Trial of Roflumilast Cream for Chronic Plaque Psoriasis.


Journal

The New England journal of medicine
ISSN: 1533-4406
Titre abrégé: N Engl J Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0255562

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
16 07 2020
Historique:
entrez: 16 7 2020
pubmed: 16 7 2020
medline: 29 7 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Systemic oral phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE-4) inhibitors have been effective in the treatment of psoriasis. Roflumilast cream contains a PDE-4 inhibitor that is being investigated for the topical treatment of psoriasis. In this phase 2b, double-blind trial, we randomly assigned adults with plaque psoriasis in a 1:1:1 ratio to use roflumilast 0.3% cream, roflumilast 0.15% cream, or vehicle (placebo) cream once daily for 12 weeks. The primary efficacy outcome was the investigator's global assessment (IGA) of a status of clear or almost clear at week 6 (assessed on a 5-point scale of plaque thickening, scaling, and erythema; a score of 0 indicates clear, 1 almost clear, and 4 severe). Secondary outcomes included an IGA score indicating clear or almost clear plus a 2-grade improvement in the IGA score for the intertriginous area and the change in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score (range, 0 to 72, with higher scores indicating worse disease). Safety was also assessed. Among 331 patients who underwent randomization, 109 were assigned to roflumilast 0.3% cream, 113 to roflumilast 0.15% cream, and 109 to vehicle cream. An IGA score indicating clear or almost clear at week 6 was observed in 28% of the patients in the roflumilast 0.3% group, in 23% in the roflumilast 0.15% group, and in 8% in the vehicle group (P<0.001 and P = 0.004 vs. vehicle for roflumilast 0.3% and 0.15%, respectively). Among the approximately 15% of patients overall who had baseline intertriginous psoriasis of at least mild severity, an IGA score at week 6 indicating clear or almost clear plus a 2-grade improvement in the intertriginous-area IGA score occurred in 73% of the patients in the roflumilast 0.3% group, 44% of those in the roflumilast 0.15% group, and 29% of those in the vehicle group. The mean baseline PASI scores were 7.7 in the roflumilast 0.3% group, 8.0 in the roflumilast 0.15% group, and 7.6 in the vehicle group; the mean change from baseline at week 6 was -50.0%, -49.0%, and -17.8%, respectively. Application-site reactions occurred with similar frequency in the roflumilast groups and the vehicle group. Roflumilast cream administered once daily to affected areas of psoriasis was superior to vehicle cream in leading to a state of clear or almost clear at 6 weeks. Longer and larger trials are needed to determine the durability and safety of roflumilast in psoriasis. (Funded by Arcutis Biotherapeutics; ARQ-151 201 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03638258.).

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Systemic oral phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE-4) inhibitors have been effective in the treatment of psoriasis. Roflumilast cream contains a PDE-4 inhibitor that is being investigated for the topical treatment of psoriasis.
METHODS
In this phase 2b, double-blind trial, we randomly assigned adults with plaque psoriasis in a 1:1:1 ratio to use roflumilast 0.3% cream, roflumilast 0.15% cream, or vehicle (placebo) cream once daily for 12 weeks. The primary efficacy outcome was the investigator's global assessment (IGA) of a status of clear or almost clear at week 6 (assessed on a 5-point scale of plaque thickening, scaling, and erythema; a score of 0 indicates clear, 1 almost clear, and 4 severe). Secondary outcomes included an IGA score indicating clear or almost clear plus a 2-grade improvement in the IGA score for the intertriginous area and the change in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score (range, 0 to 72, with higher scores indicating worse disease). Safety was also assessed.
RESULTS
Among 331 patients who underwent randomization, 109 were assigned to roflumilast 0.3% cream, 113 to roflumilast 0.15% cream, and 109 to vehicle cream. An IGA score indicating clear or almost clear at week 6 was observed in 28% of the patients in the roflumilast 0.3% group, in 23% in the roflumilast 0.15% group, and in 8% in the vehicle group (P<0.001 and P = 0.004 vs. vehicle for roflumilast 0.3% and 0.15%, respectively). Among the approximately 15% of patients overall who had baseline intertriginous psoriasis of at least mild severity, an IGA score at week 6 indicating clear or almost clear plus a 2-grade improvement in the intertriginous-area IGA score occurred in 73% of the patients in the roflumilast 0.3% group, 44% of those in the roflumilast 0.15% group, and 29% of those in the vehicle group. The mean baseline PASI scores were 7.7 in the roflumilast 0.3% group, 8.0 in the roflumilast 0.15% group, and 7.6 in the vehicle group; the mean change from baseline at week 6 was -50.0%, -49.0%, and -17.8%, respectively. Application-site reactions occurred with similar frequency in the roflumilast groups and the vehicle group.
CONCLUSIONS
Roflumilast cream administered once daily to affected areas of psoriasis was superior to vehicle cream in leading to a state of clear or almost clear at 6 weeks. Longer and larger trials are needed to determine the durability and safety of roflumilast in psoriasis. (Funded by Arcutis Biotherapeutics; ARQ-151 201 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03638258.).

Identifiants

pubmed: 32668113
doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2000073
doi:

Substances chimiques

Aminopyridines 0
Benzamides 0
Cyclopropanes 0
Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors 0
Roflumilast 0P6C6ZOP5U

Banques de données

ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT03638258']

Types de publication

Clinical Trial, Phase II Journal Article Randomized Controlled Trial Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

229-239

Investigateurs

David N Adam (DN)
Lorne E Albrecht (LE)
Javier Alonso-Llamazares (J)
Suzanne Bruce (S)
Zoe Diana Draelos (ZD)
Laura K Ferris (LK)
Rion J Forconi (RJ)
Melinda Gooderham (M)
Chih-Ho H Hong (CH)
Terry M Jones (TM)
Steven E Kempers (SE)
Leon H Kircik (LH)
Mark G Lebwohl (MG)
Mark S Lee (MS)
Patricia Lee (P)
Wei Jing Loo (WJ)
Charles Lynde (C)
Vandana Madkan (V)
Walter Nahm (W)
Lawrence Osman (L)
Kim Papp (K)
David M Pariser (DM)
Sheetal Sapra (S)
Linda Stein Gold (L)
Daniel M Stewart (DM)
David Stoll (D)
Darryl Paul Toth (DP)
Stephen Tyring (S)
Marni Charlotte Wiseman (MC)
Matthew James Zirwas (MJ)

Commentaires et corrections

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Auteurs

Mark G Lebwohl (MG)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

Kim A Papp (KA)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

Linda Stein Gold (L)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

Melinda J Gooderham (MJ)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

Leon H Kircik (LH)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

Zoe D Draelos (ZD)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

Steven E Kempers (SE)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

Mathew Zirwas (M)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

Kathleen Smith (K)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

David W Osborne (DW)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

Marie-Louise Trotman (ML)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

Lynn Navale (L)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

Charlotte Merritt (C)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

David R Berk (DR)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

Howard Welgus (H)

From the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.G.L., L.H.K.); Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo (K.A.P.), and the SkiN Centre for Dermatology, Probity Medical Research and Queen's University, Peterborough (M.J.G.) - both in Ontario, Canada; Henry Ford Medical Center, Detroit (L.S.G.); Indiana Medical Center, Indianapolis (L.H.K.); Physicians Skin Care and DermResearch, Louisville, KY (L.H.K.); Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point, NC (Z.D.D.); Minnesota Clinical Study Center, Fridley (S.E.K.); Dermatologists of the Central States, Probity Medical Research, and Ohio University, Bexley (M.Z.); and Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Westlake Village (K.S., D.W.O., L.N., C.M., D.R.B., H.W.), and ML Trotman Consulting, Newbury Park (M.-L.T.) - both in California.

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