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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.


Clinical Trial Description

Rationale: 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). Objectives: The primary goal is to assess if proactive TDM is non-inferior compared to standard of care with respect to sustained disease control, defined as an absolute PASI ≤ 2 OR a delta PASI from baseline ≥ 50% during at least 80% of all 3-monthly study visits over a period of 18 months, in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis treated with novel biologics (secukinumab, ixekizumab or guselkumab). Secondary goals are: To compare proactive TDM to standard of care with respect to disease activity, quality of life, treatment satisfaction and costs of treatment (cost-effectiveness) To identify baseline predictors for sustained disease control. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of proactive TDM To evaluate the safety of proactive TDM. Study design: A multicentre, pragmatic, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial. Study population: Patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis, treated with secukinumab or ixekizumab (IL-17 inhibitors) or guselkumab (IL-23 inhibitor) in daily clinical practice for at least 6 months on standard dosing (maintenance phase). A total of 210 patients will be randomized (1:1) to the intervention group (TDM based dosing) or continuation of usual care. Intervention: Stepwise treatment modifications based on drug levels: if the drug level is below/above the target, the dose of the biologic will be increased/decreased by stepwise interval shortening/lengthening - first modified by 33% and then 50% increase or decrease. If the target is still not reached at the next study visit, the dosing interval will be shortened or prolonged with one additional week at each additional visit until the target is reached. In case the dosing regimen shifts from dose increase to dose decrease or vice versa, the dosing interval will be shortened or prolonged with one additional week at each additional visit until the target is reached. ;


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NCT number NCT06398106
Study type Interventional
Source University Hospital, Ghent
Contact Jo Lambert, Prof
Phone 093322298
Email jo.lambert@uzgent.be
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Start date September 1, 2024
Completion date March 1, 2028

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