Guselkumab

Guselkumab
Monoclonal antibody
TypeWhole antibody
SourceHuman
TargetIL23
Names
Trade namesTremfya
Clinical data
Main usesPlaque psoriasis[1][2]
Side effectsUpper respiratory tract infections, headache, joint pain, liver problems, decreased effectiveness of vaccines[3]
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Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B1
    Routes of
    use
    Subcutaneous
    External links
    AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
    MedlinePlusa617036
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    Legal status
    Chemical and physical data
    FormulaC6402H9864N1676O1994S42
    Molar mass143561.59 g·mol−1

    Guselkumab, sold under the brand name Tremfya, is a medication used to treat plaque psoriasis.[1][2] It is used for moderate to severe disease.[1] It is given by injection under the skin.[1]

    Common side effects include upper respiratory tract infections.[1] Other side effects may include infection, headache, joint pain, liver problems, and decreased effectiveness of vaccines.[3] Safety in pregnancy is unclear.[3] It is a monoclonal antibody which attaches to and blocks interleukin-23.[1]

    Guselkumab was approved for medical use in the United States and Europe in 2017.[3][1] In the United Kingdom it costs the NHS about £2,250 per 100 mg as of 2021.[8] This amount in the United States is about 11,600 USD.[9]

    Medical uses

    Guselkumab is used to treat moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis in adults.[6]

    Dosage

    Guselkumab is provided as a subcutaneous injection of 100 mg given every eight weeks (except for the second dose, which is given four weeks after the first dose).[1]

    Side effects

    Because guselkumab lowers the release of immune system signalling molecules, patients may have a higher risk of getting infections from bacteria, viruses, and fungi.[10] For this reason, people with psoriasis being considered for treatment with guselkumab must be screened for tuberculosis infection prior to treatment with guselkumab.[10]

    The most common side effects for guselkumab are upper respiratory tract infections, headache, injection site reactions, joint pain, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, fungal skin infections and herpes simplex infections.[11] As guselkumab is a new medicine, the long term effects are not fully understood.[12]

    Pharmacology

    Mechanism of action

    Guselkumab targets the IL-23 subunit alpha (p19 subunit)[13] preventing it from binding to cell receptors that would otherwise be activated by its presence.[14]

    Pharmacokinetics

    • Cmax 8.09 µg/mL
    • tmax 5.5 days
    • volume of distribution 13.5 L
    • apparent clearance 0.516 L/day[14]

    Society and culture

    Commercialization

    Guselkumab was developed by Janssen Global Services, LLC.[15] In November 2016, Janssen submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the FDA seeking approval of guselkumab.[16]

    In July 2017, Janssen gained US FDA approval to market guselkumab for treatment of plaque psoriasis.[17]

    In April 2018, Guselkumab was approved in Japan for the treatment psoriatic arthritis.[18]

    In July 2020, the FDA approved as the first IL-23 inhibitor to treat active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in the USA. [19][20]

    Guselkumab is manufactured by Janssen Sciences Ireland UC in Cork, Ireland.[21]

    Cost

    The list price of each 100 mg dose (to be given once every two months) is about $10,000.[22]

    Research

    During development, guselkumab was referred to as CNTO-1959.[14] Guselkumab has undergone phase 3 clinical trials comparing it with adalimumab (Humira) and ustekinumab (Stelara).[15]

    The safety and efficacy of guselkumab was compared to a placebo and to adalimumab in the "VOYAGE 1" and "VOYAGE 2" phase 3 clinical trials (ClinicalTrials.gov IDs: NCT02207231 and NCT02207231).[12] Preliminary results indicated that a significantly higher proportion of patients taking guselkumab had better skin clearance compared to those taking the other treatments. At week 16, 73.3% of patients taking guselkumab achieved a PASI 90 (90% reduction in PASI score from baseline), vs 49.7% of those taking adalimumab; additionally, 91.2% of patients taking guselkumab achieved a PASI 75 (75% reduction in PASI score from baseline), vs 73.1% of those taking adalimumab.[12]

    The phase III clinical trial "NAVIGATE" (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02203032) included only patients who had poor responses to treatment with ustekinumab. It showed that patients who switched to guselkumab from ustekinumab did better than those who remained on ustekinumab.[14]

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