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NCT02854163: SATURN

Effect of Secukinumab in the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis

Completed Phase 2 Last updated 9 April 2020
What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing Secukinumab in Psoriatic Arthritis in 30 participants. Completed in 18 September 2019.

Timeline
15 October 2016
Primary endpoint
18 September 2019
18 September 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of Liverpool
PhasePhase 2
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationna
Designsingle group
Maskingnone
Primary purposebasic science
Enrollment30
Start date15 October 2016
Primary completion18 September 2019
Estimated completion18 September 2019
Sites1 location across United Kingdom

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

University of Liverpool

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Psoriatic Arthritis. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The investigators propose an open label pragmatic clinical and laboratory study designed to investigate, in detail, the clinical and molecular effects of Interleukin 17 (IL-17) and inhibition of IL-17 with secukinumab, on neutrophil function in vitro and ex vivo. As secondary, exploratory objectives, the investigators will utilise the fact that secukinumab is to be administering to 20 patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) and investigate whether there is any relationship between vitamin D status and response to secukinumab, with respect to efficacy and adverse events. The results of this secondary exploratory analysis will inform the design of a larger, definitive study.

Publications & conference data

4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. The role of neutrophil death in chronic inflammation and cancer.
    Brostjan C, Oehler R. · · 2020 · cited 123× · PMID 32351713 · DOI 10.1038/s41420-020-0255-6
  2. Interactions between neutrophils and T-helper 17 cells.
    Fan X, Shu P, Wang Y, Ji N, et al · · 2023 · cited 51× · PMID 37920459 · DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1279837
  3. Immune cells in the epithelial immune microenvironment of psoriasis: emerging therapeutic targets.
    Li L, Lu J, Liu J, Wu J, et al · · 2023 · cited 26× · PMID 38239345 · DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1340677
  4. Nuclear receptors in health and disease: signaling pathways, biological functions and pharmaceutical interventions.
    Jin P, Duan X, Huang Z, Dong Y, et al · · 2025 · cited 21× · PMID 40717128 · DOI 10.1038/s41392-025-02270-3

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