Early Onset of Clinical Improvement with Ixekizumab in a Randomized, Open-label Study of Patients with Moderate-to-severe Plaque Psoriasis

The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology

Yasmin Amir¹  Orin Goldblum²  Saakshi Khattri³  Kathleen Solotkin⁴ 

[1] Dr. Goldblum, Ms. Solotkin, Ms. Ridenour, and Dr. Yang are with Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis, Indiana.;Dr. Khattri is also with the Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology at the Rockefeller University in New York, New York.;Dr. Khattri, Dr. Amir, Dr. Min, and Dr. Lebwohl are with the Department of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, New York.;Dr. Min is also with Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts.

关键词: Plaque psoriasis;    ixekizumab;    early onset;    randomized;    Phase IIIb;    photographs;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Matrix Medical Communications, LLC

【 摘 要 】

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the speed of onset of clinical response to ixekizumab (IXE) and assess the progression of visible improvement in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Design: This was an interventional, randomized, open-label, Phase IIIb clinical trial. Setting: This was a single center study at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Participants: Twelve patients were randomized at a ratio of 1:1 to receive 80mg of ixekizumab every two (IXE Q2W) or four (IXE Q4W) weeks following a starting dose of 160mg of ixekizumab. After Week 12, all patients received 80mg IXE Q4W through Week 44. Measurements: Clinical response was measured using the Patient’s Global Assessment (PatGA), the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), the static Physician’s Global Assessment (sPGA), and the Itch Numeric Rating Scale (Itch NRS). Sequential patient photographs were taken at regular intervals during the study to evaluate visible improvement in plaque psoriasis. Results: The median time to an improvement of at least 1 point or 2 points from baseline in PatGA score was 5.0 and 10.0 days for patients randomized to IXE Q2W and 6.0 and 13.5 days for patients randomized to IXE Q4W. All patients achieved at least a 50- or 75-percent improvement in PASI from baseline by Weeks 2 and 4, respectively. At least half of the patients achieved at least a 4-point improvement from baseline in Itch NRS by Day 14. Improvement in disease was visibly evident within one week of treatment in patient photographs. Conclusion: Ixekizumab results in a rapid and visible improvement in plaque psoriasis in as early as one week of treatment.

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