A multi-center, open-label, randomized study to explore efficacy and safety of baricitinib in active primary Sjogren's syndrome patients

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BACKGROUND: Primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease involving multiple organ systems. The Janus kinase/signal transduction and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) signaling pathway is a key pathway involving the pathogenesis of pSS. Baricitinib, a selective JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitor, has been approved for treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis and reported in treatment of some other autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus. We have found that baricitinib might be effective and safe in pSS in a pilot study. However, there is no published clinical evidence of baricitinib in pSS. Hence, we conducted this randomized study to further explore the efficacy and safety of baricitinib in pSS.

METHODS: This is a multi-center, prospective, open-label, randomized study to compare the efficacy of baricitinib + hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) with HCQ alone in pSS patients. We plan to involve 87 active pSS patients with European League Against Rheumatism pSS disease activity index (ESSDAI) ≥ 5 from eight different tertiary centers in China. Patients will be randomized (2:1) to receive baricitinib 4 mg per day + HCQ 400 mg per day or HCQ 400 mg per day alone. We will switch HCQ to baricitinib + HCQ if the patient in the latter group has no ESSDAI response at week 12. The final evaluation will be at week 24. The primary endpoint is the percentage of ESSDAI response, or minimal clinically important improvement (MCII), which was defined as an improvement of ESSDAI at least three points at week 12. The secondary endpoints include EULAR pSS patient-reported index (ESSPRI) response, change of Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) score, serological activity parameters, salivary gland function test, and focus score on labial salivary gland biopsy.

DISCUSSION: This is the first randomized controlled study to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of baricitinib in pSS. We hope that the result of this study can provide more reliable evidence of the efficacy and safety of baricitinib in pSS.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05016297. Registered on 19 Aug 2021.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Trials. 2023 Jul 31;24(1):487. - PMID 37525264

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Trials - 24(2023), 1 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 112

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bai, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Fan [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Huji [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hongbin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Liyun [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Xiaofei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Xiaofeng [VerfasserIn]
Leng, Xiaomei [VerfasserIn]

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Baricitinib
Clinical Trial Protocol
ESSDAI
Hydroxychloroquine
ISP4442I3Y
JAK/STAT
Janus Kinase Inhibitors
Journal Article
Primary Sjogren’s syndrome

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.02.2023

Date Revised 02.08.2023

published: Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05016297

ErratumIn: Trials. 2023 Jul 31;24(1):487. - PMID 37525264

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13063-023-07087-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352996404