Head-to-head evidence

adalimumab-adbm (Cyltezo) vs certolizumab pegol

Same mechanism, same race: design-graded trial evidence for both assets, with the grading rationale shown. Grades describe the quality of the evidence, never the merits of either security.

Crohn's Disease

Shared mechanism: TNF-alpha · full Crohn's Disease pipeline

adalimumab-adbm (Cyltezo)

Marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim

Approved in Crohn's Diseasemonoclonal antibody
not yet graded

No graded featured trial for this indication yet; the grade above reflects that absence, not a judgment.

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certolizumab pegol · Cimzia

Marketed by UCB

Approved in Crohn's DiseasePEGylated anti-TNF Fab' fragment
Weak signal

NCT00308581 · Phase 3 · completed

The pre-specified PRIMARY outcome (induction-phase response) was measured in a single arm with no randomization, no control group, and no comparator, meeting the 'weak' test for an uncontrolled design regardless of the favorable-looking 62% rate; the trial's only randomized, double-blind, controlled comparison (Q4W vs Q2W) was a secondary/non-hard endpoint that was also non-significant, which would only support 'moderate' at best and cannot upgrade the uncontrolled primary endpoint.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Shared mechanism: TNF-alpha · full Rheumatoid Arthritis pipeline

adalimumab-adbm (Cyltezo)

Marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim

Approved in Rheumatoid Arthritismonoclonal antibody
Reliable signal

NCT02137226 · Phase 3 · completed

The 645-participant study was randomized, double-blind, and active-controlled against US-licensed Humira, with ACR20 response as the primary clinical endpoint. The prespecified equivalence margins were met at both Week 12 and Week 24, so the comparison supports equivalent clinical response between BI 695501 and Humira.

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certolizumab pegol · Cimzia

Marketed by UCB

Approved in Rheumatoid ArthritisPEGylated anti-TNF Fab' fragment
Weak signal

NCT03357471 · Phase 3 · completed

Allocation was NON_RANDOMIZED with masking NONE and no control/comparator arm (two parallel non-randomized dosing groups, not randomized treatment vs. control), so this defaults to 'weak' per the design test regardless of the very high reported success rates; the primary endpoint is also a device-usability surrogate rather than a hard clinical/endoscopic outcome.

Next expected readout: March 2028 · NCT03414502 (registry estimate)

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Psoriatic Arthritis

Shared mechanism: TNF-alpha · full Psoriatic Arthritis pipeline

adalimumab-adbm (Cyltezo)

Marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim

Approved in Psoriatic Arthritismonoclonal antibody
Reliable signal

NCT02137226 · Phase 3 · completed

The 645-participant study was randomized, double-blind, and active-controlled against US-licensed Humira, with ACR20 response as the primary clinical endpoint. The prespecified equivalence margins were met at both Week 12 and Week 24, so the comparison supports equivalent clinical response between BI 695501 and Humira.

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certolizumab pegol · Cimzia

Marketed by UCB

Approved in Psoriatic ArthritisPEGylated anti-TNF Fab' fragment
Weak signal

NCT03357471 · Phase 3 · completed

Allocation was NON_RANDOMIZED with masking NONE and no control/comparator arm (two parallel non-randomized dosing groups, not randomized treatment vs. control), so this defaults to 'weak' per the design test regardless of the very high reported success rates; the primary endpoint is also a device-usability surrogate rather than a hard clinical/endoscopic outcome.

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The full competitive landscape for each asset (every same-race competitor with aligned evidence, sortable) is on the asset pages: adalimumab-adbm (Cyltezo)'s landscape · certolizumab pegol's landscape