Trial reportEuropean journal of pain (London, England)2021
Subcutaneous tanezumab for osteoarthritis: Is the early improvement in pain and function meaningful and sustained?
Trial report in European journal of pain (London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02709486 (A PHASE 3 RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, MULTICENTER STUDY OF THE ANALGESIC EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF THE SUBCUTANEOUS ADMINISTRATION OF TANEZUMAB IN SUBJECTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE HIP OR KNEE), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of the analgesic efficacy and safety of the subcutaneous administration of tanezumab in subjects with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Comparison of tanezumab and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in efficacy and safety for chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of tanezumab on health status, non-work activities and work productivity in adults with moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Subcutaneous tanezumab for osteoarthritis: Is the early improvement in pain and function meaningful and sustained?European journal of pain (London, England) · 2021Trial
- Osteoarthritis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.MedComm · 2026Review
- The Effect of Nerve Growth Factor on Cartilage Fibrosis and Hypertrophy duringInternational journal of stem cells · 2025Article
- Based on minimal clinically important difference values, a moderate dose of tanezumab may be a better option for treating hip or knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2022Article
- Monoclonal Antibodies for Chronic Pain Treatment: Present and Future.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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13 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate if early improvements in pain and function with subcutaneous tanezumab are meaningful and sustained over 24 weeks.
methodsPatients with moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis (hip or knee) in Europe and Japan were randomized to placebo, tanezumab 2.5 mg or tanezumab 5 mg (baseline, Week 8 and Week 16). Outcomes included: average daily index joint pain score, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) subscales, rescue medication use, WOMAC responders (within-patient ≥30% reduction in WOMAC Pain or Physical Function), Outcome Measures in Rheumatology-Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OMERACT-OARSI) responders (within-patient) and Patient-reported Treatment Impact Assessment-Modified questionnaire.
resultsPatients received placebo (n = 282), tanezumab 2.5 mg (n = 283) or tanezumab 5 mg (n = 284). Changes from baseline in average daily index joint pain (within the first week) and WOMAC subscales (Week 2 through Week 24) were greater for each tanezumab group versus placebo (least squares [LS] mean, unadjusted p ≤ .05). Rescue medication use (days/week) was lower for each tanezumab group versus placebo from Week 2 through Week 12 (LS mean, unadjusted p ≤ .05) but not at Week 16 or 24. A higher proportion of each tanezumab group than placebo achieved ≥30% reduction from baseline in WOMAC Pain or Physical Function, or OMERACT-OARSI response (Week 2 through Week 24, unadjusted p ≤ .05), or were satisfied with treatment at Week 24 (unadjusted p ≤ .05).
conclusionsSubcutaneous tanezumab, compared with placebo, reduced pain within the first week, and pain and function were improved throughout 24 weeks. The proportions of responders and patients satisfied were higher with tanezumab than placebo. ClinicalTrials.gov:NCT02709486. SIGNIFICANCE: This exploratory analysis of data from a placebo-controlled, Phase 3 study of patients with moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis of the hip or knee for whom standard analgesics were not effective or could not be taken, found that onset of efficacy of subcutaneous tanezumab was within the first week, and efficacy was maintained through the 24-week treatment period. Tanezumab was effective in those patients with the most radiologically severe osteoarthritis.
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