: Concentrate for solution for infusion
INN or Proposed INN: tocilizumab
CAS Number: 375823-41-9
Current Sponsor code: R04877533
Other descriptive name: TOCILIZUMAB
Concentration unit: mg/ml milligram(s)/millilitre
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 20-

Primary Outcome(s)
Primary end point(s): Neutrophil survival and function results reported descriptively:
Apoptosis:
- Neutrophil morphology by light microscopy (change in proportion of cells apoptotic) utilizing a combination of staining and dynamic confocal microscopy
- Change in cell surface molecules: activation marker CD16, and membrane phosphatidyl serine
Neutrophil function:
- by ex vivo flow cytometry measurement of surface molecule expression, including Fc?-receptor, and
- Phagocytosis markers ex vivo (respiratory burst, labeled bacteria)
Main Objective: To assess the mechanisms of TCZ effects on neutrophil function and survival.
Secondary Objective: To assure safety (adverse events, laboratory abnormalities, using risk minimization strategies for AEs of Special Interest, section 7) and benefit:risk of TCZ 8 mg/kg as monotherapy or in combination with allowed non-biologic DMARDs, according to SPC and evaluation of benefit by improvements in DAS28.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
ML25243
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