A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Subcutaneously Administered Guselkumab for the Treatment of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis in Pediatric Participants

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of guselkumab in pediatric participants aged greater than or equal to 6 through less than 18 years with chronic plaque psoriasis.

Timeline

Start

2018-07-11

Primary completion

2023-07-19

Completion

2026-12-18

Publications

• Crauwels H, Ringold S, Howard S, Van Hartingsveldt B, Smith V, Jett M, Baguet T, Adamson E, Chakravarty SD, Leu JH. Extrapolating Guselkumab Efficacy to Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis from Adult Psoriatic Arthritis and Adult and Pediatric Psoriasis Data. Paediatr Drugs. 2026 Jan;28(1):69-81. doi: 10.1007/s40272-025-00725-2. Epub 2025 Oct 28.
• Prajapati VH, Seyger MMB, Wilsmann-Theis D, Szakos E, Kaszuba A, van Hartingsveldt B, Jett M, Jiang G, Li S, Sinha V, Crauwels H, DeKlotz CMC, Paller AS. Guselkumab for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in paediatric patients: results of the phase III randomized placebo-controlled PROTOSTAR study. Br J Dermatol. 2025 Mar 18;192(4):618-628. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljae502.

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