Follow-up Efficacy and Safety of Alitretinoin in Severe Chronic Hand Dermatitis

Summary

Patients who have been treated in study protocol BAP089 may have responded to treatment, and subsequently relapsed to \>75% of the baseline disease severity, will be investigated for response to further treatment with alitretinoin. Also, patients who have responded with mild or moderate disease will be investigated for additional treatment effect after prolongated treatment.

Timeline

Start

2005-03

Primary completion

2007-01

Completion

2007-02

Publications

• Background Ruzicka T, Larsen FG, Galewicz D, Horvath A, Coenraads PJ, Thestrup-Pedersen K, Ortonne JP, Zouboulis CC, Harsch M, Brown TC, Zultak M. Oral alitretinoin (9-cis-retinoic acid) therapy for chronic hand dermatitis in patients refractory to standard therapy: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. Arch Dermatol. 2004 Dec;140(12):1453-9. doi: 10.1001/archderm.140.12.1453.

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