New psoriasis drug shows promise in Head-to-Head trial
NCT ID NCT03412747
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new medicine called bimekizumab against an existing drug (adalimumab) in 478 adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The goal was to see if bimekizumab could clear more skin at 16 weeks. Participants received either bimekizumab or adalimumab, and then continued on bimekizumab in a blinded maintenance phase. The trial is complete, and results focus on skin clearance scores like PASI90 and IGA.
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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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478 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Finished
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Feb 2020
- 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: * Must be at least 18 years of age * Chronic plaque PSO for at least 6 months prior to the Screening Visit * Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) \>=12 and body surface area (BSA) affected by PSO \>=10% and Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) score \>=3 on a 5-point scale * Subject is a candidate for systemic PSO therapy and/or phototherapy * Female subject of child bearing potential must be willing to use highly effective method of contraception Exclusion Criteria: * Subject has a known hypersensitivity to any excipients of bimekizumab or adalimumab * Subject has an active infection (except common cold), a serious infection, or a history of opportunistic or recurrent chronic infections * Subject has concurrent acute or chronic viral hepatitis B or C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection * Subject has known tuberculosis (TB) infection, is at high risk of acquiring TB infection, or has current or history of nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTMB) infection * Subject has any other condition, including medical or psychiatric, which, in the Investigator's judgment, would make the subject unsuitable for inclusion in the study * Subject has had previous exposure to adalimumab * Presence of active suicidal ideation or positive suicide behavior * Presence of moderately severe major depression or severe major depression * Subject has any active malignancy or history of malignancy within 5 years prior to the Screening Visit EXCEPT treated and considered cured cutaneous squamous or basal cell carcinoma, or in situ cervical cancer
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ps0008 004
Fremantle, Australia
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Ps0008 005
Phillip, Australia
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Ps0008 007
Hectorville, Australia
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Ps0008 008
East Melbourne, Australia
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Ps0008 009
Woolloongabba, Australia
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Ps0008 010
Kogarah, Australia
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Ps0008 203
Dresden, Germany
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Ps0008 205
Osnabrück, Germany
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Ps0008 207
Berlin, Germany
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Ps0008 211
Hamburg, Germany
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Ps0008 213
Mahlow, Germany
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Ps0008 215
Lübeck, Germany
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Ps0008 217
Schweinfurt, Germany
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Ps0008 218
Bonn, Germany
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Ps0008 220
Hamburg, Germany
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Ps0008 251
Gyula, Hungary
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Ps0008 252
Budapest, Hungary
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Ps0008 254
Budapest, Hungary
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Ps0008 255
Budapest, Hungary
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Ps0008 256
Debrecen, Hungary
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Ps0008 260
Szeged, Hungary
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Ps0008 352
Gdansk, Poland
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Ps0008 353
Szczecin, Poland
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Ps0008 354
Warsaw, Poland
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Ps0008 355
Bialystok, Poland
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Ps0008 356
Lublin, Poland
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Ps0008 359
Katowice, Poland
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Ps0008 360
Lodz, Poland
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Ps0008 362
Bialystok, Poland
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Ps0008 363
Krakow, Poland
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Ps0008 364
Nowa Sól, Poland
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Ps0008 365
Wroclaw, Poland
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Ps0008 366
Katowice, Poland
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Ps0008 367
Wroclaw, Poland
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Ps0008 371
Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Ps0008 372
Lodz, Poland
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Ps0008 373
Wroclaw, Poland
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Ps0008 401
Saratov, Russia
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Ps0008 405
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Ps0008 406
Yaroslavl, Russia
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Ps0008 657
Waterloo, Canada
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Ps0008 659
Calgary, Canada
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Ps0008 660
Montreal, Canada
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Ps0008 661
Peterborough, Canada
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Ps0008 662
Toronto, Canada
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Ps0008 663
Mississauga, Canada
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Ps0008 664
Toronto, Canada
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Ps0008 669
Windsor, Canada
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Ps0008 670
Windsor, Canada
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Ps0008 674
Winnipeg, Canada
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Ps0008 700
Seoul, South Korea
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Ps0008 702
Gwangju, South Korea
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Ps0008 754
Taipei, Taiwan
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Ps0008 755
Taipei, Taiwan
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Ps0008 900
West Des Moines, Iowa, 50265, United States
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Ps0008 905
Overland Park, Kansas, 66215, United States
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Ps0008 906
Boca Raton, Florida, 33486, United States
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Ps0008 908
East Windsor, New Jersey, 08520, United States
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Ps0008 917
Troy, Michigan, 48084, United States
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Ps0008 924
Houston, Texas, 77004, United States
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Ps0008 925
Brighton, Massachusetts, 02135, United States
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Ps0008 927
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Ps0008 929
Portland, Oregon, 97223, United States
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Ps0008 931
Dallas, Texas, 75231, United States
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Ps0008 932
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112, United States
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Ps0008 934
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037, United States
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Ps0008 935
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27104-35 20, United States
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Ps0008 936
Tampa, Florida, 33624, United States
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Ps0008 939
Danbury, Connecticut, 06810, United States
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Ps0008 940
Beverly, Massachusetts, 01844, United States
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Ps0008 943
San Luis Obispo, California, 93405, United States
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Ps0008 945
Greer, South Carolina, 29650, United States
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Ps0008 951
Houston, Texas, 77004, United States
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Ps0008 955
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Ps0008 957
Glendale, Arizona, 85308, United States
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Ps0008 961
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 27804, United States
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Ps0008 967
Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States
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