A Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Assess The Pharmacokinetics And Safety of Bimekizumab in Pubertal Children And Adolescents With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa
The purpose of the study is to assess the PK of bimekizumab following subcutaneous (sc) administration in study participants with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)
• Study participant must be 12 to \<18 years of age at the time of informed consent/assent, at Tanner stage 2 or more, for the first 8 participants only, followed by also including participants ≥9 to \<18 years of age at Tanner stage 2 or more.
• Study participant must have a diagnosis of HS for at least 6 months prior to the Baseline Visit.
• Study participant must have moderate to severe HS, defined as a total of ≥5 inflammatory lesions (ie, the sum of abscesses and inflammatory nodules), as assessed at both the Screening and Baseline Visits.
• Study participant must have HS lesions present in at least 2 distinct anatomic areas, 1 of which must be at least Hurley Stage II or III, as assessed at both the Screening and Baseline Visits.
• Study participant must have had a history of inadequate response to a course of a systemic antibiotic for treatment of HS
• Study participant must weigh ≥30kg at the Screening Visit.