ORKA-001 Versus Placebo in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of ORKA-001 in Participants With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of ORKA-001 in adult participants with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.

This is a proof-of-concept study evaluating ORKA-001 in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis with study drug administration divided into an Induction period followed by a Maintenance period. Following completion of the Maintenance period at Week 52, participants will have the option to enter into the open-label extension (OLE) study.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participants ≥ 18 years of age

2. Have a diagnosis of plaque psoriasis for > 6 months

3. Have moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis defined as:

   1. BSA ≥ 10%, and
   2. PASI ≥ 12, and
   3. IGA score of ≥ 3 on a 5-point scale

4. Candidate for systemic therapy or phototherapy

5. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Nonplaque forms of psoriasis (including guttate, erythrodermic, or pustular) or drug-induced psoriasis
2. Significant history or clinical manifestation of any metabolic, other dermatological, hepatic, renal, hematologic, pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurologic, respiratory, endocrine, or psychiatric disorder, or any infectious disease
3. History of malignancy, except for non-melanoma skin cancer or cancer curatively treated ≥ 5 years, without evidence of recurrence
4. A known hypersensitivity to any components of the ORKA-001 drug product
5. Women who are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed during the study