Can a single infusion stop GPP flares in their tracks?
NCT ID NCT06013969
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 8 times
Summary
This study is testing whether the drug spesolimab can safely and effectively treat repeated flares of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP), a serious skin condition. Adults with GPP who have had a flare will receive a single intravenous dose of spesolimab, with a possible second dose one week later. The main goal is to see if the treatment clears visible pustules within one week.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- spesolimab (Spevigo®)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that spesolimab is a safe and effective option for managing repeated GPP flares, offering patients a reliable treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-arm study with no placebo group, so results may be less conclusive. Side effects are possible, and the treatment may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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: * Patients with a Generalized Pustular Psoriasis Physician Global Assessment (GPPGA) pustulation sub-score of 0 or 1 and a known and documented history of Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP) (per European Rare And Severe Psoriasis Expert Network - ERASPEN - criteria), regardless of Interleukin 36 Receptor Antagonist (IL-36RN) gene mutation status or Patients with a GPP flare and a known and documented history of GPP (per ERASPEN criteria) regardless of IL-36RN gene mutation status. * Patients must have a history of frequent GPP flares in the past * Male or female patients, aged ≥18 years (if local legislation for age of consent differs, then local legislation will be followed) at screening * Signed and dated written informed consent prior to admission to the trial in accordance with International Conference on Harmonisation-Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) and local legislation prior to start of any screening procedures * Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must be ready and able to use highly effective methods of birth control per ICH M3 (R2) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly Exclusion Criteria: * Drug-triggered Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP) * Patients with primary plaque psoriasis vulgaris without presence of pustules or with pustules that are restricted to psoriatic plaques * Patients with primary erythrodermic psoriasis vulgaris * Patients with SAPHO (Synovitis-acne-pustulosis-hyperostosis-osteitis) syndrome * Immediate life-threatening flare of GPP or requiring intensive care treatment, according to the investigator's judgement. Life-threatening complications mainly include, but are not limited to, cardiovascular/cytokine driven shock, pulmonary distress syndrome, or acute renal failure * Severe, progressive, or uncontrolled hepatic disease, defined as \>3-fold upper limit normal (ULN) elevation in Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) or Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) or alkaline phosphatase, or \>2-fold ULN elevation in total bilirubin * Presence of acute demyelinating neuropathy * Treatment with any drug considered likely to interfere with the safe conduct of the trial, as assessed by the investigator * Further exclusion criteria apply.
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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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ASST degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Brescia, 25123, Italy
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou
Taoyuan, 330, Taiwan
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Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
Santo André, 09060-870, Brazil
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Farhat Hached Hospital
Sousse, 4000, Tunisia
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HOP Saint-Louis
Paris, 75010, France
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HOP Trousseau
Chambray-lès-Tours, 37170, France
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Hedi Chaker Hospital, Department of Dermatology
Sfax, 1053, Tunisia
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Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, 50586, Malaysia
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Hospital Pulau Pinang-Pulau Pinang-21953
Georgetown Pulau Pinang, 10990, Malaysia
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Hospital Putrajaya
Putrajaya, 62250, Malaysia
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Hospital Selayang
Batu Caves, 68100, Malaysia
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Hospital Sultan Ismail
Johor Bahru, 81100, Malaysia
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Hospital Sultanah Aminah
Johor Bahru, 80100, Malaysia
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Evangelico Mackenzie
Curitiba, 80440-220, Brazil
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Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Klinikum der Universität München AÖR
München, 80337, Germany
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Liverpool Hospital
Liverpool, New South Wales, 2170, Australia
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Maharat Nakhonchiangmai Hospital
Muang Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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National University Hospital-Singapore-42005
Singapore, 119228, Singapore
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Nelson Mandela Academic Clinical Research Unit (NeMACRU)
Mthatha, Eastern Cape, 5099, South Africa
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Nkp Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital
Nagpur, 440019, India
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Red River Research Partners, LLC
Fargo, North Dakota, 58103, United States
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SP medical college and associated group of hospitals
Bikaner, 334003, India
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital
Shanghai, 200000, China
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Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
Shanghai, 200072, China
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Southern Medical University Dermatology Hospital
Guangzhou, 510091, China
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Srinagarind Hospital
Khon Kaen, 40000, Thailand
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Sunway Medical Centre
Selangor Darul Ehsan, 47500, Malaysia
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University of California Irvine
Irvine, California, 92697, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, 60596, Germany
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Westmead Hospital
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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