A Study With a Initial Treatment Period Followed by a Randomized-withdrawal Period to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Bimekizumab in Adult Subjects With Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

NCT ID: NCT03410992

Last Updated: 2025-12-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

435 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-02-05

Study Completion Date

2020-01-07

Brief Summary

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Phase 3 study to compare the efficacy of bimekizumab versus placebo in the treatment of subjects with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis.

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 16 Weeks. Subjects who achieve certain predefined response criteria will be re-randomized to either receive bimekizumab or placebo until Week 56. Subjects who do not achieve predefined response criteria will enter the bimekizumab escape arm.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

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 to maintain the blinding of the Investigational Medicinal Products.

Placebo

Subjects will receive placebo for 16 Weeks. Subjects who achieve certain predefined response criteria will proceed with placebo until Week 56. Subjects who do not achieve certain predefined response criteria will enter the bimekizumab escape arm.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will receive Placebo at pre-specified time points to maintain the blinding of the Investigational Medicinal Products.

Bimekizumab Escape arm

Subjects who do not achieve certain predefined response criteria at Week 16 or later will enter the bimekizumab escape arm and will receive open-label bimekizumab for 12 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bimekizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Bimekizumab will be provided at pre-specified time intervals.

Interventions

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Bimekizumab

Bimekizumab will be provided at pre-specified time intervals.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Subjects will receive Placebo at pre-specified time points to maintain the blinding of the Investigational Medicinal Products.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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UCB4940 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, recurrent, or 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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San Diego, California, United States

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San Diego, California, United States

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Santa Monica, California, United States

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Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States

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Skokie, Illinois, United States

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Owensboro, Kentucky, United States

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

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Rochester, New York, United States

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Portland, Oregon, United States

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Johnston, Rhode Island, United States

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Murray, Utah, United States

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Carlton, , Australia

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East Melbourne, , Australia

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Kogarah, , Australia

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Ajax, , Canada

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Edmonton, , Canada

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Hamilton, , Canada

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Markham, , Canada

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Montreal, , Canada

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Québec, , Canada

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Surrey, , Canada

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Waterloo, , Canada

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Hamburg, , Germany

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Hamburg, , Germany

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Münster, , Germany

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Schwerin, , Germany

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Witten, , Germany

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Miskolc, , Hungary

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Orosháza, , Hungary

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Szeged, , Hungary

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Szolnok, , Hungary

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Veszprém, , Hungary

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Bialystok, , Poland

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Bialystok, , Poland

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Bialystok, , Poland

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Gdansk, , Poland

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Katowice, , Poland

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Katowice, , Poland

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Kielce, , Poland

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Krakow, , Poland

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Poznan, , Poland

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Szczecin, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Wroclaw, , Poland

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Wroclaw, , Poland

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Wroclaw, , Poland

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Moscow, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Saratov, , Russia

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Yaroslavl, , Russia

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Busan, , South Korea

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Seongnam-si, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Manchester, , United Kingdom

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Reading, , United Kingdom

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Salford, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Canada Germany Hungary Poland Russia South Korea United Kingdom

References

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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
PMID: 35544084 (View on PubMed)

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
PMID: 37950894 (View on PubMed)

Strober B, Boehncke WH, Krueger JG, Magnolo N, Vender R, Warren RB, Lopez Pinto JM, Kavanagh S, Hoepken B, Gisondi P. Bimekizumab Efficacy in Psoriasis by Subgroups: Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 3/3b Clinical Trials. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2025 Dec;15(12):3633-3650. doi: 10.1007/s13555-025-01557-1. Epub 2025 Oct 8.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 41060492 (View on PubMed)

Armstrong A, Papp KA, Lebwohl M, Savage LJ, Yamanaka K, Vlase DE, Warham R, Lambert J, Lopez Pinto JM, Wixted K, Thaci D. Bimekizumab Impact on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Plaque Psoriasis: 4-Year Results from BE SURE, BE VIVID, BE READY, and BE BRIGHT. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2025 Dec 8. doi: 10.1007/s13555-025-01595-9. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 41359217 (View on PubMed)

Merola JF, Gottlieb AB, Pinter A, Elewski B, Gooderham M, Warren RB, Piaserico S, Wixted K, Cross N, Tilt N, Wiegratz S, Mrowietz U. Bimekizumab Efficacy in High-Impact Areas: Pooled 2-Year Analysis in Scalp, Nail, and Palmoplantar Psoriasis from Phase 3/3b Randomized Controlled Trials. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2024 Dec;14(12):3291-3306. doi: 10.1007/s13555-024-01295-w. Epub 2024 Nov 22.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39578348 (View on PubMed)

Warren RB, Gottlieb AB, Merola JF, Garcia L, Cioffi C, Peterson L, Pelligra C, Ciaravino V. Psychometric Validation of the Psoriasis Symptoms and Impacts Measure (P-SIM), a Novel Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Patients with Plaque Psoriasis, Using Data from the BE VIVID and BE READY Phase 3 Trials. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2021 Oct;11(5):1551-1569. doi: 10.1007/s13555-021-00570-4. Epub 2021 Jul 14.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34260044 (View on PubMed)

Gordon KB, Foley P, Krueger JG, Pinter A, Reich K, Vender R, Vanvoorden V, Madden C, White K, Cioffi C, Blauvelt A. Bimekizumab efficacy and safety in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (BE READY): a multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised withdrawal phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2021 Feb 6;397(10273):475-486. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00126-4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33549192 (View on PubMed)

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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2016-003426-16

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

PS0013

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id