15 patients with PRP will be treated with guselkumab for 20 weeks to determine safety and efficacy. Participants are required to travel to Portland, OR only for the first visit, week-4 visit, and week-24 visit. 3 visits in between these times and one follow up visit may be performed by secure videoconferencing.
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare and poorly understood severe inflammatory skin disease characterized by widespread (often full-body) redness and flaking of the skin, painful thickening and cracking of the palms and soles, hair loss, crumbling nails, and severe skin itching and burning. There is no FDA-approved therapy for this rare disease and the commonly used medications do not work for many patients. There is some evidence that interleukin (IL)-23 may be too high in the skin of PRP patients. Ixekizumab is an injectable medication that blocks IL-23 by binding the p19 subunit and is FDA-approved for psoriasis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
Treatment at the FDA-approved psoriasis dosing for 20 weeks
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States
Mean Change From Baseline Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) at Week-24 After Treatment With Guselkumab.
PASI measures the appearance of the skin based on erythema, scale, and elevation, multiplied by body surface area. 0 indicates completely clear skin. 72 is the maximum value, indicating the worst severity. A score of 11 or higher is considered severe disease.
Time frame: 24 weeks
Proportion of Subjects Achieving a 4-point Improvement in Quality of Life Measured by the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) at Week-24.
Quality of life will be measured by the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). There are 10 questions covering symptoms, embarrassment, shopping and home care, clothes, social and leisure, sport, work or study, close relationships, sex, and treatment. Each question refers to the impact of PRP on the patient's life over the previous week. The highest score is 30 and would indicate a maximum (negative) impact on quality of life. A score of zero would indicate no impact on quality of life. For inflammatory skin conditions, a 4-point improvement in DLQI score is considered clinically important.
Time frame: 24 weeks
Proportion of Subjects With >50% Improvement With Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) at Week-24 Who Did Not Worsen at Week-36
PASI measures the appearance of the skin based on erythema, scale, and elevation, multiplied by body surface area. 0 indicates completely clear skin. 72 is the maximum value, indicating the worst severity. A score of 11 or higher is considered severe disease. Trial participants who had a decrease in PASI by \>50% from week-0 to week-24 were included in this analysis. Participants did not receive any additional doses of guselkumab after week-20, and PASI score at week-36 was calculated to assess for sustained remission.
Time frame: 36 weeks
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