Why carry out this study? |
Multiple biologic drugs are approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis based on efficacy and safety established in phase 3, double-blind, randomized, controlled trials, but direct comparisons of response rates in head-to-head trials are rare, and indirect comparisons using network meta-analyses are limited |
What was learned from the study? |
This comprehensive network meta-analysis (NMA) examined a large number of biologics for the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis (adalimumab, brodalumab, certolizumab pegol, etanercept, guselkumab, infliximab, ixekizumab, risankizumab, secukinumab, tildrakizumab, ustekinumab) and focused on higher clinical response rates than previously published NMA investigations |
We focused specifically on rapid response rates within 12 weeks of treatment because rapid skin clearance and quality of life improvement are important patient preferences in biologic treatment |
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Outcome Measures Extracted
Results
Week | PASI 75a | PASI 90a | PASI 100a | ||||||
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Biologic | Treatment effect relative to PBO (95% CrI) | Average rank | Biologic | Treatment effect relative to PBO (95% CrI) | Average rank | Biologic | Treatment effect relative to PBO (95% CrI) | Average rank | |
2 | BRO | 0.22 (0.198–0.242) | 1.165 | BRO | 0.05 (0.038–0.060) | 1.130 | BRO | 0.01 (0.004–0.014) | 1.224 |
IXE | 0.20 (0.182–0.226) | 1.835 | IXE | 0.04 (0.030–0.051) | 1.871 | IXE | 0.01 (0.001–0.009) | 2.551 | |
IFX | 0.05 (0.031–0.070) | 3.314 | ADA | 0.01 (− 0.001–0.012) | 3.846 | ADA | 0.01 (− 0.001–0.010) | 2.821 | |
ADA | 0.03 (0.011–0.055) | 4.590 | IFX | 0.01 (− 0.014–0.023) | 5.247 | GUS | 0 (− 0.003–0.008) | 4.198 | |
CZP | 0.03 (0.007–0.061) | 4.608 | UST | 0 (− 0.002–0.009) | 4.830 | UST | 0 (0–0) | 5.731 | |
UST | 0.02 (0.003–0.029) | 6.429 | GUS | 0 (− 0.001–0.001) | 6.864 | ETN | 0 (0–0) | 5.736 | |
GUS | 0.02 (− 0.003–0.037) | 6.480 | ETN | 0 (0–0) | 7.066 | SEC | 0 (0–0) | 5.738 | |
ETN | 0.01 (0.002–0.014) | 7.646 | SEC | 0 (0–0) | 7.072 | – | |||
SEC | 0 (0–0) | 8.934 | CZP | 0 (0–0) | 7.074 | – | |||
4 | BRO | 0.58 (0.553–0.606) | 1.007 | BRO | 0.29 (0.261–0.308) | 1.001 | BRO | 0.09 (0.071–0.100) | 1.100 |
IXE | 0.53 (0.506–0.559) | 1.993 | IXE | 0.24 (0.214–0.257) | 2.001 | IXE | 0.07 (0.060–0.086) | 1.900 | |
SEC | 0.37 (0.337–0.402) | 3.007 | IFX | 0.16 (0.112–0.206) | 3.136 | TIL | 0.01 (0–0.016) | 3.465 | |
IFX | 0.30 (0.261–0.344) | 4.010 | SEC | 0.13 (0.113–0.149) | 3.862 | RIS | 0.01 (0–0.012) | 3.792 | |
RIS | 0.24 (0.199–0.280) | 5.130 | RIS | 0.06 (0.041–0.079) | 5.065 | UST | 0 (0–0) | 6.941 | |
GUS | 0.21 (0.164–0.249) | 6.006 | ADA | 0.04 (0.029–0.053) | 6.261 | ADA | 0 (0–0) | 6.946 | |
ADA | 0.18 (0.160–0.207) | 6.861 | GUS | 0.03 (0.014–0.043) | 8.205 | GUS | 0 (0–0) | 6.952 | |
CZP | 0.13 (0.090–0.168) | 8.604 | UST | 0.03 (0.016–0.040) | 8.334 | ETN | 0 (0–0) | 6.949 | |
UST | 0.13 (0.100–0.149) | 8.715 | CZP | 0.03 (0.007–0.046) | 8.543 | SEC | 0 (0–0) | 6.955 | |
TIL | 0.11 (0.076–0.134) | 9.716 | TIL | 0.03 (0.008–0.042) | 8.799 | – | |||
ETN | 0.08 (0.063–0.092) | 10.952 | ETN | 0.01 (0.006–0.019) | 10.794 | – | |||
8 | IXE | 0.79 (0.766–0.811) | 1.048 | BRO | 0.59 (0.560–0.613) | 1.152 | BRO | 0.30 (0.274–0.321) | 1.001 |
BRO | 0.76 (0.735–0.784) | 1.953 | IXE | 0.57 (0.542–0.593) | 1.848 | IXE | 0.25 (0.225–0.270) | 1.999 | |
SEC | 0.69 (0.655–0.719) | 3.365 | SEC | 0.44 (0.406–0.467) | 3.947 | SEC | 0.17 (0.142–0.193) | 3.105 | |
RIS | 0.67 (0.618–0.712) | 4.300 | IFX | 0.44 (0.374–0.497) | 3.991 | RIS | 0.14 (0.114–0.173) | 3.900 | |
IFX | 0.65 (0.612–0.697) | 4.756 | RIS | 0.43 (0.387–0.479) | 4.066 | GUS | 0.09 (0.066–0.118) | 5.292 | |
GUS | 0.63 (0.584–0.677) | 5.578 | GUS | 0.34 (0.297–0.372) | 5.996 | UST | 0.08 (0.062–0.099) | 5.975 | |
ADA | 0.52 (0.487–0.547) | 7.178 | UST | 0.25 (0.216–0.274) | 7.310 | ADA | 0.07 (0.051–0.081) | 7.226 | |
UST | 0.50 (0.463–0.527) | 7.910 | ADA | 0.23 (0.193–0.270) | 7.806 | TIL | 0.06 (0.041–0.082) | 7.502 | |
CZP | 0.45 (0.386–0.504) | 9.015 | TIL | 0.20 (0.163–0.230) | 8.995 | ETN | 0.02 (0.010–0.029) | 9.000 | |
TIL | 0.40 (0.354–0.442) | 9.897 | CZP | 0.16 (0.125–0.203) | 9.889 | – | |||
ETN | 0.30 (0.276–0.321) | 11.000 | ETN | 0.10 (0.079–0.111) | 10.999 | – | |||
12 | IXE | 0.85 (0.825–0.866) | 1.019 | IXE | 0.70 (0.671–0.720) | 1.099 | BRO | 0.40 (0.375–0.426) | 1.182 |
RIS | 0.80 (0.752–0.839) | 2.650 | BRO | 0.67 (0.647–0.698) | 1.929 | IXE | 0.38 (0.359–0.408) | 1.819 | |
BRO | 0.79 (0.767–0.814) | 2.710 | RIS | 0.62 (0.577–0.665) | 3.173 | RIS | 0.31 (0.267–0.344) | 3.248 | |
SEC | 0.76 (0.740–0.789) | 4.334 | SEC | 0.59 (0.558–0.615) | 4.262 | SEC | 0.29 (0.262–0.316) | 3.752 | |
IFX | 0.75 (0.715–0.793) | 4.981 | IFX | 0.57 (0.511–0.634) | 4.730 | GUS | 0.21 (0.177–0.248) | 5.003 | |
GUS | 0.75 (0.719–0.782) | 5.307 | GUS | 0.54 (0.501–0.576) | 5.806 | UST | 0.16 (0.143–0.173) | 6.038 | |
ADA | 0.63 (0.604–0.662) | 7.682 | UST | 0.42 (0.395–0.453) | 7.011 | ADA | 0.13 (0.114–0.152) | 7.285 | |
UST | 0.63 (0.604–0.658) | 7.790 | ADA | 0.37 (0.343–0.399) | 8.374 | TIL | 0.12 (0.096–0.152) | 7.674 | |
CZP | 0.61 (0.548–0.665) | 8.722 | TIL | 0.35 (0.308–0.390) | 9.253 | ETN | 0.05 (0.040–0.064) | 9.000 | |
TIL | 0.57 (0.526–0.616) | 9.806 | CZP | 0.34 (0.293–0.396) | 9.363 | – | |||
ETN | 0.44 (0.420–0.468) | 11.000 | ETN | 0.21 (0.189–0.228) | 11.000 | – |
DLQI (0,1) response at week 12 | ||
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Biologic | Treatment effect relative to PBO (95% CrI) | Average rank |
IXE | 0.57 (0.533–0.612) | 1.207 |
BRO | 0.55 (0.517–0.576) | 2.120 |
SEC | 0.53 (0.497–0.567) | 2.680 |
UST | 0.45 (0.423–0.474) | 4.209 |
CZP | 0.41 (0.324–0.497) | 4.892 |
TIL | 0.35 (0.300–0.393) | 5.942 |
ETN | 0.30 (0.269–0.330) | 6.953 |
ADA | 0.18 (0.101–0.260) | 7.997 |
Biologic | Treatment effect relative to PBO (95% CI) | Rank (P score) |
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IXE | 0.70 (0.671–0.720) | 0.995 |
BRO | 0.67 (0.647–0.698) | 0.951 |
RIS | 0.62 (0.577–0.665) | 0.865 |
SEC | 0.59 (0.557–0.614) | 0.780 |
IFX | 0.57 (0.511–0.633) | 0.756 |
GUS | 0.54 (0.502–0.577) | 0.695 |
UST | 0.42 (0.395–0.453) | 0.526 |
ADA | 0.37 (0.344–0.400) | 0.359 |
TIL | 0.35 (0.308–0.390) | 0.287 |
CZP | 0.34 (0.284–0.391) | 0.257 |
ETN | 0.21 (0.188–0.227) | 0.105 |