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Janssen Announces Significant Data from Two SC Sirukumab Phase 3s as RA Treatment

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New Phase 3 Monotherapy Study of Sirukumab Versus Humira® and Sirukumab Data in an Anti-TNF Refractory Population Reported in the Treatment of Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

November 16, 2016 11:00 AM EST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen) announced today results from two pivotal Phase 3 studies evaluating subcutaneous (SC) sirukumab, a human anti-interleukin (IL)-6 monoclonal antibody in development for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Data from the Janssen-sponsored head-to-head study, SIRROUND-H, showed patients receiving sirukumab monotherapy demonstrated significantly greater improvement in Disease Activity Score (DAS28), the first of two co-primary endpoints, when compared with Humira® (adalimumab) monotherapy. Investigators also reported results from a second study (SIRROUND-T), which showed that patients refractory to or intolerant to one or more... More