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Trial reportRheumatology (Oxford, England)2022

Certolizumab pegol treatment in axial spondyloarthritis mitigates fat lesion development: 4-year post-hoc MRI results from a phase 3 study.

Xenofon Baraliakos, Sebastian Kruse, Simone E Auteri, Natasha de Peyrecave, Tommi Nurminen, Thomas Kumke, Bengt Hoepken, Jürgen Braun

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01087762 (Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Certolizumab Pegol in Subjects With Active Axial Spondyloarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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2 · The registry

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NCT01087762 phase3completednot on this map

Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Certolizumab Pegol in Subjects With Active Axial Spondyloarthritis

TypeinterventionalSponsorUCB BIOSCIENCES GmbHRan2010 to 2015Enrolled325ConditionsSpondyloarthropathiesArmsCZP 200 mg Q2W, CZP 400 mg Q4W, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Osteoimmunology of Spondyloarthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xenofon BaraliakosRheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9475-9362
Sebastian KruseRheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Simone E AuteriUCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium and.
Natasha de PeyrecaveUCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium and.
Tommi NurminenUCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany.
Thomas KumkeUCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany.
Bengt HoepkenUCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany.
Jürgen BraunRheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9156-5095
Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet · DEUCB Pharma (Germany) · DEUCB Pharma (Belgium) · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesFat lesions (FLs) on MRI T1 sequences are considered to be early indicators of structural spinal progression in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients. In this post-hoc analysis from RAPID-axSpA, we assess whether tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) treatment over 4 years impacts FLs in spinal vertebral edges (VEs) of patients with axSpA.

methodsIn RAPID-axSpA (NCT01087762), a 4-year, phase 3 randomized trial, participants were randomized to certolizumab pegol (CZP; 400 mg loading dose at Weeks 0/2/4 then 200/400 mg every 2/4 weeks) or placebo (PBO) at baseline; PBO-randomized participants switched to CZP at Week 16/24 (denoted PBO-randomized/CZP). Spinal MRI scans were taken at Weeks 0, 12, 48, 96 and 204. Changes in proportions of VEs with FLs are reported as odds ratios (ORs) between time points.

resultsOverall, 136 participants (CZP: 89, PBO-randomized/CZP: 47) had a baseline and ≥1 post-baseline MRI. The OR (95% confidence interval) vs baseline of FLs was higher in PBO-randomized/CZP vs CZP-randomized participants at Weeks 48 [3.35 (2.16-5.19) vs 1.45 (1.07-1.97)], 96 [2.62 (1.77-3.88) vs 1.84 (1.36-2.48)] and 204 [2.55 (1.59-4.06) vs 1.71 (1.23-2.37)]. Across 204 weeks, FLs increased more in VEs with baseline inflammation [Week 204 OR: 4.84 (2.56-9.18)] than those without [OR: 1.15 (0.78-1.71)]. VEs in which inflammation was resolved by Week 12 had lower FL prevalence at Weeks 48, 96 and 204 compared with VEs with unresolved inflammation.

conclusionsEarly and sustained suppression of inflammation mitigates the risk of long-term FL development in the spine in study participants with axSpA evaluated over 4 years.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, https://clinicaltrials.gov, NCT01087762.

Indexed as

Antirheumatic AgentsAxial SpondyloarthritisSpondylarthritisCertolizumab PegolDouble-Blind MethodHumansInflammationMagnetic Resonance ImagingTreatment OutcomeAntirheumatic AgentsCertolizumab Pegolaxial spondyloarthritisfat lesionsinflammationMRITNF inhibitor

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PMID34791107
PMCPMC9258590
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