A Phase 3 Study in Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis With Piclidenoson to Study Safety and Efficacy

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCan-Fite BioPharma

About this trial

This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled study in adults with a diagnosis of moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis to test the efficacy and safety of piclidenoson in this patient population.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Male or female, 18 years and above;

Diagnosis of moderate-to-severe chronic plaque-type psoriasis with BSA involvement ≥10%;

PASI score ≥12 at the Screening and Baseline visits;

Static PGA ≥3 at the Screening and Baseline visits;

Disqualifiers

Psoriasis limited to erythrodermic, guttate, palmar, plantar, or generalized pustular psoriasis in the absence of plaque psoriasis;

Treatment with systemic retinoids, systemic corticosteroids, tofacitinib, apremilast, immunosuppressive agents (e.g., methotrexate, cyclosporine), or any other approved drugs for the indication of plaque psoriasis (e.g., deucravacitinib) within 4 weeks of the Baseline visit;

Treatment with a monoclonal antibody or other biologic agent for psoriasis within 8 weeks for etanercept, adalimumab, or infliximab, or within 12 weeks for all other agents, prior to the Baseline visit;

Treatment with Vitamin D analogs, keratolytics, coal tar (other than on the scalp, palms, groin, and/or soles), any topical corticosteroid, calcineurin inhibitors, vitamin A analogs, retinoids, anthralin, calcipotriene, tazarotene, methoxsalen, trimethyl-psoralens, fumarate, PDE4 inhibitors, or aryl hydrocarbon receptor-modulating agents within 2 weeks of the Baseline visit;

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • piclidenoson

    Drug

    Piclidenoson is a selective A3AR agonist, supplied as tablets.

  • Placebo

    Drug

    Inactive control

Treatment groups

705 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Piclidenoson treatmentExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Proportion of subjects who achieve a Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score response of ≥75% (PASI 75)

Improvement of psoriasis by 75% or more

Time frame
16 weeks
2

proportion of subjects who achieve a Static Physician's Global Assessment (sPGA) of 0 or 1 with at least a 2-point improvement from Baseline

Improvement of psoriasis by physicians' judgment

Time frame
16 weeks
3

Proportion of subjects who experience adverse events

All adverse events occurring the trial will be recorded

Time frame
52 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Efficacy as determined by the proportion of subjects who achieve both PASI 75 and sPGA of 0 or 1 with at least a 2-point improvement from Baseline

Improvement of psoriasis by both assessment scales

Time frame
16 weeks
2

Efficacy as determined by the proportion of subjects who achieve improvement of the Psoriasis Symptoms and Signs Diary (PSSD) to a score of 0 or 1

Assessment of a quality of life measure

Time frame
16 weeks
3

Efficacy as determined by the proportion of subjects who achieve improvement of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) to a score of 0 or 1

Assessment of a quality of life measure

Time frame
16 weeks

Other outcomes

Locations

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