A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Phase 3 Study of Baricitinib in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Phase 3 Study of Baricitinib in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The reason for this study is to see how effective and safe the study drug known as baricitinib is in participants with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Inclusion Criteria:
Have a clinical diagnosis of SLE at least 24 weeks prior to screening.
Have documentation of having met at least 4 of 11 Revised Criteria for Classification of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus according to the 1997 Update of the 1982 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for classification of SLE prior to randomization.
Have a positive antinuclear antibody (ANA) (titer ≥1:80) and/or a positive anti-double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (dsDNA), and/or a positive anti-Smith (anti-Sm) as assessed by a central laboratory during screening.
Have a total Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) score ≥6 during screening.
Have a clinical SLEDAI-2K score ≥4 at randomization.
Have at least 1 British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG) A score or 2 BILAG B scores during screening.
Are receiving at least one of the following standard of care medications for SLE:
Exclusion Criteria:
Salvador, Estado de Bahia 40150-150, Brazil
Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, China
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, China
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate 55131, Germany
Szeged, 6725, Hungary
Guadalajara, Jalisco 44690, Mexico
Novosibirsk, 630117, Russia
Kuei Shan Hsiang, Taoyuan Hsien 33305, Taiwan
Dalin Township, 622, Taiwan