Proactive TDM Versus Standard Use of Biologics in Psoriasis

Summary

Biologics are effective agents for the treatment of psoriasis. The newest generation of biologics block interleukin 17 and 23. Physicians always prescribe these drugs in a fixed dose, but this may lead to under- and overdosing in some patients. Underdosing may lead to inadequate response or loss of response over time. Overdosage, on the other hand, can lead to higher risk of side effects and higher costs for the healthcare system. In daily clinical practice, physicians often tackle this real-world issue by blind trial- and- error dose modifications or switching to another biologic. In this study, we want to rationalize these dose modifications and optimize dosing based on the drug concentrations, measured in the blood of the patient (i.e. therapeutic drug monitoring). Depending on the drug concentration, the interval between injections will be lengthened or shortened with the aim to reach the required drug concentration to reach the best clinical result. The trial will be conducted in 14 Belgian hospitals where patients will be divided into 2 study groups: a group that will be advised on the dosing scheme of their biologic based on the measured drug concentration and a group that continues dosing as in daily clinical practice. We will monitor if the clinical response and quality of life remains stable. With this study, we will track drug concentrations as we believe that they can guide dosing of biologics and we hope to achieve better safety, lower healthcare expenses and higher patients' treatment satisfaction while striving for the best clinical response.

Conditions

• Psoriasis Vulgaris

Interventions

DRUG

Proactive TDM-based dosing of secukinumab

Maintenance/normal dose is 300 mg/4 weeks or 300 mg/ month First dose reduction step: 300 mg/6 weeks. Second dose reduction step: 300 mg/8 weeks. Further dose reduction steps: prolongation with 1 additional week First dose escalation step: 300 mg/3 weeks Second dose escalation step: 300 mg/2 weeks Further dose escalation step: shortening with 1 additional week

DRUG

Proactive TDM-based dosing of ixekizumab

Maintenance/normal dose is 80 mg/4 weeks. First dose reduction step: 80 mg/6 weeks. Second dose reduction step: 80 mg/8 weeks Further dose reduction steps: prolongation with 1 additional week First dose escalation step: 80 mg/3 weeks Second dose escalation step: 80 mg/2 weeks Further dose escalation step: shortening with 1 additional week

DRUG

Proactive TDM-based dosing of guselkumab

Maintenance/normal dose is 100 mg/8 weeks. First dose reduction step: 100 mg/12 weeks. Second dose reduction step: 100 mg/16 weeks. Further dose reduction steps: prolongation with 1 additional week First dose escalation step: 100 mg/6 weeks Second dose escalation step: 100 mg/4 weeks Further dose escalation step: shortening with 1 additional week

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Belgium Health Care Knowledge Centre

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• University Hospital, Ghent

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jo Lambert, Prof. · University Hospital, Ghent

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-12-20

Primary Completion

2028-03-01

Completion

2028-03-01

FDA Drug

Yes

Countries

• Belgium

Study Locations