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** New Two-Year Data Showed Bimekizumab Maintained High Levels of Skin Clea=
rance in Patients with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
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=C2=B7 Interim results from the BE BRIGHT open-label extension trial with b=
imekizumab, an investigational IL-17A and IL-17F inhibitor, were presented =
today at the 2021 AAD Summer Meeting
=C2=B7 Data showed that over nine out of 10 patients who achieved clear or =
almost clear skin (IGA 0/1) after 16 weeks of bimekizumab treatment maintai=
ned these responses through to two years with continuous maintenance dosing
=C2=B7 Over eight out of 10 patients who achieved complete skin clearance (=
PASI 100) at week 16 maintained PASI 100 responses through to two years of =
treatment with continuous maintenance dosing
Brussels, Belgium and Atlanta, Ga. =E2=80=93 August 7th, 2021 =E2=80=93 20:=
00 CEST/14:00 EST =E2=80=93 UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company, announ=
ced today new interim data from BE BRIGHT, an open-label extension (OLE) tr=
ial to assess the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of bimekizuma=
b, an investigational IL-17A and IL-17F inhibitor, in adults with moderate =
to severe plaque psoriasis.^[i],[ii] These results were presented today dur=
ing a platform presentation at the 2021 American Academy of Dermatology (AA=
D) Summer Meeting, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Data presented showed that the majority of patients who achieved complete o=
r near complete skin clearance after 16 weeks of bimekizumab treatment main=
tained these responses through to two years with continuous maintenance dos=
ing, every four weeks (Q4W) or every eight weeks (Q8W).^[i] The efficacy an=
d safety of bimekizumab have not been established and it is not approved by=
any regulatory authority worldwide.
=E2=80=9CThese interim results from the BE BRIGHT study highlight the poten=
tial of bimekizumab to provide lasting skin clearance to adults living with=
moderate to severe plaque psoriasis,=E2=80=9D said Mark Lebwohl, MD, Dean =
for Clinical Therapeutics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Cha=
irman emeritus, Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology and =
Presenting Author of the data at the AAD Summer Meeting. =E2=80=9CThese dat=
a are meaningful for the dermatology community and further add to the clini=
cal evidence we have from the bimekizumab Phase 3 clinical program.=E2=80=
=9D
=E2=80=9CGiven the chronic nature of psoriasis, physicians and patients val=
ue treatment options that can offer long-term disease control,=E2=80=9D sai=
d Emmanuel Caeymaex, Executive Vice President, Immunology Solutions and Hea=
d of U.S., UCB. =E2=80=9CWe are pleased to share the first presentation of =
bimekizumab data from the BE BRIGHT study highlighting the potential of bim=
ekizumab to provide complete skin clearance that can last through to two ye=
ars in adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.=E2=80=9D
Results shared today report on the maintenance of the Investigator=E2=80=99=
s Global Assessment (IGA) of Clear or Almost Clear skin (IGA 0/1), Body Sur=
face Area (BSA) =E2=89=A41%, and Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) 1=
00 through to two years of bimekizumab treatment.^[i]=C2=A0Analyses include=
d patients randomized to bimekizumab 320 mg Q4W who exhibited a response at=
week 16 in one of the pivotal Phase 3 studies (BE READY, BE VIVID, BE SURE=
), received bimekizumab 320 mg Q4W or Q8W maintenance dosing from week 16, =
and continued with the same maintenance dosing in the open-label BE BRIGHT =
study, i.e., Q4W/Q4W/Q4W or Q4W/Q8W/Q8W.^[i]
Initially, 989 patients were randomized to bimekizumab Q4W. At week 16, 87.=
5 percent achieved IGA 0/1, 74.9 percent achieved BSA =E2=89=A41% and 62.7 =
percent achieved PASI 100. Among week 16 IGA 0/1 responders, over nine out =
of 10 patients maintained IGA 0/1 to week 48 in the OLE trial (94.4 and 96.=
2 percent with continuous Q4W and Q8W maintenance dosing, respectively).^[i=
]=C2=A0Similarly, among week 16 BSA =E2=89=A41% responders, over nine out o=
f 10 patients maintained BSA =E2=89=A41% to week 48 in the OLE trial (90.7 =
and 92.5 percent with continuous Q4W and Q8W maintenance dosing, respective=
ly). Over eight out of 10 patients who achieved complete skin clearance (PA=
SI 100) at week 16 maintained response to week 48 in the OLE trial (80.7 an=
d 86.1 percent with continuous Q4W and Q8W maintenance dosing, respectively=
).^[i]
In BE READY, BE VIVID and BE SURE, the most frequently reported treatment-e=
mergent adverse events in bimekizumab-treated patients were nasopharyngitis=
, oral candidiasis, and upper respiratory tract infection.^[iii],[iv],[v],[=
vi]
Bimekizumab is currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat=
ion (FDA) for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adult=
s. On June 25th, 2021, the European Medicines Agency=E2=80=99s Committee fo=
r Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion recomm=
ending granting a marketing authorization for bimekizumab for the treatment=
of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for sy=
stemic therapy. The final decision of the European Commission on marketing =
authorization is expected within approximately two months of the CHMP opini=
on.
** Notes to Editors:
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** About BE BRIGHT^[ii]
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BE BRIGHT (NCT03598790) is an ongoing, multicentre, open-label extension st=
udy assessing the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of bimekizuma=
b in adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Patients who =
completed one of three bimekizumab Phase 3 studies, BE READY, BE VIVID and =
BE SURE, were eligible to enroll in the BE BRIGHT study. More details can b=
e found at ClinicalTrials.gov (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03598=
790) .
** About bimekizumab
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Bimekizumab is an investigational humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that i=
s designed to selectively and directly inhibit both IL-17A and IL-17F, two =
key cytokines driving inflammatory processes.^[iv],[v],[vi] Selective inhib=
ition of IL-17F in addition to IL-17A has been shown to suppress inflammati=
on to a greater extent than IL-17A inhibition alone.^[iv],[v],[vi]
The efficacy and safety of bimekizumab have not been established and it is =
not approved by any regulatory authority worldwide.
** About Psoriasis
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Psoriasis is a common, chronic inflammatory disease with primary involvemen=
t of the skin.^[vii] This skin condition affects men and women of all ages =
and ethnicities.^[vii] Psoriasis signs and symptoms can vary but may includ=
e red patches of skin covered with silvery scales; dry, cracked skin that m=
ay bleed; and thickened, pitted or ridged nails.^[viii] Psoriasis also has =
a considerable psychological and quality-of-life impact, potentially affect=
ing work, recreation, relationships, sexual functioning, family and social =
life.^[ix]
Unmet needs remain in the treatment of psoriasis. A population-based survey=
identified that approximately one in three psoriasis patients reported tha=
t their primary goals of therapy, including keeping symptoms under control,=
reducing itching and decreasing flaking, were not met with their current t=
reatment.^[x]
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