The purpose of this study is to evaluate the superiority in efficacy of abatacept compared with adalimumab, on background methotrexate, in adults with early, seropositive, and shared epitope-positive rheumatoid arthritis and an inadequate methotrexate response.
Abatacept SC (125 mg) once weekly
Adalimumab SC (40 mg) once every 2 weeks
Methotrexate oral/parenteral maximum tolerated dose (minimum 15 mg and maximum 25 mg weekly)
CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Córdoba, Argentina