Metotreksata yetersiz cevap veren, orta-ağır romatoid artritli hastalarda subkutan clazakizumabın etkinliği ve güvenliği: Faz IIb, randomize, çift kör, plasebo/aktif kontrollü, doz aralıklı, çok uluslu bir çalışmanın sonuçları
Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2015 Jul 2. doi: 10.1002/art.39249. [Epub ahead of print]
The humanised monoclonal antibody, Clazakizumab (CLZ), binds to circulating interleukin-6 (IL-6) cytokine rather than the IL-6 receptor, blocking both classical and trans-signalling. The purpose of this phase 2B study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of clazakizumab in patients with inadequate response to methotrexate (MTX). Data on selected response rates – ACR20/50/70, DAS28-CRP, SDAI ≤3.3, CDAI ≤2.8 and the ACR/EULAR Boolean definition – and adverse events were collected from 418 patie...