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Effisayil™ ON: A Study to Test Long-term Treatment With Spesolimab in People With Generalized Pustular Psoriasis Who Took Part in a Previous Study

A Phase 2 interventional study of Spesolimab and Spesolimab in Generalized Pustular Psoriasis, sponsored by LEO Pharma. Active, not recruiting at 58 sites in 21 countries. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-01.

Sponsored by LEO Pharma · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
131
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
12 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is open to people with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP). People can only take part if they have completed treatment in a previous study with spesolimab (1368-0013 or 1368-0027).

The goal of this study is to find out how well people with GPP tolerate long-term treatment with spesolimab. The study also tests whether spesolimab helps improve GPP symptoms and how quickly the symptoms improve after a flare-up.

Every participant gets spesolimab for almost 5 years (252 weeks). Depending on their symptoms and whether they had a GPP flare during the previous trial, they get spesolimab every few weeks. When participants have a GPP flare during this trial, they get spesolimab as an infusion into a vein.

Participants visit their doctors regularly. During these visits, the doctors collect information on any health problems of the participants. To assess the study endpoints, doctors regularly check participants' skin.

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Conditions studied

  • Generalized Pustular Psoriasis

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female patients who have completed the treatment period without premature discontinuation in the previous spesolimab trial and are willing and able to continue treatment in the current trial
  • Women of childbearing potential must be ready and able to use highly effective methods of birth control per ICH M3 (R2) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly. A list of contraception methods meeting these criteria is provided in Section 4.2.2.3 as well as in the patient information. Note: A woman is considered of childbearing potential, i.e. fertile, following menarche and until becoming postmenopausal unless permanently sterile. Permanent sterilisation methods include hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy and bilateral oophorectomy. Tubal ligation is not a method of permanent sterilization. A postmenopausal state is defined as no menses for 12 months without an alternative medical cause.
  • Signed and dated written informed consent and assent for the current trial 1368-0025, in accordance with ICH-GCP and local legislation prior to admission to the current trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of flare symptoms of moderate/severe intensity at screening.
  • Treatment with any restricted medication as specified in the protocol, or any drugs considered by the investigator likely to interfere with the safe conduct of the study since the last visit of the previous spesolimab trial and during the screening period for the current trial, with the exception of methotrexate, cyclosporine, or retinoids started following rescue treatment for GPP flare in trial 1368-0027.
  • Severe, progressive, or uncontrolled hepatic disease, defined as >3- fold Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) elevation in Aspartate Transaminase (AST) or Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) or alkaline phosphatase, or >2- fold ULN elevation in total bilirubin.
  • Patients with congestive heart disease, as assessed by the investigator.
  • Relevant chronic or acute infections including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or viral hepatitis. A patient can be re-screened if the patient was treated and is cured from acute infection.
  • Active or Latent tuberculosis (TB):

    • Patients with active tuberculosis should be excluded
    • Patients will be screened with Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) such as QuantiFERON®-TB-Gold Plus or T-spot®. Patients with positive IGRA (indicating active or latent tuberculosis) are excluded unless they have completed treatment for active or latent tuberculosis per investigator discretion, at the time of screening.
    • Patients with indeterminate QuantiFERON®-TB-Gold Plus or invalid/borderline T-spot® may be retested with IGRA (once) or Tuberculin Skin test (TST).
    • TST or any alternative test/procedure (as per local standards) to rule out TB can be performed if IGRA is not available or indeterminate. A TST reaction ≥10mm (≥5mm if receiving ≥15mg/d prednisone or other immunosuppressant) is considered positive. Patients with a positive TST are excluded unless they have completed treatment as above.
  • History of allergy/hypersensitivity to a systemically administered trial medication agent or its excipients.
  • Any documented active or suspected malignancy at screening, except appropriately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of uterine cervix.

Further exclusion criteria apply.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
131 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Spesolimab (every 6 weeks)

    Drug: Spesolimab

  • Experimental
    Spesolimab (every 12 weeks)

    Drug: Spesolimab

  • Experimental
    Spesolimab (every 4 weeks)

    Drug: Spesolimab

Interventions

  • DrugSpesolimab

    Solution for infusion

  • DrugSpesolimab

    Solution for injection

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) up to week 252 of maintenance treatment

    Time frame: Up to 252 Weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. The reoccurrence of a GPP flare defined by GPPGA

    The total GPPGA score ranges from 0 to 4 with a higher score indicating a higher grade of inflammation.

    Time frame: Up to 252 Weeks

  2. Time to first achievement of a GPPGA score of 0 or 1 (Patients received flare rescue Treatment)

    Time frame: Up to 252 Weeks

  3. A GPPGA pustulation sub-score of 0 indicating no visible pustules, by visit

    Time frame: Up to 252 Weeks

  4. Change from baseline in Psoriasis Symptom Scale (PSS) score, by visit

    The PSS score ranges from None to Very Severe with a higher score indicating a higher severity of psoriasis symptom.

    Time frame: Up to 252 Weeks

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Study locations

58 sites
  • Oakland Hills Dermatology
    Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326, United States
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    New York, New York 10029, United States
  • Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
    CABA, C1199ABD, Argentina
  • Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
    Brussels, 1200, Belgium
  • Clínica Dermacross S.A.
    Vitacura, 7640881, Chile
  • Sun yet-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun yet-sen Univesity
    Guangzhou, 510288, China
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Hangzhou, 310009, China
  • Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital
    Shanghai, 200000, China
  • Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
    Shanghai, 200040, China
  • Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University
    Xi'an, 710004, China
  • HOP Saint-André
    Bordeaux, 33000, France
  • Hôpital de l'Archet
    Nice, 06200, France
  • HOP Saint-Louis
    Paris, 75010, France
  • HOP Robert Debré
    Reims, 51092, France
  • Fachklinik Bad Bentheim
    Bad Bentheim, 48455, Germany
  • Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
    Berlin, 10117, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Bonn AöR
    Bonn, 53127, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
    Erlangen, 91054, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt
    Frankfurt am Main, 60596, Germany
  • Klinikum der Universität München - Campus Innenstadt
    München, 80337, Germany
  • Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
    Münster, 48149, Germany
  • Klinikum Oldenburg AöR
    Oldenburg, 26133, Germany
  • Istituto Clinico Humanitas
    Rozzano (MI), 20089, Italy
  • Nagoya City University Hospital
    Aichi, Nagoya, 467-8602, Japan
  • Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center
    Ibaraki, Inashiki-gun, 300-0395, Japan
  • Saitama Medical University Hospital
    Saitama, Iruma-gun, 350-0495, Japan
  • Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center
    Tokyo, Hachioji, 193-0998, Japan
  • Hospital Pulau Pinang-Pulau Pinang-21953
    George Town, 10990, Malaysia
  • Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun
    Ipoh, 30450, Malaysia
  • Hospital Sultanah Aminah
    Johor Bahru, 80100, Malaysia
  • Hospital Sultan Ismail
    Johor Bahru, 81100, Malaysia
  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital
    Kota Kinabalu, 88586, Malaysia
  • Hospital Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur, 50586, Malaysia
  • Hospital Selayang
    Kuala Selangor, 68100, Malaysia
  • Sarawak General Hospital
    Kuching, Sarawak, 93586, Malaysia
  • Hospital Pakar Sultanah Fatimah
    Muar town, 84000, Malaysia
  • Hospital Universitario Dr Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez
    Monterrey, 64460, Mexico
  • Southern Philippines Medical Center -Davao-62091
    Davao City, 8000, Philippines
  • Iloilo Doctors Hospital
    Iloilo City, Iloilo, 5000, Philippines
  • Zenith Skin Science Center Inc.
    Makati City, 1229, Philippines
  • SBHI Chelyabinsk Reg.Clin.Derma.Dispen.
    Chelyabinsk, 454048, Russia
  • LLC "Medical Center Azbuka Zdorovia"
    Kazan', 420111, Russia
  • FSBEI HE "Kirov State Medical University"
    Kirov, 610035, Russia
  • LLC Skin Disease Clinic of Pier Volkenstein, St. Petersburg
    Saint Petersburg, 190123, Russia
  • Saratov State Med.Univ.n.a.Razumovskogo
    Saratov, 410028, Russia
  • Singapore General Hospital
    Singapore, 169608, Singapore
  • Severance Hospital
    Seoul, 03722, South Korea
  • Hospital Sant Joan de Déu
    Esplugues Del Llobregat, 08950, Spain
  • Chang Gung Medical Foundation (CGMF) - Linkou Bran
    Linkou District, 333, Taiwan
  • National Taiwan University Hospital
    Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
  • Institute of Dermatology
    Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
  • Ramathibodi Hospital
    Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
  • Hedi Chaker Hospital, Department of Dermatology
    Sfax, 1053, Tunisia
  • Farhat Hached Hospital
    Sousse, 4000, Tunisia
  • La Rabta Hospital
    Tunis, 1007, Tunisia
  • Marmara Universitesi Pendik Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi
    Istanbul, 34890, Turkey (Türkiye)
  • National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology
    Hà Nội, 10000, Vietnam
  • HCMC Hospital of Dermato-Venereology-Ho Chi Minh-66092
    Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Vietnam
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03886246
Lead sponsor
LEO Pharma
Collaborators
Boehringer Ingelheim
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 22, 2019
Start date
May 29, 2019
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 27, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 1, 2026

Study contacts

Medical Expert
study director · LEO Pharma

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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