Efficacy at 24 Weeks With Long Term Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy up to 5 Years of Secukinumab in Patients of Active Psoriatic Arthritis (FUTURE 2)

April 22, 2020 updated by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

A Phase III Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multicenter Study of Subcutaneous Secukinumab in Prefilled Syringes to Demonstrate the Efficacy at 24 Weeks and to Assess the Long Term Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability up to 5 Years in Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis

This study was to provide 24 - 52 week efficacy, safety and tolerability data to support the registration of the secukinumab (AIN457) prefilled syringe (PFS) for subcutaneous self administration in subjects with active PsA despite current or previous NSAID, DMARD and/or anti-TNFα therapy. An additional 4 years of long-term efficacy and safety data were collected during the post Week 52 period of the study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

At baseline (BSL), subjects whose eligibility was confirmed were randomized to one of the following four treatment groups.

  • 75 mg secukinumab
  • 150 mg secukinumab
  • 300 mg secukinumab
  • Placebo At Week 16, all subjects were classified as responders (≥ 20% improvement from BSL in both tender and swollen joint counts) or non-responders.

Subjects who were randomized to a secukinumab treatment group at baseline were targeted to remain on the same dose for the entire trial.

Subjects who were randomized to placebo at baseline were re-randomized at Week 16 as follows:

Placebo non-responders received secukinumab 150 mg s.c. or 300 mg s.c. (1:1) every 4 weeks, starting after the efficacy assessments at Week 16.

Placebo responders continued to receive placebo at Week 16 and Week 20 and received secukinumab 150 mg s.c. or 300 mg s.c. (1:1) every 4 weeks, starting after the efficacy assessments at Week 24.

This was a double-blind, double-dummy, randomized treatment trial until week 52 analysis was completed and open label afterwards.

An amendment to the study protocol (after all patients were in the trial for 2-3 years) introduced changes whereby patients previously treated with secukinumab 75 mg s.c. could change to receive 150 mg s.c. or 300 mg s.c., and patients previously treated with secukinumab 150 mg s.c. could change to receive 300 mg s.c., as deemed appropriate by the investigators.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

397

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • New South Wales
      • Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 2217
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Queensland
      • Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, 4558
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Tasmania
      • Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7000
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Victoria
      • Malvern East, Victoria, Australia, 3145
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Genk, Belgium, 3600
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Hasselt, Belgium, 3500
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Leuven, Belgium, 3000
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Quebec, Canada, G1W 4R4
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Manitoba
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3A 1M3
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Ontario
      • Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2J 1C4
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Quebec
      • Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, H9R 3J1
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada, G1W 4Y5
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, G8Z 1Y2
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Prague 2, Czechia, 128 50
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Uherske Hradiste, Czechia, 686 01
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Czech Republic
      • Bruntal, Czech Republic, Czechia, 792 01
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Pardubice, Czech Republic, Czechia, 53002
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Aachen, Germany, 52064
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Berlin, Germany, 12203
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Erlangen, Germany, 91054
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Erlangen, Germany, 91056
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Germering, Germany, 82110
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Hamburg, Germany, 22081
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Herne, Germany, 44649
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Wuerzburg, Germany, 97080
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Zerbst, Germany, 39261
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Lodz, Poland, 90-265
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Poznan, Poland, 60-218
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Poznan, Poland, 60 529
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Warszawa, Poland, 04141
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Warszawa, Poland, 02 691
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Wroclaw, Poland, 50-368
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Ponce, Puerto Rico, 00716
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, 454076
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation, 620028
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Kazan, Russian Federation, 420097
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Moscow, Russian Federation, 115522
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation, 185019
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Rostov on Don, Russian Federation, 344022
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Sestroretsk, Russian Federation, 197706
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • St Petersburg, Russian Federation, 190068
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Yaroslavl, Russian Federation, 150003
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Bangkok, Thailand, 10400
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Blackpool, United Kingdom, FY3 7EN
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB2 2QQ
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Glasgow, United Kingdom, G51 4TF
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • London, United Kingdom, SE1 9RT
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • London, United Kingdom, NW3 2QG
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Southampton, United Kingdom, SO16 6YD
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • England
      • London, England, United Kingdom, E11 1NR
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Manchester
      • Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom, M6 8HD
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Staffordshire
      • Cannock, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, WS11 2XY
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Surrey
      • Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom, GU2 7XX
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • West Midlands
      • Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom, DY1 2HQ
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • West Yorkshire
      • Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, LS7 4SA
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Arizona
      • Peoria, Arizona, United States, 85381
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Florida
      • Aventura, Florida, United States, 33180
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Palm Harbor, Florida, United States, 34684
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34239
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Tamarac, Florida, United States, 33321
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33624
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Zephyrhills, Florida, United States, 33542
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Nebraska
      • Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, 68516
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68114
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • New Jersey
      • Freehold, New Jersey, United States, 07728
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • New York
      • Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • North Carolina
      • Asheville, North Carolina, United States, 28801
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28210
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73103
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73102
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Pennsylvania
      • Duncansville, Pennsylvania, United States, 16635
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29460
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29204
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29601
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Texas
      • League City, Texas, United States, 77573
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Mesquite, Texas, United States, 75150
        • Novartis Investigative Site

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:Patients eligible for inclusion in this study have to fulfill all of the following criteria:

  • Diagnosis of PsA classified by CASPAR criteria and with symptoms for at least 6 months with moderate to severe PsA who must have at Baseline ≥3 tender joints out of 78 and ≥3 swollen out of 76 (dactylitis of a digit counts as one joint each)
  • Rheumatoid factor and anti-CCP antibodies negative at screening
  • Diagnosis of active plaque psoriasis or nail changes consistent with psoriasis or documented history of plaque psoriasis
  • Subjects with PsA should have taken NSAIDs for at least 4 weeks prior to randomization with inadequate control of symptoms or at least one dose if stopped due to intolerance to NSAIDs
  • Subjects taking corticosteroids must be on a stable dose of ≤10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent for at least 2 weeks before randomization and should remain on a stable dose up to Week 24
  • Subjects taking MTX (≤ 25 mg/week) are allowed to continue their medication if the dose is stable for at least 4 weeks before randomization and should remain on a stable dose up to Week 52.

Exclusion Criteria:Patients fulfilling any of the following criteria are not eligible for inclusion in this study:

  • Chest X-ray or chest MRI with evidence of ongoing infectious or malignant process, obtained within 3 months prior to screening and evaluated by a qualified physician
  • Subjects taking high potency opioid analgesics (e.g. methadone, hydromorphone, morphine)
  • Previous exposure to secukinumab or other biologic drug directly targeting IL-17 or IL-17 receptor
  • Ongoing use of prohibited psoriasis treatments / medications (e.g., topical corticosteroids, UV therapy) at randomization. The following wash out periods need to be observed:
  • Oral or topical retinoids 4 weeks
  • Photochemotherapy (e.g. PUVA) 4 weeks
  • Phototherapy (UVA or UVB) 2 weeks
  • Topical skin treatments (except in face, scalp and genital area during screening, only corticosteroids with mild to moderate potency) 2 weeks
  • Subjects who have ever received biologic immunomodulating agents except for those targeting TNFα, investigational or approved
  • Previous treatment with any cell-depleting therapies including but not limited to anti-CD20, investigational agents (e.g., CAMPATH, anti-CD4, anti-CD5, anti-CD3, anti-CD19)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Secukinumab (AIN457) 75 mg s.c.
Secukinumab 75 mg at BSL, Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4, followed by dosing every four weeks starting at Week 4.
Secukinumab (AIN457)
Experimental: Secukinumab (AIN457) 150 mg s.c.
Secukinumab 150 mg at BSL, Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4, followed by dosing every four weeks starting at Week 4.
Secukinumab (AIN457)
Experimental: Secukinumab (AIN457) 300 mg s.c.
Secukinumab 300 mg at BSL, Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4, followed by dosing every four weeks starting at Week 4
Secukinumab (AIN457)
Placebo Comparator: Placebo s.c.
Placebo at BSL, Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4, followed by dosing every four weeks starting at Week 4. Non-responder (assessed at Week 16) were re-randomized to receive AIN457 150mg or AIN457 300 mg starting at Week 16. Responder (assessed at Week 16) were re-randomized to receive AIN457 150mg or AIN457 300 mg starting at Week 24.
Secukinumab (AIN457)
Placebo PFS for s.c. administration.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants Achieving American College of Rheumatology 20 (ACR20) Response Criteria
Time Frame: Week 24

ACR20 response was defined as having a positive clinical response to treatment (individual improvement) in disease activity if the participant had at least 20% improvement in tender 68-joint count, swollen 66-joint count and at least 3 of the following 5 measures: patient's assessment of RA pain, patient's global assessment of disease activity, physician's global assessment of disease activity, subject self-assessed disability (Health Assessment Questionnaire [HAQ-DI] score), and/or acute phase reactant (high sensitivity c-reactive protein (hsCRP) or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).

For subjects with early escape at Week 16 or had missing values at Week 24 or discontinued prior to Week 24, their ACR20 was set to nonresponse at Week 24. This applied for all treatment regimens in order to minimize bias. The Placebo arm was analyzed as one group, irrespective of the re-randomization, as assessments made under the re-randomized active treatment were not included in this analysis.

Week 24

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants Achieving a PASI75 Response in the Subgroup of Subjects Who Have ≥3% Skin Involvement With Psoriasis
Time Frame: Week 24
PASI is a combined assessment of a lesion severity and affected area into a single score: 0 (no disease) to 72 (maximal disease). The body is divided into 4 areas for scoring (head, arms, trunk, legs; each area is scored by itself and scores are combined for a final PASI. For each area, percent of skin involved is estimated: 0 (0%) to 6 (90-100%), and severity is estimated by clinical signs, erythema, induration and desquamation; scale 0 (none) to 4 (maximum). Final PASI = sum of severity parameters for each area * area score weight of section (head: 0.1, arms: 0.2, body: 0.3, legs: 0.4). PASI 75 response was defined as participants achieving >= 75% improvement from baseline. For subjects with early escape at Week 16 or had missing values at Week 24 or discontinued prior to Week 24, their value was set to nonresponse at Week 24. This applied for all treatment regimens in order to minimize bias.
Week 24
Number of Participants Achieving a PASI90 Response in the Subgroup of Subjects Who Have ≥3% Skin Involvement With Psoriasis
Time Frame: Week 24
PASI is a combined assessment of a lesion severity and affected area into a single score: 0 (no disease) to 72 (maximal disease). The body is divided into 4 areas for scoring (head, arms, trunk, legs; each area is scored by itself and scores are combined for a final PASI. For each area, percent of skin involved is estimated: 0 (0%) to 6 (90-100%), and severity is estimated by clinical signs, erythema, induration and desquamation; scale 0 (none) to 4 (maximum). Final PASI = sum of severity parameters for each area * area score weight of section (head: 0.1, arms: 0.2, body: 0.3, legs: 0.4). PASI 90 response was defined as participants achieving >= 90% improvement from baseline. For subjects with early escape at Week 16 or had missing values at Week 24 or discontinued prior to Week 24, their value was set to nonresponse at Week 24. This applied for all treatment regimens in order to minimize bias.
Week 24
Change From Baseline in DAS28-CRP
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24

The DAS28 is a measure of disease activity based on Swollen and Tender Joint Counts, ESR or CRP and the Patient Global Assessment. A DAS28 score > 5.1 implies active disease, ≤ 3.2 low disease activity, and < 2.6 remission. The score can range from 0 - 9.4. The data collected after the patient switched to secukinumab were treated as missing for placebo patients and were analyzed using a mixed-effects repeated measures model. For secukinumab patients, the actual values were used in the analysis.

The Placebo arm was analyzed as one group, irrespective of the re-randomization, as assessments made under the re-randomized active treatment were not included in this analysis.

Baseline, Week 24
Change From Baseline in SF36-Physical Component Score
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24

The SF-36 is an instrument to measure health-related quality of life among healthy patients and patients with acute and chronic conditions.

Score range is from 0 (no problems) to 100 (unable to perform the activity). SF-36 is a 36 item questionnaire which measures Quality of Life across eight domains, which are both physically and emotionally based. Two overall summary scores, the Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) can be computed. In this study, SF-36 PCS was used.

The Placebo arm was analyzed as one group, irrespective of the re-randomization, as assessments made under the re-randomized active treatment were not included in this analysis.

Baseline, Week 24
Change From Baseline in Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI)
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24
The HAQ-DI assesses a subject's level of functional ability and includes questions of fine movements of the upper extremity, locomotor activities of the lower extremity, and activities that involve both upper and lower extremities. There are 20 questions in 8 categories of functioning including dressing, rising, eating, walking, hygiene, reach, grip and usual activities. The stem of each item asks 'Over the past week, "are you able to..." perform a particular task'. Each item is scored on a 4 point scale from 0 - 3, representing normal, no difficulty (0), some difficulty (1), much difficulty (2) and unable to do (3). The disability index score is calculated as the mean of the available category scores, ranging from 0 to 3. A negative change from baseline indicates improvement. The Placebo arm was analyzed as one group, irrespective of the re-randomization, as assessments made under the re-randomized active treatment were not included in this analysis.
Baseline, Week 24
Number of Participants Achieving American College of Rheumatology 50 (ACR50) Response Criteria
Time Frame: Week 24
ACR20 response was defined as having a positive clinical response to treatment (individual improvement) in disease activity if the participant had at least 50% improvement in tender 68-joint count, swollen 66-joint count and at least 3 of the following 5 measures: patient's assessment of RA pain, patient's global assessment of disease activity, physician's global assessment of disease activity, subject self-assessed disability (Health Assessment Questionnaire [HAQ-DI] score), and/or acute phase reactant (high sensitivity c-reactive protein (hsCRP) or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). For subjects with early escape at Week 16 or had missing values at Week 24 or discontinued prior to Week 24, their ACR20 was set to nonresponse at Week 24. This applied for all treatment regimens in order to minimize bias. The Placebo arm was analyzed as one group, irrespective of the re-randomization, as assessments made under the re-randomized active treatment were not included in this analysis.
Week 24
Number of Participants With Dactylitis in the Subset of Subjects Who Had Dactylitis at Baseline
Time Frame: Week 24
Resolution of dactylitis was evaluated in the subset of patients who had disease activity at baseline. In this analysis, a lower percentage is desirable and resolution is defined as complete absence of the symptom. For subjects with early escape at Week 16 or had missing values at Week 24 or discontinued prior to Week 24, their assessment was set to nonresponse at Week 24 (presence of dactylitis). This applied for all treatment regimens in order to minimize bias. The Placebo arm was analyzed as one group, irrespective of the re-randomization, as assessments made under the re-randomized active treatment were not included in this analysis.
Week 24
Number of Participants With Enthesitis in the Subset of Subjects Who Had Enthesitis at Baseline
Time Frame: Week 24
Resolution of enthesitis was evaluated in the subset of patients who had disease activity at baseline. In this analysis, a lower percentage is desirable and resolution is defined as complete absence of the symptom. For subjects with early escape at Week 16 or had missing values at Week 24 or discontinued prior to Week 24, their assessment was set to nonresponse at Week 24 (presence of enthesitis). This applied for all treatment regimens in order to minimize bias. The Placebo arm was analyzed as one group, irrespective of the re-randomization, as assessments made under the re-randomized active treatment were not included in this analysis.
Week 24

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 14, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 12, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

January 9, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 23, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 18, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

December 19, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 13, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 22, 2020

Last Verified

April 1, 2020

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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