A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Alefacept in Psoriasis Patients for Whom Conventional Treatment is Ineffective or Inappropriate

NCT ID: NCT00673556

Last Updated: 2014-08-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

195 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-10-31

Study Completion Date

2005-05-31

Brief Summary

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To assess the efficacy and safety of Alefacept compared to placebo for the treatment of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis in patients for whom conventional therapies are ineffective and inappropriate

Detailed Description

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Patients who completed the initial 24-week treatment course (12 weeks of weekly dosing following b y 12 weeks of follow-up) and met the eligibility criteria continued in the 24-week open label extension

Conditions

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Chronic Plaque Psoriasis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Course A1

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

alefacept

Intervention Type DRUG

Intramuscular (IM)

Course A2

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Intramuscular (IM)

Course B

Open label extension

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

alefacept

Intervention Type DRUG

Intramuscular (IM)

Interventions

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alefacept

Intramuscular (IM)

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

Intramuscular (IM)

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Amevive ASP0485

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis involving ≥ 10% body surface area
* Treatment history for Psoriasis in which 3 or more conventional anti-psoriatic therapies are inappropriate or ineffective
* CD4+ T lymphocyte counts at or above the lower limit of normal

Exclusion Criteria

* Clinically significant abnormal hematology values or blood chemistry values
* AST or ALT ≥ 3x the upper limit of normal
* Other types of Psoriasis
* Serious infection within the 3 months prior to the first dose of study drug
* History of drug or alcohol abuse within the past 2 years
* Antibody positive for HIV
* History of malignancy
* History of any clinically significant cardiac, endocrinologic, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic, urologic, pulmonary, neurologic, dermatologic, psychiatric, renal, and/or other major disease
* Exposure to psoriasis-modifying phototherapy or high-potency topical corticosteroid therapy within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
* Exposure to systemic anti-psoriatic therapy , topical immunomodulators or topical CNIs within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
* Current treatment with any therapy for tuberculosis
* Previous exposure to Alefacept
* Nursing mothers, pregnant women, and women planning to become pregnant during the study
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Biogen

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Astellas Pharma Inc

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Use central contact

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

Locations

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Irvine, California, United States

Site Status

Santa Monica, California, United States

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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Seattle, Washington, United States

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Vienna, , Austria

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Brussels, , Belgium

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Edegem, , Belgium

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Liège, , Belgium

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Concord, Ontario, Canada

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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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London, Ontario, Canada

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Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada

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Bochum, , Germany

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Dresden, , Germany

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Düsseldorf, , Germany

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Essen, , Germany

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Frankfurt, , Germany

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Göttingen, , Germany

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Hamburg, , Germany

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Hanover, , Germany

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Homburg-Saar, , Germany

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Mannheim, , Germany

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Münster, , Germany

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Countries

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United States Austria Belgium Canada Germany

Other Identifiers

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C-740

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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