A Study of Guselkumab and Golimumab Combination Therapy in Participants With Active Psoriatic Arthritis

Launched by JANSSEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, LLC · Sep 28, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

PsA is a chronic inflammatory multi-faceted disease that impacts the peripheral and axial joints, soft tissues, and skin. Guselkumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed against the p19 subunit of interleukin (IL)-23, blocks the binding of extracellular IL-23 to the cell surface IL-23 receptor, inhibiting IL-23 specific intracellular signaling, subsequent activation, and cytokine production. Golimumab is a fully human anti-TNF-alpha mAb that binds to TNF-alpha with high affinity, prevents binding to its receptors, thereby inhibiting the biological activity of TNF-alpha and re...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Have a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) for greater than or equal to (\>=) 6 months prior to the first administration of study intervention and meet Classification criteria for PsA (CASPAR) criteria at screening
• • Have active PsA as defined by having at least 3 swollen joints and at least 3 tender joints at screening and at baseline
• • Have at least 1 of the following PsA subsets: distal interphalangeal joint involvement, polyarticular arthritis with absence of rheumatoid nodules, arthritis mutilans, asymmetric peripheral arthritis, or spondylitis with peripheral arthritis
• • Have active plaque psoriasis, with at least one psoriatic plaque of \>=2 centimeter (cm) diameter or nail changes consistent with psoriasis
• • Have an inadequate response (IR) to anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (anti-TNF-alpha) therapy, defined as presence of active PsA despite treatment with either 1 or 2 prior anti-TNF-alpha agent(s) and the following: a. Lack of benefit to either 1 or 2 prior anti-TNF-alpha therapies, as documented in the participant history by the treating physician, after at least 12 weeks of etanercept, adalimumab, or certolizumab pegol therapy, or at least 14-weeks of infliximab, or any biosimilar of these 4 therapies. Documented lack of benefit may include inadequate improvement in joint counts, physical function, or disease activity; b. The last dose of anti-TNF-alpha therapy must have occurred greater than 5 half-lives of the drug prior to first study intervention administration (washout period)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Has other inflammatory diseases that might confound the evaluations of benefit of guselkumab and/or golimumab therapy, including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr AxSpA), systemic lupus erythematosus, or lyme disease
• • Has known intolerance or hypersensitivity to any biologic medication, or known allergies or clinically significant reactions to murine, chimeric, or human proteins, monoclonal antibodies (mAb), or antibody fragments
• • Has received prior treatment with golimumab or guselkumab or has documented intolerance to prior anti-TNF-alpha therapy in the participant history by the treating physician
• • Has received more than 2 prior anti-TNF-alpha agents (or biosimilars)
• • Positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody test