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Long‐term efficacy and safety of brodalumab in psoriasis through 120 weeks and after withdrawal and retreatment: subgroup analysis of a randomized phase III trial (AMAGINE‐1) *
Author(s) -
Papp K.,
Menter A.,
Leonardi C.,
Soung J.,
Weiss S.,
Pillai R.,
Jacobson A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/bjd.19132
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , psoriasis area and severity index , randomized controlled trial , psoriasis , dermatology , pathology , alternative medicine
Summary Background Brodalumab is efficacious for the treatment of moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis through 52 weeks. Objectives To evaluate the efficacy and safety of brodalumab through 120 weeks, including following withdrawal and retreatment. Methods At baseline, patients were randomized to brodalumab ( n = 222) or placebo ( n = 220). At week 12, patients achieving a static Physician's Global Assessment (sPGA) score of 0 or 1 (sPGA 0/1) with brodalumab were rerandomized to brodalumab ( n = 83) or placebo ( n = 84; later re‐treated with brodalumab if sPGA ≥ 3 occurred), and patients receiving placebo switched to brodalumab ( n = 208). Safety was assessed by exposure‐adjusted rates of treatment‐emergent adverse events. Results Among those who achieved sPGA 0/1 at week 12 and were rerandomized to brodalumab, 96% and 80% using observed data, respectively, and 74% and 61% using nonresponder imputation, respectively, achieved 75% improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 75) and PASI 100 at week 120. Following withdrawal from brodalumab, return of disease occurred after a mean ± SD duration of 74·7 ± 50·5 days. Among those who switched from brodalumab to placebo at week 12, PASI 75 rates using observed data and nonresponder imputation were 55% and 51% at week 20, respectively and 94% and 75% at week 120, respectively; PASI 100 rates at week 120 were 75% and 60%, respectively. Efficacy was maintained through week 120 in those receiving brodalumab after placebo. No new safety signals were observed. Conclusions These findings indicate that brodalumab is efficacious and safe for continuous long‐term treatment of psoriasis, and support the potential for response after discontinuation and retreatment.