Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) tends to remit during pregnancy, with more patients achieving remission in the third trimester, coinciding with an increase in levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). In vitro and animal studies have shown that AFP has immunomodulatory properties. MM-093 is a non-glycosylated, recombinant version of human AFP. OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety, tolerability and clinical effects of MM-093 during a 12-week, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. METHODS:12 patients with RA, who had active disease and were on stable doses of methotrexate, received weekly subcutaneous injections of placebo or 21 mg of MM-093. Assessments were carried out at baseline and weekly thereafter. RESULTS:Baseline characteristics were similar in both groups. There was one dropout in the placebo group, due to flare of disease. Treatment with MM-093 was well tolerated. No serious adverse event was observed. By day 85, MM-093 produced a significant mean improvement from baseline in Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28; 0.913 vs 0.008, p = 0.033) and patient's global assessment (28.9% vs -36.3%, p = 0.02) compared with placebo. CONCLUSION:This is the first randomised, controlled trial of MM-093, a recombinant version of human AFP, in patients with RA. MM-093 was well tolerated. Evidence of efficacy was observed, suggesting that MM-093 may have therapeutic potential in RA.
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Ann Rheum Disjournal_title
Annals of the rheumatic diseasesauthors
Pollard LC,Murray J,Moody M,Stewart EJ,Choy EHdoi
10.1136/ard.2006.059436subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-05-01 00:00:00pages
687-9issue
5eissn
0003-4967issn
1468-2060pii
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66pub_type
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journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 共识发展会议,杂志文章,实务指引
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pub_type: 杂志文章,收录出版,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.51.6.707
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1995-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.60.4.385
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204902
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.45.4.319
更新日期:1986-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 共识发展会议,指南,杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.2007.081653
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.60.6.605
更新日期:2001-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202444
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.48.4.271
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1989-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.2008.092288
更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.2006.064741
更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200493
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:1989-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of the rheumatic diseases
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200463
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/ard.52.3.235
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00