FOR ADULTS WITH MODERATELY TO SEVERELY ACTIVE RA, IN COMBINATION WITH MTX

DEMONSTRATED SYMPTOM CONTROL IN MODERATELY TO SEVERELY ACTIVE RA

ACR20 RESPONSE RATES OVER TIME

ACR20 response at Week 14 (primary endpoint):

59%

RA59
of patients receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (231/395) achieved ACR20 response (P<0.001)
efficacyvssheid

VS

25%

RA25
of patients receiving placebo + MTX (49/197)1-3

Rapid ACR20 response at Week 2:

33%

RA33
of patients receiving
SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (131/395) achieved ACR20 response
efficacyvssheid

VS

12%

RA12
of patients receiving placebo + MTX (23/197)1-3

ACR20 response at Week 24:

63%

RA63
of patients receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (248/395) achieved ACR20 response
efficacyvssheid

VS

32%

RA32
of patients receiving placebo + MTX (63/197)1-3

 

ACR20 responses at Week 2 and Week 24 were not adjusted for multiplicity. Therefore, statistical significance has not been established.

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WEEK 24 CROSSOVER†‡

ACR20 response at Week 52§:

66%
of patients receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (260/395) achieved ACR20 response

VS

61%
of patients receiving placebo who crossed over to SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX at Week 24 (121/197)2
OPEN-LABEL EXTENSION||

ACR20 response at Week 100||:

69%
of patients receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (272/395) achieved ACR20 response

VS

66%
of patients receiving placebo who crossed over to SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX at Week 24 (130/197)4

ACR20 responses at Week 2 and Week 24 were not adjusted for multiplicity. Therefore, statistical significance has not been established.

*The same patients may not have responded at each time point.

In this intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis, patients were considered to be nonresponders if they experienced any of the following: increased MTX dose above baseline for RA; initiated treatment with DMARDs (including commercial MTX), systemic immunosuppressives, and/or biologics for RA; initiated treatment with oral corticosteroids for RA above baseline dose or received intravenous (IV) or intramuscular corticosteroids for RA; or discontinued treatment due to an unsatisfactory therapeutic effect. Last observation carried forward (LOCF) rules were applied to missing data. The patients who early escaped at Week 16 also had Week 16 data carried forward up through Week 24.

At Week 24, all remaining patients in the placebo + MTX group began receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX in a blinded manner.

§In this ITT analysis, all rules were nullified and reapplied after Week 24. Patients were considered to be nonresponders if they discontinued treatment due to an unsatisfactory therapeutic effect.

||At Week 52, all study personnel were unblinded to subject-level data.

 

Study design:GO-FURTHER™ was a global, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 592 adult patients who had moderately to severely active RA despite a stable dose of MTX (15-25 mg/week) for ≥3 months and who had not been previously treated with an anti-TNF agent. Moderately to severely active RA was defined as ≥6 swollen joints (out of 66 total) and ≥6 tender joints (out of 68 total), RF positive and/or anti-CCP antibody positive, and CRP ≥1.0 mg/dL. Patients were randomized to receiveSIMPONI ARIA®2 mg/kg + MTX (n=395) or placebo + MTX (n=197) as a 30-minute IV infusion at Weeks 0 and 4, and then q8 weeks through Week 100. At Week 16, patients in the placebo + MTX group with <10% improvement from baseline in both swollen joint count and tender joint count began receivingSIMPONI ARIA®2 mg/kg beginning with an induction regimen at Weeks 16 and 20, followed by maintenance infusions q8 weeks in a blinded manner. At Week 24, all patients remaining in the placebo + MTX group began receivingSIMPONI ARIA®2 mg/kg beginning with an induction regimen at Weeks 24 and 28, followed by maintenance infusions q8 weeks in a blinded manner. All patients continued to receive MTX. The primary endpoint was the percentage of patients achieving an ACR20 response at Week 14.

ACR50 RESPONSE RATES OVER TIME

ACR50 response at Week 14:

30%

RA30
of patients receiving SIMPONI ARIA®+ MTX (118/395) achieved ACR50 response
efficacyvssheid

VS

9%

RA9
of patients receiving placebo + MTX (17/197)1-3

ACR50 response at Week 24:

35%

RA35
of patients receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (138/395) achieved ACR50 response(P<0.001)
efficacyvssheid

VS

13%

RA13
of patients receiving placebo + MTX (26/197)1-3

 

ACR50 responses at Week 2 and Week 24 were not adjusted for multiplicity. Therefore, statistical significance has not been established.

acr50_red_2x
WEEK 24 CROSSOVER†‡

ACR50 response at Week 52§:

39%
of patients receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (153/395) achieved ACR50 response

VS

32%
of patients receiving placebo who crossed over to SIMPONI ARIA®+ MTX at Week 24 (62/197)2
OPEN-LABEL EXTENSION||

ACR50 response at Week 100||:

45%
of patients receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (178/395) achieved ACR50 response

VS

41%
of patients receiving placebo who crossed over to SIMPONI ARIA® + MTXat Week 24 (81/197)4

 

*The same patients may not have responded at each time point.

In this intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis, patients were considered to be nonresponders if they experienced any of the following: increased MTX dose above baseline for RA; initiated treatment with DMARDs (including commercial MTX), systemic immunosuppressives, and/or biologics for RA; initiated treatment with oral corticosteroids for RA above baseline dose or received intravenous (IV) or intramuscular corticosteroids for RA; or discontinued treatment due to an unsatisfactory therapeutic effect. Last observation carried forward (LOCF) rules were applied to missing data. The patients who early escaped at Week 16 also had Week 16 data carried forward up through Week 24.

At Week 24, all remaining patients in the placebo + MTX group began receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX in a blinded manner.

§In this ITT analysis, all rules were nullified and reapplied after Week 24. Patients were considered to be nonresponders if they discontinued treatment due to an unsatisfactory therapeutic effect.

||At Week 52, all study personnel were unblinded to subject-level data.

 

Study design:GO-FURTHER™ was a global, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 592 adult patients who had moderately to severely active RA despite a stable dose of MTX (15-25 mg/week) for ≥3 months and who had not been previously treated with an anti-TNF agent. Moderately to severely active RA was defined as ≥6 swollen joints (out of 66 total) and ≥6 tender joints (out of 68 total), RF positive and/or anti-CCP antibody positive, and CRP ≥1.0 mg/dL. Patients were randomized to receiveSIMPONI ARIA®2 mg/kg + MTX (n=395) or placebo + MTX (n=197) as a 30-minute IV infusion at Weeks 0 and 4, and then q8 weeks through Week 100. At Week 16, patients in the placebo + MTX group with <10% improvement from baseline in both swollen joint count and tender joint count began receivingSIMPONI ARIA®2 mg/kg beginning with an induction regimen at Weeks 16 and 20, followed by maintenance infusions q8 weeks in a blinded manner. At Week 24, all patients remaining in the placebo + MTX group began receivingSIMPONI ARIA®2 mg/kg beginning with an induction regimen at Weeks 24 and 28, followed by maintenance infusions q8 weeks in a blinded manner. All patients continued to receive MTX. The primary endpoint was the percentage of patients achieving an ACR20 response at Week 14.

ACR70 response at Week 14:

12%

ra_12red_perc
of patients receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (49/395) achieved ACR70 response
efficacyvssheid

VS

3%

RA3
of patients receiving placebo + MTX (6/197)1-3

ACR70 response at Week 24:

18%

RA18
of patients receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (69/395) achieved ACR70 response(P<0.001)
efficacyvssheid

VS

4%

RA4
of patients receiving placebo + MTX (8/197)1-3

 

ACR70 responses at Week 2 and Week 24 were not adjusted for multiplicity. Therefore, statistical significance has not been established.

acr70_red_2x
WEEK 24 CROSSOVER†‡

ACR70 response at Week 52§:

18%
of patients receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (72/395) achieved ACR70 response

VS

15%
of patients receiving placebo who crossed over to SIMPONI ARIA® + MTXat Week 24 (29/197)2
OPEN-LABEL EXTENSION||

ACR70 response at Week 100||:

24%
of patients receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (95/395) achieved ACR70 response

VS

23%
of patients receiving placebo who crossed over to SIMPONI ARIA® + MTXat Week 24 (45/197)4

 

ACR70 responses were not adjusted for multiplicity. Therefore, statistical significance has not been established.

ACR70 responses were not adjusted for multiplicity. Therefore, statistical significance has not been established.

*The same patients may not have responded at each time point.

In this intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis, patients were considered to be nonresponders if they experienced any of the following: increased MTX dose above baseline for RA; initiated treatment with DMARDs (including commercial MTX), systemic immunosuppressives, and/or biologics for RA; initiated treatment with oral corticosteroids for RA above baseline dose or received intravenous (IV) or intramuscular corticosteroids for RA; or discontinued treatment due to an unsatisfactory therapeutic effect. Last observation carried forward (LOCF) rules were applied to missing data. The patients who early escaped at Week 16 also had Week 16 data carried forward up through Week 24.

At Week 24, all remaining patients in the placebo + MTX group began receiving SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX in a blinded manner.

§In this ITT analysis, all rules were nullified and reapplied after Week 24. Patients were considered to be nonresponders if they discontinued treatment due to an unsatisfactory therapeutic effect.

||At Week 52, all study personnel were unblinded to subject-level data.

 

Study design:GO-FURTHER™ was a global, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 592 adult patients who had moderately to severely active RA despite a stable dose of MTX (15-25 mg/week) for ≥3 months and who had not been previously treated with an anti-TNF agent. Moderately to severely active RA was defined as ≥6 swollen joints (out of 66 total) and ≥6 tender joints (out of 68 total), RF positive and/or anti-CCP antibody positive, and CRP ≥1.0 mg/dL. Patients were randomized to receiveSIMPONI ARIA®2 mg/kg + MTX (n=395) or placebo + MTX (n=197) as a 30-minute IV infusion at Weeks 0 and 4, and then q8 weeks through Week 100. At Week 16, patients in the placebo + MTX group with <10% improvement from baseline in both swollen joint count and tender joint count began receivingSIMPONI ARIA®2 mg/kg beginning with an induction regimen at Weeks 16 and 20, followed by maintenance infusions q8 weeks in a blinded manner. At Week 24, all patients remaining in the placebo + MTX group began receivingSIMPONI ARIA®2 mg/kg beginning with an induction regimen at Weeks 24 and 28, followed by maintenance infusions q8 weeks in a blinded manner. All patients continued to receive MTX. The primary endpoint was the percentage of patients achieving an ACR20 response at Week 14.