Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of ARQ-151 Cream in Adults With Mild to Moderate Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

A Phase 1/2a Single Dose and 28-day Parallel Group, Double Blind, Vehicle-Controlled Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of ARQ-151 Cream 0.5% and 0.15% in Adults With Mild to Moderate Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

This study assessed the safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of a single dose application of ARQ-151 cream 0.5% to 25 cm^2 of psoriatic plaque(s) (Cohort 1). The study also assessed the safety, PK and efficacy of ARQ-151 cream 0.5% vs vehicle and ARQ-151 cream 0.15% vs vehicle applied once a day for 28 days to individuals with 0.5% to 5.0% body surface area (BSA) of chronic plaque psoriasis (Cohort 2).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Psoriasis
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: ARQ-151 cream 0.5%; Drug: ARQ-151 cream 0.15%; Drug: ARQ-151 vehicle cream

Detailed Description

There were 2 cohorts of participants. Cohort 1 was a single dose study of ARQ-151 0.5% cream applied to 25 cm^2 of psoriatic plaque(s) in 8 psoriasis participants. Cohort 2 was a parallel group, double blind, vehicle controlled study in which ARQ-151 cream 0.5%, ARQ-151 cream 0.15% or vehicle cream was applied once a day for 28 days to participants with between 0.5% to 5.0% BSA of chronic plaque psoriasis. Participants were adult (≥18 years old) males or females with chronic plaque psoriasis.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 91
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • British Columbia
    • Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, V3R 6A7
      • Dr. Chih-ho Hong Medical Inc.
  • Ontario
    • Markham, Ontario, Canada, L3P 1X2
      • Lynderm Research Inc.
    • Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6J 7W5
      • Research by ICLS
    • Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, K9J 5K2
      • Skin Centre for Dermatology
    • Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, L4B 1A5
      • The Centre For Dermatology
    • Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2J 1C4
      • K. Papp Clinical Research Inc.
    • Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N8W 1E6
      • XLR8 Medical Research Inc.
• United States
  • California
    • Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403
      • Mosaic Dermatology

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult male and female participants aged ≥18 years.
• In Cohort 1, participants must have at least 25 cm^2 of chronic plaque psoriasis (excluding the face, scalp, intertriginous areas, palms and soles).
• In Cohort 2, participants must have 0.5% to 5.0% of total BSA of chronic plaque psoriasis and at least one target plaque, of at least 9 cm^2 in size with a TPSS ≥4 (excluding the face, scalp, intertriginous areas, palms and soles).
• Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at Screening and agree to use birth control throughout the trial.
• In good health as judged by the Investigator, based on medical history, physical examination, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), serum chemistry labs, hematology values, and urinalysis.
• Participants agree not to have prolonged sun exposure during the course of the study. Tanning bed use is not allowed.
• Participants are competent to sign and give informed consent and considered reliable and capable of adhering to the Protocol and visit schedule.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants with non-plaque forms of psoriasis (erythrodermic, guttate, pustular or palmo-plantar psoriasis) or with drug-induced psoriasis.
• Evidence of skin conditions other than psoriasis that would interfere with evaluation of the effect of the study medication.
• Pregnant or lactating women or women planning to become pregnant during the study and / or within 28 days following the last dose of study medication.
• Known allergies to excipients in ARQ-151 cream.
• Participants who cannot discontinue the use of strong P-450 cytochrome inducers or inhibitors for two weeks prior to the baseline visit and during the study period.
• Participants who are unwilling to refrain from using a tanning bed for 2 weeks before and during the study.
• Participants who cannot discontinue systemic therapies and/or topical therapies for the treatment of psoriasis.
• Participants with a history of chronic alcohol or drug abuse in past 6 months.
• History of and/or concurrent condition of serious hypersensitivity (anaphylactic shock or anaphylactoid reaction) to phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE-4) inhibitors.
• Current or a history of cancer within 5 years with the exception of fully excised skin basal cell carcinoma, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma or carcinoma in situ of the cervix.
• Participants with active infection that requires oral or intravenous administration of antibiotics, antifungal or antiviral agents.
• Participants who are unable to communicate, read or understand language, or who display another condition which makes them unsuitable for clinical study participation.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cohort 1 - ARQ-151 cream 0.5%; Single-dose application of ARQ-151 cream 0.5% to 25 cm^2 of psoriatic plaque(s)	Drug: ARQ-151 cream 0.5%; 0.5% active concentration
Experimental: Cohort 2 - ARQ-151 cream 0.5%; ARQ-151 cream 0.5% applied daily for 28 days to all psoriatic plaques, not exceeding an application area of 5% BSA	Drug: ARQ-151 cream 0.5%; 0.5% active concentration
Experimental: Cohort 2 - ARQ-151 cream 0.15%; ARQ-151 cream 0.15% applied daily for 28 days to all psoriatic plaques, not exceeding an application area of 5% BSA	Drug: ARQ-151 cream 0.15%; 0.15% active concentration
Placebo Comparator: Cohort 2 - ARQ-151 vehicle cream; Vehicle cream applied daily for 28 days to all psoriatic plaques, not exceeding an application area of 5% BSA	Drug: ARQ-151 vehicle cream; Vehicle cream

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percent Change From Baseline in 4 Week Target Plaque Severity Score x Target Plaque Area in Cohort 2	Difference in least squares mean percent change from baseline at Week 4 in the product of target plaque severity score (TPSS) x target plaque area (TPA) between each dose concentration level of ARQ-151 cream and vehicle using mixed model repeated measures (MMRM) analysis with center within country, treatment, study visit, and treatment-by-study visit interaction as fixed effects and baseline TPSS x TPA score as a covariate. For TPSS, all target lesions were scored individually for signs of induration, scaling, and erythema using a 5-point severity scale: 0 = none; 1 = mild; 2 = moderate; 3 = severe; 4 = very severe. TPA (cm^2) was determined by multiplying the longest diameter (cm) of the target plaque by the widest perpendicular diameter (cm) (perpendicular to the longest diameter of the target plaque). A negative percent change indicates improvement.	Baseline and Week 4

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percent Change From Baseline in 1, 2, 3 Week Target Plaque Severity Score x Target Plaque Area in Cohort 2	Difference in least squares mean percent change from baseline at Weeks 1, 2 and 3 in target plaque severity score (TPSS) x target plaque area (TPA) between each dose concentration level of ARQ-151 cream and vehicle using mixed model repeated measures (MMRM) analysis with center within country, treatment, study visit, and treatment-by-study visit interaction as fixed effects and baseline TPSS x TPA score as a covariate. For TPSS, all target lesions were scored individually for signs of induration, scaling, and erythema using a 5-point severity scale: 0 = none; 1 = mild; 2 = moderate; 3 = severe; 4 = very severe. TPA (cm^2) was determined by multiplying the longest diameter (cm) of the target plaque by the widest perpendicular diameter (cm) (perpendicular to the longest diameter of the target plaque). A negative percent change indicates improvement.	Baseline and Weeks 1, 2 and 3
Percent Change From Baseline in Total Plaque Severity Score in Cohort 2	Difference in least squares mean percent change from baseline at Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4 in total plaque severity score (TPSS) between each dose concentration level of ARQ-151 cream and vehicle using mixed model repeated measures (MMRM) analysis with center within country, treatment, study visit, and treatment-by-study visit interaction as fixed effects and baseline TPSS score as a covariate. For TPSS, all target lesions were scored individually for signs of induration, scaling, and erythema using a 5-point severity scale: 0 = none; 1 = mild; 2 = moderate; 3 = severe; 4 = very severe. A negative percent change indicates improvement.	Baseline and Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4
Percent Change From Baseline in Target Plaque Area in Cohort 2	Difference in least squares mean percent change from baseline at Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 in target plaque area (TPA) between each dose concentration level of ARQ-151 cream and vehicle using mixed model repeated measures (MMRM) analysis with center within country, treatment, study visit, and treatment-by-study visit interaction as fixed effects and baseline TPA score as a covariate. Target plaque area (cm^2) was determined by multiplying the longest diameter (cm) of the target plaque by the widest perpendicular diameter (cm) (perpendicular to the longest diameter of the target plaque). A negative percent change indicates improvement.	Baseline and Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.
• Investigators: Study Director: David Berk, M.D., Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Papp KA, Gooderham M, Droege M, Merritt C, Osborne DW, Berk DR, Thurston AW, Smith VH, Welgus H. Roflumilast Cream Improves Signs and Symptoms of Plaque Psoriasis: Results from a Phase 1/2a Randomized, Controlled Study. J Drugs Dermatol. 2020 Aug 1;19(8):734-740. doi: 10.36849/JDD.2020.5370.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 11, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 2, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): May 2, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 29, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 2, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): January 5, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 4, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 2, 2022
• Last Verified: August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Psoriasis; Plaque Psoriasis
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous; Psoriasis
• Other Study ID Numbers: ARQ-151-101

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: Yes