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A Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Bimekizumab in Subjects With Psoriatic Arthritis

A Multicenter, Open-Label, Follow-Up Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Bimekizumab in Subjects With Psoriatic Arthritis

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03347110
Acronym
BE ACTIVE 2
Enrollment
184
Registered
2017-11-20
Start date
2017-11-22
Completion date
2020-10-29
Last updated
2023-12-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Psoriatic Arthritis

Keywords

Bimekizumab, Psoriatic Arthritis, PsA

Brief summary

This is a study to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of bimekizumab in subjects with psoriatic arthritis

Interventions

DRUGBimekizumab

Bimekizumab at a prespecified dose.

Sponsors

UCB Biopharma SRL
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* In the opinion of the Investigator, the subject is expected to benefit from participation in an Open Label Extension (OLE) study * Subject completed PA0008 without meeting any withdrawal criteria * Female subjects must be postmenopausal, permanently sterilized or, if of childbearing potential, must be willing to use a highly effective method of contraception * Male subjects with a partner of childbearing potential must be willing to use a condom when sexually active

Exclusion criteria

* Female subjects who plan to become pregnant during the study or within 20 weeks following the last dose of IMP. Male subjects who are planning a partner pregnancy during the study or within 20 weeks following the last dose * Subjects with any current sign or symptom that may indicate a medically significant active infection (except for the common cold) or has had an infection requiring systemic antibiotics within 2 weeks of study entry * Subjects who meet any withdrawal criteria in PA0008. For any subject with an ongoing Serious Adverse Event, or a history of serious infections (including hospitalizations) in the lead-in study, the Medical Monitor must be consulted prior to the subject's entry into PA0009

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) During the StudyFrom Entry Visit of PA0009 until Safety Follow-Up Visit (up to Week 120)An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product, which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product. TEAEs were defined as events with onset date on or after the start date of study medication in PA0009.
Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) During the StudyFrom Entry Visit of PA0009 until Safety Follow-Up Visit (up to Week 120)A serious adverse event (SAE) was any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose resulted in death, life-threatening, significant or persistent disability/incapacity, congenital anomaly/birth defect, important medical event, initial inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With American College of Rheumatology 50% Improvement (ACR50) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008Baseline of PA0008, Week 48The ACR50 response rate was based on 50% or greater improvement relative to Baseline of PA0008 in the following measures: TJC based on 78 joints, SJC based on 76 joints; 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: Disease activity as assessed by PGADA, Disease activity as assessed by PhGADA, Pain as assessed by PtAAP, Physical function as assessed by HAQ-DI, Acute phase response as assessed by hs CRP. Participants for whom ACR could not be derived due to missing data were counted as non-responders as per NRI analysis.
Percentage of Participants With American College of Rheumatology 70% Improvement (ACR70) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008Baseline of PA0008, Week 48The ACR70 response rate was based on 70% or greater improvement relative to Baseline of PA0008 in the following measures: TJC based on 78 joints, SJC based on 76 joints; 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: Disease activity as assessed by PGADA, Disease activity as assessed by PhGADA, Pain as assessed by PtAAP, Physical function as assessed by HAQ-DI, Acute phase response as assessed by hs CRP. Participants for whom ACR could not be derived due to missing data were counted as non-responders as per NRI analysis.
Change From Baseline of PA0008 in Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Index (MASES) at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008Baseline of PA0008, Week 48The MASES is an index that measures the severity (ie, intensity and extent) of enthesitis through the assessment of 13 entheses (bilateral costochondral 1, costochondral 7, anterior superior iliac spine, posterior iliac spine, iliac crest and proximal insertion of the Achilles tendon sites, and the fifth lumbar vertebral body spinous process). Each item was scored as 0 = not tender or 1 = tender and then were summed for a possible score of 0 to 13, with higher scores indicating worse enthesitis. If 7 or more items were available, MASES was calculated by dividing the summed score with the number of assessments and multiplying the result by 13. If less than 7 items were available, MASES was treated as missing.
Percentage of Participants Who Withdrew Due to Treatment-emergent Adverse Event (TEAE) During the StudyFrom Entry Visit of PA0009 until Safety Follow-Up Visit (up to Week 120)An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product, which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product.
Percentage of Participants With Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI75) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008Baseline of PA0008, Week 48The PASI75 response assessments are based on at least 75% improvement in the PASI score from Baseline of PA0008. Body divided into 4 areas: head, arms, trunk to groin, and legs to top of buttocks. Assignment of an average score for the redness, thickness, and scaling for each of the 4 body areas with a score of 0 (clear) to 4 (very marked). Determining percentage of skin covered with psoriasis (PSO) for each of the body areas and converting to a 0 to 6 scale. Final PASI= average redness, thickness, and scaliness of the psoriatic skin lesions, multiplied by the involved psoriasis area score of the respective section, and weighted by the percentage of the person's affected skin for the respective section. For the Final score, minimum possible PASI value is 0= no disease, maximum value is 72= maximal disease. Missing PASI responses were imputed using least observation carried forward (LOCF) for any visits where the corresponding BSA has not increased compared to the preceding visit.
Percentage of Participants With Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI90) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008Baseline of PA0008, Week 48The PASI90 response assessments are based on at least 90% improvement in the PASI score from Baseline of PA0008. Body divided into 4 areas: head, arms, trunk to groin, and legs to top of buttocks. Assignment of an average score for the redness, thickness, and scaling for each of the 4 body areas with a score of 0 (clear) to 4 (very marked). Determining percentage of skin covered with PSO for each of the body areas and converting to a 0 to 6 scale. Final PASI= average redness, thickness, and scaliness of the psoriatic skin lesions, multiplied by the involved psoriasis area score of the respective section, and weighted by the percentage of the person's affected skin for the respective section. For the final score, minimum possible PASI value is 0= no disease, maximum value is 72= maximal disease. Missing PASI responses were imputed using LOCF for any visits where the corresponding BSA has not increased compared to the preceding visit.
Change From Baseline of PA0008 in the Leeds Dactylitis Index (LDI) at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008Baseline of PA0008, Week 48Presence of dactylitis was assessed using the LDI basic which evaluated for a greater than or equal to (\>=) 10% difference in the circumference of the digit compared to the opposite digit and was then multiplied by the tenderness score, using a simple grading system (0=absent, 1=present). The results from each digit with dactylitis were summed to produce a final score. For the final score, the minimum value for LDI is zero and there is no maximum value. A low score indicates less dactylitis symptoms. A score of zero is considered dactylitis free. Observed values have been reported in this outcome measure.
Percentage of Participants With American College of Rheumatology 20% Improvement (ACR20) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008Baseline of PA0008, Week 48The ACR20 response rate was based on 20% or greater improvement relative to Baseline of PA0008 in the following measures: Tender Joint Count (TJC) based on 78 joints, Swollen Joint Count (SJC) based on 76 joints; 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: Disease activity as assessed by Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PGADA), Disease activity as assessed by Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PhGADA), Pain as assessed by Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain (PtAAP), Physical function as assessed by Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI), Acute phase response as assessed by high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs CRP). Participants for whom ACR could not be derived due to missing data were counted as non-responders as per NRI analysis.

Countries

Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

The study started to enroll study participants in November 2017 and concluded in October 2020.

Pre-assignment details

Participant Flow refers to the Safety Set. Participants who completed the study PA0008 (NCT02969525) were eligible to enroll in study PA0009. A total of 184 participants from PA0008 signed the Informed Consent Form and were enrolled in PA0009 study. Among 184 participants, 1 participant did not receive treatment and was not included in analysis.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Bimekizumab 160 mg (SS)
Participants received BKZ 160 mg as a sc injection Q4W for up to 100 weeks. Participants formed the Safety Set (SS) which consisted of all study participants who had given informed consent for PA0009 and had received at least one dose of study medication in PA0009.
183
Total183

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event, non-fatal9
Overall StudyLack of Efficacy2
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up1
Overall StudyOther (Participant is incarcerated)1
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject9

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicBimekizumab 160 mg (SS)
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
18 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
165 Participants
Age, Continuous49.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.2
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black
4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
179 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
87 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
96 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 183
other
Total, other adverse events
82 / 183
serious
Total, serious adverse events
14 / 183

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) During the Study

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product, which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product. TEAEs were defined as events with onset date on or after the start date of study medication in PA0009.

Time frame: From Entry Visit of PA0009 until Safety Follow-Up Visit (up to Week 120)

Population: The Safety Set (SS) consisted of all study participants who had given informed consent for PA0009 and had received at least one dose of study medication in PA0009.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Bimekizumab 160 mg (SS)Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) During the Study80.9 percentage of participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) During the Study

A serious adverse event (SAE) was any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose resulted in death, life-threatening, significant or persistent disability/incapacity, congenital anomaly/birth defect, important medical event, initial inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization.

Time frame: From Entry Visit of PA0009 until Safety Follow-Up Visit (up to Week 120)

Population: The SS consisted of all study participants who had given informed consent for PA0009 and had received at least one dose of study medication in PA0009.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Bimekizumab 160 mg (SS)Percentage of Participants With Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) During the Study7.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Change From Baseline of PA0008 in Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Index (MASES) at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008

The MASES is an index that measures the severity (ie, intensity and extent) of enthesitis through the assessment of 13 entheses (bilateral costochondral 1, costochondral 7, anterior superior iliac spine, posterior iliac spine, iliac crest and proximal insertion of the Achilles tendon sites, and the fifth lumbar vertebral body spinous process). Each item was scored as 0 = not tender or 1 = tender and then were summed for a possible score of 0 to 13, with higher scores indicating worse enthesitis. If 7 or more items were available, MASES was calculated by dividing the summed score with the number of assessments and multiplying the result by 13. If less than 7 items were available, MASES was treated as missing.

Time frame: Baseline of PA0008, Week 48

Population: Subset of study participants in the FAS with Enthesitis at PA0008 Baseline (MASES\>0).

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Bimekizumab 160 mg (SS)Change From Baseline of PA0008 in Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Index (MASES) at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008-2.99 score on a scaleStandard Error 0.33
Secondary

Change From Baseline of PA0008 in the Leeds Dactylitis Index (LDI) at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008

Presence of dactylitis was assessed using the LDI basic which evaluated for a greater than or equal to (\>=) 10% difference in the circumference of the digit compared to the opposite digit and was then multiplied by the tenderness score, using a simple grading system (0=absent, 1=present). The results from each digit with dactylitis were summed to produce a final score. For the final score, the minimum value for LDI is zero and there is no maximum value. A low score indicates less dactylitis symptoms. A score of zero is considered dactylitis free. Observed values have been reported in this outcome measure.

Time frame: Baseline of PA0008, Week 48

Population: Subset of study participants in the FAS with Dactylitis at PA0008 Baseline (LDI\>0).

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Bimekizumab 160 mg (SS)Change From Baseline of PA0008 in the Leeds Dactylitis Index (LDI) at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008-54.31 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 67.09
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Who Withdrew Due to Treatment-emergent Adverse Event (TEAE) During the Study

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product, which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not related to the medicinal (investigational) product.

Time frame: From Entry Visit of PA0009 until Safety Follow-Up Visit (up to Week 120)

Population: The SS consisted of all study participants who had given informed consent for PA0009 and had received at least one dose of study medication in PA0009.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Bimekizumab 160 mg (SS)Percentage of Participants Who Withdrew Due to Treatment-emergent Adverse Event (TEAE) During the Study4.9 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With American College of Rheumatology 20% Improvement (ACR20) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008

The ACR20 response rate was based on 20% or greater improvement relative to Baseline of PA0008 in the following measures: Tender Joint Count (TJC) based on 78 joints, Swollen Joint Count (SJC) based on 76 joints; 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: Disease activity as assessed by Patient's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PGADA), Disease activity as assessed by Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PhGADA), Pain as assessed by Patient's Assessment of Arthritis Pain (PtAAP), Physical function as assessed by Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index (HAQ-DI), Acute phase response as assessed by high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs CRP). Participants for whom ACR could not be derived due to missing data were counted as non-responders as per NRI analysis.

Time frame: Baseline of PA0008, Week 48

Population: The Full Analysis Set (FAS) consisted of all enrolled participants who received at least 1 dose of study medication in PA0009 and had a valid measurement for at least 1 efficacy variable after PA0009 entry visit.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Bimekizumab 160 mg (SS)Percentage of Participants With American College of Rheumatology 20% Improvement (ACR20) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA000879.0 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With American College of Rheumatology 50% Improvement (ACR50) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008

The ACR50 response rate was based on 50% or greater improvement relative to Baseline of PA0008 in the following measures: TJC based on 78 joints, SJC based on 76 joints; 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: Disease activity as assessed by PGADA, Disease activity as assessed by PhGADA, Pain as assessed by PtAAP, Physical function as assessed by HAQ-DI, Acute phase response as assessed by hs CRP. Participants for whom ACR could not be derived due to missing data were counted as non-responders as per NRI analysis.

Time frame: Baseline of PA0008, Week 48

Population: The FAS consisted of all enrolled participants who received at least 1 dose of study medication in PA0009 and had a valid measurement for at least 1 efficacy variable after PA0009 entry visit.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Bimekizumab 160 mg (SS)Percentage of Participants With American College of Rheumatology 50% Improvement (ACR50) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA000864.6 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With American College of Rheumatology 70% Improvement (ACR70) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008

The ACR70 response rate was based on 70% or greater improvement relative to Baseline of PA0008 in the following measures: TJC based on 78 joints, SJC based on 76 joints; 3 of the 5 remaining core set measures: Disease activity as assessed by PGADA, Disease activity as assessed by PhGADA, Pain as assessed by PtAAP, Physical function as assessed by HAQ-DI, Acute phase response as assessed by hs CRP. Participants for whom ACR could not be derived due to missing data were counted as non-responders as per NRI analysis.

Time frame: Baseline of PA0008, Week 48

Population: The FAS consisted of all enrolled participants who received at least 1 dose of study medication in PA0009 and had a valid measurement for at least 1 efficacy variable after PA0009 entry visit.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Bimekizumab 160 mg (SS)Percentage of Participants With American College of Rheumatology 70% Improvement (ACR70) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA000847.5 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI75) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008

The PASI75 response assessments are based on at least 75% improvement in the PASI score from Baseline of PA0008. Body divided into 4 areas: head, arms, trunk to groin, and legs to top of buttocks. Assignment of an average score for the redness, thickness, and scaling for each of the 4 body areas with a score of 0 (clear) to 4 (very marked). Determining percentage of skin covered with psoriasis (PSO) for each of the body areas and converting to a 0 to 6 scale. Final PASI= average redness, thickness, and scaliness of the psoriatic skin lesions, multiplied by the involved psoriasis area score of the respective section, and weighted by the percentage of the person's affected skin for the respective section. For the Final score, minimum possible PASI value is 0= no disease, maximum value is 72= maximal disease. Missing PASI responses were imputed using least observation carried forward (LOCF) for any visits where the corresponding BSA has not increased compared to the preceding visit.

Time frame: Baseline of PA0008, Week 48

Population: Subset of study participants in FAS with body surface area (BSA) affected by psoriasis of \>=3% at PA0008 Baseline.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Bimekizumab 160 mg (SS)Percentage of Participants With Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI75) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA000890.0 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI90) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA0008

The PASI90 response assessments are based on at least 90% improvement in the PASI score from Baseline of PA0008. Body divided into 4 areas: head, arms, trunk to groin, and legs to top of buttocks. Assignment of an average score for the redness, thickness, and scaling for each of the 4 body areas with a score of 0 (clear) to 4 (very marked). Determining percentage of skin covered with PSO for each of the body areas and converting to a 0 to 6 scale. Final PASI= average redness, thickness, and scaliness of the psoriatic skin lesions, multiplied by the involved psoriasis area score of the respective section, and weighted by the percentage of the person's affected skin for the respective section. For the final score, minimum possible PASI value is 0= no disease, maximum value is 72= maximal disease. Missing PASI responses were imputed using LOCF for any visits where the corresponding BSA has not increased compared to the preceding visit.

Time frame: Baseline of PA0008, Week 48

Population: Subset of study participants in FAS with BSA affected by psoriasis of \>=3% at PA0008 Baseline.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Bimekizumab 160 mg (SS)Percentage of Participants With Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI90) Response at Week 48 Calculated Relative to Baseline of PA000880.0 percentage of participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 12, 2026