Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Secukinumab 150 mg with or Without Loading Regimen in Psoriatic Arthritis: Results from the FUTURE 4 Study

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Kivitz, Alan J
Nash, Peter
Tahir, Hasan
Everding, Andrea
Mann, Herman
Kaszuba, Andrzej
Pellet, Pascale
Widmer, Albert
Pricop, Luminita
Abrams, Ken
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Introduction: To assess the efficacy and safety of the subcutaneous (s.c.) secukinumab 150 mg with loading (150 mg) or without loading (150 mg no-load) regimen through 104 weeks in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in the FUTURE 4 (NCT02294227) study. Methods: Patients with PsA (N = 341) were randomized to s.c. secukinumab 150 mg, 150 mg no-load or placebo at baseline, weeks 1, 2, 3 and every 4 weeks thereafter. All placebo patients were reassigned to secukinumab 150 mg no-load at either week 16 (non-responders) or week 24 (responders). The primary end point was ACR20 at week 16. Patients could have their dose escalated from 150 to 300 mg based on their physician's decision starting at week 36. Pre- and post-escalation ACR and PASI responses were also assessed. Results: A total of 95.6% (326/341), 84.5% (288/341) and 79.8% (272/341) patients completed 16, 52 and 104 weeks of treatment, respectively. The primary end point was met; ACR20 response rate at week 16 was 41.2% and 39.8% with the 150 mg and 150 mg no-load groups, respectively, versus placebo (18.4%; adjusted P value = 0.0003 for both treatment arms). Efficacy responses observed at week 16 in both treatment regimens were sustained up to week 52 and 104, with many patients continuing to show improvements up to week 104. After dose escalation to 300 mg, the proportion of patients with non-/low-level ACR/PASI response decreased with increasing proportions of patients having higher ACR/PASI responses. No new or unexpected safety signals were reported. Conclusion: The secukinumab 150 mg or 150 mg no-load regimen demonstrated significant and sustained improvements in the signs and symptoms of psoriatic arthritis through 104 weeks; the loading regimen was associated with numerically higher and earlier responses for some high-hurdle end points. Improved efficacy was observed upon dose escalation from 150 to 300 mg. The safety profile was consistent with previous reports. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT02294227. FUNDING: Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.

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Rheumatology and Therapy

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Rheumatology and arthritis

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Kivitz, AJ; Nash, P; Tahir, H; Everding, A; Mann, H; Kaszuba, A; Pellet, P; Widmer, A; Pricop, L; Abrams, K, Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Secukinumab 150 mg with or Without Loading Regimen in Psoriatic Arthritis: Results from the FUTURE 4 Study, Rheumatology and Therapy, 2019, 6 (3), pp. 393-407

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