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NCT Number: NCT02065700

Long-term Follow-up Study of GLPG0634 in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Participants

The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of filgotinib (formerly GLPG0634) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Participants were enrolled in this open-label long-term follow-up study after they had completed one of the two core studies, GLPG0634-CL-203 (DARWIN1) (NCT01888874) or GLPG0634-CL-204 (DARWIN2) (NCT01894516), and were evaluated for any side effects that might have occured (long-term safety and tolerability) when taking filgotinib. During the course of the study, participants were also examined for long-term effects of filgotinib administration on disease activity (efficacy), participant's disability, fatigue, and quality of life.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Atencion Integral en Reumatologa, 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:

  • Participants who completed one of the qualifying core studies GLPG0634-CL-203 or GLPG0634-CL-204 and may benefit from filgotinib long-term treatment according to the Investigator's judgment
  • Females of childbearing potential and sexually active men must agree to use highly effective method of birth control as specified in the protocol, during the study and for at least 12 weeks after the last dose of filgotinib

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants who prematurely withdrew from one of the 2 core studies (GLPG0634-CL-203 or GLPG0634-CL-204), for any reason
  • Persistent abnormal lab values during one of the 2 core studies (GLPG0634-CL-203 or GLPG0634-CL-204), according to the Investigator's judgment
  • Diagnosis of rheumatic autoimmune disease or inflammatory joint disease other than rheumatoid arthritis, except for secondary Sjogren's syndrome
  • Any condition or circumstances which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may make a participant unlikely or unable to complete the study or comply with study procedures and requirements

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

Treatment and study plan

Filgotinib

Drug

Administered as Oral Tablets

Other names: GS-6034, GLPG0634

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants Experiencing Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

    Time frame: From First dose to Week 437

    An Adverse event (AE) was any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a medicinal (investigational or non-investigational) product. An AE does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational or non-investigational) product, whether or not related to that medicinal (investigational or non-investigational) product.

    Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were defined as any AEs with an onset date on or after the filgotinib start date in the core studies or GLPG0634-CL-205 (NCT02065700), and no later than 30 days after permanent discontinuation of filgotinib in GLPG0634-CL-205 (NCT02065700) or of either 30 days after the last dose date.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants Achieving American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20 Response: Non-Responder Imputation (NRI)

    Time frame: Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) response was a measurement of improvement in multiple disease assessment criteria.

    The ACR20 response was defined as: 1) ≥ 20% improvement from baseline in swollen joint count 66 (SJC66), and 2) ≥ 20% improvement from baseline in tender joint count 68 (TJC68), and 3) ≥ 20% improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the following 5 items: 1. Pain visual analog scale (VAS) (taken from the Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index [HAQ-DI]), 2.Subject's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (SGA) (VAS), 3. Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PGA) (VAS), 4. Total HAQ-DI score, and 5. High-Sensitivity C- Reactive Protein (hsCRP).

  2. Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR20 Response: Observed Case (OC)

    Time frame: Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    The ACR response was a measurement of improvement in multiple disease assessment criteria.

    The ACR20 response was defined as: 1) ≥ 20% improvement from baseline in SJC66, and 2) ≥ 20% improvement from baseline in tender TJC68, and 3) ≥ 20% improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the following 5 items: 1. Pain VAS (taken from the HAQ-DI), 2.SGA (VAS), 3. PGA (VAS), 4. Total HAQ-DI score, and 5. hsCRP.

  3. Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR50 Response: NRI

    Time frame: Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    The ACR response was a measurement of improvement in multiple disease assessment criteria.

    ACR50 response was defined as: 1) ≥ 50% improvement from baseline in SJC66, and 2) ≥ 50% improvement from baseline in TJC68, and 3) ≥ 50% improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the following 5 items: 1. Pain VAS (taken from the HAQ-DI) 2.SGA (VAS) 3. PGA (VAS) 4. Total HAQ-DI score 5. hsCRP.

  4. Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR50 Response: OC

    Time frame: Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    The ACR response was a measurement of improvement in multiple disease assessment criteria.

    ACR50 response was defined as: 1) ≥ 50% improvement from baseline in SJC66, and 2) ≥ 50% improvement from baseline in TJC68, and 3) ≥ 50% improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the following 5 items: 1. Pain VAS (taken from the HAQ-DI) 2.SGA (VAS) 3. PGA (VAS) 4. Total HAQ-DI score 5. hsCRP.

  5. Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR70 Response: NRI

    Time frame: Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    The ACR response was a measurement of improvement in multiple disease assessment criteria.

    ACR70 response was defined as : 1) ≥ 70% improvement from baseline in SJC66, and 2) ≥ 70% improvement from baseline in TJC68, and 3) ≥ 70% improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the following 5 items: 1. Pain VAS (taken from the HAQ-DI), 2.SGA (VAS), 3. PGA (VAS), 4. Total HAQ-DI score, and 5. hsCRP.

  6. Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR70 Response: OC

    Time frame: Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    The ACR response was a measurement of improvement in multiple disease assessment criteria.

    ACR70 response was defined as : 1) ≥ 70% improvement from baseline in SJC66, and 2) ≥ 70% improvement from baseline in TJC68, and 3) ≥ 70% improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the following 5 items: 1. Pain VAS (taken from the HAQ-DI), 2.SGA (VAS), 3. PGA (VAS), 4. Total HAQ-DI score, and 5.hsCRP.

  7. ACR N% Improvement (ACR-N) Response: OC

    Time frame: Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    ACR-N was defined as the smallest percentage improvement from core baseline in SJC66, TJC68 and the median of the following 5 items (Pain VAS [taken from the HAQ-DI], 2.SGA (VAS), 3. PGA (VAS), 4. Total HAQ-DI score, and 5. hsCRP). It had a range between 0 and 100%.

  8. Change From Core Baseline in Disease Activity Score Based on 28 Joints Using C-reactive Protein (DAS28[CRP]): OC

    Time frame: Core Baseline, Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    The DAS28(CRP) was a measure of the participant's disease activity calculated using the TJC (28 joints), SJC (28 joints), SGA [using a VAS on a scale of 0 (very well) to 100 (very poor)] and hsCRP using the formula:

    DAS28(CRP) = 0.56 * Square root [SQRT] (TJC28) + 0.28 * SQRT(SJC28) + 0.36 * Ln(CRP+1) + 0.014 * SGA + 0.96

    and the total possible score ranged from 1 to 9.4. Higher values indicated higher disease activity. A negative change from baseline indicated improvement.

  9. Change From Core Baseline in Simple Disease Activity Index (SDAI): OC

    Time frame: Core Baseline, Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    SDAI score consisted of following parameters: TJC (28 joints), SJC (28 joints), SGA (0 to 10 cm), PGA (0 to 10 cm), CRP (mg/dL). SDAI = TJC + SJC + SGA + PGA+ CRP. The SDAI score ranged from 0 to approximately 86. Higher SDAI indicated greater disease activity. A negative change from baseline indicated improvement.

  10. Change From Core Baseline in Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI): OC

    Time frame: Core Baseline, Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    The CDAI was the SDAI modified that excluded CRP and consisted of following parameters: TJC (28 joints), SJC (28 joints), SGA (0 to 10 cm), PGA (0 to 10 cm). SDAI = TJC + SJC + SGA+ PGA. The CDAI score ranged from 0 to approximately 76. Higher CDAI indicated greater disease activity. A negative change from baseline indicated improvement.

  11. Percentage of Participants Achieving European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Response: OC

    Time frame: Core Baseline, Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    DAS28(CRP) was categorized into EULAR response categories (none, moderate, good) as follows:

    None= Actual DAS28(CRP) ≤ 3.2, > 3.2 to ≤ 5.1, or > 5.1 AND Improvement in DAS28(CRP) from baseline ≤ 6.0 or > 0.6 to ≤ 1.2;

    Moderate= Actual DAS28(CRP) ≤ 3.2 AND Improvement in DAS28(CRP) from baseline > 0.6 to ≤ 1.2, Actual DAS28(CRP) > 3.2 to ≤ 5.1 or > 5.1 AND Improvement in DAS28(CRP) from baseline > 1.2, or Actual DAS28(CRP) > 3.2 to ≤ 5.1 AND Improvement in DAS28(CRP) from baseline > 0.6 to ≤ 1.2;

    Good= Actual DAS28(CRP) ≤ 3.2 AND Improvement in DAS28(CRP) from baseline > 1.2.

  12. Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR/EULAR Remission: NRI

    Time frame: Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    A participant's disease activity status was defined as being in remission when scores on the TJC28, SJC28, CRP (actual value in mg/dL) and SGA (cm) were all ≤ 1.

  13. Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR/EULAR Remission: OC

    Time frame: Extension Baseline, Weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324, 336, 348, 360, 372, 384, 396, 408

    A participant's disease activity status was defined as being in remission when scores on the TJC28, SJC28, CRP (actual value in mg/dL) and SGA (cm) were all ≤ 1.

  14. Change From Core Baseline in Physical Component Score (PCS) of Quality of Life Using the Short Form-36 (SF-36) Scores: OC

    Time frame: Core Baseline, Extension Baseline, Weeks 48, 96, 144, 192, 240, 288, 336, 384

    The health-related quality of life of the subject was assessed using the SF-36 with a 4-week recall period. This consists of 36 questions belonging to 8 domains in 2 components:

    • Physical well-being: 4 domains: physical functioning (10 items), role physical (4 items), bodily pain (2 items), and general health (GH) perceptions (5 items).
    • Mental well-being: 4 domains: vitality (4 items), social functioning (2 items), role emotional (3 items), and mental health (5 items).

    These scales were from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating a better quality of life.

  15. Change From Core Baseline in MCS of Quality of Life Using the SF-36 Scores: OC

    Time frame: Core Baseline, Extension Baseline, Weeks 48, 96, 144, 192, 240, 288, 336, 384

    The health-related quality of life of the subject was assessed using the SF-36 with a 4-week recall period. This consists of 36 questions belonging to 8 domains in 2 components:

    • Physical well-being: 4 domains: physical functioning (10 items), role physical (4 items), bodily pain (2 items), and general health (GH) perceptions (5 items).
    • Mental well-being: 4 domains: vitality (4 items), social functioning (2 items), role emotional (3 items), and mental health (5 items).

    These scales were from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating a better quality of life.

  16. Change From Core Baseline in Quality of Life Using Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) Fatigue Scale: OC

    Time frame: Core Baseline, Extension Baseline, Weeks 48, 96, 144, 192, 240, 288, 336, 384

    FACIT-Fatigue scale was a 13-item questionnaire, each scored on a 5-point scale: 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Very much). Negatively stated items were reversed by subtracting the response from "4" before being added to obtain a total score. The sum of all responses resulted in the FACIT-Fatigue score for a total possible score of 0 (worse score) to 52 (better score), with a higher score indicating less fatigue. A positive change from baseline indicated better quality of life.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Lakefront Biotherapeutics NV

Industry

Collaborators

  • Gilead Sciences

Registry information

Official study title

A Multicenter, Open-label, Long-term Follow-up Safety and Efficacy Study of GLPG0634 Treatment in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

Acronym: DARWIN3

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Feb 19, 2014
Registry last updated
Jun 4, 2024

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