Head-to-head evidence

ixekizumab vs secukinumab

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.

Psoriatic Arthritis

Shared mechanism: IL-17 · full Psoriatic Arthritis pipeline

ixekizumab · Taltz

Marketed by Eli Lilly

Approved in Psoriatic Arthritismonoclonal antibody
Reliable signal

NCT01695239 · Phase 3 · completed

This randomized, quadruple-blind, placebo- and active-comparator-controlled trial in 417 people with active psoriatic arthritis measured ACR20 response at week 24 as its primary endpoint. Both ixekizumab doses clearly outperformed placebo (57.9% and 62.1% vs 30.2%, p<0.001), and the active comparator adalimumab also beat placebo, confirming the trial could detect a true effect.

Next expected readout: February 2028 · NCT07443956 (registry estimate)

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secukinumab · Cosentyx

Marketed by Novartis

Approved in Psoriatic Arthritismonoclonal antibody
Reliable signal

NCT01392326 · Phase 3 · completed

In this large (n=606), randomized, quadruple-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial in active psoriatic arthritis, significantly more patients achieved an ACR20 response at week 24 on secukinumab 75 mg (50.5%) or 150 mg (50.0%) than on placebo (17.3%), a statistically significant difference for both doses (p<0.0001).

Next expected readout: October 2029 · NCT06751238 (registry estimate)

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Psoriasis

Shared mechanism: IL-17 · full Psoriasis pipeline

ixekizumab · Taltz

Marketed by Eli Lilly

Approved in Psoriasismonoclonal antibody
Reliable signal

NCT01474512 · Phase 3 · completed

The study was randomized, quadruple-blind, placebo-controlled, and included 1,296 participants. Its clinical primary endpoints, sPGA 0/1 and PASI75 at Week 12, were met for both ixekizumab regimens versus placebo, with p<0.001 for each comparison.

Next expected readout: December 2027 · NCT04537689 (registry estimate)

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secukinumab · Cosentyx

Marketed by Novartis

Approved in Psoriasismonoclonal antibody
Reliable signal

NCT01358578 · Phase 3 · completed

This was a large, randomized, quadruple-blind trial with both placebo and active etanercept comparator groups, enrolling 1,306 participants. The clinical primary endpoints at week 12 were met in the favorable direction based on the reported counts: PASI 75 and IGA 0/1 responses were achieved by large majorities of secukinumab-treated participants compared with very few placebo-treated participants, although formal statistical analyses are not posted in the registry.

Next expected readout: December 2027 · NCT04239859 (registry estimate)

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The full competitive landscape for each asset (every same-race competitor with aligned evidence, sortable) is on the asset pages: ixekizumab's landscape · secukinumab's landscape