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Study Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of Etanercept for the Treatment of Pediatric Psoriasis

A LONG-TERM, PROSPECTIVE, OBSERVATIONAL COHORT STUDY OF THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ETANERCEPT IN THE TREATMENT OF PAEDIATRIC PSORIASIS PATIENTS IN A NATURALISTIC SETTING: A POST-AUTHORISATION SAFETY STUDY (PASS)

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01100034
Acronym
PURPOSE
Enrollment
72
Registered
2010-04-08
Start date
2010-11-19
Completion date
2018-09-24
Last updated
2019-10-08

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

Conditions

Psoriasis

Keywords

pediatric psoriasis, etanercept, PASS, safety, effectiveness

Brief summary

Psoriasis is a chronic, often severe, autoimmune condition that affects approximately 2% of the world's population. The epidemiology of pediatric psoriasis has not been well documented and no treatment guidelines exist for pediatric psoriasis. Etanercept is a biologic drug and has been licensed for the treatment of chronic severe plaque psoriasis in children and adolescents (6-17 years of age) who are inadequately controlled by or are intolerant to, other systemic therapies or phototherapies. Although the long-term safety and efficacy of etanercept in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has been studied and the short-term safety profile of etanercept in both JIA and pediatric psoriasis appears similar, there is limited data available about the long-term effects of etanercept in pediatric psoriasis, especially with respect to malignancy. The aim of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of etanercept for the treatment of pediatric psoriasis in Europe. Patients aged \<=17 with plaque psoriasis diagnosed by a dermatologist will be invited to participate in the registry only after a clinical decision has been made to prescribe etanercept. The safety of the drug and how well the drug works will be evaluated during the follow-up period. The follow-up period will last 5 years and patients will be followed up every 3 months for the first 2 years and every 6 months for the next 3 years or until the end of study.

Detailed description

Non-probability sample

Interventions

DRUGEtanercept

Expected duration of 24 weeks as one course

Sponsors

Pfizer
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 17 years of age or younger * Diagnosed with plaque psoriasis by a dermatologist. * Prior to enrollment, there must be a clinical decision to initiate etanercept for the treatment of plaque psoriasis and etanercept must then be initiated. * Actively being treated with etanercept, regardless of length of treatment prior to enrollment * Willing to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Prior therapy with any biologic agent other than etanercept * History of malignancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Serious Infections, Opportunistic Infections of Interest and Malignancies: Prospective ParticipantsBaseline up to 5 yearsSerious infections were defined as any infections those were life-threatening or resulted in disability, infections requiring intravenous antibiotic treatment and hospitalisation. Opportunistic infections of interest included protocol-specified infections due to bacteria: Salmonella bacteremia, Campylobacteriosis, Shigellosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium kansasii, Syphilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Listeriosis, Nocardiosis, Legionellosis, Actinomycosis, Bartonellosis; Fungal: Aspergillosis, Invasive Candida albicans, Coccidioidomycosis, Cryptococcosis, Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis, Paracoccidioidomycosis, Sporotrichosis, Penicilliosis, Zygomycosis and Pneumocystosis; Protozoans: Cryptosporidiosis, Isosporiasis, Microsporidiosis, Acanthamoebiasis, Toxoplasmosis, Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis; Viral: Cytomegalovirus, John Cunningham Virus, Disseminated or central nervous system herpes zoster, Kaposi's sarcoma and BK virus.
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs): Prospective ParticipantsBaseline up to 28 days after last dose of study drug (up to 61 months)An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. SAE was an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly. A treatment emergent AE was defined as an event that emerged during the treatment period that was absent before treatment, or worsened during the treatment period relative to the pretreatment state. AEs included both serious and non-serious adverse events.
Number of Participants Who Discontinued From Etanercept During Initial Treatment Period: Prospective ParticipantsBaseline up to 24 weeksInitial treatment period is defined as the period during which participants received Etanercept treatment for a duration of at least 24 weeks.
Number of Participants Who Discontinued From Etanercept After Initial Treatment Period: Prospective ParticipantsWeek 24 up to Week 216Initial treatment period is defined as the period during which participants received Etanercept treatment for a duration of at least 24 weeks.
Percentage of Participants Who Required Subsequent Treatment With Etanercept or Other Systemic Therapies After Completion of Initial Treatment Period: Prospective ParticipantsWeek 24 up to Week 216Participants those who completed the initial treatment period of at least 24 weeks and entered the follow up period, and during the follow up period who required subsequent treatment with etanercept or other systemic therapies were reported.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of Subsequent Etanercept Treatment After Completion of Initial Treatment PeriodWeek 24 up to Week 216

Countries

France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Etanercept
Participants who were diagnosed with plaque psoriasis and on routine treatment of etanercept as per standard clinical practice were enrolled in this study and observed for approximately 5 years. Participants were observed for every 3 months during the first 2 years of the study and every 6 months thereafter for 3 years.
72
Total72

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up11
Overall StudyParticipants moved to another hospital4
Overall StudyParticipated in another clinical trial1
Overall StudySite closed due to non-responsiveness1
Overall StudySponsor decision21
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject4
Overall StudyWithdrawal of parent/guardian consent1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicEtanercept
Age, Continuous14.5 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.3
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
2 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other Asian
2 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Unknown
11 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White or Caucasian
56 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
35 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
37 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 72
other
Total, other adverse events
44 / 72
serious
Total, serious adverse events
11 / 72

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants Who Discontinued From Etanercept After Initial Treatment Period: Prospective Participants

Initial treatment period is defined as the period during which participants received Etanercept treatment for a duration of at least 24 weeks.

Time frame: Week 24 up to Week 216

Population: Prospective Participants: participants who started etanercept within 30 days before the enrollment date or any time after enrollment date. This outcome measure was planned to be analyzed in prospective participants only. Here, Overall Number of Participants Analyzed signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
EtanerceptNumber of Participants Who Discontinued From Etanercept After Initial Treatment Period: Prospective Participants4 Participants
Primary

Number of Participants Who Discontinued From Etanercept During Initial Treatment Period: Prospective Participants

Initial treatment period is defined as the period during which participants received Etanercept treatment for a duration of at least 24 weeks.

Time frame: Baseline up to 24 weeks

Population: Prospective Participants: participants who started etanercept within 30 days before the enrollment date or any time after enrollment date. This outcome measure was planned to be analyzed in prospective participants only.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
EtanerceptNumber of Participants Who Discontinued From Etanercept During Initial Treatment Period: Prospective Participants3 Participants
Primary

Number of Participants With Serious Infections, Opportunistic Infections of Interest and Malignancies: Prospective Participants

Serious infections were defined as any infections those were life-threatening or resulted in disability, infections requiring intravenous antibiotic treatment and hospitalisation. Opportunistic infections of interest included protocol-specified infections due to bacteria: Salmonella bacteremia, Campylobacteriosis, Shigellosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium kansasii, Syphilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Listeriosis, Nocardiosis, Legionellosis, Actinomycosis, Bartonellosis; Fungal: Aspergillosis, Invasive Candida albicans, Coccidioidomycosis, Cryptococcosis, Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis, Paracoccidioidomycosis, Sporotrichosis, Penicilliosis, Zygomycosis and Pneumocystosis; Protozoans: Cryptosporidiosis, Isosporiasis, Microsporidiosis, Acanthamoebiasis, Toxoplasmosis, Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis; Viral: Cytomegalovirus, John Cunningham Virus, Disseminated or central nervous system herpes zoster, Kaposi's sarcoma and BK virus.

Time frame: Baseline up to 5 years

Population: Prospective Participants: participants who started etanercept within 30 days before the enrollment date or any time after enrollment date. This outcome measure was planned to be analyzed in prospective participants only.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
EtanerceptNumber of Participants With Serious Infections, Opportunistic Infections of Interest and Malignancies: Prospective ParticipantsSerious Infections0 Participants
EtanerceptNumber of Participants With Serious Infections, Opportunistic Infections of Interest and Malignancies: Prospective ParticipantsOpportunistic Infections of interest0 Participants
EtanerceptNumber of Participants With Serious Infections, Opportunistic Infections of Interest and Malignancies: Prospective ParticipantsMalignancies0 Participants
Primary

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs): Prospective Participants

An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. SAE was an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly. A treatment emergent AE was defined as an event that emerged during the treatment period that was absent before treatment, or worsened during the treatment period relative to the pretreatment state. AEs included both serious and non-serious adverse events.

Time frame: Baseline up to 28 days after last dose of study drug (up to 61 months)

Population: Prospective Participants: participants who started etanercept within 30 days before the enrollment date or any time after enrollment date. This outcome measure was planned to be analyzed in prospective participants only.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
EtanerceptNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs): Prospective ParticipantsTreatment emergent AEs26 Participants
EtanerceptNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs): Prospective ParticipantsTreatment emergent SAEs3 Participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants Who Required Subsequent Treatment With Etanercept or Other Systemic Therapies After Completion of Initial Treatment Period: Prospective Participants

Participants those who completed the initial treatment period of at least 24 weeks and entered the follow up period, and during the follow up period who required subsequent treatment with etanercept or other systemic therapies were reported.

Time frame: Week 24 up to Week 216

Population: Prospective Participants: participants who started etanercept within 30 days before the enrollment date or any time after enrollment date. Here, Overall Number of Participants Analyzed signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure and Number Analyzed signifies the participants evaluable at specific rows.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants Who Required Subsequent Treatment With Etanercept or Other Systemic Therapies After Completion of Initial Treatment Period: Prospective ParticipantsOther Systemic Therapies26.7 percentage of participants
EtanerceptPercentage of Participants Who Required Subsequent Treatment With Etanercept or Other Systemic Therapies After Completion of Initial Treatment Period: Prospective ParticipantsEtanercept therapies17.9 percentage of participants
Secondary

Duration of Subsequent Etanercept Treatment After Completion of Initial Treatment Period

Time frame: Week 24 up to Week 216

Population: Analysis population included all enrolled participants who were documented as having received at least 1 dose of etanercept. Here, Overall Number of Participants Analyzed signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
EtanerceptDuration of Subsequent Etanercept Treatment After Completion of Initial Treatment Period146.3 weeksStandard Deviation 119.9

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