New psoriasis drug could be cheaper alternative to tremfya
NCT ID NCT07511647
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 3 trial is testing whether a new drug called QL2106 works as well as the approved medication Tremfya for people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. About 318 participants will receive either QL2106 or Tremfya injections over several months. The main goal is to see if QL2106 can achieve at least a 75% improvement in psoriasis symptoms by week 16.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- QL2106 injection (a proposed biosimilar to guselkumab, the active ingredient in Tremfya)
- What this could lead to
- If QL2106 works as well as Tremfya, it could offer a more affordable treatment option for people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a biosimilar trial, so it's not testing a new drug mechanism. Success depends on proving QL2106 is not inferior to Tremfya, and long-term safety data are still limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 318 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of plaque psoriasis, with or without psoriatic arthritis (PsA), prior to the first administration of study intervention * Total body surface area (BSA) greater than or equal to (\>=)10 percent (%) at screening and baseline * Total psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) \>=12 at screening and baseline * Total investigator global assessment (IGA) \>=3 at screening and baseline * Candidate for phototherapy or systemic treatment for plaque psoriasis Exclusion Criteria: * Nonplaque form of psoriasis (for example \[e.g.\], erythrodermic, guttate, or pustular) * Current drug-induced psoriasis (e.g., a new onset of psoriasis or an exacerbation of psoriasis from beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, or lithium)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jining No.1 People's Hospital
RECRUITINGJining, Shandong, China
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