Overview

A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Infliximab in Chinese Patients With Active Ulcerative Colitis

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-10-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of infliximab in Chinese patients with active ulcerative colitis (swelling and ulceration of large intestine and rectum).
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Xian-Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd.
Treatments:
Infliximab
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Has active ulcerative colitis of at least 3 months duration at screening with score of
≥2 on the endoscopy subscore of the Mayo score and baseline Mayo score of 6 to 12

- Concomitant medications: either have concurrent treatment with at least 1 of the
therapies (eg, oral corticosteroids and 6-Mercaptopurine [6-MP]).

- Has to be eligible according to the tuberculosis (TB) eligibility assessment

Exclusion Criteria:

- Has severe extensive colitis or ulcerative colitis limited to only the rectum or to
less than 20 cm of the colon

- Requires or required within 2 months prior to screening any surgery for active
gastrointestinal bleeding, peritonitis (inflammation of abdominal lining), intestinal
obstruction, or intra-abdominal or pancreatic abscess (a localized collection of pus
in pancreas) requiring surgical drainage -Has severe fixed symptomatic stenosis
(narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage) of large or small intestine

- Has colonic obstruction or history within the 6 months prior to baseline

- Has colonic mucosal dysplasia (colonic mucosal cell maturation abnormality) or its
history

- Has a history of extensive colonic resection (extensive partial removal of colon),
lymphoproliferative disease (disease in which lymphocytes are produced in excessive
quantities), demyelinating disease (disease of the nervous system)

- Has adenomatous colonic polyps (benign projecting mass of large intestine), stoma
(opening either natural or surgically created connecting a portion of the body cavity
to the outside environment), known infection of Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),
hepatitis B and C

- Has had treatment with cyclosporine, tacrolimus, sirolimus, or mycophenolate mofetil
within 8 weeks prior to screening