Deucravacitinib versus placebo and apremilast in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis: Efficacy and safety results from the 52-week, randomized, double-blinded, phase 3 Program fOr Evaluation of TYK2 inhibitor psoriasis second trial

Bruce Strober*, Diamant Thaçi, Howard Sofen, Leon Kircik, Kenneth B. Gordon, Peter Foley, Phoebe Rich, Carle Paul, Jerry Bagel, Elizabeth Colston, John Throup, Sudeep Kundu, Chitra Sekaran, Misti Linaberry, Subhashis Banerjee, Kim A. Papp

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Abstract

Background: Deucravacitinib, an oral, selective, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor, inhibits cytokine signaling in psoriasis pathogenesis. Objective: The objective of this study was to demonstrate deucravacitinib superiority versus placebo and apremilast in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis based on ≥75% reduction from baseline in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index and a static Physician's Global Assessment score of 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) with a ≥2-point improvement from baseline at week 16. Methods: POETYK psoriasis second trial (NCT03611751), a 52-week, double-blinded, phase 3 trial, randomized patients 2:1:1 to deucravacitinib 6 mg every day (n = 511), placebo (n = 255), or apremilast 30 mg twice a day (n = 254). Results: At week 16, significantly more deucravacitinib-treated patients versus placebo and apremilast patients achieved ≥75% reduction from baseline in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (53.0% vs 9.4% and 39.8%; P < .0001 vs placebo; P = .0004 vs apremilast) and static Physician's Global Assessment score of 0 or 1 (49.5% vs 8.6% and 33.9%; P < .0001 for both). Efficacy was maintained until week 52 with continuous deucravacitinib. The most frequent adverse event with deucravacitinib was nasopharyngitis. Serious adverse events and discontinuations due to adverse events were infrequent. No clinically meaningful changes were observed in laboratory parameters. Limitations: The study duration was 1 year. Conclusion: Deucravacitinib demonstrated superiority versus placebo and apremilast and was well tolerated in adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume88
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)40-51
Number of pages12
ISSN0190-9622
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.2023

Research Areas and Centers

  • Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)
  • Centers: Center for Research on Inflammation of the Skin (CRIS)

DFG Research Classification Scheme

  • 2.22-19 Dermatology

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