Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 3
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This single arm study will investigate the pattern of B cell depletion in synovial tissue and peripheral blood of patients with active RA, after MabThera (1000mg iv x 2 on days 1 and 15) + methotrexate (10-25mg/week po) treatment. The clinical efficacy and pharmacokinetic profile of MabThera after treatment and retreatment will also be investigated. The anticipated time on study treatment is 2+ years, and the target sample size is \<100 individuals.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: None

Interventions: intervention 1: rituximab [MabThera/Rituxan] intervention 2: Methotrexate
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 1000mg iv on days 1 and 15 intervention 2: 10-25mg po weekly

Protocol document: