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Taltz ® (ixekizumab) injection
80 mg/mL
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Has lymphoma been reported with Taltz® (ixekizumab)?
The incidence rate of lymphoma across 17 ixekizumab trials conducted in adult patients with plaque psoriasis was .03 per 100 patient-years as of March 2021.
Treatment-Emergent Malignancies Including Lymphoma in Psoriasis Clinical Trials
Across 17 pooled psoriasis trials in adult patients (N=6892), accounting for 18,025.7 patient-years (PYs) of total ixekizumab exposure as of the March 19, 2021 database lock, the treatment-emergent lymphomas reported based on Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) preferred terms included
- B-cell lymphoma (n=2, 0.0%)
- diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (n=1, 0.0%)
- Hodgkin's disease (n=1, 0.0%)
- Hodgkin's disease mixed cellularity stage unspecified (n=1, 0.0%), and
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (n=1, 0.0%).1
In the safety data set described previously, the incidence rate (IR) of overall malignancies was 0.8 per 100 PYs of exposure.2
Treatment-Emergent Malignancies Including Lymphoma in Psoriatic Arthritis Clinical Trials
Four pooled psoriatic arthritis trials (N=1401, accounting for 2247.7 PYs of total ixekizumab exposure as of the March 19, 2021 database lock), reported no treatment-emergent lymphomas based on MedDRA-preferred terms.1
In the safety data set described previously, the IR of overall malignancies was 0.7 per 100 PYs of exposure.3
Treatment-Emergent Malignancies Including Lymphoma in Axial Spondyloarthritis Trials
Four axial spondyloarthritis trials that include patients with ankylosing spondylitis/radiographic axial spondyloarthritis and nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (N=932, accounting for 2096.2 PYs of total ixekizumab exposure as of the March 19, 2021 database lock), reported no treatment-emergent lymphomas reported based on MedDRA-preferred terms.1
In the safety data set described previously, the IR of overall malignancies was 0.4 per 100 PYs of exposure.3
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References
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1Data on file, Eli Lilly and Company and/or one of its subsidiaries.
2Griffiths C, Blauvelt A, Reich K, et al. Long-term safety of ixekizumab in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: results from more than 17,000 patient-years of exposure. Poster presented at: 6th Congress of the Skin Inflammation & Psoriasis International Network; April 25-27, 2019; Paris, France.
3Schwartzman S, Deodhar A, Combe B, et al. Safety profile of ixekizumab for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis up to 3 years: an updated integrated safety analysis. Poster presented at: Annual Meeting of the America College of Rheumatology (ACR Convergence Virtual); November 1-10, 2021.
Date of Last Review: April 18, 2022