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Long-Term One Year Use of Alefacept (Amevive®) in Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque Type Psoriasis
In Brief
A Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating Alefacept for Psoriasis. Completed, enrolled 15 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this research study is to see how well the medication Alefacept (Amevive®) works for continuous treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Alefacept in an intermittent dosage schedule of 15 mg weekly injection for 12 weeks followed by 12 weeks off treatment.
Study Details
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Interventions
Alefacept's FDA indication is for the treatment of adult subjects with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy. The approved dosing regimen is 15mg once weekly as an intramuscular injection or 7.5mg given once weekly as an intravenous bolus. The recommended regimen is a course of 12 weeks. Alefacept is supplied as a lyophilized powder. Alefacept contains LFA3-IgG1 Fusion Protein and excipient materials (citrate, glycine and sucrose).