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JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
Volume 36, Issue 7, Pages 1371-1379Publisher
J RHEUMATOL PUBL CO
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.080755
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GOLIMUMAB; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; BIOMARKERS; INFLAMMATION; BONE TURNOVER
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Objective. To assess the effect Of golimumab (human monoclonal antibody to tumor necrosis factor-alpha) plus methotrexate (MTX) on selected inflammatory biomarkers, and to determine if these effects predict clinical response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Sera from adults with active RA despite MTX therapy. who received subcutaneous injections of placebo + MTX (MTX alone, n = 34) or golimumab 50 or 100 mg every 2 or 4 weeks + MTX (n = 137). were analyzed for levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), Serum amyloid A (SAA), interleukin 18 (IL-18). E-selectin, matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase I (TIMP-I). Results. Golimumab + MTX treatment significantly decreased serum CRP SAA. IL-18, E-selectin, TIMP-1, and MMP-9 levels (median percent changes of -4.1% to -74.3% across treatment groups) versus MTX alone (-5.8% to 9.7%) when first measured at Week 4: decreases were sustained through Week 16. Larger magnitudes of decrease in all biomarkers were observed for clinical responders Versus nonresponders. For golimumab + MTX. regression analyses including all biomarkers and select clinical measures showed that reductions ill levels of several markers (SAA, E-selectin, MMP-9) as early as Week 4 correlated significantly with improvement in swollen joint Count (SJC) at Week 16, as did reductions in E-selectin with improvement in tender joint count at Week 16. After accounting for the biomarkers, however, treatment group was no longer significant for SJC. Conclusion. Significant decreases in several inflammatory biomarkers were associated with golimumab + MTX therapy. Decreases in serum levels of SAA, E-selectin. and MMP-9 Lit Week 4 may be useful in predicting clinical response at Week 16. (First Release June 1 2009: J Rheumatol 2009:36:1371-9; doi: 10.3899/jrheum.080755)
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