thalidomide and Diarrhea

thalidomide has been researched along with Diarrhea in 43 studies

Thalidomide: A piperidinyl isoindole originally introduced as a non-barbiturate hypnotic, but withdrawn from the market due to teratogenic effects. It has been reintroduced and used for a number of immunological and inflammatory disorders. Thalidomide displays immunosuppressive and anti-angiogenic activity. It inhibits release of TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA from monocytes, and modulates other cytokine action.
thalidomide : A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of R- and S-thalidomide.
2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione : A dicarboximide that is isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione in which the hydrogen attached to the nitrogen is substituted by a 2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl group.

Diarrhea: An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.

Research

Studies (43)

Authors

Clinical Trials (12)

Trial Overview

Trial Outcomes

Change From Baseline in Mental Component Summary (MCS) Score of the Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36-item (SF-36) Health Survey Version 2.0 at Week 16

SF-36 is a 36-item general health status instrument often used in clinical trials and health services research. It consists of 8 scales: physical function (PF), role limitations-physical (RP), vitality (VT), general health perceptions (GH), bodily pain (BP), social function (SF), role limitations-emotional (RE), and mental health (MH). Scale scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better quality of life (better functioning) (NCT01988103)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Change From Baseline in Pruritus Visual Analogue Scale 100-mm (VAS) at Week 16

The pruritus visual analog scale (VAS) was used to measure the amount of itching and discomfort a participant experiences. Participant's assessment of pruritus (Itch) asked: On average, how much itch have you had because of your condition in the past week? Higher scores correspond to more severe symptom or disease. The participant places a vertical line on a 100-mm VAS on which the left-hand boundary represents no itch at all and the right-hand boundary represents the worst itch imaginable. The distance from the vertical line to the left-hand boundary is recorded. VAS scores range from 0 to 100 mm, where higher scores correspond to worse pruritis (itch). (NCT01988103)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Change From Baseline in the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) Total Score at Week 16

"Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) was developed as a practical questionnaire for use in a dermatology clinical setting to assess limitations related to the impact of skin disease. The instrument contains 10 items dealing with the participants skin. With the exception of Item Number 7, the participant responds on a four-point scale, ranging from Very Much (score 3) to Not at All or Not relevant (score 0). Item Number 7 is a multi-part item, the first part of which ascertains whether the participant's skin prevented them from working or studying (Yes or No, scores 3 or 0 respectively), and if No, then the participant is asked how much of a problem the skin has been at work or study over the past week, with response alternatives being A lot, A little, or Not at all (scores 2, 1, or 0 respectively). The DLQI total score has a possible range from 0 to 30, with 30 corresponding to the worst quality of life, and 0 corresponding to the best." (NCT01988103)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Percent Change From Baseline in the Psoriasis Affected Body Surface Area (BSA) at Week 16

"BSA is a measurement of involved skin. The overall BSA affected by psoriasis is estimated based on the palm area of the subject's hand (entire palmar surface or handprint including the fingers), which equates to approximately 1% of total body surface area." (NCT01988103)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Percent Change From Baseline in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) Score

The PASI is a measure of psoriatic disease severity taking into account qualitative lesion characteristics (erythema, thickness, and scaling) and degree of skin surface area involvement on defined anatomical regions. The PASI is a validated instrument that has become standard in clinical trials for psoriasis. The PASI scores range from 0 to 72, with higher scores reflecting a greater disease severity. (NCT01988103)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a 50% Improvement From Baseline (Response) Reduction in the PASI-50 at Week 16

PASI-50 response is the percentage of participants who achieved at least a 50% reduction (improvement) from baseline in PASI score at Week 16. The improvement in PASI score was used as a measure of efficacy. The PASI was a measure of psoriatic disease severity taking into account qualitative lesion characteristics (erythema, thickness and scaling) and degree of skin surface area involvement on defined anatomical regions. PASI scores range from 0 to 72, with higher scores reflecting greater disease severity. Erythema, thickness, and scaling are scored on a scale of 0 (none) to 4 (very severe) on 4 anatomic regions of the body: head, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs. Degree of involvement on each of the 4 anatomic regions is scored on a scale of 0 (no involvement) to 6 (90% to 100% involvement). The PASI score was set to missing if any severity score or degree of involvement is missing. (NCT01988103)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a 75% Improvement (Response) From Baseline in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI-75) at Week 16

PASI-75 response is the percentage of participants who achieved at least a 75% reduction (improvement) from baseline in PASI score at Week 16. The improvement in PASI score was used as a measure of efficacy. The PASI was a measure of psoriatic disease severity taking into account qualitative lesion characteristics (erythema, thickness and scaling) and degree of skin surface area involvement on defined anatomical regions. PASI scores range from 0 to 72, with higher scores reflecting greater disease severity. Erythema, thickness, and scaling are scored on a scale of 0 (none) to 4 (very severe) on 4 anatomic regions of the body: head, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs. Degree of involvement on each of the 4 anatomic regions is scored on a scale of 0 (no involvement) to 6 (90% to 100% involvement). The PASI score was set to missing if any severity score or degree of involvement was missing. (NCT01988103)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a Static Physician's Global Assessment (sPGA) Score of Clear (0) or Almost Clear (1) With at Least 2 Point Reduction From Baseline to Week 16

The sPGA is a measure of psoriasis disease severity at the time of evaluation by the Investigator. It does not compare assessments across visits or rely on investigator recall or prior disease. The sPGA is a 6-point scale ranging from 0 (clear, except for residual discoloration) to 5 (severe; majority of plaques have severe thickness, erythema, and scaling). The investigator examines all of the lesions on the participant and assigns a score ranging from 0 to 5 for thickness, erythema and degree of scaling. Scores for thickness, erythema and scaling are then summed and the mean of these 3 scores equals the overall sPGA score. (NCT01988103)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AE) in the During the Apremilast-exposure Period

An AE was any noxious, unintended, or untoward medical occurrence that may appear or worsen in a participant during the course of study. It may be a new intercurrent illness, a worsening concomitant illness, an injury, or any concomitant impairment of the participant's health, including laboratory test values regardless of etiology. Any worsening (ie, any clinically significant adverse change in the frequency or intensity of a preexisting condition) was considered an AE. A serious AE (SAE) is any untoward adverse event that is fatal, life-threatening, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, requires or prolongs existing in-patient hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly or birth defect, or a condition that may jeopardize the patient or may require intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above. An AE is a treatment emergent AE if the AE start date is on or after the date of the first dose of study drug and no later than 28 days after the last dose. (NCT01988103)
Timeframe: From the first dose of apremilast (either Week 0 or Week 16 for participants originally randomized to placebo who were re-randomized at Week 16) until 28 days after the last dose of apremilast.

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AE) in the Placebo Controlled Phase

An AE was any noxious, unintended, or untoward medical occurrence, that may appear or worsen in a participant during the course of study. It may be a new intercurrent illness, a worsening concomitant illness, an injury, or any concomitant impairment of the participant's health, including laboratory test values regardless of etiology. Any worsening (ie, any clinically significant adverse change in the frequency or intensity of a preexisting condition) was considered an AE. A serious AE (SAE) is any untoward adverse event that is fatal, life-threatening, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, requires or prolongs existing in-patient hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly or birth defect, or a condition that may jeopardize the patient or may require intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above. An AE is a treatment emergent AE if the AE start date is on or after the date of the first dose of study drug and no later than 28 days after the last dose. (NCT01988103)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Mean Change From Baseline in the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) Total Score at Week 16

"DLQI is a simple, compact, and practical questionnaire for use in a dermatology clinical setting to assess limitations related to the impact of skin disease. The instrument contains ten items dealing with the participant's skin. With the exception of Item Number 7, the participant responds on a four-point scale, ranging from Very Much (score 3) to Not at All or Not relevant (score 0). Item Number 7 is a multi-part item, the first part of which ascertains whether the participant's skin prevented them from working or studying (Yes or No, scores 3 or 0 respectively), and if No, then the participant is asked how much of a problem the skin has been at work or study over the past week, with response alternatives being A lot, A little, or Not at all (scores 2, 1, or 0 respectively). The DLQI total score is derived by summing all item scores, which has a possible range of 0 to 30, with 30 corresponding to the worst quality of life, and 0 corresponding to the best." (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16 (end of phase)

Mean Percentage Change From Baseline in Psoriasis Area Severity Index Score (PASI) at Week 16

The PASI score is a measure of psoriatic disease severity taking into account qualitative lesion characteristics (erythema, thickness, and scaling) and degree of skin surface area involvement on defined anatomical regions. Erythema, thickness, and scaling are scored on a scale of 0 (none) to 4 (very severe) on 4 anatomic regions of the body: head, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs. Degree of involvement on each of the 4 anatomic regions is scored on a scale of 0 (no involvement) to 6 (90% to 100% involvement). PASI scores range from 0 to 72, with higher scores reflecting greater disease severity. (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16 (end of phase)

Mean Percentage Change From Baseline in the Product of BSA (%) and the sPGA Which is Considered as the Total Psoriasis Severity Index at Week 16

"BSA is a measurement of involved skin. The overall BSA affected by psoriasis is estimated based on the palm area of the participant's hand (entire palmar surface or handprint including the fingers), which equates to approximately 1% of total body surface area. The sPGA is a 6-point scale ranging from 0 (clear), 1 (almost clear), 2 (mild), 3 (moderate), to 4 (severe), 5 (very severe) incorporating a separate assessment of the severity of the three primary signs of the plaques of all involved areas: erythema, scaling and plaque elevation with an overall sPGA calculated as (E + I + D)/3. Scores for each assessment are rounded to the nearest whole number to result in the final score. The range of BSA*sPGA mean percentage change from baseline to week 16 (end of phase) were -100 to 344.4 and -100 to 100 for the placebo and apremilast groups respectively. Higher scores represented worse outcomes." (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16 (end of phase)

Mean Percentage Change From Baseline in the Product of BSA (%) x sPGA at Week 52

"BSA is a measurement of involved skin. The overall BSA affected by psoriasis is estimated based on the palm area of the participant's hand (entire palmar surface or handprint including the fingers), which equates to approximately 1% of total body surface area. The sPGA is a 6-point scale ranging from 0 (clear), 1 (almost clear), 2 (mild), 3 (moderate), to 4 (severe), 5 (very severe) incorporating a separate assessment of the severity of the three primary signs of the plaques of all involved areas: erythema, scaling and plaque elevation with an overall sPGA calculated as (E + I + D)/3. Scores for each assessment are rounded to the nearest whole number to result in the final score." (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 52

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a Clear (0) or Very Mild (1) on Patient Global Assessment (PtGA) Scale at Week 16 From Baseline

The PtGA response rate is defined as the percentage of participants achieving 0 (clear) or 1 (very mild) on the PtGA scale at Week 16. The PtGA is the assessment by the participant of the overall disease severity at the time of evaluation. The PtGA is a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (clear) to 4 (severe). (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16 (end of phase)

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a sPGA Score of Clear (0) or Almost Clear (1) at Week 16 From Baseline

The sPGA is an assessment by the investigator of the overall disease severity at the time of evaluation. Erythema (E), induration (I), and desquamation (D) are scored on a 6-point scale, ranging from 0 (clear) to 5 (very severe), with an overall sPGA calculated as (E + I + D)/3. Scores for each assessment are averaged and rounded to the nearest whole number to result in the final sPGA score. (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16 (end of phase)

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved at Least a 50% Improvement (Response) in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI)-50 From Baseline at Week 16.

The PASI score is a measure of psoriatic disease severity taking into account qualitative lesion characteristics (erythema, thickness, and scaling) and degree of skin surface area involvement on defined anatomical regions. Erythema, thickness, and scaling are scored on a scale of 0 (none) to 4 (very severe) on 4 anatomic regions of the body: head, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs. Degree of involvement on each of the 4 anatomic regions is scored on a scale of 0 (no involvement) to 6 (90% to 100% involvement). PASI scores range from 0 to 72, with higher scores reflecting greater disease severity. (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16 (end of phase)

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved at Least a 75% Improvement (Response) in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI)-75 From Baseline at Week 16

The PASI score is a measure of psoriatic disease severity taking into account qualitative lesion characteristics (erythema, thickness, and scaling) and degree of skin surface area involvement on defined anatomical regions. Erythema, thickness, and scaling are scored on a scale of 0 (none) to 4 (very severe) on 4 anatomic regions of the body: head, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs. Degree of involvement on each of the 4 anatomic regions is scored on a scale of 0 (no involvement) to 6 (90% to 100% involvement). PASI scores range from 0 to 72, with higher scores reflecting greater disease severity. (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16 (end of phase)

Percentage of Participants With Scalp Psoriasis Who Achieved a Clear (0) or Minimal (1) on Scalp Physician's Global Assessment (ScPGA) Scale at Week 16.

The ScPGA assessed scalp involvement, if present at baseline. The 6-point ScPGA scale includes three dimensions (Plaque Thickening, Scaling, and Erythema) and a global assessment. Scores range from 0 (clear), 1 (minimal), 2 (mild), 3 (moderate), 4 (severe), to 5 (very severe). Analysis of ScPGA was restricted to the participants with scalp involvement at baseline. (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16 (end of phase)

Mean Change From Baseline in Pruritus Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

The Pruritus VAS assessment was conducted at the baseline visit and each post-baseline visit. The participant was asked to place a vertical stroke on a 100 mm VAS on which the left-hand boundary (0) represents no itch, and the right-hand boundary (100) represents itch as severe as can be imagined. The distance from the mark to the left-hand boundary will be recorded. The Pruritus VAS score ranges from 0 to 100. Higher scores correspond to more severe symptom. (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Baseline to Weeks 1 and 16 (end of phase)

Number of Participants Who Experienced Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) During the Apremilast-Exposure Phase

Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) are defined as any AEs that begin or worsen on or after the start of study drug through 28 days after the last dose of study drug or study treatment discontinuation date, whichever was later. A serious AE (SAE) is any untoward adverse event that is fatal, life-threatening, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, requires or prolongs existing in-patient hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or is a condition that may jeopardize the patient or may require intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above. (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Date of first dose of apremilast during the placebo controlled phase or date of first dose of apremilast after week 16; overall maximum duration of exposure was 61.5 weeks during apremilast-exposure phase

Number of Participants Who Experienced Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) During the Placebo Controlled Phase

Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) are defined as any AEs that begin or worsen on or after the start of study drug through 28 days after the last dose of study drug or study treatment discontinuation date, whichever was later. A serious AE (SAE) is any untoward adverse event that is fatal, life-threatening, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, requires or prolongs existing in-patient hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or is a condition that may jeopardize the patient or may require intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above. (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: From first dose of study drug to Week 16; maximum duration of exposure was 20.1 weeks during placebo controlled phase

Percentage of Participants With Scalp Psoriasis Who Were Initially Randomized to Apremilast and Maintained the Scalp Physician's Global Assessment (ScPGA) Response From Week 16 to Week 52.

The ScPGA will assess scalp involvement, if present at baseline. The 6-point ScPGA scale includes three dimensions (Plaque Thickening, Scaling, and Erythema) and a global assessment with scores range from 0 (clear), 1 (minimal), 2 (mild), 3 (moderate), 4 (severe), to 5 (very severe). Analysis of ScPGA is restricted to the participants with scalp involvement at baseline. (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Week 16 to Week 52

Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) Version II at Week 16

The TSQM version II is an 11-question self-administered instrument to understand a participation's satisfaction with the current therapy. The TSQM scale comprises four domains, on which participants evaluate their medication (i.e., effectiveness, side effects, convenience and global satisfaction. TSQM scores range from 0 to 100 for each domain; a higher score mean indicates higher satisfaction with treatment. (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16 (end of phase)

Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) Version II at Week 52

The TSQM version II is an 11-question self-administered instrument to understand a participants satisfaction on the current therapy. The TSQM scale comprises four domains, on which participants evaluate their medication (i.e., effectiveness, side effects, convenience and global satisfaction. TSQM scores range from 0 to 100 for each domain; a higher score indicates higher satisfaction with treatment. (NCT02425826)
Timeframe: Baseline to week 52

Number of Participants With Dose-limiting Toxicities

"Dose-limiting toxicity was defined as any of the following events assessed as related to carfilzomib, lenalidomide, or dexamethasone: Nonhematologic~≥ Grade 2 neuropathy with pain~≥ Grade 3 nonhematologic toxicity (excluding nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hyperglycemia due to dexamethasone, and rash due to lenalidomide)~≥ Grade 3 nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea uncontrolled by maximal supportive therapy~≥ Grade 4 fatigue persisting > 7 days~Treatment delay for toxicity > 21 days~Hematologic~Grade 4 neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count [ANC] < 500/mm³) > 7 days~Febrile neutropenia (ANC < 1,000/mm³ with fever ≥ 38.3ºC)~Grade 4 thrombocytopenia (platelets < 25,000/mm³) for > 7 days despite holding treatment, or Grade 3 or 4 thrombocytopenia associated with bleeding~Treatment delay for toxicity > 21 days.~The maximum-tolerated dose was defined as the dose level below which a drug-related DLT was observed in ≥ 33% of participants in a cohort." (NCT00603447)
Timeframe: Cycle 1, 28 days

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)

"Treatment-related are those AEs with possible or probable relationship to carfilzomib, lenalidomide or dexamethasone as assessed by the Investigator. The severity of each adverse event was graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) version 3.0, per the following: Grade 1 = Mild, Grade 2 = Moderate, Grade 3 = Severe, Grade 4 = Life-threatening and Grade 5 = Death.~Serious adverse events were defined as AEs meeting one of the following: death, life-threatening, required or prolonged in-patient hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, a congenital anomaly/birth defect in the offspring of an exposed participant, important medical events that may jeopardize the participant and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above, or pregnancy or suspected pregnancy." (NCT00603447)
Timeframe: From the first dose of study drug until 30 days after the last dose; 1 to 52 months, with an average of 12 months.

Change From Baseline in Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) Total Score In Comparison Between Apremilast and Placebo and Etanercept and Placebo at Week 16

"DLQI is a simple, compact, and practical questionnaire for use in a dermatology clinical setting to assess limitations related to the impact of skin disease. The instrument contains ten items dealing with the participant's skin. With the exception of Item Number 7, the participant responds on a four-point scale, ranging from Very Much (score 3) to Not at All or Not relevant (score 0). Item Number 7 is a multi-part item, the first part of which ascertains whether the participant's skin prevented them from working or studying (Yes or No, scores 3 or 0 respectively), and if No, then the participant is asked how much of a problem the skin has been at work or study over the past week, with response alternatives being A lot, A little, or Not at all (scores 2, 1, or 0 respectively). The DLQI total score is derived by summing all item scores, which has a possible range of 0 to 30, with 30 corresponding to the worst quality of life, and 0 corresponding to the best." (NCT01690299)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Change From Baseline in the Mental Component Summary (MCS) Score of the Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36-item (SF-36) Health Survey Version 2.0 in Comparison Between Apremilast and Placebo and Etanercept and Placebo at Week 16

The SF-36 is a 36-item general health status instrument and consists of 8 scales: physical function (PF), role limitations-physical (RP), vitality (VT), general health perceptions (GH), bodily pain (BP), social function (SF), role limitations-emotional (RE), and mental health (MH). Scale scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better health. Scores from the 8 scales were transformed to the norm-based scores using weights from U.S. general population to have a mean of 50 and variance = 10, with higher scores indicating better health. From these 8 scale, two overall summary scores were obtained - a Physical Component Summary score (PCS) and a Mental Component Summary score (MCS), both having the same mean of 50 and variance = 10 as noted for the individual scales for the U.S. general population, and with higher scores indicating better health. For MCS, change from baseline was calculated, where change = visit value - baseline value. (NCT01690299)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Percent Change From Baseline in the Affected Body Surface Area (BSA) for Comparison Between Apremilast and Placebo and Etanercept and Placebo at Week 16

"BSA is a measurement of involved skin. The overall BSA affected by psoriasis was estimated based on the palm area of the participant's hand (entire palmar surface or handprint including the fingers), which equates to approximately 1% of total body surface area. BSA percent change from baseline was determined at each visit of the study, and is calculated as 100*(post-baseline BSA - baseline BSA) / baseline BSA." (NCT01690299)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a 50% Improvement (Response) in the Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI-50) for Comparison Between Apremilast and Placebo and Etanercept and Placebo at Week 16

PASI-50 response is the percentage of participants who achieved at least a 50% reduction (improvement) from baseline in PASI score at Week 16. The PASI score was a measure of psoriatic disease severity taking into account qualitative lesion characteristics (erythema, thickness, and scaling) and degree of skin surface area involvement on defined anatomical regions. PASI scores range from 0 to 72, with higher scores reflecting greater disease severity. Erythema, thickness, and scaling are scored on a scale of 0 (none) to 4 (very severe) on 4 anatomic regions of the body: head, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs. Degree of involvement on each of the 4 anatomic regions is scored on a scale of 0 (no involvement) to 6 (90% to 100% involvement). The PASI score was set to missing if any severity score or degree of involvement was missing. (NCT01690299)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a 75% Improvement (Response) in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) for the Comparison Between Etanercept 50mg SC QW and Placebo at Week 16

PASI-75 response is the percentage of participants who achieved at least a 75% reduction (improvement) from baseline in PASI score at Week 16. The improvement in PASI score was used as a measure of efficacy. The PASI was a measure of psoriatic disease severity taking into account qualitative lesion characteristics (erythema, thickness, and scaling) and degree of skin surface area involvement on defined anatomical regions. PASI scores range from 0 to 72, with higher scores reflecting greater disease severity. Erythema, thickness, and scaling are scored on a scale of 0 (none) to 4 (very severe) on 4 anatomic regions of the body: head, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs. Degree of involvement on each of the 4 anatomic regions is scored on a scale of 0 (no involvement) to 6 (90% to 100% involvement). The PASI score was set to missing if any severity score or degree of involvement was missing. (NCT01690299)
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 16

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a 75% Improvement (Response) in the Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI-75) for the Comparison Between Apremilast and Placebo at Week 16 From Baseline

PASI-75 response is the percentage of participants who achieved at least a 75% reduction (improvement) from baseline in PASI score at Week 16. The improvement in PASI score was used as a measure of efficacy. The PASI was a measure of psoriatic disease severity taking into account qualitative lesion characteristics (erythema, thickness, and scaling) and degree of skin surface area involvement on defined anatomical regions. PASI scores range from 0 to 72, with higher scores reflecting greater disease severity. Erythema, thickness, and scaling are scored on a scale of 0 (none) to 4 (very severe) on 4 anatomic regions of the body: head, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs. Degree of involvement on each of the 4 anatomic regions is scored on a scale of 0 (no involvement) to 6 (90% to 100% involvement). The PASI score was set to missing if any severity score or degree of involvement was missing. (NCT01690299)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a Lattice System Physician's Global Assessment (LS-PGA) Score of Clear (0) or Almost Clear at Week 16 in Comparison Between Apremilast and Placebo and Etanercept and Placebo at Week 16

The Lattice System Physician's Global Assessment is a global assessment performed by the investigator of psoriasis severity. Integrating ranges of BSA involvement with assessments of overall plaque severity (using a 4 point scale from none to marked for the signs of plaque elevation, erythema and scale), the LS-PGA produces an overall assessment of psoriasis severity on an 8-point scale, ranging from clear to very severe. To determine the final score, the lattice portion is governed by the BSA and among the plaque qualities, weights plaque elevation as most important, erythema next, and scale least. (NCT01690299)
Timeframe: Baseline to Week 16

Percentage of Participants Who Achieved a Static Physician Global Assessment (sPGA) Score of Clear (0) or Almost Clear (1) With at Least 2 Points Reduction for Comparison Between Apremilast and Placebo and Etanercept and Placebo at Week 16

The sPGA is an assessment by the Investigator of the overall disease severity at the time of evaluation. The sPGA is a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (clear) to 4 (severe), incorporating an assessment of the severity of the three primary signs of the disease: erythema, scaling and plaque elevation. When making the assessment of overall severity, the Investigator should factor in areas that have already been cleared (ie, have scores of 0) and not just evaluate remaining lesions for severity, ie, the severity of each sign is averaged across all areas of involvement, including cleared lesions. In the event of different severities across disease signs, the sign that is the predominant feature of the disease should be used to help determine the sPGA score. (NCT01690299)
Timeframe: Baseline and Week 16

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE) During the Apremilast-exposure Period

A TEAE in the apremilast-exposure phase is an AE with a start date on or after the date of the first dose of study drug and no later than 28 days after the last dose of study drug. An AE is any noxious, unintended, or untoward medical occurrence that may appear or worsen during the study. It may be a new intercurrent illness, a worsening concomitant illness, an injury, or any concomitant impairment of the subject's health, including laboratory test values, regardless of etiology. Any worsening (ie, any clinically significant adverse change in the frequency or intensity of a preexisting condition) should be considered an AE. A serious AE (SAE) is any untoward AE that is fatal, life-threatening, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, requires or prolongs existing in-patient hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or is a condition that may jeopardize or may require intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed above. (NCT01690299)
Timeframe: From the first dose of apremilast (either Week 0 for participants originally randomized to apremilast or Week 16 for those originally randomized to placebo or etanercept who were switched to apremilast at week 16) until 28 days after last apremilast dose

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE) During the Placebo-Controlled Phase

A TEAE is an AE with a start date on or after the date of the first dose of study drug and no later than 28 days after the last dose of study drug for participants who discontinued early. An AE is any noxious, unintended, or untoward medical occurrence that may appear or worsen during the study. It may be a new intercurrent illness, a worsening concomitant illness, an injury, or any concomitant impairment of the patient's health, including laboratory test values, regardless of etiology. Any worsening (ie, clinically significant adverse change in frequency or intensity of a preexisting condition) should be considered an AE. A serious AE (SAE) is any untoward AE that is fatal, life-threatening, results in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, requires or prolongs existing in-patient hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or is a condition that may jeopardize or may require intervention to prevent one of the outcomes above. (NCT01690299)
Timeframe: Week 0 to Week 16; mean duration of exposure was 14.90 weeks for placebo group, 15.13 weeks for apremilast group and 15.87 weeks for Etanercept group

Psoriasis Flare/Rebound

Psoriasis flare is an AE and represents an atypical or unusual worsening of disease during treatment. It is defined as a sudden intensification of psoriasis requiring medical intervention or a diagnosis of new generalized erythrodermic, inflammatory, or pustular psoriasis. Rebound is an AE and is defined as a severe and sudden worsening of disease that occurs after treatment has been discontinued. This exacerbation is characterized by a PASI ≥125% of baseline or a new generalized pustular, erythrodermic, or more inflammatory psoriasis after stopping therapy. (NCT01690299)
Timeframe: Week 0 to Week 16; Placebo controlled phase

Psoriasis Flare/Rebound

Psoriasis flare is an AE and represents an atypical or unusual worsening of disease during treatment. It is defined as a sudden intensification of psoriasis requiring medical intervention or a diagnosis of new generalized erythrodermic, inflammatory, or pustular psoriasis. Rebound is an AE and is defined as a severe and sudden worsening of disease that occurs after treatment has been discontinued. This exacerbation is characterized by a PASI ≥125% of baseline or a new generalized pustular, erythrodermic, or more inflammatory psoriasis after stopping therapy. PASI ≥125% of baseline score at any visit after the last dose date for those who discontinued within the phase. (NCT01690299)
Timeframe: From the first dose of apremilast (either Week 0 or Week 16 for participants originally randomized to placebo or etanercept who were switched at Week 16) until 28 days after the last dose of apremilast.

Percentage of Participants With Response

"Response was defined as participants with a complete response (CR), unconfirmed complete response (Cru) or partial response (PR), assessed using the International Workshop Lymphoma Response Criteria (IWLRC) and based on best responses as determined by the investigator. CR: Complete disappearance of all detectable clinical and radiographic evidence of disease, disappearance of any disease-related symptoms, and normalization of biochemical abnormalities.~Cru: Criteria for CR above but with 1 or more of the following:~A residual lymph node mass > 1.5 cm in greatest transverse diameter that has regressed by more than 75% in the sum of the products of diameters (SPD)~Indeterminate bone marrow (increased number or size of aggregates without cytologic or architectural atypia).~PR: ≥ 50% decrease in SPD of the 6 largest dominant nodes or nodal masses. No increase in the size of other nodes, liver, or spleen. Splenic and hepatic nodules must regress by at least 50% in the SPD." (NCT00179673)
Timeframe: From enrollment through study completion. Median duration on study was 4.4 months with a maximum of 32 months

Percentage of Participants With Tumor Control

"Tumor control was defined as participants with a complete response, unconfirmed complete response, partial response or stable disease (SD), assessed using the International Workshop Lymphoma Response Criteria (IWLRC) and based on best responses as determined by the investigator.~SD was defined as a response less than a PR (see above) but not Progressive Disease (PD).~PD was defined as~≥ 50 % increase from nadir in the SPD of any previously identified abnormal node for partial responders or non-responders.~Appearance of any new lesion during or at the end of therapy." (NCT00179673)
Timeframe: From enrollment through study completion. Median duration on study was 4.4 months with a maximum of 32 months

Progression Free Survival (PFS)

Progression-free survival was defined as the time from the start of study drug therapy to the first observation of disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever came first. Participants who withdrew for any reason or received another NHL therapy including stem cell transplantation without documented progressive disease were censored on the date of their last adequate response assessment indicating no progression (or last adequate assessment prior to receiving other NHL therapy). Participants who were still active without progressive disease at the time of the data cut-off date were censored on the date of their last adequate response assessment. (NCT00179673)
Timeframe: From enrollment through study completion. Median duration on study was 4.4 months with a maximum of 32 months

The Duration of Response

The duration of response was calculated as the first response assessment demonstrating evidence of at least a partial response to the first documentation of progressive disease (as determined by computed tomography scan) or death due to NHL, whichever occurred first. For participants without documentation of progression, the duration of response was censored at the last date of tumor assessment indicating no progression. Median was based on the Kaplan-Meier estimate. (NCT00179673)
Timeframe: From enrollment through study completion. Median duration on study was 4.4 months with a maximum of 32 months

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)

"The Investigator determined the relationship between the administration of study drug and the occurrence of an AE as suspected if the temporal relationship of the adverse event to study drug administration made a causal relationship possible, and other drugs, therapeutic interventions, or underlying conditions did not provide a sufficient explanation for the observed event.~The Investigator graded the severity of AEs according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) criteria and the following scale:~Grade 1 = Mild~Grade 2 = Moderate~Grade 3 = Severe~Grade 4 = Life threatening~Grade 5 = Death~A Serious AE is defined as any AE which results in death, is life-threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect or constitutes an important medical event." (NCT00179673)
Timeframe: From the start of study drug through 30 days after the last dose of study drug. Maximum time on study drug was 13.8 months.

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