Clinical Efficacy of Efalizumab in Patients With Chronic Plaque Psoriasis: Results From Three Randomized Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trials: Part I

Author： Pariser David Gordon Kenneth Papp Kim Leonardi Craig Kwon Paul Compton Peter Rundle Amy Walicke Patricia Lebwohl Mark

Publisher： Springer Publishing Company

ISSN： 1203-4754

Source： Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, Vol.9, Iss.6, 2005-12, pp. : 303-312

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Abstract

Effective psoriasis therapies are needed for long-term symptom control.Assess efalizumab (Raptiva®) efficacy in a large cohort of psoriasis patients.Data from three Phase III, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, multicenter studies were pooled. Patients (n = 1,651) with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis received 12 weeks of subcutaneous efalizumab 1 or 2 mg/kg/wk or placebo.All efficacy measures reached statistical significance within each of the individual studies (p < 0.001) and overall. More efalizumab-treated patients achieved ≥ 75% and ≥ 50% Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) improvement at week 12 than did placebo-treated patients (27.8% vs 3.8% [p < 0.001] and 56.1% vs 14.6% [p < 0.001], respectively). Significant PASI improvements occurred as early as week 2 (12.5% vs 7.9%, p =0.0001). Adverse events were generally mild to moderate.Efalizumab resulted in early and significant improvement for all efficacy endpoints and was well tolerated in patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis.