Efficacy and safety of tacrolimus 0.03 ％ ointment for the treatment of 2-year-old patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0412-4030.2013.01.019
- VernacularTitle:0.03％他克莫司软膏治疗中重度特应性皮炎患儿疗效和安全性观察
- Author:
Yuan LIANG
;
Xia ZHANG
;
Li YAN
;
Zhu WEI
;
Jianping TANG
;
Yifeng GUO
;
Zhirong YAO
;
Lin MA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Dermatology
2013;(1):49-51
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus 0.03％ ointment for the treatment of 2-year-old patients with moderate to severe AD.Methods An open-labeled,non-comparative,multi-center study was carried out,which included 59 2-year-old children with moderate to severe AD.All the patients were given topical tacrolimus 0.03％ ointment twice daily for 3 weeks.The evaluation of patients was scheduled at the baseline,1,2,and 3 weeks after the start of treatment.Clinical outcome parameters included the total response rate,eczema area and severity index score (EASI score),the percentage of body surface area (BSA％) affected,physician's global evaluation (PGE),children's dermatology life quality index (CDLQI),visual analog scale (VAS) pruritus score.Safety was assessed based on adverse events reported by patients or observed by the physicians.Results At the end of the treatment,the total response rate was 65.85％ with an EASI score of 4.18,and BSA％ of 16.41％.Of these patients,85.10％ achieved a satisfactory outcome,2.13％ achieved a complete cure,and all achieved an improvement,with no exacerbation observed.The 3-week treatment also resulted in a significant decrease in VAS pruritus score (from 6.80 to 3.21) and CDLQI (frown 7.06 to 2.91).Side effects mainly manifested as temporary burning sensation at the application site,and no severe adverse events associated with tacrolimus were observed.Conclusion Tacrolimus 0.03％ ointment seems safe and effective for the treatment of 2-year-old patients with moderate to severe AD.
