Head-to-head evidence

ixekizumab vs vunakizumab

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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vunakizumab

Developed by Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals

Phase 3 in Psoriatic Arthritismonoclonal antibody
Partial signal

NCT05055934 · Phase 2 · completed

The study was randomized, quadruple-blind, placebo-controlled, and included 112 participants, using the clinical ACR20 improvement measure as its primary endpoint. Because the registry does not report whether the primary endpoint was met, the trial provides well-designed but currently incomplete evidence.

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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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vunakizumab

Developed by Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals

Phase 3 in Psoriasismonoclonal antibody
Reliable signal

NCT04839016 · Phase 3 · status unknown

This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 660 patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis reported PASI 90 in 76.8% of patients on vunakizumab against 0.9% on placebo at week 12, with sPGA 0/1 in 71.8% against 0.4%, both standard measures of skin clearance.

Next expected readout: March 2027 · NCT06779097 (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 · vunakizumab's landscape