Secukinumab in Plaque Psoriasis - Results of Two Phase 3 Trials


Por: Langley, RG, Elewski, BE, Lebwohl, M, Reich, K, Griffiths, CEM, Papp, K, Puig, L, Nakagawa, H, Spelman, L, Sigurgeirsson, B, Rivas, E, Tsai, TF, Wasel, N, Tyring, S, Salko, T, Hampele, I, Notter, M, Karpov, A, Helou, S, Papavassilis, C

Publicada: 24 jul 2014
Resumen:
BACKGROUND Interleukin-17A is considered to be central to the pathogenesis of psoriasis. We evaluated secukinumab, a fully human anti-interleukin-17A monoclonal antibody, in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. METHODS In two phase 3, double-blind, 52-week trials, ERASURE (Efficacy of Response and Safety of Two Fixed Secukinumab Regimens in Psoriasis) and FIXTURE (Full Year Investigative Examination of Secukinumab vs. Etanercept Using Two Dosing Regimens to Determine Efficacy in Psoriasis), we randomly assigned 738 patients (in the ERASURE study) and 1306 patients (in the FIXTURE study) to subcutaneous secukinumab at a dose of 300 mg or 150 mg (administered once weekly for 5 weeks, then every 4 weeks), placebo, or (in the FIXTURE study only) etanercept at a dose of 50 mg (administered twice weekly for 12 weeks, then once weekly). The objective of each study was to show the superiority of secukinumab over placebo at week 12 with respect to the proportion of patients who had a reduction of 75% or more from baseline in the psoriasis area-and-severity index score (PASI 75) and a score of 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) on a 5-point modified investigator's global assessment (coprimary end points). RESULTS The proportion of patients who met the criterion for PASI 75 at week 12 was higher with each secukinumab dose than with placebo or etanercept: in the ERASURE study, the rates were 81.6% with 300 mg of secukinumab, 71.6% with 150 mg of secukinumab, and 4.5% with placebo; in the FIXTURE study, the rates were 77.1% with 300 mg of secukinumab, 67.0% with 150 mg of secukinumab, 44.0% with etanercept, and 4.9% with placebo (P<0.001 for each secukinumab dose vs. comparators). The proportion of patients with a response of 0 or 1 on the modified investigator's global assessment at week 12 was higher with each secukinumab dose than with placebo or etanercept: in the ERASURE study, the rates were 65.3% with 300 mg of secukinumab, 51.2% with 150 mg of secukinumab, and 2.4% with placebo; in the FIXTURE study, the rates were 62.5% with 300 mg of secukinumab, 51.1% with 150 mg of secukinumab, 27.2% with etanercept, and 2.8% with placebo (P<0.001 for each secukinumab dose vs. comparators). The rates of infection were higher with secukinumab than with placebo in both studies and were similar to those with etanercept. CONCLUSIONS Secukinumab was effective for psoriasis in two randomized trials, validating interleukin-17A as a therapeutic target.

Filiaciones:
Langley, RG:
 Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 1V7, Canada

Elewski, BE:
 Univ Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL USA

Lebwohl, M:
 Mt Sinai Hosp, New York, NY 10029 USA

Reich, K:
 Dermatologikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

 Univ Gottingen, D-37073 Gottingen, Germany

Griffiths, CEM:
 Univ Manchester, Manchester Acad Hlth Sci Ctr, Salford Royal Hosp, Dermatol Ctr, Manchester, Lancs, England

Papp, K:
 Clin Res, Waterloo, ON, Canada

 Prob Med Res, Waterloo, ON, Canada

Puig, L:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Nakagawa, H:
 Jikei Univ, Sch Med, Tokyo, Japan

Spelman, L:
 Prob Med Res, Waterloo, ON, Canada

 Verac Clin Res, Woolloongabba, Qld, Australia

Sigurgeirsson, B:
 Univ Iceland, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Reykjavik, Iceland

Rivas, E:
 Dermos, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Tsai, TF:
 Natl Taiwan Univ Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Taipei, Taiwan

 Natl Taiwan Univ, Coll Med, Taipei 10764, Taiwan

Wasel, N:
 Strat Med & Prob Med Res, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Tyring, S:
 Univ Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston, Houston, TX 77030 USA

 Ctr Clin Studies, Houston, TX USA

Salko, T:
 Novartis Pharmaceut, Basel, Switzerland

Hampele, I:
 Novartis Pharmaceut, Basel, Switzerland

Notter, M:
 Novartis Pharmaceut, Basel, Switzerland

Karpov, A:
 Novartis Pharmaceut, Basel, Switzerland

Helou, S:
 Novartis Pharmaceut, Basel, Switzerland

Papavassilis, C:
 Novartis Pharmaceut, Basel, Switzerland
ISSN: 00284793





NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
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Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 371 Número: 4
Páginas: 326-338
WOS Id: 000339339800009
ID de PubMed: 25007392
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