Submission is supported by data from the Phase 3 QUASAR program, which showed a significantly greater percentage of patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who received TREMFYA® achieved clinical remission at Week 44 compared with placebo
SPRING HOUSE, PA, USA I March 11, 2024 I Johnson & Johnson today announced the submission of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval of TREMFYA® (guselkumab) for treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). The submission is based on results from the Phase 3 QUASAR program evaluating the efficacy and safety of TREMFYA® in the treatment of individuals living with moderately to severely active UC who had an inadequate response or intolerance to conventional therapy, prior biologics and/or JAK inhibitors.1 The data show statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in symptoms, patient-reported outcomes such as fatigue and measures of disease activity including high bar endpoints such as endoscopic and histologic remission.2,3 The safety results were consistent with the known safety profile of TREMFYA® in approved indications.2,3,a
“Despite advances in therapy, many people living with ulcerative colitis still experience inadequate response to or do not tolerate existing therapies,” said David Lee, MD, PhD, Global Therapeutic Area Head Immunology. “TREMFYA has the potential to be a new treatment option for patients. We look forward to working with the FDA in review of this application and remain focused on developing new therapies for those living with chronic autoimmune conditions, such as ulcerative colitis, who are experiencing persistent and debilitating symptoms.”
TREMFYA® is a dual-acting IL-23i that blocks IL-23 and binds to CD64, a receptor on cells that produce IL-23.4 IL-23 is a cytokine secreted by activated monocyte/macrophages and dendritic cells that is known to be a driver of immune-mediated diseases including UC.5 TREMFYA® was first approved in the U.S. in July 2017 for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis and was subsequently also approved for adults with active psoriatic arthritis in July, 2020.4
Clinical data from the Phase 3 QUASAR induction study through 12 weeks were presented at the 2023 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Annual Meeting2 and results from the Phase 3 QUASAR maintenance study through 44 weeks will be presented at an upcoming medical meeting.
Editor’s Notes:
a. TREMFYA® is not approved to treat UC.
ABOUT THE QUASAR STUDY (NCT04033445)
QUASAR is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, multicenter, seamless Phase 2b/3 program designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TREMFYA®, a selective IL-23 inhibitor, in adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who had an inadequate response or intolerance to conventional therapy (e.g., thiopurines or corticosteroids), prior biologics and/or JAK inhibitors (i.e., tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists, vedolizumab, or tofacitinib).1 QUASAR included a Phase 2b dose-ranging induction study, a confirmatory Phase 3 induction study, and a Phase 3 maintenance study. Efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and biomarkers are assessed at specified time points.1
ABOUT ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic disease of the large intestine, also known as the colon, in which the lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops tiny open sores, or ulcers, that produce pus and mucus.6 It is the result of the immune system’s overactive response.6 Symptoms vary, but may include loose and more urgent bowel movements, rectal bleeding or bloody stool, persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, weight loss and fatigue.6
ABOUT TREMFYA® (guselkumab)
Developed by Johnson & Johnson, TREMFYA® is the first approved fully-human, dual-acting monoclonal antibody that blocks IL-23 by binding to the p19 subunit of IL-23 and binding to CD64, a receptor on cells that produce IL-23.4 IL-23 is an important driver of the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases.5 Findings for dual acting are limited to in vitro studies that demonstrate guselkumab binds to CD64, which is expressed on the surface of IL-23 producing cells in an inflammatory monocyte model. The clinical significance of this finding is not known.7,8,9,10
TREMFYA® is approved in the U.S.,4 Canada,11 Japan12 and a number of other countries for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO) who are candidates for injections or pills (systemic therapy) or phototherapy (treatment using ultraviolet light) and for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis ( PsA).4 It is also approved in the EU for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque PsO in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy and for the treatment of active PsA in adult patients who have had an inadequate response or who have been intolerant to a prior disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy.13
Johnson & Johnson maintains exclusive worldwide marketing rights to TREMFYA®.
Please read the full Prescribing Information, including Medication Guide for TREMFYA®, and discuss any questions that you have with your doctor.
ABOUT JOHNSON & JOHNSON
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/ or at www.janssen.com/johnson-johnson-innovative-medicine. Follow us at @JNJInnovMed. Janssen Research & Development, LLC and Janssen Biotech, Inc. are a Johnson & Johnson companies.
- National Institutes of Health: Clinicaltrials.gov. A study of guselkumab in participants with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (QUASAR). Identifier: NCT04033445. Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04033445. Accessed February 2024.
- Allegretti, J, et al. The efficacy and safety of guselkumab induction therapy in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis: Results from the Phase 3 QUASAR induction study. Presented at Digestive Disease Week, May 6-9.
- Peyrin-Biroulet L, et al. Guselkumab in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis: QUASAR Phase 2b induction study. Gastroenterology. 2023 Dec;165(6):1443-1457. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.08.038. Epub 2023 Sep 1. PMID: 37659673.
- US Food and Drug Administration. TREMFYA® Prescribing Information. Available at: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2020/761061s007lbl.pdf. Accessed February 2024.
- Schinocca, C. et al. Role of the IL-23/IL-17 pathway in rheumatic diseases: an overview. Frontiers in immunology. 2021 Feb 22;12:321. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.637829.
- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. What is ulcerative colitis? Available at: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/what-is-ulcerative-colitis. Accessed February 2024.
- Mehta H, et al. Differential Changes in inflammatory mononuclear phagocyte and T-Cell profiles within psoriatic skin during treatment with guselkumab vs. secukinumab. J Invest Dermatol 2021;141(7):1707-1718. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33524368/. Accessed February 2024.
- Wang Y, et al. Monocytes/Macrophages play a pathogenic role in IL-23 mediated psoriasis-like skin inflammation. Sci Rep. 2019;9(1):5310. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30926837/. Accessed February 2024.
- Matt P, et al. Up-regulation of CD64-expressing monocytes with impaired FcγR function reflects disease activity in polyarticular psoriatic arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol 2015; 44(6):464-473. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26084203/. Accessed February 2024.
- McGonagle D, et al. Guselkumab, an IL-23p19 subunit–specific monoclonal antibody, binds CD64+ myeloid cells and potently neutralises IL-23 produced from the same cells. Presented at EULAR 2023, May 31-June 3.
- The Canadian Agency for Drugs & Technologies in Health. TREMFYA Prescribing Information. Available at: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00042101.pdf. Accessed February 2024.
- Japan Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency. Tremfya Report on the Deliberation Results. Available at: https://www.pmda.go.jp/files/000234741.pdf. Accessed February 2024.
- European Commission: Tremfya (guselkumab). Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/health/documents/community-register/html/h1234.htm. Accessed February 2024.
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Submission is supported by data from the Phase 3 QUASAR program, which showed a significantly greater percentage of patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who received TREMFYA® achieved clinical remission at Week 44 compared with placebo
SPRING HOUSE, PA, USA I March 11, 2024 I Johnson & Johnson today announced the submission of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval of TREMFYA® (guselkumab) for treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). The submission is based on results from the Phase 3 QUASAR program evaluating the efficacy and safety of TREMFYA® in the treatment of individuals living with moderately to severely active UC who had an inadequate response or intolerance to conventional therapy, prior biologics and/or JAK inhibitors.1 The data show statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in symptoms, patient-reported outcomes such as fatigue and measures of disease activity including high bar endpoints such as endoscopic and histologic remission.2,3 The safety results were consistent with the known safety profile of TREMFYA® in approved indications.2,3,a
“Despite advances in therapy, many people living with ulcerative colitis still experience inadequate response to or do not tolerate existing therapies,” said David Lee, MD, PhD, Global Therapeutic Area Head Immunology. “TREMFYA has the potential to be a new treatment option for patients. We look forward to working with the FDA in review of this application and remain focused on developing new therapies for those living with chronic autoimmune conditions, such as ulcerative colitis, who are experiencing persistent and debilitating symptoms.”
TREMFYA® is a dual-acting IL-23i that blocks IL-23 and binds to CD64, a receptor on cells that produce IL-23.4 IL-23 is a cytokine secreted by activated monocyte/macrophages and dendritic cells that is known to be a driver of immune-mediated diseases including UC.5 TREMFYA® was first approved in the U.S. in July 2017 for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis and was subsequently also approved for adults with active psoriatic arthritis in July, 2020.4
Clinical data from the Phase 3 QUASAR induction study through 12 weeks were presented at the 2023 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Annual Meeting2 and results from the Phase 3 QUASAR maintenance study through 44 weeks will be presented at an upcoming medical meeting.
Editor’s Notes:
a. TREMFYA® is not approved to treat UC.
ABOUT THE QUASAR STUDY (NCT04033445)
QUASAR is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, multicenter, seamless Phase 2b/3 program designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TREMFYA®, a selective IL-23 inhibitor, in adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who had an inadequate response or intolerance to conventional therapy (e.g., thiopurines or corticosteroids), prior biologics and/or JAK inhibitors (i.e., tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists, vedolizumab, or tofacitinib).1 QUASAR included a Phase 2b dose-ranging induction study, a confirmatory Phase 3 induction study, and a Phase 3 maintenance study. Efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and biomarkers are assessed at specified time points.1
ABOUT ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic disease of the large intestine, also known as the colon, in which the lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops tiny open sores, or ulcers, that produce pus and mucus.6 It is the result of the immune system’s overactive response.6 Symptoms vary, but may include loose and more urgent bowel movements, rectal bleeding or bloody stool, persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, weight loss and fatigue.6
ABOUT TREMFYA® (guselkumab)
Developed by Johnson & Johnson, TREMFYA® is the first approved fully-human, dual-acting monoclonal antibody that blocks IL-23 by binding to the p19 subunit of IL-23 and binding to CD64, a receptor on cells that produce IL-23.4 IL-23 is an important driver of the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases.5 Findings for dual acting are limited to in vitro studies that demonstrate guselkumab binds to CD64, which is expressed on the surface of IL-23 producing cells in an inflammatory monocyte model. The clinical significance of this finding is not known.7,8,9,10
TREMFYA® is approved in the U.S.,4 Canada,11 Japan12 and a number of other countries for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO) who are candidates for injections or pills (systemic therapy) or phototherapy (treatment using ultraviolet light) and for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis ( PsA).4 It is also approved in the EU for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque PsO in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy and for the treatment of active PsA in adult patients who have had an inadequate response or who have been intolerant to a prior disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy.13
Johnson & Johnson maintains exclusive worldwide marketing rights to TREMFYA®.
Please read the full Prescribing Information, including Medication Guide for TREMFYA®, and discuss any questions that you have with your doctor.
ABOUT JOHNSON & JOHNSON
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/ or at www.janssen.com/johnson-johnson-innovative-medicine. Follow us at @JNJInnovMed. Janssen Research & Development, LLC and Janssen Biotech, Inc. are a Johnson & Johnson companies.
- National Institutes of Health: Clinicaltrials.gov. A study of guselkumab in participants with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (QUASAR). Identifier: NCT04033445. Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04033445. Accessed February 2024.
- Allegretti, J, et al. The efficacy and safety of guselkumab induction therapy in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis: Results from the Phase 3 QUASAR induction study. Presented at Digestive Disease Week, May 6-9.
- Peyrin-Biroulet L, et al. Guselkumab in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis: QUASAR Phase 2b induction study. Gastroenterology. 2023 Dec;165(6):1443-1457. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.08.038. Epub 2023 Sep 1. PMID: 37659673.
- US Food and Drug Administration. TREMFYA® Prescribing Information. Available at: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2020/761061s007lbl.pdf. Accessed February 2024.
- Schinocca, C. et al. Role of the IL-23/IL-17 pathway in rheumatic diseases: an overview. Frontiers in immunology. 2021 Feb 22;12:321. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.637829.
- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. What is ulcerative colitis? Available at: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/what-is-ulcerative-colitis. Accessed February 2024.
- Mehta H, et al. Differential Changes in inflammatory mononuclear phagocyte and T-Cell profiles within psoriatic skin during treatment with guselkumab vs. secukinumab. J Invest Dermatol 2021;141(7):1707-1718. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33524368/. Accessed February 2024.
- Wang Y, et al. Monocytes/Macrophages play a pathogenic role in IL-23 mediated psoriasis-like skin inflammation. Sci Rep. 2019;9(1):5310. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30926837/. Accessed February 2024.
- Matt P, et al. Up-regulation of CD64-expressing monocytes with impaired FcγR function reflects disease activity in polyarticular psoriatic arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol 2015; 44(6):464-473. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26084203/. Accessed February 2024.
- McGonagle D, et al. Guselkumab, an IL-23p19 subunit–specific monoclonal antibody, binds CD64+ myeloid cells and potently neutralises IL-23 produced from the same cells. Presented at EULAR 2023, May 31-June 3.
- The Canadian Agency for Drugs & Technologies in Health. TREMFYA Prescribing Information. Available at: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00042101.pdf. Accessed February 2024.
- Japan Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency. Tremfya Report on the Deliberation Results. Available at: https://www.pmda.go.jp/files/000234741.pdf. Accessed February 2024.
- European Commission: Tremfya (guselkumab). Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/health/documents/community-register/html/h1234.htm. Accessed February 2024.
SOURCE: Johnson & Johnson
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