Long-term structural and symptomatic effects of intra-articular sprifermin in patients with knee osteoarthritis: 5-year results from the FORWARD study

Autor: Felix Eckstein, M. Michaelis, Hans Guehring, Philip G Conaghan, Marc C. Hochberg, Christoph Ladel, Asger Reinstrup Bihlet, Benjamin Daelken, Oliver Guenther, Jeppe Ragnar Andersen, Inger Byrjalsen, Victor Ona, F. Moreau
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
ISSN: 0191-9164
0003-4967
Popis: ObjectiveThe FORWARD (FGF-18 Osteoarthritis Randomized Trial with Administration of Repeated Doses) trial assessed efficacy and safety of the potential disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD) sprifermin in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Here, we report 5-year efficacy and safety results.MethodsPatients were randomised to intra-articular sprifermin 100 µg or 30 µg every 6 months (q6mo) or 12 months, or placebo, for 18 months. The primary analysis was at year 2, with follow-up at years 3, 4 and 5. Additional post hoc exploratory analyses were conducted in patients with baseline minimum radiographic joint space width 1.5–3.5 mm and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain 40–90, a subgroup at risk (SAR) of progression.Results378 (69%) patients completed the 5-year follow-up. A significant dose-response in total femorotibial joint cartilage thickness with sprifermin (trend test, pConclusionIn the longest DMOAD trial reported to date, sprifermin maintained long-term structural modification of articular cartilage over 3.5 years post-treatment. Potential translation to clinical benefit was observed in the SAR.Trial registration numberNCT01919164
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