Rituxan With or Without Methotrexate in Psoriatic Arthritis

NCT00509678 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2012-01-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to help determine the effectiveness of rituxan (with or without methotrexate) in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Rituximab

1000mg (1gm) given as an IV infusion every two weeks for 2 doses (days 1 and 15). The first infusion of rituximab should be administered IV at an initial rate of 50 mg/hr. If a hypersensitivity or infusion related reaction does not occur, escalate the infusion rate by 50 mg/hr increments every 30 minutes, to a maximum of 400 mg/hr.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Genentech, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Swedish Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Philip J Mease, MD · Seattle Rheumatology Associates/ Swedish Research Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-12-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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