Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
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Eligibility Criteria
- * Phase 2 and 3: Has a diagnosis of recurrent pericarditis
- * Phase 2 and 3: Has signs and symptoms of recurrent pericarditis despite treatment with standard therapies
- * Phase 2 and 3: Weighs at least 40 kg
- * Phase 2: Taking NSAIDS and/or colchicine (in any combination)
- * Phase 3: Taking NSAIDs and/or colchicine and/or glucocorticoids (in any combination)
- * Phase 2 and 3: Has a diagnosis of pericarditis that is secondary to specific prohibited etiologies.
- * Phase 2 and 3: Has received an investigational drug during the 4 weeks before screening or is planning to receive an investigational drug at any time during the study.
- * Phase 2 and 3: Has a history of active or untreated, latent tuberculosis (TB) prior to screening.
- * Phase 2 and 3: Has a history of immunodeficiency.
- * Phase 2 and 3: Has a history of immunosuppression, including positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test results.
- * Phase 2 and 3: Has chest x-ray at Screening or within 12 weeks before first study drug administration, with evidence of malignancy, abnormality consistent with prior or active TB infection or active infection.
- * Phase 2 and 3: Has a history of malignancy of any organ system within the past 5 years before Screening (other than a successfully treated non metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma or basal cell carcinoma and/or localized carcinoma in situ of the cervix).
- * Phase 2 and 3: Has a known or suspected current active infection or a history of chronic or recurrent infectious disease (\> 3 episodes in prior 12 months), including but not limited to, genitourinary infection, chest infection, sinusitis, or skin/soft tissue infection.
- * Phase 2 and 3: Has had a serious infection, has been admitted to the hospital for an infection, or has been treated for a documented infection requiring antibiotics for a documented infection within 2 weeks prior to first study drug administration.
- * Phase 2 and 3: Has had an organ transplant (except corneal transplant performed more than 3 months prior to first study drug administration).
- * Phase 2 and 3: In the Investigator's opinion, has any other medical condition that could adversely affect the subject's participation or interfere with study evaluations.
Ages Eligible for Study
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study
ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No