A Study of Guselkumab and Golimumab Combination Therapy in Participants With Active Psoriatic Arthritis

Study Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of guselkumab plus golimumab combination treatment in participants with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and inadequate response (IR) to prior anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (anti-TNF-alpha) therapies by assessing clinical response compared with guselkumab monotherapy.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms	No
Study Type An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes. Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.	Interventional
Eligible Ages	18 Years - 65 Years
Gender	All

More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Have a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) for greater than or equal to (>=) 6 months prior to the first administration of study intervention and meet Classification criteria for PsA (CASPAR) criteria at screening.

- Have active PsA as defined by having at least 3 swollen joints and at least 3 tender joints at screening and at baseline.

- Have at least 1 of the following PsA subsets: distal interphalangeal joint involvement, polyarticular arthritis with absence of rheumatoid nodules, arthritis mutilans, asymmetric peripheral arthritis, or spondylitis with peripheral arthritis.

- Have active plaque psoriasis, with at least one psoriatic plaque of >=2 centimeter (cm) diameter or nail changes consistent with psoriasis.

- Have an inadequate response (IR) to anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (anti-TNF-alpha) therapy, defined as presence of active PsA despite treatment with either 1 or 2 prior anti-TNF-alpha agent(s) and the following: a.

Lack of benefit to either 1 or 2 prior anti-TNF-alpha therapies, as documented in the participant history by the treating physician, after at least 12 weeks of etanercept, adalimumab, or certolizumab pegol therapy, or at least 14-weeks of infliximab, or any biosimilar of these 4 therapies. Documented lack of benefit may include inadequate improvement in joint counts, physical function, or disease activity; b. The last dose of anti-TNF-alpha therapy must have occurred greater than 5 half-lives of the drug prior to first study intervention administration (washout period)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Has other inflammatory diseases that might confound the evaluations of benefit of guselkumab and/or golimumab therapy, including but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr AxSpA), systemic lupus erythematosus, or lyme disease.

- Has known intolerance or hypersensitivity to any biologic medication, or known allergies or clinically significant reactions to murine, chimeric, or human proteins, monoclonal antibodies (mAb), or antibody fragments.

- Has received prior treatment with golimumab or guselkumab or has documented intolerance to prior anti-TNF-alpha therapy in the participant history by the treating physician.

- Has received more than 2 prior anti-TNF-alpha agents (or biosimilars) - Positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody test

Trial Details

Trial ID: This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.	NCT05071664
Phase Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans. Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data. Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs. Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.	Phase 2
Lead Sponsor The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.	Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Principal Investigator The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.	Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical Trial
Principal Investigator Affiliation	Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Agency Class Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.	Industry
Overall Status	Recruiting
Countries	Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United States
Conditions The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.	Arthritis, Psoriatic

Additional Details

PsA is a chronic inflammatory multi-faceted disease that impacts the peripheral and axial joints, soft tissues, and skin. Guselkumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed against the p19 subunit of interleukin (IL)-23, blocks the binding of extracellular IL-23 to the cell surface IL-23 receptor, inhibiting IL-23 specific intracellular signaling, subsequent activation, and cytokine production. Golimumab is a fully human anti-TNF-alpha mAb that binds to TNF-alpha with high affinity, prevents binding to its receptors, thereby inhibiting the biological activity of TNF-alpha and resulting in limited production or activity of inflammatory cytokines, thereby providing therapeutic benefit in various chronic inflammatory disorders, including PsA. This study will consist of a Screening Phase (up to 6 weeks), Double-blind Phase from Weeks 0 to 24 which includes the active treatment phase and the primary efficacy visit (Week 24), and Safety Follow-up Phase from Week 24 to Week 36. Key safety assessments will include adverse events (AEs), clinical laboratory safety tests (hematology and chemistry), vital signs, monitoring for injection-site and hypersensitivity reactions, and early detection of active tuberculosis (TB). The total duration of the study is up to 42 weeks.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Group 1: Guselkumab and Golimumab

Participants will receive subcutaneous (SC) guselkumab and golimumab.

Active Comparator: Group 2: Guselkumab and Placebo

Participants will receive SC guselkumab and placebo.

Interventions

Drug: - Guselkumab

Guselkumab will be administered as a SC injection.

Drug: - Golimumab

Golimumab will be administered as a SC injection.

Drug: - Placebo

Placebo will be administered as a SC injection.

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Phoenix, Arizona

Status

Recruiting

Address

Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Research, PLLC

Phoenix, Arizona, 85032

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