Novartis Cosentyx first to show efficacy in all key manifestations of psoriatic arthritis - Seite 2

"This is the first time we've seen the efficacy of a biologic in the axial manifestations of psoriatic arthritis at 12 weeks," said Dr. Antonio Mera Varela, Head of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. "As a physician, it's highly important that there is something that can help manage all aspects of my patients' psoriatic arthritis, including inflammation of the spine, joints, enthesitis, dactylitis and psoriasis of the skin and nails."

These data, which add to the existing evidence supporting Cosentyx as a treatment across multiple psoriatic disease manifestations, will be presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) on 12-15 June in Madrid, Spain.

About MAXIMISE
MAXIMISE is a 52-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase IIIb study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Cosentyx in the management of axial manifestations of PsA. MAXIMISE enrolled 498 patients with PsA, clinician-diagnosed axial involvements, spinal pain rated as >40/100 on a visual analog scale (VAS) and BASDAI >4 despite trial of at least two non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs. Patients were treated with subcutaneous Cosentyx 300 mg or 150 mg given weekly for 4 weeks and every 4 weeks thereafter. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients achieving an ASAS20 response with Cosentyx 300 mg at Week 12. The key secondary endpoint was ASAS20 response with Cosentyx 150 mg at Week 12 after superiority of Cosentyx 300 mg was established. At Week 12, placebo patients were re-randomized to subcutaneous Cosentyx 300 mg or 150 mg².

ASAS20 is achieved when there is a measure of an improvement of at least 20% and an improvement of at least 10 units on a 0-100 scale in at least three of the following domains: Patient global assessment, Pain assessment, Function (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI)), and Inflammation[9].

About Cosentyx (secukinumab)
Cosentyx is the first and only fully-human biologic that directly inhibits interleukin-17A (IL-17A), a cornerstone cytokine involved in the inflammation and development of PsA, psoriasis (PsO), and ankylosing spondylitis (AS)[10].

Cosentyx is backed by robust clinical evidence, including dedicated studies in the persistent manifestations of psoriasis, namely nails, scalp, palms and soles, as well as PsA and AS[11-13]. Cosentyx has shown long-lasting efficacy and a favorable safety profile while addressing psoriatic disease, therefore offering a complete treatment[13]. It has shown sustained safety and long-lasting efficacy in three 5-year Phase III extension studies in PsO, PsA and AS[12-14].^,13, Today, more than 200,000 patients worldwide have been treated with Cosentyx since launch[15].