Tazarotene 0.045% Lotion for Once-Daily Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Acne Vulgaris: Results from Two Phase 3 Trials

January 2020 | Volume 19 | Issue 1 | Original Article | 70 | Copyright © January 2020


Published online December 13, 2019

Emil A. Tanghetti MDa, William P. Werschler MDb Terry Lain MD,c Eric Guenin PharmD PhD MPH,d Gina Martin MOT,E Radhakrishnan Pillai PhDe

aCenter for Dermatology and Laser Surgery, Sacramento, CA bUniversity of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA cUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX dOrtho Dermatologics, Bridgewater, NJ eBausch Health Americas, Inc., Petaluma, CA

Baseline disease characteristics were comparable (Table 1). Subjects had a baseline EGSS of 3 - moderate (90.9%, N=1467) or 4 - severe (9.1%, N=147). Mean (SD) inflammatory and noninflammatory lesion counts were 28.1 (7.12) and 41.1 (16.54).

Efficacy Evaluation
Evaluator’s Global Severity Score (EGSS)
Tazarotene 0.045% lotion was significantly more effective than vehicle in achieving treatment success (Figure 2), defined as at least a 2-grade improvement in EGSS and ‘clear’/’almost clear’. By week 12, 25.5%, and 29.6% (Study 1 and 2) of subjects in the tazarotene 0.045% lotion groups achieved this co-primary efficacy outcome compared with 13.0% and 17.3% with vehicle (both P<0.001). In addition, 28.3% and 34.5% (Study 1 and 2)