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BIMZELX: THE FIRST AND ONLY APPROVED DUAL SELECTIVE INHIBITOR OF IL-17A AND IL-17F FOR USE IN PsA AND axSpA1

BIMZELX® (bimekizumab) is indicated for the treatment of: active PsA, alone or in combination with methotrexate, in adults who have had an inadequate response or who have been intolerant to one or more DMARDs; active nr-axSpA, in adults with objective signs of inflammation as indicated by elevated CRP and/or MRI, who have responded inadequately or are intolerant to NSAIDs; and active AS, in adults who have responded inadequately or are intolerant to conventional therapy.1

IL-17 plays an important role in psoriasis, PsA and axSpA with levels of IL-17A and IL-17F often elevated in patients with PsA and axSpA2,3

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The clinical significance of this is yet to be determined

Adapted from, Reich, K,. et al. Lancet 2021

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Abrreviations

AS, ankylosing spondylitis; axSpA, axial spondyloarthritis; CRP, c-reactive protein; DMARDs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; IL, interleukin; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; nr-axSpA, non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis; NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; SIJ, sacroiliac joint; TNFi-IR, tumour necrosis factor inhibitor-inadequate response.

References

  1. BIMZELX® (bimekizumab) SmPC.
  2. Glatt S, Baeten D, Baker T, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018;77(4):523-532.
  3. van Baarsen LGM, Lebre MC, van der Coelen D, et al. Arthritis Res Ther. 2014;16(4):426.
  4. Reich, K., et al. Lancet. 2021; 397(10273);487–498.
  5. McGonagle D, Watad A, Sharif K, et al. Front Immunol. 2021;12;614255.
  6. Yeremenko N. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2021;33(4):333-340.
  7. Ramiro S, Nikiphorou E, Sepriano A, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2023;82(1):19-34.
  8. Coates LC, Soriano ER, Corp N, et al. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2022;18(8):465-479.
  9. Kolbinger F, Loesche C, Valentin MA, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017;139(3):923-932.
  10. Huang JC, Scleisman M, Choi D, et al. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021;(29(3):558-565.
  11. Lin P, Suhler EB, Rosenbaum JT. Ophthalmaology. 2014;121(1):365-376.
  12. Weinstein JE, Pepple KL. Curr Opin Ophthal. 2018;29(3):267-274.
  13. Mandour M, Chen S, van de Sande MGH. Front Immunol. 2021;12:618581.
  14. McDermott NL, Bridgewood C, MacLeod T, et al. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022:41-42. Presentation P34.

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Date of creation: September 2026