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ArticleDermatology and therapy2022

Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison of Long-Term Efficacy and Safety Outcomes for Calcipotriol Plus Betamethasone Dipropionate Foam Versus Halobetasol Proprionate Plus Tazarotene Lotion in the Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis.

David N Adam, Marie Y Jablonski Bernasconi, Henrik Thoning, Jashin J Wu

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Article in Dermatology and therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02462083 (A Phase 3, Multicenter, Open Label Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety of IDP-118 Lotion in the Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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NCT02462083 phase3completednot on this map

A Phase 3, Multicenter, Open Label Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety of IDP-118 Lotion in the Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis

TypeinterventionalSponsorBausch Health Americas, Inc.Ran2015 to 2017Enrolled555ConditionsPlaque PsoriasisArmsIDP-118 Lotion
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Topical proactive therapy in dermatology. A scoping review.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

David N AdamDivision of Dermatology, Temerty Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. dnadam@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1932-258X
Marie Y Jablonski BernasconiLeo Pharma, Ballerup, Denmark.
Henrik ThoningLeo Pharma, Ballerup, Denmark.
Jashin J WuDepartment of Dermatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Leo Pharma (Denmark) · DKUniversity of Miami · USUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTo date, there have been no head-to-head clinical studies comparing calcipotriol 0.005% plus betamethasone dipropionate 0.064% (Cal/BD) aerosol foam and halobetasol propionate 0.01% plus tazarotene 0.045% (HP/Taz) lotion for the treatment of plaque psoriasis. However, the efficacy of 4 weeks of Cal/BD foam and 8 weeks of HP/Taz lotion has been compared using a matching-adjusted indirect comparison (MAIC) approach. Here, we compare the efficacy and safety of Cal/BD foam and HP/Taz lotion for up to 52 weeks.

methodsAn unanchored MAIC was conducted using individual patient data from the PSO-LONG Cal/BD foam trial and a 52-week, open-label phase 3 study of HP/Taz lotion (NCT02462083). Key outcomes of interest were Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) success (PGA 0/1 with ≥ 2-point improvement) after 4 or 8 weeks of open-label therapy; the proportion of patients who had body surface area affected (BSA) ≤ 3 after open-label therapy who maintained BSA ≤ 3 to week 52; and adverse events (AEs).

resultsAfter matching, patients were statistically significantly more likely to have PGA success after 4 weeks of Cal/BD foam than after 8 weeks of HP/Taz lotion (84.5% versus 54.4%; p < 0.01). At week 52, 92.5% and 92.4% of patients receiving proactive and reactive Cal/BD foam, respectively, maintained BSA ≤ 3, compared with 49.3% of those treated with HP/Taz lotion (both p < 0.01). Treatment-related AEs, AEs leading to withdrawal, and AEs associated with drug application (dermatitis, application site pain, and pruritus) were significantly rarer with Cal/BD foam than with HP/Taz lotion (all p < 0.01).

conclusionsCal/BD aerosol foam demonstrated significantly greater efficacy than HP/Taz lotion, and had a more favorable safety profile, compared with HP/Taz lotion, for up to 52 weeks. Proactive Cal/BD foam maintenance therapy and reactive use of Cal/BD foam following relapse both had significant advantages over HP/Taz lotion.

Indexed as

Betamethasone dipropionateCalcipotriolFoamHalobetasol propionatePsoriasisTazarotene

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PMID36223060
PMCPMC9588120
OpenAlexW4304687870

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