Anakinra in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Summary

Aim of this double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial is to compare the safety and the efficacy of anakinra over placebo for the management of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) of Hurley II and Hurley III disease stage. Patients will be evaluated on subsequent follow-up visits. Two scores will be applied: disease activity as assessed in the protocol by the investigator; and Sartorius score. Primary efficacy endpoint will be the comparisons of visual analogue scores, of disease activity, of Sartorius score and of dermatology life quality index between the two groups of treatment over follow-up.

Timeline

Start

2012-03

Primary completion

2014-02

Completion

2014-02

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper 20% (2 of 10) of the placebo arm compared with 67% (6 of 9) of the anakinra arm (P = .04). PMID 26579854 ↗

Publications

• Background Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Pelekanou E, Antonopoulou A, Petropoulou H, Baziaka F, Karagianni V, Stavrianeas N, Giamarellou H. An open-label phase II study of the safety and efficacy of etanercept for the therapy of hidradenitis suppurativa. Br J Dermatol. 2008 Mar;158(3):567-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08372.x. Epub 2007 Dec 11.
• Background Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Antonopoulou A, Petropoulou C, Mouktaroudi M, Spyridaki E, Baziaka F, Pelekanou A, Giamarellou H, Stavrianeas NG. Altered innate and adaptive immune responses in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. Br J Dermatol. 2007 Jan;156(1):51-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07556.x.
• Background Kurzen H, Kurokawa I, Jemec GB, Emtestam L, Sellheyer K, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Nagy I, Bechara FG, Sartorius K, Lapins J, Krahl D, Altmeyer P, Revuz J, Zouboulis CC. What causes hidradenitis suppurativa? Exp Dermatol. 2008 May;17(5):455-6; discussion 457-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2008.00712_1.x.
• Background Pelekanou A, Kanni T, Savva A, Mouktaroudi M, Raftogiannis M, Kotsaki A, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ. Long-term efficacy of etanercept in hidradenitis suppurativa: results from an open-label phase II prospective trial. Exp Dermatol. 2010 Jun;19(6):538-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2009.00967.x. Epub 2009 Sep 16.
• Tzanetakou V, Kanni T, Giatrakou S, Katoulis A, Papadavid E, Netea MG, Dinarello CA, van der Meer JWM, Rigopoulos D, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ. Safety and Efficacy of Anakinra in Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 Jan;152(1):52-59. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.3903.

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