Table 1.
Clinical trial | |||||||
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Authors, year | Study type | No. of prt | Study design (study groups) | Study period | Efficacy | Safety | Ref |
Gordon et al., 2015 | Phase II, dose-ranging, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, active-comparator trial | 293 |
1)Guselkumab 5 mg at weeks 0 and 4 and every 12 weeks thereafter 2)Guselkumab 15 mg every 8 weeks 3)Guselkumab 50 mg at weeks 0 and 4 and every 12 weeks thereafter 4)Guselkumab 100 mg every 8 weeks 5)Guselkumab 200 mg at weeks 0 and 4 and every 12 weeks thereafter 6)Placebo (at week 16: crossed over to receive guselkumab at a dose of 100 mg every 8 weeks) 7)Adalimumab (standard dosage for psoriasis) |
40 weeks |
Week 16: significantly higher proportion of patients with at least PASI75 score in each guselkumab group than in the placebo group (p < 0.001 for all comparisons) Week 40: significantly higher proportion of patients with a PGA score of 0 or 1 in the 50-mg, 100-mg, and 200-mg guselkumab groups than in the adalimumab group (71%, 77%, and 81%, respectively, vs. 49%) (p < 0.05 for all comparisons) |
Infectious AEs (through week 16): guselkumab groups 20%, adalimumab, 12%, placebo 14% | 10 |
Blauvelt et al., 2017 |
Phase III, multicenter, double-blinded, placebo- and active comparator-controlled VOYAGE 1 |
837 |
1)Guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 0, 4, 12, and every 8 weeks 2)Placebo at weeks 0, 4, and 12 followed by guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 16 and 20, and every 8 3)Adalimumab 80 mg at week 0, 40 mg at week 1, and 40 mg every 2 weeks |
44 weeks (first and second groups) 47 weeks (third group) |
Guselkumab superior to placebo at week 16 (85.1% vs. 6.9% [IGA 0/1] and 73.3% vs. 2.9% [PASI 90]) (p < 0.001). Guselkumab superior to adalimumab for IGA 0/1 and PASI 90 at week 16 (85.1% vs. 65.9% and 73.3% vs. 49.7%), at week 24 (84.2% vs. 61.7% and 80.2% vs. 53.0%), at week 48 (80.5% vs. 55.4% and 76.3% vs. 47.9%) (p < 0.001) | AEs rates and types (serious ones included), and abnormal laboratory results generally comparable between the 3 groups | 11 |
Reich et al., 2017 |
Phase III, multicenter, double-blinded, placebo- and active comparator-controlled VOYAGE 2 |
992 |
1)Guselkumab 100 mg (weeks 0 and 4, then every 8 weeks) 2)Placebo → guselkumab (weeks 0, 4, and 12 then guselkumab at weeks 16 and 20) 3)Adalimumab (80 mg week 0, then 40 mg week 1, and every 2 weeks through week 23) Week 28: 1)Guselkumab PASI 90 or greater responders rerandomized to guselkumab or placebo with guselkumab after loss of response 2 + 3)Placebo → guselkumab responders and adalimumab responders received placebo, then guselkumab after loss of response. Nonresponders received guselkumab |
72 weeks | Better persistence of response in guselkumab maintenance versus withdrawal groups (p < 0.001) |
No discontinuation because of AEs No additional malignancy, NMSC, or MACE No AEs reported among the 16 retreated patients 1 serious infection reported in the maintenance group |
12 |
Foley et al., 2018 | Post-hoc analysis of 2 phase III trials (VOYAGE 1 and 2) | 1829 |
1)Guselkumab 100 mg (weeks 0 and 4, then every 8 weeks) 2)Placebo > guselkumab 100 mg (at week 16) 3)Adalimumab 80 mg (week 0) and 40 mg (week 1, then every 2 weeks) |
24 weeks |
Higher proportion of patients with a ss-IGA score of 0 or 1 in the guselkumab group vs. placebo (81.8% vs. 12.4%, week 16), and vs. adalimumab (85.0% vs. 68.5%, week 24) (both p < 0.001) Higher proportion of patients with hf-PGA score of 0 or 1 in the guselkumab vs. placebo group (75.5% vs. 14.2%, week 16), and vs. adalimumab group (80.4% vs. 60.3%, week 24) Higher proportion of patients with f-PGA score of 0 or 1 in the guselkumab group vs. placebo (46.7% vs. 15.2%, week 16; p < 0.001), and vs. adalimumab (60.0% vs. 64.3%, week 24, p = 0.11) |
N/A | 44 |
Griffiths et al., 2018 |
Phase III, multicentre, double-blinded, placebo- and active comparator-controlled and open-label beyond week 52 VOYAGE 1 |
992 |
1)Guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 0, 4, 12, and every 8 weeks 2)Placebo at weeks 0, 4, and 12 followed by guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 16 and 20, and every 8 3)Adalimumab 80 mg at week 0, 40 mg at week 1, and 40 mg every 2 weeks Placebo (at week 16) and adalimumab (at week 52) group patients crossed over to guselkumab Week 52: open-label guselkumab |
100 weeks |
Week 100: proportions of patients achieving PASI 75, PASI 90, PASI 100, IGA 0/1, and IGA 0 94.8%, 82.1%, 49.0%, 82.4%, and 53.8%, respectively (similar results for the placebo → guselkumab and adalimumab → guselkumab groups) Efficacy maintained during continuous treatment among guselkumab-treated patients Improved efficacy in adalimumab—> guselkumab group |
AEs comparable among groups Higher proportion of ISRs in adalimumab versus guselkumab patients (6.9% vs. 2.6%) |
13 |
Langley et al., 2018 |
Phase III, multicenter, randomized, double‐blind trial NAVIGATE |
871 |
Week 0 and week 4: open‐label ustekinumab Week 16: if IGA ≥ 2 randomized 1)guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 16, 20 and every 8 weeks 2) ustekinumab continuation (at week 16 and every 12 weeks) |
60 weeks |
Significantly greater mean number of visits and proportion of patients with achievement of IGA 0/1 and at least a two-grade improvement (p < 0.001), and greater proportions of patients who achieved PASI 90, PASI100 and DLQI 0/1 (week 52) in the guselkumab group vs. the randomized ustekinumab group |
Most frequent AE: infections After week 16, at least 1 AE in 64.4% of patients in the guselkumab group and 55.6% in the ustekinumab group At least 1 serious AE in 6.7% of patients in the guselkumab group and in 4.5% of the ustekinumab group |
24 |
Ohtsuki et al., 2018 | Phase III, multicenter randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial | 192 |
1)Guselkumab 50 mg 2)Guselkumab 100 mg 3)Placebo at weeks 0, 4, and every 8 weeks thereafter Week 16: placebo group crossed over to receive guselkumab 50 mg or 100 mg |
52 weeks |
Week 16: higher proportion of patients achieved IGA 0/1 (92.3% and 88.9% vs. 7.8%), PASI-75 (89.2% and 84.1% vs. 6.3%), and PASI-90 (70.8% and 69.8% vs. 0%) in the guselkumab 50 mg and 100 mg group versus placebo (p < 0.001) Improvement maintained through week 52 |
AEs incidences comparable among the 3 groups through week 16 No new safety issues observed until the end of the study Most commonly reported AE: nasopharyngitis |
45 |
Sano et al., 2018 | Phase III, single‐arm, open‐label, multicenter trial | 24 (GPP and EP) |
Open-label: guselkumab 50 mg weeks 0, 4, and every 8 weeks thereafter until week 52 From week 20: dose escalation for patients with a CGI rating of “no change” or “worsened” at any scheduled study visit |
52 weeks | Week 16, proportions of GPP and EP patients achieving treatment success: 77.8% and 90.9%, respectively | Most common AE: nasopharyngitis (28.6%) | 46 |
Puig et al., 2019 |
Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo- and active-comparator-controlled trials VOYAGE 1 and 2 |
1803 | (See VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2) | 28 weeks |
Week 16: guselkumab versus placebo, percentage points or IGA 0/1 (in the Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations) 67.4 and 77.2; percentage points PASI90 59.2 and 69.2, respectively. Guselkumab versus adalimumab percentage points for IGA 0/1 25.9 and 17.5, PASI90 21.4 and 23.5, respectively Similar results at week 24 |
Only through weeks 16 and 28 greater AEs frequency in adalimumab versus guselkumab group in the Hispanic population | 14 |
Reich et al., 2019 |
Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo- and active-comparator-controlled trials VOYAGE 1 and 2 |
1829 | (See VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2) | 28 weeks | Week 16: guselkumab versus adalimumab (in the Asian and non-Asian populations) percentage points for IGA 0/1 31.1 and 16.1, PASI90 24.9 and 23.2, respectively. Similar results at week 24 | Similar safety profiles | 15 |
Reich et al., 2019 |
Phase III, multicentre, double-blind, randomized, comparator-controlled trial ECLIPSE |
1048 |
1)Guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 0 and 4 then every 8 weeks 2)Secukinumab 300 mg at weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, and then every 4 weeks |
56 weeks | Week 48: greater proportion of patients with a PASI 90 response in the guselkumab group than in the secukinumab group (84% vs. 70%; p < 0.0001) |
Safety profiles similar between the 2 groups Most common AEs: infections (nasopharyngitis and upper respiratory tract) |
25 |
Terui et al., 2019 | Phase III, randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial | 159 (PPP) |
1)Guselkumab 100 mg weeks 0, 4, and 12, and every 8 weeks thereafter 2)Guselkumab 200 mg, weeks 0, 4, and 12, and every 8 weeks thereafter 3)Placebo at weeks 0, 4, and 12. rerandomization to guselkumab, 100 or 200 mg (weeks 16 and 20 and every 8 weeks thereafter) |
52 weeks |
Significant improvement in guselkumab groups in least-squares mean changes in PPPASI score versus placebo (− 15.3 and − 11.7 in the guselkumab 100-mg and 200-mg groups, respectively, and − 7.6 in the placebo group (p < 0.001in the 100 mg group; p < 0.017 in the 200 mg group) Significant least-squares mean changes in PPSI score in guselkumab groups (100 mg: − 2.0; p < 0.001; 200 mg: − 1.0 p = 0.04) |
Serious AEs: 8 patients (3.8% in placebo group; 10.5% in combined guselkumab group) No serious infections |
40 |
Blauvelt et al., 2020 |
Phase IV, multicentre, randomized, double‐blinded, parallel‐group study IXORA-R |
1027 |
1)Ixekizumab (labelled dosage) 2)Guselkumab (labelled dosage, 100 mg at weeks 0, 4, and 12) |
12 weeks |
PASI 100 in 41% of patients treated with ixekizumab and 25% in the guselkumab (25%) (p < 0.001) All major secondary end points measured up to week 12 were met, including PASI 50 at week 1 and PASI 75 at week 2 |
No new safety issues | 26 |
Blauvelt et al., 2020 |
Phase IV, multicentre, randomized, double‐blinded, parallel‐group study IXORA-R |
924 |
1)Ixekizumab (labelled dosage) 2)Guselkumab (labelled dosage, 100 mg at weeks 0, 4, and 12) |
24 weeks | Ixekizumab noninferior to guselkumab in skin clearance at week 24 |
Serious AEs: 3% (each group) No new safety issues |
27 |
Ferris et al., 2020 |
Phase III, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled novel patient-controlled injector ORION |
78 |
1)Guselkumab 100 mg at Weeks 0/4/12/20/28 2)Placebo at weeks 0/4/12 with crossover to guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 16/20/28 |
40 weeks |
Week 16: significantly greaterproportions of IGA 0/1 and PASI90 achievement in the guselkumab group than placebo (p < 0.001) Self-Injection Assessment Questionnaire (SIAQ) and Patient-Controlled Injection Device Questionnaire showed that 99% of patients were satisfied/very satisfied with the new device (week 28) |
Safety profiles comparable between the 2 groups | 47 |
Griffiths et al., 2020 |
Phase III, multicenter, double-blinded, placebo- and active comparator-controlled and open-label beyond week 52 4-years treatment VOYAGE 1 |
646 |
1)Guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 0, 4, 12, and every 8 weeks 2)Placebo at weeks 0, 4, and 12 followed by guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 16 and 20, and every 8 3)Adalimumab 80 mg at week 0, 40 mg at week 1, and 40 mg every 2 weeks Placebo (at week 16) and adalimumab (at week 52) group patients crossed over to guselkumab Week 52: open-label guselkumab |
204 weeks | High efficacy response rates (> 80% with PASI 90 and IGA 0/1 and > 50% with PASI 100 and IGA 0) |
Favourable safety profile No new AEs reported |
16 |
Puig et al., 2020 | Pooled safety data from VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2 trials | 1721 |
1)Guselkumab‐treated LTBI + 2)Guselkumab-treated LTBI − patients |
N/A | 100 weeks |
Week 100: -no active TB in the guselkumab-treated LTBI- group -2 cases of active TB in adalimumab-treated LTBI- patients Week 16: higher proportions of ALT and AST elevations in LTBI + patients vs. LTBI- patients Comparable AEs |
17 |
Reich et al., 2020 |
Phase III, multicenter, double-blinded, placebo- and active comparator-controlled open-label beyond week 76 VOYAGE 1 and 2 |
1483 |
VOYAGE 1: 1)Guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 0, 4, 12, and every 8 weeks 2)Placebo at weeks 0, 4, and 12 followed by guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 16 and 20, and every 8 3)Adalimumab 80 mg at week 0, 40 mg at week 1, and 40 mg every 2 weeks Placebo (at week 16) and adalimumab (at week 52) group patients crossed over to guselkumab Week 52: open-label guselkumab VOYAGE 2: 1)Guselkumab 100 mg (weeks 0 and 4, then every 8 weeks) 2)Placebo → guselkumab (weeks 0, 4, and 12 then guselkumab at weeks 16 and 20) 3)Adalimumab (80 mg week 0, then 40 mg week 1, and every 2 weeks through week 23) Week 28: 1)Guselkumab PASI 90 or greater responders rerandomized to guselkumab or placebo with guselkumab after loss of response 2 + 3)Placebo → guselkumab responders and adalimumab responders received placebo, then guselkumab after loss of response. Nonresponders received guselkumab Week 76: open-label guselkumab |
156 weeks | Guselkumab groups, VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2, respectively: PASI 90 82.8% and 77.2%, PASI100 50.8% and 48.8%, IGA 0/1 82.1% and 83.0%, IGA 0 53.1% and 52.9% | Serious adverse events: 5.68/100 PY; serious infections: 1.15/100 PY; nonmelanoma skin cancers: 0.28/100 PY; other malignancies: 0.47/100 PY; major adverse cardiovascular events: 0.28/100 PY | 18 |
Reich et al., 2020 |
Phase III, multicenter, double-blinded, placebo- and active comparator-controlled open-label beyond week 76 VOYAGE 2 |
766 |
1)Guselkumab 100 mg (weeks 0 and 4, then every 8 weeks) 2)Placebo → guselkumab (weeks 0, 4, and 12 then guselkumab at weeks 16 and 20) 3)Adalimumab (80 mg week 0, then 40 mg week 1, and every 2 weeks through week 23) Week 28: 1)Guselkumab PASI 90 or greater responders rerandomized to guselkumab or placebo with guselkumab after loss of response 2 + 3)Placebo → guselkumab responders and adalimumab responders received placebo, then guselkumab after loss of response. Nonresponders received guselkumab Week 76: open-label guselkumab |
204 weeks |
Maintenance of efficacy responses in the guselkumab group (from week 100 through to week 204) Comparable rates in the adalimumab → guselkumab group |
Maintenance of favourable safety profile | 19 |
Thaçi et al., 2020 |
Phase III, multicentre, randomized, open‐label, assessor‐blinded, active‐comparator‐controlled trial POLARIS |
119 |
1)Guselkumab 100 mg week 0 and 4, then every 8 weeks 2)Fumaric acid esters tablets (self‐administration according to the local label) |
24 weeks | Higher PASI90 response in the guselkumab vs. fumaric acid esters group (82% vs. 14%, p < 0.001), and PASI 75 response (90% vs. 27%, p < 0.001), DLQI 0 or 1 (62% vs. 17%, p < 0.001), and PASI100 (32% vs. 3%, p < 0.001) | Lower AEs with guselkumab than with FAE (73% vs. 98%) | 28 |
Youn et al., 2020 | Post-hoc analysis VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2 trials | 126 (Korean patients) |
VOYAGE 1: 1)Guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 0, 4, 12, and every 8 weeks 2)Placebo at weeks 0, 4, and 12 followed by guselkumab 100 mg at weeks 16 and 20, and every 8 3)Adalimumab 80 mg at week 0, 40 mg at week 1, and 40 mg every 2 weeks Placebo (at week 16) patients crossed over to guselkumab VOYAGE 2: 1)Guselkumab 100 mg (weeks 0 and 4, then every 8 weeks) 2)Placebo → guselkumab (weeks 0, 4, and 12 then guselkumab at weeks 16 and 20) 3)Adalimumab (80 mg week 0, then 40 mg week 1, and every 2 weeks through week 23) |
28 weeks |
Week 16: guselkumab superior to placebo in achieving IGA score of 0 or 1 (90.5 vs. 20.0%, p < 0.001), and PASI90 response (71.4 vs. 3.3%, p < 0.001) Week 24: greater proportion of guselkumab-treated patients with PASI 75 (93.7 vs. 66.7%, p < 0.001) and IGA 0 (52.4 vs. 21.2%, p = 0.004) versus adalimumab-treated patients |
Comparable efficacy profile in guselkumab and adalimumab groups | 20 |
Real world experience | |||||||
Authors, year | Study type | No. of prt | Study design | Study period | Efficacy | Safety | Ref |
Bartos et al., 2018 | Case report | 1, 51-year old man | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 6 months | Complete clearance of psoriatic lesions in a HIV-positive patient | Stable CD4 count | 35 |
Berman et al., 2019 | Case report | 1, 28-year old woman | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | N/A | good response in a patient with HS, psoriasis, and CD, multifailure to other previous biological therapies | No AEs reported | 36 |
Grossberg et al., 2019 | Case report | 1, 66-year old woman | Guselkumab at labelled dosage and methotrexate 15 mg weekly | Months (unspecified number) | deep remission of Crohn’s disease | No AEs reported | 53 |
Hall et al., 2019 | Case report | 1, 20-year old woman | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 6 months | Resolution of guttate psoriasis after 10 weeks of therapy, maintained at 6 months | No AEs reported | 54 |
Hosokawa et al., 2019 | Case report | 1, 67-year old man | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | N/A | Efficacy on paradoxical psoriatic alopecia | No AE reported | 55 |
Kim et al., 2019 | Case report | 1, 12-year old girl | Guselkumab at labelled dosage and methotrexate 20 mg weekly 8decreased at 10 mg weekly from week 8) | 5 months |
Week 4: beginning of improvement Month 5: clinical resolution, PASI 1 |
No AEs reported | 56 |
Lee et al., 2019 | Case report | 1, 41-year old man | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 1 year | Complete clearance of psoriatic lesions | Lentigines in areas of resolving psoriatic plaques | 43 |
Rathod et al., 2019 | Case report | 1, 46-year-old woman | Guselkumab and adalimumab combination therapy | 6 months | Baseline PASI 42; 2-month PASI 2 and improvement of psoriatic arthritis symptoms | No serious AEs reported | 57 |
Reyn et al., 2019 | Case report | 1, 47-year old man | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | Week 7: PASI100, maintained for several weeks |
Week 10: eczematous eruption Interruption of treatment |
41 | |
Truong et al., 2019 | Case report | 1, 40-year-old man (palmoplantar psoriasis) | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 3 months | N/A | Nummular dermatitis | 42 |
Benhadou et al., 2020 | Multicenter retrospective study | 112 | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 16 weeks |
Mean PASI: baseline 14.8 ± 6.5, week 16 2.03 ± 2.5 32.1% achieved PASI‐100, 55.4% PASI‐90 and 82.1% PASI‐75, respectively |
AEs: 2 patients (1.8%) infection of upper respiratory tract and 1 patient (0.9%) asthenia | 48 |
Galluzzo et al., 2020 | Single centre retrospective study | 52 | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 1 year |
12 weeks: PASI 75, 90, and 100 response achieved in 68%, 36%, and 18%, respectively 20 weeks: 79.1%, 62.8%, and 46.5%, respectively 1 year: 84.2%, 78.9%, and 63.2%, respectively |
Well-tolerated No cases of discontinuation due to AEs |
49 |
Kamiya et al., 2020 | Case report | 1, 58-year old man | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | N/A | Successful treatment of psoriasis in a patient treated with carboplatin plus nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer | No AE reported | 58 |
Kromer et al., 2020 | Case series | 2/39 treated with guselkumab | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 10 months | Excellent response in both patients | No AE reported for patients treated with guselkumab | 52 |
Lee et al., 2020 | Single-centre retrospective chart review | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 16 months | The overall drug survival rate of in patients on guselkumab was higher compared to patients on ixekizumab at the end of the study period | No AE reported | 50 | |
Maliyar et al., 2020 | Single centre retrospective chart review | 71 patients ongoing treatment | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | Median treatment duration 1.2 years | Clinically significant clearance of psoriasis with a global assessment of clear or almost clear (BSA < 1%) in 73.3% of patients | Well-tolerated, no new AEs reported | 29 |
Megna et al., 2020 | Case report (erythrodermic psoriasis) | 1, 38-year old man | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 48 weeks | Achievement of PASI 100 after 20 weeks of therapy | No AEs reported | 59 |
Megna et al., 2020 | Prospective, single-centre | 23 | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 44 week |
Mean PASI score: baseline 15.1 ± 6.1, week 12 3.2 ± 1.9 (p < 0 .001), week 44 0.8 ± 0.7 (p < 0 .001) Mean BSA: baseline 36.4 ± 13.6, week 12 8.3 ± 7.4 (p < 0.001), week 44 2.2 ± 1.4 (p < 0 .001) |
AEs: 4 patients (17.4%) mild blood tests alterations and 6 subjects (26%) potential AEs One treatment discontinuation due to increase in liver enzymes |
51 |
Mufti et al., 2020 | Multicenter, retrospective case series | 27 |
Guselkumab dosing interval optimization: -22.2% patients increased dosing frequency to 100 mg every 6 weeks -77.8% increased to 100 mg every 4 weeks |
Mean follow-up time: 19.0 weeks |
Efficacy reached when PASI75 response at 3 to 6 months after dose optimization or PGA 0 or 1: 74.1% after they switched to a shortened dosing interval |
11.1% reported AEs: common cold, gastrointestinal-related symptoms (nausea, vomiting), headache, and dizziness | 30 |
Mugheddu et al., 2020 | Case report | 1, 58‐year‐old woman affected by Cornelia De Lange syndrome | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 6 months |
At 3 months: PASI100 achieved At 6 months. maintenance of complete remission |
No AEs reported | 37 |
Ruggiero et al., 2020 | Single-centre, retrospective study | 13 | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 52 weeks |
mean PASI score: baseline 13.2 ± 6.8, week 4 5.9 ± 2.8 (p < 0 .01), week 12 2.4 ± 1.9 (p < 0 .001), week 52 0.5 ± 0.7 (p < 0.001) mean BSA score: baseline 22.3 ± 10.5, week 4 14.2 ± 7.5 (p < 0.01), week 12 6.3 ± 5.4 (p < 0.001), week 52 0.8 ± 1.1 (p < 0 .001) |
AEs: pharyngitis (15.4%, n = 2) and flu (7.7%, n = 1). No AE required guselkumab discontinuation | 31 |
Snast et al., 2020 | Retrospective cohort study | 33 | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | Overall mean duration of treatment: 9.5 ± 3.7 months |
Week 24 (n = 29): 22 (76%) achieved > = PASI 75, 18 (62%) > = PASI 90, 5 (17%) PASI 100 Week 36 and at the end of the study period: PASI 75/90/100 achieved by a similar proportion of patient Subgroup analysis (PASI 90 response at week 24): -a higher proportion of obese patients failed to achieve PASI 90 response (56% vs. 23%; no statistically significant difference, p = 0 .07) -no association between age, sex, baseline PASI, psoriatic arthritis, or duration of psoriasis |
No AEs reported | 32 |
Schwensen et al., 2020 | Retrospective, real-world evidence study | 50 | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | Overall mean time of treatment: 80.6 weeks |
Three months: -63.6% and 36.4% experienced ≥ PASI 50 and ≥ PASI 90, respectively from baseline -31.4% and 68.6% PASI < 1 and 3, respectively No statistically significant difference between subgroups if stratifying drug survival rate of guselkumab for sex, psoriatic arthritis, previous treatment with TNF inhibitors or anti-IL‐17or anti-IL‐23, or number of previous biologic treatments before initiating treatment with guselkumab |
No new AEs reported | 33 |
Song et al., 2020 | Case report | 1, 13-year-old girl with active hepatitis B infection | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 12 weeks |
At 4 weeks: BSA decreased to 3%, IGA 3; complete clearance of forehead plaques Week 12: BSA 1%, IGA 2, Stable liver enzymes, viral load undetectable |
No AEs reported | 60 |
Chiang et al., 2021 | Retrospective study | 13 (erythrodermic psoriasis) | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | Week 28 (at least) |
Week 4, 12, 20, and 28, respectively: -mean PASI improvement: 37.5%, 60.9%, 67.5%, and 64.7%, -PASI 75: 15.4%, 38.4%, 53.8%, and 46.2% -PASI 90: 0%, 7.7%, 23.1%, and 30.8% |
Week 36: no nasopharyngitis, headache, upper respiratory tract infection, or injection-site reaction reported | 38 |
Kromer et al., 2021 | Multicenter, retrospective study | 5/201 with generalized pustular psoriasis treated with guselkumab | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | Mean treatment time until last observation: 5.2 months | 1 /5 partial response, 4 /5 response non reported | 1 AE reported | 39 |
Ruiz-Villaverde et al., 2021 | Observational, longitudinal, retrospective study | 87 | Guselkumab at labelled dosage | 52 weeks (3 patients at 76 weeks, maximum exposition 93.4 weeks) |
Week 52: PASI 75 in 90.3%, PASI90 in 71%, and PASI100 in 51.6% After 93.4 weeks (1 year, 9 months, and 14 days), the overall survival rate was 94% (4 events were reported) |
4.6% discontinued (average follow‐up of 48 weeks): 1 patient for primary failure, 2 patients for secondary failure, 1 patient due to AE (headache) | 34 |
Abbreviations: AEs, adverse events; FAEs:, fumaric acid esters; IGA, Investigator Global Assessment; ISRs, injection site reactions; LTBI, latent tuberculosis infection; MACE, major adverse cardiac event; NMSC, non melanoma skin cancer; PASI, Psoriasis Area Severity Index; PGA, Physician Global Assessment; PPP, palmo-plantar pustulosis; prt, participants; PY, patient-years; ref., reference