A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Bimekizumab in Adult Subjects With Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

NCT ID: NCT03412747

Last Updated: 2025-12-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

478 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-01-26

Study Completion Date

2020-02-26

Brief Summary

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This is a study to compare the efficacy of bimekizumab versus adalimumab 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 Plaque Psoriasis

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 Arm 1

Subjects will receive bimekizumab dose regimen 1 for 56 weeks. Subjects will receive placebo at pre-specified time-points to maintain the blinding.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bimekizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Subjects will receive bimekizumab at pre-defined timepoints in dose regimen 1 and/or dose regimen 2.

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

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

Bimekizumab Arm 2

Subjects will receive bimekizumab dose regimen 1 for 16 weeks and will proceed with bimekizumab dose regimen 2 until week 56. Subjects will receive placebo at pre-specified time-points to maintain the blinding.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bimekizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Subjects will receive bimekizumab at pre-defined timepoints in dose regimen 1 and/or dose regimen 2.

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

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

Adalimumab Arm

Subjects will receive adalimumab for 24 weeks and will then receive bimekizumab dose regimen 1 until week 56. Subjects will receive placebo at pre-specified time-points to maintain the blinding.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Bimekizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Subjects will receive bimekizumab at pre-defined timepoints in dose regimen 1 and/or dose regimen 2.

Adalimumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Adalimumab will be administered according to the labeling recommendations.

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

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

Interventions

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Bimekizumab

Subjects will receive bimekizumab at pre-defined timepoints in dose regimen 1 and/or dose regimen 2.

Intervention Type DRUG

Adalimumab

Adalimumab will be administered according to the labeling recommendations.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

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

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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UCB4940 Humira® PBO

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be at least 18 years of age
* Chronic plaque 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 a known hypersensitivity to any excipients of bimekizumab or adalimumab
* Subject has an active infection (except common cold), a 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
* Subject has had previous exposure to adalimumab
* 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

+1 844 599 2273 (UCB)

Locations

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Glendale, Arizona, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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San Diego, California, United States

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San Luis Obispo, California, United States

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Santa Monica, California, United States

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Danbury, Connecticut, United States

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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Boca Raton, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, 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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Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

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Brighton, Massachusetts, United States

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Troy, Michigan, United States

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East Windsor, New Jersey, United States

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Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Portland, Oregon, United States

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Greer, South Carolina, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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East Melbourne, , Australia

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Fremantle, , Australia

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Hectorville, , Australia

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Kogarah, , Australia

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Phillip, , Australia

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Woolloongabba, , Australia

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Calgary, , Canada

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Mississauga, , Canada

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Montreal, , Canada

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Peterborough, , Canada

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Toronto, , Canada

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Toronto, , Canada

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Waterloo, , Canada

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Windsor, , Canada

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Windsor, , Canada

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Winnipeg, , Canada

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Berlin, , Germany

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Bonn, , Germany

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Dresden, , Germany

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Hamburg, , Germany

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Hamburg, , Germany

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Lübeck, , 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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Budapest, , Hungary

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Debrecen, , Hungary

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Gyula, , Hungary

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Szeged, , Hungary

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Bialystok, , Poland

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Bialystok, , Poland

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Bydgoszcz, , Poland

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Gdansk, , Poland

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Katowice, , Poland

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Katowice, , Poland

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Krakow, , Poland

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Lodz, , Poland

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Lodz, , Poland

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Lublin, , Poland

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Nowa Sól, , Poland

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Szczecin, , 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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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Saratov, , Russia

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Yaroslavl, , Russia

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Gwangju, , South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Taipei, , Taiwan

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Taipei, , Taiwan

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Countries

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United States Australia Canada Germany Hungary Poland Russia South Korea Taiwan

References

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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
PMID: 37950894 (View on PubMed)

Thaci D, Vender R, de Rie MA, Conrad C, Pariser DM, Strober B, Vanvoorden V, Wang M, Madden C, de Cuyper D, Kimball AB. Safety and efficacy of bimekizumab through 2 years in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: longer-term results from the BE SURE randomized controlled trial and the open-label extension from the BE BRIGHT trial. Br J Dermatol. 2023 Jan 23;188(1):22-31. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljac021.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 36689515 (View on PubMed)

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)

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, Warren RB, Thaci D, Gordon KB, Nishida E, Strober B, Conrad C, Kavanagh S, Lopez Pinto JM, Hoepken B, Gisondi P. Bimekizumab Complete Clearance of Both Skin and Nail Psoriasis: Comparative Efficacy in Phase III/IIIb Studies. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2025 Nov;26(6):967-979. doi: 10.1007/s40257-025-00968-2. Epub 2025 Aug 31.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40886218 (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)

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.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36751950 (View on PubMed)

Warren RB, Blauvelt A, Bagel J, Papp KA, Yamauchi P, Armstrong A, Langley RG, Vanvoorden V, De Cuyper D, Cioffi C, Peterson L, Cross N, Reich K. Bimekizumab versus Adalimumab in Plaque Psoriasis. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jul 8;385(2):130-141. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2102388. Epub 2021 Apr 23.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33891379 (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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2016-003392-22

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

PS0008

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id