This is a Phase IIIb/IV, open label, multicentre study of efalizumab (anti cluster of differentiation \[CD\] 11a recombinant human monoclonal antibody) in participants with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who have failed to respond to, have a contraindication to, or are intolerant to other systemic therapies including ciclosporin, methotrexate, and psoralen and ultraviolet A phototherapy (PUVA).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,266
Participants will receive efalizumab 1.0 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) (with an initial conditioning dose of 0.7 mg/kg) once weekly by subcutaneous injection for 12 weeks (first treatment \[FT\]). Depending on the response at Week 12, participants could receive additional 8 to 12 weekly injections of efalizumab 1.0 mg/kg.
Medical Information
Feltham, United Kingdom
Percentage of Participants With Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) Ratings of Good or Better (FT)
The PGA assesses the global response of all psoriatic lesions to therapy by comparing the participant's present condition to baseline. PGA response includes: Cleared (100 percent \[%\] improvement; remission of all clinical signs and symptoms, except for residual manifestations such as mild erythema); Excellent (75% to 99% improvement of all clinical signs and symptoms, except for residual manifestations such as mild erythema); Good (50% to 74% improvement of all clinical signs and symptoms); Fair (25% to 49% improvement of all clinical signs and symptoms); Slight (1% to 24% improvement of all clinical signs and symptoms); Unchanged (clinical signs and symptoms unchanged); Worse (clinical signs and symptoms deteriorated). Percentage of participants with PGA ratings of Good or Better (i.e, Good, Excellent or Cleared) are reported.
Time frame: Week 12
Percentage of Participants With Psoriasis Rebound
Rebound was defined as worsening of disease as assessed by Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score \>125% of baseline or new pustular, erythrodermic, or more inflammatory psoriasis occurring within 2 months of stopping therapy. PASI is an instrument used to assess the extent of cutaneous psoriasis and to measure the effects of therapy. The PASI divides the body into four anatomical regions: head, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs. For each region, the evaluator assesses the severity of erythema, induration/thickness and scaling and determines the percentage of the region affected by disease. A numerical PASI score is derived that evaluates the severity of symptoms in terms of the total body surface area affected. Total PASI score ranges from 0 to 72, with higher scores indicating more severe disease.
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks after end of FT (up to Week 20)
Percentage of Participants With Psoriasis Exacerbation
Exacerbation was defined as disease worsening either during or after treatment which was more inflammatory in nature compared to baseline and occurred either within pre-existing plaques, at previously uninvolved sites, or as new morphologies of disease.
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Time frame: During study (40 weeks)