A Companion Treatment Study for Patients With Moderate to Severe Acne Vulgaris

Summary

Acne vulgaris is a common disease of both males and females, usually manifesting initially during adolescence. The use of retinoic acid analogues such as adapalene, tazarotene and isotretinoin are also commonly prescribed to treat inflammation; dysregulated sebum production and comedonal acne. This study seeks to evaluate the efficacy and safety of concomitant use of both AMZEEQ® and oral isotretinoin compared to oral isotretinoin only use and to explore sequence dosing of both products as part of a long-term management protocol for acne vulgaris.

Timeline

Start

2021-06-28

Primary completion

2023-04-28

Completion

2023-04-28

Publications

• Results Brown SK, Shalita AR. Acne vulgaris. Lancet. 1998 Jun 20;351(9119):1871-6. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)01046-0. No abstract available.
• Results AMZEEQ® Prescribing Information - accessed March 10th 2021.
• Results Raoof TJ, Hooper D, Moore A, Zaiac M, Sullivan T, Kircik L, Lain E, Jankicevic J, Stuart I. Efficacy and safety of a novel topical minocycline foam for the treatment of moderate to severe acne vulgaris: A phase 3 study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Apr;82(4):832-837. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.05.078. Epub 2019 Jun 1.
• Results Jones TM, Ellman H, deVries T. Pharmacokinetic Comparison of Once-Daily Topical Minocycline Foam 4% vs Oral Minocycline for Moderate-to-Severe Acne. J Drugs Dermatol. 2017 Oct 1;16(10):1022-1028.
• Results Accutane® Prescribing Information - access March 10th 2021.
• Results Fogh K, Voorhees JJ, Astrom A. Expression, purification, and binding properties of human cellular retinoic acid-binding protein type I and type II. Arch Biochem Biophys. 1993 Feb 1;300(2):751-5. doi: 10.1006/abbi.1993.1104.
• Results Allenby G, Bocquel MT, Saunders M, Kazmer S, Speck J, Rosenberger M, Lovey A, Kastner P, Grippo JF, Chambon P, et al. Retinoic acid receptors and retinoid X receptors: interactions with endogenous retinoic acids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Jan 1;90(1):30-4. doi: 10.1073/pnas.90.1.30.
• Results Levin AA, Bosakowski T, Kazmer S, Grippo JF. 13-cis retinoic acid does not bind to retinoic acid receptors alpha, beta and gamma. Toxicologist. 1992; 12: 181.
• Results Ott F, Bollag W, Geiger JM. Oral 9-cis-retinoic acid versus 13-cis-retinoic acid in acne therapy. Dermatology. 1996;193(2):124-6. doi: 10.1159/000246226.
• Results Geiger JM, Hommel L, Harms M, Saurat JH. Oral 13-cis retinoic acid is superior to 9-cis retinoic acid in sebosuppression in human beings. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996 Mar;34(3):513-5. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(96)90462-4. No abstract available.
• Results Tsukada M, Schroder M, Roos TC, Chandraratna RA, Reichert U, Merk HF, Orfanos CE, Zouboulis CC. 13-cis retinoic acid exerts its specific activity on human sebocytes through selective intracellular isomerization to all-trans retinoic acid and binding to retinoid acid receptors. J Invest Dermatol. 2000 Aug;115(2):321-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00066.x.
• Results Nelson AM, Gilliland KL, Cong Z, Thiboutot DM. 13-cis Retinoic acid induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in human SEB-1 sebocytes. J Invest Dermatol. 2006 Oct;126(10):2178-89. doi: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700289. Epub 2006 Mar 30.
• Results Tantibanchachai C, Isotretinoin (Accutane) as a teratogen, Embryo Project Encyclopedia. 2014; ISSN: 1940-5030; http://embryo.asu.edu/handle/10776/8040

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