Background: SSGJ-608 is an anti-interleukin-17A monoclonal antibody with high specificity and high affinity and has shown promising efficacy in treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis in preliminary trials.
Objective: This multicenter, randomized, open-label, phase 3 trial aimed to further evaluate SSGJ-608 at different dosing intervals (80mg every two weeks and 160mg every four weeks) in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.
Methods: A total of 770 patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive subcutaneous injections of 80mg of SSGJ-608 every two weeks (Q2W) after a starting dose of 160mg at week 0(608A group), or 160mg of SSGJ-608 every four weeks (Q4W) (608 B group) for 12 weeks. Efficacy was assessed by PASI75 and sPGA 0 or 1 response rates at week 12 as co-primary endpoints, and proportion of patients who achieved PASI90, PASI100 or sPGA score of 0 at week 12 as secondary endpoints. The safety profile was also evaluated.
Results: At week12, the proportions of patients achieving PASI75 (92.7% vs. 95.1%) and sPGA 0/1 (80.3% vs. 79.0%) were comparable between the two SSGJ-608 dose regimens. The PASI90, PASI100 and sPGA 0 response rates were 81.0% vs.82.3%, 49.4% vs. 47.5%, and 49.4% vs.47.3% in the 608A group and the 608B group, respectively. In the subgroup of patients previously treated with anti-IL-17 therapy, SSGJ-608 also achieved high clinical response rates at week12. The most common TEAEs were hypertriglyceridemia, upper respiratory tract infection, hyperuricemia, increased alanine aminotransferase and hypercholesterolemia. Both treatment groups demonstrated a favorable safety profile and no new safety signals were identified.
Conclusions: SSGJ-608 was highly effective for treating patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis at 80mg Q2W and 160mg Q4W in a larger population, especially in patients previously treated with anti-IL-17 therapy, and exhibited a favorable tolerability profile in Chinese patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.
Clinical trial registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier NCT06299982.
Keywords: IL-17; SSGJ-608; clinical trial; efficacy and safety; plaque psoriasis.
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