Deucravacitinib in Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis: 5-year, Long-term Safety and Efficacy Results from the Phase 3 POETYK PSO-1, PSO-2, and LTE Trials

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April W. Armstrong
Richard B. Warren
Bruce Strober
Andrew Blauvelt
Yayoi Tada
Thierry Passeron
Diamant Thaçi
Carolin Daamen
Janice Li
Zoran Popmihajlov
John Vaile
Julie Scotto
Mark Lebwohl

Keywords

psoriasis

Abstract

Introduction: Oral, targeted therapies for plaque psoriasis with long-term efficacy and safety are needed. Deucravacitinib, an oral, selective, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor, is approved in multiple countries for treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy. Deucravacitinib was efficacious and well tolerated in the global, 52-week, phase 3 POETYK PSO-1 (NCT03624127) and POETYK PSO-2 (NCT03611751) parent trials. Here, we report deucravacitinib safety and efficacy through 5 years (Week 256; cutoff date, 9/2/2024).


Methods: Patients were randomized 1:2:1 to oral placebo, deucravacitinib 6 mg once daily, or apremilast 30 mg twice daily. After Week 52, patients enrolled in the POETYK long-term extension (LTE) (NCT04036435) trial received open-label deucravacitinib 6 mg once daily. Safety was evaluated in patients (n=1519) receiving ≥1 deucravacitinib dose through 5 years in the POETYK PSO-1, PSO-2, or LTE trials. Exposure-adjusted incidence rate per 100 person-years was used to assess adverse events. Efficacy was analyzed using modified nonresponder imputation in patients who received continuous deucravacitinib from Day 1 of the parent trials and were enrolled and treated in the LTE. Outcomes included PASI 75/90 and sPGA 0/1.


Results: Deucravacitinib was well tolerated with no new safety signals. In patients receiving continuous deucravacitinib as described above (n=513), high clinical response rates were generally maintained from Year 1 (PASI 75, 72.1% [95% CI, 68.2%-76.1%]; PASI 90, 45.9% [95% CI, 41.5%-50.4%]; sPGA 0/1, 57.5% [95% CI, 53.1%-61.9%]) to Year 5 (PASI 75, 67.3% [95% CI, 62.0%-72.6%]; PASI 90, 46.3% [95% CI, 41.2%-51.5%]; sPGA 0/1, 52.6% [95% CI, 47.0%-58.1%]).  


Conclusion: Deucravacitinib demonstrated a consistent safety profile through 5 years with no emergence of any new safety signals. Clinical efficacy rates were maintained through 5 years of continuous treatment with once-daily oral deucravacitinib. These data support the long-term safety and durable efficacy profile through 5 years of treatment with deucravacitinib, a first-in-class TYK2 inhibitor treatment for psoriasis.

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