A Safety and Efficacy Study of Ustekinumab in Patients With Plaque Psoriasis Who Have Had an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate

Sponsor
Janssen-Cilag International NV
Study ID
NCT01059773
Phase
PHASE4
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Ustekinumab — DRUG
    Patients weighting ≤ 100 kg will receive ustekinumab 45 mg at Weeks 0, 4 and 16. Patients who achieve a PASI 75 response at Week 28 and 40 will continue receiving ustekinumab 45 mg at Week 28 and 40. Patients who fail to achieve PASI 75 response at Week 28 will receive ustekinumab 90 mg at Week 28 and 40. Patients who achieve a PASI 75 response at Week 28, but fail to achieve PASI 75 response at Week 40 will receive ustekinumab 90 mg at Week 40. Patients \> 100 kg will receive ustekinumab 90 mg at Weeks 0, 4, 16, 28 and 40, regardless of achievement of PASI 75 response. Consideration will be given to discontinuing treatment in these patients if they show no response at Week 28.
  • Methotrexate — DRUG
    Gradual reduction of methotrexate therapy over the 4 week period after Week 0. The methotrexate dose reduction regime will depend on the dose of methotrexate at screening. All patients will stop methotrexate regardless of the final dose after 4 overlapping weeks. The last dose of methotrexate will be given within the 7 day period before the second dose of ustekinumab.

Study Details

This purpose of this study is to assess the safety of ustekinumab in psoriasis patients who receive ustekinumab following an inadequate response to methotrexate therapy. The study will provide information for doctors on how to manage the transfer from methotrexate to the biologic agent ustekinumab. The study is designed to compare two methods of transferring patients from methotrexate to ustekinumab. The two methods being compared are discontinuation of methotrexate with immediate initiation of ustekinumab versus initiation of ustekinumab with overlap and gradual dose reduction of methotrexate over 4 weeks.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 31, 2009
Status verified
Nov 2014
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2010
Completion
Aug 31, 2011

Study Design

Enrollment
490 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Immediate Methotrexate Cessation
    Patients will receive ustekinumab by SC injection at Weeks 0, 4, 16, 28 and 40. The last dose of methotrexate will be taken anytime in the week prior to baseline (week 0).
  • Active Comparator: Gradual Reduction of Methotrexate
    Patients will receive ustekinumab by SC injection at Weeks 0, 4, 16, 28 and 40. Patients will gradually reduce the dose of methotrexate over the 4 week period after week 0.

Primary Outcome Measure

Number of Patients Experiencing One or More Adverse Events Occurring From Week 0 Through Week 12 [ Time Frame: from week 0 to week 12 ]

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