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| Dermatology Associates, PLLC | UNKNOWN |
| Genentech, Inc. | INDUSTRY |
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An open label, single arm study to evaluate the study and efficacy of efalizumab in combination with NB-UVB. Weeks 1-12 efalizumab will be administered once a week in combination with NB-UVB three times per week. Weeks 13-24 efalizumab monotherapy will continue. Weeks 25-36 subjects will be followed for safety.
Subjects with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis often require more than one therapy to treat their disease. Because of the different mechanisms of action, it is thought that combined efalizumab and NB-UVB may be more effective and have a more rapid onset than either treatment alone.
This is an open label, single arm, phase IV study to evaluate the study and efficacy of efalizumab in combination with NB-UVB. After screening, review of inclusion and exclusion criteria and obtaining informed consent, 20 subjects from two sites (10 subjects per site) will enter the study. The estimated rate of accrual is two subjects per month per site for a total of five months. The estimated date of study conclusion, including follow-up is January 2007.
Weeks 1-12 efalizumab will be administered subcutaneously once a week in combination with NB-UVB three times per week. At week 12, NB-UVB will be discontinued. Weeks 13-24 efalizumab monotherapy will continue to determine whether or not relapse occurs. Relapse is defined as a 50% decrease in total improvement in PASI score from baseline. Weeks 25-36 subjects will be followed for safety. Patients will be transitioned to appropriate treatment at the discretion of the investigator and/or observed closely.
Subjects with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis often require more than one therapy to treat their disease. Because of the different mechanisms of action, it is thought that combined efalizumab and NB-UVB may be more effective (percent subjects who achieve PASI 75 at 12 weeks) and have a more rapid onset than either treatment alone. This study will examine combining efalizumab with NB-UVB phototherapy for twelve weeks. Then, NB-UVB will be discontinued and efalizumab will be continued for an additional twelve weeks to determine if the achieved effect from combination therapy can be sustained with monotherapy.
The follow-up observation period from 25-36 weeks was chosen to permit an adequate amount of time to observe for any signs of disease rebound and/or adverse events after discontinuation of efalizumab and to insure that subjects are treated for such conditions appropriately.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Efalizumab | Drug | |||
| Narrow Band Phototherapy | Device |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Percent subjects who reach PASI 75 at week 12. | Week 12 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Percent subjects who reach PASI 90 at weeks 12 and 24 | Week 12 and 24 | |
| Percent subjects who reach PASI 75 at week 24 | Week 24 | |
| Percent subjects who reach PASI 50 at weeks 12 and 24 |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Leon H Kircik, MD | Derm Research, PLLC | Principal Investigator |
| Bernard S Goffe, MD | Dermatology Associates, PLLC | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Derm Research, PLLC | Louisville | Kentucky | 40217 | United States | ||
| Dermatology Associates, PLLC |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 15823900 | Background | Berneburg M, Rocken M, Benedix F. Phototherapy with narrowband vs broadband UVB. Acta Derm Venereol. 2005;85(2):98-108. doi: 10.1080/00015550510025579. | |
| 357213 | Background | Fredriksson T, Pettersson U. Severe psoriasis--oral therapy with a new retinoid. Dermatologica. 1978;157(4):238-44. doi: 10.1159/000250839. |
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| C472181 | efalizumab |
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| Week 12 and 24 |
| Percent subjects who achieve improvement from baseline on | Baseline, Week 12, Week 24 |
| the DLQI at weeks 12 and 24 | Week 12 and Week 24 |
| Percent subjects who relapse between weeks 12 and 24 | Week 12, Week 24 |
| Seattle |
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| 98101 |
| United States |
| 10354027 | Background | Gupta G, Long J, Tillman DM. The efficacy of narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy in psoriasis using objective and subjective outcome measures. Br J Dermatol. 1999 May;140(5):887-90. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02820.x. |
| 15327535 | Background | Ibbotson SH, Bilsland D, Cox NH, Dawe RS, Diffey B, Edwards C, Farr PM, Ferguson J, Hart G, Hawk J, Lloyd J, Martin C, Moseley H, McKenna K, Rhodes LE, Taylor DK; British Association of Dermatologists. An update and guidance on narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy: a British Photodermatology Group Workshop Report. Br J Dermatol. 2004 Aug;151(2):283-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06128.x. |
| 15370703 | Background | Weischer M, Blum A, Eberhard F, Rocken M, Berneburg M. No evidence for increased skin cancer risk in psoriasis patients treated with broadband or narrowband UVB phototherapy: a first retrospective study. Acta Derm Venereol. 2004;84(5):370-4. doi: 10.1080/00015550410026948. |
| 8943405 | Background | Werther WA, Gonzalez TN, O'Connor SJ, McCabe S, Chan B, Hotaling T, Champe M, Fox JA, Jardieu PM, Berman PW, Presta LG. Humanization of an anti-lymphocyte function-associated antigen (LFA)-1 monoclonal antibody and reengineering of the humanized antibody for binding to rhesus LFA-1. J Immunol. 1996 Dec 1;157(11):4986-95. |
| Background | Fitzpatrick T and Ortonne JP in Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, Editors: Freedberg IM, Eisen AZ, Wolff K, Austen KF, Goldsmith LA, Katz, SI, 6th Edition 2003 McGraw-Hill; Chapter 88, Page 819 |
| 15246941 | Background | Sminkels OQ, Prins M, Veeniiuis RT, De Boo T, Gerritsen MJ, Van Der Wilt GJ, Van De Kerkhof PC, Van Der Valk PG. Effectiveness and side effects of UVB-phototherapy, dithranol inpatient therapy and a care instruction programme of short contact dithranol in moderate to severe psoriasis. Eur J Dermatol. 2004 May-Jun;14(3):159-65. |