Trial reportRheumatology (Oxford, England)2023
Effect of bimekizumab on symptoms and impact of disease in patients with psoriatic arthritis over 3 years: results from BE ACTIVE.
Trial report in Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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A Multicenter, Phase 2B, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Dose-Ranging Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Bimekizumab in Active Psoriatic Arthritis
A Multicenter, Open-Label, Follow-Up Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Bimekizumab in Subjects With Psoriatic Arthritis
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Emerging Targets in Psoriatic Arthritis: Dual IL-17A/F and Selective TYK2 Inhibition in a Clinical Perspective.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2026Review
- Real-World Effectiveness of Bimekizumab in Predominantly Difficult-to-Treat Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Followed in a Combined Dermatology-Rheumatology Clinic: A 24-Week Multicenter Study.Rheumatology and therapy · 2025Article
- Interleukin-17: A Putative Novel Pharmacological Target for Pathological Pain.Current neuropharmacology · 2024Review
- Monotherapy or combination therapy in PsA: current aspects.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2024Review
- Inflammatory Cytokines in Psoriatic Arthritis: Understanding Pathogenesis and Implications for Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Pathogenic Role of IL-17 and Therapeutic Targeting of IL-17F in Psoriatic Arthritis and Spondyloarthropathies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- The Interleukine-17 Cytokine Family: Role in Development and Progression of Spondyloarthritis, Current and Potential Therapeutic Inhibitors.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Biologic and Small-Molecule Therapies for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis: Focus on Psoriasis Comorbidities.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2023Review
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11 authors at 9 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesEvaluate effects of long-term bimekizumab treatment on patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures, symptoms and the impact of PsA on patients.
methodsPatients with active PsA were enrolled into BE ACTIVE, a 48-week randomised controlled trial (NCT02969525). After Week 48, patients could enter a 104-week open-label extension (NCT03347110), receiving bimekizumab 160 mg every four weeks. PRO measures assessed included arthritis pain visual analogue scale (VAS), PsA Impact of Disease (PsAID)-9, 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) and HAQ-Disability Index (HAQ-DI). Results were analysed as mean (S.E.M.) changes from baseline (CfB) from Week 0 to the end of the open-label extension (3 years) and as percentage of patients reaching patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS) for global impact (PsAID-9 total score ≤4) and normal function (HAQ-DI total score <0.5). Non-responder imputation was applied to missing binary outcomes.
resultsIn 206 patients (mean age 49.3 years, 51.0% male), completion rate was high; 161 (78.2%) patients completed Week 152. Bimekizumab treatment was associated with long-term sustained improvements in pain [arthritis pain VAS CfB; Week 48: -29.9 (1.9); Week 152: -32.0 (1.9)] and fatigue [PsAID-9 fatigue CfB; -2.4 (0.2); -2.7 (0.2)]. High percentages of patients achieved acceptable symptom state (PsAID-9 PASS: 75.2%; 65.0%) and normalised function (HAQ-DI <0.5: 49.0%; 46.1%). Improvements in patient global assessment and SF-36 Physical Component Summary were also sustained.
conclusionsBimekizumab treatment was associated with long-term sustained improvements in pain and fatigue, reducing overall impact of PsA on patients. Physical function and quality of life improved up to 3 years.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, https://clinicaltrials.gov, NCT02969525, NCT03347110.
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