A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Bimekizumab in Subjects With Active Ankylosing Spondylitis

Study Purpose

The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of bimekizumab administered subcutaneously (sc) compared to placebo in the treatment of subjects with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms	No
Study Type An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes. Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.	Interventional
Eligible Ages	18 Years and Over
Gender	All

More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female patients at least 18 years of age.

- Subject has ankylosing spondylitis (AS) as per the Modified New York (mNY) criteria with documented radiologic evidence, and at least 3 months of symptoms with age at symptom onset less than 45 years.

- Subjects has moderate-to-severe active disease defined by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) >=4 AND spinal pain >=4 on a 0 to 10 Numeric Rating Scale.

- Subjects had to have either failed to respond to 2 different nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) given at the maximum tolerated dose for a total of 4 weeks or have a history of intolerance to or a contraindication to NSAID therapy.

- Patients who have taken a tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) inhibitor must have experienced an inadequate response or intolerance to treatment given at an approved dose for at least 12 weeks.

- Patients currently taking NSAIDs, cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitors, analgesics, corticosteroids, methotrexate (MTX), leflunomide (LEF), sulfasalazine (SSZ), hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) AND/OR apremilast can be allowed if they fulfill specific requirements prior to study entry.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Total ankylosis of the spine.

- Treatment with more than 1 TNFα inhibitor and/or more than 2 additional non-TNFα biological response modifiers, or any interleukin (IL)-17 biological response modifier at any time are excluded.

- Active infection or history of recent serious infections.

- Viral hepatitis B or C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

- Any live (includes attenuated) vaccination within the 8 weeks prior to entering the study or TB (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccination within 1 year prior entering the study.

- Known tuberculosis (TB) infection, at high risk of acquiring TB infection, or current or history of nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTMB) infection.

- Subject has any active malignancy or history of malignancy within 5 years prior to the Screening Visit EXCEPT treated and considered cured cutaneous squamous or basal cell carcinoma or in situ cervical cancer.

- Diagnosis of inflammatory conditions other than AxSpA, eg, rheumatoid arthritis.

Patients with a diagnosis of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or other inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are allowed as long as they have no active symptomatic disease when entering the study.

- Presence of active suicidal ideation, or moderately severe major depression or severe major depression.

- Female patients who are breastfeeding, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant during the study.

- Subject has a history of chronic alcohol or drug abuse within 6 months prior to Screening

Trial Details

Trial ID: This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.	NCT03928743
Phase Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans. Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data. Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs. Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.	Phase 3
Lead Sponsor The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.	UCB Biopharma SRL
Principal Investigator The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.	UCB Cares
Principal Investigator Affiliation	001 844 599 2273 (UCB)
Agency Class Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.	Industry
Overall Status	Recruiting
Countries	Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Conditions The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.	Ankylosing Spondylitis

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Bimekizumab

Subjects randomized to this arm will receive bimekizumab during the Double-Blind Treatment Period and the Maintenance Period.

Placebo Comparator: Placebo

Subjects randomized to this arm will receive placebo during the Double-Blind Treatment Period and receive bimekizumab during the Maintenance Period.

Interventions

Drug: - Bimekizumab

Subjects will receive bimekizumab at pre-specified time-points.

Other: - Placebo

Subjects will receive placebo at pre-specified time-points during the Double-Blind Treatment Period.

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As0011 50052, Phoenix, Arizona

Status

Completed

Address

As0011 50052

Phoenix, Arizona, 85032

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