Table 2.

Efficacy of secukinumab at weeks 24 and 52.

TNFi-naiveTNFi-exposeda
SecukinumabSecukinumab
300 mg, N = 67150 mg, N = 6375 mg, N = 65Placebo, N = 63300 mg, N = 33150 mg, N = 3775 mg, N = 34Placebo, N = 35
ACR20%, (n/N)Week 2458.2* (39/67)63.5* (40/63)36.9§ (24/65)15.9 (10/63)45.5§ (15/33)29.7 (11/37)14.7 (5/34)14.3 (5/35)
Week 5268.7 (46/67)79.4 (50/63)58.5 (38/65)NA54.5 (18/33)37.8 (14/37)35.3 (12/34)NA
ACR50%, (n/N)Week 2438.8* (26/67)44.4* (28/63)24.6§ (16/65)6.3 (4/63)27.3 (9/33)18.9 (7/37)5.9 (2/34)8.6 (3/35)
Week 5252.2 (35/67)49.2 (31/63)36.9 (24/65)NA27.3 (9/33)21.6 (8/37)17.6 (6/34)NA
ACR70%, (n/N)Week 2422.4 (15/67)27.0* (17/63)6.2 (4/65)1.6 (1/63)15.2 (5/33)10.8 (4/37)5.9 (2/34)0.0 (0/35)
Week 5226.9 (18/67)23.8 (15/63)20.0 (13/65)NA18.2 (6/33)13.5 (5/37)8.8 (3/34)NA
PASI75b%, (n/N)Week 2463.3 (19/30)55.6§ (20/36)30.3 (10/33)19.4 (6/31)63.6 (7/11)36.4 (8/22)23.5 (4/17)8.3 (1/12)
Week 5276.7 (23/30)61.1 (22/36)51.5 (17/33)NA63.6 (7/11)50.0 (11/22)41.2 (7/17)NA
PASI90b%, (n/N)Week 2453.3 (16/30)38.9§ (14/36)12.1 (4/33)9.7 (3/31)36.4 (4/11)22.7 (5/22)11.8 (2/17)8.3 (1/12)
Week 5260.0 (18/30)44.4 (16/36)24.2 (8/33)NA45.5 (5/11)40.9 (9/22)23.5 (4/17)NA
Resolution of enthesitis %, (n/N)Week 24c45.9 (17/37)45.9 (17/37)35.6 (16/45)28.6 (12/42)52.6§ (10/19)37.0 (10/27)26.1 (6/23)8.7 (2/23)
Week 52c62.2 (23/37)56.8 (21/37)48.9 (22/45)NA36.8 (7/19)37.0 (10/27)39.1 (9/23)NA
Resolution of dactylitis %, (n/N)Week 24d54.8 (17/31)57.1 (12/21)30.8 (8/26)17.6 (3/17)60.0 (9/15)36.4 (4/11)28.6 (2/7)10.0 (1/10)
Week 52d71.0 (22/31)71.4 (15/21)57.7 (15/26)NA66.7 (10/15)54.5 (6/11)85.7 (6/7)NA
DAS28-CRP, mean change from baseline ± SEWeek 24−1.76 ± 0.13§−1.69 ± 0.13§−1.27 ± 0.13−1.11 ± 0.18−1.39 ± 0.20−1.45 ± 0.19−0.89 ± 0.20−0.69 ± 0.27
Week 52−1.91 ± 0.13−1.87 ± 0.14−1.57 ± 0.14NA−1.56 ± 0.23−1.45 ± 0.23−1.26 ± 0.27NA
SF-36 PCS, mean change from baseline ± SEWeek 248.05 ± 0.92*7.91 ± 0.935.37 ± 0.942.08 ± 1.206.56 ± 1.204.21 ± 1.153.15 ± 1.202.65 ± 1.66
Week 528.40 ± 0.948.11 ± 0.955.63 ± 0.96NA7.34 ± 1.394.63 ± 1.390.58 ± 1.5NA
HAQ-DI, mean change from baseline ± SEWeek 24−0.59 ± 0.06−0.55 ± 0.06−0.37 ± 0.06−0.35 ± 0.07−0.53 ± 0.09−0.35 ± 0.08−0.23 ± 0.09−0.23 ± 0.11
Week 52−0.60 ± 0.06−0.54 ± 0.06−0.36 ± 0.06NA−0.51 ± 0.10−0.38 ± 0.09−0.26 ± 0.10NA
  • * p < 0.0001.

  • p < 0.001.

  • § p < 0.01.

  • p < 0.05 vs placebo.

  • 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 Resolution of enthesitis among those patients (N = 253) with this symptom at baseline.

  • d Resolution of dactylitis among those patients (N = 138) with this symptom at baseline. Missing values were imputed as nonresponse for binary variables. Least-square mean change from baseline was used for continuous variables where mixed-model repeated-measures analysis was performed. n/N for NRI analysis: no. patients who are responders with corresponding imputation approach in the treatment group/randomized patients. ACR: American College of Rheumatology; DAS28-CRP: 28-joint Disease Activity Score using C-reactive protein; HAQ-DI: Health Assessment Questionnaire–Disability Index; NA: not applicable; NRI: nonresponder imputation; PASI: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index; SF36-PCS: Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 health survey physical component summary; SE: standard error; TNFi: tumor necrosis factor inhibitor.