Long-term safety of bimekizumab in adult patients with axial spondyloarthritis or psoriatic arthritis: pooled results from integrated phase IIb/III clinical studies.
Philip J Mease, Lianne S Gensler, Ana-Maria Orbai, Richard B Warren, Rajan Bajracharya, Barbara Ink, Alexander Marten, Ute Massow, Vishvesh Shende, Myriam Manente, Luke Peterson, Katy White, Robert Landewé, Denis Poddubnyy
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Abstract
Objective: To assess the long-term safety profile of bimekizumab (BKZ) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
Methods: Safety data pooled from six integrated phase IIb/III studies in axSpA and PsA are reported (to the July 2022 data-cut for phase III) for patients who received ≥1 dose of BKZ 160 mg every 4 weeks. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) are reported using exposure-adjusted incidence rate per 100 patient-years (EAIR/100 PY).
Results: The axSpA and PsA safety pools included 848 (total BKZ exposure: 2034.4 PY) and 1407 patients (2590.8 PY), respectively. TEAEs occurred at an EAIR/100 PY of 136.9 in axSpA and 139.6 in PsA; study discontinuation due to TEAEs was low (axSpA: 2.7/100 PY; PsA: 3.1/100 PY). The three most frequently reported TEAEs were SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection (axSpA: 7.8/100 PY; PsA: 8.8/100 PY), nasopharyngitis (axSpA: 8.2/100 PY; PsA: 7.7/100 PY) and upper respiratory tract infection (axSpA: 5.0/100 PY; PsA: 5.6/100 PY). EAIR/100 PY of oral candidiasis was 3.7 in axSpA and 4.2 in PsA; most events were mild/moderate. EAIR of BKZ discontinuation due to oral candidiasis was low (both axSpA and PsA: 0.3/100 PY). No systemic fungal infections or cases of active tuberculosis were reported. EAIRs of adjudicated definite/probable inflammatory bowel disease, uveitis, adjudicated major adverse cardiovascular events and adjudicated suicidal ideation/behaviour were low.
Conclusion: Overall, BKZ demonstrated good tolerability, with TEAE EAIRs comparable between axSpA and PsA cohorts, remaining stable over extended treatment periods. No new safety signals were identified.
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