Abatacept for the Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis

Last updated:
2026-08-22
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Overview

Official protocol title:

A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO CONTROLLED TRIAL OF ABATACEPT (CTLA4-IG IN GIANT CELL ARTERITIS (ABAGART))

Intervention/treatment:
ORENCIA
Medical condition:
GIANT CELL ARTERITIS
Protocol code:
IM101-799
Control number:
256475
Status:
Recruiting
Approved:
October 20, 2021
Trial phase:
Phase 3
For more information:
ClinicalTrials.gov - NCT04474847
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Eligibility

Sex: ALL
Age
50 Years and older
Accepts healthy volunteers: No

Contacts and locations

Contact
Name
Carol McAlear, MA
Role
CONTACT
Phone:
7813214567
Sponsor
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Locations

British Columbia

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2C7
Recruiting
Name
Sofia Rieger-Torres
Role
CONTACT

Ontario

Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, H4J 1C5
Recruiting
Name
Nazrana Haq
Role
CONTACT
Name
Christian Pagnoux, MD, MS, MPH
Role
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
St. Joseph's Healthcare
Hamilton, Ontario
Active, not recruiting
Name
Sandra Messier
Role
CONTACT
Name
Nader Khalidi, MD
Role
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Quebec

Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal Université de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, H4J 1C5
Recruiting
Name
Guylaine Marcotte
Role
CONTACT
Name
Jean-Paul Makhzoum, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACP
Role
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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