PMID- 32669450 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210831 LR - 20210831 IS - 1499-2752 (Electronic) IS - 0315-162X (Linking) VI - 48 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Feb TI - Ixekizumab Improves Functioning and Health in the Treatment of Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: Week 52 Results from 2 Pivotal Studies. PG - 188-197 LID - 10.3899/jrheum.200093 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effect of ixekizumab (IXE) on self-reported functioning and health in patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) who were either biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD)-naive or failed at least 1 tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi). METHODS: In 2 multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, and active-controlled (bDMARD-naive only) trials, patients with r-axSpA were randomly assigned to receive 80 mg of IXE [every 2 weeks (Q2W) or every 4 weeks (Q4W)], placebo (PBO), or adalimumab (ADA; bDMARD-naive only). After 16 weeks, patients who received PBO or ADA were rerandomized to receive IXE (Q2W or Q4W) up to Week 52. Functioning and health were measured by the generic 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the disease-specific Assessment of Spondyloarthritis international Society Health Index (ASAS HI). Societal health utility was assessed by the 5-level EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D-5L). RESULTS: At Week 16, both doses of IXE in bDMARD-naive and TNFi-experienced patients resulted in larger improvement in SF-36, ASAS HI, and EQ-5D-5L versus placebo. For SF-36, the largest improvements were seen for the domains of bodily pain, physical function, and role physical. A larger proportion of patients reaching improvement in ASAS HI >/= 3 as well as an achievement of ASAS HI good health status was reported in patients treated with IXE. Improvements were maintained through Week 52. CONCLUSION: IXE significantly improved functioning and health as assessed by both generic and disease-specific measures, as well as societal health utility values in patients with r-axSpA, as measured by SF-36, ASAS HI, and EQ-5D-5L at Week 16, and improvements were sustained through 52 weeks. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 by the Journal of Rheumatology. FAU - Kiltz, Uta AU - Kiltz U AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5668-4497 AD - U. Kiltz, MD, J. Braun, MD, PhD, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, and Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany; uta.kiltz@elisabethgruppe.de. FAU - Wei, James Cheng-Chung AU - Wei JC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9328-0336 AD - J. Cheng-Chung Wei, MD, PhD, Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. FAU - van der Heijde, Desiree AU - van der Heijde D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5781-158X AD - D. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. FAU - van den Bosch, Filip AU - van den Bosch F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3561-5932 AD - F. van den Bosch, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium. FAU - Walsh, Jessica A AU - Walsh JA AD - J.A. Walsh, MD, University of Utah School of Medicine and Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. FAU - Boonen, Annelies AU - Boonen A AD - A. Boonen, MD, PhD, Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands. FAU - Gensler, Lianne S AU - Gensler LS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6314-5336 AD - L.S. Gensler, MD, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Hunter, Theresa AU - Hunter T AD - T. Hunter, PhD, H. Carlier, MD, Y. Dong, PhD, X. Li, PhD, R. Bolce, MSN, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. FAU - Carlier, Hilde AU - Carlier H AD - T. Hunter, PhD, H. Carlier, MD, Y. Dong, PhD, X. Li, PhD, R. Bolce, MSN, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. FAU - Dong, Yan AU - Dong Y AD - T. Hunter, PhD, H. Carlier, MD, Y. Dong, PhD, X. Li, PhD, R. Bolce, MSN, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. FAU - Li, Xiaoqi AU - Li X AD - T. Hunter, PhD, H. Carlier, MD, Y. Dong, PhD, X. Li, PhD, R. Bolce, MSN, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. FAU - Bolce, Rebecca AU - Bolce R AD - T. Hunter, PhD, H. Carlier, MD, Y. Dong, PhD, X. Li, PhD, R. Bolce, MSN, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. FAU - Strand, Vibeke AU - Strand V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4978-4072 AD - V. Strand, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA. FAU - Braun, Juergen AU - Braun J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9156-5095 AD - U. Kiltz, MD, J. Braun, MD, PhD, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, and Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200715 PL - Canada TA - J Rheumatol JT - The Journal of rheumatology JID - 7501984 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized) RN - 0 (Antirheumatic Agents) RN - BTY153760O (ixekizumab) SB - IM MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use MH - *Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use MH - Double-Blind Method MH - Humans MH - *Spondylarthritis/diagnostic imaging/drug therapy MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - ASAS Health Index OT - EQ-5D OT - SF-36 OT - ankylosing spondylitis OT - ixekizumab OT - radiographic axial spondyloarthritis EDAT- 2020/07/17 06:00 MHDA- 2021/09/01 06:00 CRDT- 2020/07/17 06:00 PHST- 2020/07/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/07/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/09/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/17 06:00 [entrez] AID - jrheum.200093 [pii] AID - 10.3899/jrheum.200093 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Rheumatol. 2021 Feb;48(2):188-197. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.200093. Epub 2020 Jul 15.