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. 2022 Oct 10;13:1021537. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1021537

Table 2.

Subgroup analyses of randomized clinical trials of apremilast for PASI-75 in psoriasis.

Factor Trails, No. Apremilast/placeboParticipants, No. RR (95% CI) P value I2, %;P value
Therapeutic Dose
10mg bid 1 89/88 1.98 (0.70 to 5.55) 0.20 NA
20mg bid 7 607/580 2.82 (2.01 to 3.95) < 0.00001 3; 0.40
30mg bid 10 1597/1069 4.08 (3.12 to 5.33) < 0.00001 17; 0.29
20mg qd 1 87/87 1.00 (0.42 to 2.40) 1.00 NA
Treatment Course
12 weeks 1 173/87 1.66 (0.82 to 3.35) 0.16 NA
16 weeks 9 2052/1004 3.78 (2.97 to 4.81) < 0.00001 0; 0.57
24 weeks 2 336/154 2.47 (1.41 to 4.31) 0.002 0; 0.75
Clinical Phenotype
PsA with plaque psoriasis 4 706/321 2.48 (1.76 to 3.50) < 0.00001 0; 0.84
plaque psoriasis 7 1674/835 3.67 (2.72 to 4.97) < 0.00001 18; 0.27

NA, not applicable; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; RR, relative risk.