Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: An Open-label Extension Study of CACZ885H2356E2 and CACZ885H2357E2 on the Treatment and Prevention of Gout Flares in Patients With Frequent Flares for Whom NSAIDs and/or Colchicine Are Contraindicated
Brief Summary: This was an 18-month, multi-center, open-label, clinical extension study. Patients completing earlier second extension studies (CACZ885H2356E2 and CACZ885H2357E2) continued to be treated in this combined extension 3 study for any new gouty arthritis flare on demand with one subcutaneous (s.c.) injection of canakinumab 150 mg.