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Erschienen in: Clinical Rheumatology 2/2009

Open Access 01.02.2009 | Original Article

Anakinra in the treatment of polyarticular-course juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: safety and preliminary efficacy results of a randomized multicenter study

verfasst von: Norman Ilowite, Oscar Porras, Andreas Reiff, Sue Rudge, Marilynn Punaro, Alan Martin, Roger Allen, Terry Harville, Yu-Nien Sun, Terry Bevirt, Gary Aras, Brent Appleton

Erschienen in: Clinical Rheumatology | Ausgabe 2/2009

Abstract

This study assessed the safety and preliminary efficacy of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist anakinra in patients with polyarticular-course juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). Eighty-six patients entered a 12-week open-label run-in phase (1 mg/kg anakinra daily, ≤100 mg/day). Fifty responders were randomized to anakinra or placebo in a 16-week blinded phase, followed by a 12-month open-label extension (N = 44). Due to low enrollment, the primary endpoint was changed from efficacy to safety. The incidence and nature of adverse events were similar across all study phases, with the exception of injection site reactions, which were mild to moderate and decreased with time. Anakinra produced a nonsignificant (P = 0.11) reduction in disease flares compared with placebo. When normalized to 1 mg/kg dose, anakinra plasma concentrations were similar to values in adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis. These results indicate that anakinra 1 mg/kg once daily (≤100 mg/day) is safe and well tolerated in patients with JRA.

Introduction

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is the most common rheumatic disease of childhood [14] and can be associated with uveitis, bone loss, reduced quality of life, and increased mortality [1, 58]. Biologic agents provide a targeted approach to the treatment of JRA, aimed at preventing cytokine-mediated inflammation. Increased production of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 (IL-1) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) [9, 10]. A number of publications also support the role of IL-1 in JRA of different onset types [1114]. Consequently, the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) has been investigated as a therapeutic option to reduce the disease activity and joint damage caused by IL-1 [15].
Anakinra, a recombinant IL-1ra, has demonstrated efficacy in reducing the symptoms of RA (alone or in combination with methotrexate) in randomized controlled trials in adults [1618] and in small uncontrolled studies of children with JRA [19, 20]. Treatment of RA patients with anakinra has resulted in decreased radiographic progression and beneficial effects on disease activity. Historically, JRA therapy decisions have been guided by effective therapeutic strategies employed in treating adult RA. Traditional therapies such as disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) may not adequately control disease progression in JRA, and their use is often limited by adverse events and significant toxicities [21]. New treatment options are needed to improve outcomes in JRA patients. In this current study, we investigated the safety of daily subcutaneous (SC) injections of anakinra in patients with polyarticular-course JRA.

Materials and methods

Patients

This study was conducted in compliance with principles of the US Food and Drug Administration and International Conference on Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice regulations/guidelines. The study was approved by the Independent Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board of each study site, and all patients or guardians provided written informed consent. Patients presenting with polyarticular-course JRA, independent of onset, were eligible for enrollment. Patients were required to have ≥5 swollen joints due to active arthritis (not bony overgrowth) and three joints with limitation of motion at screening and the day 1 visit. Patients were between 2 and 17 years of age, with a minimum weight of 10 kg. Children were to be on a stable dose of methotrexate for 6 weeks before study entry and not receiving biologic therapy within 4 weeks of initiating study drug. The methotrexate dose was kept stable during the open-label and blinded phases of the trial (minimum dose of 10 mg m−2 wk−1 and a maximum dose of 40 mg/wk). If administered, doses for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy and oral corticosteroids (≤10 mg/day or 0.2 mg kg−1 day−1 of prednisone) had to be kept stable for 4 weeks before the first dose of anakinra and during the course of the trial.
A negative pregnancy test was required for females of childbearing potential. Other exclusion criteria included the following laboratory values: alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase >2.0 times the upper limit of normal, creatinine >1.5 times the upper limit of normal, white blood cell count <2.0 × 109/L, neutrophil count <1.5 × 109/L, or a platelet count of <150 × 109/L. Children receiving treatment with a DMARD other than methotrexate could not participate in the study nor could patients receiving intra-articular or systemic corticosteroid injections within 4 weeks before study entry. Patients with clinically significant systemic disease, such as hepatic, renal, neurological, endocrine, cardiac, gastrointestinal (except NSAID-induced gastrointestinal problems), or hematological disease or presence of symptoms of systemic disease such as intermittent fever, rash, hepatosplenomegaly, or pericarditis, within 24 weeks of the first dose of anakinra, were also excluded.

Study design

This was a randomized, multicenter, blinded, placebo-controlled study with an open-label run-in period, followed by an open-label extension study (Fig. 1) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of daily SC injections of anakinra in the treatment of JRA (ClinicalTrials.gov # NCT00037648). However, because of good responses to anti-tumor necrosis factor-α therapy among patients with JRA and the desire of patients and their families to avoid daily injections, enrollment was not sufficient to meet sample size requirements (n = 204) that could adequately power, at 80% or higher, the efficacy analyses. Study objectives were amended primarily to assess the safety of anakinra, with an adjusted enrollment goal of 50 patients. Efficacy analyses were performed to meet obligations under the US Postmarketing Commitment and Pediatric Research Equity Act. The study was conducted at 17 sites in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Costa Rica from July 2000 to February 2004.
Patients received 12 weeks of open-label treatment with anakinra 1 mg/kg daily, up to a maximum daily administration of 100 mg/day by SC injection. Thereafter, patients meeting the definition of responder (American College of Rheumatology’s JRA Core Set Criteria) were randomly assigned (1:1 ratio) to blinded doses of placebo or anakinra for an additional 16 weeks. A responder was defined as having a ≥30% improvement in three of any six JRA Core Set Criteria variables and with worsening by ≥30% in no more than one of the remaining variables [22]. JRA Core Set Criteria include the following: physician global assessment of disease activity, patient/parent assessment of disease activity, Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ), number of joints with active arthritis, number of joints with limited range of motion, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).
Patients who experienced disease flare during the blinded phase were removed from the primary study but had the option to switch arms (if on “blinded” placebo then switched to “blinded” anakinra, and if on “blinded” anakinra then switched to “blinded” placebo) and continue blinded treatment. Disease flares were defined as (1) ≥30% worsening in at least three of the six JRA Core Set Criteria with improvement in ≤1 of the remaining six JRA Core Set Criteria or (2) a change in at least two active joints or a worsening by at least two units (based on a 0–10 scale) on either the global assessments or the visual analog scale. Patients had the option to continue anakinra therapy in the open-label extension after the blinded phase. Assessments were conducted at baseline, weeks 2 and 4, and every 4 weeks thereafter in the initial study and then every 3 months in the extension study for up to 12 months.

Study drug

Study drug was supplied in single-use vials of 100 mg/mL and was required to be administered once daily by single SC injection by a parent, guardian, caregiver, or the patient, all of whom were instructed regarding the proper injection technique. The placebo formulation was the same but without anakinra. Study drug was administered at approximately the same time each day in the upper thigh, upper arm, or abdomen (rotating injection sites each day).

Study endpoints

The primary endpoint, safety, was assessed by evaluation of the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (including serious adverse events and infectious episodes) and laboratory values. Immunogenicity was assessed by the proportion of patients testing positive for IL-1ra antibodies by immunoassay and for neutralizing capabilities by cell-based bioassay. A screening biosensor immunoassay (Biacore, Piscataway, NJ, USA) was used to test for antibody formation to anakinra (at screening, day 1, week 12, and week 28 or on early termination), and positive samples were retested for neutralizing antibodies using a bioassay. Vital signs, blood chemistries, detection of IL-1ra antibodies, adverse events, concomitant medications, emergency room visits and/or hospitalizations, and injection site reactions (ISRs) were evaluated throughout the initial open-label phase, the blinded phase, and the extension study.
Secondary endpoints included measures of efficacy and pharmacokinetics. The primary efficacy endpoint was the proportion of patients with disease flares in the 16-week blinded phase. Other efficacy assessments included time to disease flare and changes in the JRA core components at week 28. Pharmacokinetic assessments were conducted at screening; day 1; and weeks 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 28 or early termination to characterize a population profile. Dosing times for each study patient were recorded only on the initial day-1 dose. Consequently, intervals between the time of daily administration of anakinra and the time when blood would be obtained for laboratory testing were not known. Plasma anakinra concentrations were normalized (adjusted) to a daily dose of 1 mg/kg or a fixed dose of 100 mg, and exposure was compared with a previous study in adults with RA [2325]. Normalization was deemed appropriate because anakinra exhibits linear clearance. To normalize concentrations to a 1 mg/kg dose for the JRA and adult RA studies, plasma anakinra concentrations were divided by the mg/kg dose, and the dose in milligrams was divided by the patient’s weight to obtain the dose in milligrams per kilogram. To normalize concentrations to a 100-mg dose, the concentrations were divided by the total dose in milligrams and then were multiplied by 100. Efficacy and pharmacokinetics were not analyzed in the 12-month extension safety study.

Statistical analyses

Safety results were summarized for all patients who received at lease one dose of study medication. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize all data. The proportion of randomized patients with disease flares during the blinded phase in the two treatment groups (anakinra vs placebo) was compared using the Fisher exact test with a two-tailed significance level of 0.05. The analysis of time-to-disease flare from randomization during the 16-week blinded phase in the intent-to-treat subset was assessed using the log-rank test (P value = 0.05).

Results

Patients

Patient disposition throughout the three phases of the trial is shown in Fig. 2. Eighty-six patients entered the initial open-label treatment phase, and 50 patients responded to anakinra therapy and entered the blinded phase of the study; 27 patients (31%) were nonresponders. The most common reasons for early withdrawal from the open-label phase were adverse events (n = 4) and withdrawal of patient consent (n = 3). Thirty-one patients completed the blinded phase. The number of patients who withdrew from the blinded phase was lower in the anakinra group (n = 6) compared with the placebo group (n = 13); most patients withdrew because of disease flare (anakinra, n = 4; placebo, n = 10). A total of 44 patients were enrolled in the extension study (those who completed the blinded phase [n = 30] and those who were terminated from the blinded phase because of disease flare and then elected to enroll in the extension [n = 14]); most patients discontinued for reasons other than adverse events (e.g., consent withdrawn [n = 3], administrative decision [n = 2], or lost to follow-up [n = 2]).
Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of patients entering the 12-week open-label phase, the 16-week double-blind phase, and the extension study were similar among the groups presented (Table 1). Most patients were females, had polyarticular-onset JRA, and had active disease despite methotrexate therapy. In the double-blind phase, the mean duration of JRA was similar in patients receiving anakinra (3.9 years) or placebo (4.2 years). In addition, 76% of patients receiving placebo and 88% of patients receiving anakinra were taking methotrexate, 44% and 76%, respectively, were taking corticosteroids, 16% and 20%, respectively, were taking other DMARDs, and 4% and 0%, respectively, were taking NSAIDs.
Table 1
Patient demographics and clinical characteristics
 
Open label (n = 86)
Double-blind phase
Extension (n = 44)
Placebo(n = 25)
Anakinra (n = 25)
Sex, n (%)
 Female
63 (73)
18 (72)
17 (68)
31 (70)
 Male
23 (27)
7 (28)
8 (32)
13 (30)
Race, n (%)
 White
46 (53)
15 (60)
13 (52)
25 (57)
 Black
5 (6)
0 (0)
3 (12)
2 (5)
 Hispanic
29 (34)
10 (40)
8 (32)
16 (36)
 American Indian or Alaska Native
3 (3)
0 (0)
1 (4)
1 (2)
 Asian
1 (1)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
 Other
2 (2)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Mean age, year (range)
12 (3–17)
12 (4–17)
10 (3–17)
12 (4–18)
Mean weight, kilogram (range)
40 (12–101)
44 (16–101)
36 (12–98)
44 (13–105)
Mean duration of JRA, year (range)
4.7 (1–16)
4.2 (1–16)
3.9 (1–11)
4.8 (1–7)
Type of arthritis at onset, n (%)
 Polyarticular
62 (72)
19 (76)
14 (56)
29 (66)
 Systemic
15 (17)
2 (8)
9 (36)
10 (23)
 Pauciarticular
9 (10)
4 (16)
2 (8)
5 (11)
JRA-related medications
 Corticosteroids
50 (58)
11 (44)
19 (76)
27 (61)
 DMARDs
25 (29)
4 (16)
5 (20)
8 (18)
 Methotrexate
67 (78)
19 (76)
22 (88)
38 (86)
 NSAIDs
2 (2)
1 (4)
0 (0)
0 (0)
DMARDs Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, JRA juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Safety

Treatment-emergent adverse events in all phases of the study are presented in Table 2. Adverse events, except ISRs, were similar in nature and occurred with similar frequency in all phases. In the open-label phase, the most common adverse events were ISRs (74%), upper respiratory infections (23%), and headache (22%); five events led to withdrawal of four patients (ISR [n = 3], synovitis [n = 1], and dysuria [n = 1]). Injection site pain was experienced by 29 patients (34%). The most common adverse event causing withdrawal in the open-label phase was ISRs (three patients; 3.5%). In the blinded phase, the three most common adverse events were ISRs (12% in each group), upper respiratory infections (20% of placebo-treated patients and 16% of anakinra-treated patients), and headache (4% of placebo-treated patients and 24% of anakinra-treated patients). No patients withdrew because of an adverse event in the blinded phase. In the extension study, the most common adverse events were arthralgia (23%), fever (21%), and abdominal pain (16%). Three (7%) patients withdrew because of an adverse event: one patient with JRA flare, one patient with worsening of JRA, and one patient with nephrosis.
Table 2
Most frequent treatment-emergent adverse events in ≥5 patients in any treatment group by body system category
Adverse event by body system, n (%)
Open label
Double-blind
Extension
Anakinra (n = 86)
Placebo(n = 25)
Anakinra(n = 25)
Anakinra (n = 44)
Number of patients reporting adverse events
80 (93)
18 (72)
17 (68)
30 (68)
Application site
64 (74)
3 (12)
3 (12)
2 (5)
 Ecchymosis
12 (14)
1 (4)
1 (4)
0
 Edema
9 (11)
0
1 (4)
0
 Erythema
31 (36)
1 (4)
2 (8)
0
 Inflammation
8 (9)
1 (4)
0
1 (2)
 Pain
29 (33)
0
0
2 (5)
 Pruritus
26 (30)
1 (4)
1 (4)
0
 Rash
14 (16)
0
0
0
 Reaction
10 (12)
0
1 (4)
0
Body as a whole
26 (30)
5 (20)
9 (36)
14 (32)
 Fever
14 (16)
2 (8)
3 (12)
9 (21)
 Pain
5 (6)
2 (8)
0
4 (9)
CNS
21 (24)
4 (16)
6 (24)
8 (18)
 Headache
19 (22)
1 (4)
6 (24)
6 (14)
Gastrointestinal
29 (34)
5 (20)
8 (32)
13 (30)
 Diarrhea
7 (8)
0
3 (12)
2 (4.5)
 Nausea
7 (8)
0
0
2 (4.5)
 Pain, abdominal
15 (17)
2 (8)
3 (12)
7 (16)
 Vomiting
6 (7)
0
2 (8)
1 (2)
Musculoskeletal
26 (30)
9 (36)
7 (28)
16 (36)
 Arthralgia
11 (13)
4 (16)
1 (4)
10 (23)
 Pain, limb
6 (7)
4 (16)
3 (12)
5 (11)
Respiratory
36 (42)
7 (28)
8 (32)
15 (34)
 Cough
5 (6)
0
0
3 (7)
 Infection, upper respiratorya
20 (23)
5 (20)
4 (16)
5 (11)
 Sore throat
5 (6)
0
2 (8)
4 (9)
Skin and appendages
23 (27)
7 (28)
2 (8)
9 (21)
Rash
9 (11)
3 (12)
0 (0)
4 (9)
CNS Central nervous system
aThis number in the overall adverse event data differs from that in the infectious episodes data because not all adverse events coded as Respiratory, Infection Upper Respiratory, were considered infectious episodes.
Three serious adverse events were reported in the open-label phase; however, none were considered by the physician investigator to be related to study medication. No serious adverse events were reported in the blinded phase. In the extension trial, two patients had a total of three serious adverse events: one patient with nephrosis considered related to study medication (withdrew, see above) and one patient with hepatitis and a viral infection, both considered not related to study medication. The patient who experienced nephrosis was a 16-year-old female who developed bilateral ankle and lower leg edema, hypertension, and proteinuria approximately 3 weeks into the open-label extension phase of the trial and discontinued anakinra.
Infectious episodes were reported by 35 patients (41%) in the open-label phase. One case was serious but not considered by the investigator to be related to study medication. In the blinded phase, nine (36%) patients receiving anakinra and eight (32%) patients receiving placebo reported infectious episodes, the most common of which were upper respiratory infection and upper respiratory tract congestion. In the extension study, 16 (36%) patients had an infectious episode; the most common infectious events (reported in at least three patients) were upper respiratory infection (four patients, 9%), fever (three patients, 7%), and influenza-like symptoms (three patients, 7%). One event (hepatitis due to cytomegalovirus infection) was considered to be serious but was not considered to be related to study medication by the investigator.
In the open-label and blinded phases, laboratory changes during anakinra therapy included transient neutropenia (white blood cell count of 0.79 × 109/L on day 141 in one patient that recovered to 1.0 × 109/L by the next study visit), anemia (grade 3 based on World Health Organization Toxicity Criteria [26]; moderate anemia 6.5–7.9 g/dL; hemoglobin decrease in one patient reported on study day 1 only [patient discontinued study on day 1 due to ISR pain]), calcium toxicity (hypercalcemia [12.6–13.4 mg/dL], or hypocalcemia [6.9–6.1 mg/dL], grade 3 or higher; reported in one patient who had been taking a calcium supplement prior to the increase), and hepatotoxicity (grade 3 [liver enzyme values 5.1–20 times normal]; elevated alanine aminotransferase reported on day 15 in one patient that did not lead to withdrawal, and no other elevations were reported in this patient). Laboratory changes were not associated with serious adverse events. Similar findings were observed in the extension study, with the exception that one finding (hepatotoxicity) was associated with a serious adverse event (hepatitis and viral infection).
Immunogenicity data were available for 64 patients in the open-label phase, 27 patients in the double-blind phase (placebo, n = 9; anakinra, n = 18), and 44 patients in the extension trial. In the open-label phase, 48 (75%) were positive for non-neutralizing anti-IL-1ra antibodies, and four (6%, all nonresponders) had neutralizing antibodies. In the blinded phase, four (44%) placebo-treated patients and 13 (72%) anakinra-treated patients were positive for antibodies by immunoassay; one patient taking placebo tested positive for neutralizing antibodies. In the extension study, 36 (82%) had confirmed presence of anti-IL-1ra antibodies, but none tested positive for neutralizing antibodies.

Efficacy

Compared to baseline, a majority of patients (58%) achieved a ≥30% improvement in the JRA Core Set Criteria and were considered responders in the 12-week open-label portion of the trial. The highest percentage of responders within a disease subset were those with systemic onset (73%) compared with pauciarticular (67%) and polyarticular (53%) onset. During the double-blind phase of the trial, fewer patients treated with anakinra had disease flares compared with patients receiving placebo at all time points; at week 28, four (16%) anakinra patients (two of nine with systemic and two of 14 with polyarticular disease onset) and ten (40%) placebo patients (one of two with systemic, one of four with pauciarticular, and eight of 19 with polyarticular disease onset) had a disease flare (not significant by Fisher exact test [P = 0.11]). Time to disease flare was greater in patients receiving anakinra, nearly reaching statistical significance (P = 0.057 based on log-rank test). Compared with the placebo group, patients treated with anakinra demonstrated a slight progressive improvement in mean change in CHAQ at week 28 (−0.25 vs 0.13). Patients in the anakinra group also had progressive improvement in ESR through week 28 compared with placebo (−2.21 vs 13.73 mm/h).

Pharmacokinetics

Individual concentration-time data for patients receiving anakinra are shown in Fig. 3. With the daily anakinra dose normalized to 1 mg/kg, the range of concentrations was comparable to that observed in adults with RA [2325]. When the dosage was normalized to 100 mg/day, a trend of higher concentrations was observed compared with adult RA patients. Higher concentration ranges were recorded in children with lower body weight. The mean normalized (to a 1-mg/kg dose) plasma concentrations of anakinra were 182, 259, and 194 ng/mL in JRA patients aged 3 to 6, 7 to 12, and 13 to 17 years, respectively, compared with a mean normalized plasma concentration of 221 ng/mL in adult RA patients. When normalized to a 100-mg daily dose of anakinra, the mean plasma concentrations were 1110, 717 and 420 ng/mL in JRA patients aged 3 to 6, 7 to 12, and 13 to 17 years, respectively, compared with a mean normalized plasma concentration of 319 ng/mL in adult RA patients.

Discussion

The findings from this study indicate that the short-term safety profile of anakinra in juvenile patients is similar to that reported for adults with RA in clinical trials. During the blinded phase, the most common adverse events were ISRs, headache, and upper respiratory infections. Adverse events occurred with a similar incidence in patients receiving anakinra or placebo. Across all phases of the study, few adverse events were serious or led to study withdrawal. Similar to other subcutaneously administered biologics, ISRs appeared to be common with daily use of anakinra, occurred early in the trial, and resolved over time. The frequency of ISRs decreased in the double-blind period compared with the open-label phase, which is consistent with findings in adults in which ISRs were more common with the initial period of dosing and transient in duration [27]. In contrast, one patient (4%) receiving placebo experienced headache as compared with six patients (24%) who received anakinra. No patients withdrew from the study owing to headache. Furthermore, it should be noted that headache has been reported in up to 28% of adolescent patients with JRA [28] and that the incidence of headache in this study was consistent with this previous report.
Considering the increased risk of infection associated with rheumatic diseases [29] and biologic agents [30], infectious episodes associated with anakinra therapy represent an important safety concern, particularly in children. Infection rates in this study were low and generally consistent with other trials evaluating anakinra in adults with RA [27, 30]. In a 6-month randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study followed by an open-label phase for up to 3 years, only 8% (n = 105) of adult RA patients receiving anakinra (n = 1346) experienced a serious infection, with pneumonia being the most frequent [27]. In adults, there were also three events of opportunistic infection (atypical mycobacterial infection, histoplasmosis, and candida esophagitis) occurring between 5 months to 2.5 years after initiating anakinra [27]. In a prospective cohort study of RA patients (n = 70) receiving anakinra for up to 1 year, 13% of the patients experienced an infection, two of which were considered serious [30]. In this present study, the occurrence of serious infections during exposure to anakinra was low. In the open-label phase, one patient experienced severe impetigo, but this was not considered by the investigator to be related to the study medication. No serious infections were reported during the blinded phase, and one patient in the extension phase reported a serious viral hepatitis infection that was not considered related to study medication. There were no reports of opportunistic infections. These results are generally consistent with safety data for other biologic therapy (etanercept) in JRA [3133].
Although there are limited data regarding the efficacy of anakinra in JRA, published reports suggest that anakinra may reduce symptoms and joint damage in patients with systemic-onset JRA [19, 20]. A recent study in 20 patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis reported that anakinra was effective in some patients, with 50% and 25% of patients achieving 30% and 50% improvements, respectively, in American College of Rheumatology (ACR) pedi core set criteria [34]. Recent data also support anakinra as second-line therapy for systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, with six of seven patients from a case series in the UK experiencing rapid early improvement in systemic symptoms and joint disease [35]. Irigoyen et al. [19] reported findings from a multicenter retrospective chart review of systemic-onset JRA patients (n = 7) receiving anakinra. The majority of treated patients (six of seven) experienced rapid (in as little as 2 weeks) improvement in joint symptoms (as measured by reduction in active joints). Pascual et al. [20] reported similar findings with significant improvement (P = 0.006 compared with baseline) in arthritis symptoms (active joint count) at 2 months after initiation of anakinra treatment in nine patients (aged 4–17 years) with systemic-onset JRA who were unresponsive to conventional treatment. A post hoc analysis by subgroup in the current analysis showed that two of nine systemic onset JRA patients flared in the anakinra group and one of two flared in the placebo group.
In addition, Pascual et al. [20] demonstrated that IL-1 gene expression is up-regulated in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with active systemic onset JRA, supporting the premise that IL-1 may be a mediator of the inflammatory cascade of patients with active systemic-onset JRA. Further support for the role of IL-1 in systemic-onset disease in children comes from a recent analysis in which complete responders to anakinra in patients with this condition appear to be characterized by the presence of distinct clinical features [36].
The results of the pharmacokinetic analyses demonstrated that weight-based dosing with 1 mg/kg SC daily provides adequate anakinra exposure in children with JRA. Plasma concentrations appeared to show a trend to higher levels in JRA patients when normalized to a fixed 100-mg daily dose than observed in adults. However, when normalized to a weight-based dose of 1 mg/kg, anakinra concentrations were comparable to those in adults.
In summary, anakinra 1 mg/kg administered as a SC injection once daily (up to a maximum of 100 mg/day) was well tolerated in pediatric patients with JRA. Infection rates were low, and no clinically significant abnormalities in laboratory data were observed. Efficacy results were not conclusive because of the small sample size. Pharmacokinetic assessments indicated that a daily dosage of 1 mg/kg administered SC provided adequate exposure for the treatment of JRA. Safety data from this study were consistent with results from larger studies in adults and indicated that anakinra was safe and well tolerated in patients with JRA.

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank Nancy Sheridan and David Stokes, PhD, whose work was funded by Amgen Inc., for providing assistance in the drafting of this manuscript. This study was funded by Amgen Inc.

Disclosures

Norman Ilowite has received consulting fees from Amgen and Xoma. Andreas Reiff has received consulting fees from Abbott, Amgen, Pfizer, Merck, and Wyeth. Yu-Nien Sun, Terry Bevirt, Gary Aras, and Brent Appleton are employees of Amgen. Oscar Porras, Sue Rudge, Marilynn Punaro, Alan Martin, Roger Allen, and Terry Harville have no conflicts to disclose.

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Metadaten
Titel
Anakinra in the treatment of polyarticular-course juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: safety and preliminary efficacy results of a randomized multicenter study
verfasst von
Norman Ilowite
Oscar Porras
Andreas Reiff
Sue Rudge
Marilynn Punaro
Alan Martin
Roger Allen
Terry Harville
Yu-Nien Sun
Terry Bevirt
Gary Aras
Brent Appleton
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2009
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Clinical Rheumatology / Ausgabe 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Elektronische ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-008-0995-9

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