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. 2018 Aug 20;58(3):375–387. doi: 10.1007/s40262-018-0704-z

Table 1.

Pharmacokinetic studies included in the analyses

Study Study design and patient population Risankizumab dose Pharmacokinetic samplinga
1. [16] N = 39 Randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-ascending-dose, two-stage, sequential-group (stage 1) and parallel-group (stage 2) phase I study in adult subjects with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis Single dose
IV: 0.01, 0.05, 0.25, 1, 3, or 5 mg/kg on day 1
− 0.5, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 48, and 72 h; days 8, 15, 29, 57, 85, 113, 141, and 169
SC: 0.25 or 1 mg/kg on day 1
2. [17] N = 166 Randomized, multicenter, double-blind, active-controlledb, single- and multiple-dose, parallel-group phase II study in adult subjects with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis Single dose
SC: 18 mg at week 0
Week 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 40, and 48
Multiple doses
SC: 90 or 180 mg at week 0, 4, and 16
3. [18, 19] N = 121 Randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple-dose, parallel-group, three-period phase II study in adult subjects with moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease Multiple doses
IV Period 1: blinded 200 or 600 mg at week 0, 4, and 8
Week 0, 2, 4, 8, and 12, and for discontinuations, 23
IV Period 2c: open-label 600 mg at week 14, 18, and 22 Week 14, 18, and 22
SC Period 3d: open-label 180 mg at week 26, 34, 42, and 50 Week 26, 34, 42, 50, 52, and 65

IV intravenous, SC subcutaneous

aOn dosing days, the blood sample was obtained before risankizumab was administered

bUstekinumab 45 or 90 mg (SC) based on body weight, as per the prescribing information

cOpen-label re-induction therapy for subjects who were (1) in deep remission at week 12 and experienced disease flare [Crohn’s Disease Endoscopic Activity Index of Severity score > 4 (in subjects with initial ileitis > 2)] within the next 2 weeks, or (2) who did not achieve deep remission at week 12

dContinued therapy for subjects who were in clinical remission at week 26