Study of Efficacy and Safety of Secukinumab in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to demonstrate the clinical efficacy at week 16; and to demonstrate safety and tolerability of secukinumab compared to placebo in patients with ankylosing spondylitis at week 16 and long term safety up to Week 52.

Timeline

Start

2016-10-18

Primary completion

2018-05-14

Completion

2019-03-19

Publications

• Ramiro S, Gaillez C, Kiltz U, Gensler LS, Pisal C, Braun J, Ogdie A. No major effect of age (< 40 vs. >/= 40 years) on response to secukinumab in patients with axSpA: a post hoc analysis of six phase 3 trials. Arthritis Res Ther. 2026 Apr 11;28(1):112. doi: 10.1186/s13075-026-03804-y.
• Merola JF, McInnes IB, Deodhar AA, Dey AK, Adamstein NH, Quebe-Fehling E, Aassi M, Peine M, Mehta NN. Effect of Secukinumab on Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Inflammatory Biomarkers: Post Hoc Analyses of Pooled Data Across Three Indications. Rheumatol Ther. 2022 Jun;9(3):935-955. doi: 10.1007/s40744-022-00434-z. Epub 2022 Mar 19.
• van der Horst-Bruinsma I, Miceli-Richard C, Braun J, Marzo-Ortega H, Pavelka K, Kivitz AJ, Deodhar A, Bao W, Porter B, Pournara E. A Pooled Analysis Reporting the Efficacy and Safety of Secukinumab in Male and Female Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. Rheumatol Ther. 2021 Dec;8(4):1775-1787. doi: 10.1007/s40744-021-00380-2. Epub 2021 Oct 7.
• Huang F, Sun F, Wan WG, Wu LJ, Dong LL, Zhang X, Kim TH, Sengupta R, Senolt L, Wang Y, Qiu HM, Porter B, Haemmerle S. Secukinumab provided significant and sustained improvement in the signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis: results from the 52-week, Phase III China-centric study, MEASURE 5. Chin Med J (Engl). 2020 Nov 5;133(21):2521-2531. doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000001099.

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