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. 2017 Jun 21;102(6):1006–1016. doi: 10.1002/cpt.732

Table 1.

Longitudinal model‐predicted percentage of PASI75 responders for systemic treatment in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis at 4 and 12 weeks

Drug Clinical dose ET50 (Week) ET90 (Week) PASI75 (%)
Week 4 Week 12
TNF‐α inhibitor
Adalimumab 40 mg Q2W 6.0 (4.6, 7.8) 11.7 (8.5, 16.1) 15.6 (5.15, 30.2) 65.9 (53.6, 76.8)
Certolizumaba 200 mg Q2W 4.2 (2.8, 6.0) 9.9 (6.5, 14.3) 38.8 (21.7, 59.4) 74.5 (62.2, 84.1)
Etanercept 25 mg BIW 8.2 (6.3, 10.8) 16.4 (12.3, 20.8) 4.64 (0.00, 10.7) 32.0 (20.7, 44.0)
Etanercept 50 mg BIW 7.7 (6.1, 9.9) 14.6 (11.8, 19.0) 6.87 (1.08, 15.7) 48.7 (34.2, 60.6)
Infliximab 5 mg/kg Q8W 4.7 (3.5, 6.2) 10.0 (6.8, 14.2) 32.7 (16.0, 51.5) 75.3 (62.6, 85.8)
IL‐17 inhibitor
Brodalumaba 210 mg Q2W 3.9 (2.8, 5.3) 9.2 (6.1, 13.1) 46.9 (27.1, 66.7) 80.2 (69.0, 89.2)
Ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W 3.7 (2.6, 5.3) 8.9 (5.7, 13.1) 48.8 (29.4, 68.6) 81.7 (71.7, 90.7)
Secukinumab 150 mg QM 5.5 (4.1, 7.1) 11.0 (7.7, 15.3) 21.5 (8.86, 37.7) 69.2 (57.0, 79.5)
IL‐12/23 inhibitor
Briakinumabb 100 mg Q4W 5.8 (4.7, 7.0) 10.9 (8.8, 13.6) 19.0 (7.13, 34.8) 78.4 (67.2, 87.9)
Ustekinumab 45 mg Q12W 7.1 (5.8, 8.7) 13.3 (11.1, 16.7) 10.2 (3.01, 21.6) 65.2 (51.9, 76.4)
Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor
Methotrexate 18 mg QW 9.2 (7.3, 11.5) 18.7 (15.3, 21.6) 3.38 (0.000, 8.61) 28.5 (17.0, 40.0)
JAK inhibitor
Tofacitiniba 5 mg BID 6.9 (5.0, 9.6) 14.3 (9.4, 20.1) 9.21 (1.85, 19.4) 40.8 (28.2, 52.5)
Tofacitiniba 10 mg BID 6.0 (4.5, 8.1) 12.2 (8.4, 17.5) 16.9 (6.23, 32.8) 60.7 (48.1, 72.5)
Baricitiniba 10 mg QD NA NA NA NA
Vitamin A analog
Acitretin 30 mg QD NA NA NA NA
CD2 antagonist
Alefacept 10 mg QW 11.1 (9.0, 13.9) >24c (23.5, NA) 1.99 (0.000, 6.20) 15.6 (7.09, 24.1)
PDE4 inhibitor
Apremilast 30 mg BID 7.4 (5.4, 10.2) 15.1 (10.2, 20.7) 5.66 (0.345, 12.7) 28.5 (17.9, 39.8)
Calcineurin inhibitor
Ciclosporin 2.5–5 mg/kg/d NA NA NA NA

Values presented are mean (90% confidence intervals) and were generated assuming a typical weight of 90 kg.

a

Investigational.

b

Discontinued. All other drugs are approved.

c

Alefacept data only reported up to 24 weeks; ET90 is estimated to occur sometime beyond the time period for which there were reported data.

BID, twice daily; BIW, twice weekly; CD2, T lymphocyte; ET50, time to reach 50% of the maximal treatment effect; ET90, time to reach 90% of the maximal treatment effect; IL, interleukin; JAK, Janus kinase; NA, not available; PASI75, ≥ 75% reduction from baseline Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score; PDE4, phosphodiesterase 4; QD, once daily; QM, once monthly; QW, once weekly; Q2W, once every 2 weeks; Q4W, once every 4 weeks; Q8W, once every 8 weeks; Q12W, once every 12 weeks; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.