Clinical Study of TA-650 in Pediatric Patients With Crohn's Disease

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of TA-650 using Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) in pediatric patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease after TA-650 administration at a dose of 5 mg/kg at week 0, 2, and 6, then every 8 week after week 14 up to week 46, and at a dose of 10 mg/kg if the effect is attenuated. The safety and pharmacokinetics are also evaluated.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
• Treatments: Infliximab

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have been diagnosed as Crohn's disease at least 3 months prior to screening.

• Have active Crohn's disease despite adequate conventional therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with severe intestinal strictures (strictures which may affect the number of defecations, etc., or dilation of the colon or strictures in the proximal small bowel observed on barium radiograph, or strictures precluding the insertion of endoscope), a diagnosis of short bowel syndrome, or previous stoma surgery.

• Patients who have a history of treatment with infliximab, or biological products (anti-TNFα agents and anti-IL-6 agents, etc.).