Table 3.

Efficacy of secukinumab at Week 52 (observed data).

300 mgTNFi-naive Secukinumab Dose 150 mg75 mg300 mgTNFi-exposeda Secukinumab Dose 150 mg75 mg
ACR20, % (n/N)78.0 (46/59)84.7 (50/59)67.9 (38/56)62.1 (18/29)48.3 (14/29)63.2 (12/19)
ACR50, % (n/N)59.3 (35/59)52.5 (31/59)42.9 (24/56)31.0 (9/29)27.6 (8/29)31.6 (6/19)
ACR70, % (n/N)30.5 (18/59)25.4 (15/59)23.2 (13/56)20.7 (6/29)17.2 (5/29)15.8 (3/19)
PASI75b, % (n/N)88.5 (23/26)62.9 (22/35)54.8 (17/31)63.6 (7/11)61.1 (11/18)70.0 (7/10)
PASI90b, % (n/N)69.2 (18/26)45.7 (16/35)25.8 (8/31)45.5 (5/11)50.0 (9/18)40.0 (4/10)
No enthesitisc, % (n/N)79.4 (50/63)74.6 (44/59)60.3 (35/58)56.7 (17/30)58.6 (17/29)73.7 (14/19)
No dactylitisd, % (n/N)88.9 (56/63)89.8 (53/59)86.2 (50/58)86.7 (26/30)93.1 (27/29)94.7 (18/19)
DAS28-CRP, mean change from baseline ± SD−2.00 ± 1.1, n = 59−1.88 ± 1.10, n = 58−1.62 ± 1.38, n = 56−1.61 ± 1.39, n = 30−1.56 ± 1.22, n = 29−1.47 ± 1.29, n = 19
SF-36 PCS, mean change from baseline ± SD8.30 ± 8.32, n = 627.97 ± 8.69, n = 596.18 ± 7.83, n = 587.44 ± 8.71, n = 324.90 ± 9.24, n = 301.43 ± 7.63, n = 24
HAQ-DI, mean change from baseline ± SD−0.65 ± 0.55, n = 59−0.55 ± 0.47, n = 59−0.35 ± 0.58, n = 56−0.53 ± 0.64, n = 30−0.43 ± 0.49, n = 29−0.40 ± 0.68, n = 19
  • a Patients who had previously used up to 3 TNFi and had experienced an inadequate response or discontinued treatment owing to safety or tolerability reasons.

  • b Patients who had psoriasis affecting ≥ 3% body surface area at baseline.

  • c Absence of enthesitis (includes patients without the symptoms at baseline).

  • d Absence of dactylitis (includes patients without the symptoms at baseline). n/N for observed data: no. patients who are responders/total no. patients in the treatment group with evaluation. ACR: American College of Rheumatology; DAS28-CRP: 28-joint Disease Activity Score using C-reactive protein; HAQ-DI: Health Assessment Questionnaire–Disability Index; PASI: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index; SF36-PCS: Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 health survey physical component summary; TNFi: tumor necrosis factor inhibitor.