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NCT Number: NCT03025308

Long Term Extension Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Filgotinib in Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of filgotinib in participants who have completed one of the parent studies of filgotinib in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Ceim Investigaciones Medicas Srl, Ciudad Autonoma, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Males or females who may benefit from filgotinib as judged by the investigator AND who completed a Gilead sponsored filgotinib parent study for RA as outlined below:
  • Have completed GS-US-417-0301, GS-US-417-0302 or GS-US-417-0303 on study drug
  • OR
  • Have completed GS-US-417-0302 on standard of care therapy due to RA non-responder status
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to first dose of study drug in the long term extension (LTE)
  • Females of childbearing potential who engage in heterosexual intercourse must agree to protocol-approved methods of contraception

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of an autoimmune or inflammatory joint disease other than RA, which would put the participant at risk by participating in the study or would interfere with study assessments/data interpretation, per judgment of the investigator
  • Known hypersensitivity to the study drug or its excipients
  • Any medical condition which would put the participant at risk by participating in the study or would interfere with study assessments/data interpretation, per judgment of the investigator

NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/ Exclusion criteria may apply.

Treatment and study plan

Filgotinib

Drug

Tablet(s) administered orally once daily

Other names: GS-6034, GLPG0634

Placebo to match filgotinib

Drug

Tablet(s) administered orally once daily

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants Who Reported Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Treatment Emergent Serious Adverse Events (TESAEs)

    Time frame: Day 1 to Week 376 (end of study)

    An adverse event (AE) was any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant after administration of an investigational product, whether or not considered related to the study treatment. An SAE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, resulted in death, was life-threatening, required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, was a congenital anomaly/birth defect or significant medical event. A TEAE was any AE with an onset date on or after the study drug start date and no later than 30 days after permanent discontinuation of study drug or premature discontinuation of study drug.

  2. Number of Participants Who Reported Treatment-Emergent Graded Laboratory Abnormalities in Serum Chemistry Parameters

    Time frame: Day 1 to Week 376 (end of study)

    Treatment-emergent laboratory abnormalities were defined as an increase of at least one toxicity grade from the LTE baseline at any post-baseline time point, up to and including 30 days after the last study drug dose for subjects who permanently discontinued treatment. Abnormalities were graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Version 4.03, as Grade 1 (mild), Grade 2 (moderate), Grade 3 (severe), and Grade 4 (life-threatening). Blood samples were collected by venipuncture in the arm at the specified time points. The laboratory values outside the normal range were flagged and the clinical relevance was determined by Medical Monitor and Clinical Investigators.

  3. Number of Participants Who Reported Treatment-Emergent Graded Laboratory Abnormalities in Hematology Parameters

    Time frame: Day 1 to Week 376 (end of study)

    Treatment-emergent laboratory abnormalities were defined as an increase of at least one toxicity grade from the LTE baseline at any post-baseline time point, up to and including 30 days after the last study drug dose for subjects who permanently discontinued treatment. Abnormalities were graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), Version 4.03, as Grade 1 (mild), Grade 2 (moderate), and Grade 3 (severe) and Grade 4 (life-threatening). Blood samples were collected by venipuncture in the arm at the specified time points. The laboratory values outside the normal range were flagged and the clinical relevance was determined by Medical Monitor and Clinical Investigators.

  4. Change From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP)

    Time frame: Baseline and At Week 312

    SBP and DBP were collected at specified timepoints after participants had remained in a resting position for at least 5 minutes. The LTE baseline value was defined as the last available value collected on or prior to the date of the first dose of any study drug in the LTE. Change from the LTE baseline to a postbaseline visit was defined as the postbaseline value minus the LTE baseline value.

  5. Change From Baseline in Pulse Rate

    Time frame: Baseline and At Week 312

    Pulse rate was collected at specified timepoints after participants had remained in a resting position for at least 5 minutes. The LTE baseline value was defined as the last available value collected on or prior to the date of the first dose of any study drug in the LTE. Change from the LTE baseline to a postbaseline visit was defined as the postbaseline value minus the LTE baseline value.

  6. Change From Baseline in Respiration Rate

    Time frame: Baseline and At Week 312

    Changes in respiration rates were collected at specified timepoints after participants had remained in a resting position for at least 5 minutes. The LTE baseline value was defined as the last available value collected on or prior to the date of the first dose of any study drug in the LTE. Change from the LTE baseline to a postbaseline visit was defined as the postbaseline value minus the LTE baseline value.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Who Achieved American College of Rheumatology (ACR) for 20, 50 and 70

    Time frame: At Week 312

    ACR is the improvement from the parent study baseline in swollen joint count (66 joints) where joints were classified as swollen or not swollen, tender joint count (68) where scoring was performed on different aspects of tenderness, and improvement in 3 of 5 items: Subject pain assessment: pain score form Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI; scale 0=no difficulty to 3=unable to do) was calculated; Subject global assessment of disease activity: a horizontal visual analog scale (VAS; 0=best to 10=worst) was used to assess the participants arthritis status; Physicians global assessment of disease activity: A horizontal VAS (0=best to 10=worst) was used; Subject's assessment of physical function: HAQ-DI (scale 0=no difficulty to 3=unable to do) was used to calculate participants physical function and Acute-phase reactant value: C-reactive level protein is measured. ACR20, 50 and 70 responders were participants with at least 20%, 50% and 70% achievement respectively.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Alfasigma S.p.A.

Industry

Collaborators

  • Gilead Sciences

Registry information

Official study title

A Multicenter, Open-label, Long Term Extension Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Filgotinib in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Acronym: FINCH 4

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jan 19, 2017
Registry last updated
Jul 27, 2026

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