Guselkumab Reduces Disease- and Mechanism-Related Biomarkers More Than Adalimumab in Patients with Psoriasis: A VOYAGE 1 Substudy

Background: Psoriasis is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease characterized by activation of IL-23-driven IL-17-producing T cell and other IL-23 receptor-positive IL-17-producing cell responses. Selective blockade of IL-23p19 with guselkumab was superior to blockade of TNF-α with adalimumab (ADA)...

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Main Authors: Andrew Blauvelt (Author), Richard G. Langley (Author), Patrick J. Branigan (Author), Xuejun Liu (Author), Yanqing Chen (Author), Samuel DePrimo (Author), Keying Ma (Author), Brittney Scott (Author), Kim Campbell (Author), Ernesto J. Muñoz-Elías (Author), Kim A. Papp (Author)
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Published: Elsevier, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Background: Psoriasis is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease characterized by activation of IL-23-driven IL-17-producing T cell and other IL-23 receptor-positive IL-17-producing cell responses. Selective blockade of IL-23p19 with guselkumab was superior to blockade of TNF-α with adalimumab (ADA) in treating moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Objective: Pharmacodynamic responses of guselkumab versus ADA were compared in patients with psoriasis in VOYAGE 1. Design: Inflammatory cytokine serum levels were assessed (n = 118), and lesional and nonlesional skin biopsies were collected (n = 38) in patient subsets at baseline and 4, 24, and 48 weeks after treatment to evaluate pharmacodynamic responses of guselkumab versus those of ADA. Results: Guselkumab provided rapid reductions in serum IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-22 levels by week 4 versus at baseline, which were maintained through weeks 24 and 48 (P < .001). The magnitude of reduction of IL-17A and IL-22 at week 48 and IL-17F at weeks 4, 24, and 48 were greater with guselkumab than with ADA (all P < .05). In the skin, guselkumab reduced the expression of IL-23/IL-17 pathway-associated and psoriasis-associated genes. Conclusion: These data provide extensive characterization of pharmacodynamic anti-inflammatory responses to IL-23p19 and TNF-α inhibition in human blood and tissue over time with FDA-approved doses of guselkumab and ADA. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.govClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02207231).
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10.1016/j.xjidi.2024.100287