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An Observer Partially-blinded, Lesion-randomized, Intra-patient Controlled, 3-arm, Phase I Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Laser-assisted Topical Etanercept Administration in Patients With Mild to Moderate Plaque Psoriasis
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and safety of topical administration of etanercept via AFL micropores to psoriatic plaques in patients with mild to moderate plaque-type psoriasis. While a wide variety of therapeutic innovations to treat moderate-to-severe psoriasis (accounting for around 30% of the cases) become available each year, there are few innovations for topical therapies to treat mild/localized psoriasis (accounting for around 70% of the cases). Given that only about half of the patients respond adequately to the current standard of care, the topical application of a fixed combination of calcipotriole and betamethasone, there is a medical need for better topical therapies. Etanercept has been used successfully to treat moderate-to-severe plaque-type psoriasis in children and adults for more than a decade. Its standard route of application is through subcutaneous injections. Different dosing regimens have been used: 1 x 50 mg or 2 x 50 mg per week as well as 1 x 25 mg or 2 x 25 mg per week. Under these regimens, etanercept has a well-established favorable long-term safety record, with injection site reactions (pain, swelling) the most frequently reported side effects. However, rare but serious side effects such as serious opportunistic infections resulting from immune system inhibition common to anti-TNF agents limit its systemic use to these patients. For this reason, a localized topical alternative route of administration would be desirable. However, the large molecular size and chemical nature of etanercept prevent it from crossing the epidermal barrier. A CE certified ablative fractional laser (AFL) device with Er:YAG source will be used to create micropores in plaques to allow local delivery of etanercept directly into psoriatic plaques.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Pantec Biosolutions AG |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 1 |
| Status | UNKNOWN |
| Enrolment | 30 |
| Start date | 2016-11 |
| Completion | 2018-06 |
Conditions
- Psoriatic Plaque
Interventions
- Laser microporation alone
- Standard of care-daily administration of Daivobet
- Laser microporation + topical application of Etanercept
Primary outcomes
- Administration site reactions (ASR) — 8 weeks
The investigator or qualified designee will assess ASRs such as itching, redness, swelling, pain, or ulceration at time points as indicated in Table 6-1. Whenever possible, the same evaluator should perform this assessment at all visits and document the result in the eCRF. An ASR that fulfills the criteria of an SAE should be documented and reported as such.
Countries
Switzerland