Clinical trial • Phase III • Immunology
BIMEKIZUMAB for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Phase III trial of BIMEKIZUMAB for Hidradenitis Suppurativa. open-label, none/not specified-controlled. 22 participants.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Immunology
- Trial Disease
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Paediatric Trial
- Yes
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 31-03-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 24-07-2025
Trial design
open-label, none/not specified-controlled Phase III trial across 9 sites in Germany, Poland.
- Open Label
- Yes
- Comparator
- None/Not specified
- Target Sample Size
- 22
Eligibility
Recruits 22 paediatric patients.
- Vulnerable Population
- Includes children and adolescents (minors). Informed consent/assent is required: the protocol and published documents include subject information and informed consent/assent forms for different age groups (examples in file list: ass9-18, ass9-12, icf-ass12-18, adult, parent/guardian versions). Age-appropriate assent and parental/guardian consent processes are provided; materials available in multiple languages (DE, PL, FR, EN) as indicated by the provided ICF documents.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant must be 12 to <18 years of age at the time of informed consent/assent, at Tanner stage 2 or more, for the first 8 participants only, followed by also including participants ≥9 to <18 years of age at Tanner stage 2 or more."}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant must have a diagnosis of HS for at least 6 months prior to the Baseline Visit."}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant must have moderate to severe HS, defined as a total of ≥5 inflammatory lesions (ie, the sum of abscesses and inflammatory nodules), as assessed at both the Screening and Baseline Visits."}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant must have HS lesions present in at least 2 distinct anatomic areas, 1 of which must be at least Hurley Stage II or III, as assessed at both the Screening and Baseline Visits."}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant must have had a history of inadequate response to a course of a systemic antibiotic for treatment of HS"}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant must weigh ≥30kg at the Screening Visit."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant has a draining tunnel count of >20 at either the Screening or Baseline Visits."}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant has experienced primary failure (no response within 12 weeks) to 1 or more IL 17 biologic response modifiers (eg, brodalumab, ixekizumab, secukinumab) OR primary failure to more than 1 biologic response modifier other than an IL-17 biologic response modifier."}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant has previously participated in this study or has received previous therapy with bimekizumab."}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant has a history of IBD or symptoms suggestive of IBD."}
- {"criterion_text":"-\t History of active tuberculosis unless successfully treated, latent TB unless prophylactically treated"}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant has an active infection or history of infections (such as serious infection, chronic infections, opportunistic infections, unusually severe infections)"}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant has received drugs outside the specified timeframes relative to the Baseline Visit or receives prohibited concomitant treatments "}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant has the presence of active suicidal ideation, or positive suicide behavior, "}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant diagnosed with severe depression in the past 6 months prior to the Screening Visit."}
- {"criterion_text":"-\tStudy participant has a history of psychiatric inpatient hospitalization within the past year before enrolling into the study."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"-\t•\tGeometric mean plasma bimekizumab concentration at Week 16","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Plasma bimekizumab concentration measured at Week 16; summary reported as geometric mean."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"-1. Exposure-adjusted incidence rate of Treatment- Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) over the Initial Treatment Period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Exposure-adjusted incidence rates of TEAEs during the Initial Treatment Period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-2. Exposure-adjusted incidence rate of Serious TEAEs over the Initial Treatment Period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Exposure-adjusted incidence rates of serious TEAEs during the Initial Treatment Period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-3.\tExposure-adjusted incidence rate of TEAEs leading to withdrawal from study over the Initial Treatment Period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Exposure-adjusted incidence rates of TEAEs leading to withdrawal during the Initial Treatment Period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-4.\tExposure-adjusted incidence rate of selected Safety Topics of Interest (including incidence of infections [serious, opportunistic, fungal, and TB], IBD, and injection site reactions) over the Initial Treatment Period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Exposure-adjusted incidence rates for predefined safety topics (infections, IBD, injection site reactions) over the Initial Treatment Period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-5.\tMean Change from Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, and Pulse over the Initial Treatment Period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from baseline in vital signs (systolic BP, diastolic BP, pulse) during the Initial Treatment Period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-6.\tMean Change from Baseline in Biochemistry Laboratory Analyses over the Initial Treatment Period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from baseline in biochemistry laboratory parameters during the Initial Treatment Period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-7.\tMean Change from Baseline in Hematology Laboratory Analyses over the Initial Treatment Period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Mean change from baseline in hematology laboratory parameters during the Initial Treatment Period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-8.\tIncidence rate for Positive, Negative, Missing Plasma Anti-Bimekizumab Antibodies during the Initial Treatment Period","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence (rates) of positive/negative/missing anti-bimekizumab antibody results in plasma during the Initial Treatment Period."}
Recruitment
- Registry Or Advocacy Recruitment
- True - Center For Information And Study On Clinical Research Participation Inc.
- Planned Sample Size
- 22
- Recruitment Window Months
- 45
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent and assent procedures for minors: protocol requires informed consent/assent (references in documents to assent forms for ages 9-12 and 9-18, parental/guardian consent forms, adult forms). Multiple language versions of ICFs are provided (at least DE, PL, FR, EN). Consent is provided by parent/legal guardian with age-appropriate assent from participating minors.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 9
- Total Number Of Participants
- 18
Germany
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 25-06-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 24-10-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 121
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 8
Sites
- Site Name
- Havelklinik GmbH & Co. KG
- Department Name
- #40326; Dermatosurgery
- Principal Investigator Name
- Sylke Schneider-Burrus
- Principal Investigator Email
- Sylke.Schneider-Burrus@artemed.de
- Contact Person Name
- Sylke Schneider-Burrus
- Contact Person Email
- Sylke.Schneider-Burrus@artemed.de
- Site Name
- Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz KöR
- Department Name
- #40747; Dermatology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Petra Staubach-Renz
- Principal Investigator Email
- petra.staubach@unimedizin-mainz.de
- Contact Person Name
- Petra Staubach-Renz
- Contact Person Email
- petra.staubach@unimedizin-mainz.de
- Site Name
- St. Josef-Hospital
- Department Name
- #40248; Dermatology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Falk Bechara
- Principal Investigator Email
- falk.bechara@klinikum-bochum.de
- Contact Person Name
- Falk Bechara
- Contact Person Email
- falk.bechara@klinikum-bochum.de
- Site Name
- Staedtisches Klinikum Dessau
- Department Name
- #40322; Dermatology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Christos Zouboulis
- Principal Investigator Email
- christos.zouboulis@klinikum-dessau.de
- Contact Person Name
- Christos Zouboulis
- Contact Person Email
- christos.zouboulis@klinikum-dessau.de
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 24-06-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 06-05-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 316
- Number Of Sites
- 5
- Number Of Participants
- 10
Sites
- Site Name
- Wromedica I Bielicka A Strzalkowska s.c.
- Department Name
- #40095; Dermatology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Wojciech Baran
- Principal Investigator Email
- wojciech.baran@umed.wroc.pl
- Contact Person Name
- Wojciech Baran
- Contact Person Email
- wojciech.baran@umed.wroc.pl
- Site Name
- Cityclinic Przychodnia Lekarsko-Psychologiczna Matusiak sp.p.
- Department Name
- #40845; Dermatology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Jacek Szepietowski
- Principal Investigator Email
- jacek.szepietowski.work@gmail.com
- Contact Person Name
- Jacek Szepietowski
- Contact Person Email
- jacek.szepietowski.work@gmail.com
- Site Name
- Panstwowy Instytut Medyczny Ministerstwa Spraw Wewnetrznych I Administracji
- Department Name
- #40761; Klinika Dermatologii
- Principal Investigator Name
- Irena Walecka-Herniczek
- Principal Investigator Email
- irena.walecka@cskmswia.gov.pl
- Contact Person Name
- Irena Walecka-Herniczek
- Contact Person Email
- irena.walecka@cskmswia.gov.pl
- Site Name
- Dermed Centrum Medyczne Sp. z o.o.
- Department Name
- #40625; Dermatology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Andrzej Kaszuba
- Principal Investigator Email
- andrzej.kaszuba@dermed.com.pl
- Contact Person Name
- Andrzej Kaszuba
- Contact Person Email
- andrzej.kaszuba@dermed.com.pl
- Site Name
- Dermedic Jacek Zdybski
- Department Name
- #40844; Dermatology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Jacek Zdybski
- Principal Investigator Email
- jacek_z@icloud.com
- Contact Person Name
- Jacek Zdybski
- Contact Person Email
- jacek_z@icloud.com
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- UCB Biopharma
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- Belgium
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Icon Clinical Research Limited
- Responsibilities
- code:4
- Name
- PPD Development LP
- Responsibilities
- code:4
- Name
- 4G Clinical B.V.
- Responsibilities
- code:3
- Name
- Drug Development Solutions Limited
- Responsibilities
- code:4
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Center For Information And Study On Clinical Research Participation Inc.","duties_or_roles":"code:11","organisation_type":"Patient organisation/association"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"RWS Life Sciences Inc.","duties_or_roles":"Scales & Linguistic validation services (code:15)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Netherlands","full_name":"4G Clinical B.V.","duties_or_roles":"code:3","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Germany","full_name":"BioAgilytix Europe GmbH","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Veeva Systems Inc.","duties_or_roles":"code:7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"PPD Development LP","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Drug Development Solutions Limited","duties_or_roles":"code:4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- bimekizumab
- Active Substance
- BIMEKIZUMAB
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- Subcutaneous
- Route
- Subcutaneous
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised (prodAuthStatus=1)
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