Efficacy and safety of epratuzumab in patients with moderate/severe flaring systemic lupus erythematosus: results from two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre studies (ALLEVIATE) and follow-up

Daniel J Wallace, Caroline Gordon, Vibeke Strand, Kathryn Hobbs, Michelle Petri, Kenneth Kalunian, Frederic Houssiau, Paul P Tak, David A Isenberg, Lexy Kelley, Brian Kilgallen, Anna N Barry, William A Wegener, David M Goldenberg

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Abstract

Objective. To evaluate epratuzumab treatment in patients with moderately-to-severely active SLE in two international, randomized, controlled trials (ALLEVIATE-1 and -2) and an open-label extension study (SL0006). Methods. Ninety ALLEVIATE patients (43% BILAG A, median BILAG score 12.0) received standard of care plus 10 total doses of placebo (n = 37) or 360 mg/m(2) (n = 42) or 720 mg/m(2) (n = 11) epratuzumab, administered across 12-week cycles for up to 48 weeks, with BILAG assessments every 4 weeks. Patients were followed for ≥6 months and their data combined for analysis. The primary endpoint was BILAG response at week 12 (all BILAG A scores reduced to B/C/D and B scores to C/D, no new A and
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1313-22
Number of pages10
JournalRheumatology (Oxford)
Volume52
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2013

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