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Risankizumab Safe for Long-Term Use in PsA


 

Key clinical point: This largest and longest safety analysis on risankizumab demonstrated its long-term safety in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), consistent with previously published reports.

Major finding: The rate of treatment-emergent adverse events (AE) was 142.6 events per 100 patient-years (E/100 PY), serious AE was 8.6 E/100 PY, and AE leading to discontinuation was 1.8 E/100 PY. The rates of serious infections, cancer, major cardiovascular events, and hepatic events remained consistent or decreased in frequency through 6 months or 1 year. No additional safety concerns were reported.

Study details: This integrated safety analysis used data from four phase 2-3 trials involving 1542 patients with PsA and 20 phase 1-4 trials involving 3658 patients with plaque psoriasis, all of whom received 1 dose of risankizumab.

Disclosures: This study was funded by AbbVie. Risankizumab was jointly developed by AbbVie and Boehringer Ingelheim. Five authors declared being full-time employees of and may own stock or stock options of AbbVie. Other authors declared having ties with various sources, including AbbVie.

Source: Gordon KB, Blauvelt A, Bachelez H, et al. Long-term safety of risankizumab in patients with psoriatic disease: A comprehensive analysis from clinical trials. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2024;14:2523-2538 (Aug 17). doi: 10.1007/s13555-024-01238-5 Source

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