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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine if calcipotriene/bethamethasone can safely and effectively manage the occurence of LMB (mild localized breakthrough) in patients recieving efalizumab (Raptiva) for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. It is hypothesized that calcipotriene/betamethasone (Taclonex) could be used to manage LMB and thus allow patients to continue efalizumab without interruption.
There is an unmet medical need for safe, effective oral therapy for moderate-to-severe psoriasis. CC-10004 will be evaluated in a controlled setting of a clinical study. The information obtained from the study will aid in the design of future clinical trials and to establish the safety and efficacy of CC-10004.
Open label study for patients with severe plaque type psoriasis. This study is looking to evaluate the pharmacodynamic effect of CC10004 when taken for 29 days in reducing the epidermal thickness in subjects with severe placque type psoriasis.
The pathogenesis of psoriasis has evolved from epidermal hyperproliferation to immune dysregulation in recent years. A Th1 cytokine profile is universally found is psoriasis. Biologics targeting the immune system have become the focus of study. Raptiva (Efalizumab) is one of biologics indicated for the treatment of psoriasis, and is the first biologic approved for use in psoriasis in the EU (EMEA). In USA, it is the second biologic drug (after Amevive) for psoriasis. Raptiva is a humanized chimeric antibody of CD11a (LFA-1), which blocks the interaction of CD11and ICAM─1, thus preventing lymphocyte trafficking. It is used for moderate to severe chronic plaque type psoraisis. The first clinical trial of Raptiva in Asians iscurrently done in the department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and the incidence of psoriatic arthritis (either de novo or aggravation of preexisting psoriatic arthritis) is significantly higher than previously reported in Western countries（30％ versus 7%，and personal communication with doctors in Hong-Kong and Singapore also reveals a similar safety profile. It seems likely that a racial difference is present. Monocytes play a central role in the pathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis. It is thus intriguing to study the pathogenesis of Raptiva-induced aggravation of psoriatic arthritis by comparing the difference of monocyes response in the presence of Raptiva between patients with and without Raptiva-induced psoriatic arthritis. In further study, the CD11a genomic polymorphism will also be investigated. The suudy can provide us with important information on how a novel monoclonal antibody like Raptiva can have both therapeutic and detrimental actions on psoriasis. The short term benefit of the study will be in pharmacogenomics and pharmacoeconomics, finding the best candidates for the expensive drug. The long term goal will be the clarification of the pathogenesis of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug called doxercalciferol in participants with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis, in comparison with a placebo ("sugar pill"). All study related care was provided including doctor visits, physical exams, laboratory tests and study medication. Total length of participation was 28 weeks.
The primary objective of the study is to assess the tolerability and efficacy of a 0.10% or 0.05% PTH (1-34) parathyroid hormone peptide gel in the treatment of mild to moderate plaque psoriasis in comparison to treatment with the placebo gel alone.
The purpose of this research study is to see how well (compared to placebo) Enbrel® (etanercept) 50 mg twice a week for 12 weeks affects plaque psoriasis of the hands and/or feet (palmoplantar psoriasis).
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of etanercept as a replacement therapy for ciclosporin in patients with plaque psoriasis.
Evaluate (i) safety of etanercept in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis in Spain; (ii) the incidence of adverse events reported in these patients, and (iii) the role that age and concomitant therapy might play in the development of adverse reactions.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if Etanercept administered at a higher initial dose provides greater improvement in nail and skin psoriasis symptoms than a regimen with a lower initial dose.