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A Study to Evaluate the Drug Levels, Efficacy and Safety of Deucravacitinib in Children and Adolescent Participants With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis

A Phase 3 interventional study of Deucravacitinib and Placebo matching deucravacitinib in Plaque Psoriasis, sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb. Recruiting at 65 sites in 13 countries. Open to participants aged 4 Years to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-18.

Sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
153
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
4 Years to 18 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this pediatric study is to evaluate the drug levels, efficacy and safety of Deucravacitinib in children and adolescent participants aged 4 to \<18 years with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. This study includes two cohorts; Cohort 1 (age 12 to \<18 years) and Cohort 2 (age 4 to \<12 years), with two parts; for each cohort. Part A will evaluate the drug levels of BMS-986165 to enable selection of 2 dose levels to be studied in Part B. Part B will assess the efficacy and safety of two dose levels in children and adolescent participants with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The 5-year long-term extension (LTE) period will observe the long-term safety and tolerability of deucravacitinib in children and adolescent participants with psoriasis who have completed Parts A or B of the study.

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Conditions studied

  • Plaque Psoriasis

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Keywords

  • Adolescent Psoriasis
  • BMS-986165
  • Clinical trial
  • Deucravacitinib
  • Children Psoriasis
  • Pediatric Psoriasis
  • Plaque Psoriasis
  • Psoriasis
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
4 Years to 18 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Males and females aged 12 to \<18 years for Cohort 1. Males and females aged 4 to \<12 years for Cohort 2.
  • Plaque psoriasis for at least 6 months.
  • Moderate to severe disease.
  • Candidate for phototherapy or systemic therapy.
  • Must have completed the Week 52 treatment period in Part A or B for long-term extension (LTE) period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • Participants weighing ≤ 30.0 kg at screening for Cohort 1 (age 12 to \< 18 years), Part A and Part B. Participants weighing \< 18.0 kg at screening for Cohort 2 (age 4 to \< 12 years), Part A and Part B.
  • Other forms of psoriasis.
  • History of recent infection.
  • Prior exposure to deucravacitinib (BMS-986165) or another active comparator.
  • Evidence of active TB for LTE period.
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
153 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Active treatment deucravacitinib standard dose

    Drug: Deucravacitinib

  • Experimental
    Active treatment deucravacitinib half-standard dose

    Drug: Deucravacitinib

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Other: Placebo matching deucravacitinib

Interventions

  • DrugDeucravacitinib

    Specified dose on specified days

  • OtherPlacebo matching deucravacitinib

    Specified dose on specified days

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Observed average concentration at steady state for deucravacitinib at Week 2

    Part A

    Time frame: Week 2

  2. Maximum observed plasma concentration at steady state for deucravacitinib at Week 2

    Part A

    Time frame: Week 2

  3. Trough observed plasma concentration for deucravacitinib at Week 2

    Part A

    Time frame: Week 2

  4. Proportion of subjects with at least 75% improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 75) at Week 16

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  5. Proportion of subjects with an static Physician's Global Assessment (sPGA) score of 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) with at least a 2-point reduction from baseline at Week 16

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  6. Incidence of Adverse Events (AEs)

    Long-term extension (LTE) Period

    Time frame: Up to 316 weeks

  7. Incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs)

    LTE Period

    Time frame: Up to 316 weeks

  8. Monitoring of growth: Body weight

    LTE Period

    Time frame: Up to 316 weeks

  9. Monitoring of growth: Height

    LTE Period

    Time frame: Up to 316 weeks

  10. Monitoring of growth: Tanner staging (sexual maturation)

    LTE Period

    Time frame: Up to 316 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Adverse Events (AEs)

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  2. Incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs)

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  3. Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory results: Hematology tests

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  4. Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory results: Chemistry panel tests

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  5. Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory results: Urinalysis tests

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  6. Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory results: Hemoglobin A1C tests

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  7. Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory results: Lipid panel tests

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  8. Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory results: Serum immunoglobulin level tests

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  9. Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory results: Fasting plasma glucose tests

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  10. Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory results: Pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential only

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  11. Incidence of clinically significant changes in lymphocyte subsets and function

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  12. Incidence of clinically significant changes in cytokine levels

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  13. Incidence of clinically significant changes in physical examination findings

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  14. Incidence of clinically significant changes in vital signs: Body temperature

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  15. Incidence of clinically significant changes in vital signs: Respiratory rate

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  16. Incidence of clinically significant changes in vital signs: Systolic and diastolic blood pressure

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  17. Incidence of clinically significant changes in vital signs: Heart rate

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  18. Monitoring of growth: Body weight

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  19. Monitoring of growth: Height

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  20. Monitoring of growth: Tanner staging (sexual maturation)

    Part A and Part B

    Time frame: Up to Week 52

  21. Proportion of subjects with at least 75% improvement in PASI (PASI 75) at Week 16 for the comparison of the half-standard dose of deucravacitinib vs placebo

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  22. Proportion of subjects with an sPGA score of 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) with at least a 2-point reduction from baseline at Week 16 for the comparison of the half-standard dose of deucravacitinib vs placebo

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  23. Proportion of subjects with at least 90% improvement in PASI (PASI 90) at Week 16 for the comparison of deucravacitinib vs placebo

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  24. Change from baseline in PASI at Week 16 for comparison of deucravacitinib vs placebo

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  25. Change from baseline in BSA involvement at Week 16 for comparison of deucravacitinib vs placebo

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  26. Change from baseline in CDLQI score at Week 16 for comparison of deucravacitinib vs placebo

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  27. Change from baseline in subject reported visual analog scale (VAS) for subject's assessment of joint pain at Week 16 (only for subjects with confirmed JPsA prior to baseline) for comparison of deucravacitinib vs placebo

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  28. Change from baseline in VAS for subject's Global Assessment of Joint Disease; at Week 16 (only for subjects with confirmed JPsA prior to baseline) for comparison of deucravacitinib vs placebo

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  29. Proportion of subjects achieving Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and the American College of Rheumatology 30 (JIA-ACR 30) response at Week 16 for subjects with confirmed JPsA prior to baseline

    Part B JIA-ACR 30 response is defined as subjects with at least 30% improvement from baseline in 3 of any 6 variables in the core set, while no more than one of the remaining variables can worsen by \> 30% for comparison of deucravacitinib vs placebo

    Time frame: Week 16

  30. Proportion of subjects using topical corticosteroid at Week 16 for comparison of deucravacitinib vs placebo

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  31. Proportion of subjects with protective titers of antibodies to measles, tetanus and pertussis at Week 16

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  32. Observed average concentration at steady state for deucravacitinib at Week 16

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  33. Maximum observed plasma concentration at steady state for deucravacitinib at Week 16

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  34. Trough observed plasma concentration for deucravacitinib at Week 16

    Part B

    Time frame: Week 16

  35. Proportion of participants with 75% improvement in PASI (PASI 75) over time

    LTE Period

    Time frame: Up to 316 weeks

  36. Proportion of participants with an sPGA score of 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) with at least a 2-point reduction from baseline over time

    LTE Period

    Time frame: Up to 316 weeks

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Study locations

46 of 65 sites recruiting
  • Instituto de Neumonologia Y Dermatologia
    Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1425, Argentina
    • Paula Luna, Site 0042 · Contact · 5491145404644
    Recruiting
  • Psoriahue
    Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1425DKG, Argentina
    • Gabriel Magariños, Site 0045 · Contact · 5401148238755
    Recruiting
  • CONEXA Investigacion Clinica S.A.
    Buenos Aires, 1012, Argentina
    • Pablo Gonzalez, Site 0058 · Contact · +5491154140381
    Recruiting
  • Centro de Investigaciones Metabólicas (CINME)
    Buenos Aires, C1056ABI, Argentina
    • Maria Laura Galimberti, Site 0044 · Contact · 5491154583202
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
    CABA, 1199, Argentina
    • Maria Angles, Site 0043 · Contact · +5491168360026
    Recruiting
  • Consultora Integral de Salud
    Córdoba, 5004, Argentina
    • Veronica Savio, Site 0089 · Contact · +5493515337844
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0020
    Darlinghurst, New South Wales 2010, Australia
    Active, not recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0002
    Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia
    Withdrawn
  • Queensland Children's Hospital
    Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia
    • Tania Zappala, Site 0072 · Contact · 30681111
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0003
    Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia
    Completed
  • Monash Health
    Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
    • Francis Lai, Site 0046 · Contact · 0395936666
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0001
    Melbourne, Victoria 3995, Australia
    Completed
  • Centro de Pesquisas da Clínica IBIS
    Salvador, Estado de Bahia 41820-020, Brazil
    • Gleison Duarte, Site 0069 · Contact · +557199628-2914
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Moinhos de Vento
    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90560-032, Brazil
    • André Carvalho, Site 0070 · Contact · +5551993785952
    Recruiting
  • Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (USP) - HCFMRP
    Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14051-140, Brazil
    • Cacilda da Silva Souza, Site 0064 · Contact · 551636022302
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0083
    Rio de Janeiro, 22470-220, Brazil
    Withdrawn
  • Local Institution - 0067
    São Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil
    Withdrawn
  • Local Institution - 0010
    Calgary, Alberta T2J 7E1, Canada
    Completed
  • Alberta Dermasurgery Centre
    Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1C3, Canada
    • Jaggi Rao, Site 0037 · Contact · 587-487-0187
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0039
    Hamilton, Ontario L8N 1Y2, Canada
    Withdrawn
  • Lynderm Research Inc.
    Markham, Ontario L3P 1X3, Canada
    • Charles Lynde, Site 0008 · Contact · 9054718011
    Recruiting
  • The Hospital for Sick Children
    Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
    • Rebecca Levy, Site 0050 · Contact · 4168137654x428232
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier de Calais
    Calais, 62107, France
    • Christopher COSSART, Site 0090 · Contact · 0366256173
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Bourgogne - Hôpital François Mitterrand-dermatology
    Dijon, 21000, France
    • Bertille Bonniaud, Site 0028 · Contact · 33380293336
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice - Hôpital l'Archet
    Nice, 06202, France
    • Thomas Hubiche, Site 0012 · Contact · +33492036667
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0021
    Paris, 75019, France
    Completed
  • Universitätsklinikum Münster
    Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia 48149, Germany
    • Nina Magnolo, Site 0077 · Contact · 0049-251-8356558
    Recruiting
  • Universitätsmedizin Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
    Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate 55131, Germany
    • Petra Staubach-Renz, Site 0075 · Contact · +496131175732
    Recruiting
  • Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
    Dresden, Saxony 01307, Germany
    • Susanne Abraham, Site 0073 · Contact · +493514583401
    Recruiting
  • Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Mitte
    Berlin, 10117, Germany
    • Sonja Molin, Site 0076 · Contact · 030450618343
    Recruiting
  • Kath. Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift
    Hamburg, 22149, Germany
    • Peter Hoeger, Site 0074 · Contact · 00494067377202
    Recruiting
  • Nagoya City University Hospital
    Nagoya, Aichi-ken 467-8602, Japan
    • Akimichi Morita, Site 0033 · Contact · +81-52-851-5511
    Recruiting
  • Fukuoka University Hospital
    Fukuoka, Jonan-Ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
    • Shinichi Imafuku, Site 0032 · Contact · 81928011011
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0040
    Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan
    Withdrawn
  • Mie University Hospital
    Tsu, Mie-ken 514-8507, Japan
    • Keiichi Yamanaka, Site 0038 · Contact · 81-59-232-1111
    Recruiting
  • Teikyo University Hospital
    Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8606, Japan
    • Yayoi Tada, Site 0034 · Contact · 81339641211
    Recruiting
  • Tokyo Medical University Hospital
    Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
    • Yukari Okubo, Site 0041 · Contact · 81-3-3342-6111
    Recruiting
  • Nippon Life Hospital
    Osaka, 550-0006, Japan
    • Mari Higashiyama, Site 0035 · Contact · +81664433446
    Recruiting
  • Crea de Guadalajara
    Guadalajara, Jalisco 44600, Mexico
    • Gabriel Vega Cornejo, Site 0054 · Contact · 3314172229
    Recruiting
  • Grupo Clínico CATEI S.C.
    Guadalajara, Jalisco 44638, Mexico
    • Delfina Villanueva Quintero, Site 0057 · Contact · 3331151992
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0052
    Mexico City, Mexico City 03100, Mexico
    Completed
  • Arké SMO S.A de C.V
    Veracruz, 91910, Mexico
    • Claudia Bernabe del Rio, Site 0053 · Contact · +522299314102
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0011
    Krakow, 30-438, Poland
    Completed
  • Dermoklinika Centrum Medyczne S.C. M. Kierstan, J. Narbutt, A. Lesiak
    Lodz, 90-436, Poland
    • Joanna Narbutt, Site 0006 · Contact · +48603756804
    Recruiting
  • Państwowy Instytut Medyczny MSWiA-Klinika Dermatologii
    Warsaw, 02-507, Poland
    • Irena Walecka Herniczek, Site 0004 · Contact · 48603389394
    Recruiting
  • WroMedica
    Wroclaw, 51-620, Poland
    • Wojciech Baran, Site 0005 · Contact · +48 604058690
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0080
    Bucharest, Bucharest 012292, Romania
    Withdrawn
  • Local Institution - 0081
    Bucharest, Bucharest 020125, Romania
    Withdrawn
  • Local Institution - 0088
    Bucharest, Bucharest 020762, Romania
    Withdrawn
  • CCBR Clinical Research
    Bucharest, Bucharest 30463, Romania
    • Mara Mihai, Site 0082 · Contact · 0040743364164
    Recruiting
  • Lotus-Med Tunari
    Bucharest, 020528, Romania
    • Adelina-Maria Sendrea, Site 0087 · Contact · 0040760930352
    Recruiting
  • Spitalul clinic de urgenta pentru copii Sf. Maria
    Iași, 700309, Romania
    • Monica Cozorici, Site 0079 · Contact · 0740303215
    Recruiting
  • Spitalul Clinic Judetean Mures
    Târgu Mureş, 540342, Romania
    • Silviu Morariu, Site 0078 · Contact · +40744757246
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0048
    Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul] 02447, South Korea
    Completed
  • Local Institution - 0047
    Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul] 03722, South Korea
    Completed
  • The Catholic Univ. of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
    Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul] 06591, South Korea
    • JU HEE HAN, Site 0059 · Contact · +821041383307
    Recruiting
  • Hospital General Universitario de Alicante-Dermatology
    Alicante, 03010, Spain
    • laura berbegal, Site 0017 · Contact · +34965913723
    Recruiting
  • OSI Ezkerraldea-Enkarterri-Cruces - Hospital Universitario Cruces-Dermatology
    Barakaldo, 48903, Spain
    • Marta Mendieta Eckert, Site 0026 · Contact · 946006149
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Sant Joan de Déu-URC Dermatology
    Esplugues de Llobregat, 08950, Spain
    • Asuncion Vicente Villa, Site 0014 · Contact · 936009733(ext.70034)
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín-Dermatología
    Las Palmas de GC, 35019, Spain
    • ALICIA GONZALEZ QUESADA, Site 0016 · Contact · +34928450659
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre-DERMATOLOGY
    Madrid, 28041, Spain
    • Raquel Rivera-Diaz, Site 0027 · Contact · 34917792260
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario La Paz-UCICEC/DERMA
    Madrid, 28046, Spain
    • Raul de Lucas Laguna, Site 0022 · Contact · 34917277231
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0029
    London, London, City of WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
    • Site 0029 · Contact
    Not yet recruiting
  • Mounts Bay Medical
    Connor Downs, TR27 5DT, United Kingdom
    • Richard Burkimsher, Site 0019 · Contact · 01736 805460
    Recruiting
  • Local Institution - 0092
    London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
    • Site 0092 · Contact
    Not yet recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — BMS will provide access to individual anonymized participant data upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria. Additional information regarding Bristol Myer Squibb's data sharing policy and process can be found at https://www.bms.com/researchers-and-partners/clinical-trials-and-research.html

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Csr

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04772079
Lead sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 26, 2021
Start date
Mar 23, 2021
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2029 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 8, 2033 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 18, 2026

Study contacts

BMS Clinical Trials Contact Center www.BMSClinicalTrials.com
Contact
Clinical.Trials@bms.com
855-907-3286
First line of the email MUST contain NCT # and Site #.
Contact
Bristol-Myers Squibb
study director · Bristol-Myers Squibb

Oversight

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