Canakinumab in the Treatment of Acute Gout Flares and Prevention of New Flares in Patients Unable to Use Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and/or Colchicines Including a 12 Week Extension and a 1 Year Open-label Extension Study.
Conditions
Interventions
- DRUG: Canakinumab 150 mg
- DRUG: Triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg
- DRUG: Placebo to canakinumab
- DRUG: Placebo to triamcinolone acetonide
Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals