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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of brodalumab at two different doses compared with placebo in participants with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. A second purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy brodalumab at two different doses compared with ustekinumab in participants with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. A third purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of 4 maintenance regimens of brodalumab.
IFN-gamma is a central player in the development of psoriasis lesions, which can be involved a variety of cellular processes in the skin. Dendritic cells are important cells in driving inflammation in psoriasis through the induction of T cells that produce IL-17 in psoriasis. Injecting IFN-g into the skin can increase the numbers of T cells and also inflammatory DCs that produce cytokines involved in IL-17 production. Thus, the investigators hypothesize that the dendritic cells present in the skin after IFN-g injection polarize IL-17-producing T cells.
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ILV-095 when it is given to individuals with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis. Another purpose of the study is to observe how the drug enters the blood and tissues over time, how the body breaks down the drug and whether or not the body will develop an immune reaction (sensitivity) to the drug.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether using Taclonex ointment under a hydrogel patch is more effective than using the ointment alone in treating psoriasis. Taclonex ointment is currently FDA approved for use on psoriasis. The hydrogel patch is a type of adhesive pad and contains no medications. It is currently FDA approved and has been shown to be safe and virtually free of side effects. The hypothesis is that psoriatic plaques which are treated with Taclonex ointment under a hydrogel patch will be more effectively treated compared to psoriatic plaques treated with Taclonex alone.
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.
This is an open label, single center, controlled study with each subject's two treatment plaque areas assigned by the investigator 1:1 to (a) PH-10 with ambient light exposure and (b) PH-10 with 544 nm LED light illumination at 10 J/cm2. A third plaque area will receive no treatment and serve as a control. Subjects with at least three distinct, stable study plaque areas will receive the experimental therapy to two treatment plaque areas twice a week (2-5 days apart) for the lesser of 12 weeks or until remission is observed in the treatment plaque areas. If remission is observed in a treatment plaque area then treatment of that area will be discontinued and the area assessed weekly. A third plaque area (control plaque area) will receive no drug or light treatment and serve as an internal control. Primary efficacy will be assessed 12 weeks after initial PH-10 treatment. Subjects will be followed for a total of 16 weeks to allow assessment of Durability of Response of treated lesions and comprehensive follow-up of adverse events.
RESTORE is an observational, open-label, multi-center, prospective, study enrolling Raptiva® (efalizumab) treated patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis. The overall duration of the study is approximately 4 years. Patients will be followed from the time of study enrolment to study/treatment termination; thus active follow-up period will vary across subjects. Raptiva® (efalizumab)treated patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis and meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria specified will be eligible for participation in this study. Objectives: - To document and quantify the incidences of adverse events in this patient population - To explore the association of psoriasis treatments with changes in patient outcomes, quality of life, and treatment compliance.
The main objectives of the project are: - To classify patients suffering from plaque psoriasis responding on a given treatment (efalizumab) based upon reduction in Psoriasis Area and severity Index (PASI), Psoriasis Disability Index 8PDI) and dermatology Life Quality Index 8 DLQI) - To characterize patients suffering from plaque psoriasis responding to or not responding to subcutaneous administrated efalizumab.