- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00442650
Efalizumab for Treatment of Patients With Moderate to Severe Psoriasis
Study Overview
Study Type
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Geneva, Switzerland
- Merck Serono Medical Information Office
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Signed informed consent
- Plaque psoriasis covering ³10% of total BSA
- Diagnosis of plaque psoriasis for at least 6 months
- A minimum PASI score of 12.0 at screening
- In the opinion of the investigator, candidate for systemic therapy for psoriasis
- Body weight of £120 kg
- 18 to 75 years old
- For women of childbearing potential and for men whose partner can become pregnant, use of an acceptable method of contraception to prevent pregnancy and agreement to continue to practice an acceptable method of contraception for the duration of their participation in the study (including the FU period).
- Willingness to hold sun exposure reasonably constant and to avoid use of tanning booths or other UV light sources during the study
- Willingness to enter Study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Guttate, erythrodermic, or pustular psoriasis as sole or predominant form of psoriasis
- History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to humanised monoclonal antibodies or fusion proteins that contain an Ig Fc region
- Clinically significant psoriasis flare during screening or at the time of enrollment that would necessitate immediate relief for that patient
- History of or ongoing uncontrolled bacterial, viral, fungal, or atypical mycobacterial infection
- History of opportunistic infections (e.g., systemic fungal infections, parasites)
Seropositivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Patients will undergo mandatory testing at screening. Patients who are positive for HIV will be excluded.
- Pregnancy or lactation
- WBC count <4000/mL or >14,000/mL
- Patients with an history of clinically significant thrombocytopenia, bleeding disorder or a platelet count <100,000/mL
Seropositivity for hepatitis B or C virus
- Patients will undergo testing during screening. Patients who are positive for hepatitis B antigen or hepatitis C antibody will be excluded.
- Hepatic enzymes ³3 times the upper limit of normal
History of active tuberculosis (TB) or currently undergoing treatment for TB
- Chest X-ray within 3 months of Day 0 is required for all patients. Patients with a positive chest X-ray consistent with TB infection will be excluded.
Presence of malignancy within the past 5 years, including lymphoproliferative disorders
- Patients with a history of fully resolved basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer may be enrolled even if it is less than 5 years.
- Previous treatment with efalizumab (anti-CD11a)
- Diagnosis of hepatic cirrhosis, regardless of cause or severity
- Serum creatinine ³2 times the upper limit of normal
- Hospital admission for cardiac disease, stroke, or pulmonary disease within the last year
- History of substance abuse (e.g. narcotics, alcohol) within the last 5 years
Any medical condition that, in the judgment of the investigator, would jeopardize the patient's safety following exposure to study drug
Note: Restrictions and/or directions apply to the following treatments during specified time periods prior to initial study drug administration and during the study:
- Systemic therapy for psoriasis within 28 days prior to Study Day 0
- Systemic immunosuppressive drugs for other indications within 28 days prior to Study Day 0
- Topical therapies for psoriasis within 14 days prior to Study Day 0
- Live or killed virus or bacteria vaccines within 14 days prior to Study Day 0
- Other vaccines or allergy desensitization within 14 days prior to study Day 0
- Other experimental drugs or treatments within 28 days or five half lives, whichever is longer, prior to Day 0
- Use of b Blockers, ACE inhibitors, interferons, quinidine, antimalarial drugs, or lithium (if clinically indicated, such medications are allowed but the dosage should be held constant from Day -28 throughout the study)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
- Masking: NONE
Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Director: Daiana Licu, MD, Merck Serono International SA
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 25030
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