Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Refractory Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
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Brief summary
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The purpose of this multi-center pilot study is to determine if the drug tocilizumab (Actemra) is effective in the treatment of patients with refractory adult polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM).
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02043548
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 36 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 1, 2014 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Jul 30, 2019 (Actual)
- Completion
- Jul 31, 2019 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Oct 30, 2020
2014 – 2019
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 7
- U.S. states
- 7
- U.S. cities
- 7
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | California | 90048 | — |
| University of Kansas Medical Center | Kansas City | Kansas | 66160 | — |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester | Minnesota | 55905 | — |
| North Shore Long Island Jewish Center | Great Neck | New York | 11021 | — |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15261 | — |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Tennessee | 37235 | — |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 53226 | — |
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- Last update posted Oct 30, 2020 · Synced Nov 10, 2026
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