Pilot Study of Apremilast (CC-10004) in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Lichen Planus

Summary

This study is designed to demonstrate to efficacy and safety of Apremilast 20mg oral administration twice daily over 12 weeks in subjects with moderate to severe lichen planus. The hypothesis is that the subjects will achieve a significant clinical improvement in their skin disease according to a specialized physician grading scale.

Timeline

Start

2010-02

Primary completion

2012-02

Completion

2012-02

Publications

• Background Boyd AS, Neldner KH. Lichen planus. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1991 Oct;25(4):593-619. doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(91)70241-s.
• Background Silverman S Jr, Gorsky M, Lozada-Nur F, Giannotti K. A prospective study of findings and management in 214 patients with oral lichen planus. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1991 Dec;72(6):665-70. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(91)90007-y.
• Background Cribier B, Frances C, Chosidow O. Treatment of lichen planus. An evidence-based medicine analysis of efficacy. Arch Dermatol. 1998 Dec;134(12):1521-30. doi: 10.1001/archderm.134.12.1521.
• Background Chen X, Liu Z, Yue Q. The expression of TNF-alpha and ICAM-1 in lesions of lichen planus and its implication. J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci. 2007 Dec;27(6):739-41. doi: 10.1007/s11596-007-0632-x.
• Background Bolognia JL, Jorizzo JL, Rapini RP. Dermatology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier: 2008.
• Paul J, Foss CE, Hirano SA, Cunningham TD, Pariser DM. An open-label pilot study of apremilast for the treatment of moderate to severe lichen planus: a case series. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013 Feb;68(2):255-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.07.014. Epub 2012 Aug 19.

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