Efficacy and Safety of Apremilast in Patients With Moderate Plaque Psoriasis With Lower BSA: Week 16 Results from the UNVEIL Study

August 2017 | Volume 16 | Issue 8 | Original Article | 801 | Copyright © August 2017


Bruce Strober MD PhD,a Jerry Bagel MD,b Mark Lebwohl MD,c Linda Stein Gold MD,d J. Mark Jackson MD,e Rongdean Chen PhD,f* Joana Goncalves MD,f Eugenia Levi PharmD,f and Kristina Callis Duffin MD MSg

aUniversity of Connecticut, Farm ington, CT, and Probity Medical Research, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada bPsoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey, East Windsor, NJ cIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY dHenry Ford Health System, West Bloomfield, MI eUniversity of Louisville, Forefront Dermatology, Louisville, KY fCelgene Corporation, Summit, NJ gUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT *Employed by Celgene Corporation at the time of study conduct.

Table 3Joana Goncalves MD, Eugenia Levi PharmD, and Rongdean Chen PhD are employees of Celgene Corporation. Kristina Callis Duffin MD MS has been a consultant, steering committee member, and/or advisory board member for, and/ or has received grants and/or honoraria from AbbVie, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene Corporation, Centocor/Janssen, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, Regeneron, Stiefel, and XenoPort.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors acknowledge nancial support for this study from Celgene Corporation. The authors received editorial assistance from Peloton Advantage, LLC, sponsored by Celgene Corporation.

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Bruce Strober MD PhD E-mail:................................................... [email protected]