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| eligibility_criteria | Inclusion Criteria: * Adults ≥50 years with polymyalgia rheumatica according to the EULAR/ACR classification criteria * Meet criteria for newly diagnosed PMR (received ≤6 weeks of corticosteroids prior to randomization) or for early relapsing PMR (initiated corticosteroid treatment within last year, treated with prednisone ≥10 mg/day for ≥ 8 weeks, and experienced flare within prior 12 weeks while receiving ≥5 mg/d prednisone) * Participants must be willing and able to take prednisone of 15 mg/day at randomization * Contraceptive use by men and women should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) * Concurrent rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue diseases, fibromyalgia * Inadequately treated hypothyroidism * Exclusion related to tuberculosis (TB), invasive opportunistic infections, recurrent or persistent infections including hepatitis B, C or HIV, recurrent herpes zoster or active herpes zoster * Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c ≥9%) * Immunosuppressive therapies including systemic corticosteroids * Malignancy * Organ transplant recipient The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial. | → | Inclusion Criteria: * Adults ≥50 years with polymyalgia rheumatica according to the EULAR/ACR classification criteria * Meet criteria for newly diagnosed PMR (newly diagnosed PMR must have met the EULAR/ACR classification criteria for a first-time diagnosis of PMR within 8 weeks prior to randomization) OR for early relapsing PMR (early relapsing PMR must have met the EULAR/ACR classification criteria prior to initiating treatment for PMR) AND * Have initiated treatment with corticosteroid(s) (CS) for PMR no more than 1 year prior to randomization, * Be on a prednisone dose of at least 7.5 mg/day (or equivalent) and not exceeding 20 mg/day at screening and during the screening period, * Have a history of being treated for at least 8 weeks with prednisone (at a dose of ≥10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent), * Had at least one episode of unequivocal PMR flare while attempting to taper prednisone at a dose that is ≥5 mg/day (or equivalent) within the past 12 weeks prior to screening: (unequivocal symptoms of PMR flare include shoulder and/or hip girdle pain associated with inflammatory stiffness) * Participants must be willing and able to take prednisone of 15 mg/day at randomization * Contraceptive use by men and women should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) * Concurrent rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue diseases, fibromyalgia * Inadequately treated hypothyroidism * Exclusion related to tuberculosis (TB), invasive opportunistic infections, recurrent or persistent infections including hepatitis B, C or HIV, recurrent herpes zoster or active herpes zoster * Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c ≥9%) * Immunosuppressive therapies including systemic corticosteroids * Malignancy * Organ transplant recipient The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participant's potential participation in a clinical trial. |
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