A Pilot Trial of Adalimumab for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis

A Pilot Trial of Adalimumab for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis

A 12 week trial of Adalimumab in subjects with active erosive inflammatory OA who have ahd an inadequate response to NSAID therapy

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 45 or older, >/=2 tender and 2 swollen joints, inadequate response to NSAID therapy, hand radiographs with evidence of erosive changes, acceptable form of birth control

Exclusion Criteria:

• Autoimmune arthropathy, History of psoriasis, Previous TNF therapy, current use of any DMARD, evidence of TB, history of Hep C, B, or HIV