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ABSTRACT: Introduction
Deucravacitinib is an oral, selective tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor that demonstrated therapeutic benefit in a Phase 2 clinical trial of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. This analysis was designed to evaluate the effect of deucravacitinib on additional clinical and quality-of-life (QoL) outcomes and assess the relationship between these outcomes in adults with psoriasis.Methods
Post-hoc analysis of a 12-week Phase 2 trial was conducted for the three most efficacious dosage groups (3 mg twice daily, 6 mg twice daily, 12 mg once daily) and placebo. Investigator assessments for efficacy included Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), body surface area (BSA) involvement, and static Physician's Global Assessment; QoL was assessed using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Treatment responses and their associations were evaluated over time.Results
Deucravacitinib elicited improvement versus placebo as early as Week 4 for most efficacy measures (including changes in absolute PASI and BSA), with efficacy trends observed from Week 2 to Week 12. Improvements in QoL, assessed by achievement of a DLQI overall score of 0/1 (no effect at all on patient's life), followed a pattern similar to deucravacitinib-related clinical outcomes over 12 weeks. Overall, patients with greater improvements in psoriasis-related clinical signs and symptoms also reported greater improvement in QoL. However, complete skin clearance was not required for achieving DLQI 0/1.Conclusion
Deucravacitinib treatment produced early response and similar trends in improvements across multiple efficacy assessments and QoL in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Deucravacitinib has the potential to become a promising new oral therapy for this condition.Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier; NCT02931838.
SUBMITTER: Thaci D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8850503 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Thaçi Diamant D Strober Bruce B Gordon Kenneth B KB Foley Peter P Gooderham Melinda M Morita Akimichi A Papp Kim A KA Puig Lluís L Menter M Alan MA Colombo Matthew J MJ Elbez Yedid Y Kisa Renata M RM Ye June J Napoli Andrew A AA Wei Lan L Banerjee Subhashis S Merola Joseph F JF Gottlieb Alice B AB
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<h4>Introduction</h4>Deucravacitinib is an oral, selective tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor that demonstrated therapeutic benefit in a Phase 2 clinical trial of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. This analysis was designed to evaluate the effect of deucravacitinib on additional clinical and quality-of-life (QoL) outcomes and assess the relationship between these outcomes in adults with psoriasis.<h4>Methods</h4>Post-hoc analysis of a 12-week Phase 2 trial was conducted for the three mos ...[more]