Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY
Geert R. D'Haens, MD, PhD1, Marla C. Dubinsky, MD2, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, MD, PhD3, Silvio Danese, MD, PhD4, Bruce E.. Sands, MD, FACG2, Andres J. Yarur, MD5, Michael V. Chiorean, MD6, Irene Modesto, MD7, Diogo Branquinho, MD, MSc7, Aoibhinn McDonnell, PhD8, Maria Kudela, PhD9, Leonel Villa-Caballero, MD10, Guibao Gu, MD11, Huaming Tan, 7, Chinyu Su, MD12, Stefan Schreiber, MD13, Brian G.. Feagan, MD14, Séverine Vermeire, MD, PhD15 1Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Limburg, Netherlands; 2Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; 3INFINY Institute, FHU-CURE, INSERM NGERE, Nancy University Hospital, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Lorraine, France; McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, Nancy, Lorraine, France; 4Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS, Rozzano and Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Lombardia, Italy; 5Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; 6Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Swedish Medical Center, Issaquah, WA; 7Pfizer Inc., New York, NY; 8Pfizer Ltd., Sandwich, England, United Kingdom; 9Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, MA; 10Pfizer Inc., San Diego, CA; 11Pfizer Inc., La Jolla, CA; 12Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA; 13University Hospital, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; 14Western University, London, ON, Canada; 15University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
Introduction: Etrasimod is an oral, once-daily (QD), selective sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P)1,4,5 receptor modulator. Within the phase 2 / 3 CULTIVATE trial (NCT04173273), we report extension data on the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of etrasimod in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease (CD) from substudy A, a phase 2, randomized, double-blind study.
Methods: Adults (18–80 years) who completed the 14-week (W) induction phase (data reported previously1) were eligible for the 52W extension period. Patients receiving etrasimod 3 mg during induction continued this treatment within the extension period, regardless of response. Etrasimod 2 mg responders at W14 continued treatment during the extension period, while nonresponders were re-randomized (1:1) to etrasimod 2 or 3 mg (Figure). Two analyses were performed based on two approaches for patients entering extension: treat-through (TT; outcomes reported for all randomized patients regardless of W14 response) and responders only (RO; outcomes reported for W14 responders only). Both used non-responder imputation. The primary endpoint was the achievement of endoscopic response (defined by endoscopic remission or ≥ 50% decrease in SES-CD) at Week 52; other endpoints included the achievement of clinical remission based on CDAI (< 150) and based on PRO2 (< 8) at Week 52 (Table). Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were reported for the safety set (Figure).
Results: Patient disposition and baseline characteristics are shown in the Table and Figure. For the TT analysis, 14.3% and 19.5% of patients receiving 2 mg or 3 mg etrasimod, respectively, achieved endoscopic response, 28.6% and 34.1% achieved CDAI remission, and 19.0% and 36.6% achieved PRO2 remission at W52 (Table). Among W14 responders (RO), 23.1% and 33.3% of patients receiving 2 mg or 3 mg etrasimod, respectively, achieved endoscopic response, 46.2% and 54.2% achieved CDAI remission, and 30.8% and 58.3% achieved PRO2 remission at W52 (Table). Most TEAEs were mild or moderate. Nine TEAEs led to discontinuation; one was deemed treatment-related (Table). No deaths or TEAEs of macular edema or malignancies were reported.
Discussion: Both etrasimod doses remained well tolerated with no new safety signals. This non-placebo-controlled study suggests that etrasimod may be effective in moderately to severely active CD, with higher efficacy at the 3 mg dose. Placebo-controlled studies are ongoing.
Reference: 1. D’Haens G et al. Journal Crohns Colitis 2023; 17: i764–i765.
Figure: Figure. Patient disposition in the extension period. The safety set (all randomized patients who received ≥ 1 dose) for the 3 mg group in the extension period included 37 patients (34 patients treated with 3 mg during IND and EXT, two patients treated with etrasimod 2 mg at IND who were re-randomized to 3 mg during EXT, and one patient that received placebo [randomized to placebo per a previous amendment of the study protocol, the patient was excluded in summary analyses of efficacy and safety]). The safety set for the 2 mg group includes 28 patients. Patients who completed 66 weeks of treatment in Substudy A were eligible to enroll in long-term extension (SS4 LTE).
[a]One patient received placebo during the IND period and etrasimod 3 mg QD during the EXT period.
[b]Two patients treated with etrasimod 2 mg QD during the IND period were nonresponders and were re-randomized to the 3 mg QD treatment group. These patients were counted as nonresponders in the 2 mg group in the TT design.
EXT, extension; IND, induction; N, number of patients in group; n, number of patients; QD, once daily; SS4 LTE, substudy 4 long-term extension; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event; TT, treat-through.
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Disclosures:
Geert D'Haens: AbbVie – Advisor or Review Panel Member, Speakers Bureau. Agomab Therapeutics – Advisor or Review Panel Member. Alimentiv – Advisor or Review Panel Member. Allergan – Advisor or Review Panel Member. Alphabiomics – Advisor or Review Panel Member. AstraZeneca – Advisor or Review Panel Member. Boehringer Ingelheim – Advisor or Review Panel Member. Bristol Myers Squibb – Advisor or Review Panel Member, Speakers Bureau. Celltrion – Advisor or Review Panel Member, Grant/Research Support. Eli Lilly – Advisor or Review Panel Member, Speakers Bureau. Ferring – Advisor or Review Panel Member. Galapagos – Advisor or Review Panel Member, Speakers Bureau. GlaxoSmithKline – Advisor or Review Panel Member. Immunic – Advisor or Review Panel Member. Johnson & Johnson – Advisor or Review Panel Member, Speakers Bureau. Pfizer Inc – Advisor or Review Panel Member, Grant/Research Support, Speakers Bureau. Seres – Advisor or Review Panel Member. Takeda – Advisor or Review Panel Member, Speakers Bureau. Tillotts – Advisor or Review Panel Member, Speakers Bureau. Ventyx – Advisor or Review Panel Member.
Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet: AbbVie – Grant/Research Support, Personal fees. Allergan – Personal Fees. Alma Bio Therapeutics – Personal Fees. Amgen – Personal Fees. Applied Molecular Transport – Personal Fees. Arena – Personal Fees. Biogen – Personal Fees. Boehringer Ingelheim – Personal Fees. Bristol Myers Squibb – Personal Fees. Celgene – Personal Fees. Celltrion – Personal Fees. CTMA – Stock Options. Enterome – Personal Fees. Enthera – Personal Fees. Ferring – Personal Fees. Fresenius Kabi – Personal Fees. Genentech – Personal Fees. Gilead – Personal Fees. Hikma – Personal Fees. InDex Pharmaceuticals – Personal Fees. Janssen – Personal Fees. Lilly – Personal Fees. MSD – Grant/Research Support, Personal Fees. Mylan – Personal Fees. Nestlé – Personal Fees. Norgine – Personal Fees. Oppilan Pharma – Personal Fees. OSE Immunotherapeutics – Personal Fees. Pfizer Inc – Personal Fees. Pharmacosmos – Fees. Samsung Bioepis – Personal Fees. Sandoz – Personal Fees. Sterna – Personal Fees. Sublimity Therapeutics – Personal Fees. Takeda – Grant/Research Support, Personal Fees. Tillotts – Personal Fees. Vifor – Personal Fees.
Maria Kudela: Pfizer Inc – Employee, Stock Options.
Leonel Villa-Caballero: Arena – Stock Options. Bristol Myers Squibb – Employee, Stock Options. Pfizer Inc – Was an employee of Pfizer Inc at the time of analysis.
Geert R. D'Haens, MD, PhD1, Marla C. Dubinsky, MD2, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, MD, PhD3, Silvio Danese, MD, PhD4, Bruce E.. Sands, MD, FACG2, Andres J. Yarur, MD5, Michael V. Chiorean, MD6, Irene Modesto, MD7, Diogo Branquinho, MD, MSc7, Aoibhinn McDonnell, PhD8, Maria Kudela, PhD9, Leonel Villa-Caballero, MD10, Guibao Gu, MD11, Huaming Tan, 7, Chinyu Su, MD12, Stefan Schreiber, MD13, Brian G.. Feagan, MD14, Séverine Vermeire, MD, PhD15. P0852 - Etrasimod for Moderately to Severely Active Crohn’s Disease: Results From the Extension Period of a Phase 2 Study, ACG 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. Philadelphia, PA: American College of Gastroenterology.