Efficacy Study of Iguratimod Combined With Tofacitab in Patients With RF Positive/Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic progressive autoimmune disease with predominantly joint involvement. To compare the efficacy and difference between elamod and tofacitib in the treatment of rheumatoid factor-positive and negative rheumatoid arthritis in RA patients with poor outcome after csDMARDs dosing, in order to better inform the clinical management.
• Male or female aged 18-65 years old
• Body weight not less than 40kg
• Patients with a clear diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who meet the diagnostic criteria for RA introduced by the ACR in 1987 or ACR\EULAR in 2010
• Joint function grade II-III
• Active rheumatoid arthritis (defined as active rheumatoid arthritis if the following three conditions are met: ① ≥ 6 joints swollen \[66 joints count\]
• ② ≥ 6 joints tenderness \[68 joints count\]
• ③Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) \> 28 mm/h or C-reactive protein (CRP) \> 1.0 mg/dL)
• The Patients have been treated with csDMARDs for ≥ 3 months and have been treated with stable doses of csDMARDs for 4 consecutive weeks prior to study entry, with poor therapeutic outcomes and are being considered for treatment with a combination of biologics (bDMARDs) (according to the 2018 China Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines, poor outcomes, i.e., no significant improvement in RA disease activity within 3 months or failure to achieve treatment goals within 6 months)
• Subjects must be able and willing to perform subcutaneous (SC) injections on their own, or a qualified person must be available to perform SC injections
• If taking glucocorticosteroids, prednisone should be ≤10mg or other hormone at a dose equivalent to prednisone and the dose should be kept constant for at least 28d
• Understand the purpose of the trial and the test procedures and sign a written informed consent form voluntarily