A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Efalizumab in Adult Patients With Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis With Involvement of the Scalp

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

89

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 29, 2008

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2009

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2009

Conditions
Psoriasis
Interventions
DRUG

efalizumab

All patients received a conditioning dose of efalizumab 0.7 mg/kg subcutaneously (SC) on Day 0, followed by 11 weekly doses of 1.0 mg/kg SC beginning on Day 7. After 12 weeks of blinded treatment, all patients continued into the open-label treatment period from Day 84 (Week 12) through Day 168 (Week 24).

DRUG

placebo

All patients received a conditioning dose of placebo equivalent SC on Day 0, followed by 11 weekly doses of placebo SC beginning on Day 7. After 12 weeks of blinded treatment, all patients continued into the open-label efalizumab treatment period from Day 84 (Week 12) through Day 168 (Week 24).

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Genentech, Inc.

INDUSTRY

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