April 03, 2014
Institutional Review Board, Hospital for Special Surgery
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Kyriakos A. Kirou, MD, DSc, FACP
James Chevalier, MD
The purpose of this study is to see if the investigational use of abatacept (also called Orencia®) is better than placebo for the treatment of lupus nephritis when used in combination with background treatment. Background treatment will be used by all subjects. Background treatment will include CellCept® and glucocorticoids (examples include prednisone, prednisolone, and methylprednisolone). Abatacept has been approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults. The use of abatacept remains an investigational drug for use in other diseases.
About 400 patients are expected to participate in this study, from about 120 sites around the world. Approximately 3 patients from the Hospital for Special Surgery will participate in the study. Patients will be randomly assigned and will have a 50% chance of being placed into one of the following two groups:
Group 1: Patient will receive abatacept every 28 days and CellCept
Group 2: Patient will receive placebo every 28 days and CellCept
Your participation will involve approximately 31 study visits. Most visits are expected to last between 1 ½ and 3 hours. Follow up visits are expected to last 30 to 60 minutes.
Study participation is voluntary and is expected to last up to 2 1/2 years that include:
• Up to 5 week screening period (1-2 visits)
• 24 month treatment period (26 visits)
• 6 month follow-up period (2 visits)
The purpose of this study is to see if the investigational use of abatacept (also called Orencia®) is better than placebo for the treatment of lupus nephritis when used in combination with background treatment. Background treatment will be used by all subjects. Background treatment will include CellCept® and glucocorticoids (examples include prednisone, prednisolone, and methylprednisolone). Abatacept has been approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults. The use of abatacept remains an investigational drug for use in other diseases.
About 400 patients are expected to participate in this study, from about 120 sites around the world. Approximately 3 patients from the Hospital for Special Surgery will participate in the study. Patients will be randomly assigned and will have a 50% chance of being placed into one of the following two groups:
Group 1: Patient will receive abatacept every 28 days and CellCept
Group 2: Patient will receive placebo every 28 days and CellCept
Your participation will involve approximately 31 study visits. Most visits are expected to last between 1 ½ and 3 hours. Follow up visits are expected to last 30 to 60 minutes.
Study participation is voluntary and is expected to last up to 2 1/2 years that include:
• Up to 5 week screening period (1-2 visits)
• 24 month treatment period (26 visits)
• 6 month follow-up period (2 visits)
Margaret Robotham
robothamm@hss.edu
212.774.2967