PURPOSE: Ixekizumab is a high-affinity monoclonal antibody that selectively targets interleukin-17A. The objective of this study was to assess the long-term efficacy and safety (to week 156) of ixekizumab in patients with active psoriatic arthritis and inadequate response or intolerance to one or two tumor necrosis factor inhibitors. METHODS: In the SPIRIT-P2 study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02349295), patients were randomized to placebo or ixekizumab 80 mg every 4 weeks (IXE Q4W) or every 2 weeks (IXE Q2W) following a 160-mg starting dose. During the extension period (weeks 24-156), patients maintained their original ixekizumab dose, and placebo patients received IXE Q4W or IXE Q2W (1:1). Exposure-adjusted incidence rates (IRs) per 100 patient-years (PY) are presented. RESULTS: Of 363 patients enrolled in the study, 310 entered the extension period. In all patients treated with IXE Q4W and IXE Q2W at week 0, responses persisted to week 156. At week 156, clinical responses (observed) in patients treated with IXE Q4W and IXE Q2W were assessed [American College of Rheumatology (ACR) response criteria and minimal disease activity (MDA) criteria]: 84 and 85% showed 20% improvement (ACR20); 60 and 58% showed 50% improvement (ACR50); 35 and 47% showed 70% improvement (ACR70), respectively; and 48 and 54% showed MDA. Placebo patients re-randomized to ixekizumab also demonstrated sustained efficacy, as measured by ACR and MDA responses. In the All Ixekizumab Exposure Safety Population (n = 337), with 644 PY of ixekizumab exposure, treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were reported by 286 patients (44.4 IR). The most common TEAEs were upper respiratory tract infection (9.80 IR), nasopharyngitis (8.2 IR), sinusitis (6.2 IR), and bronchitis (4.5 IR). Serious adverse events were reported by 42 (6.5 IR) patients (included 3 deaths and 10 infections). CONCLUSION: In this 156-week study of ixekizumab, improvements in signs and symptoms of psoriatic arthritis and the safety profile remained consistent with those in previous reports. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02349295.

CHU Montpellier and Montpellier University Montpellier France

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Faculty of Pharmacy Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic

Eli Lilly and Company Indianapolis IN USA

Hospital Pierre Paul Riquet and Université Toulouse 3 Toulouse France

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA

Medical Plus s r o Uherské Hradiště Czech Republic

Medicine Department Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Sabadell Barcelona Spain

Monash University Melbourne VIC Australia

Rheumatology Associates Clinical Research Unit Birmingham AL USA

Rheumatology Department Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí Sabadell Barcelona Spain

School of Medicine Griffith University Brisbane Australia

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