Extended Use of Topical Efinaconazole Remains Safe and Can Provide Continuing Benefits for Dermatophyte Toenail Onychomycosis
There is a trend of increasing mycological cure and effective cure beyond Month 12 to Month 24, without an increased safety risk. The enrolled population in this trial was significantly older than in the phase III trials, with a greater degree of onychomycosis severity; however, increased age did not appear to reduce the chance of efficacy to Month 24 in this study. Our data suggest that lack of ability to clear nail dystrophy remains a significant problem for patients, rather than any lack of efinaconazole action over long-term treatment periods.
Authors
- Aditya Kumar Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8664-7723)
- Elizabeth A. Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1121-5619)
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Mediprobe Research (Canada) (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Fungi
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10090620
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.32