Christopher Em Griffiths1, Linda Stein Gold2, Frédéric Cambazard3, Robert E Kalb4, David Lowson5, Anders Møller5, Carle Paul6. 1. Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. 2. Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA. 3. Université Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France. 4. State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA. 5. LEO Pharma A/S, Ballerup, Denmark. 6. Paul Sabatier University and Larrey Hospital, Toulouse, France.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measures provide patient-centred evaluations of response to treatment. In the 12-week, Phase III PSO-ABLE study, fixed-combination calcipotriol 50 μg/g as hydrate (Cal) plus betamethasone 0.5 mg/g as dipropionate (BD) aerosol foam was significantly more effective for the treatment of psoriasis than Cal/BD gel. OBJECTIVE: To compare HRQoL in mild-severe psoriasis vulgaris patients (involving 2-30% body surface area) over 12 weeks of treatment with Cal/BD foam or gel. METHODS:HRQoL was assessed using: Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), EuroQoL-5D-5L-PSO (EQ-5D), and Psoriasis QoL (PQoL-12) questionnaires (baseline, Weeks 4, 8 and 12); DLQI score of 0/1 (range: 0-30) and weighted EQ-5D utility index score of 1 (range: 0-1) indicates there is no impact on a patient's QoL and perfect health, respectively. Itch, itch-related sleep loss, and work impairment were also assessed. RESULTS: In total, 463 patients were randomized to the study (Cal/BD foam, n = 185; Cal/BD gel, n = 188; foam vehicle, n = 47; gel vehicle, n = 43). Significantly more Cal/BD foam patients achieved DLQI scores of 0/1 at Weeks 4 (45.7% vs 32.4%; p = 0.013) and 12 (60.5% vs 44.1%; p = 0.003) than Cal/BD gel patients. Cal/BD foam significantly improved EQ-5D utility index (0.09 vs 0.03; p<0.001) and PQoL-12 scores (-2.23 vs -2.07; p = 0.029) from baseline to Week 4 versus Cal/BD gel. Itch, itch-related sleep loss, and work impairment improved more with Cal/BD foam than gel. CONCLUSION: Cal/BD foam demonstrated greater HRQoL improvement in patients with psoriasis than Cal/BD gel over 12 weeks of treatment.
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BACKGROUND: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measures provide patient-centred evaluations of response to treatment. In the 12-week, Phase III PSO-ABLE study, fixed-combination calcipotriol 50 μg/g as hydrate (Cal) plus betamethasone 0.5 mg/g as dipropionate (BD) aerosol foam was significantly more effective for the treatment of psoriasis than Cal/BD gel. OBJECTIVE: To compare HRQoL in mild-severe psoriasis vulgarispatients (involving 2-30% body surface area) over 12 weeks of treatment with Cal/BD foam or gel. METHODS: HRQoL was assessed using: Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), EuroQoL-5D-5L-PSO (EQ-5D), and Psoriasis QoL (PQoL-12) questionnaires (baseline, Weeks 4, 8 and 12); DLQI score of 0/1 (range: 0-30) and weighted EQ-5D utility index score of 1 (range: 0-1) indicates there is no impact on a patient's QoL and perfect health, respectively. Itch, itch-related sleep loss, and work impairment were also assessed. RESULTS: In total, 463 patients were randomized to the study (Cal/BD foam, n = 185; Cal/BD gel, n = 188; foam vehicle, n = 47; gel vehicle, n = 43). Significantly more Cal/BD foam patients achieved DLQI scores of 0/1 at Weeks 4 (45.7% vs 32.4%; p = 0.013) and 12 (60.5% vs 44.1%; p = 0.003) than Cal/BD gel patients. Cal/BD foam significantly improved EQ-5D utility index (0.09 vs 0.03; p<0.001) and PQoL-12 scores (-2.23 vs -2.07; p = 0.029) from baseline to Week 4 versus Cal/BD gel. Itch, itch-related sleep loss, and work impairment improved more with Cal/BD foam than gel. CONCLUSION: Cal/BD foam demonstrated greater HRQoL improvement in patients with psoriasis than Cal/BD gel over 12 weeks of treatment.
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Keywords:
aerosol foam; betamethasone dipropionate; calcipotriol; psoriasis vulgaris; quality of life