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- The study aimed to evaluate the effects of bimekizumab on patient-reported outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for individuals with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) over a 16-week period, using data from two phase 3 clinical trials.
- Results showed that patients receiving bimekizumab experienced significant improvements in pain, fatigue, physical function, and HRQoL starting as early as week 4, with continuous benefits observed up to week 16 compared to those on placebo.
- The findings suggest that bimekizumab leads to faster and more substantial enhancements in patient symptoms and overall quality of life in patients who are either new to biologic treatments or those with previous
Article Abstract
Objectives: To assess impact of bimekizumab treatment on patient-reported outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), using 16-week data from two phase 3 studies.
Methods: BE OPTIMAL (NCT03895203; biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD)-naïve) and BE COMPLETE (NCT03896581; tumour necrosis factor inhibitor inadequate response/intolerance (TNFi-IR)) are phase 3 studies of subcutaneous bimekizumab 160 mg Q4W; both were double-blind and placebo-controlled to 16 weeks. Patients were randomised 3:2:1 to bimekizumab, placebo or reference (subcutaneous adalimumab 40 mg Q2W) in BE OPTIMAL; 2:1 to bimekizumab or placebo in BE COMPLETE. Patient-reported outcomes for pain, fatigue, physical function and HRQoL are reported to week 16 using pooled and individual study data for bimekizumab and placebo patients.
Results: 1073/1112 (96.5%) patients completed week 16 (bimekizumab: 677/698 [97.0%]; placebo: 396/414 [95.7%]). Bimekizumab-treated patients achieved rapid improvements vs placebo in pain, fatigue, physical function and HRQoL by week 4, after a single dose. Improvements continued to week 16 for all patient-reported outcomes, including Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS; mean (95% CI) change from baseline: bimekizumab: -25.2 [-27.2, -23.1]; placebo: -5.7 [-8.2, -3.3]) and FACIT-Fatigue (bimekizumab: 4.5 [3.9, 5.1]; placebo: 1.1 [0.3, 2.0]); both nominal p<0.001. Greater proportions of bimekizumab-treated patients achieved minimal clinically important differences for patient-reported symptoms vs placebo, including FACIT-Fatigue (bimekizumab: 53.1%; placebo: 36.3%) and HAQ-DI (bimekizumab: 53.0%; placebo: 28.7%); both nominal p<0.001.
Conclusion: Bimekizumab treatment demonstrated rapid and greater improvements in patient-reported pain, fatigue, physical function and HRQoL to week 16 vs placebo in bDMARD-naïve and TNFi-IR patients.
Trial Registration Number: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03895203; NCT03896581.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11418537 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004464 | DOI Listing |
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