A Phase 4 Study of Efficacy and Safety of Apremilast in Subjects With Moderate Plaque Psoriasis.

Summary

This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy, the patients quality of life, and safety of oral apremilast 30 mg twice daily (BID) compared to placebo, in adult patients with moderate plaque psoriasis during the 16 week Placebo controlled Phase and then upto 1 year in the Extension Phase of the trial.

Timeline

Start

2015-04-20

Primary completion

2016-02-12

Completion

2016-11-22

Publications

• Background Reich K, Mrowietz U, Menter A, Griffiths CEM, Bagel J, Strober B, Nunez Gomez N, Shi R, Guerette B, Lebwohl M. Effect of baseline disease severity on achievement of treatment target with apremilast: results from a pooled analysis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Dec;35(12):2409-2414. doi: 10.1111/jdv.17520. Epub 2021 Aug 23.
• Mease PJ, Hatemi G, Paris M, Cheng S, Maes P, Zhang W, Shi R, Flower A, Picard H, Stein Gold L. Apremilast Long-Term Safety Up to 5 Years from 15 Pooled Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Studies of Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Behcet's Syndrome. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2023 Sep;24(5):809-820. doi: 10.1007/s40257-023-00783-7. Epub 2023 Jun 14.
• Stein Gold L, Bagel J, Lebwohl M, Jackson JM, Chen R, Goncalves J, Levi E, Duffin KC. Efficacy and Safety of Apremilast in Systemic- and Biologic-Naive Patients With Moderate Plaque Psoriasis: 52-Week Results of UNVEIL. J Drugs Dermatol. 2018 Feb 1;17(2):221-228.

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