Table 2

Primary and secondary efficacy end points (week 12; FAS, NRI/MI)

Placebo Q4W (n=60)BKZ 16 mg Q4W (n=61)BKZ 64 mg Q4W (n=61)BKZ 160 mg Q4W (n=60)BKZ 320 mg Q4W (n=61)
ASAS40*, n (%)
Week 128 (13.3)18 (29.5)26 (42.6)28 (46.7)28 (45.9)
ASAS20*, n (%)
Week 1217 (28.3)25 (41.0)38 (62.3)35 (58.3)44 (72.1)
ASAS5/6*, n (%)
Week 124 (6.7)18 (29.5)30 (49.2)32 (53.3)33 (54.1)
BASDAI†, mean (SD)
 Baseline6.5 (1.4)6.7 (1.4)6.7 (1.3)6.3 (1.3)6.5 (1.6)
 Week 125.5 (2.2)5.0 (2.1)3.9 (2.1)3.8 (2.0)3.7 (2.1)
 Change from baseline−1.0 (1.7)−1.7 (2.3)data-fill="true"−2.7 (2.2)−2.5 (1.8)−2.9 (2.2)
BASFI, mean (SD),
 Baseline5.6 (2.0)5.9 (1.7)6.0 (1.8)5.6 (2.2)5.9 (2.0)
 Week 125.0 (2.4)4.6 (2.4)4.1 (2.3)3.9 (2.2)3.7 (2.5)
 Change from baseline−0.6 (1.9)−1.4 (2.2)−1.9 (2.4)−1.7 (1.8)−2.2 (2.0)
ASDAS†, mean (SD),
 Baseline3.8 (0.9)3.9 (0.7)4.2 (0.8)3.9 (0.8)3.9 (0.7)
 Week 123.5 (1.1)3.0 (0.9)2.5 (0.9)2.5 (1.0)2.4 (0.9)
 Change from baseline−0.4 (0.7)−0.9 (1.0)−1.7 (1.1)−1.4 (0.9)−1.5 (0.9)
  • *NRI.

  • †MI.

  • ASAS, Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society; ASDAS, Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score; BASDAI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; BASFI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; BKZ, bimekizumab; FAS, full analysis set; MI, multiple imputation; NRI, non-responder imputation; Q4W, every 4 weeks.