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Phase 3 N=219 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

16 Week Efficacy and 5 Year Long Term Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Secukinumab in Patients With Active Ankylosing Spondylitis

Anklyosing Spondylitis

Enrolled (actual)
219
Serious AEs
18.0%
Results posted
Oct 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage of Participants Achieving ASAS 20 (SpondyloArthritis International Society Criteria) Response at Week 16 — 41.1; 61.1; 28.4 percentage of participants — p=0.0967

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Secukinumab (75 mg) (Drug); Placebo (Drug); Secukinumab (150 mg) (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Primary completion
Aug 2014

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Percentage of Participants Achieving ASAS 20 (SpondyloArthritis International Society Criteria) Response at Week 16
41.1; 61.1; 28.4 0.0967
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Achieving ASAS 40 (SpondyloArthritis International Society Criteria) Response
26.0; 36.1; 10.8 0.0194 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline at Week 16 in Serum hsCRP
0.61; 0.55; 1.13 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Achieving ASAS 5/6 (SpondyloArthritis International Society Criteria) Response at Week 16
34.2; 43.1; 8.1 0.0003 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline at Week 16 for Total Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI)
-1.92; -2.19; -0.85 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline at Week 16 in Physical Function Component Summary (PCS) of the Medical Outcomes Study Questionnaire Short-form Health Survey (SF-36)
4.77; 6.06; 1.92 0.0110 sig
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline at Week 16 in ASQoL
-3.33; -4.00; -1.37 0.0096 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Achieving ASAS Partial Remission at Week 16
15.1; 13.9; 4.1 0.0325 sig

Summary

This study assessed the efficacy and safety of secukinumab in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis who were tolerant to or had an inadequate response to NSAIDs, DMARDs and / or TNFα inhibitor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female patients
  • Diagnosis of moderate to severe AS with prior documented radiologic evidence (x-ray) fulfilling the Modified New York criteria for AS (1984)
  • Patients should have been on NSAIDs with an inadequate response
  • Patients who were regularly taking NSAIDs as part of their AS therapy are required to be on a stable dose
  • Patients who had been on an anti-TNFα agent (not more than one) must have experienced an inadequate response

Exclusion Criteria

  • Chest X-ray (or MRI) with evidence of ongoing infectious or malignant process
  • Patients with total ankylosis of the spine
  • Patients previously treated with any biological immunomodulating agents except for those targeting TNFα
  • Previous treatment with any cell-depleting therapies
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01649375). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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