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Efficacy and Safety of LEO 43204 in Field Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on Face or Chest Including 12-month Follow-up

Efficacy and Safety of LEO 43204 in Field Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on Face or Chest Including 12-month Follow-up

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02547233
Enrollment
437
Registered
2015-09-11
Start date
2015-11-30
Completion date
2017-11-30
Last updated
2025-03-10

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

Conditions

Actinic Keratosis

Brief summary

The objective of the trial is to compare the short term efficacy of LEO 43204 gel with vehicle gel in AK on face or chest when applied topically once daily for 3 consecutive days as field treatment.

Interventions

DRUGVehicle gel

Sponsors

LEO Pharma
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects with 5 to 20 clinically typical, visible and discrete AKs within a treatment area of sun-damaged skin on either the full face or a contiguous area of approximately 250 cm2 (40 in2) on the chest * Subjects with minimum 3 clinically typical, visible and discrete AKs within a tracking area of 50 cm2 (8 in2). The tracking area must be within the treatment area

Exclusion criteria

* Location of the treatment area (full face or chest) within 5 cm of an incompletely healed wound or within 5 cm of a suspected BCC or SCC * Treatment with ingenol mebutate gel in the treatment area within the last 12 months * Lesions in the treatment area that have: atypical clinical appearance (e.g. hyperthrophic, hyperkeratotic or cutaneous horns) and /or, recalcitrant disease (e.g. did not respond to cryotherapy on two previous occasions) * History or evidence of skin conditions other than the trial indication that would interfere with the evaluation of the trial medication (e.g., eczema, unstable psoriasis, xeroderma pigmentosum)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With Complete Clearance of Actinic Keratosis (AK)At Week 8Complete clearance was defined as an AK count of zero, i.e. no clinically visible AKs (actinic keratosis lesions) in the treatment area. The table shows the percentage of mean number of subjects across imputations with complete clearance.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With Partial Clearance (Multiple Imputation)At Week 8Partial clearance was defined as at least 75% reduction from baseline in the number of clinically visible AKs in the treatment area. The table shows the percentage of mean number of participants across imputations with partial clearance.
Percent Reduction in AK Count in the Treatment Area Compared to BaselineAt Week 8The percent reduction at Week 8 from baseline was analysed using a negative binomial regression for the AK count at Week 8 with treatment group and pooled sites as factors and baseline count as offset variable (using multiple imputations to account for missing values). The table presents adjusted mean percent reduction at Week 8 from baseline.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

A total of 437 participants were enrolled across 4 countries: United States, United Kingdom, France, and Spain. 130 were screening failures, and 307 participants were randomized to 1 of the 2 treatment groups

Participants by arm

ArmCount
LEO 43204 0.018% Gel
Treatment once daily for 3 consecutive days with LEO 43204 0.018% gel
205
Vehicle Gel
Treatment once daily for 3 consecutive days with LEO 43204 vehicle gel
100
Total305

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
12-month Follow-upLack of Efficacy12
12-month Follow-upLost to Follow-up33
12-month Follow-upOther01
12-month Follow-upProtocol Violation01
12-month Follow-upWithdrawal by Subject1010
3-day Treatment and 8-week Follow-upAdverse Event10
3-day Treatment and 8-week Follow-upLost to Follow-up01
3-day Treatment and 8-week Follow-upUnacceptable Local Skin Response10
3-day Treatment and 8-week Follow-upWithdrawal by Subject09

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicLEO 43204 0.018% GelVehicle GelTotal
Age, Continuous68.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.9
67.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.9
67.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.2
Age, Customized
Age group
18-64 years
73 Participants34 Participants107 Participants
Age, Customized
Age group
65-84 years
129 Participants64 Participants193 Participants
Age, Customized
Age group
>=85 years
3 Participants2 Participants5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
France
17 Participants9 Participants26 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Spain
5 Participants2 Participants7 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United Kingdom
18 Participants10 Participants28 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
165 Participants79 Participants244 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
67 Participants38 Participants105 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
138 Participants62 Participants200 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
134 / 2053 / 10023 / 1993 / 84
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 2050 / 1000 / 1990 / 84

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Participants With Complete Clearance of Actinic Keratosis (AK)

Complete clearance was defined as an AK count of zero, i.e. no clinically visible AKs (actinic keratosis lesions) in the treatment area. The table shows the percentage of mean number of subjects across imputations with complete clearance.

Time frame: At Week 8

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
LEO 43204 0.018% GelPercentage of Participants With Complete Clearance of Actinic Keratosis (AK)31.3 percentage of participants
Vehicle GelPercentage of Participants With Complete Clearance of Actinic Keratosis (AK)1.0 percentage of participants
p-value: <0.00195% CI: [4.28, 218]Mantel Haenszel
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With Partial Clearance (Multiple Imputation)

Partial clearance was defined as at least 75% reduction from baseline in the number of clinically visible AKs in the treatment area. The table shows the percentage of mean number of participants across imputations with partial clearance.

Time frame: At Week 8

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
LEO 43204 0.018% GelPercentage of Participants With Partial Clearance (Multiple Imputation)55.8 percentage of participants
Vehicle GelPercentage of Participants With Partial Clearance (Multiple Imputation)4.6 percentage of participants
Comparison: The p-values for secondary endpoints have been corrected by the Holm-Bonferroni method to account for multiplicity. The prespecified multiplicity adjustment by the Holm-Bonferroni method requires the ordering of the p-values for the secondary endpoints by size.p-value: <0.00195% CI: [4.73, 31.78]Mantel Haenszel
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With Partial Clearance (Multiple Imputation)

Partial clearance was defined as at least 75% reduction from baseline in the number of clinically visible AKs in the treatment area. The table shows the percentage of mean number of participants across imputations with partial clearance.

Time frame: At Week 4

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
LEO 43204 0.018% GelPercentage of Participants With Partial Clearance (Multiple Imputation)56.6 percentage of participants
Vehicle GelPercentage of Participants With Partial Clearance (Multiple Imputation)5.5 percentage of participants
Comparison: The p-values for secondary endpoints have been corrected by the Holm-Bonferroni method to account for multiplicity. The prespecified multiplicity adjustment by the Holm-Bonferroni method requires the ordering of the p-values for the secondary endpoints by size.p-value: <0.00195% CI: [4.43, 23.97]Mantel Haenszel
Secondary

Percent Reduction in AK Count in the Treatment Area Compared to Baseline

The percent reduction at Week 8 from baseline was analysed using a negative binomial regression for the AK count at Week 8 with treatment group and pooled sites as factors and baseline count as offset variable (using multiple imputations to account for missing values). The table presents adjusted mean percent reduction at Week 8 from baseline.

Time frame: At Week 8

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)
LEO 43204 0.018% GelPercent Reduction in AK Count in the Treatment Area Compared to Baseline72.1 percentage of reduction
Vehicle GelPercent Reduction in AK Count in the Treatment Area Compared to Baseline7.3 percentage of reduction
Comparison: The p-values for secondary endpoints have been corrected by the Holm-Bonferroni method to account for multiplicity. The prespecified multiplicity adjustment by the Holm-Bonferroni method requires the ordering of the p-values for the secondary endpoints by size.p-value: <0.00195% CI: [0.25, 0.37]Mantel Haenszel

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