Study of Apremilast to Treat Subjects With Active Ankylosing Spondylitis

Summary

Apremilast is a new, orally available, small molecule drug that specifically inhibits phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), an enzyme that modulates inflammatory cytokines. This clinical study tests whether apremilast can improve the signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis.

Timeline

Start

2012-05-02

Primary completion

2014-02-24

Completion

2018-10-25

Publications

• Background Gladman DD, Kavanaugh A, Gomez-Reino JJ, Wollenhaupt J, Cutolo M, Schett G, Lespessailles E, Guerette B, Delev N, Teng L, Edwards CJ, Birbara CA, Mease PJ. Therapeutic benefit of apremilast on enthesitis and dactylitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis: a pooled analysis of the PALACE 1-3 studies. RMD Open. 2018 Jun 27;4(1):e000669. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000669. eCollection 2018.
• Background Kavanaugh A, Gladman DD, Edwards CJ, Schett G, Guerette B, Delev N, Teng L, Paris M, Mease PJ. Long-term experience with apremilast in patients with psoriatic arthritis: 5-year results from a PALACE 1-3 pooled analysis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2019 May 10;21(1):118. doi: 10.1186/s13075-019-1901-3.
• Taylor PC, van der Heijde D, Landewe R, McCue S, Cheng S, Boonen A. A Phase III Randomized Study of Apremilast, an Oral Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor, for Active Ankylosing Spondylitis. J Rheumatol. 2021 Aug;48(8):1259-1267. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.201088. Epub 2021 Feb 15.

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