P2670 - Effects of Mirikizumab and Ustekinumab on Histologic Inflammation Evaluated by Comprehensive Assessment in 5 Intestinal Segments in a Randomized Controlled Phase 3 Trial of Participants With Crohn’s Disease
Vipul Jairath, MBChB1, Fernando Magro, 2, Gert De Hertogh, 3, Brian G.. Feagan, MD1, Noam Harpaz, 4, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, MD, PhD5, Geert R. D'Haens, MD, PhD6, Rish Pai, MD, PhD7, Zhantao Lin, PhD8, Nathan Morris, 8, Marijana Protic, 8, Emily Hon, 8, Charles C. Owen, MD, MBA8, Rodrigo Escobar, 8, Walter Reinisch, MD, PhD9 1Western University, London, ON, Canada; 2Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Porto, Portugal; 3Laboratory of Translational Cell and Tissue Research, Leuven, Brabant Wallon, Belgium; 4Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai, NY; 5Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; 6Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Limburg, Netherlands; 7Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ; 8Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN; 9Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Wien, Austria
Introduction: Responsiveness of histologic inflammation and of combined endoscopic-histologic endpoints to treatment are evolving measures of disease activity in Crohn’s Disease (CD). Mirikizumab (MIRI) increased histologic response (H-Res) and remission (H-Rem) relative to placebo (PBO) in the Phase 2 SERENITY trial.
Methods: This study evaluated the impact of MIRI and ustekinumab (USTE) on H-Res and H-Rem and combined endoscopic-histologic response (EH-Res) and remission (EH-Rem) in all patients (pts), pts with prior biologic failure (BF), pts without prior BF in moderately to severely active CD, in the randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, treat-through Phase 3 VIVID-1 trial. Two biopsy specimens from each of 5 intestinal segments (1 ileal and 4 colonic) were obtained from the edge of the ulcers, or the most inflamed mucosa from randomized pts at screening, and weeks (W)12, and 52. Criteria for H-Res: absence of epithelial neutrophils and epithelial damage, erosions and ulceration or ≥50% decrease in either the active Robarts Histopathology Index or the active Global Histologic Disease Activity Score. H-Rem: complete absence of mucosal neutrophils (in epithelium and lamina propria), and no epithelial damage, erosions and ulcers; these criteria had to be met in all biopsy specimens. Endoscopic response: ≥50% improvement from baseline in Simple Endoscopic Score for CD (SES-CD). Endoscopic remission: SES-CD total score ≤4 and ≥2-point reduction from baseline and no subscore >1 in any individual variable.
Results: At W52, nominally significant differences between MIRI and USTE were observed in achieving H-Res in all pts (p=.007) and in BF pts (p=.006). For EH-Res, differences of MIRI vs USTE were numerically greater but not statistically significant in all pts (p=.063) but were nominally significant among BF pts (p=.023). While numerical differences between MIRI and USTE were observed in H-Rem and EH-Rem in all pts (H-Rem: p=.685; EH-Rem: p=.363) and in BF pts (H-Rem: p=.365; EH-Rem: p=.237), no significant differences were observed in these endpoints (Table).
Discussion: Using strict definitions, all histology-based endpoints were achieved by MIRI vs PBO. For comparison vs USTE, MIRI also showed nominal statistical difference for H-Res, which was prespecified and is considered the most sensitive to change, particularly driven by BF pts. The implication of these results on clinical endpoints and long-term outcomes, including hospitalization rates and surgeries, requires further evaluation.
Note: The table for this abstract can be viewed in the ePoster Gallery section of the ACG 2024 ePoster Site or in The American Journal of Gastroenterology's abstract supplement issue, both of which will be available starting October 27, 2024.
Fernando Magro: AbbVie – Received honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Biogen – Received honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Dr. Falk Pharma – Received honoraria. Ferring Pharmaceuticals – Received honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Hospira – Received honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Laboratórios Vitória – Received honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Merck Sharp & Dohme – Received honoraria, Speakers Bureau. Vifor Pharma – Received honoraria, Speakers Bureau.
Gert De Hertogh: Centocor Inc. – Fees for clinical trial activities (paid to his institution). Johnson & Johnson – Fees for clinical trial activities (paid to his institution).
Vipul Jairath, MBChB1, Fernando Magro, 2, Gert De Hertogh, 3, Brian G.. Feagan, MD1, Noam Harpaz, 4, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, MD, PhD5, Geert R. D'Haens, MD, PhD6, Rish Pai, MD, PhD7, Zhantao Lin, PhD8, Nathan Morris, 8, Marijana Protic, 8, Emily Hon, 8, Charles C. Owen, MD, MBA8, Rodrigo Escobar, 8, Walter Reinisch, MD, PhD9. P2670 - Effects of Mirikizumab and Ustekinumab on Histologic Inflammation Evaluated by Comprehensive Assessment in 5 Intestinal Segments in a Randomized Controlled Phase 3 Trial of Participants With Crohn’s Disease, ACG 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. Philadelphia, PA: American College of Gastroenterology.