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Observational Safety Study of Etanercept (Enbrel) for Treatment of Psoriasis

Observational Post-Marketing Safety Surveillance Registry of Enbrel (Etanercept) for Treatment of Psoriasis

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00322439
Enrollment
2511
Registered
2006-05-08
Start date
2006-05-01
Completion date
2013-02-08
Last updated
2018-06-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Psoriasis

Keywords

plaque Psoriasis patients, TNF-inhibitor naïve

Brief summary

This is an observational safety study tracking psoriasis patients on etanercept (Enbrel) for 5 years.

Detailed description

This is a prospective, multi-center, observational surveillance registry to evaluate data on the long-term safety of etanercept (Enbrel) use in the treatment of psoriasis.

Interventions

DRUGEtanercept

Observational study - no drug administered

Sponsors

Amgen
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with plaque psoriasis

Exclusion criteria

* Prior exposure to any tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-inhibitor * Patients for whom Enbrel is contraindicated * Patients currently enrolled in or has not yet completed at least 30 days since ending other investigational drug study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Five-year Cumulative Incidence of Serious Adverse Events and Serious Infectious Events5 yearsA serious adverse event (SAE), including a serious infectious event (SIE), is defined as one that suggests a significant hazard or side effect, regardless of the investigator or sponsor's opinion on the relationship to a drug product. This includes, but may not be limited to, any event that (at any dose) is fatal, life threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization that includes a minimum of an overnight stay or prolongation of existing hospitalization, is a persistent or significant disability/incapacity, or is a congenital anomaly/birth defect. Cumulative incidences were calculated using Kaplan-Meier methodology for all participants who received at least 1 registry dose of etanercept. For SAEs and SIEs, time to event was re-defined from calendar time to cumulative time up to the event, excluding time intervals and events when the participant was not on etanercept treatment (ie, based on etenercept exposure time).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Five-year Cumulative Incidence for Events of Medical Interest (EMIs)5 yearsProtocol defined EMIs included: • All malignancies, including basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC); • Tuberculosis; • Opportunistic infections treated with intravenous therapy; • Histoplasmosis infections treated with oral antibiotics; • Coccidioidomycosis infections treated with oral antibiotics; • Central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating disorders; • Lupus disease; • Coronary artery disease; • Worsening of psoriasis as defined by change in psoriasis morphology and withdrawal of therapy; • Any event or laboratory abnormality that represents an event of medical significance. Cumulative incidences were calculated using Kaplan-Meier methods where time to event was defined as the time from the first dose of etanercept to the start date of the first occurrence of the event, regardless of exposure (ie, based on observation time). Estimates were adjusted using left truncation methodology to help address any bias due to participants with prior etanercept exposure.
Percentage of Participants With a Static Physician's Global Assessment (sPGA) of Psoriasis Score of 0 (Clear) or 1 (Almost Clear)Baseline and at 3 and 5 yearsThe sPGA scale is designed to evaluate the physician's global assessment of the participant's psoriasis based on severity of induration, scaling, and erythema. The sPGA is assessed on a scale of 0 to 5 (0 = clear, 5 = severe).
Percentage of Participants With a Patient's Global Assessment of Psoriasis Score of 0 or 1Baseline and at 3 and 5 yearsThe patient's global assessment of psoriasis is a self-administered numeric scale is designed to evaluate participants' perception of their psoriasis on a scale from 0 (good) to 5 (severe).
Percentage of Participants With a Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) ResponseBaseline, Year 3 and Year 5The DLQI questionnaire asks participants to evaluate the degree that psoriasis has affected their quality of life in the last week, and includes the following parameters: symptoms and feelings, daily activities, leisure activities, work or school activities, personal relationships and treatment related feelings. Participants answer 10 questions on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 3 (very much); the range of the total score is 0 to 30. A score of 21 to 30 means an extremely large effect on the participant's life whereas 0-1 means that the disease has no effect at all. A DLQI response is defined as a 5 point improvement from Baseline or a score of 0.
Percentage of Body Surface Area Affected by PsoriasisBaseline, Year 3 and Year 5Body Surface Area (BSA) is a numerical score used to measure the physician's assessment of the percentage of the participant's total BSA involved with psoriasis.
Euroqol-5D (EQ-5D) Visual Analog Scale (VAS)Baseline, Year 3 and Year 5The EQ-5D visual analog scale (VAS) is a 100 mm scale with 100 representing 'best imaginable health state' and 0 representing 'worst imaginable health state'. Participants were asked to indicate on this scale how good or bad their health was today.
Healthcare Resource UseBaseline, Year 3 and Year 5This self-administered questionnaire is designed to measure the amount of healthcare resource utilization by the participant in the past 4 weeks. The average answers to the following questions are reported: 1. How many times have you been to any physician's office or urgent care clinic, not including your dermatologist? 2. How many times have you seen a nurse practitioner, physician assistant, psychologist, naturopath, acupuncturist, or chiropractor? 3. How many times have you received care from a health professional (HP) in your home? 4. How many times have you paid someone to help you do chores around the house (cleaning, maintenance, lawn care)? 5. How many times have you had a friend or family member take time off work to provide care or transportation?
Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Baseline, Year 3 and Year 5The WPAI questionnaire has six questions to assess whether the participant was currently employed (Q1); how many hours from work were missed due to problems associated with psoriasis (Q2) or any other reason (Q3); hours actually worked (Q4); degree that psoriasis affected productivity while working (Q5); and degree that psoriasis affected regular activities (Q6) over the past 7 days. Four separate overall scores were calculated, including absenteeism (work time missed due to health), presenteeism (impairment at work due to health), work productivity loss (overall work impairment due to health), and activity impairment due to health. Each score ranges from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating greater impairment and less productivity (ie, worse outcomes).
Euroqol-5D (EQ-5D) Total ScoreBaseline, Year 3 and Year 5EQ-5D is a self-reported questionnaire that consists of five single-item health domains, mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. The answers are recorded as choices of 1, 2, or 3 for each question, with 1 signifying no problem, 2 signifying some problem, and 3 signifying major problem. Using the US scoring algorithm, the possible total EQ-5D score ranges from -0.11 (ie, answered '3' for all questions) to 1.0 (ie, answered '1' for all questions), where 1.0 represents perfect health.

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Etanercept
Participants received etanercept (Enbrel) treatment at the dose and regimen determined by the investigator and were evaluated for up to 5 years at 6-month intervals. During this period, participants may have discontinued etanercept therapy, may have switched to another anti-psoriatic therapy, may have used etanercept in combination with other anti-psoriatic therapies, or may have discontinued any or all antipsoriatic treatments.
2,510
Total2,510

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicEtanercept
Age, Continuous46.32 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.59
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian or Alaska Native
8 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
116 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
108 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic or Latino
164 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Japanese
4 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
23 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
35 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White or Caucasian
2052 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1193 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1317 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 2,510
serious
Total, serious adverse events
418 / 2,510

Outcome results

Primary

Five-year Cumulative Incidence of Serious Adverse Events and Serious Infectious Events

A serious adverse event (SAE), including a serious infectious event (SIE), is defined as one that suggests a significant hazard or side effect, regardless of the investigator or sponsor's opinion on the relationship to a drug product. This includes, but may not be limited to, any event that (at any dose) is fatal, life threatening, requires inpatient hospitalization that includes a minimum of an overnight stay or prolongation of existing hospitalization, is a persistent or significant disability/incapacity, or is a congenital anomaly/birth defect. Cumulative incidences were calculated using Kaplan-Meier methodology for all participants who received at least 1 registry dose of etanercept. For SAEs and SIEs, time to event was re-defined from calendar time to cumulative time up to the event, excluding time intervals and events when the participant was not on etanercept treatment (ie, based on etenercept exposure time).

Time frame: 5 years

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
EtanerceptFive-year Cumulative Incidence of Serious Adverse Events and Serious Infectious EventsSerious Adverse Events0.2029 proportion of participants
EtanerceptFive-year Cumulative Incidence of Serious Adverse Events and Serious Infectious EventsSerious Infectious Events0.0581 proportion of participants
Secondary

Euroqol-5D (EQ-5D) Total Score

EQ-5D is a self-reported questionnaire that consists of five single-item health domains, mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. The answers are recorded as choices of 1, 2, or 3 for each question, with 1 signifying no problem, 2 signifying some problem, and 3 signifying major problem. Using the US scoring algorithm, the possible total EQ-5D score ranges from -0.11 (ie, answered '3' for all questions) to 1.0 (ie, answered '1' for all questions), where 1.0 represents perfect health.

Time frame: Baseline, Year 3 and Year 5

Population: Participants who received at least one registry dose of etanercept, excluding participants who were enrolled at sites that were closed for cause, and with available data at each time point (indicated by n).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
EtanerceptEuroqol-5D (EQ-5D) Total ScoreBaseline (n=2440)0.78 units on a scaleStandard Error 0
EtanerceptEuroqol-5D (EQ-5D) Total ScoreYear 3 (n=1454)0.86 units on a scaleStandard Error 0
EtanerceptEuroqol-5D (EQ-5D) Total ScoreYear 5 (n=1322)0.86 units on a scaleStandard Error 0
Secondary

Euroqol-5D (EQ-5D) Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

The EQ-5D visual analog scale (VAS) is a 100 mm scale with 100 representing 'best imaginable health state' and 0 representing 'worst imaginable health state'. Participants were asked to indicate on this scale how good or bad their health was today.

Time frame: Baseline, Year 3 and Year 5

Population: Participants who received at least one registry dose of etanercept, excluding participants who were enrolled at sites that were closed for cause, and with available data at each time point (indicated by n).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
EtanerceptEuroqol-5D (EQ-5D) Visual Analog Scale (VAS)Baseline (n=2446)74.05 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.4
EtanerceptEuroqol-5D (EQ-5D) Visual Analog Scale (VAS)Year 3 (n=1462)81.81 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.42
EtanerceptEuroqol-5D (EQ-5D) Visual Analog Scale (VAS)Year 5 (n=1328)82.51 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.44
Secondary

Five-year Cumulative Incidence for Events of Medical Interest (EMIs)

Protocol defined EMIs included: • All malignancies, including basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC); • Tuberculosis; • Opportunistic infections treated with intravenous therapy; • Histoplasmosis infections treated with oral antibiotics; • Coccidioidomycosis infections treated with oral antibiotics; • Central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating disorders; • Lupus disease; • Coronary artery disease; • Worsening of psoriasis as defined by change in psoriasis morphology and withdrawal of therapy; • Any event or laboratory abnormality that represents an event of medical significance. Cumulative incidences were calculated using Kaplan-Meier methods where time to event was defined as the time from the first dose of etanercept to the start date of the first occurrence of the event, regardless of exposure (ie, based on observation time). Estimates were adjusted using left truncation methodology to help address any bias due to participants with prior etanercept exposure.

Time frame: 5 years

Population: Full analysis set

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
EtanerceptFive-year Cumulative Incidence for Events of Medical Interest (EMIs)CoccidioidomycosisNA proportion of participants
EtanerceptFive-year Cumulative Incidence for Events of Medical Interest (EMIs)Malignancy, including BCC, SCC and lymphoma0.0659 proportion of participants
EtanerceptFive-year Cumulative Incidence for Events of Medical Interest (EMIs)Coronary artery disease0.0283 proportion of participants
EtanerceptFive-year Cumulative Incidence for Events of Medical Interest (EMIs)Worsening of psoriasis0.0074 proportion of participants
EtanerceptFive-year Cumulative Incidence for Events of Medical Interest (EMIs)CNS demyelinating disorder0.0018 proportion of participants
EtanerceptFive-year Cumulative Incidence for Events of Medical Interest (EMIs)Tuberculosis0.0013 proportion of participants
EtanerceptFive-year Cumulative Incidence for Events of Medical Interest (EMIs)Lupus disease0.0006 proportion of participants
EtanerceptFive-year Cumulative Incidence for Events of Medical Interest (EMIs)Opportunistic infection0.0006 proportion of participants
EtanerceptFive-year Cumulative Incidence for Events of Medical Interest (EMIs)HistoplasmosisNA proportion of participants
Secondary

Healthcare Resource Use

This self-administered questionnaire is designed to measure the amount of healthcare resource utilization by the participant in the past 4 weeks. The average answers to the following questions are reported: 1. How many times have you been to any physician's office or urgent care clinic, not including your dermatologist? 2. How many times have you seen a nurse practitioner, physician assistant, psychologist, naturopath, acupuncturist, or chiropractor? 3. How many times have you received care from a health professional (HP) in your home? 4. How many times have you paid someone to help you do chores around the house (cleaning, maintenance, lawn care)? 5. How many times have you had a friend or family member take time off work to provide care or transportation?

Time frame: Baseline, Year 3 and Year 5

Population: Participants who received at least one registry dose of etanercept, excluding participants who were enrolled at sites that were closed for cause, and with available data at each time point (indicated by n).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseBaseline: Physician/urgent care visits (n=2423)0.72 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseBaseline: Nurse practitioner, etc visits (n=2418)0.35 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseBaseline: Home care from a HP (n=2411)0.03 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseBaseline: Paid help with chores (n=2414)0.46 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseBaseline: Friend or family provided care (n=2415)0.26 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseYear 3: Physician/urgent care visits (n=1458)0.63 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseYear 3: Nurse practitioner, etc visits (n=1451)0.29 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseYear 3: Home care visits from a HP (n=1451)0.03 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseYear 3: Paid help with chores (n=1451)0.42 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseYear 3: Friend or family provided care (n=1453)0.12 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseYear 5: Physician/urgent care visits (n=1317)0.64 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseYear 5: Nurse practitioner, etc visits (n=1318)0.27 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseYear 5: Home care visits from a HP (n=1317)0.06 timesStandard Error 0
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseYear 5: Paid help with chores (n=1318)0.44 timesStandard Error 0.1
EtanerceptHealthcare Resource UseYear 5: Friend or family provided care (n=1318)0.17 timesStandard Error 0
Secondary

Percentage of Body Surface Area Affected by Psoriasis

Body Surface Area (BSA) is a numerical score used to measure the physician's assessment of the percentage of the participant's total BSA involved with psoriasis.

Time frame: Baseline, Year 3 and Year 5

Population: Participants who received at least one registry dose of etanercept, excluding participants who were enrolled at sites that were closed for cause, and with available data at each time point (indicated by n).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
EtanerceptPercentage of Body Surface Area Affected by PsoriasisYear 3 (n=1455)6.59 percentage of body surface areaStandard Error 0.28
EtanerceptPercentage of Body Surface Area Affected by PsoriasisBaseline (n=2478)21.06 percentage of body surface areaStandard Error 0.39
EtanerceptPercentage of Body Surface Area Affected by PsoriasisYear 5 (n=1269)6.06 percentage of body surface areaStandard Error 0.3
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With a Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) Response

The DLQI questionnaire asks participants to evaluate the degree that psoriasis has affected their quality of life in the last week, and includes the following parameters: symptoms and feelings, daily activities, leisure activities, work or school activities, personal relationships and treatment related feelings. Participants answer 10 questions on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 3 (very much); the range of the total score is 0 to 30. A score of 21 to 30 means an extremely large effect on the participant's life whereas 0-1 means that the disease has no effect at all. A DLQI response is defined as a 5 point improvement from Baseline or a score of 0.

Time frame: Baseline, Year 3 and Year 5

Population: Participants who received at least one registry dose of etanercept, excluding participants who were enrolled at sites that were closed for cause, and with available data at each time point (indicated by n).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With a Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) ResponseYear 3 (n=1453)60.2 percentage of participants
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With a Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) ResponseYear 5 (n=1319)64.5 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With a Patient's Global Assessment of Psoriasis Score of 0 or 1

The patient's global assessment of psoriasis is a self-administered numeric scale is designed to evaluate participants' perception of their psoriasis on a scale from 0 (good) to 5 (severe).

Time frame: Baseline and at 3 and 5 years

Population: Participants who received at least one registry dose of etanercept, excluding participants who were enrolled at sites that were closed for cause, and with available data at each time point (indicated by n).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With a Patient's Global Assessment of Psoriasis Score of 0 or 1Baseline (n=2435)11.4 percentage of participants
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With a Patient's Global Assessment of Psoriasis Score of 0 or 13 years (n= 1446)53.2 percentage of participants
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With a Patient's Global Assessment of Psoriasis Score of 0 or 15 years (n=1322)55.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With a Static Physician's Global Assessment (sPGA) of Psoriasis Score of 0 (Clear) or 1 (Almost Clear)

The sPGA scale is designed to evaluate the physician's global assessment of the participant's psoriasis based on severity of induration, scaling, and erythema. The sPGA is assessed on a scale of 0 to 5 (0 = clear, 5 = severe).

Time frame: Baseline and at 3 and 5 years

Population: Participants who received at least one registry dose of etanercept, excluding participants who were enrolled at sites that were closed for cause, and with available data at each time point (indicated by n).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With a Static Physician's Global Assessment (sPGA) of Psoriasis Score of 0 (Clear) or 1 (Almost Clear)Baseline (n=2472)12.0 percentage of participants
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With a Static Physician's Global Assessment (sPGA) of Psoriasis Score of 0 (Clear) or 1 (Almost Clear)3 years (n= 1456)47.4 percentage of participants
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants With a Static Physician's Global Assessment (sPGA) of Psoriasis Score of 0 (Clear) or 1 (Almost Clear)5 years (n=1269)51.5 percentage of participants
Secondary

Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)

The WPAI questionnaire has six questions to assess whether the participant was currently employed (Q1); how many hours from work were missed due to problems associated with psoriasis (Q2) or any other reason (Q3); hours actually worked (Q4); degree that psoriasis affected productivity while working (Q5); and degree that psoriasis affected regular activities (Q6) over the past 7 days. Four separate overall scores were calculated, including absenteeism (work time missed due to health), presenteeism (impairment at work due to health), work productivity loss (overall work impairment due to health), and activity impairment due to health. Each score ranges from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating greater impairment and less productivity (ie, worse outcomes).

Time frame: Baseline, Year 3 and Year 5

Population: Participants who received at least one registry dose of etanercept, excluding participants who were enrolled at sites that were closed for cause, and with available data at each time point (indicated by n), and who were employed (for the first 3 scores).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Absenteeism - Baseline (n=1709)2.81 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.28
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Absenteeism - Year 3 (n=949)1.34 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.23
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Absenteeism - Year 5 (n=808)1.47 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.32
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Presenteeism - Baseline (n=1832)18.50 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.57
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Presenteeism - Year 3 (n=1009)9.00 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.59
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Presenteeism - Year 5 (n=866)7.90 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.58
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Work Productivity Loss - Baseline (n=1702)18.82 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.6
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Work Productivity Loss - Year 3 (n=944)9.58 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.63
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Work Productivity Loss - Year 5 (n=805)8.55 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.65
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Activity Impairment - Baseline (n=2440)25.37 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.57
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Activity Impairment - Year 3 (n=1460)12.01 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.55
EtanerceptWork Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI)Activity Impairment - Year 5 (n=1322)11.29 units on a scaleStandard Error 0.57

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026