Efficacy and Safety of Rilzabrutinib in Pemphigus : PEGASUS Phase 3 Randomized Study

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TRIAL DESIGN: Pemphigus is a rare but life-threatening autoimmune disease requiring long-term treatment that minimizes corticosteroid (CS) exposure while providing consistent disease control. The phase 2 pemphigus study of oral, reversible, covalent Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor rilzabrutinib demonstrated rapid and sustained efficacy with well-tolerated safety.

METHODS: Adults (aged 18-80 years) were randomized 1:1 to 400 mg rilzabrutinib (n = 65) or placebo (n = 66) twice daily (with CS ≤ 0.5 mg/kg/d) for 37 weeks in the phase 3 PEGASUS study in moderate-to-severe pemphigus vulgaris/pemphigus foliaceus.

RESULTS: The primary endpoint of complete remission from week 29 to week 37 with the amended endpoint CS dose ≤10 mg/d was not significant for 13 of 54 (24%) rilzabrutinib versus 10 of 55 (18%) placebo patients with PV (P = .45). Secondary endpoints showed numerical but nonsignificant improvements with rilzabrutinib (vs placebo) in reduced CS use, prolonged complete remission duration, and faster time to first complete remission.

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, rilzabrutinib was well-tolerated, with similar adverse events reported in both groups. Using minimal CS dose ≤10 mg/d and excluding remote observations, the primary efficacy endpoint was not met. However, results from a prespecified sensitivity analysis using CS dose ≤5 mg/d, considering all observations, and including all patients support Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibition as a viable therapeutic approach for pemphigus.

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E-Artikel

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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The Journal of investigative dermatology - (2024) vom: 16. März

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Murrell, Dedee F [VerfasserIn]
Caux, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Patsatsi, Aikaterini [VerfasserIn]
Hagino, Owen [VerfasserIn]
Rudnicka, Lidia [VerfasserIn]
Vassileva, Snejina [VerfasserIn]
Uzun, Soner [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Jenny [VerfasserIn]
Yen, Karl [VerfasserIn]
Arora, Puneet [VerfasserIn]
Gourlay, Steven G [VerfasserIn]
Joly, Pascal [VerfasserIn]
Werth, Victoria P [VerfasserIn]

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BTK or Bruton tyrosine kinase
CDA or control of disease activity
Desmoglein
Journal Article
Pemphigus
Rilzabrutinib

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Date Revised 28.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.jid.2024.02.023

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NLM369836170