Abatacept Versus Tocilizumab by Subcutaneous Administration for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Targeted Treatment Inadequate Responder Patients: a Randomized, Openlabeled, Superiority Trial. -Sunstar-

2024-515600-39-00 Protocol RC-P0055 Therapeutic use (Phase IV) Ended

Start 23 Jan 2018 · End 29 Jan 2026 · Status Ended · 1 EU/EEA countries · 27 sites · Protocol RC-P0055

Overview

Sponsor-declared trial summary

Phase Therapeutic use (Phase IV)
Status Ended
Participants planned 224
Countries 1
Sites 27

Adults patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and in adequate response to one or two targeted treatments.

Compare tocilizumab versus abatacep administered subcutaneously efficacy in inadequate responder patients to one or two targeted treaments.

Key facts

Sponsor
Groupement Des Hopitaux De L'Institut Catholique De Lille
Participant type
Patients
Age range
18-64 years, 65+ years
Gender
Male and Female
Therapeutic area
Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Trial duration
23 Jan 2018 → 29 Jan 2026
Decision date (initial)
2024-07-31
Transition trial
Yes
Low-intervention
No
Rare-disease indication
No
Vulnerable population
Yes
Funding sources
DGOS (PHRC-N 2016)

External identifiers

EU CT number
2024-515600-39-00
EudraCT number
2017-000947-41
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT03227419

Trial design

CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding

Main objective

Scope: Therapy, Efficacy

Compare tocilizumab versus abatacep administered subcutaneously efficacy in inadequate responder patients to one or two targeted treaments.

Secondary objectives 4

  1. 1/ Compare disease progression
  2. 2/ Compare treatments response and tolerance
  3. 3/ Evaluate radiobiological criteria to provide pathophysiological explanations to differential responses between drugs.
  4. 4/ Compare treatment failure rates between groups

Conditions and MedDRA coding

Adults patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and in adequate response to one or two targeted treatments.

VersionLevelCodeTermSystem organ class
20.0 HLT 10039075 Rheumatoid arthritis and associated conditions 10021428

Eligibility criteria

Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor

Inclusion criteria 6

  1. age >18 years
  2. RA according to the ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria
  3. inadequate response to a administered first-line or second line of targeted treatment defined as moderate to high disease activity (DAS28- ESR>3.2 and CDAI>10) after at least 3 months of treatment
  4. beneficiary of the French National Health Insurance Fund
  5. signed informed consent form
  6. for women of childbearing age: effective contraception during treatment period with engagement to continue such contraception for 14 weeks after last administration

Exclusion criteria 6

  1. counter-indication for one or other of the two drugs under study
  2. Patient receiving a cortisteroid therapy over 15mg/day prednison equivalent for more than 4 weeks
  3. failure to a first or second line of targeted treatment
  4. Prior treatment by tocilizumab, sarilumab or abatacept
  5. breastfeeding woman
  6. Prior treatments accepted are TNF alpha inhibitor, rituximab and jak inhibitors

Endpoints

Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)

Primary endpoints 1

  1. Evolution of the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) at 6 months. The CDAI is a composite score combining clinical items only: Tender 28- joint count, Swollen 28-joint count, Patient Global Disease (PGA), Evaluator's Global Disease Activity (EGA). This score provides a numerical assessment reflecting disease activity independently of acute phase reactants.

Secondary endpoints 4

  1. 1/ Secondary outcomes will assess treatment response. Comparisons will be made between the baseline level (M0) and the level observed at 3, 6 and 12 months for : - DAS28-ESR and DAS28-CRP - SDAI : - HAQ, SF-36 FLARE-RA quality of life score - PGA and EGA VAS - CDAI and DAS28-ESR LDA (low disease activity) - Proportion of patients achieving good or moderate European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) therapeutic response (DS28-ESR) - Proportion of patients achieving ACR20, ACR50, and ACR70 respons
  2. 2/ Tolerance observed at 3, 6 and 12 months - Proportion of patients presenting at least one side effect, according to NCI-CTCAE v4.0 scale: (Platelets, AST/ALT, Triglycerides, Neutropenia) - Rates of treatment withdrawals for intolerance - Rates of treatment withdrawals for intolerance requiring in-hospital care - Rate of rescue medication use authorized by the protocol and treatment dose
  3. 3/ Radiobiological criteria for a better understanding of pathophysiological phenomena: - changes in joint US-Doppler synovitis and Doppler hyperemia grade of the hands and wrists at 6 months - changes in Sharp score of hands, wrists and feets radiographs at 12 months - change in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) levels at 3 and 6 months - changes in interleukin-6 plasma levels at 6 months
  4. 4/ The treatment failure rate is defined at 3, 6 and 12 months by :o a change in treatment between the assessment visit and the previous visit (apart from breaks ≤ 30d, discontinuation without relapse ≤ 30d, and dose modification) o and/or CDAI > 10 for the treatment considered at the assessment visit o and/or corticosteroid therapy > 10 mg/d prior to the assessment visit, and past 3 months o and/or cortisone derivative infiltration prior to the assessment visit, and past 3 months

Investigational products

Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary

Test 9

ORENCIA 125 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe

PRD2316719 · Product

Active substance
Abatacept
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
SUBCUTANEOUS USE
Max daily dose
17.86 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
6500 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
12 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AA24 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/07/389/010
MA holder
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PHARMA EEIG
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

ORENCIA 125 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe

PRD2316716 · Product

Active substance
Abatacept
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
SUBCUTANEOUS USE
Max daily dose
17.86 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
6500 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
12 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AA24 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/07/389/004
MA holder
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PHARMA EEIG
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

ORENCIA 125 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe

PRD2316717 · Product

Active substance
Abatacept
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
SUBCUTANEOUS USE
Max daily dose
17.86 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
6500 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
12 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AA24 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/07/389/005
MA holder
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PHARMA EEIG
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

ORENCIA 125 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe

PRD2316715 · Product

Active substance
Abatacept
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
SUBCUTANEOUS USE
Max daily dose
17.86 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
6500 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
12 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AA24 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/07/389/006
MA holder
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PHARMA EEIG
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

ORENCIA 125 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe

PRD2316718 · Product

Active substance
Abatacept
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
SUBCUTANEOUS USE
Max daily dose
17.86 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
6500 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
12 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AA24 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/07/389/008
MA holder
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PHARMA EEIG
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

ORENCIA 125 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe

PRD2333402 · Product

Active substance
Abatacept
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
SUBCUTANEOUS USE
Max daily dose
17.86 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
6500 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
12 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AA24 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/07/389/007
MA holder
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PHARMA EEIG
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

ORENCIA 125 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe

PRD2333397 · Product

Active substance
Abatacept
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
SUBCUTANEOUS USE
Max daily dose
17.86 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
6500 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
12 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AA24 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/07/389/009
MA holder
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PHARMA EEIG
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

RoActemra 162 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe.

PRD2154619 · Product

Active substance
Tocilizumab
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
SUBCUTANEOUS USE
Max daily dose
23.14 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
8424 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
12 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AC07 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/08/492/008
MA holder
ROCHE REGISTRATION GMBH
MA country
Iceland
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

RoActemra 162 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe.

PRD1576593 · Product

Active substance
Tocilizumab
Pharmaceutical form
SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
Route of administration
SUBCUTANEOUS USE
Max daily dose
23.14 mg milligram(s)
Max total dose
8424 mg milligram(s)
Max treatment duration
12 Month(s)
Authorisation status
Authorised
ATC code
L04AC07 — -
Marketing authorisation
EU/1/08/492/007
MA holder
ROCHE REGISTRATION GMBH
MA country
EU
Paediatric formulation
No
Orphan designation
No
Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
No

Sponsors and contacts

Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties

Groupement Des Hopitaux De L'Institut Catholique De Lille

2 Total trials 2 Ended
Academic / Non-commercial
Sponsor organisation
Groupement Des Hopitaux De L'Institut Catholique De Lille
Address
115 Rue Du Grand But, Bp 50249 Lille, Lille, Lille Bp 50249 Lille Lille
City
Lomme Cedex
Postcode
59462
Country
France

Scientific contact point

Organisation
Groupement Des Hopitaux De L'Institut Catholique De Lille
Contact name
Coordinating investigator

Public contact point

Organisation
Groupement Des Hopitaux De L'Institut Catholique De Lille
Contact name
Clinical trial information desk

Locations

1 EU/EEA country · 27 investigational sites

By country

CountryMS statusPlanned subjectsSites
France Ended 224 27
Rest of world 0

Investigational sites

France

27 sites · Ended
Groupement Des Hopitaux De L'Institut Catholique De Lille
Service de Rhumatologie, 115 Rue Du Grand But, Bp 50249 Lille, Lomme Cedex
CHU de Lille - Hôpital Roger Salengro
Service de Rhumatologie, 2 Avenue Emilie Laine, 59037, LILLE
APHP - Hôpital Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière
Service de Rhumatologie, 47-83 Boulevard de l'hôpital, 75013, PARIS
Hôpital Bicêtre -APHP
Service de Rhumatologie, 78 Rue du Général Leclerc, 94270, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
Hôpital Lariboisière - APHP
Service de Rhumatologie, 2 Rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris
CHU de Rouen - Hôpital de Bois Guillaume
Service de Rhumatologie, Pavillon de la Colombière, 76031, ROUEN
CHU de Poitiers
Service de Rhumatologie, 2 Rue de la Milétrie, 86000, POITIERS
Hôpital de Hautepierre - Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
Service de Rhumatologie, Avenue Molière, 67200, Strasbourg
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
Service de Rhumatologie, 191 Avenue Du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5
CHU Reims – Hôpital Maison Blanche
Service de Rhumatologie, 45 Rue Cognacq- Jay, 51092, REIMS
Centre Hospitalier De Valenciennes
Service de Rhumatologie, 114 Avenue Desandrouin, 59300, Valenciennes
Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard - AP-HP
Service de Rhumatologie, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018, PARIS
CHU Clermont-Ferrand- Site Gabriel-Montpied
Service de Rhumatologie, 58 rue Montalembert, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand
Hôpital NOVO - Site de Pontoise
Service de Rhumatologie, 6 Avenue de l'Île de France, 95303, Cergy Pontoise
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes
Service de Rhumatologie, Boulevard De La Chantourne, Cs 10217, Grenoble Cedex 9
CHU de Saint-Etienne
Service de Rhumatologie, Avenue Albert Raimond, 42270, Saint-Priest en Jarez
CHRU de Tours- Hôpital Trousseau
Service de Rhumatologie, Avenue de la République, 37170, Chambray-lès-Tours
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nice
Service de Rhumatologie, 30 Voie Romaine, 06000, Nice
CHD Vendée
Service de Rhumatologie, Boulevard Stephane Moreau 85925 La Roche sur Yon cedex 9, 85925 La Roche sur Yon cedex 9, La Roche sur Yon
Hôpital Avicenne
Service de Rhumatologie, 125 rue de Stalingrad, 93000, Bobigny
Centre hospitalier Jean Rougier
Service de Rhumatologie, 335, rue du Président Wilson, Cahors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux
Service de Rhumatologie, Place Amelie Raba Leon, 33000, Bordeaux
Clinique De L'infirmerie Protestante De Lyon
Service de Rhumatologie, 1-3, Chemin du Penthod, Caluire et Cuire
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d’Orléans
Service de Rhumatologie, 14 avenue de l’hôpital, Cedex 2, Orléans
Centre Hospitalier de Boulogne sur Mer
Service de Rhumatologie, Allée Jacques Monod, France, Boulogne sur Mer
CHRU de Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois
Service de Rhumatologie, Rue du Morvan, 54511, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy
Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris – Hopital Cochin
Service de Rhumatologie, 27 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris

Country notifications

Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State

Country Trial startTrial end Recruitment startRecruitment end Early termination
France 2018-01-23 2026-01-29 2018-01-23 2025-01-16

Results and documents

Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial

Documents 5 files

Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.

TypeTitleVersion
Protocol (for publication) SUNSTAR_PROTOCOLE 8.0
Recruitment arrangements (for publication) Blank document NA
Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) SUNSTAR_ICF 5.0
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC_Orencia 1
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) (for publication) SmPC_RoActemra 1

Application history

1 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications

#TypeCodeSubmittedReference MSConclusionDecision date
1 INITIAL IN 2024-07-10 France Acceptable
2024-07-31
2024-07-31