Efficacy of spesolimab for the treatment of generalized pustular psoriasis flares across pre-specified patient subgroups in the Effisayil 1 study

A. D. Burden*, Y. Okubo, M. Zheng, D. Thaçi, P. van de Kerkhof, N. Hu, M. Quaresma, C. Thoma, S. E. Choon

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

Effisayil 1 was a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the anti-interleukin (IL)-36 receptor monoclonal antibody, spesolimab, in patients presenting with a generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) flare. Previously published data from this study revealed that within 1 week, rapid pustular and skin clearance were observed in patients receiving spesolimab versus placebo. In this pre-specified subgroup analysis, the efficacy of spesolimab was evaluated according to patient demographic and clinical characteristics at baseline in patients receiving spesolimab (n = 35) or placebo (n = 18) on Day 1. Efficacy was by assessed by achievement of primary endpoint (Generalized Pustular Psoriasis Physician Global Assessment [GPPGA] pustulation subscore of 0 at Week 1) and key secondary endpoint (GPPGA total score of 0 or 1 at Week 1). Safety was assessed at Week 1. Spesolimab was found to be efficacious and had a consistent and favourable safety profile in patients presenting with a GPP flare, regardless of patient demographics and clinical characteristics at baseline.

Original languageEnglish
JournalExperimental Dermatology
Volume32
Issue number8
Pages (from-to)1279-1283
Number of pages5
ISSN0906-6705
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 08.2023

Funding

We thank the patients and their carers, and the investigators and their teams, who contributed to the Effisayil 1 study, which was supported and funded by Boehringer Ingelheim. The authors acknowledge Carolyn Bowler, PhD, and James Parkinson, PhD, of OPEN Health Communications (London, UK), for providing writing, editorial and formatting support, which was contracted and funded by Boehringer Ingelheim.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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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