New BIMZELX® (bimekizumab-bkzx) Data at ACR Convergence 2024 Highlights UCB's Efforts to Deliver Differentiated Care for Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthritis

In This Article:

  • ACR Convergence 2024 marks UCB's first presentation of data in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) since the recent approvals of BIMZELX® (bimekizumab-bkzx) in these indications in the U.S.

  • New two-year data demonstrated sustained improvements in clinical and patient-reported outcomes in PsA, nr-axSpA, and AS patients treated with BIMZELX

  • UCB will present 19 BIMZELX abstracts, including two oral presentations, across PsA, nr-axSpA, and AS, as well as plaque psoriasis (PSO)

ATLANTA, Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced the presentation of new two-year data confirming a sustained clinical response for the IL-17A and IL-17F inhibitor BIMZELX® (bimekizumab-bkzx), in adults with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and those with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis with objective signs of inflammation (nr-axSpA) and active ankylosing spondylitis (AS). These results are the latest from the Phase 3 studies BE OPTIMAL (PsA), BE COMPLETE (PsA), and their open-label extension BE VITAL, as well as BE MOBILE 1 (nr-axSpA), BE MOBILE 2 (AS), and their open-label extension BE MOVING.1,2,3

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Additionally, new one-year data demonstrated significant reduction in inflammation and structural lesions in nr-axSpA and AS, as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), while two-year data confirmed minimal spinal radiographic progression in nr-axSpA and AS.4,5 These findings will be highlighted in oral presentations at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence 2024, in Washington D.C., November 14–19.4,5

BIMZELX received FDA approval for PsA, nr-axSpA, and AS indications in September this year. The research presented at ACR demonstrates the long-term efficacy of BIMZELX, building on the breadth and depth of available data and reinforcing UCB's continued commitment to people living with rheumatic diseases.6,7,8,9

"A major challenge for practicing rheumatologists is that existing treatments may lose efficacy over time, leaving patients vulnerable to debilitating symptoms. The new results presented at ACR Convergence 2024 show that bimekizumab-bkzx met stringent clinical endpoints, with high levels of efficacy across multiple domains of axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis, and were sustained for two years, demonstrating bimekizumab-bkzx's ability to remain effective over the long term," said Dr Fabian Proft, Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.