Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in Japanese patients with systemic sclerosis and associated interstitial lung disease : A subgroup analysis of a global, randomised, controlled Phase 3 trial

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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this article is to investigate the efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in Japanese patients with systemic sclerosis.

METHODS: Post hoc subgroup analysis of a global, randomised, controlled trial in patients treated with weekly tocilizumab 162 mg or placebo subcutaneously in a 48-week double-blind period (tocilizumab and placebo groups) followed by tocilizumab for 48 weeks in an open-label extension (continuous-tocilizumab and placebo-tocilizumab groups).

RESULTS: Among 20 patients, 12 were randomised to tocilizumab (all had interstitial lung disease) and eight were randomised to placebo (six had interstitial lung disease). The modified Rodnan skin score improved in both treatment groups. The mean change in percent-predicted forced vital capacity was 3.3% [95% confidence interval (CI), -2.5 to 9.0] for tocilizumab and -3.8% (95% CI, -9.9 to 2.2) for placebo in the double-blind period and 2.0% (95% CI, -0.7 to 4.6) for continuous-tocilizumab and -1.4% (95% CI, -6.7 to 4.0) for placebo-tocilizumab in the open-label extension. Rates of serious adverse events per 100 patient-years were 19.3 for tocilizumab and 26.8 for placebo in the double-blind period and 0.0 for continuous-tocilizumab and 13.6 for placebo-tocilizumab in the open-label period.

CONCLUSIONS: The efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients with systemic sclerosis were consistent between the Japanese subpopulation and the global trial population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Modern rheumatology - 34(2024), 3 vom: 28. März, Seite 530-540

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kuwana, Masataka [VerfasserIn]
Takehara, Kazuhiko [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Yoshiya [VerfasserIn]
Yamashita, Katsuhisa [VerfasserIn]
Katsumata, Kyoko [VerfasserIn]
Takata, Mai [VerfasserIn]
Shima, Yoshihito [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Clinical Trial, Phase III
I031V2H011
Interstitial lung disease
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
SSc-ILD
Systemic sclerosis
Tocilizumab

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.03.2024

Date Revised 11.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/mr/road068

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359376762