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Lead
Sanofi
With
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
The duration of the study period for each participant was approximately 22 weeks; including up to 4 weeks screening period, 12-week double-blind treatment period and 6-week safety follow-up period.
Participants who completed the 12-week treatment period were offered enrollment in a separate long-term extension study (LTS11210/NCT01146652).
Age
18–75
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis ≥6 months duration and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Class I-III functional status at screening and baseline visits;
Active disease defined as:
* At least 6 of 68 tender joints and 6 of 66 swollen joints at screening and baseline visits, and
* hs-C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) \>10 g/L or Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) \>28 mm/hr at screening visit;
Continuous treatment with Methotrexate for at least 12 weeks and on stable dose (minimum 10 mg/week) for at least 6 weeks prior to the screening visit;
Participant considered as Primary TNF-α blocker nonresponder. i.e.:
* Appropriate for previous TNF-α blocker therapy
* Lack of adequate clinical response after at least 3 months TNF-α blocker therapy with MTX or other synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) co-therapy.
You may not be if
Age \<18 years or \>75 years;
Pregnant or breastfeeding woman or woman of childbearing potential, unwilling to utilize adequate contraception or not to become pregnant during the entire study;
Fever (\>38°C), or chronic, persistent, or recurring infection(s);
History of demyelinating disease;
Current underlying hepatobiliary disease.
The above information was not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial.