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Last Updated: 12/09/2024
Foley et al (2021)1 described the GI-related SAEs of TREMFYA for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque PsO in a pooled safety analysis of VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2 through 4 years (week 204).
TREMFYAa (n=1221) | Adalimumab→TREMFYAb (n=500) | All TREMFYA (n=1721) | |
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Age, years | 43.8±12.45 | 43.0±12.22 | 43.5±12.38 |
Female | 359 (29.4) | 140 (28.0) | 499 (29.0) |
White | 1000 (81.9) | 412 (82.4) | 1412 (82.1) |
Weight (kg) | 88.9±20.97 | 88.5±21.50 | 88.8±21.12 |
% BSA | 28.0±16.56 | 28.3±16.00 | 28.1±16.40 |
PASI (0-72) | 21.7±8.86 | 21.7±8.50 | 21.7±8.76 |
IGA score (0-4) Mild (2) Moderate (3) Severe (4) | 0 937 (76.7) 284 (23.3) | 2 (0.4) 379 (75.8) 119 (23.8) | 2 (0.1) 1316 (76.5) 403 (23.4) |
Duration of psoriasis, years | 17.9±12.05 | 17.4±11.57 | 17.8±11.91 |
Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation. Abbreviations: BSA, body surface area; IGA, investigator’s Global Assessment; PASI, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index. aIncludes patients randomized to TREMFYA at baseline and those randomized to placebo who crossed over to receive TREMFYA at week 16. bIncludes patients randomized to adalimumab at baseline who crossed over to receive TREMFYA at week 52 in VOYAGE 1 and at or after week 28 in VOYAGE 2. |
TREMFYAa (n=1221) | Adalimumab→TREMFYAb (n=500) | All TREMFYA (n=1721) | |
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At least 6 monthsc | 1174 (96.2) | 488 (97.6) | 1662 (96.6) |
At least 1 yeard | 1131 (92.6) | 481 (96.2) | 1612 (93.7) |
At least 2 yearse | 1082 (88.6) | 463 (92.6) | 1545 (89.8) |
At least 3 yearsf | 1034 (84.7) | 420 (84.0) | 1454 (84.5) |
At least 4 yearsg | 661 (54.1) | 0 | 661 (38.4) |
Data are presented as n (%). aIncludes patients randomized to TREMFYA at baseline and those randomized to placebo who crossed over to receive TREMFYA at week 16. bIncludes patients randomized to adalimumab at baseline who crossed over to receive TREMFYA at week 52 in VOYAGE 1 and at or after week 28 in VOYAGE 2. cThe duration between the first and last TREMFYA administration was at least 16 weeks. dThe duration between the first and last TREMFYA administration was at least 40 weeks. eThe duration between the first and last TREMFYA administration was at least 88 weeks. fThe duration between the first and last TREMFYA administration was at least 136 weeks. gThe duration between the first and last TREMFYA administration was at least 184 weeks. |
TREMFYAa (n=1221) | Adalimumab→TREMFYAb (n=500) | All TREMFYA (n=1721) | |
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GI-related SAEs | 0.48 | 0.35 | 0.45 |
Abbreviations: GI, gastrointestinal; SAE, serious adverse event. aIncludes patients randomized to TREMFYA at baseline and those randomized to placebo who crossed over to receive TREMFYA at week 16. bIncludes patients randomized to adalimumab at baseline who crossed over to receive TREMFYA at week 52 in VOYAGE 1 and at or after week 28 in VOYAGE 2. |
Year 1 (n=1721) | Year 2 (n=1609) | Year 3 (n=1536) | Year 4 (n=1165) | |
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GI-related SAEs | 0.36 | 0.57 | 0.41 | 0.46 |
Abbreviations: GI, gastrointestinal; SAE, serious adverse event. aTotal patient years of follow-up: 1662 (Year 1), 1570 (Year 2), 1464 (Year 3), 867 (Year 4). Median patient-years of follow-up: 1.0 (Year 1), 1.0 (Year 2), 1.0 (Year 3), and 0.9 (Year 4). |
TREMFYA (n=1221) | Adalimumab→TREMFYA (n=500) | All TREMFYA (n=1721) | |
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Total patient-years of follow-up | 4145 | 1418 | 5564 |
Median patient-years of follow-up | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
Inflammatory bowel disease Crohn’s disease Ulcerative colitis | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
GI Disorders Hemorrhoids Inguinal hernia Umbilical hernia Gastritis Pancreatitis Pancreatitis acute Abdominal hernia Colitis Duodenal ulcer Enterocutaneous fistula Hemorrhoidal hemorrhage Intestinal strangulation Irritable bowel syndrome Upper GI hemorrhage | 0.48 0.07 0.07 0.02 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 | 0.35 0.07 0.07 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.45 0.07 0.07 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 |
Data presented as number of SAEs per 100 patient-years, unless otherwise noted. Abbreviations: GI, gastrointestinal; SAE, serious adverse event. aIncludes patients randomized to TREMFYA at baseline and those randomized to placebo who crossed over to receive TREMFYA at week 16. bIncludes patients randomized to adalimumab at baseline who crossed over to receive TREMFYA at week 52 in VOYAGE 1 and at or after week 28 in VOYAGE 2. |
Blauvelt et al (2021)2 conducted a pooled safety analysis VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2 studies (N=1829 at baseline) through 5 years (week 264).
Reich et al (2019)3 reported efficacy and safety results, including the occurrence of Crohn’s disease, from ECLIPSE, a head-to-head study of TREMFYA and secukinumab in adult patients with moderate to severe PsO.
TREMFYA (n=534) | Secukinumab (n=514) | |
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Age, years | 46.3±13.7 | 45.3±13.6 |
Male | 365 (68) | 342 (67) |
White | 499 (93) | 480 (93) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29.8±7.1 | 30.0±6.3 |
% BSA | 23.7±12.9 | 24.5±14.6 |
PASI (0-72) | 20.0±7.4 | 20.1±7.6 |
IGA score (0-4) Cleared (0) Minimal (1) Mild (2) Moderate (3) Severe (4) | 0 0 0 407 (76) 127 (24) | 0 0 1 (<1) 391 (76) 122 (24) |
Duration of psoriasis, years | 18.5±12.2 | 18.3±12.7 |
Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation. Abbreviations: BSA, body surface area; IGA, investigator’s Global Assessment; PASI, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index. |
Deodhar et al (2020)4 and Mease et al (2020)5 reported results from 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, phase 3 studies (DISCOVER-1 and DISCOVER-2) that evaluated the efficacy and safety of TREMFYA compared to placebo in adult patients with active PsA. Rahman et al (2020)6 and Ritchlin et al (2020)7 assessed the safety of TREMFYA using safety results through week 24 and 1 year, respectively, from the DISCOVER-1 and DISCOVER-2 studies.
McInnes et al (2021)8 evaluated the long-term efficacy (through week 100) and safety (through week 112) of TREMFYA in patients with PsA through 2 years.
Strober et al (2022)9 evaluated the safety of TREMFYA in a pooled analysis of data from 11 randomized, double-blind, phase 2 and 3 plaque PsO and active PsA studies.
Safety Reporting Period | Moderate to Severe Plaque PsOa, b | |||||
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VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2 | NAVIGATE | ORION | ECLIPSE | Japan Registration | X-PLORE (Phase 2) | |
Weeks | 0-264 | 16-60 | 0-40 | 0-56 | 0-156 | 0-52 |
Safety Reporting Period | Active PsAc, d | |||||
DISCOVER-1 | DISCOVER-2 | COSMOS | Phase 2 | |||
Weeks | 0-60 | 0-112 | 0-56 | 0-56 | ||
Abbreviations: PsA, psoriatic arthritis; PsO, psoriasis; PY, patient-years. aAll studies included a placebo-controlled period (weeks 0-16), except NAVIGATE (active comparator: ustekinumab) and ECLIPSE (active comparator: secukinumab). bData summarized for safety reporting periods of up to 5 years, including patients originally randomized to adalimumab (VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2) or placebo (X-PLORE, VOYAGE-1, VOYAGE-2, ORION, and Japan registration) at baseline who crossed over to TREMFYA. cAll studies included a placebo-controlled period (weeks 0-24). dData summarized for safety reporting periods of up to 2 years, including patients originally randomized to placebo at baseline who crossed over to TREMFYA starting at week 24. |
Events/ 100 PY (95% CI) | PsO (W0-16) | PsA (W0-24) | Pooled PsO and PsA | ||||||
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PBOb (N=544) | TREMFYAc q8w (N=1220) | PBOb (N=517) | TREMFYA q8w (N=664) | TREMFYA q4w (N=373) | PBOb (N=1061) | Comb TREMFYA (N=2257) | |||
IBDd | 0.00 (0.00-1.82) | 0.00 (0.00-0.79) | 0.44 (0.01-2.43) | 0.33 (0.01-1.83) | 0.00 (0.00-1.74) | 0.25 (0.01-1.41) | 0.12 (0.00-0.65) | ||
CD/UC | 0.00 (0.00-1.82) | 0.00 (0.00-0.79) | 0.00 (0.00-1.30) | 0.00 (0.00-0.98) | 0.00 (0.00-1.74) | 0.00 (0.00-0.76) | 0.00 (0.00-0.35) | ||
Abbreviations: CD, Crohn’s disease; CI, confidence interval; comb, combined; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; PBO, placebo; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; PsO, psoriasis; PY, patient-years; q12w, every 12 weeks; q4w, every 4 weeks; q8w, every 8 weeks; UC, ulcerative colitis; W, week. aIncludes patients in all treatment groups who discontinued study treatment early with the last study agent (PBO or TREMFYA) that was administered prior to W16 or W24 and who did not receive any study agent (PBO or TREMFYA) at or after W16 or W24; all data, including the final safety follow-up visit, collected through up to 2 years were included in this period. bIncludes data prior to TREMFYA exposure in PBO-randomized patients who switched from PBO to TREMFYA. cAll patients received TREMFYA 100 mg q8w, except for those in X-PLORE (patients [n=250] randomized to receive TREMFYA 5 mg at W0, W4, and then q12w; TREMFYA 15 mg q8w; TREMFYA 50 mg at W0, W4, and then q12w; TREMFYA 100 mg q8w; TREMFYA 200 mg at W0, W4, and then q12w; or PBO with crossover to TREMFYA 100 mg q8w at W16) and the Japan registration study (patients randomized to receive TREMFYA 50 mg q8w [n=65] or PBO [n=26] with crossover to TREMFYA 50 mg q8w). dOne case of suspected IBD was reported in a patient who received PBO in DISCOVER-2, and 1 case of suspected IBD was reported in a patient who received 3 doses of TREMFYA q8w in COSMOS (celiac disease was also suspected in this patient); neither diagnoses (IBD nor celiac disease) were confirmed, and the patient was lost to follow-up. |
Events/ 100 PY (95% CI) | PsO | PsA | Pooled PsO and PsA | ||
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All TREMFYA q8wa,b | All TREMFYA q8w (N=783) | All TREMFYA q4w (N=725) | Comb TREMFYA q4w+q8wc (N=1508) | All TREMFYA (N=4399) | |
IBDd | 0.00 (0.00-0.03) | 0.10 (0.00-0.55) | 0.00 (0.00-0.27) | 0.05 (0.00-0.26) | 0.01 (0.00-0.05) |
CD/UC | 0.00 (0.00-0.03) | 0.00 (0.00-0.29) | 0.00 (0.00-0.27) | 0.00 (0.00-0.14) | 0.00 (0.00-0.03) |
Abbreviations: CD, Crohn’s disease; CI, confidence interval; comb, combined; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; PBO, placebo; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; PsO, psoriasis; PY, patient-years; q12w, every 12 weeks; q4w, every 4 weeks; q8w, every 8 weeks; UC, ulcerative colitis; W, week. aIncludes patients with PsO originally randomized to receive PBO or adalimumab at baseline and who crossed over to TREMFYA. bAll patients received TREMFYA 100 mg q8w, except for those in X-PLORE (patients [n=250] randomized to receive TREMFYA 5 mg at W0, W4, and then q12w; TREMFYA 15 mg q8w; TREMFYA 50 mg at W0, W4, and then q12w; TREMFYA 100 mg q8w; TREMFYA 200 mg at W0, W4, and then q12w; or PBO with crossover to TREMFYA 100 mg q8w at W16) and the Japan registration study (patients randomized to receive TREMFYA 50 mg q8w [n=65] or PBO [n=26] with crossover to TREMFYA 50 mg q8w). cIncludes patients with PsA randomized to receive PBO who crossed over to TREMFYA at W24. dOne case of suspected IBD was reported in a patient who received 3 doses of TREMFYA q8w in COSMOS (celiac disease was also suspected in this patient); neither diagnoses (IBD nor celiac disease) were confirmed, and the patient was lost to follow-up. |
A literature search of MEDLINE®
Data included in this response are from the following phase 3 clinical trials of TREMFYA in patients with plaque PsO or PsA (VOYAGE 1, VOYAGE 2, ECLIPSE, DISCOVER 1, DISCOVER 2). Additional information from pooled safety analyses across PsO and/or PsA published literature are also included.
1 | Foley P, Reich K, Blauvelt A, et al. Serious gastrointestinal-related adverse events among psoriasis patients treated with guselkumab in VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2. J Drugs Dermatol. 2021;20(8):855-860. |
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