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The primary endpoint was a \u226550% reduction in PPPASI total score (PPPASI\u201050) at Week 16, evaluated in all randomized patients. Safety outcomes were assessed in all patients who received \u22651 dose of the study drug.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Between March 8, 2022 to April 28, 2023, 176 patients (141 [80%] women, 35 [20%] men) were randomly assigned to apremilast (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200988 [50%]) or placebo (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200988 [50%]). Mean (SD) PPPASI total score at baseline was 22.1 (8.1) in the apremilast group and 22.0 (8.4) in the placebo group. A significantly greater proportion of patients achieved PPPASI\u201050 at Week 16 with apremilast versus placebo (60 of 88 [68%] vs. 31 of 88 [35%]; treatment difference: 32.6% [95% CI: 18.7, 46.5],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). Improvements were maintained through Week 52. The most common adverse events (\u226510% of patients) during the double\u2010blind phase in patients receiving apremilast were diarrhea (placebo:\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20093 [3%]; apremilast:\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200917 [19%]), feces soft (placebo:\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091 [1%]; apremilast:\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200915 [17%]), headache (placebo:\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20092 [2%]; apremilast:\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200910 [11%]) and nausea (placebo:\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091 [1%]; apremilast:\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200910 [11%]). There were no events of depression or fatal adverse events.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this Phase 3 trial, apremilast was effective in Japanese patients with moderate to severe PPP. Adverse events were consistent with the known safety profile of apremilast.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\">ClinicalTrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      : NCT05174065.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jdv.70166","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,27]],"date-time":"2025-11-27T01:37:13Z","timestamp":1764207433000},"page":"994-1004","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Apremilast in Japanese patients with palmoplantar pustulosis: A\u00a0randomized, Phase 3 trial"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Tadashi","family":"Terui","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Nihon University School of Medicine  Tokyo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9526-1259","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yukari","family":"Okubo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tokyo Medical University  Tokyo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Satomi","family":"Kobayashi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Seibo International Catholic Hospital  Tokyo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8372-3754","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Akimichi","family":"Morita","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nagoya City University  Nagoya City Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shinichi","family":"Imafuku","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Fukuoka University  Fukuoka Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yayoi","family":"Tada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Teikyo University  Tokyo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masatoshi","family":"Abe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sapporo Skin Clinic  Sapporo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8394-2057","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bruce","family":"Strober","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Yale University  New Haven Connecticut USA"},{"name":"Central Connecticut Dermatology Research  Cromwell Connecticut USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Melinda","family":"Gooderham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"SKiN Centre for Dermatology  Peterborough Ontario Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wendy","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Amgen Inc.  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