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. 2013 Apr 26;7:369–377. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S33162

Table 1.

Clinical studies of ustekinumab in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and multiple sclerosis

Study Immune-mediated disease Study design Primary endpoint Results
Krueger et al20 Psoriasis Phase II randomized placebo-controlled study PASI75 at week 12 Ustekinumab: 52%–81%
Placebo: 2%
Leonardi et al21 (PHOENIX 1) Psoriasis Phase III, randomized, doubleblind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study PASI75 at week 12 Ustekinumab: 67%
Placebo: 3%
Papp et al22 (PHOENIX 2) Psoriasis Phase III randomized, doubleblind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study PASI75 at week 12 Ustekinumab: 67%–76%
Placebo: 4%
Griffiths et al23 (ACCEPT) Psoriasis Phase III head to head comparative study PASI75 at week 12 Ustekinumab: 68%–74%
Etanercept: 57%
Gottlieb et al25 Psoriatic arthritis Phase II randomized, placebo crossover study ACR20 at week 12 Group 1 (ustekinumab then placebo) versus group 2 (placebo then ustekinumab) 42% versus 14%
Sandborn et al31 Crohn’s disease Phase II randomized, placebo crossover study Clinical response according to CDAI at week 8 Ustekinumab: 49%
Placebo: 40%
Sandborn et al32 Crohn’s disease Phase III randomized, placebo-controlled study Clinical response according to CDAI at week 6 Ustekinumab: 36%–39%
Placebo: 23.5%
Segal et al35 Multiple sclerosis Phase II randomized, placebo-controlled study New gadolinium enhancing T1-weighted brain MRI lesions at week 23 No difference between any ustekinumab groups versus placebo

Abbreviations: ACR20, American College of Rheumatology 20% improvement criteria; CDAI, Crohn’s Disease Activity Index; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PASI75, a 75% reduction in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score.