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Sarilumab - Regeneron/Sanofi

Drug Profile

Sarilumab - Regeneron/Sanofi

Alternative Names: Anti-IL 6 receptor antibody; Anti-interleukin 6 receptor antibody; Kevzara; REGN-88; SAR-153191

Latest Information Update: 19 Feb 2024

At a glance

  • Originator Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; sanofi-aventis
  • Developer Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Sanofi
  • Class Anti-inflammatories; Antirheumatics; Antivirals; Monoclonal antibodies
  • Mechanism of Action Interleukin 6 receptor antagonists
  • Orphan Drug Status

    Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.

    No
  • New Molecular Entity Yes

Highest Development Phases

  • Marketed Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Registered Polymyalgia rheumatica
  • Preregistration Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
  • Discontinued Ankylosing spondylitis; COVID 2019 infections; Giant cell arteritis; Uveitis

Most Recent Events

  • 19 Feb 2024 Sanofi announces intention to submit a regulatory application for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (Sanofi pipeline, February 2024)
  • 01 Feb 2024 FDA assigns PDUFA action date of 10/06/2024 for review of sBLA of Sarilumab for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
  • 01 Feb 2024 Sanofi plans regulatory submission for approval of Sarilumab for the treatment of children and adolescents with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in 2027 in EU and ROW

Development Overview

Introduction

Sarilumab, a fully-human antibody targeting the interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R), is collaboratively being developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi (formerly sanofi-aventis) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. The antibody candidate is the first from Regeneron's VelocImmune® platform to enter clinical development. VelocImmune® technology utilises a proprietary genetically-engineered mouse platform endowed with a genetically-humanised immune system to produce optimised fully-human antibodies. IL-6 is a signalling protein widely involved in the regulation of immune and inflammatory responses and has been shown to be a key mediator of inflammation in RA. Sarilumab has a high-affinity to the α-subunit of both the soluble and membrane-bound IL-6R and blocks the binding of IL6 to its receptor, interrupting cytokine mediated inflammatory signalling cascade. The drug is available in Japan, Canada, the US, Germany, Netherlands, France and the UK and is approved in rest of EU for rheumatoid arthritis, both as an adjunctive treatment and as a monotherapy. The drug is also approved for polymyalgia rheumatica in the US. The drug is under regulatory review for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in USA. Clinical development is ongoing for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica in countries worldwide.

Sanofi in collaboration with Regeneron was also developing sarilumab for COVID-2019 infections. However, in September 2020, drug development for this indication was discontinued as the pivotal phase III trial failed to meet the primary and secondary endpoints [1] .

Development was also underway for uveitis. However, as of November 2020, the drug is not present on either Sanofi or Regenron's pipeline and development apperars to have been discontinued (Sanofi pipeline, November 2020) (Regeneron pipeline, November 2020).

Sanofi was developing sarilumab for the treatment of giant cell arteritis. However, the development was discontinued, in countries worldwide, as the company has removed the drug for both these indications from the pipeline (Sanofi pipeline, July 2020).

Sarilumab was also being developed for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis. However, the development in the indication was discontinued because of lack of efficacy in the phase II trials.

Regeneron and Sanofi are also developing other antibody candidates under this collaboration [see AdisInsight Drug profile 800035624].

sanofi-aventis changed its name to Sanofi in May 2011 [2] .

As at November 2017, no recent reports of development had been identified for phase-I development in Rheumatoid-arthritis in Moldova (SC, Injection).

Company Agreements

In April 2020, Sanofi finalised the restructuring of the antibody collaboration with Regeneron. Under the final restructured agreement, Sanofi will have sole responsibility for alirocumab outside the US while Regeneron will have sole responsibility of the candidate in the US. Each company will supply alirocumab in its respective territory. Earlier in December 2019, Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced their intention to simplify antibody collaboration for sarilumab and alirocumab by restructuring into a royalty-based agreement. As of December 2012, Sanofi decided not to opt-in to the evinacumab (REGN 1500) program and Regeneron will the have sole global rights. Under the terms of the agreement, Sanofi is entitled to receive a mid-single digit royalty on any future sales of evinacumab. In November 2009, Regeneron and sanofi-aventis entered an agreement to expand and extend a previous agreement (signed in November 2007) for the discovery, development and commercialisation of fully-human therapeutic antibodies utilising Regeneron's proprietary VelociSuite of technologies (including VelocImmune®). Sanofi-aventis has the exclusive option to co-develop each drug candidate, where development costs will be shared. Regeneron has the right to co-promote all products worldwide. In the US, profits will be shared equally; outside of the US, profits will be split on a sliding scale with sanofi-aventis' share ranging from 65% to 55%. Regeneron will be entitled to receive up to $US250 million in sales milestones when the collaboration achieves certain aggregate annual sales outside the US, starting at $US1 billion. Under the terms of the original agreement, sanofi-aventis made an upfront payment of $US85 million to Regeneron. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

As of April 2020, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals expanded the agreement with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fund certain research and development activities related to COVID-19 treatments, including casirivimab/imdevimab (under award number HHSO100201700020C) and the US phase II/III trial Kevzara study. Earlier, in March 2020, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will provide support for a US phase II/III trial to evaluate sarilumab for the treatment of COVID-2019 infections. [10] [11]

In December 2017, Sanofi and Asahi Kasei Pharma entered into a licensing agreement for the commercialisation of sarilumab used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Japan. According to the terms of the agreement, Asahi Kasei Pharma will market, promote, and distribute the drug canditate. Additionally Sanofi and Regeneron will manufacture and Sanofi will co-promote the product. [12]

Key Development Milestones

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

In October 2021, Sanofi anticipated supply of the drug to be constrained until early 2022 as there is increased demand of sarilumab. Sanofi intends to continue to prioritise access to sarilumab for patients with rheumatoid arthritis [13] .

In February 2018, Asahi Kasei Pharma launched 150mg syringe and 200mg syringe subcutaneous injection of sarilumab in Japan [14] .

As at December 2017, sarilumab is available in the US for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more biologic or non-biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) [12] . In May 2017, Sanofi and Regeneron had received approval for sarilumab from the US FDA. Sarilumab may be used as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate or other conventional DMARDs. The recommended dosage of Kevzara is 200mg once every two weeks given as a subcutaneous injection. The dosage can be reduced from 200mg to 150mg once every two weeks, as needed, to help manage certain laboratory abnormalities. The approval was based on data from approximately 2 900 adults with moderately to severely active RA who had an inadequate response to previous treatment regimens. In the US, sarilumab will be marketed by Regeneron and Sanofi Genzyme [15] . In October 2016, the US FDA issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) regarding the Biologics License Application (BLA) for sarilumab. The CRL did not identify any concerns relating to the safety or efficacy of sarilumab. The letter referred to certain deficiencies identified during a routine good manufacturing practice inspection of the Sanofi Le Trait facility in France where sarilumab is filled and finished. Sanofi submitted a comprehensive corrective action plan to the FDA and is implementing the corrective actions specified in that plan. Sanofi is working closely with the FDA towards a timely resolution that addresses these concerns. In April 2017, the USFDA accepted the resubmission of the sarilumab Biologics License Application (BLA) as a Class I response with a two month review timeline, with the new Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date set for May 22, 2017. This resubmission will be subjected to successful completion of an inspection by FDA of Sanofi's Le Trait fill and Finish facility, with an anticipated action date in the second quarter [16] [17] [18] [19] . It was reported in January 2016, that the BLA seeking approval of sarilumab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis had been accepted for review by the US FDA. The BLA was submitted by the third quarter of 2015, and included data from the phase III SARIL-RA programme [20] [21] [22] .

As at December 2017, sarilumab is available in the UK, Germany, Nehterlands and France for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more biologic or non-biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) [12] . In June 2017, the European Commission had granted marketing authorisation for sarilumab. In April 2017, Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the EMA adopted a positive opinion for the marketing authorisation of sarilumab, recommending its approval for use in adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis. The positive opinion was based on the seven phase III trials of the global SARIL-RA clinical development programme, which include the trials SARIL-RA-MOBILITY, SARIL-RA-TARGET and SARIL-RA-MONARCH [see below], and data covering over 3 300 adults with moderate-to-severe RA, most of whom have responded inadequately to disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) or anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNFα). The application was accepted for review by the EMA in July 2016 [23] [24] [25] [26] .

In September 2017, the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in Japan approved sarilumab for the treatment of adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to conventional treatments [27] . In October 2016, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals submitted an application for marketing approval for sarilumab, in Japan [28] .

In February 2017, Sanofi Genzyme announced that sarilumab (KevzaraTM) is available in Canada for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more biologic or non-biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) [29] [30] . In January 2017, Regeneron and Sanofi received the first approval for sarilumab from Health Canada [31] . Sarilumab should be used in combination with methotrexate or other traditional DMARDs, or may be given as monotherapy in cases of intolerance or contraindication to methotrexate or DMARDs. The recommended dose of sarilumab is 200mg once every two weeks given as a subcutaneous injection; dosage can be reduced from 200mg to 150mg once every two weeks to help manage certain laboratory abnormalities. The approval was based on the data from seven studies of the SARIL-RA clinical programme, which includes the trials SARIL-RA-MOBILITY, SARIL-RA-TARGET and SARIL-RA-MONARCH [see below], and data covering over 2 900 adults with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis. The drug is expected to be marketed by Sanofi Genzyme in Canada [18] [17] .

In June 2018, long-term safety data (5-year follow-up) from six different clinical trials (TARGET, NCT01709578; MOBILITY, NCT01061736; NCT01764997; NCT01768572; NCT02057250; NCT01217814 and also those who continued into extension trials) was presented at the 19th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2018) [32] .

Regeneron and Sanofi have initiated a global phase III programme for sarilumab called the SARIL-RA programme, intended to evaluate the safety and efficacy of sarilumab, as a monotherapy or in combination with conventional DMARDs, including methotrexate (MTX), to reduce the signs and symptoms, improve physical function and inhibit the radiographic progression of RA. The first study in the programme was the phase IIb/III SARIL-RA-MOBILITY trial in 1 675 patients with rheumatoid arthritis which began in March 2010 (NCT01061736; EudraCT2009-016266-90). The trial was conducted in the US, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, South Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine. This study was completed in October 2013 and met all three of its co-primary endpoints [33] [34] . In both parts, the primary endpoint was the proportion of patients achieving 20% improvement by American College of Rheumatology criteria (ACR20). Results were reported in June 2014 [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] . Pharmacodynamics results from the study were presented by the company at the 80th American College of Rheumatology (ARH-2016) and at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Association of Rheumatology and Health Professionals (ARHP-2016) in November 2016 [40] .

In May 2015, Regeneron and Sanofi announced that the second global phase III trial called SARIL-RA-TARGET in 546 patients who did not respond or were intolerant to anti-TNF therapy, met the co-primary efficacy endpoints of a greater improvement in signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis at 24 weeks and physical function at 12 weeks, compared with placebo (NCT01709578; EudraCT2011-003538-16) [41] . In this double blind trial, patients received single doses of sarilumab (150mg or 200mg) or placebo in combination with non-biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD) therapy. The trial was initiated in the US in October 2012, and has expanded to Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey and Ukraine. Sanofi completed the trial in April 2015. Trial results were presented at the 79th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. In June 2020, updated safety and efficacy results were presented at the 21st Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2020) [42] [43] [44] [45] .

In May 2015, Regeneron and Sanofi reported that the phase III trial called SARIL-RA-EASY met its primary endpoint of no technical failure with the sarilumab auto-injection device compared with pre-filled syringes [41] . The trial, which was completed in March 2016, was a usability study of the sarilumab auto-injector device in 217 patients with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis (NCT02057250; EudraCT2012-004339-21). The open-label trial was conducted in the US, Chile, Mexico, Poland, Russia and South Africa [46] .

As reported by Regeneron and Sanofi, the phase III SARIL-RA-ASCERTAIN trial met its primary endpoint [41] . The trial, which was completed in October 2014, compared the tolerability of sarilumab versus tocilizumab, both in combination with methotrexate, in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis and inadequate response to TNF-α antagonists (SFY13370; EudraCT2012-003536-23; U1111-1133-7839; NCT01768572). The randomised, double-blind trial was initiated in March 2013 and enrolled 202 patients in the US, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Norway, the Netherlands, the UK, Poland, Spain and Sweden [47] . In June 2019, results from the study were presented at the 20th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2019) [48] .

In November 2016, Sanofi completed the phase III SARIL-RA-HARUKA trial which evaluated the safety and efficacy of sarilumab added to non-methotrexate disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs including sulfasalazine, leflunomide, bucillamine, tacrolimus, or mizoribin or as monotherapy in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (NCT02373202; LTS13618; U1111-1160-6525). The randomised, double-blind trial initiated in February 2015, enrolled 91 patients in Japan [49] .

In February 2015, Sanofi terminated the phase III RA-COMPARE trial due to difficulty in operational feasibility, delay incurred and failure in obtaining timely results, the decision was not based on any safety related issues (NCT01764997; EudraCT2012-001984-66). The randomised, double-blind trial was initiated in April 2013 and investigated the efficacy and tolerability of sarilumab plus methotrexate, compared with etanercept plus methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis not responding to adalimumab plus methotrexate. The trial enrolled 452 patients out of 700 patients planned from sites in the US, Europe, the Middle East, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and South Africa [37] [50] .

In December 2020, Sanofi and Regeneron completed the phase III SARIL-RA-MONARCH trial that met the primary endpoint of statistically significant difference in DAS28-ESR score from baseline at week 24, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (EFC14092; U1111-1160-6154; NCT02332590; EudraCT2014-002541-22). The trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of sarilumab monotherapy, compared with adalimumab monotherapy. The randomised, double blind trial was initiated in January 2015, and enrolled 371 patients in the US, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, South Korea, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, in the UK and Hungary, who are either intolerant to or inappropriate for methotrexate therapy, or those who are deemed inadequate responders following 12 weeks of treatment with methotrexate. The companies released positive top-line results from the phase III trial in March 2016 and November 2016. In November 2017, updated safety and efficacy results were presented at the 81st American College of Rheumatology and the 52nd Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting. Updated results from the trial were presented at the 19th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2018), in June 2018. In June 2019, Regeneron presented efficacy and safety data from the open-label extension study at the 20th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2019) [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] .

In June 2020, Sanofi completed the phase III long-term follow-up trial (ABILITY; RA-EXTEND; SARIL-RA-EXTEND) designed to investigate the long-term safety and efficacy of sarilumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who received disease-modifying antirheumatics in the MOBILITY trial (NCT01146652; EudraCT2010-019262-86; 16140; CCRN2795; LTS11210). The trial also enrolled patients who complete the TARGET and ASCERTAIN studies. The open-label trial enrolled 2 025 patients in the US, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA [37] . The primary outcome is the number of patients with adverse events. The estimated study completion date is in August 2015 [58] . In December 2016, results from the trial were presented at 80th American College of Rheumatology and the 51st Annual Meeting of the Association of Rheumatology and Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP - 2016) [59] . Later, in June 2020, updated results from the trial were also presented at the 21st Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2020). In December 2020, data from TARGET trial population who continued in EXTEND trial were presented at the 84th American College of Rheumatology and the 55th Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARP-2020) [60] [61] [62]

In October 2016, Sanofi and Regeneron completed the phase III SARIL-RA-KAKEHASI study, which assessed the safety and efficacy of sarilumab as an add-on therapy to methotrexate in patients with moderate to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, who are inadequate responders to methotrexate therapy (NCT02293902; EFC14059; U1111-1155-7401). This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was initiated in November 2014 and enrolled 243 patients in Japan [63] .

Sanofi and Regeneron completed the phase III SARIL-RA-ONE study in May 2015 that investigated the immunogenicity and safety of sarilumab when administered as monotherapy to patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (EFC13752; U1111-1143-4344; EudraCT2013-002790-22; NCT02121210). The open-label, randomised study was initiated in June 2014 and enrolment 132 patients the US, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Chile, Poland, Russia and Hungary [64] .

A phase II trial of sarilumab in patients receiving methotrexate enrolled 250 patients in the US, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Norway and Spain (NCT01217814; EudraCT2010-021020-94). However, the trial was terminated in September 2011, as delays would not have allowed the trial to be completed within a reasonable timeframe [65] .

In March 2016, Regeneron and Sanofi completed a phase I drug-interaction trial that evaluated the effects of sarilumab on the pharmacokinetics of simvastatin, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (NCT02017639). The study enrolled 19 patients in the US, South Korea and Moldova [66] .

A phase I trial investigating the safety and tolerability of sarilumab, in combination with methotrexate, in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis was completed in December 2013 (TDU13402; U1111-1134-0048; NCT01850680). The study enrolled 61 patients in Japan, and was initiated in April 2013 [67] .

Initial clinical trials of sarilumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis began in 2008 [68] . Three phase I trials that began in 2008 were completed in 2009 in the US (NCT01055899, NCT01011959) and Russia (NCT01026519). The trials found sarilumab to be well tolerated by patients with rheumatoid arthritis, with no dose limiting toxicities observed [69] [70] [71] [72] .

In May 2015, Regeneron completed a phase I trial, in collaboration with Sanofi, which was designed to assess the pharmacodynamic effects, safety and pharmacokinetics of single doses of sarilumab and tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (NCT02097524). Patients will be on background methotrexate therapy. The trial was initiated in March 2014 and enrolled 105 patients in the US and was completed in April 2015 [73] .

A phase I trial to assess the safety and pharmacokinetics of two formulations of sarilumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis was completed in September 2011 (NCT01328522). The randomised, parallel-assignment, single-blind trial enrolled 32 patients in the US [74] .

Sanofi, in March 2016, completed a phase I trial that evaluated the safety and tolerability of sarilumab, administered subcutaneously, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, compared with tocilizumab (NCT02404558). The randomised, open-label trial enrolled 30 patients in Japan [75] .

In December 2010, Sanofi completed phase I trial that evaluated the tolerability, pharmacokinetics and safety of different SAR 153191 drug products that differ with respect to manufacturing processes and formulation, at different concentrations and doses (NCT06159452; TDU11373; U1111-1293-6227). The randomized, double-blind trial was initiated in July 2010 and enrolled 53 participants in unknown location [76] .

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

In February 2024, Sanofi announced its intention to submit a regulatory application for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (Sanofi pipeline, February 2024).

As of February 2024, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted for review the sBLA of sarilumab for the treatment of polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, with a PDUFA date of June 10, 2024 [77] . Earlier in February 2020, Sanofi and Regenerone announces intention to submit a regulatory application for systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in 2023 or later [78] .

In August 2018, Regeneron resumed recruitment in phase II trial. Earlier, in December 2017, Sanofi suspended a phase II trial since they have decided to amend the current protocol, in order to optimise the study design and procedures (DRI13926; U1111-1177-3584; EudraCT2015-004000-35; NCT02991469). The open-label, sequential, ascending, repeated dose-finding study was initiated, in September 2016, to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, efficacy and safety of sarilumab SC in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The trial intended to enrol 36 patients in Spain, Estonia, France, Russia, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, Czech Republic, Chile, Canada, Argentina, Poland and the US [79] .

As of February 2024, Sanofi plans regulatory submission for approval of Sarilumab for the treatment of children and adolescents with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in 2027 in EU and ROW [77] .

In December 2023, Sanofi completed phase-II trial that evaluated pharmacokinetic (PK), pharmacodynamics and efficacy of sarilumab administered as a subcutaneous injection in children and adolescents with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (DRI13925; U1111-1177-3487; EudraCT2015-003999-79; NCT02776735; P067-2013). The ascending, dose-finding trial initiated in June 2016 and enrolled 102 patients in the UK, Russia, Poland, the Netherlands, Mexico, Italy, Finland, Estonia, Czech Republic, Chile, Germany, the US, Argentina, Canada, France and Spain [80] .Results from the trial were presented at the 20th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (ELAR-2019) [81] . In October 2021, Sanofi presented data of the trial of 2 to 17 year old patients with polyarticular- course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA) at 2021 American College of Clinical Pharmacology Annual Meeting [82]

Circumscribed-scleroderma

As of September 2021, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has withdrawn a phase I/II pilot study of sarilumab in halting progression of circumscribed-scleroderma in the US (NCT03679845; 2018P002128). The open-label, single center trial was initiated in September 2019 and was withdrawn prior to enrolment due to difficulty in recruiting patients [83] .

Polymyalgia rheumatica

In February 2023, the US FDA has approved sarilumab Kevzara® for the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), an inflammatory rheumatic disease, in adult patients who have had an inadequate response to corticosteroids or who cannot tolerate corticosteroid taper [84]

In January 2023, the US FDA accepted the supplementary Biologics License Application (sBLA) for sarilumab (Kevzara®) for the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in the US [85] .

As of July 2022, Sanofi and Regeneron terminated a phase III SAPHYR trial which was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sarilumab, in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (EFC15160; U1111-1201-0777; EudraCT2017-002989-42; NCT03600818; JapicCTI194856). The trial was discontinued due to protracted recruitment timeline exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, in April 2020, Sanofi and Regeneron suspended the trial due to pandemic COVID-2019 infections. Evaluation of the proportion of patients achieving sustained remission is the defined primary endpoints of the trial. The double-blind, randomised trial was initiated in August 2018 and was intended to enrol approximately 118 patients in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US [86] . In June 2022, efficacy and adverse events data from the trial were presented at the 23rd Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2022) [87] . In November 2022, efficacy and adverse events data from the trial were presented at the ACR Convergence 2022 (ACR/ARP-2022). In February 2023, results from this trial were released by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals [84] [88] . In November 2023, the company presented pharmacokinetics data from the trial at the ACR Convergence 2023 (ACR-2023) [89] .

Discontinued indications

COVID-2019 infections

In September 2020, Regeneron in collaboration with Sanofi discontinued development of sarilumab for COVID-19 infections as the pivotal phase III trial (see below) failed to meet the primary and secondary endpoints [1] .

In September 2020, Sanofi announced that a phase III trial of sarilumab at a dose of 200 mg or 400 mg in severely or critically ill patients hospitalized with COVID-2019 infections failed to meet its primary endpoint and key secondary endpoints. It was also reported that the companies do not anticipate conducting further clinical studies for Kevzara in COVID-19. In August 2020, Sanofi in collaboration with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals completed a phase III trial of intravenous injection of sarilumab (EudraCT2020-001162-12; NCT04327388; U1111-1249-6021; EFC16844). The randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was initiated in March 2020 and enrolled 421 patients in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, Israel, Argentina, Brazil and Chile. First patient in the phase II/III trial was dosed in March 2020. In July 2020, Regeneron announced that the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) is overseeing the trial recommended continuation of the trial outside the US [90] [91] . In September 2020, the company released safety and efficacy data from the trial. In October 2020, Sanofi released updated efficacy data from the trial [92] [1] .

In September 2020, Regeneron in collaboration with Sanofi completed a phase II/III trial that evaluated the safety and efficacy of intravenous injection of sarilumab in adults hospitalised with serious complications from COVID-2019 (6R88COV2040; NCT04315298). The randomised trial was initiated in March 2020 and enrolled intends to enrol approximately 1912 patients in the US [93] . In July 2020, a phase III trial in COVID-2019 infections failed to meet its primary and key secondary endpoints, when sarilumab was added to best supportive care compared with best supportive care alone (placebo). The trial was stopped (including in a second cohort of patients who received a higher dose of sarilumab) based on these results. In April 2020, Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals released preliminary results from the phase II portion of the trial. The companies also announced that following a review of all available phase II and phase III data, the Independent Data Monitoring Committee has recommended that the trial will be immediately amended so that only "critical" patients continue to be enrolled to receive sarilumab 400 mg or placebo and the lower dose of the drug 200 mg will be discontinued. Prior to July 2020, phase III portion of the trial was initiated. In July 2020, efficacy and safety data from the trial were released by Regeneron [94] [90] [95] [96] [97] [98] [93] .

In December 2020, Sanofi completed phase II trial which evaluated the treatment of severe COVID-19 with sarilumab prior to entry into the intensive care unit (ICU) (NCT04661527; EudraCT2020-001255-40). The one-arm, open label, multicentric trial was initiated in April 2020 and enrolled 60 patients in the Spain [99] .

Giant cell arteritis

In July 2020, Sanofi discontinued the development of sarilumab, for giant cell arteritis in the US, Argentina, Australia, Austria, the UK, Sweden, Belgium, Swaziland, Spain, Canada, Slovenia, Croatia, Scotland, Denmark, Estonia, Russia, Portugal, the Netherlands, Italy, Israel, Finland, Hungary, Germany, and France, as the company removed the drug for this indication from the pipeline (Sanofi pipeline, July 2020).

In December 2020, Sanofi and Regeneron terminated a phase III trial due to protracted recruitment timeline exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic(EFC15068; U1111-1200-2184; EudraCT2017-002988-18; NCT03600805). The trial was initiated in August 2018 to evaluate the efficacy of sarilumab in combination with prednisone, in patients with giant cell arteritis. In April 2020, the trial was suspended due to COVID-2019 pandemic. The randomised, double blind trial enrolled 83 patients in the US, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK [100] .

Ankylosing spondylitis

A phase II trial of sarilumab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis was conducted by Regeneron and Sanofi-Aventis in the US, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Turkey (ALIGN; NCT01061723; EudraCT2009-016068-35). The trial did not meet its primary endpoint. The trial, completed in June 2011, enrolled a total of 300 subjects. In the randomised, double-blind trial, patients received placebo or sarilumab 100mg or 150mg once a week or 100mg, 150mg or 200mg every other week by subcutaneous injection for 12 weeks. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients achieving the assessment in the Ankylosing Spondylitis International Working Group criteria for 20% improvement (ASAS20) [38] [101] . A long-term extension study of ALIGN was recruiting subjects by invitation only, however, it was discontinued in January 2012 for lack of benefit on efficacy (NCT01118728; EudraCT2010-019263-11). It appears that the development of sarilumab for ankylosing spondylitis has been discontinued [102] .

Uveitis

Sanofi and Regeneron completed the phase II SARILNIUSATURN trial in April 2016, which evaluated the efficacy of sarilumab in patients with non-infectious uveitis (SARIL-NIU-SATURN; ACT13480; U1111-1130-6500; EudraCT 2012-004845-34; NCT01900431). Sarilumab was dosed every 2 weeks, with background therapy continuing. The primary endpoint was percentage of patients with either a ≥2-step reduction in vitreous haze, or the use of prednisone <10mg/day, at 16 weeks. The randomised, double-blinded trial in July 2013, enrolled 58 patients in the US, the Czech Republic, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Turkey [103] [104] .

Labelling information

The label for sarilumab carries a boxed warning for increased risk of developing serious infections that may lead to hospitalisation or death [31] .

Patent Information

As of February 2023, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has a formulation patent in Europe with the patent number 3 756 652 and expiration date of January 2031. The company also has two methods of treatment patents for sarilumab with patent number 7,166,925 and 7,025,477 and expiration dates of October 2032 and March 2037 [105]

As of December 2021, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has a formulation patent 11 098 127 valid until January 2031; two methods of treatment patents 9 943 594, valid until December 2033, and 10 927 435, valid until October 2032, in the US. Regeneron also has a Supplementary Protection Certificate for patent 2041177, valid till June 2032, in the EU. Regeneron also has a composition of matter patent 5 307 708, valid until June 2027 (subjected to extension till August 2031), a formulation patent 5 805 660, valid until January 2031 (subjected to extension till October 2031), and two methods of treatment patents 6 122 018, valid until October 2032 (subjected to term extension until March 2033), and 6 657 089, valid until November 2034, in Japan [106] .

Prior to December 2020, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has a formulation (10 072 086) and a methods of treatment (8 568 721) related patent in the US valid until September 2031 and June 2027, respectively. Sarilumab is also covered under two methods of treatment (2 766 039 and 3 071 230) and a formulation related patent (3 409 269) which are expected to expire in October 2032, November 21, 2034 and January 2031, respectively [107] .

As at February 2018, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals reported that it has composition of matter patents covering sarilumab in the US (7 582 298) and the EU (2 041 177) that will expire in May 2031 and June 2027, respectively. Sarilumab is also covered under a formulation related patent in the US (9 173 880) which is expected to expire in December 2031 and methods of treatment related patents in the US (8 080 248) and the EU (2 766 039) that are set to expire in June 2027 and October 2032, respectively [108] .

Sarilumab has patent protection until 2028 in the US, and until 2027 in the EU and Japan.

Drug Properties & Chemical Synopsis

  • Route of administration IV, SC
  • Formulation Injection
  • Class Anti-inflammatories, Antirheumatics, Antivirals, Monoclonal antibodies
  • Target Interleukin 6 receptor
  • Mechanism of Action Interleukin 6 receptor antagonists
  • WHO ATC code

    J05A-X (Other antivirals)

    L04A-C14 (Sarilumab)

    M01 (Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products)

    S01B-C (Antiinflammatory agents, non-steroidals)

  • EPhMRA code

    J5B (Antivirals, excluding anti-HIV products)

    L4 (Immunosuppressants)

    M1 (Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Rheumatic Products)

    S1R (Ophthalmic Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatories)

  • Chemical name Immunoglobulin G1, anti-(human interleukin 6 receptor α)(human REGN88 heavy chain), disulfide with human REGN88 light chain, dimer
  • Molecular formula C6388 H9918 N1718 O1998 S44
  • CAS Registry Number 1189541-98-7

Biomarkers Sourced From Trials

Indication Biomarker Function Biomarker Name Number of Trials

adenocarcinoma

Brief Summary

PSA

1

adenocarcinoma

Eligibility Criteria

PSA

1

adenocarcinoma

Outcome Measure

PSA

1

adult respiratory distress syndrome

Eligibility Criteria

T-cell surface antigen CD4

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

D-dimer

1

1

1

adult respiratory distress syndrome

Outcome Measure

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)

S100 calcium binding protein A9

S100 calcium binding protein A8

PAI-1

Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2)

MIP-1 alpha

MIF

Interleukin-8 (IL-8)

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Interleukin-18 (IL-18)

Interleukin-12B (IL-12p40)

Interleukin-12A (IL-12p35)

Interleukin-10 (IL-10)

Interleukin 1 Beta (IL-1β)

C-reactive protein (CRP)

C-C motif chemokine 4 (CCL4

Bilirubin

AMH

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

advanced breast cancer

Outcome Measure

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

HER2/ERBB2

1

1

advanced breast cancer

Brief Title

HER2/ERBB2

1

advanced breast cancer

Arm Group Description

HER2/ERBB2

1

advanced breast cancer

Detailed Description

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

HER2/ERBB2

1

1

advanced breast cancer

Eligibility Criteria

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

1

advanced breast cancer

Official Title

HER2/ERBB2

1

ankylosing spondylitis

Outcome Measure

C-reactive protein (CRP)

1

atherosclerosis

Outcome Measure

TSPYL2

RBP4

Ghrelin

codanin 1

C-reactive protein (CRP)

1

1

1

1

1

community-acquired pneumonia

Arm Group Description

Renin

purinergic receptor P2Y12

Cysteamine

Ascorbic acid

1

1

1

1

community-acquired pneumonia

Arm Group Label

Cysteamine

Ascorbic acid

ACE2

1

1

1

community-acquired pneumonia

Outcome Measure

RAS

Cardiac Troponin I

ACE2

1

1

1

cOVID 2019 infections

Arm Group Label

Cysteamine

Ascorbic acid

ACE2

1

1

1

cOVID 2019 infections

Outcome Measure

RAS

L-Aspartic acid

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Cardiac Troponin I

C-reactive protein (CRP)

ALT

ACE2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

cOVID 2019 infections

Brief Title

secretion associated Ras related GTPase 1A

IQ motif containing GTPase activating protein 1

1

1

cOVID 2019 infections

Arm Group Description

Renin

purinergic receptor P2Y12

Cysteamine

Ascorbic acid

1

1

1

1

cOVID 2019 infections

Eligibility Criteria

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Ferritin

D-dimer

1

1

1

cOVID 2019 infections

Official Title

secretion associated Ras related GTPase 1A

IQ motif containing GTPase activating protein 1

1

1

COVID-19 pneumonia

Arm Group Label

Cysteamine

Ascorbic acid

ACE2

1

1

1

COVID-19 pneumonia

Outcome Measure

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)

S100 calcium binding protein A9

S100 calcium binding protein A8

RAS

PAI-1

Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2)

MIP-1 alpha

MIF

L-Aspartic acid

Interleukin-8 (IL-8)

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Interleukin-18 (IL-18)

Interleukin-12B (IL-12p40)

Interleukin-12A (IL-12p35)

Interleukin-10 (IL-10)

Interleukin 1 Beta (IL-1β)

Ferritin

D-dimer

Cardiac Troponin I

C-reactive protein (CRP)

C-C motif chemokine 4 (CCL4

Bilirubin

AMH

ALT

ACE2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

4

1

1

1

1

1

COVID-19 pneumonia

Arm Group Description

Renin

purinergic receptor P2Y12

Cysteamine

Ascorbic acid

1

1

1

1

COVID-19 pneumonia

Eligibility Criteria

T-cell surface antigen CD4

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Ferritin

D-dimer

C-reactive protein (CRP)

1

2

3

5

1

COVID-19 pneumonia

Official Title

interleukin 6 receptor

1

COVID-19 respiratory infection

Eligibility Criteria

Ferritin

D-dimer

C-reactive protein (CRP)

1

2

1

COVID-19 respiratory infection

Official Title

interleukin 6 receptor

1

COVID-19 respiratory infection

Outcome Measure

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)

C-reactive protein (CRP)

1

1

cytokine release syndrome

Eligibility Criteria

T-cell surface antigen CD4

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

D-dimer

1

1

1

cytokine release syndrome

Outcome Measure

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)

S100 calcium binding protein A9

S100 calcium binding protein A8

PAI-1

Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2)

MIP-1 alpha

MIF

Interleukin-8 (IL-8)

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Interleukin-18 (IL-18)

Interleukin-12B (IL-12p40)

Interleukin-12A (IL-12p35)

Interleukin-10 (IL-10)

Interleukin 1 Beta (IL-1β)

C-reactive protein (CRP)

C-C motif chemokine 4 (CCL4

Bilirubin

AMH

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

early breast cancer

Outcome Measure

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

HER2/ERBB2

1

1

early breast cancer

Brief Title

HER2/ERBB2

1

early breast cancer

Arm Group Description

HER2/ERBB2

1

early breast cancer

Detailed Description

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

HER2/ERBB2

1

1

early breast cancer

Eligibility Criteria

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

1

early breast cancer

Official Title

HER2/ERBB2

1

giant cell arteritis

Brief Summary

grancalcin

1

giant cell arteritis

Eligibility Criteria

C-reactive protein (CRP)

1

giant cell arteritis

Outcome Measure

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

interleukin 6 receptor

grancalcin

Estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha)

C-reactive protein (CRP)

1

1

1

1

1

hER2 negative breast cancer

Outcome Measure

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

HER2/ERBB2

1

1

hER2 negative breast cancer

Brief Title

HER2/ERBB2

1

hER2 negative breast cancer

Arm Group Description

HER2/ERBB2

1

hER2 negative breast cancer

Detailed Description

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

HER2/ERBB2

1

1

hER2 negative breast cancer

Eligibility Criteria

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

1

hER2 negative breast cancer

Official Title

HER2/ERBB2

1

hypoxaemia

Outcome Measure

L-Aspartic acid

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

C-reactive protein (CRP)

ALT

1

1

1

1

influenza virus infections

Arm Group Description

Renin

purinergic receptor P2Y12

Cysteamine

Ascorbic acid

1

1

1

1

influenza virus infections

Arm Group Label

Cysteamine

Ascorbic acid

ACE2

1

1

1

influenza virus infections

Outcome Measure

RAS

Cardiac Troponin I

ACE2

1

1

1

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Eligibility Criteria

Rheumatoid factor

1

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Outcome Measure

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

interleukin 6 receptor

C-reactive protein (CRP)

acrosin

2

2

2

2

male breast cancer

Outcome Measure

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

HER2/ERBB2

1

1

male breast cancer

Brief Title

HER2/ERBB2

1

male breast cancer

Arm Group Description

HER2/ERBB2

1

male breast cancer

Detailed Description

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

HER2/ERBB2

1

1

male breast cancer

Eligibility Criteria

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

1

male breast cancer

Official Title

HER2/ERBB2

1

pneumonia

Brief Title

secretion associated Ras related GTPase 1A

IQ motif containing GTPase activating protein 1

1

1

pneumonia

Official Title

secretion associated Ras related GTPase 1A

IQ motif containing GTPase activating protein 1

1

1

polymyalgia rheumatica

Eligibility Criteria

C-reactive protein (CRP)

1

prostate cancer

Brief Summary

PSA

1

prostate cancer

Eligibility Criteria

PSA

1

prostate cancer

Outcome Measure

PSA

1

pulmonary sarcoidosis

Eligibility Criteria

Bilirubin

1

respiratory insufficiency

Outcome Measure

L-Aspartic acid

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

C-reactive protein (CRP)

ALT

1

1

1

1

rheumatoid arthritis

Arm Group Label

interleukin 6 receptor

1

rheumatoid arthritis

Outcome Measure

TSPYL2

RBP4

Ghrelin

Estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha)

cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily B member 6

CYP3A4

CYP2D7

CYP2D6

CYP2C9

CYP2C19

CYP1A2

codanin 1

C-reactive protein (CRP)

acrosin

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

10

5

rheumatoid arthritis

Brief Title

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)

3

rheumatoid arthritis

Arm Group Description

Folinic acid

Folic acid

1

2

rheumatoid arthritis

Eligibility Criteria

Rheumatoid factor

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

interleukin 6 receptor

Estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha)

crystallin, gamma D

C-reactive protein (CRP)

Bilirubin

B-lymphocyte antigen CD19

1

1

1

2

1

7

1

1

rheumatoid arthritis

Official Title

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

interleukin 6 receptor

3

1

1

rheumatoid arthritis

Brief Summary

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

interleukin 6 receptor

1

1

sarcoidosis

Eligibility Criteria

Bilirubin

1

SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory disease

Arm Group Label

Cysteamine

Ascorbic acid

ACE2

1

1

1

SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory disease

Outcome Measure

RAS

Ferritin

D-dimer

Cardiac Troponin I

C-reactive protein (CRP)

ACE2

1

1

1

2

2

1

SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory disease

Arm Group Description

Renin

purinergic receptor P2Y12

Cysteamine

Ascorbic acid

1

1

1

1

SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory disease

Eligibility Criteria

Ferritin

D-dimer

C-reactive protein (CRP)

2

2

1

SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory disease

Official Title

interleukin 6 receptor

1

severe acute respiratory syndrome

Eligibility Criteria

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Ferritin

D-dimer

1

1

1

triple negative breast cancer

Outcome Measure

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

HER2/ERBB2

1

1

triple negative breast cancer

Brief Title

HER2/ERBB2

1

triple negative breast cancer

Arm Group Description

HER2/ERBB2

1

triple negative breast cancer

Detailed Description

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

HER2/ERBB2

1

1

triple negative breast cancer

Eligibility Criteria

neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1

1

triple negative breast cancer

Official Title

HER2/ERBB2

1

uveitis

Arm Group Description

Folic acid

1

Biomarker

Drug Name Biomarker Name Biomarker Function
Sarilumab - Regeneron/Sanofi 24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Outcome Measure
4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase Eligibility Criteria
ACE2 Arm Group Label, Outcome Measure
acrosin Eligibility Criteria, Outcome Measure
Alkaline phosphatase (ALPL) Outcome Measure
ALT Outcome Measure
AMH Outcome Measure
argonaute 2, RISC catalytic component Eligibility Criteria
Ascorbic acid Arm Group Description, Arm Group Label
B-lymphocyte antigen CD19 Eligibility Criteria
Bilirubin Eligibility Criteria, Outcome Measure
C-C motif chemokine 4 (CCL4 Outcome Measure
C-reactive protein (CRP) Arm Group Description, Detailed Description, Eligibility Criteria, Outcome Measure
C3 Outcome Measure
Cardiac Troponin I Outcome Measure
codanin 1 Outcome Measure
Creatine Outcome Measure
crystallin, gamma D Eligibility Criteria, Outcome Measure
CYP1A2 Outcome Measure
CYP2C19 Outcome Measure
CYP2C9 Outcome Measure
CYP2D6 Outcome Measure
CYP2D7 Outcome Measure
CYP3A4 Outcome Measure
Cysteamine Arm Group Description, Arm Group Label
cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily B member 6 Outcome Measure
D-dimer Eligibility Criteria, Outcome Measure
Estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha) Detailed Description, Eligibility Criteria, Outcome Measure
Ferritin Eligibility Criteria, Outcome Measure
Fibrinogen Outcome Measure
Folic acid Arm Group Description
Folinic acid Arm Group Description
gamma-glutamyltransferase 2 Outcome Measure
gamma-glutamyltransferase light chain 3 Outcome Measure
GGT Outcome Measure
GGTLC4P Outcome Measure
GGTLC5P Outcome Measure
Ghrelin Outcome Measure
grancalcin Brief Summary, Outcome Measure
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) Outcome Measure
HER2/ERBB2 Arm Group Description, Brief Title, Detailed Description, Official Title, Outcome Measure
Interleukin 1 alpha (IL-1α) Detailed Description
Interleukin 1 Beta (IL-1β) Detailed Description, Outcome Measure
interleukin 6 receptor Arm Group Label, Brief Summary, Brief Title, Eligibility Criteria, Official Title, Outcome Measure
Interleukin-10 (IL-10) Outcome Measure
Interleukin-12A (IL-12p35) Outcome Measure
Interleukin-12B (IL-12p40) Outcome Measure
Interleukin-18 (IL-18) Outcome Measure
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) Brief Summary, Detailed Description, Eligibility Criteria, Official Title, Outcome Measure
Interleukin-8 (IL-8) Outcome Measure
IQ motif containing GTPase activating protein 1 Brief Title, Official Title
L-Aspartic acid Outcome Measure
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) Outcome Measure
major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 1 Detailed Description
mannan-binding lectin serine peptidase 2 Outcome Measure
mannose-binding lectin (protein C) 2, soluble Outcome Measure
matrix metallopeptidase 23B Detailed Description
MBL3P Outcome Measure
MIF Outcome Measure
MIP-1 alpha Outcome Measure
MMP-13 Detailed Description
MMP3 Detailed Description
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2) Outcome Measure
neuralized E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1 Detailed Description, Eligibility Criteria, Outcome Measure
PAI-1 Outcome Measure
phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 2 alpha Outcome Measure
protease, serine 2 Outcome Measure
PTH Outcome Measure
purinergic receptor P2Y12 Arm Group Description
RAS Outcome Measure
RBP4 Outcome Measure
Renin Arm Group Description
Rheumatoid factor Eligibility Criteria, Outcome Measure
S100 calcium binding protein A8 Outcome Measure
S100 calcium binding protein A9 Outcome Measure
secretion associated Ras related GTPase 1A Brief Title, Official Title
T-cell surface antigen CD4 Eligibility Criteria
Thyroxine (T4) Eligibility Criteria
TPO Detailed Description, Outcome Measure
TPO Auto-antibodies Detailed Description, Outcome Measure
TSHR Detailed Description, Outcome Measure
TSPYL2 Outcome Measure
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) Brief Title, Official Title, Outcome Measure
visual system homeobox 1 Eligibility Criteria
WNT1 inducible signaling pathway protein 3 Eligibility Criteria
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Development Status

Summary Table

Indication Qualifier Patient Segment Phase Countries Route / Formulation Developers Event Date
Ankylosing spondylitis - - Discontinued (III) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, USA SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 07 Feb 2013
Ankylosing spondylitis - - Discontinued (II) Germany, Turkey SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 07 Feb 2013
COVID 2019 infections - - Discontinued (III) USA IV / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 02 Sep 2020
COVID 2019 infections - - Discontinued (III) Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain IV / Injection Sanofi 02 Sep 2020
Giant cell arteritis - Combination therapy Discontinued (III) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, USA, United Kingdom SC / Injection Sanofi 29 Jul 2020
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Preregistration USA SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 01 Feb 2024
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in patients with polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Phase II Argentina, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 01 Sep 2016
Polymyalgia rheumatica - - Registered USA SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 28 Feb 2023
Polymyalgia rheumatica - Combination therapy Phase III Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, USA, United Kingdom SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 28 Aug 2018
Rheumatoid arthritis - Monotherapy Marketed Japan SC / Injection Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp, Sanofi, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 05 Feb 2018
Rheumatoid arthritis - Monotherapy Marketed Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 07 Feb 2018
Rheumatoid arthritis - Monotherapy, Second-line therapy or greater Marketed USA SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 12 Dec 2017
Rheumatoid arthritis - Adjunctive treatment Marketed Japan SC / Injection Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp, Sanofi, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 05 Feb 2018
Rheumatoid arthritis In combination with methotrexate or other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs Combination therapy, Second-line therapy or greater Marketed USA SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 12 Dec 2017
Rheumatoid arthritis - Adjunctive treatment Marketed Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 07 Feb 2018
Rheumatoid arthritis - Adjunctive treatment Registered European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 27 Jun 2017
Rheumatoid arthritis - Monotherapy Registered European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 27 Jun 2017
Rheumatoid arthritis - Adjunctive treatment Phase III Egypt, India SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 17 May 2013
Rheumatoid arthritis - Monotherapy Phase III Chile, Israel, Peru, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Ukraine SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 01 Feb 2015
Rheumatoid arthritis - Adjunctive treatment No development reported (III) Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 28 Nov 2022
Rheumatoid arthritis - - No development reported (I) Moldova SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 04 Nov 2017
Uveitis - - Discontinued (II) Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, USA SC / Injection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi 27 Nov 2020

Commercial Information

Involved Organisations

Organisation Involvement Countries
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Originator USA
sanofi-aventis Originator France
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Owner USA
Sanofi Owner France
Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp Market Licensee Japan
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority Funder USA

Brand Names

Brand Name Organisations Indications Countries
Kevzara Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp Rheumatoid arthritis Canada, European Union, Japan, USA

Credit Suisse Market Status

Indication Region Company Phase Expected Launch Year Probability of Success% Patent Expiry Year Expected Generic Entry Last Update
JIA/SJA Wrld (50% US) Regeneron, Sanofi II 2026 20 2029 - 05 Nov 2023
polymyalgia Wrld (50% US) - Development Stopped - - 2029 - 05 Nov 2023
Rheumatoid Arthritis ex US Regeneron, Sanofi Marketed 2017 100 2031 - 05 Nov 2023
Rheumatoid Arthritis US Regeneron, Sanofi Marketed 2017 100 2031 - 05 Nov 2023
uveitis Wrld (50% US) - Development Stopped - - - - 05 Nov 2023
Vasculitis Wrld (50% US) - Development Stopped - - 2029 - 05 Nov 2023

Credit Suisse Financial Forecast

Indication Region 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Last Update
JIA/SJA Wrld (50% US) 0 0 0 0 0 20 50 100 80 64 05 Nov 2023
Rheumatoid Arthritis ex US 179 161 169 187 197 207 217 228 228 228 05 Nov 2023
Rheumatoid Arthritis US 159 196 212 222 233 245 257 270 270 270 05 Nov 2023
Total 338 357 381 409 430 472 524 598 578 562

Scientific Summary

  • Adverse Events Occasional: Elevated liver enzymes; Hypercholesterolaemia; Infections; Neutropenia

Pharmacokinetics

In the phase III SAPHYR trial, greater sarilumab Ctrough in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) was associated with an increase in total sIL-6Rα and a decrease in CRP levels and was similar in patients with PMR and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There was a slight increase in the proportion of patients achieving sustained remission from the low to the medium tertile. The treatment effect approached a plateau with increasing Ctrough. However, higher Ctrough was not associated with decreased need for rescue therapy. No clear E-R relationships were observed between increasing sarilumab Ctrough and a higher incidence of TEAEs. There was a greater ANC reduction with an increase in sarilumab Ctrough; however, the effect appeared to reach a plateau at ~20 mg/L. In contrast, no higher proportion of patients with ANC < 1.0 Giga/L in patients with increasing sarilumab Ctrough was observed [89] [86] .

Adverse Events

Pooled analysis:

Long-term five year safety data from six clinical trials showed that the incidence rate of adverse events of special interest (AESIs) was generally stable, without any signal for increased rate of any AESI (including serious AEs and serious infection) over time. There was a decline over time in the incidences of injection site reaction, ANC <1 Giga/L and elevated ALT [32] .

Rheumatoid arthritis

Phase

III: Sarilumab at the doses of 200mg, 150mg and placebo led to infections in 30%, 22% and 27% of subjects and injection site reactions in 8%, 7% and 1% of subjects, in the SARIL-RA-TARGET phase III trial. Serious adverse events were observed in 5%, 3% and 3% of subjects treated with sarilumab 200mg, sarilumab 150mg and placebo, respectively. The most common laboratory abnormality was found to be reduction in neutrophil count without any other unexpected safety findings. Serious infections were reported in 2, 1 and 2 patients in the sarilumab 200mg, 150mg and placebo group, respectively. The most frequent events leading to treatment discontinuation were infection and neutropenia. Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events was 65% and 66% among patients treated with 200mg and 150mg of sarilumab, respectively, versus 50% in the placebo arm. The rates per 100 patient-years of treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) and AEs leading to discontinuation for patients with >1 and 1 tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) failure were 290.6 and 197.9, and 6.5 and 8.1, respectively [42] [43] [44] [41] [45] .

According to updated results from 320 patients in the open label extension (OLE) portion of a monotherapy phase III SARIL-RA-MONARCH study, at week 24, treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were observed in 76.1% versus 70.9% patients, serious TEAEs were seen in 11% versus 3.6% patients, infections were observed in 41.9% versus 35.8% patients, and serious infections were seen in 1.9% versus 0% patients in the switch and continuation groups, respectively, wherein two deaths also occurred in the switch group (one each due to malignancy and cerebrovascular accident), and one death (due to subarachnoid haemorrhage) was seen in the continuation group. Ulcerations, perforations, diverticulitis or other GI-related adverse events were not seen in the groups. Discontinuations due to TEAEs occurred in 5.8% of patients in the switch group and 3.6% in the continuation group. Earlier results from the trial showed that adverse events (64% for both sarilumab and adalimumab groups), serious adverse events (5% for sarilumab vs 7% for adalimumab), infections (29% for sarilumab vs 28% for adalimumab) and serious infections (1% for both groups) were generally similar between groups. The most frequent events were neutropenia (14% sarilumab vs 1% adalimumab) and injection site erythema (8% sarilumab vs 3% adalimumab); headache and worsening of rheumatoid arthritis were more common with adalimumab. Neutropenia was not associated with an increased incidence of infections. Most injection site reactions were mild; only two cases led to treatment discontinuation in the sarilumab arm. One death was reported in the sarilumab arm, 35 days after initiating treatment, due to acute cardiac failure. In the open-label extension study adverse events reported were infections, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, hepatic disorders, GI ulcerations/diverticulitis/potential GI perforation, elevation in lipis, hypersentivity, injection-site reactions, malignancy, lupus-like syndrome and demyelinating disorders. Two deaths occurred in the switch group (malignancy; cerebrovascular accident) versus one in the continuation group (subarachnoid hemorrhage). No GI-related AEs (ulcerations/perforations/diverticulitis) were observed [51] [52] [56] [54] [57] .

In a phase III, long-term follow-up EXTEND trial, the most common reasons for dose reduction were decreased ANC (11.3%; n=187) and increased ALT (3.9%; n=65) levels. The most common non-laboratory reason for dose reduction was infection (0.4%; n=7). At the time of analysis, 76.9% of patients (n=247) whose dose was reduced were continuing treatment, with a median treatment duration of 2.3 years after dose reduction. Improvements in ANC and ALT levels were observed over the 6 months after dose reduction [59] [58] .

Updated results from the phase III long-term follow-up EXTEND trial demonstrated that 199/546 (36%) patients had discontinued the trial from TARGET trial population; 100 (18%), 68 (13%), and 27 (5%) due to treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs), other reasons, and lack of efficacy, respectively. Cumulative exposure to sarilumab through the RCT and OLE (n=521) was 1654.8 patient-years (PY), and 268 patients (51%) had ≥4 years’ exposure. The rates per 100 patient years (PY) of AEs, serious AEs, AEs leading to discontinuation, and AEs leading to death were 160.4, 10.2, 8.1, and 0.3, respectively. The most common AEs were neutropenia and injection site erythema (15.3 and 11.9 per 100 PY). Absolute neutrophil count <1000 cells/mm 3 (Grade 3–4 neutropenia) was observed in 74 patients (14.2%) and normalized on treatment in 48 (9.2%). Increase in the alanine aminotransferase of >3× the upper limit of normal was reported in 46 patients (8.8%) and normalised on treatment in 25 (4.8%). Over 5 years’ follow-up, in patients with > 1 and 1 TNF inhibitors failure, there were 291 and 198 treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) per 100 patient-years (PY), respectively, and 6 and 8 AEs/100 PY leading to discontinuation [60] [62] [61] . Earlier results from the trial showed that treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) occurred in 89.7% of patients over 3 years. The most common TEAEs (≥10%) were neutropenia (19.4%), and upper respiratory tract infections (12.7%). Infections were the most frequently reported serious AE (4.2/100 patient-years). The most common reasons for dose reduction were decreased ANC (11.3%; n 187) and increased ALT (3.9%; n = 65) levels. The most common non-laboratory reason for dose reduction was infection (0.4%; n=7). At the time of analysis, 76.9% of patients (n = 247) whose dose was reduced were continuing treatment, with a median treatment duration of 2.3 years after dose reduction. Improvements in ANC and ALT levels were observed over the 6 months after dose reduction. Of the 1 197 randomized patients in MOBILITY trial, 901 participated in EXTEND trial; at year 3, all patients received open-label sarilumab for 2 years [59] [115] [58] .

In the MOBILITY and TARGET trials, the most common adverse reactions (occurring in at least 3% of patients) were neutropenia (7-10% vs. 0.2%), increased alanine aminotransferase (5% vs. 2%), injection site erythema (4-5% vs. 0.9%), upper respiratory infections (3-4% vs. 2%) and urinary tract infections (3% vs. 2%) [15] [45] [34] .

Phase IIb/III

Results for the phase III portion of the SARIL-RA-MOBILITY trial (n = 1197) showed a higher occurrence of treatment emergent adverse events leading to withdrawal in the sarilumab groups compared to placebo; 13.9%, 12.5% and 4.7% of patients withdrew in the sarilumab 200mg, sarilumab 150mg and placebo groups, respectively. Infections occurred in 39.6%, 40.1% and 31.1% of patients in the 200mg, 150mg and placebo groups, respectively. Serious infections occurred in 4.0%, 2.6% and 2.3% of patients in these groups, respectively. Sarilumab treatment was associated with a dose-dependent decrease in mean neutrophil counts, but serious infections were not associated with grades 3/4 neutropenia. Sarilumab treatment was associated with elevated transaminases and increases in mean LDL cholesterol [36] . In the phase IIb portion of the randomised, placebo controlled, trial in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (n=306), infections (non-serious), neutropenia, and liver function test abnormalities were reported more frequently in the sarilumab + methotrexate treatment groups compared with methotrexate alone. The incidence of serious adverse events among the five sarilumab + methotrexate treatment groups and methotrexate alone treatment group were similar [38] .

Phase I

sarilumab was generally well tolerated according to pooled data from three phase I studies involving patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The most commonly reported adverse events were upper respiratory infections, increases in ALT levels and RA flare. One serious adverse event was reported (RA flare) that required hospitalisation [113] .

Ankylosing spondylitis

In the phase IIb ALIGN trial in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (n=300) who had inadequate response to NSAIDS, treatment with sarilumab in combination with methotrexate was well tolerated. However, infections and neutropenia were more common in the sarilumab treatment groups [38] .

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis:

Phase II:

Results from an open-label phase II trial for sarilumab in children and adolescents with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis showed that 85.7% patients (comparable across dose and weight groups) reported treatment emergent adverse event which included infections (66.7%). 12 patients reported grade 3/4 neutropenia, mostly in dose 3 (n=6) and in Group B (n=8). None was associated with infection and all was resolved in a few days. Overall, four patients discontinued due to neutropenia and one due to alanine aminotransferase increase. There were no serious adverse events, no cases of gastrointestinal perforation and no deaths [81] [80] .

COVID-2019 infections

Updated resultd from the phase III portion of the trial showed that in the primary analysis group (n = 194) adverse events were experienced by 80% of sarilumab patients and 77% of placebo patients. Multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (6% sarilumab, 5% placebo) and hypotension (4% sarilumab, 3% placebo) were the serious adverse events reported in at least 3% of patients and more frequently among sarilumab patients [90] [97] [93] .

In a phase III trial, serious adverse events were reported in 26-29% treated with sarilumab and 24% of placebo patients with COVID-2019 infections. The incidence of adverse events leading to death was reported in 10% in all three treatment arms. Serious infections (including COVID-19 pneumonia) was reported in 11-13% of sarilumab patients and 12% of placebo patients [1] [91] .

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Phase III

Results from phase III SAPHYR trial demonstrated that the common adverse reactions occurring in = 5% of patients treated with sarilumab (n=59) were neutropenia (15%), leukopenia (7%), constipation (7%), rash pruritic (5%), myalgia (7%), fatigue (5%), and injection site pruritus (5%). Serious adverse reaction of neutropenia occurred in 2 patients (3%) in the sarilumab group compared to none in the placebo group (n=58). In both cases of neutropenia, the patients had a neutrophil count less than 500 per mm3 without any infections; neutropenia resolved following permanent discontinuation of study drug. The most common adverse reactions that resulted in permanent discontinuation of therapy with sarilumab were neutropenia occurring in 3 patients (5%) and infection in 3 separate patients (5%), including COVID-19 (n=1), intervertebral discitis (n=1), and pneumonia (n=1) [84] . Treatment with sarilumab was generally safe and well tolerated in patients (n=117 (sarilumab, n=59; comparator, n=58)) with polymyalgia rheumatica in a phase III trial. Results from the trial showed that there were no new safety signals, and the adverse events were consistent with the known safety profile of sarilumab. Incidence of treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs) was numerically higher in the SAR arm vs the comparator arm (94.9% vs 84.5%) and included neutropenia (15.3%) and arthralgia (15.3%) in the SAR arm, and insomnia (15.5%) in the comparator arm. Conversely, the frequency of serious AEs was higher in the comparator arm vs the SAR arm (20.7% vs 13.6%). No deaths were reported [87] [86] [88] .

Pharmacodynamics

Summary

In the RA-MOBILITY study, sarilumab significantly reduced biomarkers of bone resorption and joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Treatment with sarilumab also decreased markers of tissue destruction and synovial inflammation relative to placebo at week 2, with greater reductions observed at week 24. Significant reductions in chemokine (CXC motif) ligand 13 (marker of lymphoid RA synovial phenotype) and MMP 3 (synovial inflammation marker) were observed in ACR 50 responders relative to non-responders in the sarilumab 150mg q2w group at week 24. Additionally, ACR 50 responders demonstrated greater post-treatment reductions in collagen type I MMP-cleaved fragment and C-reactive protein compared with ACR 50 non-responders. Results were reported from 384 patients enrolled in a randomised study [40] [34] .

Sarilumab (50 - 200mg, SC) inhibited IL-6Rα in patients with rheumatoid arthritis according to pooled data from three phase I trials. Inhibition of IL-6Rα caused dose-dependent reductions in hsCRP, SAA, ESR and serum hepcidin and increases in IL-6 [113] .

In the phase III ASCERTAIN trial, sarilumab SC 200 mg q2w (once every 2 weeks) achieved >90% receptor occupancy (RO) after the first dose, which maintained over the dosing interval throughout the 24-week treatment course; at the lower dose of 150 mg q2w, RO was >90% from the second dose onwards. RO for tocilizumab SC, at 162 mg q2w, was >90% immediately after the first dose but dropped below 50% prior to the second dose and for tocilizumab IV at 4 mg/kg q4w (once every 4 weeks), the RO was high immediately after the first dose (>99% at Week 1) but decreased over the dosing interval. At trough steady-state (Week 24), RO was greater with sarilumab SC 200 mg q2w (98%) and 150 mg q2w (94%) compared with tocilizumab SC 162 mg q2w (84%) and IV 4 mg/kg q4w (60%). The higher doses of tocilizumab SC 162 mg qw (once every week) and tocilizumab IV 8 mg/kg q4w were able to maintain RO ≥99% at steady state, similar to sarilumab SC 200 mg at steady state. The greatest suppression in C-Reactive Protein (CRP) level was seen in patients who received sarilumab SC (at either dose) or the higher IV tocilizumab dose and proportionally smaller reductions in CRP levels were observed with the lower IV tocilizumab dose (4 mg/kg q4w), consistent with the lower RO of tocilizumab [48] [47] .

In a 12-week dose-finding study, in 2 to 17 year old patients (divided by body weight into two groups- A&B) with polyarticular- course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA), subcutaneous (SC) administration of sarilumab (dose 1- 2.0/2.5 mg/kg every two weeks (q2w); dose 2- 3.0/4.0 mg/kg q2w; dose 3- 2.0/2.5 mg/kg once every week) showed suppression of C-reactive protein (CRP), and the increase of sIL-6R a occurred in a dose dependent manner with greater changes observed in dose 2 and dose 3 compared to dose 1. Reduction of mean CRP concentrations was observed and were reduced to a normal range within two to four weeks in patients receiving dose 2 and dose 3. At week 12, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) concentrations decreased and IL-6 and sIL-6R a concentrations increased demonstrating that ESR changes were consistent with the observations of CRP. In addition, dose regimens tested in the two weight groups achieved similar PD profiles. The changes in CRP and sIL-6R a were correlated with sarilumab exposure, accompanied by an improvement in efficacy. The changes in biomarkers and PK/PD correlations in patients with pcJIA were similar to those previously observed in adults with RA [82] [80]

Therapeutic Trials

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis:

Phase II:

Results from an open-label phase II trial for sarilumab in children and adolescents with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis showed all patients attained ACR30. ACR70 was achieved by 50%, 62%, and 100% patients with doses 1, 2, and 3, respectively. JADAS27-CRP mean % change from baseline in doses 1, 2, and 3 were -74.6%, -73.1%, and -87.9%, respectively [81] [80] .

Pooled analysis:

Long-term five year results from six clinical trials showed that initial treatment with either dose of sarilumab (150mg or 200mg) resulted in significantly better radiographic outcome than placebo. Initial treatment with sarilumab 200mg portended better radiographic outcome than 150mg or placebo. Mean duration of sarilumab treatment in the safety population was 2.6 years (maximum 6.8), which represent a total of 7412 cumulative patient-years of exposure [32] .

Rheumatoid arthritis

According to updated results from 320 patients in the open label extension (OLE) portion of the phase III SARIL-RA-MONARCH study, at week 24, the mean change from baseline DAS28-ESR was -2.28 and -3.36 in the switch and continuation groups respectively, while at week 48, these values were -4.06 and -4.18 for the two groups, respectively. By week 48 of the OLE, the proportion of patients in the switch and continuation groups who achieved DAS28-ESR ≤3.2 was 61.3% versus 61.2%, while the proportion of patients who achieved DAS28-ESR <2.6 was 43.9% and 49.7%, respectively. For the same groups, the proportion of patients achieving DAS28-CRP<2.6 was 52.9% vs 52.1%, respectively. CDAI remission was 12.3% and 18.8% (p=0.1054). Mean improvement in HAQ-DI was seen from 1.21 to 0.91 in the switch group, but the same level of improvement was not witnessed in continuation group (1.01 to 0.84). Earlier results showed that sarilumab, when administered subcutaneously (200mg every 2 weeks) was superior over adalimumab monotherapy (40 mg every 2 weeks) in improving signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and physical function at 24 weeks. At week 24, significantly greater decrease in DAS28-ESR scores, greater incidence of DAS28-ESR remission and ACR20/50/70 responses and improvement in HAQ–Disability Index were observed with sarilumab versus adalimumab. Specifically, a statistically significant difference from baseline in DAS28-ESR was shown in favour of sarilumab (-3.28 for sarilumab compared to -2.22 for adalimumab, p < 0.0001). As measured by the American College of Rheumatology score of 20 percent improvement (ACR20), 72% and 58% improvement was observed (p < 0.01). ACR50 was achieved by 45% of patients in sarilumab as compared to 29% patients who achieved ACR50 in adalimumab arm with p-value = 0.0017. Additionally, ACR70 was achieved by 23% patients in sarilumab arm and 11% patients in adalimumab arm with p-value = 0.0036. In sarilumab treatment arm rate of DAS28-SR remission (score<2.6) was 26% when compared to 7% in adalimumab with p-value < 0.0001. Improvement was observed in HAQ-DI at week-24 as change from baseline in sarilumab was -0.61 and -0.43 for adalimumab, with p-value = 0.0037. A greater numerical response was observed in clinical disease activity index (CDAI) defined by change in baseline at week-24 was -28.9 in sarilumab treatment arm compared to -25.2 in adalimumab-arm. CDAI remission rates were found to be higher in sarilumab arm (7%) as compared to adalimumab (2%) (p < 0.05). High improvement was observed in disability, pain and fatigue adult in patients treated with sarilumab as compared to patients in adalimumab. The improvements included patient-reported outcomes, which were measured by Medical Outcomes Short Form 36 Health Survey, physician component summary score (PCS), mental component summary score (MCS) and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F). The data was reported from the randomised, double-blind SARIL-RA-MONARCH conducted in 369 patients. In the open-label extension study, 369 patients enrolled in the trial and DAS28-ESR and CDAI endpoints, >40% of switch patients achieved a minimally important difference (MID) improvement from baseline by week 12, increasing to >50% by week 48. Response rates were higher in sarilumab-treated than adalimumab-treated patients, hence fewer patients in the continuation group achieved additional MID during extension study [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] .

The co-primary endpoints of the phase III SARIL-RA-TARGET trial were met demonstrating statistically significant improvement in signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis at 24 weeks and physical function at 12 weeks on treatment with sarilumab, in comparison with placebo (p < 0.001). As measured by the American College of Rheumatology score of 20 percent improvement (ACR20), 61% and 56% improvement was observed in 200mg and 150mg treatment group in comparison with 34% of improvement observed with placebo, all in combination with DMARD therapy. At week 12, improvement in physical function, as assessed by the change from baseline in the Health Assessment Question-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), was -0.49, -0.50 and -0.29 in the sarilumab 200mg (p=0.0004), sarilumab 150mg (p=0.0007) and placebo groups, respectively. The trial also met its secondary endpoints of ACR50, ACR70, disease activity score/index, and HAQ-DI at 24 weeks. Sarilumab efficacy was maintained in TARGET patients 24 weeks after dose reduction as assessed by ACR20 response rates (83.1% and 85.1%, respectively) and improvements in HAQ–Disability Index scores (-0.68 and -0.82, respectively). Clinical efficacy of sarilumab was sustained in through five years in both groups. Of the 546 patients randomized in the trial, 339 had one tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) failure and 115 had >1 TNFi failure [42] [59] [44] [41] [45] .

The three co-primary endpoints of the phase III part of the SARIL-RA-MOBILITY trial were met, demonstrating significant improvements in signs and symptoms of disease at 24 weeks, in physical function at 16 weeks and inhibition of joint damage progression at 52 weeks, for sarilumab versus placebo (all p < 0.0001). In the phase III part of the phase II/III trial (n = 1197), at 24 weeks, the proportion of patients achieving ACR20 was 66%, 58% and 33% in the 200mg, 150mg and placebo groups, respectively; at 16 weeks, the sarilumab groups achieved significant improvement in physical function, as measured by the Health Assessment Question-Disability questionnaire (sarilumab 200mg, -0.58; sarilumab 150mg, -0.54; placebo, -0.30) [15] . At week 52, the inhibition of progression of structural damage, as measured by the modified Van der Heijde total Sharp score, was significantly improved in the sarilumab groups: 0.25, 0.90, and 2.78 in the 200mg, 150mg and placebo groups, respectively; at week 52, the 200mg dose group achieved a reduction of ~90% in radiographic progression, compared with placebo. Sarilumab also showed significant improvements in other ACR measures at week 24 (p < 0.0001 vs placebo); in the 200mg, 150mg and placebo groups, 46%, 37% and 17% of patients, respectively, achieved ACR50. ACR70 was achieved by 25%, 20% and 7% of patients, respectively. Sarilumab efficacy was maintained in MOBILITY patients 24 weeks after dose reduction as assessed by ACR20 response rates (83.1% and 85.1%, respectively) and improvements in HAQ–Disability Index scores (-0.68 and -0.82, respectively) [59] [35] [36] [34] .

Earlier data from the phase IIb portion of the randomised, placebo controlled SARIL-RA-MOBILITY trial patients with rheumatoid arthritis (n=306) demonstrated that treatment with sarilumab in combination with methotrexate significantly improved signs and symptoms of moderate-to-severe disease compared with methotrexate alone. Response was dose-dependent. The proportion of patients achieving at least a 20% improvement in symptoms (ACR20) after 12 weeks was 49% of those who received the lowest sarilumab dose (150mg) and 72% of those who received the highest dose regimen (200mg), compared with 46.2% of patients who received methotrexate. Sarilumab also demonstrated benefit compared with placebo in other clinical activity measures, including ACR50, ACR70, and Disease Activity Score 28 scores [38] .

Updated long-term efficacy results from the open-label extension study (OLE), EXTEND trial demonstrated that the clinical efficacy of sarilumab was sustained through 5 years of the OLE. At OLE week 240 (n = 95) mean change (SD) in CDAI from RCT baseline was −31.2 (14.6). Clinical efficacy of sarilumab was sustained through 5 years in EXTEND, regardless of initially assigned treatment in TARGET. The long-term efficacy of sarilumab were similar in patients with 1 or > 1 prior TNF inhibitors failure over 5 years’ follow-up (n = 454) [62] [61] . Results after 192 weeks follow up showed changes in CDAI ≤ 2.8 index (OLE baseline and after 192 weeks) were observed in placebo + DMARD (n=156) (21 [13%] and 17 [11%]), in sarilumab 150mg + DMARD (n=145) (26 [18%] and 28 [19%]) and in sarilumab 200 mg + DMARD group(n=153) (23 [15%] and 28 [18%]). Changes in CDAI ≤ 10 were observed in placebo + DMARD (n=156) (62 [40%] and 57 [37%]), in sarilumab 150mg + DMARD (n=145) (75 [52%] and 61 [42%]) and in sarilumab 200 mg + DMARD group(n=153) (76 [50%] and 66 [43%]) [60] . Earlier results showed that percentages of patients achieving DAS28-CRP <2.6 or CDAI ≤2.8 were similar in patients originally treated with either dose of sarilumab or placebo, though the initial sarilumab 200 mg group exhibited the most favourable outcomes. Improvements were maintained within each group from year 2 to year 3. Three-year radiographic data were available for 755 patients; linear extrapolation was used in 29. Modified total Sharp scores at year 3 in the initial placebo and sarilumab 150 and 200 mg groups were only slightly increased since year 2. Of the 1197 randomized patients in MOBILITY trial, 901 participated in EXTEND trial; at year 3, all patients received open-label sarilumab for 2 years [115] [58] .

Ankylosing spondylitis

In the phase IIb ALIGN trial in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (n=300) who had inadequate response to NSAIDS, treatment with sarilumab in combination with methotrexate did not improve signs and symptoms of active disease compared with methotrexate alone. The trial did therefore not meet its primary endpoint [38] [101] .

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Phase III

Results from phase III SAPHYR trial demonstrated a sensitivity analysis removing acute phase reactants (measures of ongoing inflammation) maintained significance (proportion difference for Kevzara vs. placebo: 18%; 95% confidence interval: 3.1 to 32.6) and confirmed the primary outcome. In addition, an analysis of a secondary endpoint showed that the median cumulative CS dose was 777 mg for sarilumab, compared to 2044 mg for placebo [84] . Treatment with sarilumab showed good efficacy in patients (n=117 (sarilumab, n=59; comparator, n=58)) with polymyalgia rheumatica in a phase III trial. Sarilumab demonstrated efficacy in difficult-to-treat glucocorticoid (GC) resistant polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patients. Compared to the comparator arm, a higher percentage of patients in the sarilumab arm had no PMR signs or symptoms at each timepoint after baseline, showing that the drug relieved PMR activity more quickly. In the sarilumab group, the percentage of patients without PMR symptoms and signs increased at week 2 and kept rising until week 52. The proportion of patients in the sarilumab arm who had no PMR symptoms or signs at any subsequent visits was higher than in the comparison arm. A similar trend was observed when patients receiving the rescue therapy were excluded from the analyses. Patients in the sarilumab arm were less likely to have a flare after achieving clinical remission vs the comparator arm (16.7% vs 29.3%; HR 0.56; 95% CI 0.35–0.90; P=0.0158). During the course of the research, a greater percentage of patients in the comparator arm than in the sarilumab arm required extra GC (rescue therapy) (58.6% vs 32.2% P=0.0053 [Fisher's exact test]). In the comparison arm compared to the sarilumab arm, the cumulative proportion of patients needing rescue therapy was greater at each timepoint after baseline up to week 52. The median (range) cumulative dose of rescue GC given to patients over a 52-week period was 1076.1 mg (8-2108) in the sarilumab arm versus 1326.5 mg (20-2484) in the comparison arm (P=0.5078). Earlier results from the trial showed significant efficacy of Sarilumab vs the comparator arm in steroid refractory PMR patients, including clinically meaningful improvement in quality of life. Sustained remission rate was significantly higher in the SAR arm vs the comparator arm (28.3% vs 10.3%; p=0.0193). Results of a sensitivity analysis excluding CRP from the sustained remission definition was consistent with the primary analysis (31.7% vs 13.8%; p=0.0280). All sustained remission components favored SAR. The comparator arm required more additional GCs vs the SAR arm, mainly due to PMR flare (median difference in actual and expected cumulative dose 199.5 mg vs 0.0 mg; p=0.0189). The cumulative GC toxicity index scores numerically favored SAR but the difference was not statistically significant. PMR activity scores improved in the SAR arm vs the comparator arm (LS mean -15.57 vs -10.27, nominal P=0.0002). Patient reported outcomes (eg, physical and mental health component scores, disability index) favored SAR [87] [86] [88] .

COVID-2019 infections: Updates results from the phase III portion of the trial showed that following treatment with sarilumab, minor positive trends were observed in the primary pre-specified analysis group (n = 194) (critical patients on sarilumab 400 mg who were mechanically ventilated at baseline) however statistical significance was not achieved. These were countered by negative trends in a subgroup of critical patients who were not mechanically ventilated at baseline including the proportion of patients with a 1-point improvement on day 22 (primary endpoint for mechanical ventilation group); the proportion of patients who died by day 29; and the proportion of patients who recovered by day 22. Preliminary results from the phase II portion of the phase II/III trial showed that primary end point of the trial was met as indicated by rapidly lowered C-reactive protein in sarilumab treated patients. Baseline levels of IL-6 were elevated across all treatment arms, with higher levels observed in "critical" patients compared to "severe" patients. Explorarory analysis results showed that no notable benefit on clinical outcomes when combining the "severe" and "critical" groups, versus placebo was observed in sarilumab treated patients. However, negative trends for most outcomes in the "severe" group, while positive trends for all outcomes in the "critical" group were observed. Review of the discontinued "severe" group data revealed that the negative trends in the phase II trial (n=126) were not reproduced in phase III trial (n=276), and that clinical outcomes were balanced across the sarilumab and placebo treatment arms. Outcomes for the "severe" group were better than expected based on prior reports, regardless of treatment assignment as evident from example that in the phase II portion, approximately 80% were discharged, 10% of patients died and 10% remain hospitalized in the severe group [90] [97] [93] .

Updated results from a phase III trial in patients with COVID-2019 infections, showed potential effect in sicker population post treatment with sarilumab with a 9% mortality reduction reported in ventilated patients, although not statistically significant. Earlier data showed that treatment with sarilumab led to numerical trends toward a decrease in duration of hospital stay as well as an acceleration in time to improve clinical outcomes, as measured by a 2-point improvement from baseline on the 7-point scale. Time to discharge was shortened by 2-3 days (statistically non-significant) within the first two weeks [92] [1] [91] .

Future Events

Expected Date Event Type Description Updated
31 Dec 2027 Regulatory Status Sanofi plans regulatory submission for approval of Sarilumab for the treatment of children and adolescents with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in 2027 in EU and ROW [77] 28 Feb 2024
31 Dec 2025 Regulatory Status Sanofi and Regenerone announces intention to submit a regulatory application for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (systemic) in 2025 or later (Sanofi pipeline, February 2022) [78] 08 Feb 2024
10 Jun 2024 Regulatory Status FDA assigns PDUFA action date of 10/06/2024 for review of sBLA of Sarilumab for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis [77] 28 Feb 2024
31 Dec 2022 Regulatory Status Sanofi announces intention to regulatory application for Giant cell arteritis in 2022 [109] 27 Jan 2023
31 Dec 2020 Trial Update Regeneron Pharmaceuticals plans a phase II/III trial for COVID-2019 infections in USA (SC, Injection) (9287715) (700319835) [96] 24 Mar 2020
31 Mar 2020 Company Name Changes Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals intend to make changes in their antibody agreement for sarilumab by first quarter of 2020 [7] 16 Dec 2019
31 Dec 2019 Trial Update Regeneron Pharmaceuticals plans clinical trials for Rheumatoid arthritis in 2019 [110] 26 Oct 2018
31 Dec 2018 Trial Update Regeneron plans a phase II trial for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis(systemic) in 2018 [111] 08 Feb 2024
17 Sep 2018 Trial Update Regeneron plans a phase III trial for Giant cell arteritis in September 2018 (NCT03600805) (EudraCT2017-002988-18) (700291356) [111] 11 Oct 2018
17 Sep 2018 Trial Update Regeneron plans a phase III trial for Polymyalgia rheumatica in September 2018 (NCT03600818) (EudraCT2017-002989-42) (700291357) [111] 11 Oct 2018
22 May 2017 Regulatory Status PDUFA action date extended by US FDA to 22/05/2017 for NDA for Rheumatoid arthritis [112] 08 Aug 2017

Development History

Event Date Update Type Comment
19 Feb 2024 Regulatory Status Sanofi announces intention to submit a regulatory application for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (Sanofi pipeline, February 2024) Updated 19 Feb 2024
01 Feb 2024 Regulatory Status FDA assigns PDUFA action date of 10/06/2024 for review of sBLA of Sarilumab for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis [77] Updated 28 Feb 2024
01 Feb 2024 Regulatory Status Sanofi plans regulatory submission for approval of Sarilumab for the treatment of children and adolescents with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in 2027 in EU and ROW [77] Updated 28 Feb 2024
01 Feb 2024 Phase Change - Preregistration Preregistration for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in USA (SC) before February 2024 [77] Updated 08 Feb 2024
01 Feb 2024 Regulatory Status US FDA accepts sBLA for Sarilumab for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis for review [77] Updated 08 Feb 2024
27 Dec 2023 Trial Update Sanofi completes phase-II SKYPP trial in Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in United Kingdom, Russia, Poland, the Netherlands, Mexico, Italy, Finland, Estonia, Czech Republic, Chile, Germany, USA, Argentina, Canada, France and Spain (SC) (EudraCT2015-003999-79) (NCT02776735) Updated 07 Mar 2024
10 Nov 2023 Scientific Update Pharmacokinetics data from the phase III SAPHYR trial in Polymyalgia rheumatica presented at the ACR Convergence 2023 (ACR-2023) [89] Updated 01 Jan 2024
05 Nov 2023 Financial Update Credit Suisse financial data update Updated 05 Nov 2023
28 Feb 2023 Phase Change - Registered Registered for Polymyalgia rheumatica in USA (SC) [84] Updated 07 Mar 2023
28 Feb 2023 Scientific Update Efficacy and adverse events data from phase III SAPHYR trial in Polymyalgia rheumatica released by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals [84] Updated 07 Mar 2023
06 Feb 2023 Patent Information Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has patent protection for a sarilumab formulation in Europe [105] Updated 05 Jun 2023
06 Feb 2023 Patent Information Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has patent protection for method of treatment for sarilumab in Japan [105] Updated 05 Jun 2023
09 Jan 2023 Phase Change - Preregistration Preregistration for Polymyalgia rheumatica in USA (SC) [85] Updated 27 Jan 2023
09 Jan 2023 Regulatory Status USA FDA accepts sBLA for sarilumab for Polymyalgia rheumatica for review in USA before 2022 [85] Updated 27 Jan 2023
28 Nov 2022 Phase Change - No development reported(III) No development reported - Phase-III for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Chile, Australia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, South Korea, Guatemala, Thailand, Belarus, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan, Israel, Ecuador, Peru (SC) Updated 28 Nov 2022
10 Nov 2022 Scientific Update Efficacy data and adverse events data from a phase III trial in polymyalgia rheumatica presented at the ACR Convergence 2022 (ACR/ARP-2022) [88] Updated 05 Jan 2023
04 Jul 2022 Trial Update Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals terminates a phase III trial in Polymyalgia rheumatica in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US (SC, Injection) due to protracted recruitment timeline exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic. (NCT03600818) (EudraCT2017-002989-42) Updated 04 Jul 2022
01 Jun 2022 Scientific Update Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase III SAPHYR trial in Polymyalgia rheumatica presented at the 23rd Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2022) [87] Updated 28 Jun 2022
10 Feb 2022 Regulatory Status Sanofi pipeline, February 2022: Added and updated FEs for regulatory updates Updated 10 Feb 2022
14 Jan 2022 Biomarker Update Biomarkers information updated Updated 16 Jan 2022
31 Dec 2021 Patent Information Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has multiple patent protection for sarilumab in the US, European Union, and Japan, as of December 2021 [106] Updated 26 Apr 2022
02 Nov 2021 Scientific Update Pharmacodynamics data of a dose-finding study in polyarticular- course Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis presented at 2021 American College of Clinical Pharmacology Annual Meeting [82] Updated 02 Nov 2021
20 Sep 2021 Trial Update Regeneron Pharmaceuticals withdraws a phase I/II pilot study in Circumscribed-scleroderma in USA Updated 20 Sep 2021
19 May 2021 Trial Update Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals completes a phase III trial in Polymyalgia rheumatica in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US (SC, Injection) (NCT03600818) (EudraCT2017-002989-42) Updated 28 Jun 2021
31 Dec 2020 Patent Information Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has patent protection for composition of matter, methods of treatment and formulation related to Sarilumab in USA and European Union prior to December 2020 [107] [108] Updated 06 Jul 2021
29 Dec 2020 Trial Update Sanofi completes a phase III trial in Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in USA, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, South Korea, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Israel and Hungary (SC) (SARIL-RA-MONARCH) (NCT02332590) Updated 09 Feb 2021
28 Dec 2020 Trial Update Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals terminates a phase III trials in Giant cell arteritis (Combination therapy) in United Kingdom, Swaziland, Swaziland, Sweden, Spain, Slovenia, Scotland, Russia, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, Israel, Hungary, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Croatia, Canada, Belgium, Australia, Austria, Argentina (SC) due to protracted recruitment timeline exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic (NCT03600805) Updated 08 Jan 2021
27 Nov 2020 Phase Change - Discontinued(II) Discontinued - Phase-II for Uveitis in Italy, Germany, Turkey, France, Czech Republic, USA, Spain (SC) before November 2020 (Sanofi pipeline, November 2020) (Regeneron pipeline, November 2020) Updated 27 Nov 2020
10 Nov 2020 Trial Update Sanofi completes phase III trial for COVID-2019 infections (NCT04661527) (EudraCT2020-001255-40) Updated 22 Apr 2022
05 Nov 2020 Scientific Update Efficacy and Adverse events data from phase III EXTEND trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis presented at the 84th American College of Rheumatology and the 55th Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARP-2020) [61] [60] Updated 06 Jan 2021
29 Oct 2020 Trial Update Updated efficacy data from a phase III trial in COVID-2019 infections released by Sanofi [92] Updated 30 Oct 2020
02 Sep 2020 Phase Change - Discontinued(III) Discontinued - Phase-III for COVID-2019 infections in Germany, USA, Chile, Brazil, Israel, Argentina, Japan, Canada, Russia, Spain, Italy, France (IV) [1] Updated 27 Nov 2020
02 Sep 2020 Trial Update Regeneron in collaboration with Sanofi completes a phase III trial in COVID-2019 infections in USA (IV) (NCT04315298) Updated 14 Oct 2020
01 Sep 2020 Scientific Update Safety and efficacy data from a phase III trial in COVID-2019 infections released by Sanofi [1] Updated 04 Sep 2020
31 Aug 2020 Trial Update Sanofi in collaboration with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals completes a phase III trial in COVID-2019 infections in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain (IV) (NCT04327388) (EudraCT2020-001162-12) Updated 14 Sep 2020
29 Jul 2020 Phase Change - Discontinued(III) Discontinued - Phase-III for Giant cell arteritis (Combination therapy) in USA, Argentina, Australia, Austria, United Kingdom, Sweden, Belgium, Swaziland, Spain, Canada, Slovenia, Croatia, Scotland, Denmark, Estonia, Russia, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, Israel, Finland, Hungary, Germany, France (SC) (Sanofi pipeline, July 2020) Updated 31 Jul 2020
02 Jul 2020 Phase Change - Discontinued(II/III) Discontinued - Phase-II/III for COVID-2019 infections in USA (IV) [90] Updated 06 Jul 2020
02 Jul 2020 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in COVID-2019 infections in USA (IV) before July 2020 [90] Updated 06 Jul 2020
02 Jul 2020 Regulatory Status The Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) recommends continuation of the Sanofi-led phase III for COVID-2019 infections in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, Israel, Argentina, Brazil and Chile [90] Updated 06 Jul 2020
02 Jul 2020 Scientific Update Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase III trial in COVID-19 released by Regeneron [90] Updated 06 Jul 2020
02 Jul 2020 Trial Update Regeneron stops a phase III trial in COVID-2019 infections in USA (IV), based on the results from the trial [90] (NCT04315298) Updated 06 Jul 2020
16 Jun 2020 Trial Update Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals completes the phase III SARIL-RA-EXTEND trial for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in the USA, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (SC) (NCT01146652) (EudraCT2010-019262-86 ) Updated 23 Sep 2020
03 Jun 2020 Scientific Update Updated long-term safety and efficacy results from the open label extension (OLE) EXTEND trial in Rheumatoid arthritis presented at the 21st Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2020) [62] Updated 11 Jul 2020
03 Jun 2020 Scientific Update Updated safety and efficacy data from the phase III SARIL-RA-TARGET trial in Rheumatoid arthritis presented at the 21st Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2020) [42] Updated 11 Jul 2020
27 Apr 2020 Scientific Update Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase-II/III clinical trials in COVID-2019 infections released by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi [97] Updated 29 Apr 2020
22 Apr 2020 Trial Update Sanofi initiates phase III trial for COVID-2019 infections (NCT04661527) (EudraCT2020-001255-40) Updated 22 Apr 2022
15 Apr 2020 Trial Update Sanofi and Regenerone suspend a phase III trials in Giant cell arteritis (Combination therapy) in United Kingdom, Swaziland, Swaziland, Sweden, Spain, Slovenia, Scotland, Russia, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, Israel, Hungary, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Croatia, Canada, Belgium, Australia, Austria, Argentina (SC) due to COVID-19 pandemic (NCT03600805) Updated 28 Apr 2020
15 Apr 2020 Trial Update Sanofi and Regenerone suspend a phase III trials in Polymyalgia rheumatica (Combination therapy) in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Spain, United Kingdom, Russia, Netherlands (SC), due to COVID-19 pandemic (NCT03600818) (EudraCT2017-002989-42) Updated 23 Apr 2020
28 Mar 2020 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in COVID-2019 infections in Chile, Brazil, Israel, Argentina, Japan, Canada, Russia, Spain, France, Italy and Germany (IV) (NCT04327388) (EudraCT2020-001162-12) Updated 06 Jul 2020
23 Mar 2020 Trial Update Sanofi plans a phase II trial for COVID-2019 infections in Italy Updated 23 Mar 2020
21 Mar 2020 Company Involvement Regeneron Pharmaceuticals receives Biomedical Advance Research and Development Authority (BARDA) grant from US Department of Health and Human Services for the development of sarilumab for COVID-2019 infections [10] Updated 30 Mar 2020
19 Mar 2020 Phase Change - II/III Phase-II/III clinical trials in COVID-2019 infections in USA (IV) [95] (NCT04315298) Updated 19 Mar 2020
16 Mar 2020 Trial Update Regeneron Pharmaceuticals plans a phase II/III trial for COVID-2019 infections in USA (SC, Injection) [96] [96] Updated 24 Mar 2020
06 Feb 2020 Regulatory Status Sanofi and Regenerone announces intention to submit a regulatory application for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (systemic) in 2025 or later (Sanofi pipeline, February 2022) [78] Updated 08 Feb 2024
10 Dec 2019 Company Involvement Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals intend to make changes in their antibody agreement for sarilumab by first quarter of 2020 [7] Updated 16 Dec 2019
10 Dec 2019 Licensing Status Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals propose to make changes in the antibody agreement [7] Updated 16 Dec 2019
12 Jun 2019 Scientific Update Efficacy and adverse events data from the phase III open-lable extension MONARCH trial in Rheumatoid arthritis presented at the 20th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2019) [51] Updated 21 Jun 2019
12 Jun 2019 Scientific Update Pharmacodynamics data from the phase III ASCERTAIN study in Rheumatoid arthritis presented at the 20th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2019) [48] Updated 21 Jun 2019
12 Jun 2019 Scientific Update Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase II trial in Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis presented at the 20th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (ELAR-2019) [81] Updated 20 Jun 2019
07 Feb 2019 Regulatory Status Sanofi announces intention to regulatory application for Giant cell arteritis in 2022 [109] Updated 27 Jan 2023
19 Oct 2018 Trial Update Regeneron Pharmaceuticals plans clinical trials for Rheumatoid arthritis in 2019 [110] Updated 26 Oct 2018
28 Aug 2018 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Giant cell arteritis (Combination therapy) in United Kingdom, Swaziland, Swaziland, Sweden, Spain, Slovenia, Scotland, Russia, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, Israel, Hungary, Germany, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Croatia, Canada, Belgium, Australia, Austria, Argentina (SC) (NCT03600805) (EudraCT2017-002988-18) Updated 28 Apr 2020
28 Aug 2018 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Polymyalgia rheumatica (Combination therapy) in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Spain, United Kingdom, Russia, Netherlands (SC) (NCT03600818) (EudraCT2017-002989-42) Updated 23 Apr 2020
28 Aug 2018 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Giant cell arteritis (Combination therapy) in USA (SC) (NCT03600805) Updated 11 Oct 2018
28 Aug 2018 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Polymyalgia rheumatica (Combination therapy) in USA (SC) (NCT03600818) Updated 11 Oct 2018
28 Aug 2018 Trial Update Regeneron resumes recruitment in phase II trial for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (NCT02991469) Updated 29 Aug 2018
13 Jun 2018 Scientific Update Long-term efficacy and adverse events data from six clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis presented at the 19th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2018) [32] Updated 10 Jul 2018
13 Jun 2018 Scientific Update Updated efficacy and adverse events data from the phase III SARIL-RA-MONARCH trial in Rheumatoid arthritis presented at the 19th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2018) [52] Updated 10 Jul 2018
07 Feb 2018 Phase Change - Marketed Launched for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany (SC) in second half of 2017 Updated 09 Feb 2018
07 Feb 2018 Phase Change - Marketed Launched for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Germany (SC) in second half of 2017 Updated 09 Feb 2018
05 Feb 2018 Phase Change - Marketed Launched for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Japan (SC) [14] Updated 14 May 2018
05 Feb 2018 Phase Change - Marketed Launched for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in Japan (SC) [14] Updated 14 May 2018
25 Jan 2018 Phase Change - Marketed Launched for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in France (SC), before January 2018 (NCT03449758) Updated 08 Mar 2018
25 Jan 2018 Phase Change - Marketed Launched for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in France (SC), before January 2018 (NCT03449758) Updated 08 Mar 2018
13 Dec 2017 Trial Update Regeneron plans a phase II trial for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis(systemic) in 2018 [111] Updated 08 Feb 2024
13 Dec 2017 Trial Update Regeneron plans a phase III trial for Giant cell arteritis in September 2018 (NCT03600805) (EudraCT2017-002988-18) [111] Updated 11 Oct 2018
13 Dec 2017 Trial Update Regeneron plans a phase III trial for Polymyalgia rheumatica in September 2018 (NCT03600818) (EudraCT2017-002989-42) [111] Updated 11 Oct 2018
12 Dec 2017 Trial Update Sanofi suspends a phase II trial in Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (In children, In adolescents, In infants) in Spain, Estonia, France, Russia, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, Czech Republic, Chile, Canada, Argentina, Poland and the US as they have decided to amend the current protocol (NCT02991469) Updated 20 Dec 2017
12 Dec 2017 Licensing Status Sanofi and Asahi Kasei Pharma agree to co-promote sarilumab in Japan for Rheumatoid arthritis [12] Updated 15 Dec 2017
12 Dec 2017 Phase Change - Marketed Launched for Rheumatoid arthritis (Combination therapy, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA (SC), before December 2017 [12] Updated 15 Dec 2017
12 Dec 2017 Phase Change - Marketed Launched for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA (SC), before December 2017 [12] Updated 15 Dec 2017
08 Nov 2017 Phase Change - Registered Registered for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Japan before November 2017 (SC) [27] Updated 16 Nov 2017
08 Nov 2017 Phase Change - Registered Registered for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in Japan before November 2017 (SC) [27] Updated 16 Nov 2017
04 Nov 2017 Phase Change - No development reported No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Rheumatoid-arthritis in Moldova (SC, Injection) Updated 04 Nov 2017
03 Nov 2017 Scientific Update Updated adverse events and efficacy data from the phase III SARIL-RA-MONARCH trial in Rheumatoid arthritis presented at the 81st American College of Rheumatology and the 52nd Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Annual Scientific Meeting (ACR/ARHP-2017) [53] Updated 28 Dec 2017
27 Jun 2017 Phase Change - Registered Registered for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein (SC) [23] Updated 09 Feb 2018
27 Jun 2017 Phase Change - Registered Registered for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein (SC) [23] Updated 09 Feb 2018
27 Jun 2017 Phase Change - Registered Registered for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in European Union (SC) [23] Updated 30 Jun 2017
27 Jun 2017 Phase Change - Registered Registered for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in European Union (SC) [23] Updated 30 Jun 2017
22 May 2017 Phase Change - Registered Registered for Rheumatoid arthritis (Combination therapy, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA (SC) [15] Updated 25 May 2017
22 May 2017 Phase Change - Registered Registered for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA (SC) [15] Updated 25 May 2017
22 May 2017 Scientific Update Efficacy and adverse event data from the phase III MOBILITY and TARGET trials in Rheumatoid arthritis released by Sanofi and Regeneron [15] Updated 25 May 2017
28 Apr 2017 Regulatory Status PDUFA action date extended by US FDA to 22/05/2017 for NDA for Rheumatoid arthritis [112] Updated 08 Aug 2017
28 Apr 2017 Regulatory Status USFDA accepts the resubmission of the Biologics License Application (BLA) for Rheumatoid arthritis [16] Updated 04 May 2017
21 Apr 2017 Regulatory Status Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the EMA recommends approval of Sarilumab for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) and Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in European Union [25] Updated 25 Apr 2017
21 Apr 2017 Trial Update Sanofi-aventis recherche & développement initiates a phase II trial for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in the Netherlands before April 2017 (SC) (EudraCT2015-004000-35) Updated 25 Apr 2017
08 Feb 2017 Phase Change - Marketed Launched for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Canada (SC) (9212188; 3230222) Updated 01 Mar 2017
08 Feb 2017 Phase Change - Marketed Launched for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in Canada (SC) (9212188; 3230222) Updated 01 Mar 2017
01 Feb 2017 Regulatory Status Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi announce intention to resubmit BLA to US FDA in Q1 2017 [17] Updated 06 Feb 2017
12 Jan 2017 Phase Change - Registered Registered for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Canada (SC) - First global approval (3230220; 9210952) Updated 08 Feb 2017
12 Jan 2017 Phase Change - Registered Registered for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in Canada (SC) - First global approval (3230220; 9210952) Updated 03 Feb 2017
16 Nov 2016 Scientific Update Efficacy data from the phase III SARIL-RA-MONARCH trial in Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) released by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals [55] Updated 23 Nov 2016
11 Nov 2016 Scientific Update Pharmacodynamics data from the RA-MOBILITY phase II/III trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis presented at the 80th American College of Rheumatology (ARH-2016) and at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Association of Rheumatology and Health Professionals (ARHP-2016) [40] Updated 24 Feb 2017
11 Nov 2016 Scientific Update Updated adverse events and efficacy data from the phase III SARIL-RA-MONARCH trial in Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) presented at 80th American College of Rheumatology and the 51st Annual Meeting of the Association of Rheumatology and Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP - 2016) [54] Updated 21 Feb 2017
11 Nov 2016 Scientific Update Adverse events and efficacy data from the phase III long-term follow-up EXTEND trial in Rheumatoid arthritis presented at 80th American College of Rheumatology and the 51st Annual Meeting of the Association of Rheumatology and Health Professionals (3221409; 3221506) Updated 20 Feb 2017
10 Nov 2016 Trial Update Sanofi-aventis recherche & développement initiates a phase II trial for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in Spain (SC) (EudraCT2015-004000-35) Updated 17 Nov 2016
01 Nov 2016 Trial Update Sanofi completes the SARIL-RA-HARUKA trial in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive therapy) in Japan (NCT02373202) Updated 19 Dec 2016
31 Oct 2016 Phase Change - Preregistration Preregistration for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in Japan (SC) Updated 09 Feb 2017
31 Oct 2016 Phase Change - Preregistration Preregistration for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive therapy) in Japan (SC) Updated 09 Nov 2016
28 Oct 2016 Regulatory Status Sanofi receives complete response letter from the FDA for sarilumab in Rheumatoid arthritis [19] Updated 03 Nov 2016
01 Oct 2016 Trial Update Sanofi in collaboration with Regeneron completes a phase-III clinical trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in Japan (NCT02293902) (SC) Updated 14 Dec 2016
01 Sep 2016 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (In children, In adolescents, In infants) in France after September 2016 (SC) (NCT02991469) Updated 05 May 2017
01 Sep 2016 Trial Update Sanofi-aventis initiates a phase II trial for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (In children, In adolescents, In infants) in United Kingdom and Russia after September 2016 (EudraCT2015-004000-35; NCT02991469) Updated 05 May 2017
01 Sep 2016 Trial Update Sanofi-aventis recherche & développement initiates a phase II trial for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (In children, In adolescents, In infants) in Estonia, Finland, Italy and Poland (SC) (NCT02991469) Updated 18 Jan 2017
01 Aug 2016 Phase Change - Preregistration Preregistration for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in European Union (SC) Updated 08 Feb 2017
01 Aug 2016 Phase Change - Preregistration Preregistration for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in European Union (SC) [26] Updated 11 Aug 2016
01 Jun 2016 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in Canada, Argentina, USA, Germany (SC) (EudraCT2015-003999-79) (NCT02776735) after June 2016 Updated 14 Sep 2018
01 Jun 2016 Trial Update Sanofi initiates a phase II trial in Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in France (SC) (NCT02776735) after June 2016 Updated 14 Sep 2018
01 Jun 2016 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in United Kingdom, Russia, Poland, Netherlands, Mexico, Italy, Finland, Estonia, Czech Republic, Chile (SC) after June 2016 (NCT02776735) Updated 03 Nov 2016
01 Jun 2016 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in Spain (SC) (NCT02776735) Updated 23 Jun 2016
08 Apr 2016 Trial Update Sanofi plans a phase II trial for Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, UK and USA (EudraCT2015-003999-79) Updated 12 Apr 2016
01 Apr 2016 Trial Update Sanofi completes the SARILNIUSATURN trial in Uveitis in USA, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Turkey (NCT01900431) Updated 13 May 2016
11 Mar 2016 Regulatory Status Regeneron and Sanofi announces intention to submit regulatory submission to EU in Q3 2016 [56] Updated 16 Mar 2016
11 Mar 2016 Scientific Update Top-line efficacy and adverse event data from a phase III SARIL-RA-MONARCH trial in Rheumatoid arthritis released by Regeneron and Sanofi [56] Updated 16 Mar 2016
01 Mar 2016 Trial Update Regeneron and Sanofi complete a phase I drug interaction trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in USA, Moldova and South Korea (NCT02017639) Updated 21 Apr 2016
01 Mar 2016 Trial Update Sanofi & Regeneron complete the phase III SARIL-RA-EASY trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in USA, Chile, Mexico, Poland, Russia and South Africa (NCT02057250) Updated 21 Apr 2016
01 Mar 2016 Trial Update Sanofi completes a phase I trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in Japan (NCT02404558) Updated 07 Apr 2016
31 Jan 2016 Phase Change - Preregistration Preregistration for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Canada (SC) Updated 08 Feb 2017
31 Jan 2016 Phase Change - Preregistration Preregistration for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in Canada (SC) before 1st February 2017 [18] Updated 03 Feb 2017
08 Jan 2016 Regulatory Status FDA assigns PDUFA action date of 30/10/2016 for Sarilumab for Rheumatoid arthritis [20] Updated 09 Jan 2016
08 Jan 2016 Regulatory Status The US FDA accepts BLA for Sarilumab for Rheumatoid arthritis for review [20] Updated 09 Jan 2016
08 Nov 2015 Scientific Update Adverse events data from the phase III SARIL-RA-TARGET trial in Rheumatoid arthritis released by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals [43] Updated 19 Nov 2015
08 Nov 2015 Scientific Update Efficacy and adverse events data from the phase III SARIL-RA-TARGET trial in Rheumatoid arthritis presented at the 79th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology and the 50th Annual Meeting of the Association of Rheumatology and Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP-2015) [44] Updated 16 Nov 2015
30 Sep 2015 Phase Change - Preregistration Preregistration for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in USA (SC) Updated 09 Feb 2017
30 Sep 2015 Phase Change - Preregistration Preregistration for Rheumatoid arthritis in USA (SC) before September 2015 Updated 09 Nov 2015
22 May 2015 Active Status Review Phase-III development is still ongoing for Rheumatoid arthritis in World Updated 10 Sep 2015
21 May 2015 Scientific Update Efficacy and adverse events data from the phase III SARIL-RA-TARGET trial in Rheumatoid arthritis released by Regeneron and Sanofi [41] Updated 10 Jun 2015
05 May 2015 Trial Update Sanofi in collaboration with Regeneron initiates enrolment in a phase I trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in Japan (NCT02404558) Updated 10 Jun 2015
04 May 2015 Trial Update Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in collaboration with Sanofi completes a phase I study in Rheumatoid arthritis in USA (NCT02097524) Updated 10 Jun 2015
01 May 2015 Trial Update Sanofi completes the phase III SARIL-RA-ONE trial US, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Chile, Poland, Russia and Hungary (NCT02121210) Updated 03 Jul 2015
07 Apr 2015 Trial Update Sanofi plans a phase I trial in Rheumatoid arthritis in Japan (NCT02404558) Updated 07 Apr 2015
16 Feb 2015 Trial Update Sanofi terminates phase III trial in Rheumatoid arthritis in USA, European Union, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Israel, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, Ukraine, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Peru (NCT01764997) Updated 10 Mar 2015
01 Feb 2015 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in Ukraine, Peru, South Africa, South Korea, Israel (SC) (SARIL-RA-MONARCH) (NCT02332590) Updated 09 Feb 2017
01 Feb 2015 Trial Update Regeneron Pharmaceutics initiates enrolment in the SARIL-RA-MONARCH trial for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom after February 2015 (NCT02332590) Updated 23 Nov 2016
01 Feb 2015 Trial Update Sanofi initiates enrolment in the phase III SARIL-RA-HARUKA trial for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive therapy) in Japan (NCT02373202) Updated 06 Mar 2015
31 Jan 2015 Trial Update Sanofi and Regeneron initiate the phase III SARIL-RA-MONARCH trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in USA and Hungary (NCT02332590; EudraCT2014-002541-22) Updated 13 Feb 2015
12 Jan 2015 Trial Update Sanofi and Regeneron plan the phase III SARIL-RA-MONARCH trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in USA and Hungary (NCT02332590; EudraCT2014-002541-22) Updated 12 Jan 2015
01 Nov 2014 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Japan (SC) Updated 24 Nov 2014
01 Oct 2014 Trial Update Sanofi completes a phase III trial in Rheumatoid arthritis (Second-line therapy or greater) in US, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Norway, the Netherlands, the UK, Poland, Spain and Sweden (SC) (NCT01768572) Updated 05 Dec 2014
12 Jun 2014 Scientific Update Efficacy and adverse events data from the phase III SARIL-RA-MOBILITY trial in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment, Monotherapy) presented at the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2014) [35] Updated 19 Jun 2014
01 Jun 2014 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in Russia, Chile (SC) (NCT02121210) Updated 09 Feb 2017
01 Jun 2014 Trial Update Sanofi and Regeneron initiate a phase III trial for Rheumatoid arthritis (Monotherapy) in Czech Republic, Estonia and Hungary (NCT02121210) Updated 12 Aug 2014
21 Apr 2014 Trial Update Sanofi and Regeneron plan a phase III trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in the USA (NCT02121210) Updated 29 Apr 2014
31 Mar 2014 Trial Update Sanofi & Regeneron initiate enrolment in the phase III SARIL-RA-EASY trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in USA, Chile, Mexico, Poland, Russia and South Africa (NCT02057250) Updated 29 Apr 2014
26 Mar 2014 Trial Update Regeneron initiates enrolment in a phase I trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in the USA (NCT02097524) Updated 01 Apr 2014
26 Feb 2014 Trial Update Sanofi plans a phase III usability study of the sarilumab auto-injector device for Rheumatoid arthritis in USA (NCT02057250) Updated 26 Feb 2014
01 Jan 2014 Phase Change - I Phase-I clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Moldova (SC) (NCT02017639) Updated 21 Apr 2016
01 Jan 2014 Trial Update Regeneron and Sanofi initiate enrolment in a phase I drug interaction trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in USA and South Korea (NCT02017639) Updated 03 Feb 2014
01 Dec 2013 Trial Update Sanofi & Regeneron complete a phase I trial in Rheumatoid arthritis in Japan (NCT01850680) Updated 18 Mar 2014
22 Nov 2013 Scientific Update Efficacy & adverse events data from the phase III SARIL-RA-MOBILITY trial in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment, Monotherapy) released by Sanofi & Regeneron [36] Updated 05 Dec 2013
31 Oct 2013 Trial Update Sanofi completes a phase II/III trial in Rheumatoid arthritis worldwide (NCT01061736) Updated 21 Nov 2013
02 Sep 2013 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Uveitis in Germany (SC) after September 2013 (EudraCT2012-004845-34) Updated 03 Feb 2014
22 Aug 2013 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in France, Israel and Latvia (SC) prior to August 2013 (RA-COMPARE; NCT01764997; EudraCT 2012-001984-66) Updated 22 Aug 2013
26 Jul 2013 Trial Update Sanofi and Regeneron plan a phase II trial for Uveitis in USA (NCT01900431) Updated 26 Jul 2013
11 Jul 2013 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Uveitis in USA, Czech Republic, France and Turkey after July 2013 (SC) (NCT01900431) Updated 06 Dec 2013
11 Jul 2013 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Uveitis in Italy and Spain (SC) (NCT01900431) Updated 11 Sep 2013
17 May 2013 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Belarus, Egypt, Germany, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Spain, Taiwan and Thailand (SC) before May 2013 (MOBILITY, NCT01061736) Updated 17 May 2013
17 May 2013 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Sweden (SC) (ASCERTAIN, NCT01768572) Updated 17 May 2013
17 May 2013 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Slovakia (SC) (TARGET, NCT01709578) Updated 17 May 2013
30 Apr 2013 Phase Change - I Phase-I clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Japan (SC) Updated 19 Jun 2013
30 Apr 2013 Trial Update Sanofi initiates enrolment in the RA-COMPARE phase III trial for Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in USA (NCT01764997) Updated 10 May 2013
25 Apr 2013 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Italy after April 2013 (SC) Updated 28 Feb 2014
25 Apr 2013 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in United Kingdom (SC) (RA-COMPARE, EudraCT 2012-001984-66) Updated 17 May 2013
01 Apr 2013 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Ecuador and Peru (SC) (NCT01764997) after April 2013 Updated 10 Mar 2015
01 Mar 2013 Trial Update Sanofi initiates enrolment in a phase III SARIL-RA-ASCERTAIN trial in Rheumatoid arthritis in USA (NCT01768572) Updated 22 Apr 2013
21 Feb 2013 Trial Update Sanofi plans a phase III SARIL-RA-ASCERTAIN trial in Rheumatoid arthritis in USA (NCT01768572) Updated 21 Feb 2013
19 Feb 2013 Trial Update Sanofi plans a phase III RA-COMPARE trial in Rheumatoid arthritis in World (NCT01764997) Updated 19 Feb 2013
07 Feb 2013 Phase Change - Discontinued(II) Discontinued - Phase-II for Ankylosing spondylitis in Germany and Turkey (SC) Updated 10 May 2013
07 Feb 2013 Phase Change - Discontinued(III) Discontinued - Phase-III for Ankylosing spondylitis in USA, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland and Spain (SC) Updated 10 May 2013
29 Oct 2012 Trial Update Regeneron and Sanofi plan a phase III trial of sarilumab in Rheumatoid arthritis in the US(NCT01709578) Updated 29 Oct 2012
01 Oct 2012 Trial Update Sanofi initiates enrolment in a phase III SARIL-RA-TARGET trial in Rheumatoid arthritis in USA (NCT01709578) Updated 19 Feb 2013
10 Jan 2012 Trial Update Sanofi and Regeneron discontinue a phase III long-term extention trial in Ankylosing spondylitis in World (NCT01118728) Updated 02 Feb 2012
30 Sep 2011 Trial Update Sanofi-aventis & Regeneron complete a phase I trial in Rheumatoid arthritis in USA(NCT01328522) Updated 09 Nov 2011
27 Sep 2011 Phase Change - Discontinued(II) Discontinued - Phase-II for Rheumatoid arthritis in Germany (SC) Updated 11 Oct 2011
27 Sep 2011 Phase Change - Discontinued(II) Discontinued - Phase-II for Rheumatoid arthritis in Italy (SC) Updated 11 Oct 2011
27 Sep 2011 Phase Change - Discontinued(II) Discontinued - Phase-II for Rheumatoid arthritis in Spain (SC) Updated 11 Oct 2011
05 Sep 2011 Trial Update Sanofi-aventis completes enrolment in its phase I trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in US (NCT01328522) Updated 15 Sep 2011
12 Jul 2011 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Brazil (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
12 Jul 2011 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Canada (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
12 Jul 2011 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Colombia (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
12 Jul 2011 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Czech Republic (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
12 Jul 2011 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Finland (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
12 Jul 2011 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Hungary (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
12 Jul 2011 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Norway (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
12 Jul 2011 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Russia (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
12 Jul 2011 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in South Africa (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
12 Jul 2011 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Turkey (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
12 Jul 2011 Scientific Update Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase IIb trial in Ankylosing spondylitis released by sanofi aventis and Regeneron [38] Updated 13 Jul 2011
12 Jul 2011 Scientific Update Phase II efficacy and adverse events data from a phase II/III trial in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) released by sanofi aventis and Regeneron [38] Updated 13 Jul 2011
08 Jun 2011 Trial Update Sanofi-Aventis completes a phase II trial in Ankylosing spondylitis in USA, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Turkey (NCT01061723) Updated 29 Jun 2011
31 May 2011 Trial Update Sanofi-Aventis completes enrolment in its phase II trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in USA, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Norway and Spain (NCT01217814) Updated 18 Jun 2011
31 May 2011 Trial Update Sanofi-Aventis initiates enrolment in a phase I trial for Rheumatoid arthritis in USA (NCT01328522) Updated 17 Jun 2011
06 May 2011 Company Involvement sanofi-aventis is now called Sanofi Updated 17 Feb 2012
08 Apr 2011 Phase Change - II/III Phase-II/III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Canada (SC) Updated 19 Apr 2011
08 Apr 2011 Phase Change - II/III Phase-II/III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Norway (SC) Updated 19 Apr 2011
21 Dec 2010 Trial Update Sanofi completes pharmacokinetics and safety phase I trial in volunteers in Unknown location (NCT06159452) Updated 11 Dec 2023
02 Dec 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Turkey (SC) Updated 05 Apr 2011
30 Nov 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Spain (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
30 Nov 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Brazil (SC) Updated 18 Jun 2011
30 Nov 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Colombia (SC) Updated 18 Jun 2011
30 Nov 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Germany (SC) Updated 18 Jun 2011
30 Nov 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Italy (SC) Updated 18 Jun 2011
11 Nov 2010 Scientific Update Adverse events and pharmacodynamics data from three phase I trials in Rheumatoid arthritis presented at the 74th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology and the 45th Annual Meeting of the Association of Rheumatology Health (ACR/ARHP-2010) [113] Updated 07 Dec 2010
09 Jul 2010 Trial Update Sanofi initiates phase-I clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (In volunteers) (SC) (NCT06159452) Updated 11 Dec 2023
30 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Estonia (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
30 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Mexico (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
30 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (in combination with disease-modifying antirheumatics) in USA (SC) Updated 06 Jul 2010
15 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Greece (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
15 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Lithuania (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
15 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Netherlands (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
15 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Romania (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
15 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in South Korea (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
15 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis (Adjunctive treatment) in Ukraine (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
15 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Australia (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
15 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Chile (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
15 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Poland (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
15 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in USA (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
01 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Australia (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
01 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Austria (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
01 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Belgium (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
01 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Canada (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
01 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Czech Republic (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
01 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in France (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
01 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Hungary (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
01 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Lithuania (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
01 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Netherlands (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
01 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Poland (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
01 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Spain (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
01 Jun 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in USA (SC) Updated 13 Jul 2011
31 Mar 2010 Phase Change - II/III Phase-II/III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Russia (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
31 Mar 2010 Phase Change - III Phase-III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Poland (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
09 Mar 2010 Phase Change - II/III Phase-II/III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Czech Republic (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
09 Mar 2010 Phase Change - II/III Phase-II/III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Finland (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
09 Mar 2010 Phase Change - II/III Phase-II/III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Hungary (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
09 Mar 2010 Phase Change - II/III Phase-II/III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in South Africa (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
09 Mar 2010 Phase Change - II/III Phase-II/III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Turkey (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
09 Mar 2010 Phase Change - II/III Phase-II/III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Australia (SC) Updated 31 May 2010
09 Mar 2010 Phase Change - II/III Phase-II/III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Chile (SC) Updated 31 May 2010
09 Mar 2010 Phase Change - II/III Phase-II/III clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in USA (SC) Updated 12 Mar 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Australia (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Austria (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Belgium (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Czech Republic (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in France (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Germany (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Hungary (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Lithuania (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Netherlands (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Poland (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Spain (SC) Updated 03 Nov 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in Canada (SC) Updated 12 Mar 2010
28 Feb 2010 Phase Change - II Phase-II clinical trials in Ankylosing spondylitis in USA (SC) Updated 12 Mar 2010
30 Sep 2008 Phase Change - I Phase-I clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in Russia (SC) Updated 12 Mar 2010
29 Nov 2007 Phase Change - I Phase-I clinical trials in Rheumatoid arthritis in USA (SC) Updated 03 Mar 2008

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