Acthar Gel is approved by the
The primary efficacy endpoint of the study was the proportion of patients who improved by 12 points or more in the symptom bother module of the Impact of Dry Eye on Everyday Life (IDEEL) score at week 12. The IDEEL is a patient-reported outcome assessment with three modules—impact on daily life, treatment satisfaction and symptom bother—and six dimensions. After 12 weeks of treatment with Acthar Gel, 50.0 percent (n=17) of patients experienced improvements in their symptom bother score by at least 12 points, a clinically important change3 (95% CI 33.2, 66.8).4
"As ophthalmologists, we rely heavily on patient-reported symptoms when evaluating severe keratitis, especially for those who require alternative treatments," said one of the study authors
Exploratory endpoints included the change from baseline to week 12 in each item of the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and corneal fluorescein staining and conjunctival lissamine green staining as measured by Ora Calibra™ scales. After 12 weeks of treatment with Acthar Gel, all symptoms assessed by the VAS had improved from baseline, with the most pronounced improvements observed for eye dryness and discomfort. Additionally, improvements from baseline in corneal fluorescein staining and conjunctival lissamine green staining were observed as early as week four and were sustained through week 12. Additionally, the proportions of patients who experienced greater than or equal to 20, 30 or 50 percent improvement in the IDEEL symptom bother score at week 12 were 50.0 percent (95% CI 33.2, 66.8), 44.1 percent (95% CI 27.4, 60.8) and 14.7 percent (95% CI 2.8, 26.6), respectively.4
Safety was assessed regarding treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and serious TEAEs collected throughout the study. Of patients in the safety population (n=36), 33.3 percent experienced ≥1 TEAE after initiation of Acthar Gel treatment; most TEAEs were single incidences. In the study, the most commonly reported TEAE was hypertension (n=2). No serious TEAEs were related to the study drug.4
"These data provide meaningful evidence to support Acthar Gel's potential role in improving outcomes for patients with severe keratitis that persists after the use of one or more standard treatments," said
About the Study4:
Find out more information about the study here on the ClinicalTrials.gov website.
About Severe Keratitis
Keratitis is a painful inflammation of the cornea and is a significant cause of ocular morbidity around the world.1 It can result from infectious agents (e.g., microbes including bacteria, fungi, amebae and viruses) or from noninfectious causes (e.g., eye trauma, chemical exposure and ultraviolet exposure).5 Non-infectious severe keratitis may be associated with various collagen vascular or other autoimmune diseases, sometimes as the presenting sign of the disease.6
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Contraindications
Acthar is contraindicated:
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Other adverse events reported are included in the full Prescribing Information.
Please see full Prescribing Information for additional Important Safety Information.
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6 Donzis PB, Mondino BJ. Management of noninfectious corneal ulcers. Surv Ophthalmol. 1987;32:94–110.
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