Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Alefacept in Adolescent Subjects With Moderate to Severe Psoriasis

Lead Sponsor:

Astellas Pharma Inc

Conditions:

Psoriasis

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-17 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

To establish the safety of alefacept when administered to adolescent subjects with moderate to severe psoriasis.

Detailed Description

A planned interim analysis will be conducted to evaluate safety and pharmacokinetics following the Week 4 evaluation of approximately the first 12 subjects. A dose adjustment may be implemented based ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject has moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis involving at least 10% or greater body surface area
  • Subject is a candidate for systemic treatment or phototherapy
  • Subject is in good health and alefacept is not contraindicated
  • Subject must have absolute total CD4+ lymphocyte counts within the normal range at screening
  • Female subjects of child bearing potential have a negative pregnancy test prior to first dose of alefacept and agree to practice effective contraception during the study
  • Subject must have predosing laboratory findings without clinically significant abnormal values for hematocrit, hemoglobin, platelets, white blood count and differential, serum creatinine, bilirubin, ALT, AST and prothrombin.
  • Subject must have completed all standard childhood immunizations at least 12 weeks prior to the first dose
  • Subject meets medication washout requirements and agrees to follow medication restrictions during the study
  • Subject agrees to comply with the study requirements and agrees to come to the clinic for required study visits

Exclusion

  • Subject has a primary dermatological diagnosis of psoriasis other than plaque psoriasis
  • Subject has a known hypersensitivity to alefacept or any excipient of the study medication
  • Subject has had a serious local infection or systemic infection within 12 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
  • Subject has a fever (body temperature ≥ 38°C \[or \> 37°C for sites in Latvia\]) or symptomatic viral or bacterial infection (including upper respiratory tract infection) within 1 week prior to the first dose of study drug
  • Subject is known to be positive for HIV antibodies
  • Subject has a history of chronic serious infection including hepatic disease or has positive result to serology test for hepatitis A antibody IgM, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis C virus (HCV) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody or, in Europe, tubercle bacillus (TB) at Screening
  • Subject has a history or evidence of tuberculosis based on serology or a positive PPD skin test at Screening
  • Subject has had treatment with any immunosuppressant agent within 12 weeks, any antibody or immuno-globulin within 24 weeks, or any investigational drug or approved therapy for investigational use within 8 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
  • Subject has had more than six herpes simplex virus (HSV) breakouts per year or is currently having an outbreak or has had an outbreak within the last 24 weeks
  • Subject has a history of malignancy (other than non-melanoma skin cancers)
  • Subject has a chronic condition which is not well controlled
  • Subject is pregnant or nursing
  • Subject has a history of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00808223

Start Date

April 1 2009

End Date

February 1 2012

Last Update

December 12 2013

Active Locations (5)

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1

Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology

San Diego, California, United States, 92123

2

Physicians Skin Care, PLLC

Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40217

3

First Municipal Hospital for Active Treatment - Sofia

Sofia, Bulgaria, 1000

4

Skin and STD Clinical Centre

Riga, Latvia, 1001