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Monoclonal Antibodies

A Study of Bermekimab for the Treatment of Participants With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa (LYRA Trial)

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up weeks 0, 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36

Summary

This trial is testing bermekimab, a medicine made from human antibodies, in people with moderate to severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS). HS is a painful skin condition, and bermekimab aims to reduce inflammation by blocking a protein called IL-1 alpha. The study will last several months and will monitor safety and effectiveness.

Eligible Conditions
  • Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~weeks 0, 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and weeks 0, 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Part 1: Percentage of Participants Who Achieved Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinical Response-50 (HiSCR50) at Week 16
Secondary study objectives
Number of Participants With Antibodies to Bermekimab
Part 1: Change From Baseline in Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)-Related Pain Symptom Score in the Past 24 Hours Based on Hidradenitis Suppurativa Symptom Diary (HSSD) Questionnaire at Week 16
Part 1: Change From Baseline in International Hidradenitis Suppurativa Severity Score (IHS4) at Week 16
+8 more

Trial Design

7Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Part 2 (Group 4): Bermekimab Dose 2Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants will receive bermekimab dose 2 SC and placebo SC at Week 0 and every week thereafter through Week 11. From Week 12, participants will receive bermekimab dose 2 SC and placebo SC every other week thereafter through Week 30. During weeks in which bermekimab is not administered, participants will receive placebo SC through Week 31.
Group II: Part 2 (Group 3): Bermekimab Dose 1Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants will receive bermekimab dose 1 SC at Week 0 and every week thereafter through Week 11. From Week 12, participants will receive bermekimab dose 1 SC every other week thereafter through Week 30. During weeks in which bermekimab is not administered, participants will receive placebo SC through Week 31.
Group III: Part 2 (Group 2): Bermekimab Dose 1Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will receive bermekimab dose 1 SC at Week 0 and every week thereafter through Week 31.
Group IV: Part 1 (Group 3): Bermekimab Dose 1Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants will receive bermekimab dose 1 SC and placebo SC at Week 0, followed by bermekimab dose 1 SC at Week 1 and every week thereafter through Week 31.
Group V: Part 1 (Group 2): AdalimumabActive Control2 Interventions
Participants will receive adalimumab 160 milligrams (mg) SC at Week 0, placebo SC at Week 1, followed by adalimumab 80 mg SC and placebo SC at Weeks 2 and 3. Participants will then receive adalimumab 40 mg SC and placebo SC at Week 4 and every week thereafter through Week 31.
Group VI: Part 2 (Group 1): PlaceboPlacebo Group2 Interventions
Participants will receive placebo SC from Week 0 through Week 11. At Week 12, participants will cross over to receive bermekimab dose 1 SC weekly through Week 31.
Group VII: Part 1 (Group 1): PlaceboPlacebo Group2 Interventions
Participants will receive placebo subcutaneously (SC) at Week 0 through Week 15. At Week 16, participants will cross over to receive bermekimab dose 1 SC every week thereafter through Week 31.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Placebo
1995
Completed Phase 3
~2670

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Janssen Research & Development, LLCLead Sponsor
1,008 Previous Clinical Trials
6,402,752 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Hidradenitis Suppurativa
379 Patients Enrolled for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Janssen Research & Development, LLC Clinical TrialStudy DirectorJanssen Research & Development, LLC
773 Previous Clinical Trials
3,980,779 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Hidradenitis Suppurativa
379 Patients Enrolled for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
~36 spots leftby Dec 2025