March 19, 2023
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Revealed by:
Browning JC. Efficacy of berdazimer gel 10.3% within the remedy of molluscum contagiosum: Built-in outcomes from the B-SIMPLE part 3 program. Introduced at: American Academy of Dermatology Annual Assembly; March 17-21, 2023; New Orleans.
Disclosures:
Browning reviews being an investigator for Arcutis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Forte, Galderma, LEO Pharma, Novan, Novartis, Pfizer Inc., Promius Pharma, Regeneron and UCB, being a speaker for Amryt Pharma and serving on the advisory board for Novartis.
Key takeaways:
- 30% of berdazimer gel-treated sufferers had full clearance vs. 19.8% of vehicle-treated sufferers.
- If accepted, berdazimer gel 10.3% would be the first at-home prescription treatment for molluscum contagiosum.
NEW ORLEANS — A higher proportion of sufferers with molluscum contagiosum skilled full clearance charges with berdazimer gel 10.3% vs. car, in line with a examine offered on the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Assembly.
“Clinicians can know {that a} novel treatment has been developed that’s secure and efficient in treating molluscum contagiosum,” John C. Browning, MD, FAAD, FAAP, of UT Well being San Antonio, informed Healio. “It may be used as a stand-alone topical treatment or as adjunctive remedy following in-office damaging therapies.”

Browning offered outcomes from the multicenter, randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled parallel trials from the B-SIMPLE part 3 program evaluating the efficacy and security of berdazimer gel 10.3% for the remedy of molluscum contagiosum (MC). This system, consisting of SIMPLE 1, 2 and 4, is the most important interventional cohort of sufferers with MC ever studied in part 3, in line with Browning.
The 1,598 sufferers had been randomly assigned to obtain berdazimer gel 10.3% (n = 917) or a car (n = 681) as soon as day by day for 12 weeks.

John C. Browning
Outcomes confirmed that the examine met the first endpoint of a proportion of sufferers attaining full clearance of all treatable MC lesions by week 12. The gel resulted in a higher full clearance price vs. car (30% vs. 19.8%; OR = 1.753; 95% CI, 1.376-2.233).
Berdazimer was additionally superior to car in attaining lesion charges of 0 or 1 at week 12, with 39.3% of berdazimer-treated sufferers seeing these outcomes in contrast with 24.8% of vehicle-treated sufferers (OR = 2.062; 95% CI, 1.642-2.591).
These aged 6 years to lower than 12 years persistently carried out larger than different teams, with 31.1% attaining full clearance charges and 42.4% attaining 0 or 1 lesion charges in contrast with their car counterparts (14% vs. 27.8%, respectively).
In accordance with Browning, some sufferers noticed leads to as early as 2 weeks.
“This trial supplies the mandatory knowledge to assist the usage of a novel topical treatment in treating molluscum contagiosum,” Browning informed Healio.
If accepted by the FDA pending the overview of a brand new drug software filed on Jan. 5, berdazimer gel 10.3% can be the primary prescribed treatment indicated for MC that may very well be utilized by the affected person or caregiver as a substitute of by a supplier within the workplace.
In accordance with the presentation, the FDA prescription drug person price act date is Jan. 5, 2024.