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A MULTI-CENTER, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL IN COMBINATION WITH METHOTREXATE FOR INDUCING AND SUSTAINING CLINICAL RESPONSE IN THE TREATMENT OF DMARD-NAÏVE ADULTS WITH EARLY ACTIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

The study has the following 3 main objectives pertaining to the treatment of DMARD-naïve subjects with adult-onset, early, active, RA, diagnosed within 1 year before Screening using the 2010 ACR/EULAR RA classification criteria:1.To show that…

The effects of BCG-vaccination on the innate immune response and immunoparalysis in healthy volunteers. Two proof-of-principle studies.

In the present study, we first want to investigate whether BCG-vaccination enhances the innate immune response in humans in vivo during human endotoxemia. In the second experiment we want to investigate whether BCG-vaccination can reverse the…

Effect of C1-esterase inhibitor on systemic inflammation in trauma patients with a femur or pelvic fracture.

A previous study of from our laboratory showed that administration of the drug C1-INH (100E/kg) significantly reduced the concentration of circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-6, in healthy male volunteers during human experimental…

A phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study to assess the efficacy and safety of Tocilizumab in subjects with giant cell arteritis.

Primary Efficacy Objective:• To evaluate the efficacy of tocilizumab (TCZ) compared to placebo, in combination with a26-week prednisone taper regimen, in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), as measured by the proportion of patients in…

Cytokine inhibition in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients - a pilot study

To investigate the effect on symptomatology of interference with IL-1 in CFS patients.

A Phase III, randomised, double blind, placebo controlled, parallel group study, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of subcutaneous implants of afamelanotide (16 mg) in patients suffering from polymorphic light eruption (PLE).

Primary Objective - To determine if afamelanotide can reduce the severity of PLE related pruritis.Secondary Objectives- To determine if afamelanotide can reduce the frequency of PLE episodes;- To determine if afamelanotide can reduce the duration of…

A multicenter, double-blind, randomized, active controlled, parallel-group study
to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamic profiles of TL011 infusions
compared with MabThera® (rituximab) in subjects with severe, active rheumatoid arthritis
treated with methotrexate (MTX)

Primary objective: to demonstrate equivalence of the efficacy of TL011 in comparison with the reference product MabThera(rituximab) in subjects with severe, active RA treated with MTX.• Secondary objective: To assess the pharmacodynamics (PD),…

A double-blind, randomized-withdrawal, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of human plasma-derived C1-esterase inhibitor as add-on to standard of care for the treatment of refractory antibody mediated rejection in adult renal transplant recipients

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of C1-INH in the treatment of refractory AMR in renal allograft recipients.The secondary objectives of the study are:1. To further evaluate the efficacy of C1-INH in the treatment of…

A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo- And Active-Controlled Study Followed By A Placebo-Controlled Maintenance Period And Open-Label Follow-Up To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Certolizumab Pegol In Subjects With Moderate To Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

(Protocol v1.0 25Jul2014 p.18) The primary objective of the study is to compare the efficacy of certolizumab pegol (CZP) administered subcutaneously at the doses of CZP 400mg every two weeks and CZP 200mg every two weeks after a loading dose of CZP…