Rheumatoid arthritis

Efficacy and safety of filgotinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: week 156 interim results from a long-term extension study

RMD OpenPublished Long-term extension study

An erratum to this article was published (RMD Open, 27 Jan 2025 ↗)

Authors' conclusion

In FINCH 4, filgotinib 200 mg and 100 mg (continuous or de novo) demonstrated sustained efficacy up to week 156 in patients enrolled from FINCH 1, 2 or 3, with no unexpected safety results.

Study context

Population
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from FINCH 1, 2 or 3; results shown for MTX inadequate responders
Comparison
Filgotinib 200 mg vs 100 mg, continued from FINCH 1, 2 or 3 or de novo
Outcome
ACR20 (MTX inadequate responders)
Follow-up
Up to week 156
Methodological detailsongoing, interim analysis, non-responder imputation
  • Ongoing
  • Interim analysis
  • Non-responder imputation

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Further findings

OutcomeDe novo filgotinib 200 mgDe novo filgotinib 100 mg
Boolean remission 1.0 (MTX inadequate responders) · up to week 15618.8%15.4%
Boolean remission 2.0 (MTX inadequate responders) · up to week 15621.1%18.5%

Efficacy in patients from FINCH 2 and 3

Similar efficacy data

Original publication

Efficacy and safety of filgotinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: week 156 interim results from a long-term extension study. RMD Open. Published 24 October 2024. doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004476

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