A Study to Compare SB17 (Proposed Ustekinumab Biosimilar) to Stelara® in Subject With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04967508 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 19, 2021
Last Update Posted : December 19, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Psoriasis Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis | Drug: Stelara® (Ustekinumab) Drug: SB17 (Proposed Ustekinumab Biosimilar) | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 503 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase III, Randomised, Double-blind, Multicentre Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Immunogenicity of SB17 (Proposed Ustekinumab Biosimilar) Compared to Stelara® in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 6, 2021 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 24, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 25, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: SB17 (Proposed Ustekinumab Biosimilar) |
Drug: SB17 (Proposed Ustekinumab Biosimilar)
Subjects randomised into SB17 group will receive SB17 (45 mg) via subcutaneous injection at Week 0, 4, and then every 12 weeks up to Week 40. Starting at Week 28, subjects transited from Stelara® to SB17 will receive SB17 via subcutaneous injection. |
Active Comparator: Stelara® (Ustekinumab) |
Drug: Stelara® (Ustekinumab)
Subjects randomised into Stelara® group will receive Stelara® (45 mg) via subcutaneous injection at Week 0, 4, and then every 12 weeks up to Week 40. Drug: SB17 (Proposed Ustekinumab Biosimilar) Subjects randomised into SB17 group will receive SB17 (45 mg) via subcutaneous injection at Week 0, 4, and then every 12 weeks up to Week 40. Starting at Week 28, subjects transited from Stelara® to SB17 will receive SB17 via subcutaneous injection. |
- Percent change from baseline in PASI at Week 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 18 years or older at Screening.
- Have plaque psoriasis diagnosed at least 6 months, with or without psoriatic arthritis.
- Have plaque psoriasis with the involvement and severity of total affected BSA ≥ 10%, PASI score of ≥ 12 and PGA score of ≥ 3 (moderate).
- Considered to be a candidate for phototherapy or systemic therapy for psoriasis
- Less than 95 kg of body weight.
- Adequate hematological, renal and hepatic function by central lab.
- Non-childbearing potential female, or childbearing potential female subjects or male subjects with their partners who agree to use at least two forms of appropriate contraception method from Screening until 15 weeks after the last dose of IP.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have nonplaque forms of psoriasis, including erythrodermic, pustular, guttate, or drug-induced psoriasis.
- Have other skin disease than psoriasis that requires topical or systemic corticosteroids.
- Prior biologic use as any TNF inhibitors within the previous 6 months; any IL-12 or IL-23 inhibitor biologics, IL-17 inhibitor, rituximab, or integrin inhibitor biologics at any time; or other biologics within the longer of either 5 half-lives or 3 months prior to randomisation.
- Known allergic reactions or hypersensitivity to ustekinumab or to any ingredients of Stelara® or SB17
- History of exfoliative dermatitis, reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome, facial palsy, allergic alveolitis, or non-infectious pneumonia.
- Have received phototherapy or conventional systemic therapy for psoriasis within 4 weeks prior to Randomisation.
- Have received topical therapy for psoriasis within 2 weeks prior to Randomisation.
- Women who are pregnant or nursing at Screening, or men and women planning pregnancy during the study period and until 15 weeks after the last dose of IP.
- Have received a live or live attenuated viral vaccine or a live bacterial vaccine within 4 weeks (for BCG, 12 months) prior to Randomisation.
- Have active or latent tuberculosis.
- History of ongoing infection or a positive test of HBV, HCV, or HIV infection
- History of sepsis, chronic or recurrent infection
- History of malignancy within the last 5 years
- History of lymphoproliferative disease or leukemia
- History of myocardial infarction, NYHA III/IV congestive heart failure, or stroke within 12 months
- Have uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes
- History of uncontrolled psychiatric disorders or risk of suicide

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04967508
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Ukraine | |
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Kherson, Ukraine | |
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Kyiv, Ukraine | |
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Lviv, Ukraine | |
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Odesa, Ukraine | |
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Uzhgorod, Ukraine | |
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Responsible Party: | Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04967508 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
SB17-3001 |
First Posted: | July 19, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 19, 2022 |
Last Verified: | April 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Psoriasis Plaque Psoriasis |
Psoriasis Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous Skin Diseases Ustekinumab Dermatologic Agents |