Bimekizumab versus ustekinumab for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (BE VIVID): Efficacy and safety from a 52-week, multicentre, double-blind, active comparator and placebo controlled Phase 3 trial
Lancet 2021;397:487–98. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00125-2
Bimekizumab was more efficacious than ustekinumab and placebo in the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Previous bimekizumab Phase 2 clinical studies have shown both rapid and durable clinical improvements in skin clearance, as well as a safety profile in line with expectations from this MoA. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bimekizumab in moderate to severe plaque PsO over 1 year compared with both placebo and ustekinumab.
Investigators report that higher proportions of patients showed clinical responses with bimekizumab over ustekinumab. Clinically meaningful responses were rapid in onset and durable up to and including Week 52. Safety data also suggest that bimekizumab was well tolerated and safety findings in this study were consistent with the known MoA of bimekizumab and the patient population.
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