Similar Efficacy with Omalizumab in Chronic Idiopathic/Spontaneous Urticaria Despite Different Background Therapy
Thomas B Casale, Jonathan A Bernstein, Marcus Maurer, Sarbjit S Saini, Benjamin Trzaskoma, Hubert Chen, Clive E Grattan, Ana Gimenéz-Arnau, Allen P Kaplan, Karin Rosén, Thomas B Casale, Jonathan A Bernstein, Marcus Maurer, Sarbjit S Saini, Benjamin Trzaskoma, Hubert Chen, Clive E Grattan, Ana Gimenéz-Arnau, Allen P Kaplan, Karin Rosén
Abstract
Background: Data from the 3 omalizumab pivotal trials in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria/chronic spontaneous urticaria (CIU/CSU) represent the largest database of patients reported to date with refractory disease (omalizumab, n = 733; placebo, n = 242).
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare results from ASTERIA I and II, which included only approved doses of H1-antihistamine as background therapy based on regulatory authority requirements, to those from GLACIAL, which permitted higher doses of H1-antihistamines as well as other types of background therapy, in a post hoc analysis.
Methods: Efficacy data from the placebo, omalizumab 150-mg, and omalizumab 300-mg treatment arms of ASTERIA I and II were pooled and analyzed (n = 162 and n = 160, respectively). The 300-mg treatment arm analyses were compared with the analysis of data from GLACIAL (n = 252) using analysis of covariance models. The key efficacy endpoint was change from baseline to week 12 in mean weekly itch severity score (ISS); other endpoints were also evaluated. Safety data were pooled from all 3 studies.
Results: Mean ISS was significantly reduced from baseline at week 12 in the pooled ASTERIA I and II omalizumab 150- and 300-mg treatment arms and in the GLACIAL omalizumab 300-mg arm. The weekly ISS reduction magnitude at week 12 was similar between the omalizumab 300-mg groups in the ASTERIA I and II pooled and GLACIAL studies. Similar treatment effect sizes were observed across multiple endpoints. Omalizumab was well tolerated and the adverse-event profile was similar regardless of background therapy for CIU/CSU. The overall safety profile was generally consistent with omalizumab therapy in allergic asthma.
Conclusion: Omalizumab 300 mg was safe and effective in reducing CIU/CSU symptoms regardless of background therapy.
Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01264939 NCT01287117 NCT01292473.
Keywords: Antihistamine; Chronic idiopathic; Chronic spontaneous; Hive; Itch; Omalizumab; Pruritus; Urticaria; Wheal.
Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Source: PubMed