A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Bimekizumab Compared to Placebo and an Active Comparator in Adult Subjects With Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

NCT ID: NCT03370133

Last Updated: 2025-12-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

567 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-12-06

Study Completion Date

2019-12-13

Brief Summary

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This is a study to compare the efficacy of bimekizumab versus placebo and an active comparator in the treatment of subjects with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis (PSO).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Psoriatic Arthritis

Keywords

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Bimekizumab PSO Psoriasis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Bimekizumab cohort

Subjects will receive bimekizumab for 52 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bimekizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Bimekizumab will be provided at pre-specified time intervals.

Ustekinumab cohort

Subjects will receive ustekinumab (dose 1 or dose 2 depending on subjects weight) for 52 weeks. Placebo will be administered at pre-specified time points to maintain the blinding.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Ustekinumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Ustekinumab will be provided as dose 1 for subjects weighing \<=100 kg and as dose 2 for subjects weighing \>100 kg at pre-specified time intervals.

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will receive Placebo at pre-specified time points.

Placebo

Subjects will receive placebo up to week 16 and bimekizumab starting at week 16 through week 52.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Bimekizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Bimekizumab will be provided at pre-specified time intervals.

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will receive Placebo at pre-specified time points.

Interventions

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Bimekizumab

Bimekizumab will be provided at pre-specified time intervals.

Intervention Type DRUG

Ustekinumab

Ustekinumab will be provided as dose 1 for subjects weighing \<=100 kg and as dose 2 for subjects weighing \>100 kg at pre-specified time intervals.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Subjects will receive Placebo at pre-specified time points.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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UCB4940 Stelara® PBO

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be at least 18 years of age
* Chronic plaque psoriasis (PSO) for at least 6 months prior to the Screening Visit
* Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) \>=12 and body surface area (BSA) affected by PSO \>=10% and Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) score \>=3 on a 5-point scale
* Subject is a candidate for systemic PSO therapy and/or phototherapy
* Female subject of child bearing potential must be willing to use highly effective method of contraception

Exclusion Criteria

* Subject has an active infection (except common cold), a recent serious infection, or a history of opportunistic or recurrent chronic infections
* Subject has concurrent acute or chronic viral hepatitis B or C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
* Subject has known tuberculosis (TB) infection, is at high risk of acquiring TB infection, or has current or history of nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTMB) infection
* Subject has any other condition, including medical or psychiatric, which, in the Investigator's judgment, would make the subject unsuitable for inclusion in the study
* Presence of active suicidal ideation or positive suicide behavior
* Presence of moderately severe major depression or severe major depression
* Subject has any active malignancy or history of malignancy within 5 years prior to the Screening Visit EXCEPT treated and considered cured cutaneous squamous or basal cell carcinoma, or in situ cervical cancer
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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UCB Biopharma SRL

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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UCB Cares

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

001 844 599 2273 (UCB)

Locations

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Bakersfield, California, United States

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San Diego, California, United States

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Boca Raton, Florida, United States

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Boynton Beach, Florida, United States

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Coral Gables, Florida, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

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Ocala, Florida, United States

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Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States

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Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

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Plainfield, Indiana, United States

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West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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Overland Park, Kansas, United States

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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Troy, Michigan, United States

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St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

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East Windsor, New Jersey, United States

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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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Portland, Oregon, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Fremantle, , Australia

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Phillip, , Australia

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Westmead, , Australia

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Brussels, , Belgium

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Liège, , Belgium

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Loverval, , Belgium

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Halifax, , Canada

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Bonn, , Germany

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Heidelberg, , Germany

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Mahlow, , Germany

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Osnabrück, , Germany

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Schweinfurt, , Germany

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Orosháza, , Hungary

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Szekszárd, , Hungary

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Roma, , Italy

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Roma, , Italy

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Asahikawa, , Japan

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Chiyoda City, , Japan

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Chūōku, , Japan

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Fukuoka, , Japan

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Gifu, , Japan

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Hamamatsu, , Japan

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Itabashi-Ku, , Japan

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Kobe, , Japan

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Kurume, , Japan

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Matsumoto, , Japan

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Minatoku, , Japan

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Morioka, , Japan

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Nagoya, , Japan

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Nankoku, , Japan

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Obihiro, , Japan

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Osaka, , Japan

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Sendai, , Japan

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Tsu, , Japan

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Bialystok, , Poland

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Bydgoszcz, , Poland

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Poznan, , Poland

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Moscow, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Cardiff, , United Kingdom

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Dundee, , United Kingdom

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Edgbaston, , United Kingdom

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Liverpool, , United Kingdom

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Manchester, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Belgium Canada Germany Hungary Italy Japan Poland Russia United Kingdom

References

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Asahina A, Okubo Y, Morita A, Tada Y, Igarashi A, Langley RG, Deherder D, Matano M, Vanvoorden V, Wang M, Ohtsuki M, Nakagawa H. Bimekizumab Efficacy and Safety in Japanese Patients with Plaque Psoriasis in BE VIVID: A Phase 3, Ustekinumab and Placebo-Controlled Study. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2023 Mar;13(3):751-768. doi: 10.1007/s13555-022-00883-y. Epub 2023 Jan 17.

Reference Type RESULT
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Gordon KB, Langley RG, Warren RB, Okubo Y, Stein Gold L, Merola JF, Peterson L, Wixted K, Cross N, Deherder D, Thaci D. Bimekizumab Safety in Patients With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis: Pooled Results From Phase 2 and Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Dermatol. 2022 Jul 1;158(7):735-744. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.1185.

Reference Type RESULT
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Gordon KB, Langley RG, Warren RB, Okubo Y, Rosmarin D, Lebwohl M, Peterson L, Madden C, de Cuyper D, Davies O, Thaci D. Bimekizumab safety in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: pooled data from up to 3 years of treatment in randomized phase III trials. Br J Dermatol. 2024 Mar 15;190(4):477-485. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljad429.

Reference Type RESULT
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Reference Type RESULT
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Reference Type DERIVED
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Kokolakis G, Warren RB, Strober B, Blauvelt A, Puig L, Morita A, Gooderham M, Korber A, Vanvoorden V, Wang M, de Cuyper D, Madden C, Nunez Gomez N, Lebwohl M. Bimekizumab efficacy and safety in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who switched from adalimumab, ustekinumab or secukinumab: results from phase III/IIIb trials. Br J Dermatol. 2023 Feb 22;188(3):330-340. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljac089.

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Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2016-003425-42

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

PS0009

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id