Session Information
Session Type: Poster Session B
Session Time: 10:30AM-12:30PM
Background/Purpose: Deucravacitinib, an oral, selective, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor, is approved in the US, EU, and other countries for treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
Methods: Adults with moderate to severe scalp psoriasis (Scalp-Specific Physician Global Assessment [ss-PGA] ≥ 3, scalp surface area ≥ 20%, Psoriasis Scalp Severity Index [PSSI] ≥ 12, and body surface area [BSA] ≥ 3%) were randomized 1:2 to placebo or deucravacitinib 6 mg once daily. The primary efficacy outcome was ss-PGA 0/1 at week 16; key secondary outcomes were a ≥ 90% improvement from baseline in PSSI (PSSI 90), change from baseline (CFB) in scalp-specific itch, and static Physician Global Assessment (sPGA) 0/1 at week 16. Efficacy outcomes were evaluated for the overall population and the subpopulation with global sPGA ≥ 3.
Results: 154 patients were randomized (placebo, n = 51; deucravacitinib, n = 103). Baseline characteristics were similar in each group (placebo: Psoriasis Area and Severity Index [PASI] 9.4, PSSI 32.2, BSA 10.0%; deucravacitinib: PASI 10.2, PSSI 33.5, BSA 10.5%). In the overall population, deucravacitinib was superior to placebo with statistical significance achieved for all primary and secondary efficacy outcomes at week 16: ss-PGA 0/1 (48.5% vs 13.7%; P < 0.0001), PSSI 90 (38.8% vs 2.0%; P < 0.0001), and mean CFB in scalp-specific itch (−3.2 vs −0.7; P < 0.0001). In patients with sPGA ≥ 3, a greater proportion achieved sPGA 0/1 with deucravacitinib vs placebo (51.0% vs 4.3%; P < 0.0001). The most common adverse events with deucravacitinib were nasopharyngitis (14.6%), upper respiratory tract infection (11.7%), acne (9.7%), headache (7.8%), COVID-19 (5.8%), and pustular acne (5.8%). Two serious adverse events occurred (atrial fibrillation and meniscus injury; neither was treatment related or led to discontinuation).
Conclusion: Deucravacitinib was efficacious and well tolerated in patients with moderate to severe scalp psoriasis, including those with less extensive overall psoriasis. These findings are consistent with the POETYK trials and support the use of deucravacitinib in scalp psoriasis.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
Duffin K, Griffiths C, Hoffmann M, Blauvelt A, Balagula E, Napoli A, Jou Y, Dyme R, Hala V, pinter a, Lebwohl M. Deucravacitinib, an Oral,Selective,Allosteric Tyrosine Kinase 2 Inhibitor, in Patients WithModerate to Severe Scalp Psoriasis: Efficacy and Safety Results of a Phase 3b/4, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial (PSORIATYK SCALP) [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024; 76 (suppl 9). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/deucravacitinib-an-oralselectiveallosteric-tyrosine-kinase-2-inhibitor-in-patients-withmoderate-to-severe-scalp-psoriasis-efficacy-and-safety-results-of-a-phase-3b-4-multicenter-randomized-dou/. Accessed .« Back to ACR Convergence 2024
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