Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis

Sustained improvements in spinal pain, morning stiffness, fatigue, sleep, physical function and overall health-related quality of life with bimekizumab in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: 2-year results from two phase 3 studies

RMD OpenPublished Long-term extension of two phase 3 randomised trials (BE MOBILE 1 and 2) and their open-label extension

Authors' conclusion

Bimekizumab treatment resulted in sustained improvements in patient-reported symptoms and their impacts across the full disease spectrum of axSpA over 2 years

Study context

Population
Patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA): non-radiographic (BE MOBILE 1) and radiographic (BE MOBILE 2)494 entered BE MOVING
Participants
586 patients
Methodological detailsBE MOVING, 16-week double-blind placebo-controlled period, 36-week maintenance period, 494/586 (84.3%) entered BE MOVING at week 52
  • BE MOVING
  • 16-week double-blind placebo-controlled period
  • 36-week maintenance period
  • 494/586 (84.3%) entered BE MOVING at week 52

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Change from baseline in patient-reported outcomes · week 104
Total spinal pain (NRS 0-10)
−4.3
Nocturnal spinal pain
−4.3
Morning stiffness (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) Q5/6)
−4.3
Fatigue (BASDAI Q1)
−3.4
FACIT-Fatigue
+9.9
Sleep (MOS-Sleep Scale)
+10.2
Physical function (Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI))
−2.9
SF-36 physical component summary (PCS)
+12.4
Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL)
−5.6

Original publication

Sustained improvements in spinal pain, morning stiffness, fatigue, sleep, physical function and overall health-related quality of life with bimekizumab in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: 2-year results from two phase 3 studies. RMD Open. Published 28 November 2025. doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2025-006013

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