Publications by authors named "Merle Kurvits"

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  • Chronic hand eczema is a painful, inflammatory condition affecting the hands and wrists, impacting patients' quality of life and ability to work; the DELTA 1 and DELTA 2 trials aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of delgocitinib cream against a placebo.* -
  • Both studies were randomized, double-blind, and involved adult participants with moderate to severe chronic hand eczema, comparing the effects of twice-daily applications of delgocitinib cream to a placebo for 16 weeks, focusing on achieving a clear or almost clear skin condition.* -
  • Results showed that significantly more patients treated with delgocitinib achieved treatment success compared to the placebo group, with notable differences observed in both trials
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Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory disease, which ranges in severity from mild to severe. Although topical therapies are frequently used to treat mild disease, they are not routinely used to treat patients with moderate-to-severe disease who have a larger proportion of their body surface area (BSA) affected (≥ 5% BSA). Based on well-controlled trials in adults with mild-to-severe disease, fixed-dose combination calcipotriol 50 μg/g + betamethasone dipropionate 0.

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Background: Calcipotriol/betamethasone dipropionate combination in a non-alcoholic, lipophilic gel formulation (two-compound gel) has previously been demonstrated as a safe and effective treatment for scalp psoriasis in Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino, and Black/African American populations. The purpose of this randomized, investigator-blinded, active-controlled, 4-week study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the two-compound gel in Chinese subjects with scalp psoriasis.

Method: Subjects were randomized in a 1 : 1 ratio to four weeks of treatment with either the two-compound gel once daily or calcipotriol scalp solution twice daily.

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The objective of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of the fixed combination calcipotriene 0.005% plus betamethasone dipropionate 0.064% topical suspension in adolescents with extensive scalp psoriasis.

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