Uveitis in patients with axial spondyloarthritis or psoriatic arthritis: a post hoc analysis from placebo-controlled phase III studies with secukinumab
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Background: The incidence rate of uveitis in secukinumab-treated patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) was previously reported. Objective: To evaluate the incidence rate of uveitis in patients with axSpA and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) treated with secukinumab or placebo during placebo-controlled phase III studies. Design: This was a post hoc analysis from 11 phase III studies. Methods: Pooled data from axSpA (MEASURE 1–5 and PREVENT studies) and PsA (FUTURE 1–5 studies) were analyzed. Results: In the axSpA cohort ( N = 1980), the incidence rate for uveitis was 1.29 per 100 patient-years in the secukinumab 150 mg and 1.72 per 100 patient-years in the placebo arm. In the PsA cohort ( N = 2453), the incidence rate for uveitis was 0.71 per 100 patient-years in the secukinumab 300 mg arm; no events were reported in the placebo arm. Conclusion: During the placebo-controlled phase, a numerically lower incidence of uveitis was observed in secukinumab-treated axSpA patients. In PsA patients, the incidence was low in secukinumab-treated patients, while uveitis was not reported in the placebo group.
Institutions: Bielefeld University, Klinikum Bielefeld, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital Frankfurt, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, University of Rochester Medicine, University of Rochester, Novartis (Germany), Novartis (Switzerland), Oregon Health & Science University
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,650
Funder: Novartis
OpenAlex ID: W4411078604
