PMID- 33317345 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211125 LR - 20211125 IS - 1744-7682 (Electronic) IS - 1471-2598 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Jan TI - Similar efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of the biosimilar BI 695501 and adalimumab reference product in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis: results from the randomized Phase III VOLTAIRE-PSO study. PG - 87-96 LID - 10.1080/14712598.2021.1851362 [doi] AB - Background: BI 695501 is an approved biosimilar to Humira(R) reference product (RP). Research design and methods: In this randomized Phase III trial (VOLTAIRE-PSO), patients with moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis received BI 695501 or adalimumab RP (24-week treatment). Primary efficacy endpoint: the proportion of patients with >/=75% reduction in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 75) response at week 16 (+/-18% equivalence limits for two-sided 95% confidence interval between treatment groups). Safety, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity were also assessed. Results: Baseline characteristics were balanced between treated groups (BI 695501, n = 159; adalimumab RP, n = 158). PASI 75 response rates (full analysis set, n = 158; n = 157) were 68.2% (BI 695501) and 70.4% (adalimumab RP) at week 16 (95% CI: -14.4%, 8.7%), and 75.3% and 72.4%, at week 24, respectively. At week 24, 41.5% (BI 695501) and 44.9% (adalimumab RP) of treated patients had treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs), 3.1% and 4.4% had serious AEs, and 0.0% and 1.9% had AEs of special interest. Of treated patients, 75.3% (BI 695501) and 77.9% (adalimumab RP) were anti-drug antibody-positive. Conclusion: These data demonstrate equivalent efficacy and highly similar safety and immunogenicity between BI 695501 and adalimumab RP in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis. Study identifier: NCT02850965. FAU - Menter, Alan AU - Menter A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9314-0007 AD - Institute for Rehabilitation, Baylor Scott & White , Dallas, TX, USA. FAU - Arenberger, Petr AU - Arenberger P AD - Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady , Prague, Czech Republic. FAU - Balser, Sigrid AU - Balser S AD - Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG , Biberach an der Riss, Germany. FAU - Beissert, Stefan AU - Beissert S AD - Department of Dermatology, Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden , Dresden, Germany. FAU - Cauthen, Ashley AU - Cauthen A AD - Renstar Medical Research , Ocala, FL, USA. FAU - Czeloth, Niklas AU - Czeloth N AD - Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH , Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany. FAU - Soung, Jennifer AU - Soung J AD - Southern California Dermatology Inc ., Santa Ana, CA, USA. FAU - Jazayeri, Sasha AU - Jazayeri S AD - Alliance Dermatology and Mohs Center PC , Phoenix, AZ, USA. FAU - Weisenseel, Peter AU - Weisenseel P AD - TFS GmbH , Hamburg, Germany. FAU - Jayadeva, Girish AU - Jayadeva G AD - Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH , Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany. LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT02850965 PT - Clinical Trial, Phase III PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20201229 PL - England TA - Expert Opin Biol Ther JT - Expert opinion on biological therapy JID - 101125414 RN - 0 (BI 695501) RN - 0 (Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals) RN - FYS6T7F842 (Adalimumab) SB - IM MH - Adalimumab/adverse effects MH - *Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals/adverse effects MH - Double-Blind Method MH - Humans MH - *Psoriasis/drug therapy MH - Severity of Illness Index MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - Adalimumab OT - BI 695501 OT - biosimilar OT - equivalence OT - psoriasis EDAT- 2020/12/16 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/26 06:00 CRDT- 2020/12/15 05:38 PHST- 2020/12/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/12/15 05:38 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/14712598.2021.1851362 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2021 Jan;21(1):87-96. doi: 10.1080/14712598.2021.1851362. Epub 2020 Dec 29.