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NCT03875482

A Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Risankizumab Using a New Formulation in Participants With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis

Completed Phase 3 Results posted Last updated 16 March 2021
What this trial tests

Phase 3 trial testing Risankizumab in Psoriasis in 157 participants. Completed in 15 July 2020.

Timeline
13 May 2019
Primary endpoint
20 February 2020
15 July 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsorAbbVie
PhasePhase 3
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingquadruple
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment157
Start date13 May 2019
Primary completion20 February 2020
Estimated completion15 July 2020
Sites43 locations across Puerto Rico, United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

AbbVie — full company profile →

Who can join

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

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Percentage of Participants Achieving Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) 90 at Week 16 Primary · At Week 16

The Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) is a composite score based on the degree of effect on body surface area of psoriasis and the extension of erythema (reddening), induration (thickness), desquamation (scaling) of the lesions and area affected as observed on the day of examination. The severity of each sign was assessed using a 5-point scale, where 0=no symptoms, 1=slight, 2=moderate, 3=marked, 4=very marked. The PASI score ranges from 0 to 72, where 0 indicates no psoriasis and 72 indicates very severe psoriasis. PASI90 is defined as at least a 90% reduction in PASI score compared wi

GroupValue95% CI
Risankizumab62.953.6 – 72.1
Placebo3.80.0 – 9.1
Percentage of Participants Achieving Static Physician Global Assessment (sPGA) of Clear or Almost Clear at Week 16 Primary · At Week 16

The sPGA is an assessment by the investigator of the overall disease severity at the time of evaluation. Erythema, induration, and scaling of psoriatic lesions are scored on a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (none) to 4 (severe). The sPGA ranges from 0 to 4, and is calculated as Clear (0) = 0 for all three; Almost clear (1) = mean \>0, \<1.5; Mild (2) = mean ≥1.5, \<2.5; Moderate (3) = mean ≥2.5, \<3.5; and Severe (4) = mean ≥3.5.

GroupValue95% CI
Risankizumab78.170.2 – 86.0
Placebo9.61.6 – 17.6
Percentage of Participants Achieving Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) 100 at Week 16 Secondary · At Week 16

The Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) is a composite score based on the degree of effect on body surface area of psoriasis and the extension of erythema (reddening), induration (thickness), desquamation (scaling) of the lesions and area affected as observed on the day of examination. The severity of each sign was assessed using a 5-point scale, where 0=no symptoms, 1=slight, 2=moderate, 3=marked, 4=very marked. The PASI score ranges from 0 to 72, where 0 indicates no psoriasis and 72 indicates very severe psoriasis. PASI100 is defined as a 100% reduction in PASI score compared with the

GroupValue95% CI
Risankizumab38.128.8 – 47.4
Placebo1.90.0 – 5.7
Percentage of Participants Achieving Static Physician Global Assessment (sPGA) of Clear at Week 16 Secondary · At Week 16

The sPGA is an assessment by the investigator of the overall disease severity at the time of evaluation. Erythema, induration, and scaling of psoriatic lesions are scored on a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (none) to 4 (severe). The sPGA ranges from 0 to 4, and is calculated as Clear (0) = 0 for all three; Almost clear (1) = mean \>0, \<1.5; Mild (2) = mean ≥1.5, \<2.5; Moderate (3) = mean ≥2.5, \<3.5; and Severe (4) = mean ≥3.5.

GroupValue95% CI
Risankizumab39.029.7 – 48.4
Placebo1.90.0 – 5.7
Percent Change From Baseline in Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) Score up to Week 16 Secondary · Baseline, Week 4, and Week 16

The Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) is a composite score based on the degree of effect on body surface area of psoriasis and the extension of erythema (reddening), induration (thickness), desquamation (scaling) of the lesions and area affected as observed on the day of examination. The severity of each sign was assessed using a 5-point scale, where 0=no symptoms, 1=slight, 2=moderate, 3=marked, 4=very marked.The PASI score ranges from 0 to 72, where 0 indicates no psoriasis and 72 indicates very severe psoriasis. Negative values indicate an improvement from baseline.

Week 4
GroupValue95% CI
Risankizumab-50.62-56.255 – -44.987
Placebo-14.48-22.490 – -6.470
Week 16
GroupValue95% CI
Risankizumab-89.36-95.200 – -83.522
Placebo-29.39-38.152 – -20.630

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and serious adverse events (TESAEs) were collected from the first dose of study drug until 20 weeks following discontinuation of study drug administration have elapsed, up to 48 weeks. In addition, serious adverse events were collected from the time the participant signed the study-specific informed consent.. Reporting threshold: 5%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

Risankizumab
Serious: 1/105 (1%)
Deaths: 0/105
Placebo
Serious: 0/52 (0%)
Deaths: 0/52

Serious adverse events (1 terms)

ReactionSystemRisankizumabPlacebo
PANCREATITIS ACUTEGastrointestinal disorders

Most-reported serious reactions: PANCREATITIS ACUTE.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03875482 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of risankizumab (150 mg/mL) administered by prefilled syringe (PFS) for the treatment of adult participants with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Publications & conference data

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

  1. Systemic pharmacological treatments for chronic plaque psoriasis: a network meta-analysis.
    Sbidian E, Chaimani A, Garcia-Doval I, Doney L, et al · · 2022 · cited 84× · PMID 35603936 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd011535.pub5
  2. Systemic pharmacological treatments for chronic plaque psoriasis: a network meta-analysis.
    Sbidian E, Chaimani A, Guelimi R, Garcia-Doval I, et al · · 2023 · cited 67× · PMID 37436070 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd011535.pub6
  3. Systemic pharmacological treatments for chronic plaque psoriasis: a network meta-analysis.
    Sbidian E, Chaimani A, Garcia-Doval I, Doney L, et al · · 2021 · cited 54× · PMID 33871055 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd011535.pub4
  4. Risankizumab: Mechanism of action, clinical and translational science.
    Pang Y, D'Cunha R, Winzenborg I, Veldman G, et al · · 2024 · cited 26× · PMID 38266061 · DOI 10.1111/cts.13706
  5. Efficacy, safety, usability, and acceptability of risankizumab 150 mg formulation administered by prefilled syringe or by an autoinjector for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
    Blauvelt A, Gordon KB, Lee P, Bagel J, et al · · 2022 · cited 13× · PMID 33947295 · DOI 10.1080/09546634.2021.1914812

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