A Phase 3, Randomized Trial Demonstrating the Improved Efficacy and Patient Acceptability of Fixed Dose Calcipotriene and Betamethasone Dipropionate Cream (original) (raw)

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND The fixed dose combination of calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate (CAL/BDP) is a well-established, efficacious, and safe topical treatment of psoriasis. METHOD A Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, investigator-blind, active, and vehicle-controlled trial enrolling 796 patients with moderate to severe psoriasis according to the Physician Global Assessment (PGA) scale. Products were applied once daily for 8 weeks. RESULTS The proportion of patients achieving PGA treatment success after 8 weeks was statistically significantly greater for CAL/BDP cream (37.4%) compared to CAL/BDP TS (22.8%, P<0.0001), and vehicle (3.7%, P<0.0001). A similar statistically significant difference in favor of CAL/BDP cream at week 8 was demonstrated for the percentage change in mPASI from baseline and the proportion of patients obtaining mPASI75. Patient reported treatment convenience for CAL/BDP cream was rated superior to CAL/BDP TS. Safety assessments during the trial demonstrated that CAL/BDP cream was well-tolerated with no adverse reactions with a frequency greater than 1%. CONCLUSION CAL/BDP cream is a novel topical treatment of psoriasis, which in a single product, offers a unique combination of high efficacy combined with favorable safety and excellent treatment convenience. For these reasons, CAL/BDP cream offers a distinctive advantage for the topical treatment of plaque psoriasis. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03308799J Drugs Dermatol. 20(4):420-425. doi:10.36849/JDD.5653.

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