A Study of Ixekizumab (LY2439821) in Participants With Active Psoriatic Arthritis (SPIRIT-P2)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02349295 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 28, 2015
Results First Posted : December 14, 2017
Last Update Posted : July 1, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Psoriatic Arthritis | Drug: Placebo Drug: Ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W Drug: Ixekizumab 80 mg Q2W | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 363 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled 24-Week Study Followed by Long Term Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Ixekizumab (LY2439821) in Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug-Experienced Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 31, 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 9, 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 26, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Ixekizumab 80 milligram (mg) every 2 Weeks (Q2W)
Blinded Treatment Period (Week(wk) 0-24): Participants (pts) received a starting dose of 160 mg of ixekizumab (ixe) given as 2 subcutaneous (SC) injections at Wk 0 followed by 1 SC injection of 80 mg of ixe Q2W given on Wks 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22, and 24.Week 16 inadequate responders (IR) from the placebo treatment group who were re-randomized (1:1) to ixe 80 mg Q2W and IR from ixekizumab 80 mg Q2W who continued on ixekizumab 80 mg Q2W. Pts receive rescue therapy while receiving ixekizumab given as 1 injection of 80 mg Q2W given on Wks 16,18,20,22,24. Extension Period (Wk24-156):Pts who were randomized to ixe 80 mg Q2W at week 0 and continued on ixe 80 mg Q2W during the Extension Period. Pts who received ixekizumab 80 mg Q2W,who were either completed the study or discontinued the study early entered the post-treatment follow-up period (12-24 weeks).
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Drug: Placebo
Administered SC Drug: Ixekizumab 80 mg Q2W Administered SC
Other Name: LY2439821 |
Experimental: Ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W
Blinded Treatment Period (Week 0-24): Participants (pts) received a starting dose of 160 mg of ixekizumab (ixe) given as 2 subcutaneous (SC) injections at Wk 0 followed by 1 SC injection of 80 mg of ixe Q4W given on Wks 4, 8 and 12 alternating with placebo for ixe injections Q4W given on Wks 2,6,10,14,18, and 22.Week 16 inadequate responders (IR) from the placebo treatment group who were re-randomized (1:1) to ixe 80 mg Q4W and IR from ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W who continued on ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W. Pts receive rescue therapy while receiving ixekizumab given as 1 injection of 80 mg Q4W given on Wks 16 and 20 alternating with placebo for ixe injections Q4W given on Wks 18 and 22.Extension Period (Wk24-156):Pts who were randomized to ixe 80 mg Q4W at week 0 and continued on ixe 80 mg Q4W during the Extension Period.Pts who received ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W,who were either completed the study or discontinued the study early entered the post-treatment follow-up period (12-24 weeks).
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Drug: Placebo
Administered SC Drug: Ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W Administered SC
Other Name: LY2439821 |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Blinded Treatment Period (Wk 0-24): Pts received placebo for Ixe as 2 SC injections followed by 1 SC injection Q2W given on Wks 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22 and 24. Pts initially randomized to placebo treatment group in the double blind treatment period,flagged as IR at Wk 16,re-randomized to ixe 80 mg Q2W/Q4W for the remainder of the current period and following period. Extended Treatment Period (Wk 24-156): Pts who were randomized to placebo at Week 0 then randomized to ixekizumab 80 mg Q2W/Q4W during the Extension Period.Pts who remained on placebo at the completion of the double blind treatment period received the first dose of ixe (160 mg starting dose) at Wk 24.Pts who were IRs at Wk 16 and were re-randomized to ixe at Wk 16 received the first dose of ixe (160 mg starting dose) at Wk 16. Pts who received placebo,who were either completed the study or discontinued the study early entered the post-treatment follow-up period (12-24 weeks).
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Drug: Placebo
Administered SC |
- Percentage of Participants Achieving American College of Rheumatology 20 Index (ACR20) [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]ACR20 response is defined as a greater than or equal to (≥) 20% improvement from baseline for tender joint count (TJC) and swollen joint count (SJC) and in at least 3 of the following 5 criteria: Participant's assessment of Joint Pain visual analog scale (VAS), Participant's Global Assessment of Disease Activity VAS (PatGA), Physician's Global Assessment of the Disease Activity VAS (PGA), Participant's Assessment of Physical Function using the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI), or Acute Phase Reactant as measured by high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP).
- Change From Baseline in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]HAQ-DI is a participant reported questionnaire that measures disease-associated disability(physical function).It consists of 24 questions with 8 domains: dressing/grooming,arising,eating,walking,hygiene,reach,grip and other daily activities. The disability section scores the participant's self-perception on degree of difficulty (0=without any difficulty,1=with some difficulty,2=with much difficulty,3=unable to do)covering the 8 domains.The HAQ-DI is a composite ranging from 0-3 with lower scores indicating less functional disability.The reported use of special aids/devices and/or the need for assistance of another person to perform these activities is assessed.Least Square (LS) mean calculated using Mixed Model Repeated Measurements (MMRM) analysis with treatment,baseline score,geographic region, TNFi experience,visit, treatment-by-visit interaction(itcn), geographic region-by-visit itcn,TNFi experience-by-visit itcn and baseline score-by-visit itcn.
- Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR20 [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]ACR20 response is defined as a ≥20% improvement from baseline for TJC and SJC and in at least 3 of the following 5 criteria: Participant's assessment of Joint Pain VAS, Participant's Global Assessment of Disease Activity VAS, Physician's Global Assessment of the Disease Activity VAS, Participant's Assessment of Physical Function using the HAQ-DI, or hs-CRP.
- Percentage of Participants Achieving American College of Rheumatology 50 Index (ACR50) [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]ACR50 response is defined as a ≥50% improvement from baseline for TJC and SJC and in at least 3 of the following 5 criteria: Participant's assessment of Joint Pain VAS, Participant's Global Assessment of Disease Activity VAS, Physician's Global Assessment of the Disease Activity VAS, Participant's Assessment of Physical Function using the HAQ-DI, or hs-CRP.
- Percentage of Participants Achieving American College of Rheumatology 70 Index (ACR70) [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]ACR70 response is defined as a ≥70% improvement from baseline for TJC and SJC and in at least 3 of the following 5 criteria: Participant's assessment of Joint Pain VAS, Participant's Global Assessment of Disease Activity VAS, Physician's Global Assessment of the Disease Activity VAS, Participant's Assessment of Physical Function using the HAQ-DI, or hs-CRP.
- Percentage of Participants With Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) 75 [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]The PASI is an index that combines assessments of the extent of body-surface involvement in 4 anatomical regions (head, trunk, arms, and legs) and the severity of desquamation, erythema, and plaque induration/infiltration (thickness) in each region, yielding an overall score of 0 for no psoriasis to 72 for the most severe disease. Participants achieving PASI 75 were defined as having an improvement of at least 75% in the PASI compared to their baseline measures.
- Percentage of Patients Achieving Minimal Disease Activity (MDA) [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]It uses a composite of 7 key outcome measures (includes PASI) used in PsA to encompass all of the domains of the disease to measure the overall state of a patients' disease. The LEI is used to assess tender entheseal points. Patients are classified as achieving MDA if they fulfill 5 of 7 outcome measures: 1. TJC ≤1, 2. SJC ≤1, 3. PASI total score ≤1 or BSA ≤3, 4. patient pain VAS score of ≤15, 5. patient global VAS score of ≤20, 6. HAQ-DI score ≤0.5, 7. tender entheseal points (6 entheseal points) ≤1.
- Percentage of Patients Achieving Complete Resolution in Enthesitis as Assessed by the Leeds Enthesitis Index (LEI) [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]The LEI was developed specifically for use in PsA. It measures enthesitis at 6 sites (lateral epicondyle, left and right; medial femoral condyle, left and right; Achilles tendon insertion, left and right). Each site was assigned a score of 0 (absent) or 1 (present); the results from each site were then added to produce a total score (range 0 to 6). So, "0" indicates good score here.
- Change From Baseline in Itch Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 12 ]The Itch NRS is a participant-administered, 11-point horizontal scale anchored at 0 and 10, with 0 representing "no itch" and 10 representing "worst itch imaginable." Overall severity of a participants itching from psoriasis was indicated by circling the number that best described the worst level of itching in the past 24 hours. LS mean was calculated using MMRM analysis with treatment, baseline score, geographic region, TNFi experience, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction, geographic region-by-visit interaction, TNFi experience-by-visit interaction, and baseline score-by-visit interaction.
- Change From Baseline in Tender Joint Count (TJC) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]TJC is the number of tender and painful joints determined for each participant by examination of 68 joints. Joints were assessed by pressure and joint manipulation on physical examination. Participants were asked for pain sensations on these manipulations and watched for spontaneous pain reactions. Any positive response on pressure, movement, or both was translated into a single tender-versus-nontender dichotomy. LS mean was calculated using MMRM analysis with treatment, baseline score, geographic region, TNFi experience, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction, geographic region-by-visit interaction, TNFi experience-by-visit interaction, and baseline score-by-visit interaction.
- Change From Baseline in Swollen Joint Count (SJC) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]SJC is the number of swollen joints determined for each participant by examination of 66 joints. Joints were classified as either swollen or not swollen. Swelling was defined as palpable fluctuating synovitis of the joint. LS mean was calculated using MMRM analysis with treatment, baseline score, geographic region, TNFi experience, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction, geographic region-by-visit interaction, TNFi experience-by-visit interaction, and baseline score-by-visit interaction.
- Change From Baseline in Participants Assessment of Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]The pain VAS is a participant-administered single-item scale designed to measure current joint pain from Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) using a 100-millimeter(mm) horizontal VAS. Overall severity of participant's joint pain from PsA is indicated by marking a vertical tick on the horizontal 100-mm scale, where the left end from 0 mm (no pain) to right end 100 mm (worst possible joint pain). LS mean was calculated using MMRM analysis with treatment, baseline score, geographic region, TNFi experience, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction, geographic region-by-visit interaction, TNFi experience-by-visit interaction, and baseline score-by-visit interaction.
- Change From Baseline in Patients Global Assessment of Disease Activity VAS [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]The patient's overall assessment of his or her PsA activity will be recorded using a 100-mm horizontal VAS, where 0 represents no disease activity and 100 represents extremely active disease. LS mean was calculated using MMRM analysis with treatment, baseline score, geographic region, TNFi experience, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction, geographic region-by-visit interaction, TNFi experience-by-visit interaction, and baseline score-by-visit interaction.
- Change From Baseline in Physicians Global Assessment of Disease Activity VAS [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]The investigator will be asked to give an overall assessment of the severity of the participant's current PsA activity using a 100-mm horizontal VAS, where 0 represents no disease activity and 100 represents extremely active disease. LS mean was calculated using MMRM analysis with treatment, baseline score, geographic region, TNFi experience, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction, geographic region-by-visit interaction, TNFi experience-by-visit interaction, and baseline score-by-visit interaction.
- Change From Baseline in C-Reactive Protein (CRP) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]C-reactive protein (CRP) is a disease related biomarker and measured in milligrams per liter. LS mean was calculated using MMRM analysis with treatment, baseline score, geographic region, TNFi experience, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction, geographic region-by-visit interaction, TNFi experience-by-visit interaction, and baseline score-by-visit interaction.
- Change From Baseline in Disease Activity Score-CRP (DAS28-CRP) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]The DAS28-CRP is a measure of disease activity in 28 joints that consists of a composite numerical score with the following variables: TJC28, SJC28, hs-CRP (measured in mg/L), and Participant's Global Assessment of Disease Activity recorded by participants on a 0 to 100 millimeter (mm) VAS. For DAS28-CRP, the Tender Joint Count 28 (TJC28) and Swollen Joint Count (SJC28) are a subset of TJC and SJC, and include 14 joints on each side of the body: 2 shoulders, 2 elbows, 2 wrists, 10 metacarpophalangeal joints, the 2 interphalangeal joints of the thumb, the 8 proximal interphalangeal joints, and the 2 knees. DAS28 values range from 0 to 9.4. Higher values indicate more severe symptoms and greater functional impairment. LS mean was calculated using MMRM analysis with treatment, baseline score, geographic region, TNFi experience, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction, geographic region-by-visit interaction, TNFi experience-by-visit interaction, and baseline score-by-visit interaction.
- Change From Baseline in the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]The BASDAI is a self-administered measure used to answer 6 questions with a 0 to 10 centimeter (cm) VAS pertaining to the 5 major symptoms of axial activity. To give each symptom equal weighting, the mean of the 2 scores relating to morning stiffness was taken. The resulting 0 to 50 score was divided by 5 to give a final 0 to 10 BASDAI Score. BASDAI ranges from 0-10. Higher scores represent greater disease activity. LS mean was calculated using MMRM analysis with treatment, baseline score, geographic region, TNFi experience, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction, geographic region-by-visit interaction, TNFi experience-by-visit interaction, and baseline score-by-visit interaction.
- Change From Baseline in Fatigue Severity Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]The Fatigue Severity NRS is a participant-administered single-item 11-point horizontal scale anchored at 0 and 10, with 0 representing "no fatigue" and 10 representing "as bad as you can imagine." Participants rated their fatigue (feeling tired or worn out) by circling the 1 number that described their worst level of fatigue during the past 24 hours. LS mean was calculated using MMRM analysis with treatment, baseline score, geographic region, TNFi experience, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction, geographic region-by-visit interaction, TNFi experience-by-visit interaction, and baseline score-by-visit interaction.
- Change From Baseline in 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) Scores: Physical Component Summary (PCS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]The SF-36 is a participant-reported outcome measure evaluating participant's health status. It comprises 36 items covering 8 domains: physical functioning, role physical, role emotional, bodily pain, vitality, social functioning, mental health, and general health. Items are answered on Likert scales of varying lengths. The 8 domains are regrouped into the PCS and MCS scores. The summary scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better levels of function and/or better health. In this study, the SF-36 acute version was used, which has a 1 week recall period. LS mean was calculated using MMRM analysis with treatment, baseline score, geographic region, TNFi experience, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction, geographic region-by-visit interaction, TNFi experience-by-visit interaction, and baseline score-by-visit interaction.
- Change From Baseline in 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) Scores: Mental Component Summary (MCS) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]The SF-36 is a participant-reported outcome measure evaluating participant's health status. It comprises 36 items covering 8 domains: physical functioning, role physical, role emotional, bodily pain, vitality, social functioning, mental health, and general health. Items are answered on Likert scales of varying lengths. The 8 domains are regrouped into the PCS and MCS scores. The summary scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better levels of function and/or better health. In this study, the SF-36 acute version was used, which has a 1 week recall period. LS mean was calculated using MMRM analysis with treatment, baseline score, geographic region, TNFi experience, visit, treatment-by-visit interaction, geographic region-by-visit interaction, TNFi experience-by-visit interaction, and baseline score-by-visit interaction.
- Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Anti-Drug Antibodies (TE-ADA) [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]Number of participants with positive treatment emergent anti-ixekizumab antibodies was summarized by treatment group.
- Pharmacokinetics (PK):Minimum Observed Serum Concentration at Steady State (Ctrough,ss) of Ixekizumab [ Time Frame: All immunogenicity samples post the first Ixekizumab dose (Week 4, 12, 24, 36, and 52) and PK samples collected per dedicated sparse sampling plan (4-5 samples per patient) across Weeks 1 through 24 and Early termination visit (ETV) ]The Ctrough is the minimum observed serum concentration at steady state of Ixekizumab. The Ctrough at Week 24 was reported.
- Pharmacokinetics: Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve for Dosing Interval (Tau) at Steady State [AUC(Tau,Steady State)] of Ixekizumab [ Time Frame: All immunogenicity samples post the first Ixekizumab dose (Week 4, 12, 24, 36, and 52) and PK samples collected per dedicated sparse sampling plan (4-5 samples per patient) across Weeks 1 through 24 and Early termination visit (ETV) ]The AUC(Tau,Steady State) is the area under the concentration-time curve for dosing interval (Tau) at steady state of ixekizumab (Tau is 28 days for 80 mg Q4W cohort, and is 14 days for 80mg Q2W cohort, respectively).
- Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR 20 [ Time Frame: Week 52 and Week 156 ]ACR20 response is defined as a ≥20% improvement from baseline for TJC and SJC and in at least 3 of the following 5 criteria: Participant's assessment of Joint Pain VAS, Participant's Global Assessment of Disease Activity VAS, Physician's Global Assessment of the Disease Activity VAS, Participant's Assessment of Physical Function using the HAQ-DI, or hs-CRP.
- Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR 50 [ Time Frame: Week 52 and Week 156 ]ACR50 response is defined as a ≥50% improvement from baseline for TJC and SJC and in at least 3 of the following 5 criteria: Participant's assessment of Joint Pain VAS, Participant's Global Assessment of Disease Activity VAS, Physician's Global Assessment of the Disease Activity VAS, Participant's Assessment of Physical Function using the HAQ-DI, or hs-CRP.
- Percentage of Participants Achieving ACR 70 [ Time Frame: Week 52 and Week 156 ]ACR70 response is defined as a ≥70% improvement from baseline for TJC and SJC and in at least 3 of the following 5 criteria: Participant's assessment of Joint Pain VAS, Participant's Global Assessment of Disease Activity VAS, Physician's Global Assessment of the Disease Activity VAS, Participant's Assessment of Physical Function using the HAQ-DI, or hs-CRP.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Presents with established diagnosis of active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) for at least 6 months, and currently meets Classification for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) criteria
- Active PsA defined as the presence of at least 3 tender and at least 3 swollen joints
- Presence of active psoriatic skin lesion or a history of plaque psoriasis (Ps)
- Men must agree to use a reliable method of birth control or remain abstinent during the study
- Women must agree to use reliable birth control or remain abstinent during the study and for at least 12 weeks after stopping treatment
- Have been treated with 1 or more conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (cDMARDs)
- Have had prior treatment with at least 1 and not more than 2 tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. The participant must have discontinued at least 1 TNF inhibitor due to either an inadequate response (based on a minimum of 12 weeks on therapy) or documented intolerance.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current use of biologic agents for treatment of Ps or PsA
- Inadequate response to greater than 2 biologic DMARDs
- Current use of more than one cDMARDs
- Diagnosis of active inflammatory arthritic syndromes or spondyloarthropathies other than PsA
- Have received treatment with interleukin (IL) -17 or IL12/23 targeted monoclonal antibody (MAb) therapy
- Serious disorder or illness other than psoriatic arthritis
- Serious infection within the last 3 months
- Breastfeeding or nursing (lactating) women

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02349295

Study Director: | Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) | Eli Lilly and Company |
Responsible Party: | Eli Lilly and Company |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02349295 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
14310 I1F-MC-RHBE ( Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company ) 2011-002328-42 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | January 28, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | December 14, 2017 |
Last Update Posted: | July 1, 2020 |
Last Verified: | September 1, 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Anonymized individual patient level data will be provided in a secure access environment upon approval of a research proposal and a signed data sharing agreement. |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Clinical Study Report (CSR) |
Time Frame: | Data are available 6 months after the primary publication and approval of the indication studied in the US and european union (EU), whichever is later. Data will be indefinitely available for requesting. |
Access Criteria: | A research proposal must be approved by an independent review panel and researchers must sign a data sharing agreement. |
URL: | https://vivli.org/ |
Arthritis Arthritis, Psoriatic Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Spondylarthropathies Spondylarthritis Spondylitis |
Spinal Diseases Bone Diseases Psoriasis Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous Skin Diseases Ixekizumab Dermatologic Agents |